It's been five days since the day they took me to Sherry's house.

　After that, Shelly said to me, "Why did you leave while I was asleep? I had to have a long telephonic conversation with her to get her in a better mood, and she wouldn't let me sleep.

　And every day after that, Shelly started telegraphing to me at night.

　I asked her why she only telepathized at night, and she replied
"Because in the daytime, people are always around, and I'm so embarrassed.

People can't hear you talking on your own, so why not in the afternoon?

I just don't want you to see my face when I'm talking to you.

What the f*ck do you look like?

No, it's not like that.

Really?

No more telepathic stories for today!
　Oh, he got away.
　He's so cute and embarrassed.

　In the telepathic communication, we talked a lot about the events of that day.
　It was just that every morning I got sleepy the next day and had a hard time.

　Today was the day Mom and Dad would go home.
　I'm going to start training with my grandfather and go to school, so I'm not going home.
Okay, well, see you later, Leo.

Yeah, I'll see you later.

You need to listen to your grandma and grandpa.

I know. You take care of yourself, Mom.

Of course. Don't stay up late if you can help it.

Uh-huh.
　Could it be: .... They know you're talking to your mind?

My mom and dad are old enough to know better than to take it easy on themselves.

I'm not old enough to let you worry about me!
Don't worry, you're safe, but get the f*ck out of here.

Oh, see you later.
　And with that, they walked out of the house.

So let's start training Leo.
　Huh? Now?

Are you going to start?

Yeah, it's only eight months until school starts.
　Already?
　I don't think you can do any special training when you get to school: .....

'Well, if you're going to go that far, I don't mind.'
　Huh? Seriously? You're not gonna stop?

"Okay, once we've decided that, we need to start thinking about our schedule. First of all, how many hours a day does the old lady have?

I don't want it now.

Why?

Last time I heard, Damien told me that Leo is already at a pretty good level of magical manipulation, so I don't have anything to teach him right now.

So how soon will you start teaching?

''That's only after you've gained some use of unattributed magic, I'll determine the time.

In that case, I'll have Leo build up his physical strength in the beginning, and after a week or so, he'll be taught swordsmanship in the mornings, and after he's built up his strength, he'll start swordsmanship in the mornings and non-attribute magic in the afternoons.

　It's not like the special training you imagined: .....
　Oh no, it's spartan training.

Well, let's just do some bodybuilding after we eat today.

Wow.


　Then I had lunch and came out in the yard with my grandpa.
Well, let's get started.

Yes, sir.

Then keep running around the house until I tell you first.

What?
　Out of the blue?

Just go.
　When I was reluctant to start running, he gave me a frightening look that I couldn't imagine from his kind face.
　When I saw that, I started to run as a reflex.

"What the hell did you do to me?
　Carina approached as she saw Leo running.

''He's smart, so he'll probably be able to learn swordsmanship and non-attribute magic in no time. So I thought I'd work on my body before that.

'That's not what I'm asking, I'm asking why you are making me practice so much harder than my other grandchildren.

Yeah, that's because you're like me in that regard.

How are Leo and your grandfather alike?
　Carina tilts her head.

''It's just that . It's just that aptitude magic is bad, and no matter how great the rest of us are, the people around us are cold! Leo will be too when he starts school now.

Oh, you mean when you were first summoned?

Yeah, that's right. They summoned me on their own accord, but as soon as they found out that my aptitude magic was bad, they started treating me like I was incompetent. And it really pisses me off that when I come back from my fight with the Demon King, they're praising me, but behind the scenes they're working to make it theirs somehow.
　Kent felt nostalgic, but resentful of his past.

"Is that why you're putting Leo through all this hard training?

'Well, all I can teach Leo is unattributed magic, swordsmanship and how to fight.

It's enough. After all, there aren't many people who can do non-attribute magic.

It's a waste of time, really. You could do so much good if you tried.



It's the times we live in.

Oh, I think Leo's about to go down.
　Leo's wobbling around.

Stop him now!

