The first thing he did after returning to the academy was the process of transplanting the spirit’s eyes from the staff he was using to the world tree staff.

After visiting the magic tool shop with the existing items and the world tree staff together.

He immediately pulled out the eyes of the spirit from the staff he was using and quickly finished the process of transferring them to the head of the world tree staff.

The result is the world tree staff with a red jewel in my hand.

Since the material was a World Tree, of course it had much better magic response than the existing staff, and once the magic was circulated, its durability was comparable to that of a fairly modest steel staff.

Although it was a little regretful that I had to destroy the slightly expensive staff I was using in the process of transplanting and planting the jewels.

For trivial reasons such as having just bought a new product, it was impossible to continue using the existing inefficient product.

There are three elements that cannot be left out whenever a competent wizard is called.

Magic circle, maximum magic power, and magic sensitivity.

The magic circle was about the power and type of magic that could be used, so it went without saying.

The maximum magic power meant how much magic you could use and not fall down due to magic exhaustion.

Lastly, magic power sensitivity meant the speed of magic activation.

To put it simply, it meant that a person with a high magic response was ready to use magic at any time.

Of course, among the person holding the sword and the person who has not drawn it yet, the person holding the sword can attack first.

When the mana sensitivity increased, the body could be converted into a state for using magic at any time, and it became considerably faster to switch between different types of magic.

For me, who specializes in multi-attribute magic, it is bound to be an even more important factor.

In that respect, a staff with high magic response was a high-grade equipment that all wizards wanted.

For modern mages, who have been exposed to artificial magic for a long time, the most necessary element was the magic sensitivity that can only be grown with natural magic.

The magical power sensitivity training I did during last summer vacation and the World Tree wand handmade by Xian sunbaenim became my valuable assets.

Especially when it came to the world tree staff, it was almost a treasure.

Never in my previous life had I come across anything better than this.

In the first place, it was the first time that the material of the World Tree itself had been obtained.

When I encountered the World Tree in my previous life, most of her body was rotten and contaminated.

I was able to make world tree paper with a few unrotten branches, but of course I couldn’t find enough material to make a staff this big.

Appreciating the appearance of the world tree staff in his hand, he once again had a small pride in the achievements he had made during summer vacation.

There is approximately one week left until the start of the second semester.

Before the new semester begins in earnest, my work is not over yet.

Although each and every one of these things was an important schedule.

The first thing I had to do was, of course, meet Lulu.

Before visiting the forest of the world tree, I gave Lulu the status of my agent and asked her to manage the materials she hunted at the hunting festival.

I had a few last things to check about him, so I thought I’d meet her first, if possible, before the semester started.

However, for some reason, when I tried to go to the Technical Department building to meet Lulu, I couldn’t meet her every time and had to move back.

The reason was unknown. Was it just because the timing wasn’t right, so it was just unlucky?

Or was Lulu intentionally avoiding me?

It was because I had an intuition that at this rate, I wouldn’t be able to find Lulu even before class started.

It wasn’t so reluctant, but I decided to borrow her power this time.

It was because I had already experienced firsthand that her powers had a definite effect when it came to finding people.

As the thought came into my head, my steps were heading towards church.

* * *

“You want to find Lulu?”

A reaction came back as if he had heard an incomprehensible voice from Saint Clare’s mouth, whom he hadn’t seen in a long time.

“That’s right.”

“Did Lulu go missing somewhere outside the academy instead of inside the academy?”

“No, probably in the academy.”

“Then, have you been kidnapped by someone? Could it be that he was involved in human trafficking, as in Professor Heims’ time… .”

“No, probably not. I found traces of him going in and out of the dormitory yesterday as well.”

“Then why… .”

“Maybe it was a coincidence or something, it seems that we are constantly at odds with each other within the academy.

That’s why I came here to ask you a favor, thinking that if you borrow the power of fate from St. Claire, you’ll probably be able to find it easily.”

At my words, Saint Claire once showed a slightly displeased expression, as if she didn’t like something.

“You made me come first every time.”

“Yeah?”

“No, I’m just talking to myself.”

Saint Clare, who was muttering something so I couldn’t hear her, answered my request with a light smile on her face.

“You mean to help Mr. Conrad meet Lulu by chance through the power of fate? I will listen to that much.”

“Thank you, Saint Clare.”

“Instead of that, if Mr. Conrad would do just one favor of mine.”

It was a situation that was expected to some extent, but it seemed that he did not intend to listen to it with his bare mouth.

“What is your request? If I can hear it, I will.”

“Then could you wait at the front door of the church for about 30 minutes? I also need time to prepare from now on.”

What kind of proposals do you even need to prepare for?

I had come to Saint Clare to find Lulu quickly, but I thought that maybe I was going around the road.

* * *

When I was waiting for St. Claire at the front door of the church after the last conversation,

Exactly 30 minutes later she walked out of the church.

Instead of the white priestly uniform that can be seen as her symbol, she changed into the uniform of an ordinary academy student.

Was preparation just a change of clothes?

Apparently, the priest’s uniform stood out in many ways for walking around in the academy, so it seemed that he had changed to a uniform that drew less attention.

Of course, no one would not recognize Saint Clare’s appearance.

“Did you wait a long time?”

Saint Clare approached me with a faint smile.

