The Maid and the Mage (1)

Early dawn, before even the sun had risen.

By the time I vaguely sensed someone’s presence in my half-asleep haze, it was already too late.

“Huhng?!”

I felt strangely, unnaturally light compared to usual.

When it felt like my arms and legs were drifting up above the bed, I blinked my sleepy eyes open.

...Somehow, I was pinned down firmly by a mysterious shadow.

“W-What is thisss...”

The moment I instinctively tried to draw up mana, sparks crackled at my wrist and my strength drained away.

Wait, this is...

“...a mana suppression bracelet?”...