Chapter 5 – First Lesson
It was heavy. It was such a heaviness as if he had seen the bottom of a human being.
It was such a weight that I didn’t know if it was okay to show it to a private tutor.
Perhaps it would be more appropriate to speak in consultation with a doctor rather than in the parlor of the mansion.
I had a strong thought that I wouldn’t be able to do well even in the face of these emotions.
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As I thought about these things and did this and that, the weekend passed and the day of my first class came.
I thought about taking some books, but we didn’t know about the class.
It reminded me of the fact that I didn’t say anything.
First of all, the content of the second year academy course was in my head to some extent, and I had to stop by school for a while.
So, I put only a few bundles of materials in my bag and left the house.
With the new year just around the corner, the streets were lively despite the cold weather.
Everyone will finish the year well in their own way and spend a new day.
Some people take a break at this time, but there are many cases where people who are attending academies or universities cannot take a break.
In order to keep up with the courses of academies and universities that boast of murderous progress and content, in most cases,
Practice in advance
Unless you’re a real genius that only comes out once in dozens of years, most of them compromise with reality.
Remember
Thinking about this and that, I arrived at the Fellowes Mansion before I knew it. I’ve been here once, so it was easier to come than the last time.
When she arrived at the door, it opened as if she had waited, and the lady-in-waiting who guided her the other day was waiting for her.
I followed her maid into her mansion and her wife was waiting for me.
“Are you here, sir?”
“Hello.”
“I think you can hold the class in a room on the second floor.”
“All right.”
It’s the first day, nothing has been decided yet, but I think I should have gone up and prepared, so I was about to go up.
“Her daughter seemed to like her.”
In the midst of wondering what this was all about, the wife said as if to correct it.
“Oh, it’s not like that rationally.”
“Your face has brightened a little since the last time you came.”
“I haven’t done anything special, but…”
“Since that day, his expression has brightened a little. I don’t know what he said, but maybe it was for me
I think I might have gotten a little more comfortable by saying things I couldn’t say.”
So she stood there for a while without saying anything, and her wife said she thought she held on too long.
She said she was sorry and called her maid to guide her.
As she followed along, she thought that she might have mixed feelings about tutoring because of yesterday’s incident.
Tutoring is a good tutor because the distance between the educator and the trainee is important.
I think she is a person who is good at keeping a reasonable distance.
If you are too far away from the academy, you will not be able to study, and if you are too close, paradoxically, you will not study.
Of course, there is no 100% in this world, but there are cases like that, so that’s what they say.
When she arrived in front of her room, her lady-in-waiting knocked on her door.
“My lady. The teacher is here.”
After a moment’s delay, the door opened.
“Hello.”
Certainly, her impression was brighter than the last time we met.
However, the reason why I still feel uncomfortable for some reason must be because of what my wife said earlier.
Anyway, rather than talking about irrelevant things, I decided to change the topic because I thought it was right to do something.
“It’s not the first time I’ve seen it, but it’s the first time I’ve seen it today regarding class. Thank you.”
“I don’t know how much, but I’ll do my best for the rest of the time.”
“Yes.”
She was the one who seems to be speechless today. She wondered if something was wrong
She soon decided she didn’t care and decided to go to class.
“It was something I should have said last time, but I couldn’t. Of course, I can listen to you like I did a few days ago.
First of all, I would like you to tell me that there is a part that I do not understand because I am here for tutoring, or that I wish she had studied here in advance.”
“I do not know.”
“Yes?”
She was more distraught than when she was first offered tutoring.
At this point, it wouldn’t be strange to suspect that she had called because she needed a companion or an attachment doll.
I called because I thought I was suitable, and the person receiving the tutoring said that he was not sure what he was suitable for.
Just when she thought she was being cheated on, she opened her mouth.
“As you know, I use magic instinctively, right? That’s why I don’t really know the theory very well. I just memorized a few equations.”
“So, sir, do as you please.”
It was a good word to misunderstand when people who don’t know hear it.
