Lawrend felt a headache coming soon. He didn't expect Eleanor to turn out like this. Was not having sex for this long broke her or was she already broken from the start?
"...Fine. You also better tell me any spellbooks in here," Lawrend agreed reluctantly.
"Okay~ This, this…"
And so, Eleanor pointed books to Lawrend, and he took them inside his storage ring. He tried to memorize what kind of a spell she talked about.
"What's an Earth Magic Vibrant Forest Spell?" Lawrend couldn't help but ask after seeing an Earth Magic for the first time.
It wasn't an Earth Element spell. It was a power level for a spell. The Earth level.
"That's a spell a Plant Element Earth Mage would use. It will turn a whole region into a vibrant forest once it was used. Hence, the name," Eleanor explained.
"Is the Earth above Grand?" Lawrend asked.
"Of course, it is. Their power is beyond your imagination right now. I'm assuming that they would be backing whole empires in the continent."
"Holy… I suddenly feel so insignificant…" Lawrend murmured in disbelief.
A Grand Mage already felt insurmountable, yet here he was, hearing that an Earth Mage is stronger than a Grand Mage. He wondered when he would reach such a level. It made his blood boil and hopeful for his future. He has Divine Lightning. Once he reaches such a level, it would surely turn into something awesome!
"I was even stronger at my peak. Fufufu," Eleanor said proudly.
"I remember… Was it Heaven Mage? You're a Heaven Mage before? That's stronger than an Earth Mage, right?" Lawrend asked as he remembered the words he heard in the dream Daisy showed him before.
"Ohh! You're right. At this day and age, I'm guessing that a Heaven Mage would be protecting a whole continent," Eleanor replied with an excited sheen in her eyes.
"I see. No hope of thinking that far into the future right now. I better finish this and go home," Lawrend said with a shake of his head.
He felt worthless all of a sudden. Was all of his achievements mentionable in front of such powerhouses? Of course not. They would laugh at his achievements. He isn't even a High Mage right now.
"Yes, yes. After that, we can spend some alone time together," Eleanor said. You could imagine that she was nodding her head right now.
"Yeah… What book is this?"
Lawrend ignored that remark of hers and continued browsing through the books on the bookshelf. Before long, he finished going through all of them.
There were 17 Arch Mage spells, 4 Grand Mage spells, and a single Earth Mage spell. There was no Heaven Mage spell. Lawrend was hopeful to see one.
"Why are the spells in books anyway?" Lawrend asked curiously.
"The books explain how and why the spell works."
"I see. Good to know. It's time to leave then," Lawrend replied. He already got what he needed.
"You aren't gonna take any of the Sword Arts?" Eleanor asked him in surprise.
A Sword Art is like a spell, but it contains instructions on the sword. It's what a swordsman would use in a fight.
"Uhh… On second thought, I think I do," Lawrend replied as he remembered Aleshia.
...
"Shadow Rending Sword Art?" Lawrend said as he stared at the book in his hand.
"Yes. It's a Sword Art that specializes in assassinations. Just like what you asked me to pick," Eleanor replied.
"Thank you. This would be very helpful for her."
And thus, Lawrend left the temple. He walked through the hallway full of rooms and reached the hallway full of statues.
"Who are they?" Lawrend asked as he looked at the rows of statues in front of him while he walked.
"They were the Earth Mages serving under the Heavenly Empress," Eleanor replied. She had already become his personal encyclopedia as she could answer anything he asked.
Lawrend stared at them in stupefaction. There were so many of them. At least in the hundred. It must've been a prosperous era back then. He became curious about how such a powerful era fell so quickly.
Lawrend soon left that place and arrived back at the first floor of the temple.
"The door is still blocked. How can I lea—"
Lawrend was just about to ask Eleanor when the stone door slowly rose. It revealed the rays of light coming from outside.
"Phew. Finally, this stressful adventure has come to an end," Lawrend murmured with a smile before leaving the cave.
He almost lost his life once inside and that taught him to be more careful. After all, he already has a family waiting for him…
"Lawrend! What happened inside?" Clova asked as she saw Lawrend walking out.
"I did it," Lawrend replied with a wide smile on his face.
"Really?!"
Clova's eyes went wide in disbelief. After all these years, she finally did it.
"Here." A book appeared in Lawrend's hand, and he passed it to her.
It floated in the air as powerful and dense mana lifted it. The book then turned its pages in front of her.
"I can already understand some of it… Although it would take me a while to fully understand everything," Clova said.
Lawrend stared at the Venerated White Roc intently.
"Y-Yes. From now on, you're my Master." Clova Whitebird lowered her head respectfully.
"What's your name?"
All this time, Lawrend actually didn't know her name.
"Clova Whitebird," she replied.
"...That name is too literal," Lawrend replied with a wry smile on his face.
Whitebird? Ah, yes. The floor is made of floor. Or, every minute, 60 seconds pass in **rica.
"Please don't mock my family name. It's special for me," Clova replied with faint anger brimming in her eyes.
"O-Oh. Sorry. I was careless," Lawrend apologized.
"Mm. Okay. Do you want to go home now?" Clova asked.
The sun was already about to set. Lawrend had spent a long time inside the ancient temple. (Most of that time was spent banging Eleanor.)