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Chapter 326
Chapter 326
Chapter 326
I Decided to Train With Magic Instead of Swords
Still, sweet foods are a luxury, huh…
There had been a time when sugar was considered to be a luxury in Japan.
Perhaps if I made sugar cane and beets, the price of sugar would go down?
But then I remembered that I couldn’t make any farm produce with Weed Cultivation.
So I couldn’t make rice either… Anything to do with improving the food situation was beyond me.
Well, I had no complaints with the food, so this was not a pressing issue.
“Now then… Let’s go, Mr. Takumi and Tilura.”
“Please wait one moment, father.”
“Huh? What is it, Claire?”
After we had finished eating dessert, and drinking our tea, Mr. Ekenhart had got up to his feet and suggested we start our training. But then Ms. Claire stopped him.
As for Ms. Anne, she had gone to her room and muttered something about creating a plan to make Liza like her.
I felt a little bad for her… But I also hoped she wouldn’t think of anything strange.
“While sword training is good, perhaps Mr. Takumi wants to use magic as well?”
“Oh, is that so?”
“Ah, that’s true. I would like to use magic. Not to fight, though…”
“Hmm. I see. In that case, we shall teach you magic today. It will be good for Tilura as well.”
Ms. Claire said this because I had talked about wanting to use magic before.
I had seen it for the first time after coming to this world, and so if it was possible, I wanted to use it.
Sebastian had taught me the very basics, and so I was able to use magic where you create a light.
Upon hearing this suggestion, Mr. Ekenhart immediately agreed to it.
“About that, I think I should be teaching Mr. Takumi. You or Sebastian can teach Tilura. After all, Takumi has already learned the basics.”
“I see… So it’s just Tilura that I’ll have to teach from the beginning. Very well.”
“Magic?”
“Mmm. Magic will allow you to do so much more. Though, it will be difficult to integrate it into your combat style at first… But you will learn eventually.”
“I prefer sword training, but…alright.”
Apparently, they had never taught magic to Tilura before, and so it was decided that Mr. Ekenhart would teach her.
Since there was a difference in our knowledge, it was best to teach us separately.
On the other hand, Tilura seemed to prefer moving her body and swinging a sword.
That was like her.
“So, it’s decided. I will teach Takumi and father will teach Tilura.”
“Mm.”
“Very well.”
I wondered if Ms. Claire had remembered her promise to me in the forest, where she said that she would teach me magic?
I had thought that she forgot about it, since Sebastian had taught me some before going to Range village.
It hadn’t been anything serious, and we just talked while exploring the forest. So it wouldn’t have been a surprise if she forgot about it.
Still, I was a little happy that she remembered.
“Magic…?”
We went out into the garden, and after moving away from Mr. Ekenhart and Tilura, the lesson was about to begin… However, that was when Liza looked at me with a puzzled expression.
Apparently, she had not been listening to our conversation.
And so now that she finally heard about what we were going to do, she was confused.
“Liza. I am going to teach Mr. Takumi about magic. Have you ever seen magic, Liza?”
“Grandfather…used it. So I’ve…seen it…”
“I see. You know Liza, you don’t have to talk so politely when talking to the people here.”
“But…grandfather said that I should…when talking to elders…”
When Ms. Claire had answered her question, Liza replied in awkward but polie words.
Ms. Claire looked at her gently and tried to get her to relax.
Indeed, the people in this mansion were not the kind who would be angry if you spoke more casually.
If anything, they might not appreciate someone who was too modest. Especially Mr. Ekenhart.
But Liza did not look very convinced. And so she turned to me questioningly.
Well, if Ms. Claire was going to insist like this, then there was no need for Liza to be modest.
However, it did make me wonder what kind of man her grandfather was, considering they lived in the slums.
“Liza. Don’t worry about it. No one will be angry with you. Just talk to everyone like you talk to me.”
“…Um. Okay. Uhh… Sister…Claire?”
“Yes, that’s fine, Liza.”
I told her gently to reassure her, saying that she could talk to others like she talked to me.
Liza thought about it for a moment and then nodded. She then turned to Ms. Claire and hesitantly called her sister and then smiled.
Ms. Claire offered her hand and they shook with a laugh.
“Wuff!”
“Oh, you too, good Leo?”
“Wuff-wuff.”
“Mama’s here too!”
As the two laughed, Leo seemed to want to join in, and she placed her paw on top of theirs.
I guess that was her way of shaking hands.
Leo nodded and then Liza grabbed Leo’s paw happily.
Well, because her hands were so small, she was just grabbing Leo’s fur.