'Oh!　As expected of Charles-sama. To be able to unleash intermediate magic after just a month of training in magic.

　A man with a filthy growth of black beard compliments me with a sickening smile.

　This man is a senior mage and my magic teacher.

''Well thanks.''

　At any rate, I'll give you an answer.

　But if it's true, I don't even want this guy to come to my house.

　It's not because he's creepy looking or anything.

(Tsk, she's a little girl and not very cute...)

　Because I can't forgive this rude man for calling me a little girl, the son of an earl.

　Of course, it's not this man's voice.

　I can hear the voices in other people's minds.
　It's a skill called mind reading.

　I've been doing it since I was about three years old.
　I could hear the minds of everyone around me.

(I didn't know they grew this fast.)

　You're growing up so fast, you should just admire them.

I mean, the way I see it, we're going to get paid a lot of money for teaching kids magic but we won't be doing anything else in a short period of time.

　Hmm. That's the truth.

The only thing that's important to me is the fact that you're not a member of this group. You're not ready for it, and it's not safe for you to use it when the magic goes haywire.

　What... what.
　You're just trying to look out for me.

　I've had a good look.


''Charles-sama. First, let's increase the types of intermediate magic we can use.
(This kid has this kind of monster-like magic. I'm not going to let him run amok at such close range. It's time to let someone else teach you advanced magic.

　I take it back!
　I just hate this guy!

Okay.

　I'll learn all the intermediate magic as fast as you want.
　I'll never let my magic run amok.

　You won't be able to come to my house!


　***

Charles. Thanks for another day of magical training.

　After the training was over and Blackbeard's senior mage had left, your father called out to me.

''Ah, Father!　Have you been watching me?

　Actually, I could hear your mind, so I knew your father was hiding and watching you.

''Just now, I caught a glimpse. Looks like you've already used some intermediate magic.
Dad, you scared me.

　If I'm not particularly aware of my skill (mind-reading), anyone within a hundred-meter radius of me can hear my mind on their own, no matter who they are.

　It's no exception, even if it's a family member.

''That's right!''

That's great. That's my girl.
(I'm not that gifted at magic, so Charles must have a lot of mom's blood in him.)

　As he said this, your father patted me on the head.

''Ehehee.''

　My family rarely differs between the words spoken and the voice in my heart. And they don't lie to me.

　That's why it's so easy for me to talk to them.
　I love talking to my family.

　But...


Charles. Next week we're having the Spring Harvest Festival in King's Landing. Would you like to come with us to the city?

Oh, you're out...

　I don't really like to go out of the house. Even when I'm with my family, which I love.

　When I go to a place with a lot of people, I hear a lot of voices in my mind and it makes me sick.

　If I'm very conscious of it, I can stop listening to other people's voices, but I'm still not well adjusted and it's hard to hear normal voices.

　Also, if someone has a very strong voice in their heart, that voice will pierce my heart.

　A strong voice in my heart, for example, "I hate you," "I want to kill you," "Die," etc.

　No matter how much I cover my ears, that voice doesn't go away. If you go to the royal capital or a big city, there are many people who have such a strong voice in their hearts.

　That's why I don't like to go out.

''Father, I'm sorry. I don't want to.

Well Cain and Leon have said they're going to show up, too.

Big brothers?

　It's so fascinating to see brothers Cain and Leon who rarely come home.

　The voice of the brothers is full of compassion for me, and it makes my heart warm to hear it.

Aren't you both going to come to the mansion?

''Hmmm ... Leon, but Cain won't be able to do it for the time being. He just joined the Order, you know.

　My brother Cain, who is four years older than me, graduated early from the knight training school this year and joined the Knights of the Order.

　A knightly order is a subordinate organization of the Kingdom Knights. Even though it's a subordinate organization, you need a lot of sword ability and family history to belong to it.

　Brother Cain was admitted to the Knights at the age of nine, the youngest of all time, for his combat ability with the sword. Moreover, it's said that he's sure to be promoted to a knight of the kingdom in a few years.

　I hear he's very busy right now.
　I know my brother is working hard.

　It's a dream of yours to wear the cloak of the Knights of the Kingdom.

　By the way, my brother has not told anyone about this. I was a mind reader, and I heard it myself.

　So this is a secret that only my brother Cain and I know about.

　I know your brother is doing his best, so I didn't ask to see him.

　If I say I want to see him, Brother Cain will abandon whatever important mission he has to do and come back. I know this because I used my mind-reading technique to read my brother's mind.


"If you are willing to come, I will go to the harvest festival.

"Oh. Oh, yeah!　I'm sure Cain and the others will be pleased.

　I don't feel like going to a place with a lot of people, but I'm going to do my best to support myself by meeting my brothers and sisters.