RBD 113

Clink.

The emerald dangling from the end of the platinum chain swayed gently.

Its eye-catching shimmer drew my gaze immediately. My eyes widened as I stared at the emerald reflecting the moonlight.

“Um… this emerald. Did you enchant it with magic?”

That was it.

I could feel a faint trace of mana coming from the gemstone.

Rudrick’s smile deepened.

“You can sense it?”

“What kind of magic is it?”

He answered teasingly.

“Why don’t you guess?”

Carefully, I traced the flow of mana woven into the gem.

And after a long moment of inspection—

“Ah! This is…!”

“Correct.”

Rudrick nodded with satisfaction.

“It’s the defensive spell you and I created together.”

Right.

It was the barrier magic they had demonstrated together during the Round Table meeting.

Though there was one thing I had to correct.

“That’s a little embarrassing. Saying we made it together feels like an exaggeration. I didn’t…