"Oho! I like this one!" said Reina while looking at Tyler, resting her head on her hands. "And what's this about you 'kicking ass'? You were never much of a fighter when I was teaching you, Meruin."

"Ah, well, there are circumstances behind that. Actually, it's related to why I wanted to talk to you. You see, I've activated my first Soul Rune," said Meruin. Her master opened her mouth in shock, before beaming proudly. "Oh Meruin! This is - this is wonderful news! You know, this means from now on you're officially my disciple and an actual mage! Oh goodness me, I - I think I'm going to cry! Quick, quick, show me how it looks like!

She fished a torn notebook page out of one of the books following her, and showed it to her master. The paper itself was magic, so anyone looking at it would be unable to see anything, excluding Meruin and Reina, who taught her the spell.