I Am Raising a Daughter in This Life

A day for two (2)

Irina laid out her tools.

While checking them one by one and adjusting them to a good grip position, he saw his greatsword placed on a clean cloth.

The sword was a weapon that required constant maintenance.

If you leave it as it is, it will rust, and the blade will become dull even when you use it, and foreign substances such as blood may be smeared on it.

So, always keep it clean, set the blade, and oil it so that it can be used for a long time and can exert its power at the right time.

That’s why Irina took care of her sword whenever she had time. It could be said that it was one of the natural routines I did since I was a knight.

But today was different from my normal routine.

Irina, who was about to clean her sword, eventually turned her head to the side and looked at the onlooker while holding the cloth.

“My lady, are you really going to see it?”

“Yeah, I want to watch and learn.”

“Looking at it won’t be much fun, but… … .”

“No, it’s fun to watch. don’t mind.”

Irina was feeling a little pressure because she had never done it while someone was watching. What’s more, the other person was Lady Rize, whom he served.

In the end, Irina, realizing that she couldn’t break Rize’s stubbornness, calmly started working.

The surface of the sword was cleaned, the condition was checked, and the missing parts were sharpened with a whetstone. It was a relaxed gesture, but Rize, who was crouching next to her, was watching with her eyes shining.

This couldn’t have been that much fun.

While Irina thought so, she calmly polished her sword.

However, he had no choice but to stop and look at Rize again.

“My lady, it’s dangerous to come that close.”

“I’m sorry, sister. I’ll be careful.”

At those words, Rize apologized and moved her hips backwards.

Irina smiled and continued grooming again. Now that it’s like this, it seemed like it had to be done faster than usual for Rize’s safety.

As I was concentrating so much, Rize called out once again.

“Can I try it too?”

“It’s not possible. Dangerous.”

“What about a small knife other than a large one?”

“That too is dangerous.”

Although he is mature, he was still a 10-year-old child.

Irina firmly resolved that she would never let Rize pick up the blade.

“Chi, they say it’s all over.”

“… … .”

My heart almost broke right away.

No, that pouting expression was so effective that I almost offered the dagger right away.

Irina felt the need to train her mind more than she did when she was a knight, and she worked hard to make up her mind.

I really don’t know why he was so interested in swords.

Still for Irina… … There was no picture of Rize fighting monsters with a sword.

Fortunately, Rize didn’t do anything dangerous like Irina said, and was able to finish cleaning the sword neatly.

“It’s done. Then, is there anything you want to do now?”

No matter how fun she was, she waited until her work was finished, so she decided to leave the next schedule to Rize.

Sword training was also decided to take a break today besides the basics, and it was quite a leisurely day because all I had to do was study etiquette.

“Um, what should I do? What are you doing?”

“How about hanging out with your friends?”

“Then your sister is bored.”

“Huh, I’m fine. I can do housework.”

Seeing Rize who cared for her until this day made her heart warm naturally.

When I was a knight, I never thought I would feel this kind of feeling.

Irina smiled lightly and moved on to change into street clothes while wrapping her arms around Rize’s shoulders.

No matter how important education was, playing with friends was also important.

I also learn a lot by spending time with my peers.

I also thought about what it would be like if Rize had a friend with that kind of talent.

It was because the existence of an equal rival was the driving force that stimulated each other and made them go higher.

However, there were no such people around here yet, and I wondered if there would be one if I went to the school Irvin had mentioned before.

smart.

At that moment, a small knock sounded and Irina stopped changing her clothes.

“Are you the lady’s friend?”

“You didn’t promise?”

“Please wait a moment.”

“Okay, I’ll change into the rest.”

Irina straightened her clothes and headed for the front door. I could feel the presence of a child on the other side, who kept silent with only one knock.

Even so, she let out a calm voice without being completely vigilant.

“Who are you?”

“Ah, um, is this Mr. Irvin’s house? I’m from the Wizard’s Tower.”

Come to think of it, I remembered that I had promised to send a tutor to teach magic at the Magic Tower.

Irina thought the child would be an errand boy.

It was speculated that the magician himself was bothered to come, so he might be asking Rize to come.

Irina also had a prejudice that mages were arrogant.

When I opened the door, a boy of the same age as Rize stood there with a nervous expression.

A smart looking face with thick brown curly hair. In addition, he was even wearing a high-quality robe.

