Shiho Miyano: So it's my fault, then?

Lind was her master, after all.

He had the final say in every sense of the word.

Then Shiho Miyano turned her indignation into an appetite and began wolfing down her food.

Lind held the wallet, looking at the thick wad of cash inside.

He nodded in satisfaction.

This Familiar of his was quite the little rich girl.

Once they had eaten and drunk their fill,

Shiho Miyano finally remembered the important matter and asked, "By the way, Master, when are you going to teach me some Demon abilities?"

All she could do now was fly. That was downright embarrassing for a Demon.

"Don't worry. I'd teach you even if you didn't ask."

Lind raised his hand and waved it gently toward the table. A purple Magic Circle appeared.

The next instant,

A Spellbook had appeared on the table.

Excitement flashed through Shiho Miyano's eyes at the sight.

So this was a Spellbook?

She was finally going to learn magic.

"This book contains all the basics of magic. Read through it yourself first, and ask me about anything you don't understand."

Shiho Miyano no longer heard a word Lind was saying.

She leafed through the book, completely immersed in an ocean of magical knowledge.

Lind watched quietly, taking a can of chilled cola from the refrigerator and drinking it.

Hum!

A little while later,

Shiho Miyano held the book in one hand and raised the other slightly.

Amid a burst of light, a dark red Magic Circle appeared on the floor.

"I did it!"

Shiho Miyano's face lit up with excitement.

As she changed her movements, the Magic Circle's light flickered repeatedly.

"So this is the power of Magic Heart."

Watching her, Lind's face filled with admiration.

These basic spells...

Could she freely control them after just a single glance?

An unknown amount of time passed.

Shiho Miyano had already mastered nearly half the spells in the Spellbook.

She was still brimming with enthusiasm.

But...

When she turned the page again, a wave of dizziness hit her, and she toppled straight onto the sofa.

Her slippers slipped off as she moved, her creamy white toes curling against the floor.

The delicate contours of her legs gleamed like jade beneath the light.

Seeing this, Lind put down his cola and said solemnly, "What's this? Has my Familiar finally caught on and decided to seduce her master?"

"Master, is your brain full of nothing but dirty thoughts?" Shiho Miyano complained weakly, drawing up her legs.

"I just don't know why my body feels so exhausted."

Hearing that, Lind said with a smile, "That's only natural."

"You just used so many spells. You must have run out of magic power, right?"

"If you already knew, were you saying that just to tease me?"

"If that's how you want to take it, I don't mind."

Shiho Miyano looked utterly helpless. She could only feel that her master had a wicked sense of humor.

"Then, my esteemed master, might Demons have a way to restore their magic power?"

"It's simple. I'll just replenish yours."

Replenish her magic power?

How did that work?

Shiho Miyano lifted her head, ready to see what this involved.

Then!

She saw Lind's handsome face drawing closer and closer.

Wait a second?

Did replenishing magic power require getting this close?

Wasn't something wrong here?

"Mmph—"

Her eyes widened.

This felt... so strange...

But.

Her magic power really was recovering rapidly...

A little while later,

Lind released Shiho Miyano's shoulders.

Gulp.

Shiho Miyano's throat bobbed, and an extraordinarily strange sensation swept through her entire body in an instant.

"Are... are you sure this is replenishing magic power?"

Her body trembled slightly as she slumped on the sofa, both cheeks flushed crimson.

“Of course. Among Demons, masters restore their Familiars' magic power this way.”

Lind looked perfectly serious.

He really was replenishing her magic power.

However.

Something did seem a little off.

He looked at Shiho Miyano, who was acting rather strangely.

Fia hadn't been like this back then.

Right, he'd only awakened his cheat afterward and become a Progenitor Devil.

Apparently,

he had underestimated his own potency.

"Huh? My magic power seems to have increased a little."

"But... something still feels wrong. Master, hurry and do something! Did you get the replenishment process wrong?"

Lind felt a little awkward at her words.

Could he tell her there was nothing wrong with the replenishment?

That her current condition was entirely because he was a Progenitor Devil?

Honestly, he felt rather unfairly blamed.

He really hadn't known about this side effect before.

Watching Shiho Miyano writhe with increasingly pronounced movements, Lind felt troubled.

He now had two choices.

One was to be a beast.

The other was to be worse than a beast.

A little while later, Lind's gaze grew resolute.

Since he had caused all of this,

he naturally had to choose the former and take proper responsibility.

"Don't worry. I'll fix it right away."

"Really?"

A delighted look appeared on Shiho Miyano's face.

Chapter 7: Shiho Miyano: So it's my fault, then?

Shiho Miyano had only just become a Demon.

Even with her Magic Heart skill,

she still lacked experience when it came to certain matters of common knowledge.

As her master, Lind

naturally had to give her some careful instruction.

However, he encountered a difficult problem as soon as he began.

This was his first time acting as a teacher, too.

But looking at the red ink spilled on the carpet, Lind felt he ought to work a little harder.

Shiho Miyano's brows furrowed slightly, as though she had sunk into the ocean and might suffocate at any moment.

In her daze, she felt herself falling endlessly as seawater poured into her.

Although her stomach was already full, the more seawater she drank, the thirstier she became.

The next instant,

Shiho Miyano's eyes widened. She felt as though something inside her body had shattered.

Every cell in her body rejoiced.

The magic power flowing within her began to surge without limit, as though yearning for something.

The surging seawater turned into towering waves, dragging her completely into the abyss.

But her magic power continued to grow.

Was this... a breakthrough?

[Experience +1]

[Experience +3]

[Experience +5]

Having finished his work, Lind looked at the string of text before him.

These notifications left him somewhat surprised.

"That shouldn't happen. Why am I getting experience?"