I’m The Real Daughter, But I Don’t Want To Go Back To The Duke’s Estate - Chapter 41

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I was sitting by the window where warm sunlight was streaming down, scribbling a letter.

 

The recipient was naturally my mother.

 

To my beloved mother.

 

Mother, are you doing well?

 

How is your health? Are you receiving treatment properly?

 

I heard that you’re starting to show signs of improvement.

 

Still, since I can’t see your face in person, I keep thinking about you, Mother.

 

I didn’t write everything that had happened so far in the letter.

 

I didn’t want to make Mother worry unnecessarily.

 

Instead, I wrote only the most pleasant stories I could think of.

 

The kitchen made me a peach tart this time, and it was incredibly delicious.

 

I hope we can eat it together later, Mother.

 

Recently, I started taking magic lessons…

 

But just then.

 

Knock knock.

 

A polite knocking sound echoed, and the door opened silently.

 

I, who had been busily moving my pen, quickly lifted my head.

 

“Hello, teacher.”

 

That’s right.

 

Today was my first magic lesson.

 

Was it because I was a little nervous?

 

A somewhat stiff voice flowed from my mouth.

 

And for good reason, since the teacher who was supposed to teach me magic was…

 

“Hello, Princess Milena.”

 

Ludrick, the male protagonist of this world!

 

I subtly furrowed my brow.

 

‘Goodness, I feel like I keep getting entangled with the male lead strangely often.’

 

A character who only first appears after Cecilia leaves the family in the original work—why does he keep hovering around me?

 

Well, anyway.

 

The circumstances of how Ludrick became my teacher were as follows.

 

One day when I was enjoying some peace for once, the Duke suddenly summoned me and said,

 

“Handling mana is very important.”

 

He started off by saying this out of the blue.

 

“Previously, you collapsed after recklessly using mana trying to save Cecilia, didn’t you?”

 

“Ah, yes…”

 

“Even if we proceed slowly with other lessons, you must learn magic quickly.”

 

I understood up to this point.

 

The only problem was that the teacher the Duke had chosen was Ludrick!

 

I understood that the Duke was thinking of me and got me the best teacher possible.

 

But!

 

‘He’s someone who will participate in Cecilia’s revenge in the future!’

 

I should stay as far away as possible!!

 

Unlike me, who was inwardly falling into various worries, Ludrick had a truly refreshing face.

 

As soon as our eyes met, he gently curved his eyes downward.

 

“Though I may be lacking, I will be teaching the Princess from today. Please take care of me from now on.”

 

…My goodness.

 

For a moment, I became a little dazed.

 

I thought the surroundings sparkling due to overwhelming beauty was just a clichéd expression that only appeared in dramas or movies.

 

It wasn’t.

 

I think I really saw a halo shining behind the male lead just now?!

 

“Princess.”

 

“…”

 

“Princess?”

 

“Ah, yes!”

 

Coming to my senses with a start, I smiled politely.

 

How did Cecilia manage to date the male lead safely in the original work?

 

His beauty is so overwhelming that it’s this harmful to the heart.

 

“I should be the one asking you to take care of me, teacher.”

 

“Good. Actually, at the Mage Tower, we usually start with theoretical lessons.”

 

Ludrick, who had started the conversation this way, looked at me intently.

 

His vivid blue eyes, as if sapphires had been crafted into them, were sparkling brightly… no, why are his eyes shining that much?

 

“But you, Princess, are someone who has awakened mana.”

 

…Wait.

 

What exactly is this person expecting?

 

“So, I’m thinking of approaching this in a somewhat different way.”

 

“Pardon?”

 

Somehow I had a bad feeling about this.

 

I stiffened my shoulders with a start and asked carefully.

 

“‘Differently’—how so?”

 

“Please don’t worry too much. I’m just trying to proceed more efficiently.”

 

Ludrick smiled leisurely once again and asked me with a face full of anticipation.

 

“So, may I be excused for a moment?”

 

…Should I really let him be excused?

 

I looked at Ludrick with suspicious eyes but eventually extended my hand.

 

Ludrick grabbed my wrist as if he had been waiting for it.

 

At the same time, my eyes widened.

 

‘Wh-what on earth is this?!’

 

A warm yet refreshing energy flowed through my wrist like a spring breeze.

 

Ludrick carefully observed my expression.

 

“Can you feel it?”

 

“Yes!”

 

I nodded vigorously with an extremely excited feeling.

 

What is this feeling?

 

It’s completely cozy!

 

“This is mana. I just infused mana into your body, Princess.”

 

Ludrick, who had become satisfied, declared boldly.

 

“Now. Try circulating this mana once around your entire body.”

 

“…Pardon?”

 

I froze stiff while still smiling brightly.

 

This is a bit too much.

 

It’s like suddenly telling a student who’s just seen numbers for the first time to do calculus!

 

After hesitating for a moment, I carefully asked a question.

 

“Um, how do I circulate it?”

 

“What? Circulating is just circulating.”

 

Silence flowed.

 

“…”

 

“…”

 

This person, that’s it.

 

Because he’s so outstanding himself, he can’t understand when others can’t do something…

 

‘I’ve often heard that it’s difficult for geniuses to become good teachers, but…’

 

Just then, Ludrick looked at me with an extremely troubled expression.

 

“So… if you just move your mana…”

 

“How do you move mana?”

 

At that question, Ludrick’s blue pupils shook violently as if an earthquake had struck.

 

“Why can’t you do that?”

 

Ludrick stared at me blankly, as if he had encountered some cosmic mystery.

 

“I’ve been able to do it from the beginning…”

 

“…”

 

My gaze grew cold in real time.

 

Isn’t that just because you, Ludrick, received the male protagonist buff?

 

You even have the title of ‘this world’s last mage.’

 

“Well, then let’s try a different approach.”

 

A moment later.

 

Ludrick, having regained his composure, smiled awkwardly and pulled out a pen.

 

It had a rather unique shape.

 

Overall it resembled an ordinary pen, but at the tip was embedded a blue gem about the size of a thumbnail.

 

“This is a mana pen. It’s a tool used for drawing magic circles.”

 

After explaining, Ludrick handed me the pen.

 

As I looked down at the gem embedded in the pen with curious eyes, Ludrick added a brief explanation.

 

“That’s a mana crystal.”

 

“A mana crystal?”

 

“Yes. It’s a stone that naturally accumulates mana, and it serves the role of supplying mana.”

 

Ludrick continued his explanation in a gentle tone.

 

“Mage Engineers can’t use mana directly, right? So they use pens like this to imbue magic circles with mana. Of course, they’re single-use.”

 

“Single-use…”

 

Though I had lived as a maid ignorant of worldly affairs until now, I still knew about the prices of ‘magical tools’ from rumors.

 

They easily cost more than a carriage or even a house, right?

 

‘But… single-use?’

 

For the first time, welcome news reached my ears as I felt dismayed.

 

“Usually, Mage Engineers who first enter the Magic Tower learn how to draw magic circles through that pen first.”

 

“Oh, really?”

 

I brightened up.

 

Yes, proceed with lessons according to the standard way beginners learn from the start.

 

Not everyone is a genius like you!

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