My Level Zero System

"Kain, I'm bored..."

Mera waved the stick in front of the campfire, unable to help but complain.

Kain could only sigh, unable to say anything.

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Besides, their only "job" now was to kill monsters, so the students could only find other things to do to kill time, other than eating and sleeping.

"Only one more week..."

"Ahh..."

Mera had woken up two days ago, but Kain still felt a little worried.

He felt like she was missing something.

During the past period, it would not be an exaggeration to say that Kain had practically exhausted certain books on the nature of magic.

Mera, who should have been a Magus in peak condition, was unconscious for five days due to energy exhaustion.

Kain does not think this is a coincidence.

You know, the first time Kain fainted from excessive energy consumption, Kain didn't faint for five days, even though he had never undergone magical training or anything like that.

As for Mera, she had a magical foundation and thorough training, so it was even more unlikely that she would have this problem.

Unless her magical roots are very weak, or there's something wrong with her body.

But from Mera's previous performance, this seemed unlikely. Her previous physique was simply lacking proper training, not defective. Her magical talent had become excessively strong, even entering a state of sublimation when she advanced to mid-class Magus.

Mera sat hugging her knees, her eyes occasionally glancing at Kain who was lost in thought.

In her mind she couldn't help but recall the scene before she fainted.

Thinking of this, Mera couldn't help but blush.

Okay, she was actually quite... shy when she thought about it.

The two of them seemed to be separated by only a thin membrane. But for some reason, neither of them were willing to break this thin membrane.

"Like this... maybe it's good."

Such a thought could not help but flash through Mera's mind.

Suddenly, Kain raised his head, and the two faced each other.

Eye to eye.

Mera looked straight into his eyes without any hesitation, as if she was lost in those deep golden pupils.

"Let's go for a walk."

Kain collected his thoughts, then opened his mouth.

Mera hesitated a bit, but thinking that sitting here like this wouldn't do anything, she nodded in agreement.

The two of them then stood up at the same time and walked side by side. As they passed by other campfires, the students saw Kain passing by and all greeted him.

Mera saw this and couldn't help but say.

"They really see you as a leader now, huh? Honestly, I have a hard time imagining that those stubborn people would respect someone from the research department like you."

The fighting department, even if not stubborn, is trained to be stubborn.

It must be known that at first, many people from the combat department openly ridiculed the research department.

But now, they honor Kain as a leader.

"The surrounding environment plays a huge role."

"The human mind is actually very fragile, Mera."

Kain shook his head slightly, then slipped out of the stone door and went outside, Mera followed behind.

Outside was just a hard open area, with no trees, only glowing grass occasionally sprouting from the ground.

Without a reference, it would be easy to get lost here, however, Mera wasn't worried about that, because beside her was Kain.

The two of them walked around like that to relieve their boredom. And then, when he felt that the time was right, Kain spoke.

"Mera, you have been unconscious for five days."

Mera was stunned for a moment, as if she couldn't believe Kain was even paying attention to this.

"Well... this is normal, I just got exhausted and passed out, isn't that the case with all Magus?"

Mera spoke very sincerely, throughout the whole process, she hid it very well.

There are many ways to tell if a person is lying or not, the trick of observing the direction of eye movement is just the most basic one.

Here, Mera had hidden herself very well. Her gaze when looking at him was still normal, without any evasion, even her facial muscles and lip movements had no flaws.

However, she put her arms behind her back.

This gesture could have many meanings, but in a context like this. Kain could understand this gesture as Mera unconsciously making a gesture to hide something behind her.

"Mera, if you need someone to talk to, you can call me."

Kain didn't force her either, but Mera cleverly realized that Kain had seen through her lie.

Mera sighed and let go, Kain's eyes lingering for a moment.

Mera's fingers were all bent at a certain angle, the incorrect posture proved one thing.

She is stressed.

The two continued walking, but then, Mera suddenly reached out and stopped Kain.

Her hand gripped his wrist tightly, enough to understand how worried she was. But when Mera faced Kain's calm and gentle gaze, she felt as if all the turmoil in her soul had calmed down.

"If I tell you, will you promise not to tell anyone?"

"I promise."

Kain said, his face unchanged.

Then, Mera let out a breath, her gaze gradually becoming lost, this was the sign of someone trying to recall a memory or sort out something complicated in their head. During this process, she would appear as if she was losing focus of her surroundings, but in reality her focus was shifting inward.

This could also be taken as a sign that Mera was telling the truth, as the editor created the opening lie with almost no thought.

Mera was also surprised by his question, so it was almost impossible for her to prepare a lie in advance.

"The story... probably started ten years ago."

"Ten years ago?"

Kain frowned, then he closed his mouth, not interrupting Mera any further.

Mera was lost in memories.

Ten years ago, it was a happy time, a time when her family was still complete.

"I still remember, my mother was a mid-class Magus."

"However, she never taught us magic, and I only found out about my mother being a mid-class Magus by chance."

Mera talks about a lot of things, mostly about her mother, who is a Magus but hides her Magus identity.

During this process, Kain gently assessed Mera's expression. There was joy, nostalgia, and also a vague confusion.

At the same time, Mera's story was also a bit rambling, which was actually not too strange. When talking about a certain topic, normal people would only talk about more than two-thirds of the content that was closely related to that topic, while the remaining third was the rambling parts that arose during the conversation.

If it's too tight in some way, it could be a staged conversation.

So, once again, Kain could confirm that everything Mera said was true, at least to her.

According to Mera, the first time she found out that her mother was a Magus was ten years ago.

At that time, Mera's father, Wilfred, was running for mayor of Whesling, but an enemy appeared to get in the way.

They successfully kidnapped Mera and Myra, using them to threaten Mr. Wilfred.

The enemy even brought both of them into the Dungeon, planning to kill them to silence them and then dispose of their bodies there.

In that situation, her mother naturally could not hide her identity anymore. She overcame thousands of obstacles, broke into the Dungeon, fought many monsters to save Mera and Myra.

After finishing, she was exhausted and passed out.

It was ten days later that she regained consciousness.

"Ten days?"

Kain could not help but feel surprised.

To become a mid-class Magus, pure luck is very rare, so Kain does not believe that there will be a Magus who can reach mid-class without some training.

Therefore, this so-called "seven days of losing consciousness" is more like a disease.

An association gradually appeared in Kain's mind. He looked at Mera's face, and a word suddenly popped into his mind.

Hereditary.

But what is inherited and why is inherited, he temporarily does not know.

Because Mera's story isn't over yet.

"After my mother woke up, we returned to our normal lives. But my mother became less talkative and less smiling. She would sometimes show a worried face when no one was around, and often locked herself in her room more."

"My father was also very worried, but he had just become mayor at that time, and had less time for his family. So he had to put my mother's matter aside for later."

"But... there was no after that."

"A month after she woke up, she suddenly called me into her room and gave me some instructions."

"Mera, no matter what, don't learn magic."

"I still remember that verbatim."

"And that night, my mother... disappeared."

Speaking of this, deep confusion appeared on Mera's face.

"She disappeared from her own room, leaving nothing but a pool of blood..."