CH.34 Magic lesson

CH.34 Magic lesson

“Can you really use summoning magic?” Alice’s teacher asked.

“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.

“So you even have a unique skill. What a wonderful person.” Trystan said. “Would you be willing to show me your magic?”

“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.

“Ah yes, let’s not hold off on our lesson any longer, miss Alice. Shall we head inside?” Trystan said.

“Actually,” Alice said to him. “Could we hold our lesson in the garden today? The weather is really nice.”

“That sounds fine.” Trystan responded. “Please have the maids prepare a blanket for use.”

“I already did.” Alice said and pointed at the blanket Jenna was holding. She did at least plan this out. A little bit.

“Good.” Trystan said. “Let’s find a good place to sit down.”

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Alice and Trystan set up the blanket 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.

“Lord Brian, would you like anything?” Jenna came up to me and asked.

“Some tea would be nice.” I answered her.

“Warm or cold?”

“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°C. I hope Alice doesn’t catch a cold. Her dress doesn’t seem that warm. Perhaps I should give her her hoodie.

[Alice POV]

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 it comes from someone who helped the forefather take down the behemoth, but that doesn’t mean it will come 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.

Father didn’t say anything to me. He knows that I know what he would say, so he doesn’t waste his words.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Then he broke my common 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.

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?

I pondered for a second before answering with dark. I know dark is the least common attribute to have, but I felt like it fit me the best.

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 I completely lost control.

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.

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 a large blanket for that. I don’t want to blow my home up.

I put on the hoodie that Brian handed to me and got ready for my lesson.