[What are you doing, Louie?]

I’m studying magic.

[Hmm... Using whose mana?]

Obviously, I’m using Master’s mana... Oof.

[I told you not to rely on my mana. If you keep depending on it, how will you manage when you have to become independent?]

Maybe I just won’t become independent... Hehe.

[Don’t say such nonsense. This place is too harsh for you to live in forever. You’ll need to leave it someday.]

...

[Until then, let’s find a way to compensate for your naturally low mana.]

Yes, Master.

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I recalled a conversation I once had with my master. She found …