AN: Here you go~ Your weekly dose of diabetes! Hope you enjoy it~~!!!!!
"Risa-chaaaaaaaan!!!! *Pomf*
"V-Valerie-chan... *Cough*... It is a pleasure to meet you again..."
I lost my breath when I was suddenly tackle-hugged by this little red ball of cheerfulness, quite literally...
Especially with all the muscle pain I've been suffering from due to yesterday's hellish training by the stoic demon Roland-sama, I can feel all my bones crushed and muscles shredded by the sheer hug of this loli.
Today will be the start of my magic lessons with Lawliela-sama who'll be teaching me along with her daughter, Valerie. Fortunately, it will be a theoretical lesson today in order for Lawliela-sama to find out the extent of my knowledge in magic as well as teaching us the basic theories of magic.
"Mmh~ You smell so good, Risa-chan~!! And your hair looks so shiny!!!"
"E-Ehehehe~ Thank you, Valerie-chan~"
"Lala-chan~ Welcome~ Thank you for coming~"
"I'm glad to be here, Lisa. It's not every day I can find and teach such an amazing talent. Speaking of which, is it just me or does your hair seem shinier than usual. It seemed fuller and smoother as well."
"Ufufufu~ It's not just your imagination, Lala-chan~ It's all thanks to my little baby here~ If you want, I can share it with you, but you must keep it a secret for the time being~!"
"Humu... Interesting. I would like to know, Lisa. I promise I will keep it a secret."
"Okay~ Then you should stay for a while after you're done with your lessons, okay~?"
"Mm. I shall do that."
M-Mom, Lawliela-sama, please stop hugging and chatting!! Help me!!! I-I'm being crush by this loli!
"V-Valerie-chan, can you let go of me for a second? I would like to greet your mother."
"Eeeehh~? Fine..."
Pheeeww... Alright, I can breathe again. Are my bones still intact? Hm, they seem fine. Thank goodness...
"Good morning, Lawliela-sama. Thank you very much for sparing some of your time to teach me and coming here this morning. I shall do my best to reach your expectations."
I gave her my best curtsy, despite it making me feel like I'm being ripped to shreds. Valerie-chan, you're too strong for a little magic girl, seriously...
Wasn't Illya supposed to be the strong one? If Valerie is this strong, then what about her?! Could she crush a rock with her bare fist in the future?!
No no, that's impossible. I can't even begin to imagine such a cute and lovely girl pulverize a boulder with her fist. Yes... it's impossible...
...NO!!!!! MY CUTE ILLYA!!!! PLEASE STAY AS A BEAUTIFUL FLOWER!!!!
"Umu. I look forward to our lessons, Alterisa-kun."
"Now then~ Let's go to the study~"
With mom in the lead and Lawliela-sama walking by her side, I followed the two with my left arm hugged by the red-haired loli.
She was acting like a little spoiled kitten. Ufufufu, how cute~
I wonder if she'd act like this with Wilhelm. Have they even meet each other? Hm... I should probably ask her this now.
"Valerie-chan."
"Hm~?"
"Have you made any friends recently?"
"Friends? Hm... I've made friends with Risa-chan!!!"
Geeze, aren't you so cute~ That's not what I'm asking, you little~
"Hehehe~ How about other than me?"
Valerie started thinking harder. Her lips pouted as her eyes looked up, trying her best to remember.
"Hm... I talked with a boy with green hair a few days ago. But he's so quiet and always reads books, so I didn't talk to him."
Green hair... N-No way...
T-That's... That's Wilhelm!!! He was the one Valerie-chan fell in love with!!!
Eh? B-But what's with that last part? Did she really not talk to him?
"I-I see. Did you really not talk to him?"
"No. Why? I was busy practicing magic so I can be as amazing as Risa-chan, so I have no time to waste on him!"
U-Uhm... I-I see... Hm, this is... interesting?
Did their romance not start until they're older? But according to the game, Valerie should at least be his friend right about now...
"H-Heeeh, is that so."
"Uhn!"
"Do you not even get his name?"
"No? I don't really remember his face either. I only remember that he has green hair."
Ah, Wilhelm... Your supposed admirer couldn't even remember your face.
Hm... But isn't this good? I mean, if Valerie doesn't fall in love with him, then she won't be a villainess.
She won't be hurt by his immaturity and narrow-mindedness! She won't need to take care of him like a baby and freely use her time to achieve her own dreams!!!
Isn't that great? No, won't that be the best turn of events?!
