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Bab 8: Chapter 8: Training

When I said what I wanted to do, we went to the music room on the first floor. The room was filled with various musical instruments. Strings, percussion, brass, and cord-type musical instruments. Each article was made of high-quality materials and had state-of-the-art details.

(As expected of the Country of the Arts.)

The mansion we live in was a reward from the Kingdom of Astley. That means the furniture in the mansion was made with quality. The mansion itself also had state-of-the-art architecture.

"What do you want to play, Young Master?"

"Hmm. That one!"

I pretended to be naive and thought for a while, even though I already had one in mind. I pointed out a cord-type instrument painted in black. A grand piano.

"Then, let's try that one." She guided me to the grand piano placed beside the window.

"Do you want to see how to play the piano?"

"Mmm." I nod.

Mary sat on the chair and put her hands on the keyboard. She pressed some keys to test the tune of the piano.

"Now then," she pressed the keys again, but unlike before, she started to play a piano piece.

It had an allegro-like upbeat tone. I do not recognize the melody, and it could not be a piece from Earth. So maybe this piece is native to this world.

Mary played the piece with mastery and fluid movements. She used to play piano to a certain degree. I totally forgot that she was from the Art Country until I saw her piano.

She then finished the piece and bowed to the audience, still having her elegance, although we were the only people in the room. I applauded afterwards and then gave her a compliment.

"That was amazing. I never thought that you were good at music."

"Thank you for your compliment, but I am not that amazing. This piece was a must for every noble in our country, after all."

The nobles in Astley were probably obliged to learn how to play music out of respect for the Mother of Arts. The piece must be a basic piece that all the kingdom's nobles know.

"Still, your execution of the basic piece was very good."

"Then, would you like to try?"

"Yes." I replied, then took a seat.

I activated my Computerized Mind and ran a MIDI player application. I installed several applications from the net to my brain to kill time. One of those was a MIDI player.

I planned to release new musical pieces into this world. But it was today that I found out that there was probably an artist reborn in this world. The only difference between me and her, if she was reincarnated, was that I have a collection of five hundred years of music that she hadn't heard of.

I searched for the piece that I wanted to play. I press the G-note key that every fan of a certain emo band will immediately recognize the song. I pressed the keys one by one with my right index finger until I finished the piano intro of the song.

I looked to Mary, who was standing behind me diagonally, and saw her open her mouth. She immediately regained her composure and stared at me with enthusiastic eyes.

"That was beautiful, even though it was still short and unfinished. If you continue to improve your skills, you will finish it, and it will be a great piece."

The piece that I played was already good to the ears of an Art Country noble. So what will happen if I release the music of the Baroque Period and later that even their former queen did not heard of? Well, I have to release it at the right time with an interval to avoid raising suspicion.

If I release music pieces nonstop, they might recognize me as the reincarnation of their former queen. Intervals between releases should make people think that I took a long time to compose it with effort.

"Then I have to practice piano and complete this composition."

"If that is the case, we have to hire a professional to teach you."

"Then I have to ask permission from my parents to have me a tutor."

"Leave it to me. I have known an acquaintance who is a professional pianist and a tutor."

I have a tutor to teach me how to play slowly. It would be strange if I already knew how to read the notes in the music sheets and knew what key to press. I have to take it slowly and just go with the flow.

"Thank you."

"For now, I'll teach you the basics first."

Then, she taught me the basics of music, and before we knew it, it was already evening.

A few days later, my piano tutor came to teach me piano. Apparently, she was a baron's daughter like Mary.

I spent my days practicing piano, and I became skilled with it, although I can't still do octaves with my small hands. I also practiced other musical instruments like the violin so I could play Vivaldi and Paganini in the future.

While at it, I studied with my sister about this world and learned etiquette from Mary. I also trained my body and practiced my skills to become proficient with them.

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I kept training and practicing, and before I knew it, a year had already passed. During my practice, I composed (copied and pasted) two easy piano pieces, Little Star and Minuet in G Major (Bach).

"I have nothing to teach you. You are already at the level of a professional, despite your young age. Just keep practicing and improving your skills. I will spread your compositions when I get back to the capital."

"I understand and thank you for everything."

We bid farewell to each other as she gave me a compliment and some advice. She will be spreading my compositions and popularizing them.

