master ?

"Isn't your name Yuto?"

I thought I could finally talk to her as she tilted her head and stared at the witch who occupied my field of vision with her ugly face.

Actually, there were some things I wanted to ask her, for example, I wanted to ask her about the magic she uses. I wanted to ask her some questions to , but I didn't know what kind of reaction I would get, so I stayed as close to the witch as possible

As someone who has watched dozens of anime, as far as I know, mages were physically weak. My current physical strength was probably high enough to kill her with a sudden attack before she could react.

"What's your name?"

" Is it my name? My name is Sphia. Of course, calling me daddy is enough."

Daddy? ? Tch.. fcking bitch. She really set her sights on my mother

[Congratulations you have a new main task (learn magic)

Mission content : learn magic

Term of office : 2 years

Quest reward : will be calculated according to the amount of magic you learn (minimum reward : random, one-star sword technique)

Mission punishment : end of magic road

P.S. How about using the old elf in front of you for this mission. I think you should give it a shot.]

"Fuck you."

"I don't understand"

"I was wondering if you could teach me magic."

When I saw the punishment given by the system, I accidentally swore out loud. Fortunately they didn't understand me because I swore in the language of my previous world and not in the language of this world.

To be honest, no matter how reckless I am, if I don't learn something cool like magic, my life will have been wasted. I decided to learn a simple spell from this woman while I had the chance.

"Look at that boy. So you're interested in witchcraft. If you're so interested, come back when you're five and I'll teach you a simple healing spell."

"Ahh, please don't bother, granny apothecary. My son can be so spoiled sometimes, I'm sure there's nothing about magic that really interests him."

Mom, whose side are you on? How can a person not be curious about magic?

"Please teach me magic, master"

"Ahaha, master? Aren't you a bit hasty, little Yuto. At least wait until you're five before I teach you to be a wizard."

"I don't want to. I want to learn magic already. Please teach me magic, master. No matter how hard it is, I can handle it."

"My son, please don't be in such a hurry. Magic is a much more complicated art than it seems. "

"Please don't say that, Mrs. Elena. I am very old. If one day I pass into the next world, I would like to leave behind a healer who knows at least a simple healing spell."

She's standing next to me in a way that could be considered creepy. She's probably planning to use me to get closer to my mom. Like I'd let that happen, you deceitful bitch.

"I'm sorry, granny apothecary, but my son doesn't know anything about magic, please tell him how to use magic before he makes a sudden decision about his future. Probably he will stop being a wizard when he learns how wizards use magic"

What exactly are these women talking about? Is witchcraft really an unpopular profession in this world?

But it shouldn't be. In an ancient world like this, there must have been a lot of wars, and in wars, power is indispensable. My guess is that witchcraft is a way of getting stronger.

"I really want to be a wizard, mom."

The old witch looked at my mother as if she was happy with my determination.

"There is nothing to do, if you want to be a wizard, try it. But first remember why we came here. After you've been examined, the pharmacist will give you some information about witchcraft."

"Thank you, mom."

"You're so cute when you say thank you, I wish you'd say thank you more often, honey"

Meh... it definitely is

------- ( after 15 minutes )

This time the examination was very different from the previous time and did not involve any magic. I don't know why, but Slphia used her hands like a normal doctor to check my body

At first, when I saw her examining me with her hands, I thought that she had overstepped her boundaries and turned her perversion target to me, but she examined me in a normal way and told my mother that I was healthy.

After the examinations were over, Slphia said she wanted to test my skill in witchcraft and taught me a few simple math operations. Fortunately, these math operations were simple things like addition and subtraction from my previous life

I labeled myself a genius, pretending that I had no prior knowledge of mathematics. Seeing that I had learned addition and subtraction in just a few minutes, Slphia made a surprised face and told me that I was a child with a talent for witchcraft

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A few years later

"Master, you didn't use mathematics to measure my sorcery ability, so why are you now saying that your sorcery ability is just an innate affinity for mana.

" Ahh ihhmm... This... is... because... of..."

"You said I have the skill of a master sorcerer just to be close to my mother, didn't you?"

"Actually, it was an aptitude test that no one in the world knows about except me."

"I don't know if you've ever noticed, but you're terrible at lying, master."

"Okay, enough of this break, finish the translation of the spell book I gave you in one hour. I'm going to get some sleep."

What an amazing level of brazenness... I really hate this bitch

-------- now

Thanks to Slphia's words, my mother was also convinced that I should become a wizard. After a short discussion, I will now come here 4 days a week in the afternoons and train until the evening.

Since our house is quite close to here, my mother did not object and said that she would bring me 4 days a week

"Yuto, why don't you wait outside for a while. I'll be right out."

I didn't know how safe it was, but my instincts told me it was okay, so I went outside and waited by the door. I made a vow that if this witch tried anything perverted again, this time my revenge would be merciless.

When Elena saw that her son had gone out without any trouble, she turned around, her smile gone from her face

"Granny Apothecary! Why didn't you just reject him? Witchcraft is not something ordinary people like us can do. Besides, he's only 3 years old, I thought someone who hasn't turned 5 can't use magic. What you're doing will only affect my son's future personality in a bad way."

Slphia managed to produce a calming smile, perfectly mimicking the expressions of an old woman, but inwardly she was beginning to feel worried.

"A mature woman like you, Elena, should be calmer and know how to trust the elderly, and leave herself in their arms and enjoy life. he is a young child, he should feel the feeling of not achieving something and sow the seeds of his own ambition today. Besides, I saw a different fire in his eyes, maybe he really is a sorceress"

"Don't make fun of me, Slphia-sama, we are just ordinary peasants. How can a child of an ordinary peasant like us succeed in witchcraft where wisdom is everything?"

"There's no harm in letting him try. Let him try a little. "

"What's the point of trying to do something you can't succeed at?"

Slphia suddenly lunged forward and grabbed Elena's shoulders, tilted her head and asked a question in a calmer, heavier voice

"Elena, can I ask you a question?"

"I don't know why you're getting so serious, but of course you can ask."

Suddenly, Elena was stunned and blushed when she suddenly realized that the pharmacist grandmother, whom she had known for a long time and was known as the oldest person in the village, was worried about her, because Elena always felt as comfortable as a child in front of the pharmacist grandmother.

But there was one thing Elena was completely wrong about. The only reason for the change in Slphia's tone was that she had trouble focusing while looking at the chest of Elena's dress and couldn't remember what she had just decided to say. Of course, it is important to remember that Slphia is an elf who has lived for more than a thousand years.

"You know you're going to die one day, don't you?"

" Y...yes "

"You would live a happier life if you forgot the fact that one day you will die, wouldn't you?"

"Ughmm."

"Why do you try so hard to live when you know 100% you're going to die? You don't have to answer... Let your son try to become a wizard. Your son has a chance to succeed and he doesn't know that he has a 99% chance of failing."

Elena couldn't make sense of the old woman's words, but she realized that she was being too harsh on her son. She knew very well that what makes a human being human is striving.

Slphia looked at Elena's back as she came out and muttered to herself

"Indeed, even though he is not yet five, the smell of that child reminds me of my old apprentice. Maybe he will help me fulfill my dream of training another apprentice before I die."