Rhine and the 12 Witches took Princess Aurora to a small town outside the Royal Capital.
With the help of one Witch's illusion magic, everyone slightly altered their appearance to avoid the risk of being recognized.
Time flew, and the days passed one after another.
The Witches took turns caring for the Princess. Rhine, meanwhile, remained by Aurora's side. From time to time, he listened to wishes from afar, either using Teleportation to fulfill them before returning, or summoning birds and spirits of nature to complete the work in his stead.
During the day, Rhine was the Princess's tutor.
At night, the Witches took turns teaching her.
Princess Aurora grew day by day.
She did not know her noble and extraordinary identity, but every blessing had come true upon her.
She was clever and beautiful, loved by everyone. She learned at an astonishing pace and never forgot anything she saw.
Her body was always healthy, like a gift from the gods, knowing no fatigue.
—To maximize the potential of this blessed body, Rhine specifically devised a "scientific" exercise regimen.
After reading Rhine's training plan, which was centuries ahead of its time, the Witches likewise voiced a sentiment centuries ahead of its time: "This is child abuse!"
"She won't get tired or sick anyway. What's wrong with training twelve hours a day? I've already deducted time for meals and sleep."
"Why are you looking at me? Wasn't 'a perfect, healthy body' the blessing you gave her?"
Rhine tried his best to defend himself.
Even in magic, Princess Aurora displayed some talent. Though she was not as gifted as Rhine, she still greatly surprised the Witches.
In this world, those talented enough to learn magic were one in ten thousand!
The vast majority of people could study their entire lives and still fail to cast even the simplest spell.
From time to time, Rhine and the Witches would use the funds provided by His Majesty the King to hire teachers specializing in different fields to teach the Princess astronomy, geography, mathematics, history, natural history, and other subjects.
Every teacher had, at least once, been frightened by the girl before them and her almost photographic memory.
Of course, not even the most imaginative teacher could have guessed:
That this clever, polite, sensible, and lovable little girl before them was the Princess from the bards' tales, the one who was supposed to have been "imprisoned forever in the deepest part of the palace"!
During her lessons, this young girl displayed an adorable thoughtfulness far beyond her age—
Though she was clearly still very young, she seemed to possess a spellbinding magic. Every rise and fall of her voice inspired affection, making people unable to resist teaching her everything they knew.
On several occasions, teachers would rather waive their fees—or even pay out of pocket—just for the chance to give Princess Aurora one more lesson.
After the Little Princess with the photographic memory successfully completed a subject, how to send the corresponding teacher away became a headache for Rhine and the Witches.
"Please, your child is a mathematical genius. I don't want the money. Please let her become my personal disciple."
"Get lost. Don't think I don't know that you taught her everything you could last week and deliberately dragged things out for another week. At this point, it would make more sense for the child to teach you."
"Fine, fine. I'm happy to let your child be my teacher!"
"Scram!"
"..."
After sending off yet another hired private tutor, Rhine covered his forehead and sighed. "Is this the extraordinary charm granted by blessings? It's too terrifying. This irresistible attraction is practically an anomalous meme-level phenomenon."
To be fair, Rhine had to admit that his current appearance possessed an otherworldly beauty as well. But Princess Aurora's extraordinary charm came directly from the dual blessings of "beauty" and "voice." It was almost supernatural, something he could not imitate at all.
Princess Aurora was only seven years old, and her extraordinary charm had already reached such a level.
What would happen once she grew up? Compared to the native Witches, Rhine, who came from beyond this world, understood more deeply than anyone what terrifying power lay within Princess Aurora.
The internet liked to call this power the Chinese Succubus: irresistible to men, women, young, and old alike, able to rally the entire world with a single cry in desperate times. But Rhine was certain this was a universal super-skill, applicable across all eras and lands! "His Majesty the King, your kingdom has a worthy successor! With such a commander, how could an army fail to win? With such a ruler, how could a nation fail to prosper?"
Many more days passed. Rhine decided that Aurora had received sufficient training and that her body was strong enough. It was time for her to formally learn combat techniques, so he hired a swordsmanship teacher for the Little Princess.
On Earth, swords were not particularly outstanding battlefield weapons. Their reach was inferior to polearms, and their armor-piercing ability inferior to blunt weapons.
But in this supernatural world, swordsmanship was the strongest and most versatile martial art! The Little Princess's swordsmanship teacher was the most famous Sword Art Master in the kingdom.
His martial skill was unmatched within the kingdom, and naturally, he thought highly of himself.
Were it not for the Old King's assistance, no amount of money alone could have invited this Sword Saint, renowned throughout the kingdom! "I never expected His Majesty the King to personally summon me and order me to teach swordsmanship."
"His Majesty the King looked so grave. I wonder which valiant warrior requires my guidance?"
After receiving the King's secret appointment, the Sword Art Master could not help but let his imagination run wild.
Could it be some fierce general who commanded the kingdom's armies?
Or perhaps some formidable figure from the royal guard?
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