My name is Zenlocke Rudlith, now a 4 years old half elf, the eldest son in the Rudlith family.
A few days ago, our house decided to hire a home tutor. After some investigation of my own, I’ve found out that my father was formerly from a noble family and Sybil’s previous master was actually my uncle.
Even though he had a family’s connection, why won’t he used it and just send some request to the city’s Magic Association or Guild Hall? Does he have some sort of complicated problems with his family for some reason?
Well I’m not the type who would looked into someone else background so deeply without any reason.
But the problem is that, this is a village area far away from the capital. So this area had some conforming personnel suited to it. It doesn’t even matter if the person would be talented or not, even though the village is a slow growing community, people who visit are quite rare so news traveled fast here.
A week after a reply came to us that there were someone who had applied to the job and would be arriving for the next few days.
Today was the expected day we’re about to meet the person who apply as a home tutor. My parents predicted that it would be middle-age man who’s a retired adventurer or a retired teacher. The whole house became lively on trying to predict what would be the person whose arriving may looked like, though Sheila and I didn’t join in but just watched them as they kept piling their idea of the expected guest.
I for one don’t care whether it’s an adventurer, a teacher, retired or not. Just only that person is capable enough to teach me lots of thing, then that would be fine with me.
“The name is Esther Tryns.”
For some reason I won the game with randomly give a description, the person who came was a young woman, around college student. Wearing a brown robe and having rosy pink-colored hair, she gave off the appearance of a strict and care-free person.
Her white smooth skin accompanied by a wide-opened eyes, filled with an active and enthusiastic expression. Her grinning lips made people think that she was a little odd but nice. Even she’s wearing a spectacles, she still doesn’t give off an image of an intellectual person.
And thus, she met with the 5 of us in this house.
“……”
“……??”
It seems that we couldn’t believe of what we see in front of us, and kept peeking outside the door for the second person to make its appearance. But, it seems that it was a little too late on giving its appearance.
“I am Austine, Please give us your guidance.”
The little girl seems to be her little sister because she also had the same appearance as Esther, though she gave off the appearance of a petite and weak person but it seems that she’s more reliable than her older sister.
“Excuse me… Are you the home tutor, Austine?”
“Austine is not your tutor but me.”
“Please say that you are Austine.”
“Could you not tease Big Sis…”
“Austine … your such a nice—“
“—because, she’s becoming even more pitiable than before.”
“Oi!!”
It seems that the three of us get along very well.
—in teasing Esther that is.
§ § §
As we welcome Esther and Austine inside once more, Sheila finally returned home along with some cooking ingredients and some other daily supplies.
“Eh… is that you Sheila?”
“……”
Sheila stood still surprisingly after she saw the familiar guests, she walked quickly towards the guests and—
“Sheila I’d—“
“Austine, you seem to have grown up! The last time I’d saw you, you were still a little baby.”
Esther was ignored, while Austine was greeted warmly with hug.
“Sheila… what about me…”
“Oh… excuse me.”
Sheila released Austine the stood and tidied up her dress, she faced Esther and—
“Do I know you?”
While expressing herself with a pure smile, gave her a strong mental blow.
“You’re horrible…” orz
The rest of us watch the two of them afar while their having their “warm” reunion and continued our discussion with Austine.
It seems that Esther really is our tutor and Austine just only came along to learn more about the outside world as well as learn a lesson with them, we wondered why she had to come as well and not stay back home but she became so quiet all of a sudden. We don’t want to force her to answer and Esther quickly joined in to change the subject.
“Is this two children happens to be the students that I would be teaching?”
After recovering from her blow, she glance at us as she ask the couple a question to whom she would teach.
“Yes, you are correct. My son and daughter began to learn and study by themselves with the books that we’ve collected over the years, and it seems that it knowledge isn’t sufficient enough to satisfy their needs. That’s why I want to hire them a tutor that would help them learns more before stepping to the world outside.”
“Very well, I’m looking for in teaching this two.”
“Thank you very much for accepting this job, can we now discuss what kind of lesson they would be taking?”
“Before that, could I have a look closely with your children?”
“Oh, why yes.”
“Thank you… Hmm…”
The interview has started, Esther then began to examine and analyzed of their anticipated Spiritual Energy and Body Condition, ask of what lesson that they would be taking and confirm it if they themselves wish to take serious of.