Hey, Leo, it's all over now.
　When Leo heard that, he fell to his knees.


　＜One week later.

　I endured a week of grandpa's training, but it was so hard: ....
　Strength training in the morning and then running after lunch.

　Here's my current status.
　Leons Forster Lv.1

　Age: 8
　Race: Human race
　Profession : Creator

　Strength: 90/90
　Magic power: 31400/31400

　Power: 60
　Speed: 75
　Luck: 1000
　Attributes: nothingness, creation
　skill
　Appraisal Creation magic Lv.3
　Non-attribute magic Lv.1 Magic manipulation Lv.5
　Mindlessness Lv.2

　Title
　The one who has memories of another world.
　mage

　This is what it's become.
　You might think I haven't grown that much, but in one week I've greatly surpassed the adults in anything other than magic and luck .
　This is probably due to the growth mischief: ....

　Apparently, even muscle training doubles the amount of growth .
　It looks like I've built a hell of a thing after all: ....

　By the way, the reason why my magic power hasn't increased is because I was so tired from grandpa's special training that I fell asleep before training my magic power for a week.

　I finished building up my physical strength like this and today I was finally able to learn swordsmanship.
"From today, I'll teach you swordsmanship.

Yay!
　I threw my hands up in the air, glad to be free from the physical exertions of hell.

　Then my grandfather grinned at me.
''It's nice to be so happy, but for the time being, I'll have you do the bare minimum gestures you're told and build up the muscles you need to swing the sword.

Yeah, that's true.
　Well, it's not as easy as it looks now that you're running out of time.

Oh, and we still have the afternoon marathon to do.

Jeez, hell.
　It's just a little bit harder to learn.

What? I'll get used to it.
　When are we going to get used to this hell: .....
　I can't wait.


<2 weeks later>.
　Finally, the days of swinging and running were over and I started practicing striking with my grandfather using the wooden sword.
　At first I was happy to see him, but then he started to hit me mercilessly, so I practiced hard to avoid hitting him.

＜I practiced for three more weeks.
　I'm finally learning to handle my grandfather's sword.
　Just make sure my attacks don't hit him.
　No matter how hard I try, he always deals with me and even counters me.

　Even so, Grandpa said he'd teach me non-attribute magic now that I've improved.
Then I'll teach you.

Yes, sir.

It's hard to say, but it's the muscles that move the body, you know?

Yes.

Okay. Then it's unattributed magic to imagine magically strengthening that muscle you want to use.

Yeah, it's easy.

That's not true. Well then, try running while using unattributed magic.

Yes.
　I try to run, imagining my legs getting stronger.

　Then I let the momentum of my foot drive me down.

Ugh, that hurts.

You know what I mean.

'Yeah, I only strengthened my legs and the others couldn't keep up.

Right? The difficult part of this magic is that you have to control the magic and strengthen it where you need it at the same time.

What's wrong with my whole body?

'Some people do that, but then they use more magic and use magic in extra places than someone who only strengthens where it's needed, so the strength is smaller where it's needed.

Oh, really?
　This is certainly a tough one to get into.
　I don't know if I can do it.

Well, I'm sure Leo can do it if he tries.



Okay. I'll do my best.
　Well, it's all a matter of practice.

　Then, about three days later, I learned to run while using non-attribute magic.
　I was surprised that I could do it faster than I thought I could, and so was my grandfather.

　Once I became able to do it, our practice regimen changed.
　In the morning we practiced swords with my grandfather, in the afternoon we swung while using non-attribute magic, and finally we ran a marathon while using non-attribute magic.
　While using non-attribute magic, you have to be aware of the magic and it was much more tiring than moving normally.

　These days, he could only do 10 minutes at night because he was so tired, but telekinesis with Sherry had become his only entertainment for the day... .
　Shelly is not happy with the short time we've been together, but she's worried about my health and that's the end of it.
　I can't help but feel that Sherry is already too healthy and cute.

　That's how I endure daily training with Sherry as my heart. ....