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「What’s the matter, Miss Rafinha?」

Asked Principal Miliera.

「Lord Theodore entrusted me a new-type Artifact earlier today! It looks the same as my usual one, but this one also has two Gifts in it, and the other Gift has a healing property……!」
「Eeh!? Lord Theodore, when did he have the time for this…… But, this is a godsend! It must be the famous case of ‘I expected this situation, so I prepared this beforehand’! The number one most want-to-say line for every researcher ever!」

The principal’s face shone brightly.

「However, I still haven’t tried using it——But I will try! Please let me try!」

Without Inglis having to say anything, Rafinha would take the initiative and move at times like this. She followed the goodwill in her heart without any fear or feeling timid. Inglis, who watched over Rafinha as though she was her own granddaughter, was pleased to see that. Seeing Rafinha’s serious face from the side, Inglis’ eyes unintentionally glinted in joy.

「Of course! Please do it……! Let me help you as well!」
「It’s all right, Rafinha. If I can use the new type Artifact, I’m sure you can do it too!」
「We need to hurry, Miss Rafinha!」
「Yes, I’ll do it! Watch me, Glis!」
「Yeah. It’s okay, you can do it, Rani.」

Receiving a nod from Inglis, Rafinha took a deep breath then gathered her concentration.

「Uuh……I knew it, it’s different than usual……!」
「The fact that it feels different means that your power is flowing towards a different Gift. You’re on the right track.」
「Y-, yes……!」

It would take some time for both Rafinha and Leone to master their Artifacts with two different Gifts. There was no helping it that they would be overwhelmed at first.

However, once they managed to overcome that odd feeling. It would mean that they consciously controlled two different wavelengths of Mana while borrowing the power of their Runes. And once they became capable of controlling Mana, it would only be a matter of time before they managed to enact sorcery through their own effort.

This should have a very positive influence on Rafinha and Leone’s growth. Aside from their improved usability, new type Artifacts with their two Gifts had such an effect too.

On the other hand, however, this outcome should be undesirable for the Highland. If, by chance, with Rafinha and Leone as the kickstarters, people of the Midland began to be able to use sorcery on their own, that would lead to the destruction of the power balance between Highland and Midland.

In order to survive and fight against Magic Stone Beasts, Midlanders had to rely on Artifacts bestowed by the Highland. The hypothetical foundation of sorcery had the possibility of demolishing that dependence.

It was very likely that Special Envoy Theodore and Principal Miliera did notice this but they kept it to themselves. Inglis felt that Theodore intended to close the gap between Highland and Midland, it was apparent with the deployment of his Aerial Battleship.

Just where would all of this lead to, Inglis didn’t know, but at least it saved Silva’s life at this moment. Being guided by the Principal’s advice, a soft veil of light covered Rafinha’s body.

「This light has a healing power……?」
「Not yet. Please concentrate on the tip of your hand——」
「Yes……!」

The light covering Rafinha’s body was now converging towards her left hand. The more the light converged, the smaller it became, the more it shone, and the more it dazzled the eyes. Was this the power of the Gift with healing properties? The movement of Mana that made up the light was complex and not easy to reproduce at all.

「Good work, Miss Rafinha! Now please hold that light over Mister Silva.」
「Yes!」

Rafinha obeyed the principal’s words, knelt down beside Silva, and held out the light on her left hand towards him. As it did, the wounds covering Silva’s battered body visibly began to recover.

「OOooh!! Sir Silva’s injuries are……!」
「They’re being healed……!」
「Good……! I can do this——!」

Rafinha declared as sweat formed on her forehead. There was the fact that she wasn’t used to this skill, but the healing Gift seemed to burden Rafinha greatly as well.

「Uuh……! Kgh——」
「Are you okay, Rani?」
「I-, I’m okay……!」

Sweats trickled down Rafinha’s cheeks then fell onto the ground. Silva’s wounds were healing little by little, but it appeared that Rafinha would hit her limit first if things continued on. If so, then there was only one thing Inglis should do——

「I’ll help, Rani.」

Inglis gently placed her hand on Rafinha’s hand that was holding onto her new Flowing Radiance. It was difficult to reproduce the Gift itself with Mana, but Inglis could still reproduce Mana that was close to Rafinha’s Mana wavelength and pour it into the Artifact together. That Mana would then be converted into a phenomenon called Gift by the Artifact. This was an attempt to reproduce the source of the Gift rather than the outcome.

「Glis……!? Yeah, I can do more with this!」

The intensity of the light on Rafinha’s left hand doubled. It was proof that the Gift’s healing power had been strengthened. The speed at which Silva’s wounds were healing increased dramatically. The wounds closed perfectly before their own eyes.

「Yeah, he will be fine now! Thank you very much, the two of you! Now, please take Mister Silva to the infirmary. His injuries are all healed, he will wake up soon.」
「Yes!」
「Thank you, you two!」
「Thank you for saving Sir Silva!」

The third-year thanked Rafinha and Inglis as they picked up Silva. Looking at this sight, it appeared that Silva was quite well-favored by them.

「No, I just did what is natural.」

Replied Rafinha with a refreshing smile.

「And me too.」

Inglis also showed her smile. After seeing the third year students off into the distance, Rafinha directed her smile towards Inglis.

「Thank you, Glis! You saved me!」

It was a much prettier smile than the one she gave to their seniors, so Inglis was satisfied with her work.