Now that I am seven years old, I can start my practical training. Sister Louise had already started her training last year, but she was more excited about this than her studies.

The next day, my training started. I will be trained in martial arts and swordsmanship by Mother Mylene, and I will have magic lessons by Mother Claire.

Physical training in the morning and magic lessons in the afternoon. Each training session consists of a three-hour block. We trained five days a week and took a break on weekends.

"One more lap, Raphael!" Mother Mylene shouted.

Right now, I am running around the mansion to improve my stamina. In the early days of training, I have to improve my physical attributes first by doing exercises.

"Haah, haah."

"Take a rest for a while."

"Thank you, mother."

After finishing the final lap, I dropped my butt on the ground and caught my breath. Mother approached me to give me water to drink. She also wiped my sweating body using the towel in her hands.

We are in the front yard for training. I can see my sister swinging her wooden sword to fulfill her daily quota. She's gotten a lot stronger than before, even though she's still at level one.

In this world, you can increase your stat without leveling up through training. You can increase your stats by leveling up, but the growth rate varies with your effort before you level up.

That's why we improve our base stats first before killing a monster and leveling up. That was what our mothers said during our studies.

There were no guards or soldiers in the mansion's vicinity. There's no need for guards because the mansion is surrounded by a barrier.

The barrier had impregnable defense and was continuously powered by a dragon's magic crystal. This barrier was made from Mother Claire's magic, and the magic crystal was hunted by my mothers when conquering a dungeon.

Our mansion was located in the center of the exclusive district of the city. The city was surrounded by a 20-foot-tall stone wall. The city was divided by four districts.

The residential district, where the citizens live. The commercial district is where merchants and craftsmen sell their products. The downtown district is where various establishments are erected, like the adventurers' guild, the church, the training grounds, the red light district, and other entertainment establishments. And the exclusive district where the government offices are located and influential people stay.

The exclusive district was located at the center of the city, surrounded by 15-foot tall circular walls. There are three main roads that separate the remaining three districts equally.

"Mother! I'm done with my sword swing quota today."

"Then let's start the sparring."

Sister exclaimed that she had already fulfilled her thousand-swing quota. Mother took a wooden sword and faced Sister Louise.

They took a fighting stance and launched at each other. Sister held her sword with her right hand and slashed it at mother's right torso horizontally. Mother raised her sword upward and put her left hand on the blade to block the attack. She stepped back and held the hilt of her sword with both hands.

"Speed Boost!"

She activated a Level 1 Martial Art Technique that enhanced her raw speed. She charged at mother faster than before. Sister slashed her sword diagonally at high speed.

"Slash!"

Sister activated a Level 1 sword technique this time. Unlike before, mother stepped back with minimal effort and let the sword pass in front of her. The sword sliced nothing but thin air, leaving my sister wide open.

Art and techniques are great factors in winning a battle. It made humans better, enhance their bodies, and widen the vocabulary of their fighting styles.

In this world, an ordinary human being could lift a weight twice their own by applying martial arts techniques to their own body. In my previous world, a skinny human with martial arts technique in this world could have a decent fight with a professional wrestler.

Art techniques in this world consume the user's stamina instead of mana. Mana could also be used to strengthen the user's body to increase the output of the technique.

Grabbing this opportunity, mother thrust her sword at my open sister like a rapier. Sister immediately rotated her body clockwise to avoid the sword and took a step back.

Mother moved her sword a little to the left horizontally, then suddenly swung it to the right, where my sister was. Sister raised the sword on her right hand and put her free left hand on the blade to block her mother's attack.

"Kuh!"

Sister Louise stepped back a bit due to the impact of the swing. She took several steps back to distance herself from mother. Mother pursued her and thrust her sword again.

"Thrust."

"Sword Wheel!"

Sister used a Level 3 Sword Art: Sword Wheel. She spins her sword clockwise to parry mother's Level 1 sword technique. Mother used the momentum to execute a Level 3 sword technique.

"Circular Swipe."

"Block!"

Mother rotated her body 360 degrees clockwise and swung her sword horizontally in a circular motion. Sister tried to block the attack by using a Level 1 Technique. Sister Louise held her sword tightly with both hands, but mother's swing was just too strong. If she blocked the attack the same as before, her arm would break.

