Humans are a remarkable race.
Their history is not much longer than other races existing on this land,
They lack the claws, fangs, and speed of beastfolk, and are far from having the robust physique of giants,
When humans were still building houses with wood and mud, the dwarves had already mastered sophisticated architectural craftsmanship,
Born with low magic, they do not possess the innate magical abilities of elves.
However, this seemingly weak race, in a short ti, relying on their own wisdom and faith, survived the arduous racial struggles and further beca the most powerful force on this continent.
Humans defeated the brutal and fierce magical beasts, befriended the dwarves who migrated from desert areas to the inland, established good relations with the high elves living in isolation in the forests, and thus ca into contact with magic.
After the appearance of that sage, he guided and promoted the comprehensive concept of 'magic science', and based on this, established an unprecedentedly vast country.
This is today's Oz Kingdom.
As the center and capital of the most prosperous country in this world, Greenwoam is ho to many different races.
Now, in this city, seeing demi-humans with pointed ears on their heads and wagging tails walking on the streets is no longer a rare sight.
However, compared to the conspicuous demi-humans, dwarves are perhaps the least noticeable race.
Due to their short stature, walking on the street, if one doesn't look down, they might not be noticed at all. Their appearance to ordinary people is like that of children,
So tired...
Having finished a day's work, Brin dragged her heavy body back to her residence.
Even though when she was younger, working several nights in a row was no problem, but now, she seed...
The dwarf's dwelling, even the door fra is a few inches lower than usual places.
Of course, the furniture inside is the sa,
For ordinary people, it might look like a miniature landscape. But for dwarves, this half-size is just right.
Strange...
As soon as she stepped into the house, Brin sensed sothing was amiss.
Because her house had been cleaned spotless.
Even the sll had beco much more pleasant.
The cardboard trash that was originally piled up at the door waiting to be thrown away had also disappeared. It was still there when she left this morning, how could it suddenly vanish?
Could trash grow legs and walk away??
No, no, no... normally that's impossible of course.
Unless...
Brin gripped her staff tightly, nervously swallowing,
Unless... soone other than herself had entered her house.
—!
This guess startled Brin herself.
Living alone for a long ti indeed makes one more prone to such doubts and anxieties.
Although the place where she lived was in the upper city area, it was also in a very marginal location, not far from the lower city. It could be said that it was just separated by a wall and a few streets.
It wouldn't be surprising if a burglary occurred.
Thinking this, Brin held her breath and slowed her steps,
She quietly closed the door, took off her shoes, and tiptoed into the house.
As soon as she entered, she was stunned.
Indeed...
The oddity she sensed was not unfounded!
The living room, originally piled with books, had suddenly beco very spacious.
Seeing this scene.
Brin suddenly felt very uneasy.
Could it be...
No way??
"—Are you back?"
A small head peeked out, still holding a cleaning cloth.
Seeing her return, she showed a happy expression,
However, this expression turned to confusion after seeing her.
She tilted her head, looking at Brin puzzled:
"What's wrong, you look like you've seen a ghost??"
When seeing soone look at oneself with such panic, anyone would feel a bit hurt.
"...Yuna??"
Seeing this friend she had known for many years, Brin had just breathed a sigh of relief for ruling out the danger of a burglary, but imdiately felt her head start to ache again.
"—To think you mistook
for a burglar? How cruel~~"
After hearing why Brin had shown such a terrified expression, Yuna felt a bit aggrieved,
She was now sitting across from Brin, with her luggage beside her. It seed she planned to stay at Brin's place tonight,
"Brin, the place where you hide your spare key hasn't changed."
It's been like this since before... Always helping herself without asking, casually approaching, bringing a headache-inducing feeling—it's still exactly the sa as before...
She should have really disliked such a person, but with Yuna, she always felt helpless.
Although every ti she intruded into her private domain, without exception she would clean up thoroughly for her, Brin still wished she wouldn't do it.
"Weren't you teaching in Erald Port before? Why have you co here again?"
After graduation, she had beco a magic teacher.
Brin had been worried that with her timid personality, going to school would probably only result in her being bullied by those big carrot heads, especially the males.
"Didn't I write you a letter before telling you I was coming here? It's your fault for not replying to !"
Yuna pointed angrily at the mailbox outside the door. The wooden mailbox was already completely stuffed with letters, to the point where the lid couldn't be closed properly,
"Look—the mailbox is overflowing! Just how busy do you have to be to not even have ti to look at letters! Great Magician—"
"............Ugh!"
Brin was montarily speechless,
She did indeed have a habit of not wanting to deal with letters when she got busy.
For Brin, work at hand was always the top priority, and she really didn't want to bother with anything else.
Alright, alright... let's just consider that Yuna had given her advance notice.
This round, she was at fault.
Brin admitted defeat and changed her approach:
"What business do you have here, Teacher Yuna?"
"Oh my, don't you know?"
Yuna exaggeratedly covered her mouth, her eyes twinkling with amusent as she looked at Brin.
"Don't keep
in suspense, just say it quickly..."
"Alright... For your sake, Brin, I'll tell you—Erald Star is going to have an exchange eting with Hana—I'm one of the invited guests! Since I rarely co to the royal capital... I stopped by your place, and it turned out to be a complete ss!"
As she spoke, Yuna helplessly wrung out the cleaning cloth and put it back in its place,
"Brin... If you go on like this, you'll never get married."
Yuna looked at Brin with worried eyes,
This level of concern was almost comparable to her own mother.
"...You're ddling too much!"
Brin took off her dark magician's robe, revealing the traditional dwarf clothing underneath,
It was a plain-colored long dress, with so cute decorations sewn with silk thread at the bottom,
Seeing this familiar outfit, Yuna's eyes imdiately lit up.
"Ah... So you still have this dress~~"
Seeing this familiar outfit, Yuna's eyes suddenly beca sparkling. She trotted over to Brin, the previous topic completely forgotten.
"It's so nostalgic... We picked this dress together before, right?"
She couldn't help but reach out to touch the hem of Brin's dress,
"...Don't lift people's skirts!!"
"Sorry, I just felt so nostalgic... I couldn't help it."
She stuck out her tongue and released the hem of the dress.
Brin felt quite helpless, why did this girl only have such a good mory for these things?
But since she hadn't grown much taller, most of her old clothes could still be worn, which was quite convenient.
"Although I'm happy to see you still wearing the clothes I chose for you... you should buy so new clothes occasionally."
"No, it's too troubleso."
"If you go on like this, you won't have any luck with the opposite sex..."
"Hmph, I think being alone is just fine."
Brin spread her hands and shrugged her shoulders.
Besides, she didn't want to date anyway.
For Brin, the world of magic was already fascinating enough.
Ever since becoming the Vice President of the "Myriad Leaves Gold
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