South Los Count's Estate, the study.
A faintly bright, crisp voice rang out again and again-
"Nine hundred and ninety-eight, nine hundred and ninety-nine, one thousand!"
After jumping a thousand times, Aisi Bonaparte South Los turned and picked up a bowl of Bone Broth Granny Kulin had made. She drained it in one gulp, then ran to the side of the bookcase.
A ruler was concealed there.
The Countess stood straight, chest out and back upright, stretching her head as high as she could.
Then-
1.4 meters.
Upon seeing that figure, the Countess immediately moved the measuring bar up another five centimeters.
1.45 meters.
Then she took off her shoes and put two layers of height-increasing insoles inside.
1.5 meters.
"Mm, exercise really does work!
I've grown five centimeters in such a short time. Just what you'd expect of me!"
The Countess talked to herself.
Then she picked up the Mystic Art for "growing taller" beside her.
This was no haphazardly compiled Mystic Art, nor was it some con artist's trick.
It was a genuine Mystic Art.
It really could make someone grow another ten centimeters or so after reaching adulthood.
But...
It was useless to the Countess.
Any "extraordinary" power that entered her body would be devoured by the "power of Thunder" within her.
This troubled the Countess immensely.
Still, she had subsequently found a solution.
A way of making peace with herself-
Height-increasing insoles!
Of course, the Countess still exercised regularly.
What if a miracle happened?
At that thought, the Countess sprang into action again. She leaped up, grabbed a ceiling beam, and let her body hang down, savoring the sensation of "growing taller."
"I can do it!
I can do it!
I'm going to reach 1.6 meters!"
The Countess of South Los declared with conviction.
Her voice