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"Excusewith Astroa’s belongings on the table, but she looked at Riley, as lying down on the sofa with his legs dangling around, and asked,

"Before I start, I wanna ask you somethin’"

"What?"

Nainiae was about to teach Riley the basics ofthat floated up in her mind that made her curious To resolve this curiosity, she asked the question

So far, she was barely e to the respectful tone She was feeling coain

"Why me?"

‘Why did he choose ue Riley couldn’t quite figure out the reason behind her question He tilted his head to the side to show that he needed additional explanation

With her voice lacking in confidence, Nainiae provided suppleic at a young age, but it was through the use of experiic h proper training, so, unlike other, proper es, it will be difficult for me to teach someone efficiently Also…"

‘Also, I don’t have the face that’s suitable for a teacher’

Still, Nainiae was an 18 years old girl Instead of saying it, she sed those words back down and grabbed on tightly on the folds of her skirt

"Back in Solia Castle, if you spared ic from me, you don’t have to choose me You can learn it from someone else…"

It was not certain if Riley knew this, but Nainiae’s life was liht it would befor a teacher to give hiical choice no matter how she looked at it

In the end, Nainiae ondering why Riley chose her instead of other accoes when Nainiae had a horrid face and numbered lifespan

"U the back of his head He looked at Nainiae and asked back

Nainiae was facing an expression that said all this was such a bother Having looked at Riley’s face, she pursed her e She shook her head and replied in respectful language,

"Ah… There is no need for you to explain, young master It’s not absolutely necessary There is no need for you to tell me…"

Her voice sounded like she could collapse at an instant

Nainiae was looking for a goal orin her life before her death She decided to invest the reht her out and asked her to teach hiht’

That was the reason why Nainiae was standing here at thisto do as she was told

If Riley praised her for her efforts, then that would have s like reasons are irrelevant’

Nainiae recalled the words Riley said to her on a certainback in Solia

Back then, Nainiae asked Riley as the reason why Nainiae was never acknowledged or rewarded for her efforts when she did her best to live up to others’ expectations and requests Recalling Riley’s answer and his solution, Nainiae was agonizing over them

‘I…need to take a step back and watch…’

Riley told her that

She was not sure what the true intent of Riley’s ansas

She just thought that the only thing she could do noas doing exactly that and watching Riley from a step behind hiive up her life of her own and give her everything to Riley so willingly Back then, she ic as he wished, and that was the reason

"…Actually, there is a rascal that is better suited for teachingsilence until now, but he finally opened hisheard his words, Nainiae woke up frohts

"I have a friend I had been in coic lessons, that rascal would be better suited for the job than you are That friend has heaviermaster, I…"

She had no idea who this ‘rascal friend’ was She was about to say her lips are just as heavy, but she blurred the end of her sentence

It was because she thought about her other shortcos that could not beNainiae’s disappointed face, Riley cracked a ss on the armrest of the sofa

"That rascal essentially said ‘over ave a vacant stare to Riley

With a leisurely expression on his face, Riley inging his legs He continued his explanation with a look on his face that said he found the friend’s reasoning to be so ridiculous

"I tried asking I did, but…that runt said this, ‘Hey! You are already a ic too on top of that… Are you sche?’ and sounded really annoyed"

"I see"

"I told that rascal I’ like that, but that runt told me to stop with the bullcrap"

It appeared he was pretty close with this friend

Riley wasnoise as he mumbled about the past conversations The corners of his lips were tilted up There was a smile drawn on his face

"…"

Because the one she was serving was s her feel excited too

Riley noticed Nainiae was relaxing her face He got up and sat on the sofa and continued explaining to Nainiae

"Well, that probably wasn’t enough to explain why I chose you, but I do have a specific reason"

"I understand"

"It is not going to be all that pleasant to learn about it, so, what I’ht?"

Nainiae noticed that the look in Riley’s eyes showed e Instead, she lowered her head

"…Yes"

She figured that she would learn the real reason when the ti to tell her, she felt that it was only right for her to figure it out on her own

When it ca at the answer on the supple hard to find the answer on your oas far ht Then what shall we start with? Froht,’ the First Circleback to the ic lesson, Riley clapped his hands together once and asked Nainiae, the one who becah it was for a briefyou are already skilled in controlling ht with you?"

Mana

A swordsman used it to increase the sword’s power

An assassin used it to hide one’s presence

An archer used it to increase the piercing power of the arrow

A suic

Nainiae was asking if Riley kne to handle the resource required for a skilled practitioner of a discipline

Riley picked up a feather pen that was rolling around on top of the table and picked up a piece of blank paper that was rolling around on the floor

"Here"

Riley brushed the paper with the feathered portion of the pen