"I see. Hehehe~ As long as you're happy, that it's fine~"
"Hehehe~ I'm very happy with Alterisa here~!!!"
Ah~ Yes, my little cinnamon roll~ I'm happy too~
You can just leave that nerd alone~
Hehehe~ That's what you get for not understanding the sheer cuteness and greatness of Valerie! Hope you'll find happiness with your books, Wilhelm. Maybe, you'll even end up in the heroine if she has time to spare to rip you away from them.
Well if she doesn't, then... Guess I'll be playing the world's smallest violin for you.
We soon arrived at the study. Mom excused herself since she had to take care of Kiara, so we entered the study with just the three of us.
The room was already prepared for our lesson with materials and books about magic neatly placed on the tables at the side, two desks for Valerie-chan and I, and a black board for Lawliela-sama.
Hehehe~ I'm so excited~
I quickly took my seat, and Valerie-chan immediately pushed her desk near mine and sat right next to me with a wide grin.
Ufufufu~ How cute~
"Now then, let us start the lesson. First of all, I would like to see the extent of your magic control, Alterisa-kun. I heard from Lisa that you've been practicing, am I right?
"Yes I have, Lawliela-sama. But I am still far from being skilled."
It's true. It's been really hard to control my magic just enough so that my ice cream would be at the perfect consistency. Hah...
"That is fine. Now cast a water ball."
"Yes."
I opened my right hand and a perfectly spherical ball of pure water the size of a baseball appeared.
"Wow~! How amazing~! It's so round!"
"Thank you, Valerie-chan."
Lawliela-sama nodded in satisfaction and showed a small smile. Ah~ How lovely~ Thank you very much for the smile!!
"Now try casting Icicle."
"Yes."
I released my control over the water ball and formed a 30cm long icicle.
"Wow~ Amazing! You're so amazing, Risa-chan~!!"
"E-Ehehehe~"
I-Is this really that amazing? It's just a simple icicle. I'm sure Valerie could create the fire counterpart of this spell.
"Hm... Now try casting the strongest spell you have."
"Eh? W-Will that be fine, Lawliela-sama. I'm afraid it will damage the desks and books in this room. Perhaps... instead of my strongest spell, I could create an ice sculpture instead in order to show you the extent of my magic control."
"Oh? An ice sculpture, you say? Very well, show me."
W-What? W-Why did I feel like I just saw a glint on her eyes? A-And why is she smiling like that.
I admit it is sexy, but it's also scary! Please don't smile like that in front of children, Lawliela-sama!
"I understand."
I closed my eyes and imagined the beautiful figure of my mother. Starting from her long slender legs, round hips, slim waist, enviously enormous breasts, lithe arms, beautiful face, and long, graceful hair flow down to her hips. My hands started to move as I let my magic flow into creating this ice sculpture while I kept the beautiful figure of my mother clear in my eyes.
I've done this several times before to practice my magic control and I've created and shown my family the sculptures I made for them. Unfortunately, they all melted so I can't put it on display.
When I opened my eyes, a beautiful sculpture made of ice of my mom doing the legendary "Ara ara~" motherly pose was there.
Ah~ My heart~! My soul is healed~!!! What a motherly, beautiful, yet also sexy pose!!! What a masterpiece!!! Her soft expression and every little detail of her pose and dress was perfectly captured. Umu! This is amazing!
When I looked up to Lawliela-sama and Valerie-chan, they were both looking at it with widened eyes.
"Wow..."
"This is... truly amazing. Alterisa-kun, did anyone teach you how to do this?"
"No. Creating sculpture is how I actually train my magic control. My father and Lu-nii-sama told me that control is paramount in using magic, so I created these ice sculptures to practice."
Well, that and making ice cream. But ice cream is still a surprise! I don't want to spoil it now!
This time, an even wider smile appeared on the cool beauty's countenance.
"Mm. You're extremely talented, more so than I first expected. Perhaps, even your mother's boasting undermined how skilled you truly are. Offering myself to teach you was the best decision I've made."
Eh? W-What's this...? Why do I feel like I've just cranked up the game's difficulty to insane?
"Be prepared, Alterisa-kun. I shall show you the depths of magic and raise you to become the greatest magician in this kingdom, no, in the world along with my daughter."
A-Ah... I've seen those eyes... It's the same eyes I've made when I was trying to make ice cream... The eyes of someone who won't stop until they've accomplished their goal...
U-Uuuuhh... Mommy, help meeeeee...