I hid the paper swiftly before answering in a hurry.
"My mana is 999, and well, nothing changes from the first test. My strongest affinity is [Ice]... and—uh, followed by [Life], [Light], and [Water]... Uhh, I guess I can do all magic moderately or strong enough except for [Void]...," I summed everything.
Hmm, yes, I didn't lie. Indeed, my affinity to each magic element (except for Void) is moderate to strong. I just don't really want to bring up my [Dark] affinity being the strongest one, equal to [Ice].
It's the truth, though. Since I only trained some basic [Dark] magic. Naturally, my ice, life, light, and water magic can be considered stronger than my current dark magic spells.
"Hee...," Luca stared at my face—uhm, is there something on my face?
"What is it?"
"Oh, nothing... It's just... your result is amazing!"
"What about yours, Luca? I forgot to ask you and you didn't brag anything to me about your test result!"
"Ah? Me? Oh right, I haven't told you, huh. My mana capacity is inferior than yours, tch. It's only 843..."
...Actually, you chose the wrong object of comparison as it might be a cheat that god bestowed on me! Wait... Having 843 mana capacity is quite high! Ah, as expected of The Greatest Magician's descendant!
"That's already awesome enough! What about your affinity? I remember [Fire]...?"
"Yes, [Fire] is my strongest magic and... ah, my other strong affinities are [Thunder] and [Earth]."
"Amazing, we can make a good team!!"
Yes, our strongest affinities don't match at all, so we can complement each other in any battle!
"Anyway, why are you looking for my mom?"
Oops, sorry for distracting you a bit there, Luca.
"Ah, right. There's something I want to discuss..."
"Ohh, I'm already done with my test, and I was just about to look for you since I'm free, so I will wait for you!"
"Eh? Ah... No, I think it's going to take a while. You have some books you want to read in the library, right? Wait for me there. I will also get Kiri on my way to the library."
...Luca is rejecting my kind offer to patiently wait for him to be done here?!
"You sure you don't want me to wait for you here so we can go together?"
"No, read the book first so we won't get distracted. Besides, I want to discuss my... personal training."
Ah, so that's it.
I understand, Luca. You wouldn't want me to hear the parts where you're having difficulties with, right?
"Okay then, I'll be going to the library first!"
I shouldn't stay and hear his weakness—it would make his pride crumble, fufufu!
While thinking about the book I want to read, I feel like my steps are so light~!
***
*Normal P.O.V*
"So, what is it, Luca?"
Cassie asked Luca right after the door was closed.
"It's actually about Lyra..."
Ah, as I thought.
Cassie had a hunch about it. After all, she hasn't heard about Luca having some sort of meaningful difficulties in his magic training so far.
"Her test result... Is she telling me the truth?"
Luca stared at Cassie full of question.
"What made you ask that?"
Cassie spontaneously asked back.
"I mean, it might be my imagination alone, but... during my sixth birthday and her sixth birthday... I noticed. I mean, I sensed..."
Despite Luca's incomplete remark, Cassie finally understood what he was getting at.
"Yes, but she isn't so fond of it. Also, you did the same thing to Lyra just now when she asked you, didn't you?"
"Well, she did hide something from me, so I just made sure we're even," Luca casually answered.
"Ooh, in other words, you were so sure of your hunch?"
'Because you would go as far as positively thinking that Lyra hid something, so you hid something from her, as well. You wouldn't do that if you were not quite sure... right?' Cassie thought to herself.
"Absolutely."
Cassie shuddered at the little boy's remark.
So young, yet so sharp and determined already...?
His behavior clearly doesn't resemble a child his age.
Come to think about it, he was crowned as the next ruler because he showed strong signs that he inherited that, right? Like this attitude of him...
Just like King Titus who always seems to be a step ahead her and Cyan... right, that's part of the royal family's [Oracle]—[Insight]. No wonder it's used as the selection criteria for the next crowned ruler. Possessing it would basically guarantee your superiority among the other people in many aspects. No wonder it's dubbed as [The Symbol of A Ruler] in Riviera.
"Yeah, as you expected. That's right, and she has a strong gift for that magic, too," Cassie responded.
"Will that be alright? I mean, if she has a strong talent for it...," Luca hesitated.
"No problem, she has learned the necessary basic. And for protection, I have given her a kind of magical gemstone. She will be fine. At least she will have the time to prepare herself more, to strengthen her mind."
"That's good, but... Nevermind. Ophelia-san, would you mind teaching me something? It's a win-win deal for both of us!"
"Oh?"
Cassie raised her eyebrows in amusement.
"Sure, do tell me, my crown prince."
Luca smiled in response.
He then stated his request and offer.
"How does that sound?"
Luca asked after he finished explaining his deal with Cassie. Cassie lifted her eyebrows in amusement.
"Of course I'll gladly accept it, Luca. I will arrange your training with your tutor, then."
"That's good to know! Thank you, Ophelia-san!"
After striking the deal, Luca left the room with a satisfied expression on his face.
Cassie only sighed because she just thought of something...
Come to think about it, why does it feel like I'm associated with extraordinary children?!
Cassie is worried that her degree of adaptability to children like Luca and Lyra would shatter her logic on how children are supposed to be like... Not to mention that Altaire was quite eccentric despite being on a better level than Luca and Lyra.
Well, her job doesn't really require a lot of exposure to children, how fortunate of her!
Truth to be told, Cassie has actually forgotten the normal standard for normal children...