CH 258

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I Asked Milina To Help With The Medicine “I made some new herbs.” “New herbs!? That’s amazing, master!” “Well, it’s not me, but the Gift that is impressive. Anyway…I have to concoct a herbal medicine.” “Concoct? But I heard that it was dangerous for amateurs to do it…” Milina’s eyes sparkled when she heard about the new herbs, but her face darkened when she heard about what would be done next. While she seemed interested, the books had said that it was not something that you should do light-heartedly, when you did not have enough knowledge. And she was recalling that. In any case, Ms. Lyra’s eyes were shining as she stood next to Milina. Was it really that impressive to make new herbs? “I don’t think it will be dangerous. What we are going to concoct won’t even turn into poison if we fail.” “Is that so?” “Well, perhaps it could be dangerous if you overdosed… But these aren’t the kind of herbs that will do your body harm just because you mixed them wrong.” These were just herbs that contained nutrients. As we would be careful to not take too much, or make large quantities, it should be fine. That is, if Weed Cultivation worked in the way that I assumed it did. “I see. In that case, you can finally concoct something!” “Yes, that’s right. And so I want you to help me.” “Are you…sure?” “Because you’re very passionate about your studies. In fact, there are probably things that you can teach me…” “Surely not…” As she did not expect me to ask her, Milina hesitated a little. However, I knew that even while I was in Range village, she had been studying with the book that we borrowed from Sebastian. And now she had passed the part that I had been going over with her, so she knew things that I didn’t. …It made me a bit of a failure as a teacher, but I would do my best. After all, I didn’t have much time with everything that had been happening… I guess that is just an excuse. “It’s fine. This shouldn’t be anything complicated, so you can do it too.” “…Very well. If you want me to do it, then I will do my best!” “Hahaha. You can relax. We will just follow the book, and it won’t matter if we fail.” “Yes… So, when will we begin?” “Uhhh… Tomorrow, or the day after that? Well, I’ll tell you when I decide.” “I understand! I will read the book and study in the meantime.” “Yes, thank you.” Now that Milina was feeling positive about it, she was enthusiastic to study. I suppose I would have to study again as well, so I don’t fall further behind. I didn’t want to have to rely on her for everything. “Well, you can go back to your servant training now.” “Yes.” “I will instruct her very thoroughly.” Now that I had done what I came to do, I left the drawing room. As I was leaving, I heard Milina’s loud voice saying, ‘Have a good day!’ so she was probably practicing again. …Now that I thought about it, I had wanted to join them before. I could not do it today, as I had training with Mr. Ekenhart…but next time I had some free time, I would try to participate. There was no actual need for me to do it, but I was just a little curious. The job of servants is no game to amuse yourself with… I would have to be careful so that no one said that to me… “Ah, there you are, Mr. Takumi.” “You’re late, Mr. Takumi.” “Wuff-wuff.” “Kyau!” “I’m sorry. I was talking with Ms. Helena…” When I went out to the back garden, Mr. Ekenhart, Tilura, Leo and Sherry were all waiting. As Mr. Ekenhart did not seem scared anymore, playing with Leo and Tilura in the morning seemed to have worked. Though, Mr. Ekenhart did look a little tired… “Helena? What happened?” “It was about the wine…” “Hmm… I suppose it’s a long story.” “Yes, it is.” “Then I’ll ask Sebastian about it later. But right now, let’s train.” “Yes.” While Mr. Ekenhart seemed to be interested when he heard about the wine, he decided that he would ask Sebastian about it some other time. Because it was time for training. “Hmmm. I see that your movements are changing again.” “Really?” “Not a very big change. So perhaps you do not notice it yourself.” “What about me, father?” “Tilura…your sword is as honest as ever… Too honest… But you have plenty of time. Right now, you should focus on raising your skill.” “I understand!” After the basic training, I fought lightly with Mr. Ekenhart. And then he made observations about my movement. I really didn’t feel like I had changed at all. It was obvious from Tilura’s personality that she was honest. For better or worse, that showed in her sword… But I wasn’t really at a place to be commenting on others. Now that I think about it, we had started learning at the same time, so it was kind of strange that I was the one that was changing… …I wouldn’t think too much about that. “It must be due to the experience of fighting in that store. You avoid large movements and are more aware of your surroundings.” “Ah… That might be true.” “Between narrow indoor areas and being in an open garden like this place, it’s only natural that you will fight differently.” I was within a store when the men attacked me, and so my movements were severely limited. There were too many shelves and objects in the way… Though, that also helped me. And Mr. Ekenhart thought that it had affected my fighting style. The way to fight in open spaces and the way to fight in narrow spaces, huh… “Since we are in an open space, you could say that you picked up a bad habit.” “Yes.” “I won’t say that it’s good to move your body so boldly, but if you can’t focus too much on small movements either. In the end, even when you have the freedom to swing your sword, your actions will be limited.” If you care about your surroundings too much, you will not be able to attack your opponent from different angles, and your attacks will be predictable… That’s probably what he means. And if you just repeat the same attacks, then the other person will be able to read you and deal with them. I’m sure that once you’re a master like Mr. Ekenhart, you would still be able to attack in a way that would overwhelm your opponent, but I couldn’t do that yet. But leaving that side, he had taught me that being able to use diverse attacks so that the enemy could not predict your moves was the most basic thing…

CH 258

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