Rudy’s specific job seemed to be going to a Lord’s house to tutor the young lady.
Ah, isn’t this the typical plot for a harem protagonist?
Under the guise of tutoring, he’d slowly start to win over the noble lady, feelings would blossom between them, and they’d end up together forever—or perhaps they’d elope for love.
As the protagonist’s sister, I’m like an NPC who’ll eventually have to help the two of them elope.
Damn it.
I originally felt some sympathy for Rudy’s situation and wanted Paul to go easier on him or to warn Rudy in advance.
Now it seems I’ll just forget it.
Paul really loves his son.
Sylphiette alone wasn’t enough; he even arranged a noble lady for Rudy.
On the day of departure, Paul conducted sword training with Rudy as usual, likely preparing for a sneak attack.
This guy Paul says he despises the North God Style, but in practice, he uses it more skillfully than anyone.
And Rudy, as usual, slacked off while practicing swordsmanship with Paul, intending to go play with Sylphiette once they were done.
Ever since Rudy discovered his swordsmanship talent was mediocre, he had become increasingly lax in his practice.
He’s similar to me; my magic practice isn’t great either.
Accompanied by a creaking sound, a luxurious carriage pulled by two draft horses arrived outside the yard.
At that moment, both Rudy’s and my attention were focused there.
A beautiful woman with dark brown skin, grey hair, revealing clothing, and an excellent yet extremely strong physique stepped down from the carriage.
She also had beast ears and a tail.
“It’s been a long time.”
Rudy and I stood there, dumbfounded.
Is this a beastman?
I’ve heard Roxy mention that there’s a race called the Beast Race on the Millis Continent.
Their population is very large, and they’ve even fought against the Holy Kingdom of Millis.
Their strength is not to be underestimated.
“Long time no see, Ghislaine.”
Zenith, holding Norn, greeted the muscular beauty warmly.
This person named Ghislaine gently stroked Norn, making the baby in her swaddling clothes laugh.
Then she looked toward Rudy and me.
“Are these the two children you mentioned?”
“Yes.
Rudy and Luna, my two proudest children.”
“Nice to meet you.
I am Rudeus Greyrat.”
Rudy gave a polite bow to Ghislaine.
“Hello, nice to meet you.
I am Luna Greyrat.
Um, can I touch your ears and tail?”
“Luna, don’t be so rude!”
Zenith hurriedly and apologetically stopped my behavior.
Although half of it was an act, the other half was genuine curiosity about what beast ears and a tail on a human body would feel like.
“It’s fine, you can touch them as much as you like.”
So straightforward?
As expected of a beast-race female warrior.
“Then, excuse me.” I reached out and touched her.
Ghislaine’s expression didn’t change in the slightest.
Her tail felt like a steel whip—flexible, but extremely hard.
It seemed this person even trained her tail.
Ignoring Mrs.
Zenith and the others who were laughing awkwardly, I nimbly climbed onto Ghislaine.
Her gray hair emitted a strong scent of sweat, but it wasn’t exactly a foul odor.
Her two ears felt soft to the touch; after brushing aside the hair on both sides, I confirmed they definitely weren’t fake.
“Alright Luna, come down quickly.”
“Oh.”
I reluctantly climbed down.
Throughout the process, Ghislaine stood as still as an iron tower.
Her muscles felt like steel; except for her breasts, which were soft, everything else on her body was probably hard.
Ghislaine patted my head.
It was clear she liked me.
Then she smiled at me and said, “This child might become a decent swordsman in the future.”
“Right?
That’s because of my excellent teaching.
I might not be able to beat you, but my ability to teach disciples isn’t necessarily weaker than yours.”
Paul was shamelessly boasting about how superb his teaching skills were.
I really wanted to expose his lie.
He’s a complete idiot who relies on intuition; maybe only Naruto could get on the same wavelength as him.
The fact that I’ve learned this much already counts as being exceptionally gifted.
“So, is this the child who is coming with me?”
“Uh, no, it’s him.”
Paul’s hand gripped Rudeus’s shoulder with some force, as if he were afraid Rudy would run away.
“I…
where am I going?” Rudy was still completely unaware of what was about to happen.
Zenith and Lilia each held their own children and came to say goodbye to Rudy.
Of course, I was no exception.
“Rudy, go with peace of mind.
I’ll take good care of Sylphiette.”
“What are you guys talking about?”
At this point, Paul spoke to Rudy with earnest gravity: “Hey, Rudy, how about you separate from Luna and Sylphiette for a while?”
Rudy gave me a complicated look.
“Of course not!”
Yeah, definitely not.
Many of the gadgets Rudy used to chase Sylphiette required my help to make.
I thought if he didn’t leave, I’d spend a few days researching how to produce ceramics, but it looks like that’s out the window now.
Paul smiled; he had long since anticipated Rudy’s reaction.
“I knew you’d say that.
Let’s just have a match then.”