Seeing that she smells a strange scent as soon as we get close to her, I think she’s wearing some perfume.

It was a contradictory look, not knowing whether he wanted to stand out or not.

“I guessed it based on the reaction earlier, but it wouldn’t be dangerous if we couldn’t find Lulu right away, right?”

“The situation isn’t that urgent, but if possible, I would like you to visit me today.”

“… I know. Then it won’t take up much of my time, so please spend a couple of hours on my personal hobbies.”

it’s two hours

It wasn’t long after the afternoon when I visited her at the academy church, so in two hours it would be around 3pm.

It wasn’t particularly late, so I decided that it would be nice to hang out at that level.

“Okay, if that’s enough.”

Saint Clare smiled satisfied with my answer and moved ahead of me toward the shopping arcade in the plaza.

While talking about this and that, she followed her to a place where she arrived at a dessert shop that was quite famous in the academy.

Before I could raise another question, Saint Claire dragged me inside.

I sat down at a table for two with St. Claire, who quickly finished her order at the checkout counter.

“Is your request to visit the dessert shop together?”

“Yes, that is correct. To be precise, there is a menu I want to eat at this store, so I want to ask you to eat it together.”

“If that’s the case, wouldn’t it be okay to eat it at any time, even if you don’t have to visit with me?”

“No. We need Mr. Conrad to order that menu from this store.”

I didn’t know what it meant, so I just nodded my head.

It wasn’t long before I heard the name of the menu brought by the waiter, and I was able to vaguely infer the reason.

“The couple pancake set you ordered is here!”

With a lively voice, the waiter put down two drinks and a plate of pancakes on the third floor and disappeared.

Saint Clare cleared her throat as if embarrassed, then continued her explanation.

“Keuheum, I can’t order a couple pancake set by myself at this store. That’s why I asked Mr. Conrad to accompany me.”

“… Are you a couple?”

I pointed my finger at her and asked again, and the expression of denial immediately returned from her mouth.

“Hey, don’t get me wrong. It’s just a couple pancake in name, but it doesn’t mean that only people who are in a real relationship can eat it.

And a couple set is basically a dish for two people, right? If you order by yourself and then leave it behind, it is against the doctrine. Did you know?”

“Ah, I understand.”

In other words, it meant that he needed someone to share a menu that was difficult to eat alone.

I swallowed the words that I almost misunderstood strangely into my throat again.

I cut a piece of pancake with a fork and knife and moved it to her plate, then I brought a piece to mine.

As soon as a piece of pancake landed in her mouth, I also opened my mouth to taste the dessert.

As soon as you enter your mouth, the savory taste of flour spreads, followed by the softness of sweet whipped cream.

It was a sweet kind of snack that I ate after a long time.

“It is quite delicious. Certainly, a menu like this would be worth inviting friends over to order.”

Basically, magic consumed a lot of brain power when learning as well as when using it.

Of course, the blood sugar level, which is the body’s energy source, also fell quickly.

Every time that happened, what I needed was high-sugar food to quickly turn my head.

Because the human brain needs sugar to think quickly.

That is why it has become an accepted theory in the academic world that skilled wizards like sweet food.

Although the order in which the environment that constantly consumes blood sugar forces people to like sweet foods was reversed, it was a cause-and-effect relationship.

I don’t know if it’s because I’ve been eating a lot of unprocessed raw vegetables for too long these days.

Foods laden with flour and sugar were accepted with pleasure by my tongue and stomach.

“Looking at Mr. Conrad. It seems that it is not a myth that competent wizards like sweet food.”

“Certainly I am a competent mage. It’s true that I like sweet food.”

“So eat a lot, Mr. Conrad.”

Saint Claire moved another quarter of the pancake onto my almost empty plate.

As I was about to get up to give the remaining quarter to St. Claire, I found the first piece still on her plate.

A quarter piece of pancake that remains almost original after only taking the first bite.

“Is Saint Clare not to your liking?”

“Yes Yes?”

“I think you can’t eat as much as you think.”

Looking back, it was a little strange that Saint Claire had taken me to a dessert shop out of the blue.

Because, the Saint Clare I knew from my previous life didn’t like high-sugar food very much.

When I thought of her, who hadn’t even touched that common candy or cookie, I started to feel a little strange that she suggested and brought me to the store.

Could it be that you didn’t just want to eat dessert, but did you have other reasons for wanting to visit?

“I heard somewhere that the saintess doesn’t like sweet food. Am I wrong?”

“… … .”

“If that’s the case, may I ask why you’re eating a couple pancake set with me at this dessert shop?”

Saint Claire carefully avoided my reasonable question.

He opened his mouth cautiously and began to explain like an excuse.

“Oh, I was just curious!”

“Yeah?”

“Every time I passed by this store at the academy, I was curious because I didn’t know what a couple pancake set was!

So I came to the store with Mr. Conrad because I just wanted an opportunity! There is no other reason!”

“… Is that so.”

I quietly nodded my head as I looked at Saint Clare who spoke in embarrassment.

It wouldn’t be an absurd story. Saint Clare was also a girl in her prime.

It was understandable enough to have curiosity or fantasies about images like couples or lovers.

Even after that, Saint Clare continued to spew out various stories and excuses as if she hadn’t explained enough.

I ended up with three-quarters of the pancakes.