Seeing Nabe and Lupusregina's enthusiastic expressions, Iri felt like she couldn't let them down if she didn't go along, so she decided to let loose.
"This pose was actually taught directly by Papa Anzi! Then I must try it!" Iri said excitedly, of course, it was an act; in reality, Iri felt as if countless alpacas were running wild in her heart.
Just as Iri was about to get ready, a black spatial distortion appeared in the center of the Arena. Iri knew at a glance that it was a teleportation gate. So, who was coming to see her make a fool of herself this time, Iri wondered.
However, what emerged from the teleportation gate was an enormous black figure—it was Papa Anzi! Papa Anzi was probably secretly watching her from somewhere, and when he realized that the misunderstanding she had caused was about to harm his daughter, he decisively came out to save the day, right?
"Ah! Lord Ainz!" All the Dragon Maid sisters of Pleiades bowed to Ainz. As soon as Iri saw Ainz appear, she immediately flew over and embraced him, genuinely happy, because… she didn't have to do that incredibly embarrassing movement anymore. Ainz steadily caught Iri.
"Cough, oh~ my daughter Iri, how is your magic practice going?" Ainz asked, feigning calmness and pretending to be completely unaware of what they were doing.
Iri, of course, knew that Papa Anzi had appeared at such a coincidental time. It was clear that he had been secretly observing her magic practice from somewhere, and when he saw that his daughter was about to be corrupted, he decisively stepped out.
"Not very well. Right now, I can only use Sister Lupusregina's healing magic; I can't even use Greater Healing." Iri said somewhat dejectedly. Iri really wasn't faking it; she was genuinely disheartened now. She couldn't use anything, and after several days, she had only learned one healing spell so far.
"My dear daughter, don't be disheartened. Although you've only mastered one spell, haven't you mastered quite a few special skills of the Guardians in a short amount of time? So, Iri, you should be proud." Ainz saw that Iri didn't seem very happy, so he decided to comfort her.
"But… I want to become a great magic caster like Papa Anzi." Iri said.
Although Papa Anzi comforting her did make Iri happy, at the same time… Papa Anzi also exposed himself to Iri.
Iri had indeed learned many special skills from the Guardians, but she hadn't let Papa Anzi know about them. Iri had told the other Guardians not to tell Papa Anzi, wanting to give him a surprise or something, but now Papa Anzi had exposed himself. It was clear that Papa Anzi had been secretly observing her practice all along.
"Hehe! A great magic caster, huh… As expected of my child. But there's no need to rush; even I grew step by step. So, now let your father teach you!" It was clear that Papa Anzi wanted to change the subject from that "accelerated casting" pose. Anyway, Iri didn't want to do that useless pose either, so she just ignored it.
"Accelerated… Release… Pose." Shizu slowly said.
"Then let's start with the simplest, Fire Arrow." Papa Anzi directly ignored Shizu and, to himself, shot something like a Fire Arrow into the open space, causing a considerable area of explosion.
The Dragon Maid sisters of Pleiades all gasped in admiration.
"As expected of Lord Ainz, even the simplest magic is more powerful than what I can cast." Nabe immediately flattered him.
"Nabe, as long as you practice diligently, one day you will be like me." Papa Anzi replied somewhat proudly.
"Yes! I will diligently practice the pose Lord Ainz has taught me!" Nabe immediately raised her fists and moved them up and down, doing that useless pose again.
Ugh… Maybe it's better not to practice this pose, Ainz and Iri thought at the same time.
Back to the main topic, since Papa Anzi himself came to teach her, it would be a disservice to Papa Anzi if she didn't show some spirit! Iri thought so!
"Go, Princess Elizabeth! Lord Ainz is personally teaching you! You can definitely do it!" Lupusregina said.
"Fire Arrow!" Iri raised her hand and directly gripped her right wrist with her left hand, striking a full, impressive, and powerful pose as she shouted.
As a result… nothing happened. Iri immediately wilted.
"Su… sure enough, it's like that, just as I thought." Papa Anzi's voice was a bit off. That extremely wavering tone looked like a sign of guilt no matter how you looked at it! Even if Papa Anzi demonstrated it himself, if it didn't work, it still didn't work!
"Lord Ainz, you really know why Princess Elizabeth can't use magic?" Sister You Li asked with an adoring expression.
"Of course I know!" Papa Anzi, your voice is trembling, you know. If you don't know, then you don't know. Xiao Di isn't here to cover for you now, Iri thought silently to herself.
"Uh… cough… Right! The reason lies in Iri's level!" Papa Anzi said decisively, then stared intently at Iri.
Level? Huh? Iri was stunned for a moment, but Papa Anzi's extremely wavering voice just now, no matter how you looked at it, seemed like an excuse he came up with on the spot, right?
Staring at me now is useless, I don't know how to make up a reasonable explanation with my level either! Iri thought.
"So it's because of my level, I never noticed it. Thank you, Papa Anzi, for reminding me. I finally know the reason." Alright! Since that's the case… then let your daughter emulate your approach, Papa Anzi, Iri said.
All of Pleiades looked bewildered, completely unaware of what secret these two father and daughter were keeping, yet they didn't dare to ask… they could only look at each other.
"Level… Level... I understand, as expected of Lord Ainz!" Solution Epsilon, who had been silent, suddenly slammed her fist into her palm, looking as if she had just realized something profound.
"Hmm? Solution Epsilon, you noticed too? Then you explain it to those who don't understand." Papa Anzi seemed to have found a lifeline.
"Princess Elizabeth is only level 1, right? At level 1, the amount of MP is simply not enough to cast the most basic attack magic, right? However, the MP required for healing magic is precisely the least among all magic that consumes MP; even at level 1, it's just barely enough to cast. I wonder if this is the reason why Princess Elizabeth cannot use other attack magic." Solution Epsilon explained carefully.
"Yes! Solution Epsilon really figured it out, Iri's MP is not enough to cast other attack magic." Papa Anzi continued from Solution Epsilon's words.
Eh? Is that so? Was it really a problem with my level?
Ugh… Although the problem was clarified, what's with this feeling of unease?
Iri glanced at Papa Anzi, and coincidentally, she also saw Papa Anzi discreetly glance back at Iri, looking quite guilty.
Ugh… Don't look at me like that, I actually don't know either! Iri inwardly complained.
"In that case, Princess Elizabeth, how about you try this move? I can only use this once, Princess Elizabeth, watch carefully!" Lupusregina said.
"Holy Healing!" Lupusregina raised her hand, and at this moment, the light covering Iri's body turned golden, not the previous green.
"Holy Healing, huh, the highest healing effect skill in the Priest profession, a sixth-tier healing magic. It not only fully restores the target's HP but also dispels all abnormal statuses, and it requires no preparation time. However, the downside is that it can only be used once a day, and it consumes all MP, ugh…" Papa Anzi explained, but after finishing his explanation, Papa Anzi became even more flustered.
Iri also understood why Papa Anzi was flustered, after all, Papa Anzi had just admitted to Solution Epsilon's explanation.
The reason Iri couldn't use magic was due to her level; her maximum MP was too low to cast spells. So, the usage condition for this Holy Healing was just the number of uses and consuming existing magic. If Iri herself couldn't use it, wouldn't that be a slap in Papa Anzi's face!
Thinking of this, Iri became a little nervous!