The journey north was monotonous. Since I had traveled this route several times before, I had grown tired of the scenery along the way.
We had two carriages in total. At the beginning of the journey, when Roxy heard I was a King-level Magician, she even wanted to come over and discuss magic with me!
However, the King-level magic I knew all required meditating on stone carvings to learn, something Roxy simply couldn't do.
I also didn't want to take advantage of Roxy to learn her King-level Water Magic, so we didn't end up teaching each other the King-level spells we knew.
Instead, we shifted our discussion to insights about lower-level magic.
For some reason, though, Roxy's understanding of magic was remarkably similar to mine, as if we had been taught by the same teacher.
I asked her for her teacher's name. She replied:
"When I was little, back in my demon homeland, there was a Long-eared Race sister who passed near our village. She was nearly starving to death at the time.
My father took her in. I learned the basics of magic from that Long-eared Race sister. I don't know where she is now. It's been over 30 years.
Later, I went to Ranoa Magic University and also studied under powerful magicians there. I learned my Saint-level magic there."
Well, I think I know who her childhood magic teacher was. But I didn't plan to reveal that her teacher and mine were the same person just to curry favor.
There was one person who was always wary of me talking to Roxy, which made things a bit awkward.
Considering I had saved Lilia and Aisha, I was essentially a benefactor to the Rudeus Greyrat family. Normally, their attitude towards me should have been quite good.
But after Rudeus found out I could also use incantationless magic, he became guarded around me.
Especially when I was talking to Roxy, he would intentionally or unintentionally glance over with his eyes. If the conversation went on a bit too long, he would find a way to pull Roxy away under the pretext of asking for advice.
Rudeus should be nearly 15 years old now. He and Roxy looked about the same age and seemed quite well-matched.
And since I was well aware of the little schemes in Rudeus's heart, I didn't chat with Roxy much more.
Human lifespans are just too short. If one were to pair up with a long-lived species, the age gap would prevent them from growing old together.
When one party has already aged while the other remains young, it would probably be painful for both.
Therefore, I don't plan to seek a long-lived species as a partner. I'll leave those people for Rudy.
Not planning to find a partner is one thing, but constantly attracting the attention of long-lived species is quite a headache.
After all, we were traveling most of the time and often didn't enter cities. Elinalise would frequently lose control and come to my tent to ambush me.
This was a troublesome matter for me.
After things were done, I told her I had someone I liked and hoped she could restrain herself a bit.
But it seemed that made no difference to her. What did me having someone I liked have to do with her fulfilling her physical needs?
And to my horror, I discovered that after the deed was done multiple times, I started to somewhat anticipate whether I'd be ambushed at night.
Every time, in my post-clarity reflection, I would repeatedly warn myself not to indulge in pleasure, to let the big head manage the little head, and not let the little head manage the big head.
Unfortunately, once the female succubus entered the tent, I couldn't think of anything else. She was truly terrifying, As expected the strongest juice extractor of our time.
Since Aisha had already become my apprentice, she would have me teach her magic every day.
This girl was frighteningly intelligent.
For all magic lessons, she basically grasped them on the first try. She could often extrapolate from one example and deduce many magic spells that could be used in combination.
Moreover, I felt she had a special talent for reading people.
For example, at the beginning, when Roxy was chatting with me, I noticed it was always Aisha who saw it and went to inform Rudeus.
Additionally, after she realized I couldn't handle Elinalise, whenever Elinalise came to harass me during the day, Aisha would often step in to help me out.
She really was a good girl. Perhaps her upbringing had shaped her current talents.
Although I had traveled the route once before, our return journey wasn't fast.
After all, there were two children under ten years old in the carriages.
It took us about five months to return to the Kingdom of Ranoa.
This time, however, we kept a low profile and did not enter the capital of the Kingdom of Ranoa, Ubon City.
Instead, we bypassed the city entirely.
Procuring supplies in other cities was handled by Rudeus and the others; Aisha and I did not participate.
They asked us why we were doing this.
It was Aisha who answered. She said:
"Because my mother and I were previously imprisoned by a prince of this country. Brother Dorin fought with that prince to rescue us.
We're afraid that if our traces are discovered, the Kingdom of Ranoa might seek revenge. So we need to keep a low profile."
Another perfect answer. It seems Aisha's greatest talent is answering questions by downplaying the important parts without lying.
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