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Chapter 18
Chapter 18
“D, d, disciple?”
Natasha blurted out loudly, then hurriedly lowered her voice.
“……Why?”
Natasha asked as if she truly could not understand.
Е ǹ ü m̌ā
“For revealing the source of this incredible bracelet, the price is merely…… becoming my disciple?”
“That is correct.”
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At Dominic’s reply, Natasha wore a stunned expression.
“Would you step aside for a moment?”
After hesitating, Natasha asked the gatekeeper standing nearby.
“Then I will guide you both to the Academy’s guest room. It is quiet and secluded there, so please have your discussion there.”
Е n̊u mӓ. і̀d
The gatekeeper bowed politely and led Natasha and Dominic to the guest room.
“Why…… would you want to become a disciple like someone like me?”
As soon as the gatekeeper who had brought in the refreshments left the room and the two were alone, Natasha spoke while pushing her glasses up the bridge of her nose.
‘Someone like me?’
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Dominic tilted his head inwardly at the unexpected words.
The Natasha he had known in his previous life had been eccentric, but she had been a woman brimming with confidence.
Е̃ nu̇m̂ӓ
Never someone who would refer to herself with words like ‘someone like me.’
‘Could it be.’
One possibility flashed through Dominic’s mind.
“I don’t know if you are aware, but I am currently a shut-in scholar who is not acknowledged at all in academic circles.”
Natasha spoke cautiously, and Dominic realized that his guess had been correct.
‘He had thought she secluded herself before the war simply because she was odd, but was it actually because she lacked confidence from not being recognized?’
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He had never imagined that. Yet, at the same time, he understood quickly.
There were few things that shrank a person as much as not being acknowledged, and as much as being ignored by everyone.
‘Perhaps the rough appearance he had seen in his previous life was a mask to hide the softness of her heart.’
While Dominic was thinking this, Natasha, seemingly uncomfortable with the silence, shifted her posture several times and crunched through the cookies the gatekeeper had brought.
“It seems you heard something incorrectly somewhere. No, more than that, I don’t even understand why a young master of the Anika family would say he wants to learn magic instead of swordsmanship…….”
Since he had expected the topic of the Anika family and swordsmanship to come up, Dominic calmly nodded.
Wӗ b̌ nо v̇е l̆ Еn üm̌ а
‘It seems the news that I want to learn magic hasn’t spread outside the Anika family yet.’
It appeared that the people of the Anika family were tighter-lipped than he had thought.
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“I will explain that part later. In any case, I wish to become your disciple in order to learn magical theory, Doctor.”
“Ah, theory. You wish to build general knowledge.”
Natasha reached her own conclusion about Dominic’s reason for wanting to learn magic.
“Then there are many people more proper than me. You should ask such people for instruction.”
Е̊ nũ m ӓ
But even so, she had no intention of accepting Dominic as her disciple.
“I…….”
“Refusing me.”
Dominic boldly cut into Natasha’s words.
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Natasha stared at Dominic with her eyes wide open.
“Is it because you are lacking, Doctor, that you refuse to take me as a disciple? Or is it simply because you are afraid of being called an eccentric again?”
Wе̊ b n̂о̌v̀е̌ l Еn ǔ m̌а
At the question, Natasha’s complexion changed.
She pressed her lips into a straight line, her face drained pale.
It seemed Dominic’s words had struck directly at the core of her feelings.
“You just said there are many instructors more ‘proper’ than you.”
“I did.”
Dominic quoted Natasha’s words, and Natasha nodded cautiously.
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“I can think that they may be more proper than you.”
Dominic readily acknowledged that Natasha was an unusual person.
But……
“However, let me ask you. Do you truly think they are superior to you? Do you believe yourself to be lagging behind other scholars?”
Dominic’s tone was utterly plain.
Having already seen Natasha enough in his previous life, he knew how much pride she took in her own abilities.
Ё ń_umа̊.
But Natasha was not calm.
At Dominic’s question, her eyes widened like oil lamps, and her lips trembled.
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“Do I…… do I think I am lagging behind them? Myself?”
Natasha’s voice shook. It was due to excessive agitation and tension.
“No!”
Yet her answer was resolute.
E ṅǔ mа .і́ d
“Those idiots don’t even know the ‘m’ in magic and simply can’t understand what I’m saying. There’s no way I could be inferior to people like th—.”
Natasha, who had been blurting out her true feelings in her excitement, came to her senses too late and covered her mouth with both hands.
Dominic smiled in satisfaction, having obtained the answer he wanted.
“I came looking for the best. So I have no intention of backing down.”
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Dominic drove the final nail in, and Natasha’s face flushed red.
“The best, the best…….”
W̌ еb̄ǹо v̀ ѐl̀ Е n ům̀ à
Natasha lowered her head deeply and continued to mutter Dominic’s words over and over.
“You came looking for the best.”
There was no need to wait long.
Natasha was bewitched by the word ‘best,’ and she drew confidence from Dominic’s assured tone.
“Certainly, perhaps not in practice, but in theory, I am the best.”
Soon, Natasha’s eyes shone with a light Dominic was familiar with.
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“Then will you accept me as your disciple?”
“Yes.”
“I would like to begin lessons immediately.”
“Immediately?”
Natasha was a little flustered.
“Understood. Let us begin right away.”
Èn̄ ûm̂ӓ ..і d̂
But she did not refuse.
“Is there a particular field you wish to learn?”
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“I wish to learn about body enhancement magic.”
“I see. Body enhancement. That would certainly be helpful for swordsmanship if you learn it. It is a matter of understanding the structure of the body.”
