As befitting someone of the Patran family, Joy was born with an astonishingly high amount of magical power and an extraordinary affinity for magic. Her talents blossomed at an early age—if a family mage taught her a new spell, she would have grasped the concept within a day and mastered it within a week.

The Duke and Duchess of Patran, who already adored their children, became even more protective of Joy upon realizing her talent. Even on simpler dungeon expeditions, they would assign skilled knights to accompany her.

Because of this, Joy quickly learned the responsibilities of a party mage …