Side Story: Troublesome Child
I'm Lida.
A half-elf from the multi-race Republic who works as a solo adventurer.
When registering as an adventurer, I registered as a mage, and my rank was C.
I'm currently coming to the kingdom as an escort for a peddler I'm indebted to in the Republic.
As for the itinerary, it's a simple route that takes the route through Baron Garcia to the Frontier Count Mascargo and then takes the same route back home.
But now, we're stuck in the Baron territory on our way back.
This is because the axle of the peddler's carriage broke and it is being repaired.
While I was having some free time, I received a direct request from the Adventurer's Guild in the Baron territory.
This is what is troubling me so much right now......
The request was to teach magic to the son of the lord of this territory. Honestly, it's a difficult request.
Children of nobles are usually arrogant and selfish, and even if you teach them, they can't use it properly, and if they can't do it, they complain that it's the fault of the person who taught them.
At first, I was thinking of refusing, but since it was a direct request from Beatrice-san, who had helped me before, I somehow agreed to it, thinking that it would help the guild in the kingdom to remember me better.
That was a bad idea......
The name of the noble child who will be my student is Light-kun.
He was a beautiful boy with black hair and a young but dignified face.
I had seen him on my way to the guild of this Baron Territory.
At that moment, I was gripped by a strange feeling.
I felt goosebumps from the moment I saw him...
Not out of disgust or discomfort, but how can I say it, awe? A sense of awe? I was caught in a sense of awe and I stared at him at that moment.
I felt that same feeling when he was introduced to me as my student.
After we introduced ourselves to each other, Light-kun cheerfully said, [Nice to meet you! Lida-sensei!] Yeah, he is cute.
"First of all, to see your aptitude, can you show me how well you can use [Life magic]?"
Most children of other nobles don't use [Life Magic], so they would boo at you and ask you to teach them offensive magic, but......
Light-kun obediently followed the instructions.
And I was shocked when I saw Light-kun's [Life Magic]...
Fire, water, and wind are usually the most commonly used spells, followed by green and earth. These five attributes are commonly used in [Life Magic].
Light and Darkness, which are rare attributes, also have [Life Magic], but they are not common, and many people cannot use them.
In such a situation, Light-kun showed that he could use the [Life Magic] of light in addition to the basic five attributes. The only thing he could not do was darkness.
In addition, all of the magic is extremely powerful and precise.
Speaking of fire magic, normally if you can make a small flame come out from your index finger, you're good at it, but in his case, the flame comes from his index finger. Furthermore, he is also able to raise the temperature of the flame until it turns blue.
This means that his level of [Life Magic] is terribly high and he may have acquired the skill of [Magic Manipulation].
To be honest, I think he has already acquired magic skills other than dark...
"That's amazing, Light-kun! If you can do this much with [Life Magic], you'll be able to acquire magic skills right away."
"Really!? I did it! I'll do my best to learn it, Lida-sensei. Please continue!"
Yeah. Cute. Was I a shota type?
After that, I taught him the attack magic that I can use with my magic skills, but...
He learned everything after doing it 2 or 3 times...
My aptitude is limited to the water, wind, and green magic skills that every elf possesses, but he learned all of them in one day...
I think this kid already has magic skills after all.
Since it couldn't be helped, I honestly told Light-kun that there was no magic that I could teach him.
"I wanted to ask Lida-sensei to teach me more, but I’m sorry…"
Yeah. Cute.
I don't know what it is, but spoiling a depressed child came to me.
"If you're interested in other magic, from tomorrow onwards I'll ask someone I know who can use magic to teach you, okay?"
I tried to encourage him.
"Will you be with me then, Lida-sensei?"
Yeah. Cleverly. Cute.
The next day, I brought along my escort companions, a mage with fire and earth magic skills, and a coachman.
This coachman was born with the skill of [Dark Magic], and is an amazing person who can use [Spatial Magic], which is a type of dark magic.
This [Spatial Magic] is an excellent skill that can create a space in another dimension and store various things there.
In that space, the flow of time stops, so it is convenient for storing food and other items.
The coachman himself says modestly, [It's not that great because it can only fit about three pieces of luggage], but the peddler seems to have bought the coachman at a high price and is always with him.
That is why I asked these two to teach Light-kun......
As expected, he learned earth and fire quickly after a couple of tries.
He couldn't do [Dark magic] and [Spatial Magic] right away, but he was able to do them the next day.
"[Spatial Magic] still only has the capacity of a pocket..." he said regretfully, but it's a magic so difficult that it would normally take a lifetime to learn it...
And in one day...
To be honest, it's the opposite if it's done so well......
There are still 4 days left in the contract......
What should I do......
Tftc
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