A request for resurrection

After the match, we trained normally according to our routine.

Next day, we attended the school classes.

At the end of the school day, We went straight to the Training Center. While waiting for Miss Camille to show up, Leo trained his swordsmanship.

After Miss Camille arrived, Leo stopped swinging the sword and turned to look at her, and his eyes widened with surprise when he saw that she wasn't alone.

"M-Miss Camille? What is that little girl doing here?" Leo pointed at Nina Wraith, who was following her from behind.

"This is Nina Wraith, and she has something to say to you." Miss Camille said.

She looked at Nina and nodded slightly, gesturing for her to do her thing.

Nina Wraith took a deep breath and approached Leo, who swallowed nervously after sensing the serious aura around her.

"Leo, I want to buy your magic talents. Help me with my experiments and I will do whatever you want in return."

"Huh? You want to buy my magic talents? What kind of nonsense is that? I refuse. Furthermore, I don't have any magic talents."

"You can stop lying to me. Miss Camille also confirmed it."

Leo looked at Miss Camille with a surprised look on his face.

"It's true. I told her, but that doesn't matter since she can still see your mana." Miss Camille said.

"What kind of help do you want from someone like me?" Leo asked.

"I want you to help me resurrect someone." Nina said in a calm but chilling voice.

"W-What did you just say? You want me to resurrect the dead? Is that even possible?" Leo was dumbfounded to hear such a ridiculous thing, but since this was a magic world, it might not be as ridiculous as it sounded.

Miss Camille frowned and said, "Nina… Resurrection magic is exceptionally dangerous and also forbidden. As a counselor of this school and a retired Adventurer, I cannot ignore such a thing."

"I don't care. You can expel me from the school if you want, but I won't stop trying to resurrect my mother." Nina Wraith said in a cold voice.

"…" Miss Camille turned silent.

"Even if you successfully resurrect your mother, she will not be the same person you know. She will only be a soulless body that won't even know how to move. Do you still want a mother like that?" Miss Camille asked her a moment later.

"We won't know until we try." Nina stubbornly said.

"No, we know. Nobody has ever been able to successfully resurrect a human. Even vampires that are known as creators of dark magic cannot resurrect humans."

Nina Wraith gritted her teeth and said, "I don't care! I am going to do it no matter what you say to me!"

"Leo! It's time for you to decide! Will you help me or not?! If you help me, I will give you anything you want! My body, my heart, my soul— anything!"

Leo was speechless. He's never been pressured in such a manner before.

Suddenly—

Ding!

<You have received a special Quest from the Magic System>

[Quest: Help Nina Wraith]

[Description: Help Nina Wraith resurrect her mother.]

[Time Limit: N/A]

[Reward: 100,000 Magic Experience, 500 Magic Point]

[Warning: Failure to do so will result in a penalty.]

A quest appeared on both of our magic systems. Just the difference was, my system can not penalise me.

The fact the system could punish him for not doing the quest terrified Leo. He has always thought that the system was there to help him, yet he was basically being threatened to do something at this moment.

After a moment of silence, Leo sighed, "All right. I will help you."

"Really?!" Nina Wraith's eyes flickered with hope.

"Leo?! Do you have any idea what you're getting yourself into?! Even if you feel bad for her, you must not mess with resurrection magic! If the Adventurers' Guild or the government finds out about it, you could be punished with death!" Miss Camille immediately tried to convince him to change his mind.

Leo showed her a bittersweet smile. He didn't know what to say to her. What was he supposed to say? That he was basically being threatened to help her by a system that can only be seen by him?

"Even if you say that… I'm sorry, Miss Camille, but I want to help her. I doubt I will even be able to actually use resurrection magic. After all, I can barely use Tier 2 magic spells."

"If you help her with resurrection magic, then I will stop training or helping you! You promised that you would never betray me! You're already breaking your own promise!"

"W-What?! That's not fair! I am definitely not betraying you! I just want to help this little girl who is clearly mentally unstable! If I don't help her, god knows what she might do to herself or others!"

I've had enough of this nonsense! Go help her if you want! Just remember that if you help her, you will never get any help from me!!" Miss Camille turned around and left the room in anger.

Leo was speechless.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean for this to happen…" Nina said in an apologetic voice afterward.

"Forget it. I have no choice but to help you, anyway." He shook his head.

"Anyways, tell me more about this resurrection magic."

"Resurrection magic is a special kind of magic. It can be used by anyone as long as they meet two requirements— having a strong enough Dark Magic Affinity and having enough mana to cast it. Magic spells like this are often referred to as Tier 0 magic." Nina explained.

"Tier 0 magic, huh? Although I might meet the first requirement, the second requirement is definitely a no-go. I won't have enough mana." He said.

"That's fine. I have a way around your mana, but just in case, how much mana do you have right now?"

"Around 1,000…" He said.

"What?! That little?! Even though you have such a strong mana flow?!" Nina reacted with bafflement.

"I told you. I've only started using magic a month ago." He shrugged.

"Damn it… You'll need at least 9,000 magic for this to work…"

"Do we really need to do this now? We can do it once I have enough mana."

"That will take too long! Even with your talents, you'll need at least one year to acquire that much mana!"

Leo pondered for a moment before speaking, "Even if the current me can't do it, I am sure Oswald would be able to do it."

"Seriously? But I can't even feel any dark magic from him!!" Nina doubted him.

"he surely can. If you don't believe me, we can just drop this whole thing."

"Fine, I will see."

"Oi! Oi! I never agreed to any of this!!" I stopped both of them.

"Please do it. Just help me once." Leo begged to me. Leo believed that he can complete the quest by helping Nina. Introducing someone helpful also considers as contribution.

"No. I don't agree. Anyways, Leo can have 9000+ mana within a month." I said as I walked out of the room.

Rest of the discussion is left for Leo and Nina to discuss.