At the sideline, three people were wondering why the twins had to be interviewed but the only one person seems to know why this two twin needed to be interviewed and his face seems to filled with satisfaction of what kind of tutor that they had hired.
“Did you decide it for them?”
“Yes, we wished for Zen to learn on Weapon Mastery. But Zyn also decided to take part of the lesson and desired to learn more about magic. Is there something wrong?”
“No… In fact, it perfect for them. Zyneste seems to have a large capacity of Spiritual Energy, or what we call Mana, and for Zenlocke… it’s quite surprising, he had the characteristic to pass the limit—no, he could easily surpass the limit without even breaking a sweat. This two are like raw diamonds that couldn’t be found in any mines, it would be quite rewarding for me once polished…”
Esther’s words haven’t had a hint of flattery nor lies, and still rapidly speak out his thought of this two. The audiences are at awe to witness quite an exaggerated speech that neither of them could interrupt nor stop the spitfire of words, they could only wait for her to stop.
The barrage of speeches still haven’t stop after half an hour had already pass, but one person seems to had interrupted her fantasized speeches.
“AHEM…”
“Ah—like I had said, their decision perfect for them. But even so, I would still teach them evenly on their study and let them improve by their own power. After all, it’s more beneficial to have them discover and improve their own skills and abilities.”
All of us sitting could only laugh wryly after Austine had finally stop Esther long speech, at the corner Sheila could only gave a heavy sigh. Judging from her sign it seems that person haven’t changed much after along years of not seeing each other, it seems that Austine coming along with her were a right decision.
“Their lesson would start tomorrow, correct?”
“Yes, starting tomorrow I would be gauging their strength and how far their knowledge knew of. So today, if it is alright I would like to see our room at so we could have a rest from our long travel.”
“It’s alright… We understand how difficult you had to travel just to get here. Sybil, could you lead them to their quarters.”
“Yes mam… if you please follow me.”
Sybil escorted Esther and Austine to their living quarter, Sheila went to the kitchen to help Lynessa prepare something to eat. Zyneste went to follow Sybil so she could have a chat with Austine while dragging me along with her.
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After meeting Austine, somehow I felt that she would be my friend. Both of us had something in common and differences, though I’m a hybrid of both human and elf, she was a pure human. But both of us are girls that had something which they had in common.
We began as an acquaintance, later began to get close as a friend then understood each other as a best friend would, and sooner we’re so close to think of ourselves as sisters.
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But something felt odd. I also seem to see her as an enemy even though I loved her as a sister. The feelings I had to her began to mix in that I was confused of what I should see her, to love her as a sister or antagonize her as an enemy would do.
Later at night, I had consulted with my Dear Brother of what should I do with this conflicted feelings that began to clashes inside my head, I don’t want to hate Austine but my instinct said the opposite.
Listening to me talk about Austine and what I feel about her being a sister somewhat hurt myself as my chest began to tighten as I continue talking of her, but I also felt happy somehow I talk about her.
Dear Brother then gave his opinion. I couldn’t understand why he said, ‘just continue to see her as a sister, you’ll soon understood why you sense rivalry towards her’. As he had said, I kept our closeness as a sister even though I also see her as a rival.
The next day, when I saw Austine having a chat with Dear Brother with a satisfaction written on her face, then my clouded mind had turn to a clear as a crystal. I now understood of what Dear Brother had said, she indeed my rival.
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The next morning, I began to gauge their ability in Combat and Magic Power then later on asked them about the knowledge that they’ve inquired so far from just reading books and observing their surroundings.
Zenlocke results were far physically superior on terms of Combat scoring a close to a high-Advance Level, though his Magic Power was as at the level of Intermediate Level.
Zyneste’s results in Combat scored an Intermediate Level close to a Mid-Intermediate level, but made a huge comeback on her Magic Power with a large quantum of power scoring an Advance Level or High-Advance Level.
I had asked them both the same question with a high difficulty that I’ve come up on the spot.
Zenlocke understood my questions and answered all of it without even stopping to think of what he had said so far, though Zyneste had a bit problems on understanding the question but answered it all correctly after thinking carefully of what she would reply.
I’ve forcefully recognized that the two of them are in the category as a genuine genius, though Zenlocke seems to be in the level of as a Prodigy.
