“Okay,” Nina said. Nina constantly covered her face with a hood, so Cain couldn’t see her expression. He had read before in a book that elves had a strong affinity for magic.
“I have a level three blessing from the God of Magic. I’ll start by teaching you the basics.”
Cain sat down and rested as he listened to Nina’s explanation.
“Start by sensing the mana inside you.” It seemed Nina planned to start from the very basics that Cain had already read about in the book on magic.
“Oh…I already know the basics.”
“…You already know the basics? Even though you just recently got baptized? Can you already cast spells?”
“I studied magic from books already, so I can already cast basic spells.”
“What elements? I can use wind, earth, water, and light. Elves don’t get along with fire. I’ll teach according to your elements.”
Cain wanted to learn about all four basic elements as well as light magic, so he answered honestly. “All elements.”
Both Millie and Nina froze in silence.
“Teacher?”
“Impossible. If you can really use all elements, that’s sage level. None of the palace mages are able to use every element. Show me. Can you use the basic spell Water Ball? If you can, then show me.”
“I can. I’ll give it a try.”
Cain raised his right hand and pointed it at the target in the training ground. “Water Ball.”
As he mentally chanted the spell, a ball of water three feet in diameter formed. Cain shot it towards the target. The ball of water hit its mark with great force and destroyed it.
“Was that all right?” Cain turned around and found his two teachers frozen once more.
“Maestra Nina?”
Nina, who was stunned, recovered.
“…Unchanted. High elemental aptitude. Given the scale of that attack, must be blessed. A genius? Impossible for a five-year-old.”
Cain did not know this, but normally it took mages long years of training as they gradually reduced the length of their chants, eventually gaining the ability to cast magic without chants altogether. It was only normal for his two teachers to be stunned that a five-year-old who had just been baptized was capable of such a thing.
“We might not have anything to teach you. You already have first-rate abilities in swordsmanship and magic. There’s not much we can do at a training ground like this,” Millie said as she wiped sweat from her hands.
“Oh, teacher, I have some towels.” Cain took out two towels from his Item Box and handed them to Millie and Nina.
The two of them responded in unison, “Huh?”
“Hm?” Cain tilted his head in confusion, unsure why they reacted that way.
“…Item Box.”
“Ah!” He had just gone with the flow and not really thought about it, but Item Box was an extremely rare skill.
“Nothing will surprise me at this point. I don’t have the energy to be shocked by every new thing you show us.”
“Yeah, Cain. Genius.”
The two of them could only throw their hands up in exasperation.
“Teachers, I have a request for you. My father told me that I wasn’t allowed to tell others about my Status, so please keep it a secret. Also, I’ve spent my whole life cooped up in this mansion. The only time I’ve left was to go get baptized. I want you two to bring me somewhere away from this mansion under the premise of practicing magic.”
“So, you haven’t seen the outside world before. It’s true that using intermediate magic and above here would be problematic. I’ll explain to the Lord, and if he agrees to let us, we’ll take you somewhere.”
“Really?! Yay! I want to see what the city is like, and I also want to visit the adventurer’s guild!” Cain exclaimed with shining eyes.
“Looks like we’ll have to find a way to convince his father…” Millie said with a sigh.
Further training that day was put on hold as the three of them returned to the drawing room. Cain was sitting between Garm and Sarah, while Millie and Nina were sitting across from him.
Millie explained, “Lord, Cain’s swordsmanship is already at the level of a veteran adventurer. He is also capable of using all beginner level magic. He’s only five years old—he’s definitely a genius. We want to take him outside of the city to practice magic in an empty field. We’re here to ask for your permission.”
Nina, as usual, remained silent with her hood covering her face. After Millie finished speaking, Garm hugged his head. He had already expected this to happen when he saw Cain’s Status. However, he had not expected it to happen on the first day he assigned private tutors to his son. In contrast, Sarah, upon hearing that her son was a genius, was beaming. She patted Cain on the head.
“Very well. I give you permission to take Cain outside. However, he must return home before the day ends. He is allowed to leave the mansion grounds, but only up to the entrance of the forest. He’s not allowed to enter the forest.”
Cain smiled upon hearing Garm acquiesce.
“If Cain is going to be heading outside, then we need to get him some weapons and armor! It’s only right that he’s so capable: He is my son after all!” Sarah was in a very good mood as she spoke.
Cain was extremely happy he was finally allowed to leave the mansion.