CH 34.2

“I think Zion knows a lot.”

“Is it a compliment? Thank you.”

Zion said quietly.

“So you don’t have any etiquette homework now?”

“Yes. I don’t have to practice how to use a fork or how to bow anymore.”

“Do you read fairy tales by yourself now?”

I shyly nodded my head.

“Has Zion already read all these fairy tales?”

“Oh, the high priests don’t like wizards. I couldn’t read fairy tales with wizards in them when I was young.”

Is it me, or does Zion’s expression turn sour every time he talks about the temple?

“Shall I help you with reading fairy tales?” Zion asked gently.

I nodded eagerly.

“I can read out loud by myself now. If you haven’t read this one, would you like me to read it to you?”

I pointed to the fairy tale book I had chosen for today’s homework.

Zion’s expression became strange.

“Is something wrong?”

“Well, it’s a really kind offer, but if the master and young master found out about it, I don’t know what would happen… “

“Will I get punished for you helping me with my homework?”

“…It’s not that kind of problem.”

With a smile, Zion pointed to the book of fairy tales that I had picked up.

“The story of the Bad Wizard and the Good Wizard. Ah, it’s the most famous fairy tale in the kingdom.”

“Yes. The teacher also told me to read this book.”

“…I see. It’s also a story about the Duke’s family.”

“The Duke’s family?”

I perked up my ears.

“Is one of the two wizards in this book a Dark Wizard?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

The Duke’s family is the only family in the kingdom that produces Dark Wizards.

“The Bad Wizard isn’t from the Duke’s family, is he?”

“Lady….”

Zion smiled and shook his head.

“The Duke doesn’t always do good things, but the legend of the Good Wizard in this title is about the Duke. In other words, the Good Wizard in the fairy tale is the founder of the Duke’s family.”

I opened the fairy tale book. Zion nodded softly as if to tell me to read it.

“Once upon a time there were good wizards and bad wizards in the kingdom. The bad wizards were so greedy that they tried to enslave the inhabitants of the kingdom.”

The story was simple. The bad magicians were strong. They caught commoners, experimented and ate them. The ancient wizards who used magic stones were said to be stronger than wizards today.

To defeat the bad wizards, both commoners and nobles united their strength in what was called the Wizard Subjugation War.

“The wizards split into two sides and fought until their death. It was a very big war.”

It says here that the wizards who fought for the freedom of the commoners were good wizards.

“The name of the dark wizard who led the good wizards was Lewelton.”

In the end, with the help of the good wizards, the kingdom won the war and all the bad wizards were sentenced to death.

Good wizards are dark wizards, and bad wizards are already dead and gone white wizards. It is common sense that even a beggars in the alley know this.

“So now all the remaining wizards are good. To avoid hurting ordinary people, the good wizards hide their power and only use magic for good things. All families of good wizards are friends of the kingdom. All the bad white wizards ended up in the grave. The end.”

I closed the book.

Zion praised me, nodding his head.

“This is great, young lady. Now you read without a hitch.”

“Hehehe…”

I shrugged my shoulders, not sure if praise makes a whale dance or not.

“My tutor told me to read this fairy tale because it’s about the Duke’s family.”

“I see. Well done.”

Zion clenched his fists for a moment and then replied, trembling. I looked at him curiously.

“Anyway, thanks to you, I could read a good fairy tale today. I know the history well, but it’s new to hear it in a fairy tale. I learned something.”

I had never heard of compliments before, but everything was easy in this house. Being praised, feeling warm-hearted… it was all possible here.

But Zion, an adult who could say he learned something from a child like me…

“Thank you, Zion. But this tale… Don’t you think it is a little strange.”

“Oh, a little… This tale is a little…”

We said at the same time:

“It’s cruel.”

“It’s a bit cruel.”

Anyway, bad wizards died terribly, right? And yet they made a fairy tale book with lots of cute pictures like this.

I saw a page with illustrations of good wizards beating bad wizards.