Sister's sword flew out of her hands and knocked her backward. She was on the butt, then mother pointed her sword at her. The flying sword landed on the ground, and the match was decided.

"You were better than the last time. Keep it up and improve your sword."

"Thank you, mother."

Mother happily praised my sister for improving her sword. By the way, I used [Analysis] on my mother and found out that she was just using 1% of her power. Sister took her sword again and sparred with mother one more time.

After I took enough rest, I started to run around the mansion again. Seeing their sparring motivated me to improve my skills. But I have to improve my physique first.

Eat healthy foods, get enough sleep, and do regular exercises. I have to do all of that to withstand the training of my parents.

"Raphael, it's already lunch."

"Hah, yeah."

As I thought about the things that I have to do, I heard my mother call me out. I did not notice that it was already time for lunch. I wiped off my sweat and then came inside to eat my lunch.


Bab 9: Chapter 9: Magic

After I ate my lunch, I went to the front yard to start my magic training with Mother Claire in the afternoon. The physical training in the morning really wears me out. So I had to rest my body for a while and replenish my energy.

When I reached the front yard where we train our magic, my mother Claire and sister Louise were already waiting for me. Mother was clad in a raven-black robe, while Sister had the same practice attire in the morning.

"You're late, you made me and Mom wait."

"I'm sorry. My body needs rest to restore my strength. It's my first time having a vigorous training after all."

"Then brace yourself, because that was not the most extensive part of your training yet. That was only the basics of the basics, okay?"

"Yeah, I'll keep that in mind."

"Well then, let's start right away."

Sister Louise scolded me for being late while folding her arms. She reminded me that my activities today were not that hard. It is my first day of training, after all.

"Then Raphael, have you learned how to sense the mana in your body?"

"Yes, mom. I learned how to sense my mana during my piano lessons."

"Very good. Then, it will make explaining the concepts of magic easier."

Mom asked me if I already sensed my mana. I said I learned it during piano practices, but I could already sense my mana when I was six months old.

By the way, when we asked how to address our parents, they said that we can address Mother Mylene as mother and Mother Claire as mom. Having same-gendered parents must cause confusion to their children at first.

"First, we have to identify your affinity for magic attributes."

After mom said that, she opened her right palm, and a pitch-black disk-shaped matter appeared. It looked like my Extra Skill [Inventory] but there's nothing like that in her skill set. If it's not a skill, it should be a magic spell.

A wand-like thing with several colored stones dropped on her opened palm. The wand was made out of silver-like metal, and each of the seven gems embedded in it had its own color.

"This wand will identify your affinity for the seven basic attributes. Each magic stone represents the attributes of elemental magic. Red for fire, blue for water, green for wind, amber for earth, yellow for lightning, white for light, and black for dark. The stone will shine if you have an affinity for the attribute. This wand was made of mithrill, so it had high mana conductivity. So even if you had low magic power, it could still identify your affinity."

Mom explained what the purpose of the wand was. The wand was used for identifying the magic affinity of a person.

"I'll show you how it works."

Mom held the handle of the wand with both of her hands. I sensed a flow of mana from her, then it went to the mithrill wand. The stones in the wand shone brightly, one by one, from the base to the top. All the seven magic stones shone, which means mom had all the attributes of elemental magic.

Each person in this world has their own affinity for magic. Having multiple attributes means you have more potential to become powerful.

Powerful magic users had more opportunities in life. They could earn fame and fortune by becoming a high-ranking adventurer, being recruited by the knights, or achieving an incredible feat.

Mom stopped the flow of her mana, and the magic stones' light began to fade.

"That's how it works. Would you like to test your affinity first, Louise?"

"Yes, mom."

Sister agreed when mom asked her to identify her affinity first. Mom handed over the wand to sister who began to run her mana over the wand.

Sister was too focused on her swordsmanship training the whole year and neglected her magic lessons. She said that she was not confident in her magic, so she prioritized swordsmanship first.

Now that I have started my magic lessons, she said she would join the lessons. She must have realized that if she was left behind by her own little brother, her pride as an older sister would shatter.

As soon as her mana reached the wand, all the magic stones began to glow one by one. It means she had an affinity for all the attributes of elemental magic.

