"Alright alright I am coming" I muttered in defeat and reluctantly followed Aisha up the path my mind raced with the worst possible scenarios that can occur.
At tis like this I could have so help but....
’Why is he so quiet for a while now’ I thought wondering why my invisible helper wasn’t there to help anymore.
Yes I was referring to Author.
’I hope you give so clue to what could happen but fine...’ I sighed inwardly ’you can ignore all you want’.
After my thoughts settled I was just about to enter the mansion by opening the door.
Only for it to open by itself.
"Whaaa? Is it a ghost!" I imdiately exclaid in fright but shortly after I heard a amused giggle as a figure erged from the shadows inside the mansion.
It was a familiar figure soone he knew very well.
She was a blue haired woman in bun wearing a formal maid outfit.
"Lord Valerian I honestly never expected you to be scared of ghost of all things" She muttered with a calm look but a hint of sneer appeared in her eyes as her hand touched her cheeks.
"How Cute..."
It was Claire.
And for so reason she was totally bullying for being sowhat frightened.
"..." Aisha stared at in disappointnt.
As if her gaze ant ’Are you really scared of ghost despite being a Adult’.
’Why are you judging like that its not like I am that scared’ I thought completely in shock of how these won were treating so low.
"Claire?" I Blurted out ignoring the disappointnt in the air, "How are you here, I thought vampires aren’t allowed outside The night kingdom".
Claire straightened her posture as he stood calmly her expression returned to neutral.
"My lord I have been expecting your arrival" she bowed and said respectfully like a true maid as if her previous ridicule wasn’t recorded in history.
"I am going to ignore your previous words then but you still didn’t say how are you here" I mumbled and my shook my head in pain.
I never liked this maid...
’She has been annoying from the first ti we t’ I thought back to the first ti she kidnapped ’though apparently she also saved plenty of ti so I should probably not take it to heart’
"Oh My how could I be not answering a question my dear Lord Valerian asked but I don’t quite rember what you said" Claire looked surprised and gave a apologetic look as she bowed in regret.
"..."
Is this woman serious.
Stopping the urge to snap at her I took s deep breath and reiterated what I said previously. "I said How are you here I thought Vampires weren’t allowed to enter the Human world Now"
Claire’s lips curved into a small enigmatic smile as replied cryptically "Restrictions are ant to be...bent". Then her gaze flicked to Aisha who was quietly observing our exchange before returning back to .
"Anyways That’s not important now. Co inside Both of you. We have much to discuss". She stepped aside, gesturing for us to enter the mansion.
I hesitated for bit thinking it could be a trap but knowing it was Claire I decided to trust her and enter the mansion.
’There’s sothing off about this place’ I thought the mont I entered the mansion but couldn’t pinpoint what exactly.
As we both entered the door automatically closed behind us with a thud.
My gaze swept over the opulent interior my shock deepening at the grandeur of my supposedly forr cozy little ho.
"So" I began turning my gaze towards claire with a glare "Why is my house turned into a mansion all of a sudden? Don’t tell you are the one who ssed with it".
At my accusation Claire rely smiled back. "Oh Dear Lord Valerian" she gently chided "You should know that this is a necessary change" she began walking deeper into the estate expecting us to follow as she explained.
"You old ho was no longer suitable for your needs and lifestyle as a spouse for Five princesses and one saintess" she turned her head around to smile mischievously at "Especially when you have such a strong seed clearly you’ll have plenty of children".
Alright you didn’t need to add that aswell.
’I guess I really needed a remodeling but...’ I paused my thought and looked at Claire in annoyance ’its annoying how my things get ssed around by others’.
Maybe its just my pride but I don’t like that.
"Anyways" Claire resud her words as we reached the living room which looked quite similar to the one at karnstein Castle. "We are here".
’But how the heck did she managed to do this in a such a short ti’ I thought to myself in wonder.
I sat on one of the couches present and Aisha followed to sit beside .
Claire then served us tea efficiently like a maid would ever though I don’t rember her going anywhere to bring the tea.
Being able to play with space is quite convenient isn’t it
After serving us tea Claire cleared her throat and began her words "Ahem... So Do you require any assistance or briefing about the mages and what exactly are they to prepare for the eting".
Her words made pause sipping on my cup and think for bit.
From what I know I would summarize Mages with these simple words "Aren’t they basically just normal humans who can use magic".
But apparently my assumption was wrong as Both claire And even Aisha beside gave a clear denial.
"No!" They said in unison their voices firm, they exchanged glances before continuing simultaneously.
"Not quite". Claire replied and Aisha explained clearly "Mages are slightly different from that...What they use isn’t exactly called magic its called magecraft".
Claire nodded in agreent "Magecraft is the use of Aether or spiritual energy instead of Mana which is magical energy". She continued elaborating "its not from the sa source as the magic of demons or witches".
My brow furrowed as I tried to wrap my head around this new information. "So, if they’re not using magic," so I asked slowly."Then why do they call it magecraft? Why not just... Aether manipulation?"
Claire shrugged nonchalantly at my question as she said "probably they thought its not cool enough".
Then her tone changed as she revealed "For mages Magic isn’t just a manipulation of energy its the crystallization of miracles." claire paused and paced around the room as she moved to a vase to fix the flowers in it and continued.
"Even the magic of witches who use mana the most basic energy for magic is rely referred to as Witchcraft by the mages as even the inherent abilities doesn’t qualify Mages standards for true magic."
Hearing her explanation Aisha nodded and added "Its because Mages are too obsessed with reaching the truth of existence and the so called True magic that they banned anyone from using the word magic for their power." She sighed dramatically and leaned on my shoulder "Because of those old Foxes even us in the church needed to rena our Holy magic to Holy Art instead".
Hearing all that I now had a rough understanding of the mages but there still a question I was curious about.
"So what are mages and what differentiate them from witches" I asked "Of course other than the fact they use different energies".
Claire turned back towards us and placed a hand on her cheek as she thought "Hmm Its not like Mages only use Aether its that they conver Aether to Mana and then use it for magecraft".
What?
I had a baffled face as I clearly didn’t understand what she ant.
Why use a different energy just to convert to other to use it.
Claire understanding my confusion decided to explain clearly "You see unlike witches Mages don’t have a large capacity to store mana but they don’t actually have ability to store Aether either". She paused and moved her hand as space ruptured around it "Since they have neither they use the help of spirits who are born with spiritual energy".
Then suddenly as she snapped her fingers, a brief illusion of a giant phoenix that vanished as quickly as it appeared. I stared in stunned silence, my eyes wide with disbelief.
"What was that?" I breathed out my voice tinged with awe and confusion.
"Illusion," Claire replied casually. "Or perhaps a simple mistake in perception."
She continued without missing a beat.
"As for the difference between Mages and witches its simple witches possess a natural affinity for magic due to their curse. Mages, on the other hand,"she paused dramatically, "need to form a contract with a familiar to beco a true mage...In other words the basics of being a mage is to be a summoner"
Aisha spoke beside with a respectful tone as she added onto Claire’s explanation "And the first one to form the first path for mages is the Legendary king Solomon The master of Ars Goetia".
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