Volume 2 Chapter 13 Stone Diviner Apprentice, Seeing Trauma
"People really carry various worries, don't they?"
After finishing work and study, I absentmindedly watch the servants preparing dinner.
When I tried to help with dinner preparations, I was told to sit and rest, so now I'm just bored.
Well, dinner preparation is the servants' job, and I think it wouldn't be right to take away their work just for some distraction.
"Various worries, you say?"
Rolus, who keeps me company in my absent-mindedness, nods along.
"When I was divining for Mister Eliseo, I heard stories from clients that the teacher has read for, and they were really diverse."
The only people I have consulted or divined for so far were Rudger, Ms. Parsley, and Ms. Natalia, all pure-hearted individuals, but not everyone in the world is pure.
Mister Eliseo's consultation was mainly about marriage, and I was engrossed in reading materials primarily focused on love, but wow, the messy stories just kept coming....
"What do you mean by diverse?"
"It's things I definitely can't tell Rolus, like this and that..."
The materials I saw didn't include detailed personal information, but the clients who come to the teacher are basically nobles.
The consultation fees are exorbitant.
Unfortunately, many of these nobles' requests involve affairs and infidelity.
Such a pity.
And the most shocking tale I heard directly from the teacher was a consultation about wanting to divorce his current wife and marry his mistress.
The consultation itself isn't unusual──though I wonder if "not unusual" is the right way to think about it──but it was certainly a common scenario, and yet the result was shocking.
The divination revealed that he should give up on the mistress and not divorce his wife.
However, that man couldn't let go of his mistress, forcibly divorced his wife, and went to his mistress instead.
Then there she was, waiting with a knife!
You see?
Women's jealousy is terrifying.
My cause of death in my previous life was also related to a woman's jealousy.
Look, I can't talk about this kind of story to Rolus.
"What do you think of me, Elena?"
"Huh? My cute, cute Rolus."
When I replied like that, Rolus showed a clearly dissatisfied face.
"I'm not your cute Rolus anymore, I'm a man."
I feel that deep down.
"You say that, but Rolus, you still think of me as a Lady, don't you?"
"...uh."
"I know that when I'm not around, you still call me Lady."
"...uh."
Rolus was at a loss for words.
So, the day to read Mister Eliseo's fortune has arrived.
It's finally here.
A relentless tension attacks me, but I must not let that win.
Because I want the teacher to be happy too.
Life isn't just about happiness in marriage.
Yes, that's right.
Today, the reading will take place in my study within the mansion.
Soon, Rolus will come to greet the teacher and bring him here.
While thinking about that nervously, I heard voices and footsteps approaching.
"Entering."
I heard a knock and Rolus's voice before the door opened with a clink.
"I've been waiting, Mister Eliseo."
When I said that, the teacher smiled just a little and replied, "Ah."
"Please have a seat. You'd like milk tea, right?"
"Ah, yes."
Once Rolus confirmed the teacher was seated, he excused himself to prepare the tea.
"I'm a bit nervous, but how about you, teacher?"
"No... I'm a bit nervous as well."
The teacher is also nervous.
It makes me a bit relieved to know I'm not the only one feeling this way.
"Since we have a little more time before the tea arrives, shall we chat to ease our nerves?"
"That sounds good. Or I could teach Elena how to use pest control magic."
"You say that every time, but how much do you want to teach me pest control magic, teacher?"
"Because Elena is worried. Since we are doing a one-on-one divination like this, it wouldn't hurt to remember it just in case someone comes or something happens."
"Well... that's true. But if that's the case, I feel it would be better to use Defense Magic rather than memorize Attack Magic."
"...That's true."
As for how to use Defense Magic, I know it well since I've thoroughly read the textbook borrowed from Leve.
And unlike Attack Magic, there were no warnings for Defense Magic, so I should be able to use it without learning from the teacher.
"Well, to be honest, the concern is partly an excuse."
"An excuse?"
"You remember that incident a while back, right? When Lorentz's magic went haywire and Rolus got hurt?"
"Ah, the incident where Rolus's back got burned."
"Back then, you summoned a phantom soldier without even learning from the teacher."
I did get carried away and summoned a phantom soldier, and I also fought a mock battle with Sir Lorentz.
I wonder if Sir Lorentz is doing okay.
"And you used ice magic and thunder magic too, right?"
"I did."
Did the teacher ask if it was your second time as a first-year?
That was the one.
"Honestly, I thought it was after that moment that I wanted to teach Elena Attack Magic. If I had taught her properly, I believe Elena could have become an excellent Attack Magic user."
Seriously?!
I wish I had learned!
Isn't it still not too late to start now!?
"So wanting to teach Elena is my desire as her teacher. I wanted to try teaching her."
"I see."
"And if I nurture her properly, I thought Elena could become like my ancestor, Ruby."
"I feel like it's not too late even now──"
"Please stop."
The one who interrupted me was Rolus, who brought tea.
Rolus had a look on his face that was somewhat exasperated.
"The teacher must know too, how Elena has an extraordinary admiration for Ruby."
"...Was she really that admiring?"
"Yes. She collects books related to Lady Ruby as if she's scouring for them."
As she answered, the teacher happily laughed, ignoring Rolus's exasperated face.
"Well then, shall we do some divination?"
After Rolus insisted, "Please stop trying to teach me Attack Magic," and left the room, I spoke up.
The teacher wasn't here for casual chit-chat.
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