CH.34 Magic lesson
<span style="font-weight:400">“Can you really use summoning magic?” Alice’s teacher asked.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Well kind of. I do it with a unique skill, so it’s a little different than normal.” I answered him. I like to keep some secrets, but a lot of people already know I have a unique skill and I feel like lying to him about magic would backfire.
<span style="font-weight:400">“So you even have a unique skill. What a wonderful person.” Trystan said. “Would you be willing to show me your magic?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“I could, but I’d rather not interrupt Alice’s lesson. We were going to do some summoning in the afternoon, so you can see it then.” I told him.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Ah yes, let’s not hold off on our lesson any longer, miss Alice. Shall we head inside?” Trystan said.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Actually,” Alice said to him. “Could we hold our lesson in the garden today? The weather is really nice.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“That sounds fine.” Trystan responded. “Please have the maids prepare a nket for use.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“I already did.” Alice said and pointed at the nket Jenna was holding. She did at least n this out. A little bit.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Good.” Trystan said. “Let’s find a good ce to sit down.”
<span style="font-weight:400">—
<span style="font-weight:400">Alice and Trystan set up the nket on the grass. I sit down at a table a little ways away. I wonder why they are sitting down instead of sitting at a table? Perhaps magic works better like that. Or it might be more Trystan’s style. If he was an adventurer, he might just be used to meditating on the ground.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Lord Brian, would you like anything?” Jenna came up to me and asked.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Some tea would be nice.” I answered her.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Warm or cold?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Warm.” I told her. It’s not a cold day, but it’s not super hot either. I would say the temperature is around 20℃. I hope Alice doesn’t catch a cold. Her dress doesn’t seem that warm. Perhaps I should give her her hoodie.
<span style="font-weight:400">As Jenna leaves to get me my tea, I quickly walk up to Alice while taking her hoodie out of my magic bag.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Alice, put this on.” I tell her as I give her the hoodie. “You don’t want to catch a cold.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Thank you.” She said and blushed a bit.
<span style="font-weight:400">I head back to the table.
<span style="font-weight:400">—
<h4>[Alice POV]</h4>
<span style="font-weight:400">Brian really is thoughtful. He realized that I would get cold after a while outside like this. I wanted to keep today''s magic lesson outside, just in case I actually gained an attribute and can now cast magic. I’ve heard that the first spell you cast is often at full power, due tocking control. And I have been practicing magic almost every day. My spell might be very powerful. But that could also be just wishful thinking.
<span style="font-weight:400">To me Brian is still a mystery. I just met him yesterday, but I feel like he is a piece my life is notplete without. I went to wake him up in the ce of Jenna, my personal maid, but he was already up. He looked quite handsome and I was staring at him for a while. I really hope he didn’t notice. At least I was in a maid’s uniform so he wouldn’t know it was me.
<span style="font-weight:400">Then mid breakfast he dropped a truth that really shook my father. He said he held the legendary ‘system support’. A skill said to be held only by messengers of Gods. He also gave a prayer to the system, and I found that interesting.
<span style="font-weight:400">As he revealed his status to us, I noticed he also held a family name. Is he a noble from a different country? Or just one I have never heard of? Father has made sure I know all the noble families of Ruiso Kingdom. For some reason father and mother don’t react to Brian having a family name. Is having system support so rare that inparison family name is nothing?
<span style="font-weight:400">With Brian’s secret known to father, father decided to bring me along to the dungeon. He said something about gaining skills due to staying close to a system support holder. On the way I found out that Brian is not a noble, but just a holder of a family name. I didn’t know people like that exist.
<span style="font-weight:400">In the dungeon a terrifying sight awaited us. Large amount of dead goblins. All crushed to pieces. I almost threw up when I saw it. Brian told us that a monster he summoned did this. His summoned monster must be a strong beast to be able to do something like this. He told us that it was something like a lizard. Perhaps he could summon an earth dragon. That’s the only thing I can think of, that can do this kind of damage.
<span style="font-weight:400">I also found out that Brian’s clothes are very well made and enchanted. The blood that was everywhere didn’t stick to his clothes at all. Even his shoes stayedpletely clean. I wanted some but it seems they are impossible to get.
<span style="font-weight:400">I was really surprised when Henry brought out the S-rank core of the lesser behemoth that our forefather hunted. I didn’t think he would use something like that for a dungeon. Therge core has a nice soft glow.
