Chapter 876: There's Quite A Number Of Unconventional Magic
The mage who wrote this book really travelled quite a bit where he had gone from Lehcarouc Kingdom to Nekinumi Kingdom, to Elhiria Republic and even to the Council of Free Cities.
Granted, he didn\'t travel around the entire world but he\'s been to so many places and met a lot of interesting people, which was something that I wanted to do after I graduated.
He mentioned about druidic magic within Elhiria Republic where several Trasifs learned magic that could shape and manipulate plants to their will. He also met what he believed were Allomancers, people who could manipulate metal.
And then… He mentioned there were people who were supposedly Biomancers.
That was a term that even I knew. Magic that could change the body which, incidentally, seemed to also be a part of my newly learned Eromancy as well.
The unfortunate thing was that he didn\'t actually meet these Biomancers but rather only just heard about them when he was travelling towards the Council of Free Cities.
He mentioned that there were speculations that there was a secret cult of them that only sells their services to the really rich or the really famous. There were also speculations that they might even be immortal because of that magic and they replace themselves with people in power and change their faces everytime things don\'t go their way to make it look like they are a different person.
Honestly, that was rather scary but then I\'m reminded that that was basically Somatomancy and I have a feeling this was either written before Somatomancy became mainstream or this Biomancy thing was magic that allowed you to change both your own body and someone else\'s.
I\'m a little concerned that Eromancy might only allow me to change the sexual aspects of a person and not everything else…
But then again… If you think about it… Pretty much every body part can be sexualised right?
Anyway, I was so engrossed in the book that I didn\'t even realise what time it was and almost missed my Iatromancy lesson.
I returned the book to Miss Brielle and she assured me that she would help me keep it so that I could come back for it after class.
I just managed to reach class as Professor Anna was entering the class.
"Oh my, hello there Aster~ Quite a busy day for you hasn\'t it?" She chirped, shooting me a smile.
I blinked at her, "What do you--"
"Sister Aster!!" Cornia called out before I could ask my question.
I turned to see my Iatromancy classmate run up to me to hand me a letter.
"I am organising a tea party next week! Would you… Ummm… Would you like to come?"
Professor Anna chuckled, "Like I said, really busy~"
Ok, I figured out what she was talking about but… How did she even know? And why is this even happening?
I accepted the invitation from Cornia, "I don\'t mind attending but… Could I ask why there are so many people inviting me to parties right now?"
Cornia blinked at me, "You… You didn\'t know, Aster?"
"Know what?"
"That… Ermm… Well… I mean… I do think that it\'s a little true but not to that same extent… But there were quite a number of people who said that after they came back from your party, they… Erm… They…"
"They what?" I urged, wondering why she wouldn\'t just say it.
"Well… The girls said they became prettier and the boys said they became stronger… I don\'t know if that\'s true or not but… I mean… I think it\'s a little true… Maybe?"
Huh? What even is that reason?
I\'m pretty sure that\'s just some kind of placebo effect after being happy right? Since I know that the enchantment was supposed to make people remember that they enjoyed the party without letting them remember the details.
So when you feel happy, you might just look at yourself in the mirror or have a burst of energy that makes you think you got prettier or stronger…
Actually… Now that I think about it…
"If coming to my party causes this… Then why aren\'t they asking me to host another one but instead, you\'re asking me to join yours? That doesn\'t make any sense?"
"Eh? Aren\'t the effects there because Sister Aster is there?"
Wow… You guys really believe I had some kind of magic that allowed me to spill some kind of aura during the party that might change you all to look prettier?
Wait… With Eromancy, I can actually do that now… Forget I said anything then…
"So… You will come to my party… Right, Sister Aster?" Cornia asked.
"Hmm? Ah… Just er… One question… Are there sweets?"
"Of course! What\'s a tea party without sweets?"
"Then I will definitely go~"
"""Yayyyy!!"""
Wait… I understand Cornia cheering but why is the rest of my class also cheer-- Ah… They decided instead of each of them having a party and inviting me, they\'re just going to attend Cornia\'s party and invite me instead…
Well, I guess that would save me the trouble of having to attend multiple different parties… Though that also means that there will be less sweets for me…
Oh well… You win some, you lose some I guess…
Anyway, shouldn\'t we be having lessons now?
Just as I was about to point that out, a knock came from the door and one of the senior students was standing at the door.
"Pardon my intrusion… But is… Ah! Miss Aster! I was looking for you! I have a party in a few days and I was wondering if you would like to attend it?"
…
I ran away.
*
I peeked around the corner, making sure there was no one trying to ambush me there before I crept forward towards the classroom\'s door and slipped inside without making a sound.
"Oh my~ A thief has come into my classroom? I wonder what she is here to steal? Mmm~ Such a beautiful thief too~ Maybe she is here to steal my heart? Oh, but she already has it though~"
I turned to see Lisa giggling behind her teacher\'s desk while looking at me with half lidded eyes.
"Ha ha, very funny. You knew this was happening, didn\'t you?"
"Ehehehe~ What can I say? I also felt more beautiful after the party~ In fact, I feel more beautiful every time I sleep with you so we should sleep together more often!"
"Right… I suppose we can\'t have our lessons outside today since I\'ll be swarmed by the other students who want to get me to attend their parties…"
"Ehehehe~ If Aster wants to, we still can, you know? I don\'t think they will risk pissing me off just to hand you an invitation. I still have a certain reputation here after all~"
Oh right, she\'s supposed to be the strict and unapproachable teacher. I forgot that everyone else doesn\'t remember watching her get ploughed on stage by me…
I let out a sigh, "Seriously though… Why do they think that having me at the party would make them stronger or more beautiful? Who even believes that?"
Lisa perked up, "Oh, I don\'t think that belief is unfounded though? Not just the food being top class which enhanced beauty but also the fact that there was so much magic in that room that day, Aster. Did you forget that Delmare was singing for you and using her magic as well? Some of that magic might have been absorbed by the people there and it improved their complexion or strengthened their mana~ So they aren\'t wrong~"
I blinked at her, "Wait… You\'re serious?"
"Of course~ Do you know how much mana you leak out constantly, Aster? You have so much mana inside you which makes everyone around you attractive! Haven\'t you realised that everyone around you is actually attractive?"
"Wait… Is that really how it works? The more mana you have, the more attractive you become?"
"Ahahahaha~ Of course not Aster! I was joking~ If that was the case, everyone would be stuffing themselves full with Mana Crystals~ Ahahahaha! The look on your face! You are so cute, Aster~ Ehehehehe~"
"Wait… So does that mean…"
"Ahahaha~ That\'s right~ They really believe that \'happiness\' feeling they got from remembering the party was them becoming prettier and stronger! Ahahaha!"
I pouted at my Infrid who was still laughing away behind her desk.
Hmph… So she thought she could play a trick on me huh?
I marched up to her while she was in the midst of wiping her tears away from laughing too hard.
She noticed my approach and tilted her head quizzically as I moved behind her.
I then made her stand up before bending her over the table.
And then I gave her a hard spank on her ass.