「And what is necessary for that skill is Mana. The amount of Mana you possess is directly related to the length of time you are able to cast your spells. How much Mana do you have, boy? I will have to adjust the length of our lessons based on that.」

「Ah, yes, it’s around a hundred million.」

「I see, a hundred million… What?!」

As Zadiris was astonished once more, she wore a facial expression suitable for her young appearance that Vandalieu thought was adorable.

「A-a hundred million… Is that true? I do not even possess ten thousand, but you, boy… No, considering that you are using unknown magic as well, it is… not that unusual, I suppose?」

Zadiris was bewildered by the unbelievable number given in Vandalieu’s self-report of his Mana pool. Normally, one would laugh this off as a poorly-told lie, but the child in front of her eyes had a persuasiveness that prevented her from doing so.

At the very least, that was how Zadiris felt.