I Was the Heroine, and in the Sequel, Even Though I’m a Mob, All of My Stats Are Maxed Out

My First Time in a Different World 6

Eventually, Lara looked up and stared at me.

“…. You’re already learning this level of magic?”

“Y-Yes. I’ve already learned all the books before this one.”

When I answered her, she mumbled, “Hmm,” and stood up. Then she walked away and passed by me.

Thinking that I had failed after all, Lara stopped in the doorway of the café and turned around.

“You’re so slow. What are you doing in a daze?”

“Yes?”

She stared at me with a dumbfounded look on her face, and I was puzzled. Seeing me like that, Lara let out a big sigh.

“You want to learn summoning magic, right? We’re going outside because learning that here in such a small space will destroy a lot of things.”

“…. Eh?”

I finally realized that she agreed to teach me magic, and joy slowly welled up from deep within my chest.

I didn’t know why she suddenly decided to teach me, but I rushed over to her and bowed my head.

“T-Thank you very much, Lara-san!”

“Hmm, if you don’t learn well, I’ll go back to my room right away.”

“’Yes! I’ll do my best!”

“You’re loud.”

After that, Lara gave me a surprisingly detailed lesson on summoning magic. Her way of speaking was a little harsh, but her teaching was quite precise and easy to understand.

“You’re so clumsy! Relax more!”

“Y-Yes!”

“Ready? Put the magic evenly throughout the magic circle you drew. Then, next, summon the one you want…”

From her appearance, it was clear that she loved magic very much and that she was learning more about it than anyone else.

However, in the end, summoning magic, like holy magic, seemed to have a different feel than other magic, and I kept making mistakes, so I couldn’t learn it in one day alone.

Nevertheless, Lara never gave up on me and continued to guide me.

“Um, thank you so much!”

“…. Yeah.”

“I learned a lot, and I think I understood better of what the magic’s like. I knew that Lara-san was amazing.”

“Hah~ It’s only natural. Who do you think I am?”

Even after Lara returned to her room, I continued practicing alone so that I wouldn’t forget the feeling of it.

Then the next morning. We were all having breakfast as usual when Lara called out to me, “Hey, you.”

“Yes, what is it?”

“I could teach you what I did yesterday.”

“Eh? Is that okay!?”

“When you’re done eating, come to my room.”

“Y-Yes! Thank you!”

After saying that, Lara quickly left the dining room.

Theo and Dirk, who seemed to have been watching our exchange, showed a rather surprised reaction.

“Eh, when did you guys become friends?”

“We’re not really friends…. It’s just that, she taught me about magic yesterday.”

“Heh, but she’s been ignoring you for so long. Why the change of heart?”

“I don’t know why either….”

Theo tilted his head curiously as he bit into a piece of freshly baked bread. Of course, I was happy to have Lara teach me magic, but I had no idea why.

Meanwhile, Owen was smiling.

“See, I was right, wasn’t I?”

“How did you know?”

“…. Lara’s hometown is a place where supremacy over magic exists. There’s an ingrained belief that people who can’t use magic are worthless.”

Born the eldest daughter of an influential family, Lara was raised strictly and worked hard to get where she was today.

Owen said that this was probably why she was so cold to me because she couldn’t accept my inability to use magic at all.

“For that reason, I’m sure Lara knows better than anyone the effort it takes to learn magic and how hard and painful it can be.”

“Oh…”

“That’s why I thought Lara would recognize the effort that led Nina to learn that much magic in such a short period of time.”

Owen’s words struck a chord with me. My hard work seemed to have been recognized, and my vision blurred a bit.

“She has no ill will or other intentions toward you. It’s just because she grew up that way. I hope you don’t hate her.”

“Of course. I don’t hate her.”

“That’s good.”

At the same time, I understood everything, such as the reason for Lara’s attitude so far, and why she suddenly taught me magic.

I understood how much the environment you grew up in played a role in shaping your personality.

“Thank you very much, Owen! I will do my best to get along better with Lara-san!”

“Yes. I’m rooting for you.”

“Thanks for the food. I’m off!”

“Good luck.”

“Thank you, Dirk!”

Filled with joy and full of motivation, I hurriedly finished my meal and hurried to Lara.

“…. Alvin is the only one left, right? Come on, why don’t you just admit it a little? Nina is a very nice girl.”

“It’s not that I don’t approve of her.”

“Is that so? I think Alvin would be more inclined to trust Nina if he knew her better.”

“──I’m not going to trust anyone else for the rest of my life.”

I didn’t know that Owen and Alvin-sama had such a conversation after I left.