Chapter 14: You Say I Cast a Spell?
The dizziness felt as though he hadn't slept for days and nights, his body moving forward while his soul lingered behind, swaying in place.
Romon struggled to complete the diagram he had started.
In his dazed state, he saw a flash of light on the ground, and then something pulled him back, quickly dragging him twenty meters away.
Boom—!
A loud explosion shook Romon, instantly snapping him awake.
He focused, looking around. The circle he had drawn on the ground, the signpost Nini had made, and even the stone he had been sitting on—everything had vanished, replaced by a field of black ash.
"Master? Are you alright?" Nini asked.
"I'm a bit dizzy."
"You cast a spell. By the looks of it, your mana is exhausted. You should lie down."
Nini said, brushing her shoe over the ground before sitting down herself, gently helping Romon to lie on her soft, elastic thigh.
Whew—