Reading grimoires and acquiring magic takes time, so the plan for this afternoon was to read the grimoires separately in the library within Hearth Manor.
These books came from the former Apollo Familia. Because ordinary books wouldn't sell for much money, and collecting them would be troublesome, they weren't sold but were among the few facilities preserved in the mansion.
Reading a grimoire, through the act of reading, imprints the knowledge within the book into the body, awakening dormant possibilities within.
Takatsuki deeply experienced this feeling after reading two grimoires, so he would usually fall asleep after reading a grimoire due to awakening magic.
But if one didn't awaken magic, would they still fall asleep?
Takatsuki didn't know. Looking at the four people sleeping on the library sofas, Takatsuki gently covered them with blankets.
"From the looks of it, it should have all been successful."
Although they knew it wouldn't theoretically go wrong, they still chose to activate their magic together to prevent any accidents.
"Don't worry, Takatsuki, it's just awakening magic."
Just as Hestia said, the process of awakening magic occurred without any incidents, and the four people woke up one after another.
"Alright, alright, I'll update everyone's Falna. Takatsuki, you can go out first."
Hestia walked behind Takatsuki, pushed him out of the library, then closed the door, locking Takatsuki outside the library.
However, updating Falna didn't take long, so Takatsuki leaned against the wall and waited.
"Huh, Big Takatsuki? What are you doing here?"
Following the voice, Bell was walking over from the living room.
"Bell, where did you go? You didn't even come back for lunch."
Takatsuki knew that Bell had gone to send Eina back, but sending someone shouldn't take too long. However, he wasn't a child, so Takatsuki didn't interfere too much, just asked casually.
"Uh, that..."
Bell scratched the back of his head somewhat awkwardly: "Because I awakened magic, I was too excited, so..."
"So you went to the Dungeon to test your magic?"
Takatsuki immediately understood why Bell had only returned now. Not to mention that Bell himself was a curious and impulsive young man, Takatsuki also remembered that in the original plot, Bell had run to the Dungeon alone overnight to test his magic.
However, it seemed that no accidents had occurred this time.
"Ahaha, I couldn't resist for a moment."
Bell looked a bit embarrassed, but Takatsuki didn't blame him: "As long as you can pay attention to your own safety, it's fine now that you're back. Don't tell Hestia, or she'll probably lecture you for half a day."
"For the god, that's probably true."
No sooner had Bell finished speaking than the library door in front of them opened, and Hestia poked her head out: "What about me?"
"Nothing. How is it? Are their ability values updated?"
Hestia answered without much thought: "They're updated! Come in."
Following Hestia inside, several people were sitting on the sofa, looking at the papers in their hands.
However, Takatsuki immediately noticed that only Kiana looked distracted, looking around aimlessly.
Takatsuki had just taken a few steps towards Kiana when she noticed him, then hugged the paper in her arms and glared at Takatsuki.
"Uh... what are you doing?"
Before Takatsuki could figure out what Kiana was up to, Bronya, who was nearby, spoke: "Idiot Kiana fell asleep while reading the grimoire, so she didn't awaken magic."
"Uh..."
That can happen?
Takatsuki didn't believe it at first, but Kiana's subsequent reaction was a self-betrayal.
"I didn't fall asleep while reading! It's just... it's just because..."
It seemed she couldn't come up with a good explanation, but when she saw Takatsuki pick up her grimoire and open it, she suddenly thought of something and said, "It's because of this book!"
"..."
Looking at the blank pages of the book, Takatsuki was sure that Kiana had finished reading it, but she hadn't awakened her magic.
"Alright, since you didn't awaken this time, let's wait for the next time."
Putting aside the scrapped grimoire, Takatsuki looked at Bronya: "Bronya, what magic did you awaken?"
"Bronya awakened enhancement magic."
Takatsuki took the paper Bronya handed over, on which a brand new magic was written.
"Heavy Armor"
-Additional Magic
Chant: Bunny charm
"Bunny charm?"
Looking at the chant written on the paper, Takatsuki said to Bronya: "It's a magic that suits you very well."
"Bronya thinks so too."
Bronya took back the paper with her ability values, a slight smile on her lips, clearly in a good mood.
Takatsuki remembered it as a skill line from one of Bronya's armors in the original game.
The word "bunny" itself is the origin of Bronya's name.
"Rabbit magic? Hahahaha! It really suits you, Bronya."
But Kiana, who was beside them, was not as good at reading the room and immediately started to mock her.
"It's better than a fool with no magic."
"Ah..."
Takatsuki walked next to Mei, and the purple-haired girl handed him the paper in her hand.
"Storm Thunder"
-Additional Magic
-Lightning Attribute
Chant: Thunderous
"The second additional magic, and it's lightning attribute."
Takatsuki looked at Mei, and Mei nodded: "However, I feel there should be some difference from the power of the Herrscher Core."
"What difference could there be? If you ask me, it's because you weren't willing to dig for treasures and become a Herrscher that this magic appeared. You, in your human body, can't even activate the Herrscher's power right now."
Raiden suddenly emerged from Mei's body, snatched the paper from Takatsuki's hand, and said.
"However, gaining this magic isn't a bad thing. After all, the Honkai Energy of the Herrscher Core isn't infinite, and it can be used without being affected in places without Honkai. Moreover, having the core can also increase the power of the magic, and frequently using this magic can help you become more familiar with the authority of lightning faster."
Watching Mei and Raiden discuss whether this magic was useful, Takatsuki walked towards Fu Hua. Fu Hua was completely unaffected by the outside world, looking at the paper in her hand, and didn't react until Takatsuki walked behind her.
"Broken Mirror Reunited"
-Return Magic
Chant: Is the broken mirror reunited, or has the green willow of the stage been broken?
Ugh, as expected of Fu Hua, even the style of her chant is different from others.
Takatsuki realized that the style of magic and the chant seemed to change with the wielder's perception.
Thus, all three people except Kiana awakened magic. Bronya's magic even had an additional benefit: the Project Bunny, which originally required Honkai Energy to drive, could now be driven after using magic.