An Unknown Guest

For about three weeks after that, Sylvia’s intense training continued in Kaintreche Castle.

Since she had never really handled magic power itself properly, she seemed quite lost at first.

Moreover, she had to go through many twists and turns because it was difficult to freely unleash the power of her Magic Eye.

But from about the second week, she seemed to gradually grasp how to use magic power, and from about the third week, she was able to maintain the power of her Magic Eye to some extent.

And after the third week passed, and today, when she entered the fourth week exactly….

Pajijijik─!

“Wow, Kyle! Did you just see that!?”

“…….”

She succeeded in manifesting ‘Igor’, one of Kyle’s main magics and the one he used to defeat Hasel.

Seeing this, Sylvia jumped up and down as if asking for praise, but Kyle could only smile wryly because he was so dumbfounded.

Although Igor is not a great magic of the 7th circle or higher, it is a fairly high-level magic that is precariously between the 5th and 6th circles.

Moreover, the methods of manifesting magic vary depending on the type.

In particular, destructive elemental magics such as fire and lightning require a high degree of operation that involves gathering a large amount of magic power at one point and releasing it instantaneously, making them quite difficult.

For a newbie who just started learning magic to do that in just three weeks.

Although its power was slightly lacking compared to Kyle’s, the fact that she succeeded in manifesting it was enough to make one’s tongue wag.

‘The expression “genius” is too good for her. Is this the power of the Magic Eye?’

However, Kyle couldn’t just be happy because he felt like he had seen a fragment of the power contained in the Magic Eye.

Why do those bastards want the Magic Eye so badly?

And just thinking about how to handle this power so that she wouldn’t get hurt was quite a headache.

Of course, that didn’t mean he couldn’t praise Sylvia for her achievements.

Just looking at the burns on her white and slender hands, like glasswork, caused by excessive use of magic power, he could tell how much bone-grinding effort Sylvia had put in during this short period of time.

In fact, Kyle pretended not to know, but he also knew that she secretly went out of the castle at night or dawn and trained alone in the training grounds or open spaces before returning.

However, he didn’t know that the reason she was putting in so much effort was solely for Kyle Lyaird.

It’s a truly unfortunate thing, but anyway, he had to praise what deserved praise.

“That’s amazing, Sylvia. It took even me quite a while to manifest Igor.”

“Really? Then please praise me quickly!”

So he put his heart and soul into praising her, but Sylvia took a step forward as if that wasn’t enough, looking up at him with sparkling eyes.

In response, Kyle reflexively took a step back, showing a look of embarrassment.

“Huh? P-Praise, I just….”

“Just words?”

“Is there something you want?”

“Eung, well. Wouldn’t that depend on Kyle?”

“…….”

‘Depends on me,’ Kyle was speechless at the answer that was the most troublesome for men.

It seemed like she wanted some kind of visible reward, but he had no idea what it was specifically.

If only they had recently walked around the territory together and looked at the shop windows along the street, he would have remembered what Sylvia said every time, like, ‘That’s pretty.’

Recently, they had both been so focused on training that they had been stuck in the castle, so there was no time for that.

It was an unfortunate mistake for Kyle.

‘What does she want? Money?’

Kyle was quite embarrassed now, to the point where he was even thinking of ridiculous things.

What does Sylvia want? What could it be?

She was still looking up at him with clear eyes as he continued to ponder.

But perhaps she realized that even this meaningless confrontation couldn’t last forever.

Since she already knew that it was impossible to wait for this clueless man to notice, she decided to take action early.

“Euhm.”

“……?”

Her timid first step began with a dry cough.

She straightened her shoulders slightly, leaned her head forward, and shook her hair tied in a single braid.

Seeing this, Kyle thought, ‘Is she doing this because she’s looking forward to lunch?’, but then, unconsciously raised his hand at Sylvia’s behavior of constantly sticking her head forward like a child.

Swish. Swooosh.

He placed his hand on her empty head and began to gently stroke it.

“I-Is this enough?”

“Hehe, good. You noticed before I said anything, so I’ll let you off with this today.”

“Thank you for your generosity, Sylvia.”

As another flower bloomed on her face, Kyle smiled wryly but didn’t take his hand away.

He wondered if this was enough of a reward, but anyway, it must be a good thing since Sylvia wanted it.

He decided to think positively and ended today’s lesson around here.

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That evening, during dinner time as usual.

There was a gaze fixed on Sylvia, who was now sitting in her assigned seat as if she were originally a member of Kaintreche Castle, and Kyle, who was silently continuing his meal.

It was Dver, none other than.

“So, I heard you’ve been teaching Sylvia-yang magic these days. Are there any results?”

“Yes, Father. Even today, she successfully manifested Igor.”

“Hoo, Igor? Isn’t that a fairly high-level magic?”

At first, when Kyle said he would teach her magic, he thought he was just giving her a taste, like children who say, ‘I’m going to be a wizard too!’, filled with pure dreams.

But when he heard the news that she had succeeded in manifesting Igor, Dver’s eyes widened.

Although he wasn’t as talented in magic as Kyle, he was still surprised because he remembered a few famous magics.

“Yes. I might be raising a disciple who will surpass me.”

“This, maybe the position of Magic Tower Master has been decided early on.”

“Y-You flatter me too much, Father-nim.”

Sylvia, swept away by the downpour of praise from the two, blushed and continued to pick at her food.

In the meantime, she secretly didn’t dislike Kyle’s praise, so she kept glancing at him, secretly inflating her expectations, thinking, ‘Wouldn’t he praise me a little more?’

Unfortunately, Kyle thought she was too shy and closed his mouth, so the thing she wanted didn’t happen anymore.

“But why are you suddenly trying to learn magic?”

“Ah….”

As Dver’s question poured out again while the silent meal continued, Sylvia let out a low sigh and looked at the three people.

Because it would be the topic they would least want to bring up.

She was a little cautious about bringing it up.

“Actually, when that happened at the Imperial Palace a while ago…. I felt so helpless that I couldn’t do anything. I decided that I didn’t want to just be protected by Kyle.”

“…I see. To think you would think of my lacking son like that, I am always grateful.”

Only about a month has passed, but maybe the shock is less than it was then.

Or maybe he’s just trying not to show it, but Sylvia secretly sighed in relief as she watched Dver nod indifferently and resume his meal.

Just when a warm atmosphere seemed to be circulating in the dining room again.

“Hah, Head of the family-nim! It seems like you need to come quickly!”

“What is it?”

Dver frowned slightly at the servant who suddenly burst into the dining room.

It’s not because the peaceful atmosphere was disturbed, but because the fact that he came so urgently without any prior notice shows that something unusual has happened.

“There is someone outside looking for the Head of the family-nim and Young Master-gun. But that person says they cannot reveal their name….”

“Can’t reveal their name, what does that mean?”

“I don’t know. They said there was a good reason, and at least asked to see Young Master-gun….”

“……!”

If it were a typical noble family’s castle, they would have turned them away as soon as they heard that.

In the first place, a person who can’t even prove their identity and can’t reveal their name is demanding a meeting with the head of a noble family. It would never happen normally.

But the moment he heard those words, Kyle felt a small spark ignite in his head.

‘Could it be?’

Just one person. There was someone who might be looking for Kyle so urgently right now.

But normally, the people in his family would also know his face.

However, he was a little puzzled by the fact that they didn’t know the other person’s identity, but on the other hand, he thought it was possible considering his original status.

“I’ll go, Father.”

Kyle wiped his mouth with a napkin and quickly got up from his seat.