We...

‘Haa…’

How many days had passed with me spending the daylight hours making the barrier and the nights with the Hero?

I could feel myself starting to run out of strength.

Even if my mana recovered, my mental energy didn't. After keeping up this ridiculous pace for days, of course my body was exhausted.

It wasn't as though a mage's body had the stamina to endure this kind of abuse for so long. And Lumia, in particular, wasn't especially strong.

“Haa… Haa…”

[You look exhausted. Are you okay?]

‘Not much longer, right…?’

[I never thought you'd be able to keep up with this… Don't worry, we're almost done.]

During the day, I used my restored mana to work on a barrier that would protect the entire ship. Then, once I was completely exhausted from the work, I had to go to the Hero and have another long, intense session...