After failing the final exam for his dream job at the royal court, promising young sorcerer Allen wants nothing more than to retreat to a simple life in the countryside. Unfortunately for him, he can't even afford the train fare! His only solution is to get a job, but his one lead is anything but modest-Duke Howard, one of the kingdom's most powerful nobles, needs a private tutor for his daughter Tina.
Despite her academic brilliance, Tina is incapable of casting even a single spell. To make matters worse, entrance exams for the prestigious Royal Academy are fast approaching, and magical aptitude is mandatory! Can Allen use his unique brand of spellcasting to help Tina overcome her magical impairment, a mystery that not even the kingdom's finest sorcerers have been able to solve? And does her father, the duke, even want him to?
Despite her academic brilliance, Tina is incapable of casting even a single spell. To make matters worse, entrance exams for the prestigious Royal Academy are fast approaching, and magical aptitude is mandatory! Can Allen use his unique brand of spellcasting to help Tina overcome her magical impairment, a mystery that not even the kingdom's finest sorcerers have been able to solve? And does her father, the duke, even want him to?
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Allen returns victorious from the lost Shiki archive to find a pile of "homework" waiting for him. The map to the final altar needs deciphering, his sister and the Little Lady of Fire need some weapons forged, and Rosa's daughters need to finally learn the truth about the late duchess's death. But while thorny problems occupy his thoughts, a conspiracy builds around him: The fame-shy tutor's students have decided to propel him onto the national stage, whether he likes it or not! But Allen's first royal audience draws uninvited guests. Agents of the church menace the very heart of the kingdom, and coming face-to-face with their shadowy puppet master will shake Allen to his core.