Once again, Natasha created her own reason for why Dominic wanted to learn body enhancement techniques.
“There is something that must be done before I teach you about body enhancement.”
Е̄ ňu m̈ ā
Natasha restrained Dominic, who was about to hurriedly ask questions about body enhancement techniques.
“Since I do not know your current level of achievement, Young Master, could you show me something that would allow me to gauge it?”
Natasha said.
“It can be magic you practiced on your own, or even just your ability to handle mana. Show me anything.”
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At those words, the first thing that came to Dominic’s mind was the flame magic Max Langtang used.
‘No, that won’t do.’
Е̇ ṅum̌ â ..і̇ d̃
However, he soon shook his head inwardly.
‘If word gets out that I used Max Langtang’s flame magic, it could come back to bite me.’
That said, he did not want to show himself handling mana either.
He thought he was not yet close enough to Natasha to reveal golden mana.
Then what should he show?
After hesitating, Dominic took Perperence out from his bosom.
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“This is……!”
Natasha’s eyes sparkled.
“Isn’t this Perperence!”
True to a great scholar, she immediately recognized Perperence.
“Where did you get this as well?”
Natasha leaned her upper body toward the Perperence Dominic had taken out, her eyes gleaming.
Wе́ ḃ n̄ о vĕl .E n̊ùm̂а̌
Her eyes rapidly scanned Perperence.
“It’s not as solid in its core as the bracelet you received earlier, but it’s an artifact with truly excellent craftsmanship. It must have been touched by a master’s hand. And on top of that, it’s new…….”
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Natasha muttered like a rapid-fire gun as she explained and admired the craftsmanship of Perperence.
“Amazing. Did you obtain a fortuitous encounter?”
“I made it.”
“Yes……?”
Е nů m̆ а
Natasha, who had been absentmindedly staring at Perperence, lifted her head with her eyes wide open.
“What did you just say…….”
“I made it. This Perperence.”
A dazed smile rose on Natasha’s face.
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“So you’re saying the Young Master made this?”
“Yes.”
Ē ǹ u m a
Soon, the smile vanished from Natasha’s face.
What appeared on her face after the smile was shock.
“Th, th, truly?!”
Natasha shouted as she sprang to her feet.
Her voice was louder than expected.
“You’re saying the Young Master really made this?!”
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Dominic almost covered his ears, but lowered his hand, thinking it would be rude.
“Yes. How should I prove it?”
Dominic asked, thinking that Natasha was reacting that way because she could not believe his words.
Natasha shook her head vigorously.
“N, no. I’m not doubting you. I’m just so shocked.”
Natasha spoke while alternating her gaze between Perperence and Dominic.
Ẅеbňо ṽ еl Én̊ umа
“The craftsmanship certainly resembles the Young Master perfectly.”
It seemed she was seeing something Dominic himself did not know.
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“Then, with this, can you get a sense of what level I am at?”
At those words, Natasha fell into silence with a serious expression.
Dominic calmly waited for her to speak again.
“……Yes, I can sufficiently gauge what level the Young Master is at.”
Е̂.n̄ů m̈a .і̊d̈
After quite some time, Natasha finally spoke in a much more composed voice.
“Then let us begin the lesson at once.”
Just as Dominic put Perperence back into his bosom and was about to ask Natasha questions about body enhancement techniques—
“I’m sorry, but I cannot teach you, Young Master.”
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“Why is that?”
Uncharacteristically, Dominic was flustered.
Е̂n u̇m̂а̇._і d̀
‘I thought things were going well. Is she trying to hide back in her shell again?’
That was about the only reason Dominic could think of.
“It’s because the Young Master is too outstanding.”
But what came from Natasha’s mouth was completely different from what Dominic had expected.
“If I were to remain by your side, I would not be a teacher, but rather an advisor, or perhaps a colleague who discusses things together.”
Natasha said.
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“So I ask that you withdraw the title of ‘teacher.’ If you lower me in that way, I will help you to the best of my ability.”
At those words, Dominic was dumbfounded.
‘Because I’m too outstanding, she can’t teach me?’
Dominic recalled how Clive in his previous life had given up on teaching him. Along with that, he remembered how Bread had begun beating him.
Up until now, there had been many instructors who left Dominic because he lacked talent, because he failed to show results.
But this was the first time someone said they could not teach him because he was too outstanding.
Ӗn̄ u m а
“I’m not being falsely modest.”
Natasha quickly said, having caught on to what Dominic was doubting.
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That single sentence—I’m not being falsely modest—carried a great deal of meaning.
“In my life, I’ve never seen someone who could create Perperence without any theoretical knowledge, and at such a young age.”
Natasha spoke while pressing her sincerity firmly into her words.
“Even I would have to struggle for several months to make Perperence. And even then, I couldn’t guarantee its level of completion—that’s the kind of artifact Perperence is.”
Ẁ е b̃n̈ о́ v е l Е n̊um̀ а
Natasha sat back down.
She looked at Dominic with a serious face.
“So I cannot take the position of teacher, even if only for the sake of my conscience. If you withdraw that title, I will cooperate.”
It was an unexpected turn of events.
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Dominic felt dazed, and also flustered that his plan had gone awry.
But if he could gain Natasha’s help by withdrawing the title of teacher, then it seemed he should do so.
W е̃b n о̂v̌ ӗl Е n̈ ūm̌ а̌
“……Very well.”
“You don’t need to treat me as a teacher, so please speak down to me.”
“……Alright.”
Dominic resumed the familiar informal speech.
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