What on earth should I do in this case? If I were a tutor with a lot of experience, I would have gotten used to it.
Now I was no different from the state in which I had only briefly tasted the food called tutoring.
I couldn’t think of a way to do it, so I decided to ask a few questions with the thought that I would try to figure it out one by one.
“What does Ms. Fellowes want to do? It doesn’t matter if it’s not grandiose.
Are you going to go to college or something like that?”
“I want to be… Perfect, like my sister.”
“Which side, exactly?”
She didn’t answer her questions. She felt frustrated.
Is this frustration the result of a story I heard a few days ago, or is it just because I am frustrated by the unusual situation?
A situation where you want something but don’t tell everything.
Is the person sitting in front of me the same person as the person who talked about an hour without drinking anything a few days ago?
I thought so.
“We haven’t decided on anything yet. Let’s take a break and talk.”
I said that and left the room. I thought I should have a little talk with my wife.
When the lady-in-waiting near her told her wife that she had something to say about tutoring, she asked her to wait a moment.
After a while, I heard a sound coming up the stairs.
“I hear she has something to say.”
“This may sound a bit irresponsible, but I’m not really sure how to teach it.”
“It can be. I don’t know, but it’s not strange that a teacher who’s only seen it for a few days can’t catch a glimpse.”
Then, the words “Why did you call me?” Were about to come out of her mouth, but she decided to listen.
“First of all, what I want is for you to teach me the theoretical part so that I can graduate from the academy.”
“I think you can do whatever you like, sir.”
“If it’s just a teacher, I’m sure I’ll follow through. The last few tutoring sessions were over after talking a little on the first day.”
“Anyway, I’d like to ask you.”
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Conversations about how to help were still not helpful.
Her time was slightly delayed, so when she went up to start her class again, she sat there before leaving her room.
“How have you thought about it?”
She nodded her head once and began to speak.
“Right now, I probably can’t see myself objectively. Even if you ask me what I’m lacking in, I don’t know much about theory because I’m a weakling.
So it seems like it would be nice for me to add an opinion when the teacher gives a way.”
It was a clear answer that was different from before, as if she had made up her mind during the break.
From now on, you will have to decide where to start building.
“I think you know all the magic languages.”
There’s no way that an academy student doesn’t know the magic language at all, but she asked just in case.
“I know that much. Aren’t you ignoring me too much?”
“I did it because I wanted to be sure.”
Looking at the content, it may seem cold, but the tone was not. It was something close to a joke.
“If the curriculum hadn’t changed, there would have been six theoretical subjects, right?”
“Um… Intermediate magic, geometry, magic history, basic magic theory… I don’t know about the rest.”
As if sullen, she finished her speech in a voice that was all crawling.
“The other two are Imperial History and Circuitry.”
“Oh right…”
I decided to focus on compliments as much as possible, probably because her overall confidence seemed low.
“It’s okay. You just have to go and do well. There’s no problem here if you don’t know.”
“Since the two history subjects are simple memorization, I set them aside for now and learn the remaining four for a year.
How about focusing on them?”
In fact, the plan I proposed was based on my experience, but I am also familiar with tutoring.
It wasn’t on my side, so it was an unavoidable option.
So I decided to ask for your opinion because I couldn’t help it if I said it wasn’t.
“I think it’s fine.”
It was a really immediate answer. I think I didn’t answer without thinking
I looked at her face for a while, but I thought it was okay because her eyes were shining.
“Then, let’s decide on this direction… I haven’t prepared anything for you today, so if you have any questions, I’ll answer them.”
“If you have something to say, you can do it.”
Did you know that people are more energetic when they are not studying than when they are studying?
She asked a lot of things with a different look than the first time I saw her.
Did the teacher also come from the academy, did you study well during school days,
What are you going to do in the future
She asked about this and that to the extent that I wondered if she was originally a person with so much curiosity.
I wanted to ask something, but he was looking at me with an alert look.
When she said it was okay to ask without looking, she asked me very carefully.
“By any chance…Does the teacher have a lover?”
