“And so, Marcel-sama, I’ll teach you how to count larger numbers now. Marcel-sama answered five incorrectly earlier, but there’s an easy way to spot mistakes like that.”
“What! Teach me!”
“Hehehe, first let’s start with six galts of sapphires. So what happens if we buy one more galt?”
“Of course, there will be more. Yep, that’s definitely it!”
“That’s right. Before you start counting, you should already know that the answer has to be larger than six. Therefore, you should know now that the previous answer of five was wrong.”
Miss Mary was smiling at me.
She’s really courteous while teaching me. She’s not just telling me the correct answers, but also trying to make sure I understand the process, and on top of that is even teaching me little tricks and shortcuts.
Even though it’s such a simple subject, teaching it can be hard.
I was testing out how good Miss Mary was, and I believe now that she’s pretty skilled.
If it’s this person, I can probably trust her to become Michelle’s governess.
“Oh, this is good! Please teach me more.”
“Since Marcel-sama is so motivated, I think that’s really a wonderful thing. Then, let’s start practicing with the number ten. What happens when you subtract nine from ten?”
“It’s one.”