"Haha! Yeah, I think I like this kid," said Reina, grinning. "Well, anyway, now that you have your Soul Rune, you'll be returning most of my Magic Books now as promised, correct?"

Meruin nodded. "Yes, Master. Wait, what are you doing?"

Reina was packing a few things in a small satchel, including what looked like a camera. "Why I'm going to take a picture of course! What kind of Master would I be if I didn't take a commemorative photo of my apprentices' first step to becoming a great mage? Oh, I should invite Chase too! . . . Probably!"

"Hold on, you're coming here in person?!"

"With Chase yes." For the uninitiated, Chase was Reinas' Rival/Best-Friend, and a magician just as powerful as she was, but all her spells were more . . . [i]explosion[/i] oriented. And now the both of them were showing up to take a photo with Meruin.