At the end of the test, Zenlocke having superiority at Combat and had a lack of Magic Power while Zyneste had a superiority when it comes to Magic Power and would be capable enough to repel an average fighter. It’s perfect to say that they are “Coin of opposite sides”.
Austine strangely insisted to be included in the test that I had given and she had both of the test in Combat and Magic Power in Intermediate Level while her intellectual level are at the Average level but barely close to an Intermediate level.
It seems that I had to begin from the start and adjust the lesson a bit so that the interested Austine could catch up to this two, though I’ve heard “Throw an average person to a group of geniuses and would return as a genius”.
On the Second day, I’ve started our lesson with some about magics and later in the afternoon had them take some endurance training. Zenlocke was able to do more than 250 swings in an hour and Zyneste completed it a few minutes after Austine completed hers.
At the Third day, I finally gave them a lesson on using basic water magic. It seems when Austine start having problem on her side, Zenlocke would give some pointers for Austine while Zyneste will show how to do it properly and later on completing it with a broad smile on her face.
I also notice that Zyneste had kept shortening the chants after learning it and still able to use magic without having a problem or any sorts of side effects. Later at break, I'll talk about her shorten chants.
§ § §
Taking a break after the Magic class, Zyneste and Austine are having a snack while chatting about the lesson that we just had. I just watched them both together chatting and getting along with each other. As soon as Austine got up and went inside, I took the opportunity and went towards Zyneste to talk to her about her Shorten Incantation.
“How’s the lesson, Zyneste? Did you understand my lesson?
“Zyn is fine. Yes, Master. I was able to gasp and understood it very well.”
“You’re really surprisingly talented, Zyn, to think you could shorten a chant and still able to use it, even I’m not capable of doing it.”
“Thank you for your compliment, Master. But, I’m not worthy of your praise, in par with Dear Brother, the one who you should praise is him. He is the one who is more worthy of your praise, for he could use magic chantlessly.”
“Are you saying is true? Zen could use Voiceless Incantation?”
“Yes, I’m still at the level where I could only use a Shortened Incantation and yet to master to the level of not using words. If you still don’t believe of what I’ve said, please ask my brother here.”
Zyn directed her view to her side there a figure that suddenly appeared—
—No he didn’t appeared but reappeared after making his presence weakened to the point no one could see him.
I’ve heard from their parents that Zen had been disappearing since his childhood and the only person who could sense his presence was only Zyn. But to think what they’ve said were true after all, I thought that he couldn’t be found because he was hiding under something.
“Zen did… how…?”
“I just remember the feeling as I am using the magic…”
“No, I mean… how did you reappear?”
“I just simply erased my presence.”
Erased it?! Could someone able to erased person’s presence?
“With magic?”
“With magic.”
“Ever since?”
“Ever since.”
I was completely shock from him appearing out of nowhere and somehow didn’t quite get what he said at first.
Like a game of word, the question turned to answer, swallowing everything so far were too hard to stomach. A child to do magic this skillfully, even a skilled magician couldn’t use this sort of magic that could slip through a person’s presence.
Being shocked of what I’ve learned, my face was still at awe after being force to swallow a plate full of illusion and reality being mixed together.
“……”
“*Sign* Ever since I was small, I tried weakening my presence back then and had finally successfully erased my presence this last year.”
“But, then that mean…”
Then that mean, you’ve been using your magic since you were a baby… and the reason why your Zyn had a large power inside her is because she had been accumulating her Mana capacity ever since then and would use it to find you!
“Yes, it seems that I was using Voiceless Incantation easily after remembering the feeling of that certain magic. And it seems that the magic that I’ve been using ever since seems to be my original.”
“… To think I would be teaching such…”
I’ve became speechless, speechless to this child that could be recognize like a genius—correction, a Genuine Genius, a Prodigy. A person that couldn’t be seen nor found anywhere else just appeared itself right in front of me.
“Zyn, Zen, sorry for waiting… Sis, is something wrong?”
Alright, I’ve made my resolve. This would make it hard for Austine, but I had to do it. Please bear with it Austine.
“Zen, Zyn, Austine… tomorrow onward, I will begin to teach you at a higher level. Prepare for it!”
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Got lot of work before I could finish revising it all, only using a phone to write is a lot of work... So don't complain about it please.
3 chapter to go.. (╥╯﹏╰╥)ง
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