After my training with Lloyd finished, I somehow managed to drag myself to the bath despite my exhaustion. With a countless number of breaks in between, including the laps I did earlier I had to do 35 laps in total.
That demonic drill sergeant, even though he said he’d teach me the sword after I finished running, only had me swing a wooden sword 100 times.
Well, since it’s probably best not to teach me until I have the fundamentals down, he’s properly teaching me step-by-step, I think.
It can be said that he’s also a good teacher like Miss Mary.
After leaving the bath, I rested myself in my room. As expected, I didn’t even read a book, and just laid there on my bed.
When I was just about to fall asleep because of how tired I was, there was a knock on the door, and I headed for the dining room.
In the dining room, I had lunch which was prepared just as according to the instructions I gave yesterday. Mmm, I wonder if it’s because I exercised so much, I think I wouldn’t mind a little bit more meat.
Basically speaking, this body’s fuel consumption rate is pretty bad due to the unhealthy habits that have accumulated up until now. No, I can’t, I can’t, no matter what I can’t increase the amount of meat from yesterday and today’s amount or I’ll be so embarrassed.
At the very least, let’s keep going until this flabby stomach has been entirely reduced.
“Oh my, onii-sama, so you’re really eating vegetables. What’s more, about as much as I do.”
Michelle came into the dining room and said so with wide eyes.
“Ahh, whenever I would get up in the morning my stomach would feel kind of queasy, but that’s not the case today. It seems that an appropriate amount of vegetables and a moderate amount of meat is good for the body.”
“Onii-sama, you used to always pack as much food as possible into your body, and what’s more, as fast as you could.”
Reminding me of Marcel’s eating habits up until now, my sister was giggling.
“Now that I think on it, I don’t think that was very elegant……”
While I was still a round pig, it seems that we often quarreled due to Michelle making fun of Marcel, but this time I’m honestly reflecting on my past actions.
“……Onii-sama, so you’re really aiming to be like Raiheart-sama, eh.”
“Of course. It’s so that I don’t embarrass myself as the older brother of Prince Edwards. If I had kept continuing on like that, I would have been as round as a pig, and would have been so embarrassed to stand near him.”
“Oh my, Prince Edwards is such a wonderful person though, he wouldn’t do something like judge a person based on outer appearance! When I was chatting with him in the royal palace, not only is he so handsome and kind, he splendidly said that no matter what people look like, he’ll be considerate of their feelings. Of course, I agreed with him as well.”
As expected of Prince Edwards – he’s left such a good impression on my smiling sister Michelle.
Mmm, you were raised in such a bad place, as your brother, I was worried about what kind of conversation you would have…… Although I expected it, she also saw the prince rebuking someone by saying who do you think you are, and he was distant from others and blaming them for things.
And so, my sister agreed with what’s common sense without noticing it.
……In comparison to Michelle, my first impression of the prince is much lower. It looks like I’m going to have to visit the royal palace and set things on track.
While thinking about a strategy to deal with this, I paid no more attention to Michelle telling me stories about Prince Edwards and continued to eat lunch.
After eating, I rested in my room for a bit and then studied with Miss Mary. Although I had thought that I might not be able to move at all today due to this morning’s training regimen, I had recovered due to my bath, meal, and resting, and was able to work hard at studying without any problems.
During my exercise this morning, Lloyd heard my plans for the day from me, if he’s calculated his training menu with all this in mind then he’s really amazing.
Since I had a lot less time available for studying today compared to yesterday, we focused on the topics of arithmetic and geography. I think all of Miss Mary’s teaching tools and materials are handmade, she’s put her heart into making what she teaches short yet compact. I think she’s really quite a good teacher.
After I finished studying, I came to the detached cottage in the west garden. Once every three days, I would come to read books here, and today’s that day.
Ever since I’ve remembered my past life, I’ve thought that the education system here is strange. Basically, learning is all from what the governess teaches you, but reading and writing are the only subjects not included in that.
Then, if you ask what’s done instead, it’s that I’m supposed to come here to read books once every three days.
I looked up above the cottage. It’s a tower that looks from the outside like it’s about two stories tall. I opened the door, and called out a greeting.
“Wolf jii-san, I’m here.”
The decorative taste inside the cottage was quite different from the mansion. In the center of the room, there was a table with a lot of books piled on top. Apart from a door that leads to the bedroom, the walls were entirely covered with bookshelves, and there was also a ladder for them in the room.
Using my previous life as a standard, it’s not nearly as many books as a city’s public library would be, but it should easily match my school library’s collection. There was a magic tool hanging from the ceiling, giving off a bright light.
“Ohh, welcome, Marcel-sama.”
I heard a voice coming from the mountain of books. Buried amongst the piles and piles of books was the elderly master of this cottage, Wolfram.
This ojii-san is the only person that Marcel still doesn’t know how to approach up to now. He’s not like a grandfather or anything. He’s the reading and writing teacher for me and Michelle, but he’s not an ordinary servant. From the fact that even my parents pay a certain amount of respect to him, I think it might be more appropriate to describe him as a guest.
I don’t know what his position is or what his relationship with my parents is, he seems to have quite some talent in teaching aristocrats though so it’s probable that he was invited for such a purpose.
Let’s take this chance to see what he can do.
“Well then, come on, take that book sitting over there that’s for you today. If you get tired, the best thing is to read a book.”
After giving me instructions, Wolf jii-san went back to reading his own book. From time to time he would raise his glass to his lips.
It’s wine.
Ever since Marcel started understanding the ways of the world, this jii-san would always be indulging in wine while reading a book with his other hand.
At first, he did teach Marcel how to properly read and write to some extent, but later it basically became entirely self-study. He’ll instruct me to read something, and after that it’s just reading.