Chapter 7

“What is it?”

“Do you have books on magic here?”

“Magic? I don’t think so, Sir…”

I tilted my head.

“We don’t have any magicians here and magical books are very expensive. No, we may not have these books just because they are expensive.

My older sister used to leave the forest once a month to visit a remote village at the forest outskirts. She went there to get books and other daily necessities from monster hunters or peddlers.

There was a limit to what she could bring, but traveling through the forest was dangerous. I couldn’t go with her. This was why the books in our house were all torn and tattered.

“Asking for a magician would be easier. A book on magic is too difficult to get. So how could I possibly get my hands on one. But why do you want one?”

“Ah, your curse?”

“Yes. As you said, this is a phenomenon that cannot be explained by anything but magic.”

The Knox at night seemed to still doubt that he changes into a child during the day. But he looked like he was beginning to believe my words. He brooded over it so seriously, making me feel depressed as well.

The male lead’s curse would be lifted when he meets Serena, but…

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