“Miss, it would be better to change out of your outdoor clothes before sleeping.”

With half-closed eyes, Liria quickly removed the dress she was wearing and handed it to Yuphi, then put her head through the sky-blue pajamas the maid was holding.

“Yaaawn.”

Rubbing her bleary eyes and yawning repeatedly, she collapsed onto the bed and burrowed under the covers.

Completely covered by the blanket, Liria, still with a dazed expression, whispered to Kiki whom she was holding in her arms.

“Whoa. This isn’t a dream, right?”

The creature nodded firmly with determination in his eyes.

“Pit!”

“Then you need to take just a one-hour nap and then have a bath, promise!”

“Mmm, pwomise.”

“My, you really must be very sleepy. Sleep well.”

Yuphi muttered as she left the room.

Click.

As soon as the door closed, Liria and Kiki threw off the blanket and sat up.

As if it had never happened, her drowsy eyes were now full of vitality and curiosity.

“Let’s summon it right away.”

Liria immediately released her mana and summoned the keys.

“Oh, I can summon both at once?”

Looking at the two keys side by side, they appeared completely different.

The Key of Power, containing brilliant golden light with a crown decoration, floated weightily in the air.

In contrast, the new key, imbued with a clear blue light like water, fluttered about, wandering around the room at will.

It was a key overflowing with energy as if it were alive.

Text appeared in the magic book.

[Please confirm the name of the new key.]

“Ah, right. The Key of Power also had its name written small on the body.”

But at that moment, the new key floated upward. It moved away almost to the ceiling.

“Huh? Hey, where are you going?”

Oh my.

After taking a deep breath, Liria said to Kiki.

“Kiki, it seems this key is a bit of a troublemaker. How do we catch it?”

“Pit.”

Kiki nimbly climbed onto the desk, jumped up, snatched the key, and brought it back in his mouth.

“Oh, well done. You’re quite something, aren’t you?”

Liria firmly grasped the key that Kiki had brought her with both hands.

“Kukuk.”

“Alright, alright.”

To the creature who extended his tiny hand, expectantly awaiting a reward, Liria pushed a bag containing beef jerky with her foot.

The sound of him chomping and devouring the beef jerky could be heard.

But Liria’s gaze was already fixed solely on the new key.

Just holding it made her fatigue disappear and boosted her energy.

“This is truly amazing power.”

There was a blue water drop decoration at the top.

“I think Tiana’s key looked like this too!”

Liria checked the body of the key with a happy expression.

[Healing]

Upon confirming these two characters, Liria broke into a broad smile.

It was the Key of Healing that she had desperately wanted from the beginning.

The Key of Healing that the female protagonist Tiana possessed, which had healed and saved countless people.

“…Finally, I can cure Father’s illness.”

Tears welled up in Liria’s lime-green eyes, filled with emotion.

At that moment, the magic book’s pages turned with a rustle.

[♟Key of Healing

-Heals the body’s condition to normal from poison, curses, injuries, diseases, unconsciousness, disabilities, etc.

-Has no effect on deceased life forms.

-Cannot cure all diseases.]

Liria, who had been exclaiming “Ohhh” while reading the first item, stopped at the third and final item.

“It can’t cure all diseases?”

Does that mean the Key of Healing might not be able to cure Father’s illness?

As soon as she reached that conclusion, Liria became dejected.

“No way. That can’t be.”

Her heart felt like it was crumbling with disappointment and anxiety.

But she couldn’t believe it without seeing for herself.

“…I, I shouldn’t be like this. No, Father’s illness might still be curable. After all, this is a key summoned by the female protagonist!”

While she was trying to reassure herself, the last item caught her eye.

[-With the Key of ??, miraculous healing can be used.]

The fact that obtaining the key with the question mark would allow miraculous healing meant…

It seems like the keys influence each other in some way.

Do the keys interact with each other?

Well, the Key of Power also has the ability to discover and summon new keys.

Other keys probably have such powers too.

‘The more I learn, the more amazing it is. It seems there are still many hidden powers.’

Liria blinked slowly.

“Anyway, I need to see the effects of the Key of Healing with my own eyes.”

The phrase stating it couldn’t cure all diseases weighed on her mind again.

Could it be that because it’s an incurable disease, complete healing is impossible with the Key of Healing?

“Still, it should be able to cure Father’s illness. It’ll be fine.”

With that thread of hope renewed, Liria hurried to Classid’s sick room.

***

Meanwhile, Belita, who had observed Conrad being ignored by Liria from afar, came down the hall stairs with graceful steps.

The corners of her mouth were turned up, her expression revealing she had discovered something very interesting.

“My, look at that. What did I tell you? I said we shouldn’t underestimate her just because she’s young.”

“……”

As soon as Conrad saw Belita, he smoothed his furrowed brow, but that only returned him to his usual expressionless demeanor.

“You remember what I told you, don’t you?”

Belita’s red eyes gleamed narrowly.

He remembered exactly what Belita had said that day in the garden.

But it was ridiculous.

That the magical abilities of that girl Liria were not to be taken lightly…

“Yes. Aunt, do you have something else you wish to say?”

“I thought my eldest nephew might have forgotten, so I wanted to remind you.”

“I haven’t forgotten.”

When Conrad responded coldly, Belita replied with what sounded like a snort.

“You really do take after your father.”

“I’m not sure if that’s a compliment or not.”

“That Liria girl’s magic attribute is metal, right? You know, I’ve discovered something about mages with the metal attribute.”

At the gentle whisper, Conrad’s eyes suddenly widened.

“What do you mean?”

“If you promise to help me, I’ll tell you. …How about it?”

After moistening his dry lips with his tongue, Conrad answered.

“I’ll think about it.”

“Why hesitate?”

Belita provoked Conrad with a sly smile.

“What if you end up losing Grandfather’s attention?”

“He wouldn’t pay attention to such a trivial girl.”

However, Conrad’s eyes wavered with unease as he answered.

Belita, suppressing a laugh, said.

“You already seem anxious? Hey, there’s no need to be so guarded. This aunt supports your father Osdel, and you. I’m your ally, someone you can trust.”

“……”

“If you want to hear the rest of the story from earlier, come find me here.”

What Belita handed over was a business card with the location of a boutique in the city center.

“Why meet at a place like this?”

“That’s disappointing. It’s a place I run. Come visit sometime. You can bring your fiancée too.”

With an affectionate smile, Belita passed by Conrad, who wore a disgusted expression and headed for the drawing room.

Belita turned on a glowing communication device with a tap.

“Yes, that’s right. My prince, it’s Mother. I’m dying to see you. When are you coming?”

Conrad, watching Belita’s retreating figure as she disappeared while making a fuss, deliberately dropped the business card and quickly turned away.