“Yes. I got things done as fast as I could because I figured you must be feeling hot.”
Her face was laced with sweat. That was the proof.
Nainiae, who rushed to finish her work and came right over to Riley, used her magic.
It was to cool Riley’s surroundings.
“First, I’ll vent the air.”
She used Ventilation magic.
It was a Five Circles magic that could cool the surrounding area's air. It could even clean the area’s air and mana.
She even used a lower level wind magic to generate cool breeze toward her young master. Having finished all that, Nainiae looked at Riley with a concerned face.
“…Ah… I feel like I could live again.”
Riley stretched out again, but this time, in a different pose.
It felt like even his clothes, which were soaked with sweat, were being cleaned.
It made Riley smile.
“Are you…alright?”
When Nainiae carefully asked, Riley mumbled with a face full of contentment,
“Yes. It’s good. It’s perfect.”
“I’m…relieved.”
Nainiae sighed in relief.
On the contrary, the look on Ian’s face was not looking good.
“…Ugh.”
“Young master, excuse me… I worked hard today.”
“Ah, is that so?”
“Yes!”
To Nainiae, Riley gestured as if he was trying to tell her to come to him.
As if she was waiting for it, like a little puppy, Nainiae approached Riley and carefully leaned her head toward Riley.
“You have done well again today.”
Riley gently patted Nainiae’s head in a natural motion.
How Riley was leisurely patting Nainiae…
The blushing look on Nainiae’s face as she smiled…
The scene looked very natural as if it had happened before.
“Young master, can’t you say things like that to me too?”
Ian was glaring at Nainiae. Ian’s gaze was full of jealousy.
Instead of an old man, Ian looked more like a child.
Having seen the look on Ian’s face, Riley also said to Ian, as if he was trying to say that he was giving in.
“All right. Ian, you worked hard too.”
Ian had a look on his face. It looked as if he was protesting for a wrong that was done to him. Ian asked Riley,
“Somehow… The tone is different, don’t you think?”
“I think it’s the same. Why are you asking?”
Riley, who mumbled as if he was thinking it was all nonsense, leaned against the tree again.
He never thought it would be this nice to not worry about the heat anymore, thanks to Nainiae.
“Um. As I thought. A mage is the best.”
“…Kup!”
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Having heard it, Ian brought out a handkerchief and started to wipe off the tears in his eyes.
***
“Come on. Mr. Ian. Don’t cry. It’s nothing.”
It was at the mansion’s corridor.
Ian was sniffling due to his runny nose. Sera, who was walking with Ian, was lulling Ian as if he was a child.
“Young master doesn’t want… kuhup… me to be his…”
“It’s just because of the heat. You know how he becomes irritable like that every summer.”
“I’m crying because I’m not sure if I should be happy or sad. He had been studying recently…but he isn’t studying about swords. He is studying about magic.”