<span style="font-weight:400">After Brian ced the core on the pedestal, I gained a system notification of a new skill being granted. It was called ‘Card Summoner’. And it was an extra skill. Extra skills are very rare. The only things more rare seem to be unique skills. I hope this extra skill helps me with my magic.
<span style="font-weight:400">I found out from Brian that the extra skill ‘Card Summoner’ was something like a lesser version of his unique skill. He has a unique skill as well? Well I guess if he really is an angel or something it wouldn’t be that strange. With my extra skill, I could summon monsters from these ‘Cards’. I don’t really get it but Brian told us he would exin in more detailter. I did get him to make me something he called a ‘hoodie’ with the dungeon’s power. It felt nice. Soft and warm.
<span style="font-weight:400">I also saw Brian’s summoning for the first time. He summoned arge metal golem that he used to clear a path in the forest. This route would surely be useful for adventurers.
<span style="font-weight:400">On the way home, Brian let me ‘open packs’ with his unique skill. We got some of those cards he uses for summons. Some of them seemed powerful and some were beautiful. There were even human looking ones. As I was asking about getting stronger, my father got mad at me. He just wants to keep me locked up and train me as a magician to do some ancient prophecy. I know ites from someone who helped the forefather take down the behemoth, but that doesn’t mean it wille to be during my lifetime. We don’t have a time frame for it. I don’t want to be sheltered because of it. Brian even left the carriage to sit with Henry after the town''s gate. Please don’t leave me alone with father.
<span style="font-weight:400">Father didn’t say anything to me. He knows that I know what he would say, so he doesn’t waste his words.
<span style="font-weight:400">I skipped dinner because I was scared of father. I just couldn’t sit at the same table as him. I really think he might punish me if I make another mistake. I asked Jenna to bring my dinner to my room.
<span style="font-weight:400">But the bad things that day didn’t end with that. I couldn’t sleep. My father and what I saw at the dungeon were keeping me awake. I tried hugging the ‘hoodie’ that Brian gave me, but it just wasn’t enough. I needed something more reassuring. Normally when I couldn’t sleep, I would head to Jenna’s room and sleep next to her. I knew she would protect me from my father''s outburst, but today I wanted to go to Brian’s room. I just have this strange feeling whenever I’m with him. He has this calming aura. Like everything will be alright.
<span style="font-weight:400">I put on my maid dress. It was one of Jenna’s but I held it in my closet. It was nice to wear due to being simple. Father would also think I’m Jenna whenever I wore it so he wouldn’t yell at me.
<span style="font-weight:400">I got into Brian’s room and saw him sleeping. I took off my dress and slipped next to him. It didn’t take long for me to fall asleep.
<span style="font-weight:400">In the morning Brian woke me up. He did it softly. Much better than father who would just yell at me until I got up. I got really embarrassed when he pointed out that I had snuck into his bed in only my underwear.
<span style="font-weight:400">We opened some more packs, but due to embarrassment I couldn’t really enjoy it that much. Brian was also looking for something specific. There seems to be a difference between the ‘sets’ in his unique skill. I don’t really understand why, but then again his entire skill is a mystery.
<span style="font-weight:400">In the third pack he got the cards he wanted to get. They were two green cards. I think he said green cards hold magical effects.
<span style="font-weight:400">Then he broke mymon sense by telling me that these ‘cards’ could grant me an attribute. I have always thought that attributes cannot be given or taken away. They are something given by God at birth. Brian really has to be an angel.
<span style="font-weight:400">He said I could choose the one I want. But for some reason he didn’t have the wind attribute. Can angels be limited in that kind of way?
<span style="font-weight:400">I pondered for a second before answering with dark. I know dark is the leastmon attribute to have, but I felt like it fit me the best.
<span style="font-weight:400">The ‘install’ felt strange. My entire body got hot and really sensitive for a little while. I thought that I was going to leak. But thankfully the pleasure stopped before Ipletely lost control.
<span style="font-weight:400">After that I hugged Brian to thank him and Jenna came to get me. She somehow guessed that I was here, after not finding me in my room.
<span style="font-weight:400">After breakfast Brian said he wants to observe my magic lesson today. And due to now having an attribute I wanted to hold the lesson outside and told Jenna to get arge nket for that. I don’t want to blow my home up.
<span style="font-weight:400">I put on the hoodie that Brian handed to me and got ready for my lesson.