Unlike mom, who had five of her magic stones shine at high intensity, sister's magic stones shone at different brightnesses.

Among all the lights, the yellow light shines the brightest, brighter than Mom's yellow magic stone. Which means she has the most affinity for lightning magic.

"Look, Mom! I can use all the attributes of elemental magic like you, Mom! But not as good as you."

"At least you can use all elemental magic attributes. Not only swordsmanship, but you had high affinity for the rare lightning magic, just like your mother."

"Really? So I can be like Mother?"

"Yes, of course. You could be as great as or even surpass her as a magic swordswoman."

"Yey. Then, I will be the best swordswoman in the world!"

Sister Louise hugged Mom, then slumped as she knew that she was not as good as Mom at magic. But she was born again when she heard that she could surpass Mother in magic swordsmanship.

Lightning Magic was a magic that me and my sister inherited from our mother through [Monarch of the Night]. Mother probably passed on Lightning Magic to us because it is a rare attribute. Mom also had Lightning Magic but it was not as good as mother.

"As expected of my daughter. Now is your turn, Raphael." Mom said still hugging my sister.

After they hugged, sister handed the wand to me. I ran my mana toward the wand and waited for it to respond. The magic stones shone from the base to the top.

Multicolored, bright lights illuminated the wand like a rainbow. Each magic stone had the same intensity of brightness. The brightness of the lights was as intense as Mom's five brightest lights.

Seeing that, mom wrapped her arms around the back of my head. My face submerged between her massive bosom as she pushed my head tightly.

"You had affinity for all Elemental Magic attributes. Not only that, it shines the brightest for each attribute equally. You had the potential to become more powerful than me."

Mom praised me as I had high affinity for all attributes. She even said that I would surpass her someday.

Despite her praises, my breathing was interrupted by the atmospheric pressure of the Twin Mount Everest. I tried to resist, but mom's strength was more than fourteen thousand. It feels like heaven, but I am also dying. I dropped my body as I am insufficient of oxygen in my lungs.

<Asphyxiation Resistance has been acquired.>

I feel like I can breathe again after hearing the heaven's voice. As I regained my strength again, I struggled to escape from mom's binding.

I moved my arms to find something I could use to push myself, but my hands grabbed something soft. I squeezed it and immediately learned what it was.

"Kyaa! You're still seven years old, but you're already this bold."

"H-how indecent!"

My mom moaned and released her arms around my head, while my sister, who was witnessing this situation, shouted upon seeing something explicit.

I pushed Mom further and bent my body to catch my breath. After I began to breathe normally again, I caught a glimpse of my sister, who was putting her hands on her chest.

"Mom, I am still growing, right?"

"Of course. So there's no need to worry about it."

Sister Louise started comparing her child self to a mature adult woman. She must have her own worries about her body in the future.

Seeing our parents' beautiful body figures must have caused her to have an inferiority complex. It probably made her sad if she didn't inherit the body composition of our parents.

In my opinion, I am sure that she will have mom's body figure in the future. She was like a carbon copy of mom, after all. They had almost the same facial features and had long, lustrous, silky straight hair.

"Now that we knew what your attributes was. We will start by performing Level 1 Magic, the everyday life magic."

Level 1 Everyday Magic has spells that can be used by almost everyone. It consumes a small amount of mana, and it is easy to activate.

"Casting a magic spell has requirements to fulfill. First is your affinity for the attribute. Second is your flow of mana. The last but not the least is your visualization or the spell."

I have already fulfilled the first of the conditions. I leave the last requirement to my Computerized Mind skill.

"Let's start with fire. Candlelight. You have to imagine this flame and chant the spell."

She pointed her right index finger upwards, and a small flame appeared at the point of her finger after she cast a spell.

(Looks like a lighter to me.)

"Candlelight."

Sister pointed her finger and cast the same spell. The size of her flame was as small as Mom's. I pointed my finger and cast the same Level 1 fire spell.

"Candlelight."

I visualized the image of the light of the flickering candle and imagined it at my fingertip. The flame that appeared on my fingertip was the same as what I imagined.

<Fire Magic has been acquired. Fire Magic spell Level 1 Candlelight has been learned.>

I learned another magic spell again after years. I had to learn more magic spells to give purpose to my high magic affinity.

