Roxy

Before they had time to mourn Hilde, who had evacuated at lightspeed, the next to arrive on the battlefield were Paul and Zenith.

At this point, there was no point hiding it, so Rudeus had no choice but to bite the bullet and admit that it had been caused by his magic.

He had thought he would be scolded for destroying the wall, but unexpectedly, neither Paul nor Zenith considered that issue at all. Instead, they excitedly began discussing having Rudeus study magic.

"But we said before that Rudeus was supposed to learn swordsmanship..."

"What's the big deal? Hilde seems more interested in swordsmanship, so let Hilde learn that."

"No, no, no, a man not learning swordsmanship is just unacceptable. And besides, Hilde might have a talent for magic too..."

The two of them argued like that for a while.

In the end, although Paul still felt somewhat regretful about having Rudeus study magic, since the child had already shown talent, there was no reason to waste it.

Also, since they were twins, they could not show favoritism in something like this. And so Hilde, who had fled earlier and then returned to the scene of the crime pretending nothing had happened, was dragged over as well, and they decided to hire a magic teacher for both children.

Paul went to a nearby town and put up a notice seeking a private tutor.

He had thought it would take some time, but unexpectedly, less than three days after the notice was posted, someone suddenly came to apply.

The applicant wore a magician's robe, held a staff, and had blue hair in two braids...

A loli?

"Pleased to meet you."

The blue-haired girl who had come to apply gave a slight nod.

"My name is Roxy Migurdia. I saw the hiring notice that was posted, so I came to apply."

"Uh, oh, hm..."

Paul looked Roxy up and down, sinking into thought.

Roxy was already used to this kind of doubt. After all, the Migurd Tribe maintained the body type of a girl around fourteen for a very long time, which probably seemed quite strange to humans. Still, Roxy was confident she could handle the job. Her level of magic, after all, was not mere empty boasting.

"Then, would it be convenient for me to meet the two children I'll be teaching?" Roxy asked.

"Hilde, Rudeus, come here, you two!"

Zenith called into the room.

Before long, the two of them shoved and jostled each other their way to the front door, where their eyes met Roxy's.

Rudeus blurted out:

"Whoa, a wild loli appeared."

"Idiot, can't you have some manners?"

Hilde punched him, then turned to Roxy and gave a slight bow.

"Hello. Are you the teacher here to apply?"

"Whoa..."

Roxy was seriously startled.

It wasn't as if she had never met parents who placed unrealistic expectations on their children. After all, she could more or less understand a parent's wish for their child to become outstanding. But no matter how she looked at them, these two children were only three or four years old. Wasn't this going a little too far?

...Well, she was already here.

"In any case, let's start by trying a lesson."

"Then, Hilde, Rudeus, from here on, study properly with Miss Roxy."

"Okay!" ×2

"What do you mean, you could use magic when you were two?"

"What do you mean, you've already learned intermediate magic?"

"What do you mean, self-taught?"

"What do you mean, chantless?"

The sky had fallen on the children.

Where the hell did I end up? Is this still the Central Continent?

After having two three-year-old children demonstrate their magical level right in front of her, Roxy was left completely at a loss. She had originally thought that, since they were children, she would need to be very patient. In the end, she was the one who got hit hard.

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"They're prodigies..."

Roxy could not help sighing in admiration. She had always considered herself a genius, and had even thought the teachers at the academy were all empty frauds with no real ability, people who only knew how to discriminate against her for being born a demon.

But in front of Hilde and Rudeus, her pride was trampled to pieces.

Especially Rudeus.

He had spent a year teaching himself up to intermediate magic, could even cast without chanting, and he was only three years old.

It was a setup even science fiction probably would not dare use lightly.

"Talent, huh... genius, huh..."

Deeply shaken, Roxy began drawing circles on the ground.

Rudeus and Hilde exchanged a look.

"Hey, Hilde, I think I might've gotten carried away and shown off too much. I ended up crushing our teacher," Rudeus whispered.

"Idiot. Whose fault do you think that is?"

Hilde rolled her eyes. They had clearly agreed to avoid revealing chantless casting as much as possible, and to show only enough magic to make it look like they could "barely use beginner-level spells."

But Rudeus got full of himself way too easily. Under Roxy's repeated gasps of surprise, he lost all self-control and accidentally showed his true ability. He really never learned.

All one could say was: that was Chu Nan for you.

He would probably be this easily lured in by girls in the future too.

"Anyway, you made this mess, so you fix it yourself," Hilde said.

"Tch..."

Rudeus rolled his eyes and took the initiative to walk over to Roxy.

Three option boxes popped up before his eyes...

Of course they did not. This was not Galgame.

In any case, he first tried his best to comfort Roxy's crumbling pride.

Unexpectedly, it was super effective.

Roxy soon pulled herself together and returned to the way she had been at the very beginning.

Magic did have a certain threshold, but beginner and intermediate magic were indeed relatively easy. Talented people could get started through self-study... though most could not reach the level of Rudeus and Hilde.

But starting from advanced magic, many combination spells began to appear.

Theoretical knowledge would become extremely important.

In this aspect alone, Roxy had immense confidence and would not be shaken so easily.

"Ahem, ahem. Although the process had a few hiccups."

Roxy cleared her throat and extended her hands to Hilde and Rudeus.

"In any case, starting today, I will be your teacher. I look forward to working with you."

"We look forward to working with you!" ×2

And so, Roxy stayed at the Greyrat household.

During the day, she would set aside either the morning or the afternoon to teach the two of them. Both Rudeus and Hilde were already fairly skilled in using magic, so Roxy decided to focus mainly on some basic theoretical knowledge.

Aside from courses related to magic, there were also lessons on history and culture.

In truth, compared to the magic lessons, Hilde and Rudeus were clearly more interested in this content. After all, these were rare chances to broaden their worldview. Learning more common knowledge about this world was meaningful no matter what.

The classification of magic, the ranks of magic, and how to obtain those spells.

Although some of it was written in textbooks, it was nowhere near as vivid as hearing Roxy explain it in person.

Evening.

After washing up, Rudeus and Hilde lay on the bed.

Roxy sat by the bedside with a book in her hands, explaining things to the two of them as if telling a bedtime story.

"There are far fewer magicians than swordsmen."

"After all, if you want to become a magician, you not only have to learn to read and write first, but also need money to buy books related to magic and to enter a school. These are all resources far beyond the reach of ordinary commoners. And even if those conditions are met, humans are born with relatively little mana. In recent years, you basically don't even see emperor-tier magicians anymore."

"Although in terms of training cost, a magician of the same level is more likely to be respected than a swordsman, in actual combat, it's very difficult for a magician to defeat a swordsman."

As Roxy thought back on her experiences along the way, she could not help but sigh with emotion.

"Well, regardless of whether someone is a swordsman or a magician, reaching the very top requires an enormous amount of effort."

"Swordsmen, huh? That sounds really cool."

Longing appeared in Rudeus's eyes.

Unfortunately, unlike magic, learning swordsmanship had to take physical growth into consideration.

So it had to start at age five.

Hilde stayed silent.

A swordsman, huh...