While Rudy was still confused, Paul suddenly launched an attack and threw him out.
Fortunately, Rudy reacted quickly, immediately adjusting his center of gravity and using Fire Magic to create a small-scale explosion, forming a smoke screen to cover himself.
Then he used the intermediate Wind Magic ‘Shockwave’ to constantly reposition himself, causing several of Paul’s attacks to miss.
Watching Rudy’s performance, I realized magic could be used like that.
I had underestimated him a bit before; perhaps he could develop a path for a Magician that was uniquely his own.
Clang!
Bang!
After just a few rounds, Rudy, due to his own cowardice, closed his eyes while trying to deal with Paul’s attacks.
As a result, he was naturally neutralized by Paul’s Water God Style and knocked unconscious.
Honestly, Paul’s win was really disgraceful.
He was forced into such a pathetic state even though Rudy barely fought back.
I squatted by Rudy’s side, wanting to use Healing Magic on him, but I was stopped by Paul.
“It’s fine.
At most, he’ll have a bump on his head.
If you heal him now, he’ll just wake up and start making a huge fuss again.”
That’s true.
???
“Rudy!”
Sylphiette saw the unconscious Rudy being carried under Paul’s arm into the carriage.
In her desperation, she actually pulled out the wand Rudy had given her and fired an intermediate Wind Magic ‘Shockwave’ at Paul.
That thing can kill people.
Bang!
Fortunately, I also took out my wand in time and used the same magic to cancel out Sylphiette’s attack.
“Why!
Why are you treating Rudy like this?”
Ah, her Prince Charming was being sold off by Paul to marry the silly daughter of a neighboring lord’s family…
Haha, I really wanted to say that, but all I could do was try my best to calm Sylphiette down.
“Sylphiette, Rudy is going to work and earn money in the city so he can marry you.
Dad was just testing his skills before he left and accidentally knocked him out.”
“Really?” Sylphiette held her wand with both hands, looking at Paul timidly.
“Yes, yes, yes, that’s right.
Oh, as a father, I always have to check a child’s abilities, so I accidentally knocked him out just now.”
Paul’s acting skills were truly clumsy; he didn’t even know how to lie.
It would be a wonder if Sylphiette believed a lie like that.
“Liar!
Rudy would never leave me behind!”
Sylphiette was very emotional.
Fortunately, she didn’t continue to attack Paul; she just watched the carriage as it moved further away, silently shedding tears.
At this moment, Sylphiette’s father, Laws, appeared.
Paul must have arranged it beforehand for him to do the psychological work on Sylphiette.
Laws squatted beside Sylphiette and said something.
Then the little girl wiped away her tears, and her expression became very determined.
“I will train hard and become stronger than Rudy before he returns!
I’ll be the one to protect Rudy in the future!”
From the moment Sylphiette made that vow, she truly put her words into action.
Every morning, she would wake up early to exercise, and then she would meet me, as I was also doing my morning workout.
Because previously, Rudy and I would exercise at this time.
According to him, even a Magician needs a strong body and plenty of stamina, so he would also exercise without interruption.
Back then, Sylphiette wasn’t there, only Rudy and I.
But now it was Sylphiette instead.
She would happily greet me, and we would run toward the outskirts of the village together before turning back.
Finally, the two of us would take a cold bath at a deserted riverbank and then head home separately.
“I wonder how Rudy is doing?”
While changing clothes, Sylphiette couldn’t help but worry about Rudeus’s situation.
It was really as Paul said; the two of them were far too dependent on each other.
If this continued long-term, Sylphiette would become the kind of child who has no opinions of her own and is completely submissive.
She really did need to be more independent; otherwise, always talking about Rudy this and Rudy that would affect her life later on.
“Don’t worry, Sister Sylphiette.
Rudy can take care of himself.
He’ll come home in a few years to marry you and then take you to study at the Magic University.”
“Oh, Luna, really…
stop calling me’Sister Sylphiette.’ Just call me Sylphiette.”
These words were very effective on Sylphiette.
Her cheeks flushed red, and she covered her face with both hands in a mix of happiness and embarrassment, her ears twitching incessantly.
Heh, this girl is too easy to coax.
Honestly, Sylphiette is a really cute girl.
Her skin is smooth and fair; even I feel a little flutter in my heart, but it’s only a little.
Because I know Sylphiette will be very flat in the future—everyone of the Long-Ear Race is very flat.
So she’s not within my scope of consideration.
I still prefer the ‘milf’ type characters, especially those with figures like Zenith and Lilia.
However, due to my gender, I have a natural disadvantage.
Even if I wanted to NTR someone, I might not necessarily succeed.
Sigh~ Whatever, I’ll think about it later.
Counting the days, Rudy should have been working at the lord’s house for a while now.
Right now, he’s probably thinking of either Sylphiette or the new young lady he met.
How frustrating.
A home tutor…
it’s just too enviable.
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