"As expected of our children, both of you learned the spell immediately after your first attempt."

"We had a great teacher and mother, after all."

"Fufu, I'm flustered."

Your overpowered blood is flowing in the blood vessels right now. So it is not wrong to assume that we inherited it from both of you after all.

"Next is a Level 1 Water spell. Water Ball."

Mom opened her palm and chanted a water magic spell. She conjured a sphere of clear water above her palm. The size of the water ball was about the same as a basketball.

After seeing the spell, me and my sister opened our hands and tried to imitate Mom. We recited the chant at once.

""Water Ball.""

A ball of water appeared above our little hands. The Water Ball that was conjured by my sister had the size of a baseball. It's probably because of her amplitude with Water Magic.

<Water Magic has been acquired. Water Magic spell Level 1 Water Ball has been learned.>

Me, on the other hand, had conjured a ball of water of basketball size like mom's. By the way, Level 1 Magic does not have magic circles.

"Raphael's Water Ball is bigger than mine."

"It is because he had more affinity for Water Magic than you. You can increase its size by pouring more mana."

Sister puffs her cheeks and does a pout. She added more mana to her spell as mom says. The ball of water increased its diameter until it reached basketball size.

"There you have it. Let's proceed to Wind Magic. This spell does not have an appearance, so you need to feel it to execute it."

After Mom explained that this spell is invisible to the eyes, the ball of water dropped to the surface and moistened the grassy earth. She straightened both her arms and opened her palms toward us.

"Breeze."

When the chant was cast, gentle winds passed me and my sister. The breeze flickered our garments and blew our hair. The wind feels so soothing that I was like in an open meadow at the beginning of spring.

When I took a glimpse at my sister besides me, she had her eyes closed and opened her arms. She looked like the female lead standing at the nose of the ship in a certain shipwreck movie.

The gentle wind subsided after mom put her hands down.

"That is the Breeze spell. It used for drying clothes. Remember that feeling and try to cast the spell."

"Breeze."

Sister placed her arms in the air and closed her eyes. The gentle wind from before occurred. It brushed mom's long and silky black hair and blew the mantle of her robe.

"You got it already. Now it's your turn, Raphael."

I put my arms in the air and opened my arms. I closed my eyes to prevent myself from being distracted. I don't know what the visualization of the spell is, so I imagined the feeling of being blown by a certain electrical appliance.

"Kyaa!"

I felt that the spell activated even though I hadn't recited the chant yet. Why do I feel like I heard a strange cry.

<Chantless skill has been acquired.>

<Wind Magic has been acquired. Wind Magic spell Level 2 Gust has been learned.>

Yey. I acquired the Chantless skill. It was because I cast a spell without chanting. But why a Level 2 spell? Then I realized that I had made a mistake.

I opened my eyes, and I saw a one-meter diameter green-colored magic circle in front of my palms. When I looked further, I saw mother holding her knee-length skirt from being blown by the strong winds.

The gust was strong enough to lift her skirt. Mom only grasped the front of her skirt to cover her underwear. But it didn't hide her porcelain-white, succulent thicc thighs.

"W-what are you doing, you pervert?!"

"Ack!"

My head suddenly felt a sharp sting, and I reflexively covered it with my hands, canceling the spell in the process. I turned my head and saw Sister Louise doing a karate crop stance.

"I didn't really think that you were into older women."

"N-no! It is a misunderstanding! I made a mistake!"

That's right. The mistake that I made was the type of electronic appliance that I imagined. Instead of the gentle wind of the ceiling fan, I visualized the gustiness of an electric fan.

As I was thinking about my mistakes in my mind, I felt something soft pressing on the back of my head. Mom was already behind me and wrapped her arms around my neck.

"That caught me off guard. Not only did you do a Level 2 magic spell, but you also did it without chanting. Because of that, I'll forgive this humiliation this time."

"I-I understand, and I am very sorry, mom."

"He's too dangerous to be left alive!"

"That's hurt!"

I immediately apologized to my mom for humiliating her in front of her own children. Sister shouted as she bonked my head with a karate chop again. We continued our magic lessons and ended them with a pain (literally) on my head.


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