My twin sister was taken in as a miko, and I was thrown away, but maybe I am the miko.

“Lelunda, magic is something that can produce good or bad results depending on how you use it.”

　I’m currently learning about magic from my grandmother.

　Gaius and the baby griffons are also there. Gaius said he was interested in magic so he would take it with me. Also, the baby griffons are here saying “Guru Guru Guru Guru” (listen with Lelunda!).

　The grandmother accepted with a smile that Gaius and the baby griffons would listen together. I love my grandmother’s gentle smile.

“Is that so?”

“Yes, that’s right. Lelunda. Magic is a powerful power. Although I think having power is a good thing. Having power means that you have to be careful about how you use it. The residents of this village are all kind. They are my friends. But… the other day, Lelunda cured him with magic, and now I know what will happen to Lelunda if an evil adult finds out. You might even be forced to heal your wounds because it’s not your fault.”

“……I see”

　The beastmen in this village are kind. Because you’re kind, you’re worried about me. Gaius even got angry and told me not to do anything reckless. But I just happened to be lucky and everyone I met was kind. I felt really lucky.

　I feel that again.

“In order to prevent that from happening, Relunda should learn about magic properly. I’m sorry, but I can’t actually use magic, so I can only pass on my knowledge.”

“Auntie-sama. I’m glad for your knowledge. Thank you.”

　I have no knowledge of magic at all. As I was just a village girl, magic was far away from me. There was no one around me who could use magic, and even if I knew about the existence of magic, I had never seen it. No matter how many times I think about it, it’s still strange that I can use magic.

“What you need to use magic is aptitude and magical power. There’s nothing to measure magic aptitude in this village, so I can’t measure it. Lelunda thinks about how she healed a wound the other day. I think you have a high aptitude for sacred magic.If you don’t have a high aptitude, you won’t be able to use that much magic even if you haven’t learned magic yet.”

　That’s what my grandmother said.

　It seems my aptitude for sacred magic is high. I think that having a high level of aptitude means that if I work hard, I can better heal injured people. I want to be good at sacred magic. Then, even if the people you love get hurt, you can heal them.

“Guru Guru Ruu (Lelunda is amazing)”

“Guru Guru Guru Guru (I don’t really understand, but Lelunda looks happy!)”

　Rema and Luma, Reimer’s children, were stationed on either side of me, listening to their grandmother’s story and raising their voices.The grandmother warned them to be quiet. The other two baby griffons are on Gaius’ left and right. Gaius was listening intently to his grandmother’s story.

“I don’t know if she has other aptitudes at the moment, but…Lelunda seems to have a lot of magical power. If she can learn magic properly, I think she can become a great adult.”

“N-n, do your best.”

I don’t know what kind of adult an amazing adult is, but I think it’s good to work hard. I can’t practice magic at the moment, but I think it will be helpful in the future if I can learn what magic is, so I’ll do my best.

“Magic aptitudes include fire, water, wind, earth, thunder, darkness, light, and sacred magic. Holy magic is the most special aptitude among these aptitudes, such as healing wounds. That’s why, There are very few people who can use sacred magic.Many people who can use sacred magic are often taken in by the temple without their will.So, if Lelunda doesn’t want to be taken in by the temple… Don’t let them realize that you have an aptitude for sacred magic in front of the priests.”

　As I was listening to the story, I thought, “That’s all there is to magic aptitude,” but it seems that if you can use sacred magic, you will be taken in by the temple. The temple is the place where her sister was taken. That’s a problem. There’s also the possibility that she might even be a miko, so it seems like we need to be careful about that as well.

“Obaba, what is a temple?”

“Ah, a temple is a place in a large city where a god is worshiped.Since we live in the forest, we also revere familiar beings like griffons as gods. Temples in countries mainly enshrine the gods who created this world. Gaius has also learned about the gods who created this world, right? Temples enshrine those gods. …Of course, we beastmen don’t have anything that can be called a country, and the only ones we have are villages like the one we live in. It’s the human country that builds things like temples. Non-humans are countries. I don’t have anything like that, and I don’t have enough money to build a temple.Maybe there are some races that have temples, but I don’t know of any such race.”

　The old lady said so in response to Gaius’s words.

　My grandmother said that only humans have a country. They say they build temples because they have a country and can afford it. …I had heard a little about the god who created this world in the village where I was born and raised. I don’t know much about it though.

“Oh, so if humans find out that Lelunda can use that sacred magic, they’ll take her away?”

“Probably. Lelunda is just a human being… If people find out that she lives in this village, she might get in trouble, so she should be careful.”

　humans and beasts.

　If you get along well with someone, you might find someone troublesome.

　Athos-san also said that humans sometimes enslave beastmen, and I wish we could stop doing that. Why would they treat a beastman like everyone else, who is so kind, like that? When I think about it, I get confused.

“Is it so……”

“Ah. That’s right. So, Gaius, Lord Raymer and the others are here, so I think it’s okay, but I’ll make sure to protect Lelunda.”

“Oh. Of course!”

　Gaius answered the grandmother’s words without hesitation. Gaius, protect me. happy. I felt a little happy as I listened to Gaius’ words.

“Well, let’s get back to talking about magic.The higher your magical aptitude, the more advanced magic you can use, and if your magical aptitude is low, even if you have magical power, it may be meaningless.There are many magical powers throughout history. At most, there are people who have had a hard time because they don’t have aptitude for magic.”

“Obaba, what kind of magic can you use to strengthen your body? Which of your aptitudes would you use?”

“Ah, I forgot to explain that. There are things like body strengthening that can’t be classified anywhere. Anyone can use them as long as they have the magical power. It’s known as magic used by people without aptitude. It’s something…”

“Hey, can I use it too?”

“If you have magical power, you can use it, but what do you think? If you’re interested, you might want to learn it.However, there are overwhelmingly many people who can’t use magic, so I don’t know how to use it.” Don’t be discouraged if you don’t have it. However, Lelunda has plenty of magical power, so if you learn it, there may be a good chance that you can use magic to strengthen your body.”

　I was listening to my grandmother’s story while taking notes using the letters I had learned.

　In short, I guess it means that you can use things like body strengthening regardless of your aptitude. I think magic that can be used as long as you have the magical power is useful, but I wonder if there’s no name for the magic used by people who don’t have the aptitude for it. What my grandmother doesn’t say. I would like to be able to use magic to strengthen my body. I thought that I should ask the people in the village who can use physical enhancement.

　—A story of a girl and magic 2

　(Perhaps the miko girl is listening to her grandmother talk about magic, and becomes interested in strengthening her body.)