The little jellyfish followed closely behind, timidly appearing directly above Maggie's face. It touched Maggie's forehead with a few floating tentacles, then turned to Roy with a serious expression and said...
"I'm not sick."
Maggie sat up, both amused and exasperated. She thought the little jellyfish had something to say to her, but it turned out it was just there to check if she was sick.
"Why don't you believe me? I told you I'm really fine."
I don't know if it's because Roy is too charming or because Roy has too good a personality, but now Little Jellyfish is like Roy's little follower. Whenever Roy appears, he appears too.
This made Maggie wonder whether the little jellyfish was coming for her or for Roy.
However, it doesn't matter to Maggie who the little jellyfish prefers. She is now a free elemental spirit, able to come and go as she pleases. If one day the little jellyfish really wants to form a contract with her, then that would be a pleasant surprise.
"Wait, on your body..."
The little ghost initially had a nonchalant expression, but after his beady eyes swept over Maggie's body, his expression suddenly became serious.
"How come you have yet another kind of magic power within you!"
He hadn't observed Maggie for a long time, and Maggie had been quite busy lately, so they mostly just chatted. Today, he suddenly used magic tracking to check Maggie's magician level, but what he discovered was quite shocking.
He was utterly shocked. Even if someone told the little ghost that Maggie wasn't a monster, he probably wouldn't believe it.
"Well... it's a long story, it's probably because of the Elf Mother Tree... or something like that."
Maggie had only just realized it, and her expression was somewhat strange, for she couldn't explain why.
"..."
The little ghost fell silent for a long while before speaking solemnly.
"As expected, from today onwards, I will stay by your side at all times. The changes that have occurred in you are far beyond the common sense of elemental spirits."
Actually, the little ghosts weren't always by Maggie's side. If you had to say, only Roy spent a relatively long time with Maggie, but they all had their own things to do.
Especially when Maggie arrives in a new place, they will each go out to find fun things or beautiful scenery nearby. Elemental spirits have intelligence and preferences, and they are also very curious about the world.
"That's not necessary..."
Maggie sighed and rubbed her forehead.
"No, I have to see what illogical changes have happened to you, that there are things I...cough cough...don't know about, I don't believe it!"
The little ghost refused righteously, but he paused for a moment, pretending to cough to cover up what he really wanted to say.
Maggie sensed once again that the little ghost might be hiding something, and almost let it slip. However, she never liked to pry into other people's privacy, and the elemental spirits were no exception.
Maggie chatted with them for a while and humbly asked the little jellyfish for advice on a lot of water magic. The little jellyfish taught Maggie without reservation.
However, they used ancient magical languages, which were slightly more obscure and difficult to understand compared to the magical languages used now. Fortunately, Maggie was already used to it and could practice with ease.
At the same time, Maggie is also considering whether to find a wood-type elemental spirit, since she now has another element, and it would be a real waste to leave it unused.
Unfortunately, in the original comic, Maggie only remembers seeing wind-type elemental spirits, and that was in a much later part of the story; she never saw any wood-type spirits.
It seems the only way to achieve this is through luck, purchasing, or chanting life-giving prayers.
Like Dark Prayer Song and Holy Prayer Song, Life Prayer Song is a wood-type, rankless magic. It has the ability to revive all plants and trees, and even make them grow wildly. It is said to be able to revive plants made of rare magical materials. However, it is a magic that looks powerful but is actually no different from a decoration.
Compared to the healing light of the Holy Prayer, the mana consumed by the Life Prayer when it can truly exert its valuable effect far exceeds the mana reserves of a normal mage.
So although legend has it that it can revive all plants, it is not something that ordinary people can do.
Rare plants consume too much magic power, while ordinary plants are not cost-effective and are even meaningless.
After all, no one can expect a noble magician to go to a poor family and help their crops ripen quickly.
Putting aside whether the poor could afford to hire them, the value of magic alone is incomparable to the value of crops.
Maggie pondered as she learned water magic.
The little ghost suddenly pointed a short finger out of the treehouse window.
"Why don't you go out and see that elf? He's been loitering at your door for a long time, but he hasn't knocked. You can just ignore him."
Maggie snapped out of her reverie and remembered why she had come back earlier. After a slight hesitation, she decided to go out and see Nesser.
The first two times she threw a tantrum and refused to see Nesser, she scared the child to tears. This time she couldn't do that again.
After all, Nesser doesn't know anything right now, and it's not his fault.
Maggie steadied her breathing before pushing open the door. The first thing she saw was Nesser standing there, looking uneasy, like an innocent little dog that had been abandoned.
Despite being a head taller than her, Nesser appeared to be the more vulnerable one, pleading with her gaze.
Perhaps it was because Nesser's mentality was not yet mature, or perhaps it was because Maggie was too assertive. In either case, Maggie was in a dominant position, which made Nesser appear increasingly passive.
Maggie sighed inwardly before walking over to Nesser, her voice softening.
"Don't overthink it. I don't dislike your vines, nor do I dislike you. I was just thinking about some things from the past, and my mind was a bit muddled, which is why I abruptly left you all and went back to the treehouse."
Since she had chosen to explain, she wanted to make it completely clear, not wanting Nesser to have any doubts or worries. So Maggie answered all the possibilities that Nesser had guessed.
Nesser, who was still feeling uneasy, seemed to have not expected Maggie to say so much in one go, and she just happened to answer his doubts. The whole elf became stunned, as if he had been frozen in place.
"elder sister...."
Nesser's expression gradually relaxed, and he muttered to himself, seemingly unsure of what to say but still wanting to respond to Maggie.
Are you relieved now?
The reflection of Nesser in Maggie's pupils made him look more and more like a puppy. After receiving Maggie's affirmation, he immediately became happy and bright without any delay, which was inexplicably cute.
"I'm relieved!"
Nesser beamed with a wide smile, completely believing Maggie's words and having no doubt that she was lying to him.
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