Chapter 44

Always thank you.

[Today's Lady Dearna]

Today was Mr. Iannis's class.

Continuing from last time, we learned addition and subtraction. Lady Dearna was able to do calculations up to ten without using her fingers.

She looked very pleased when Mr. Iannis praised her, but she made Mr. Iannis uncomfortable by insisting on having her head petted.

She seems to have had lunch with the lady. I ate in the servants' room, so I don't know how the lunch went.

Ilvareno

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After reading the letter left on his desk, Cain was writhing in agony.

He had strictly instructed Ilvareno to report on Dearna's behavior during the morning knight training.

Ilvareno had a troubled look on his face, but when Cain made a sad face like Dearna after spilling her favorite dish, Ilvareno reluctantly agreed to do it, even if it was just a simple report.

"Ah, ah, ah! I want to praise Dearna! I want to pat her head and tell her she's great for being able to do calculations without using her hands! She's only four, you know!? Dearna is only four, and she can do addition, which is really amazing, right!? Come on, this is something that should be praised, right? Why wasn't I there at that moment!? What was I doing at that time? I was praising Prince Al! Why am I praising someone else? I want to praise Dearna so much, ohh! I wanted to see Dearna's proud face when she could do the calculations, ohh!"

"Sir Cain, your face."

"Hahaha. Sir Cain's love for Lady Dearna is as strong as ever. Come on, let's work hard at magic to hear Lady Dearna say, 'Big brother, you're amazing!'"

Cain, lamenting the lack of Dearna, and Ilvareno, who was scolding Cain for his disheveled face.

At that moment, Tylnoa, who was teaching magic, entered the room.

"Mr. Tylnoa, please knock before entering the room."

"Between you and me, Cain. Well, from today, you'll also be doing magic, right? Let's get started with enthusiasm!"

Ignoring Ilvareno's reprimand, Tylnoa thrust out a clenched fist.

Ilvareno looked at Cain with a puzzled expression, but Cain was also tilting his head.

"Ah, well? The Duke said he wants to teach magic to Ilvino as well, according to Sir Cain and the butler."

"He didn't say 'well,' did he? Father... "

"Well, anyway, from today, Ilvino will also do magic! In the future, you'll join the Mage Corps!"

"It's Ilvareno."

"Got it! Names are important in magic, but it's hard to say. Il-kun is fine, right?"

"...Do as you please."

"Then, Sir Cain will start with magic theory. You've already mastered fire, wind, and water, so how about earth next? Or, we could go for a combination of fire and wind for explosive magic, or a combination of wind and water for ice magic?"

Tylnoa piled magic theory books on the low table, each a thick volume for each attribute.

Since Cain already has a solid foundation in magic, he can use new spells by reading the theory books and understanding the principles. Once he can use them, he can improve their power through repeated practice.

"Start with the one you like! If you have any questions, just ask! I recommend earth! Once you can use earth magic, you can try transfer magic by combining it with wind!"

After speaking in a rush, Tylnoa spun around. The hem of her blue robe spread out like a flower.

"Il-kun! Il-kun! Il-kun, from the very beginning! You know, I love seeing the moment when someone who can't do magic finally can! I want to be a magic tutor more, but I always fail the interview. It's so nice to teach a new student. Sir Cain is too excellent and not interesting anymore. When Sir Cain first used magic, he was so cute, jumping and cheering. Now, he just reads books and can use magic on his own. It's not interesting. Come on, let's start by feeling your own magic power! Let's hold hands!"

While Ilvareno flinched at Tylnoa's sudden approach, Cain picked up the books on the table one by one and skimmed through them.

To gain more power, studying combination magic would provide more powerful attack methods, but he was curious about Tylnoa's mention of transfer magic using earth and wind magic.

Transfer magic is a spell that did not appear in the game's magic system. Of course, in the game, Cain's specialty was ice magic. The scenario did not involve using water or wind, and there was no information about combination magic with two attributes.

The incantations for using magic are the same as in the game, but Cain scratched his head.

In the game, magic was automatically learned by leveling up and skill improvement. The protagonist was skilled in the rare holy attribute, learning healing and purification spells related to monsters and buff spells.

...They were learned, but in a dating game, there weren't many opportunities to show them off.

They were only useful in the Holy Knight route and the Massacre route. In the classmate mage route, there were no scenes where magic was used, but the player had to raise their magic skills to increase the character's affection.

In any case, if he could use transfer magic, he could rush to Dearna's side in an emergency and return to her side no matter where he was.

Therefore, the next magic to master should be earth magic. Cain picked up the earth magic theory book and headed to his study desk.

Thank you for reading.