“Namu amida butsu... Kannon bosal... Lord Father, Lord......”

Chae Boksyu, pressed tightly into the corner of the wall, muttered a jumble of prayers.

Jeong Myeongcha, clinging close beside her, could not take her eyes off Marrur, who was moving vividly on Tie’s palm.

[My lady, in my opinion, this is not the best idea. Humans are not accustomed to the world we share. If you attempt to show them something and they exhibit an unpredictable biological reaction, what will you do then?]

“Biological...?”

[An unpredictable biological reaction. For example, they may lose consciousness from shock. Or their heart may stop.]

“Hic!”

Tie’s eyes flew open.

The girl hurriedly examined the faces of Grandma from room 107 and Auntie from room 203.

‘That really wouldn’t be good?’

It really wouldn’t.

Just as Marrur said, both of them looked utterly terrified.

Tie sank into deep thought.

‘What should I do?’

But Tie had already decided to fully reveal that she was “hiding power.”

And besides, it was Grandma from room 107 who said that this time she would definitely listen to the end.

Tie asked carefully:

“Grandma and Auntie, are you okay?”

“Lord......”

But Chae Boksyu still could not take her eyes off Marrur.

Tie lowered her brows.

“Marrur isn’t scary at all, he’s nice......”

At that moment, a spark flashed in the child’s eyes.

“Ah!”

Tie grabbed Marrur and raised him toward the ceiling.

Then she held him right up to the flickering lamp.

“Marrur, do it!”

Marbas tilted his head in confusion.

[Do... what exactly?]

“Fix this. So Grandma won’t be scared of Marrur.”

[This?]

Marbas asked again.

He thought for a moment and looked at Tie.

[But, my lady, we are currently gathering magical energy in the Harmonum, are we not?]

“Harmonum... ball?”

Tie pointed at the floating sphere above her head.

Marbas nodded.

[Yes. Our goal is to accumulate magical energy as quickly as possible. Then we can return to that world sooner......]

“Marrur!”

Tie hurriedly cut him off.

She glanced at Chae Boksyu and Jeong Myeongcha and quickly added:

“J, just do it. We’ll gather the ball later.”

Marbas nodded.

He sprang into the air, and a transparent barrier formed around him from Tie’s magic.

Marrur began circling the lamp, examining it.

[Interesting. At its core, it is still engineering. As expected, engineering is a fascinating discipline everywhere. If a fourth energy like magic existed in this world, applied magico-engineering devices would surely appear!]

“......”

[First, observe the structure I am implementing. The central circuit acts as the core. It resembles the magic receptors and purification organs within a mage’s body......]

But Marbas did not finish.

Tesetan, who had risen from his seat, grabbed his floating body.

[Father of my lady? Do you require something......?]

Tesetan sighed.

“Simply put.”

He nodded toward Tie, who was sitting on the floor with her mouth open.

Tie stared at them with wide eyes, completely not understanding.

“Explain all you want—no one will understand.”

[What? But my lady is a mage. She must understand magic receptors......]

“A mage, yes. But a child.”

[Even so.]

“A child.”

Marbas fell silent.

Looking away, he muttered:

[But the foundation of all science ◆ Nоvеlіgһt ◆ (Only on Nоvеlіgһt) is understanding...... knowledge can be accumulated, but that is not science...... research begins with curiosity and questions......]

He fell silent again.

As if resigning himself, he slipped gently from Tesetan’s hand.

And with a very dejected demeanor, returned to the lamp.

[Very well. First, I will convert my lady’s magic into this world’s energy, then restore the damaged circuits and core......]

A few seconds later.

“Waa!”

With a click, the flickering lamp lit up brightly.

Leaping past the bouncing Tie, Marbas approached Chae Boksyu and Jeong Myeongcha.

[There! I fixed it! I am not frightening at all, as my lady said—on the contrary, I am an outstanding being worthy of admiration!]

Chae Boksyu swallowed as she stared at the repaired lamp.

Then, in a trembling voice, she muttered:

“A haunted doll......”

[A haunted—?! How can you say such a thing!]

“A demon......”

Marbas staggered.

“See, Grandma, he’s nice, right?”

At that moment, Tie ran over, shoved Marbas aside, and climbed into Chae Boksyu’s arms.

“Tie can also call bone friends from the ground.”

She giggled.

Talking about her new powers in front of “family” made her heart pound with excitement.

‘I want to show them.’

But Tie knew.

If she summoned bone friends right here in Jongno, it would cause a very, very big problem.

‘The police would come—ten... no, more than twenty-three! Can’t do that.’

She couldn’t scare people, so she had to hold back.

“And Tie can also... subspace... huh?”

She tilted her head.

Because suddenly, she saw something familiar.

‘Is that it?’

The entrance that appeared when Pupu opened subspace.

Before, Tie could only open it through Pupu.

If she called “Pupu!”, the cute little elephant would immediately open her treasure space.

But that meant—

without Pupu, she couldn’t use subspace.

That was how it had been.

But now.

‘Why can I see it?’

Tie blinked slowly.

A faint stream of magical energy flowed around the cross-shaped entrance.

It felt like if she directed her power correctly, it would open.

‘But can Tie do it?’

Controlling magic had always been the hardest thing for her.

She often couldn’t control the amount properly.

She wanted to summon one bone friend—seventy would appear.

She wanted one subordinate—and used so much energy she could barely stand.

‘Hmm.’

Staring at the shimmering cross, Tie finally made up her mind.

She concentrated and carefully directed magic from her fingertips.

And then—

“Ah! It works!”

The magic obeyed smoothly and precisely.

Exactly as much as needed.

Exactly where she wanted.

Nothing like before.

Tie tilted her head.

‘I didn’t do anything... but I got stronger?’

What changed?

And then—

“......No matter how I look at it, I think I’ve gone insane.”

Seeing the materialized magic, Chae Boksyu slapped her own cheek.

Jeong Myeongcha also couldn’t close her mouth as she stared at the thin strands of magic in the air.

[My lady! You have just achieved a new level of control?!]

Even Marrur exclaimed in excitement.

Even Tesetan, who understood magic thanks to Allerik, could not hide his surprise.

“Ah! Got it!”

At that moment, Tie’s magic touched the cross-shaped entrance.

It stuck to it like a magnet.

“Waa......!”

And in the next instant, the subspace that Pupu used to open unfolded—this time by Tie’s own power.

A massive black void appeared in the air, and Chae Boksyu stumbled backward.

Jeong Myeongcha, supporting her, gasped sharply.

Tie ran over and climbed halfway inside.

“Kkamani! Uncle Basto! Bale oppa!”

She called out, remembering how she had recently met the squad members there.

“Hiiing, it’s not working... this isn’t the one Lucarion improved!”

Tie’s brows drooped.

‘I wanted to take Grandma and Auntie to Tallocium... show them Tie’s home.’

But her disappointment didn’t last long.

“Ah!”

In the corner of the subspace, she noticed a pile of something stacked together.