Realizing at once that he was not just an errand boy, Irina slowly bowed down and greeted him politely.

“nice to meet you. My name is Irina, who manages this house.”

“Hey, I’m Martin. nice to meet you.”

At Irina’s greeting, the child hurriedly greeted her by revealing her name.

As expected of a boy of his age, he was clearly nervous, but his gestures of greeting showed that he had been thoroughly trained.

Who are you?

Irina continued the conversation while thinking about that.

“Did Martin come to see you about the tutor?”

“yes that’s right. So, just show me this letter of introduction… … .”

“I’m sorry, but Irvin is currently absent. Is there any tutor around here?”

“Ah, I… … I’m a tutor… … .”

At the completely unexpected words, Irina opened her eyes wide, then narrowed them.

Even so, I couldn’t believe that he sent a child like this as a tutor.

As I was desperately choosing my words, thinking of Irvin and Rize, Lize poked her head out from the inside.

“Who are you, sister?”

At that, Irina and Martin’s eyes turned to Rize, and immediately Martin’s eyes widened to the size of a bell.

Needless to say, it was clear that it was because of Rize.

Seeing the face of the boy who couldn’t hide his young romance, Irina felt a strange satisfaction and took a step back with a slightly relaxed face to introduce himself.

“Miss Lize, this is Martin-sama, who came as a tutor from the Wizard’s Tower.”

“and! Are you a teacher? nice to see you!”

Rize approached with a bright smile and looked up at Martin, who was a little taller than herself, with eyes filled with blue jewels.

“hello teacher?”

“Ah, that, me, ah, how are you?”

Receiving Lize’s greeting, Martin barely uttered the greeting, and his face, which hadn’t seen much sunlight, turned red as if it would explode if stabbed.

At that, Rize smiled briskly, bowed down, and introduced herself.

“My name is Rize.”

“Well, I say, Martin, Martin de Chambers. Call me Martin… … .”

“Yes, Mr. Martin.”

When Irina heard the name, she looked at Martin with a puzzled expression.

The current Mage Tower owner’s name is Elysion de Chamber.

I had heard that he had a grandson who was so talented that he was called an undistinguished genius.

A genius who had even heard of Irina, who had no interest in magic at all.

Judging from the story, it’s clear that Martin is the person involved.

However, it was completely incomprehensible that such a grandson was sent as a private tutor to a mercenary.

“… … .”

What the hell are you doing?

I wanted to ask Irvin that question, but unfortunately I didn’t know when he would be back, and the priority was to deal with the matter right in front of me.

“Both of you, please go inside. I’ll get the car out soon.”

“Come this way, sir!”

“Uh, ah, yes!”

At Rize’s guidance, Martin barely moved his stiff body and sat down in front of the table. However, unable to raise her head properly, she kept glancing at Rize, who was sitting across from her.

Irina, who brought the car, looked at it as if appraising Martin.

It’s nice to hear that a young lady is attractive enough to shake the hearts of boys her age, but I wondered if the two would really get along.

Considering the fact that he was the grandson of the owner of the mage tower, he could have given it a very high score, but because of his passive attitude of not being able to talk like that, he was deducted points.

Plus, like most wizards, it’s obvious that he’ll be alone and do research, so another point is deducted.

Anyway, I don’t like it, so I’m deducting points again.

eventually dropped out

“Then, can we learn magic from today, sir?”

“No, I just came here to introduce myself… … .”

“Then what about the class? I want to learn quickly… … .”

“We will not only introduce you, but also coordinate the schedule together.”

Perhaps talking about work, Martin kept his back straight and tried to take his eyes off Rize a little while speaking calmly.

I thought that mental strength could be given extra points.

“First of all, we will have classes twice a week, no, three times a week. If you’re okay… … Oh, before that.”

Martin took out a crystal ball the size of an adult’s fist from the bag he was carrying and placed it on the table.

“First, let’s do this… … We will check whether the student has magical aptitude.”

“Like this?”

Before Martin had time to say anything, Lize put his hand on Martin’s hand holding the crystal ball, and Martin hurriedly took his hand away, turning his face red again.

“Go, don’t hold it together, but go alone, cover it with both hands.”

Irina couldn’t help but worry that Lise might become a demonic woman who charms many men with her natural movements.

Rize, completely unaware of that, nodded and covered the crystal ball with both hands.

Soon, I felt something pulsating inside the crystal ball.

In response, he felt a certain force moving inside him, and soon the force flowed down his arm like a darting arrow and colored the crystal ball brightly.

“Wow, it’s pretty.”

Looking at the soft light, Rize smiled bashfully, and Martin, who looked at him as if possessed for a moment, nodded and opened his mouth.

“Fortunately, you have magical aptitude. Even though it’s your first time, seeing how fast you are, you should be able to learn magic in no time. If this is enough, you’ll be in the top ranks in the Wizard’s Tower, right?”

Listening to Martin’s honest praise, Irina’s shoulders naturally straightened. I expected it to be true, but it seemed that Rize’s special talent was recognized even more.

“Then let’s try this. Hold it in the same way as before and move the mana.”

Saying that, Martin took out a crystal ball of a similar size filled with sparkling liquid.

Rize, who saw another, nodded her head with her eyes sparkling as if she was just curious.

“Yes, teacher!”

Responding vigorously and receiving the crystal ball, Rize covered it again with both hands and this time closed her eyes as if to concentrate more.

And the moment the dark blue eyes flashed back, the transparent liquid inside the crystal ball began to change.

First red, then blue, yellow and gray, then black and white.

“This… … !”

Confirming this, Martin widened his eyes as if surprised, and Rize made a slightly worried expression and raised a panicked voice.

“What did I do wrong?”

“No, no. It’s not like that. Rather, it is good.”

Martin spoke quickly, with a little excitement.

“This is an aptitude, that is, it tells you which attribute magic you have aptitude for, but Rize has aptitude for all attributes. It’s the first time I’ve seen anyone like this other than me. It’s really great.”

At those words, Irina almost took a step forward without even realizing it.

The talent for the sword is not enough, but the talent for magic is also outstanding. Isn’t it really a child loved by God?

I also thought that the heavy fate of being a hero of light would be easily overcome with that level of talent and effort.

As I held back the tears that were about to spill out, Martin spoke again in a slightly subdued voice.

“Actually, magic aptitude is affected by family lineage, so I was a little worried. I’ve heard that my father can’t use magic at all, so I guess I inherited my talent from my mother. Did your mother learn magic or something?”

“huh? I don’t know because I don’t have a mother.”

“… … .”

Martin, who had become a moron in an instant, opened his mouth.

Irina, who was watching from the side, also had a shocked expression, but the type of shock was different.

Martin, who breathed out for a moment, barely came to his senses and lowered his head.

“I’m sorry. I made a rude remark without knowing it. Please forgive me.”

At the very polite apology, Rize tilted her head once, then shook her head softly.

“It’s okay, sir.”

Then he added a word with a happy smile.

“I have the most wonderful dad in the world.”

* * *

late night.

After Martin passed away, the two of them were together again, but Irina found it difficult to calm herself down.

Unexpectedly, the story about Rize’s mother, Angelina, came up.

Is now the time?

Irina couldn’t help but ponder as she recalled the story Irvin had told her.

The thought of telling Lize the story of Angelina one day kept dwelling on it.

But even if it was fast, it was too fast.

That’s why she couldn’t help but think about it while she was so distracted that she didn’t know how the day had passed.

“sister?”

“Ah yes. miss.”

this. I must have been thinking about it again.

Irina shook her head and looked at Rize, who was sitting on the bed with a smile on her face.

“Are you worried about anything?”

“… … no. What you may be concerned about is… … .”

“really?”

Rize’s eyes were full of concern when she asked that question.

There was no such mistake as worrying about the young lady.

Irina reprimanded herself and tried to say no right away, but the moment Rize met her eyes, her mind went blank.

Blue eyes like jewels.

The moment their eyes met, Irina unknowingly uttered a word.

“Your lady is not curious about your mother… … !”

By the time I realized it was a mistake and covered my mouth with my hand, it was already too late.

As Rize wandered around looking for a place to put her eyes, obviously embarrassed, Rize gave a faint smile and spoke out as if nothing had happened.

“I’m curious. I am… … Because Daddy picked it up.”

“… … .”

What did I hear?

Irina felt goose bumps all over her body and slowly lowered her trembling hand.

“miss… … ? what the hell… … ?”

Words did not speak.

At that, Rize smiled fleetingly and said something even more shocking.

“I remember everything. My dad picked me up… … Last seen… … Even my mother’s face.”