I’m the Main Character’s Child

d clenched his fist and said in a determined voice.

“I want to be a magic swordsman.”

Ad also added that it must be Cardin himself who will teach him.  Emiliette looked at Ad and clenched her fist just like him.

She really wanted Cardin to say yes.

Ad had such a natural talent that he instantly knocked down three stout men.
If he can bring that capability to its highest level, Ad could certainly be a magic swordsman.

A small sigh came out of Cardin’s mouth.

It didn’t bode well.

“I’m sorry, but I’m afraid I can’t do you a favor…….”

“Me too!”

She quickly rose from her seat and interrupted Cardin.
She shouted on the spot, receiving everyone’s attention.

“I want to learn swordsmanship with you.”

Her words dug deeper into the brow of Cardin.

“You don’t have to learn that.
It’s dangerous, so no…….”

Seeing Cardin exhaling as if he was tired, he shouted in tears.

“Papa, how long are you going to do that?”

She opened her heart to Cardin, who hesitated as if surprised by her cry.

“How long do I have to be protected? I can be strong, too.
That’s why I said I’d protect Papa, too!”

She’s a little upset with Cardin, who’s always trying to protect her like a fragile glass artifact.
Of course, she knew he was acting like that because he cares for her but if it continues over time, the problem will change.
She needed the power to protect herself and to protect her precious people.
She never intended to be protected by someone’s shadow all her life.

“And….”

She opened her mouth looking at Ad.

“At least give him a chance to do something.
It’s not too late to say no afterwards.”

It was too much to not be given an opportunity just because he was born as a prince or because he is a lone prince with no family to look after him.
The same was true of the numerous opportunities she never had in her previous life.
And one of the people most aware of this is Cardin himself.
He was also born as a member of the duke family and must have suffered countless bone-cutting trials before he became a duke.

“…….”

With his head down, Cardin swept his hair slowly with one hand and breathed a long sigh.

‘I guess he won’t listen to me.….’

“……do it.”

“What?”

“I’ll teach you.
You too, Prince.”

At Cardin’s answer, Ad’s eyes widened.
He accepted.

“Papa…”

She didn’t imagine Cardin would accept it, so she cried.
She was grateful to Cardin for his tough decision.
She approached Cardin’s side.
Cardin, who was sitting in a chair, looked down at her.

“Thank you….”

She hugged Cardin’s legs and buried her face in his arms.

“I really, really love you.”

She mumbled out her true feelings that she had not been able to say because she was shy.
She was too shy to even check Cardin’s face, so she only gave more strength to her arms.
After a long time, no response came back, so she lifted her head up.

“Papa…?”

She could see Cardin’s blank face.
She could see the redness slowly rising above his cheeks.
Cardin raised his hand and covered his face as if he had come to his senses.
However, if his ears had not turned red, she would have mistakenly thought that he was crying.
She buried her face in Cardin’s leg again, pretending not to see it.
Her ears felt feverish, too.

***

Starting next week, swordsmanship training will begin in earnest.
Class hours will be around dawn or late afternoon when people are inactive and Cardin is relatively relaxed.

They decided to do the class about three times a week.
With Cardin’s permission, Ad returned to the palace, leaving a thank you message.
We will see each other often starting next week.

“Come on, princess.
Let’s get started.”

Now she was in the middle of a magic class with Teacher Teto, who came to visit the duchy.
Teto came to the duchy and apologized, saying he’s really sorry that he fell asleep suddenly.
When she received an apology, she felt guilty, she just said ‘it’s okay’ to comfort Teto.
They decided to start the class that she couldn’t finish last time from today.

When Teto said that she would learn formula magic from today, she swallowed her dry saliva.
Obviously, if she tried modification magic like last time, it could lead to an explosion.

Fortunately, maybe he has some free time, so Cardin came to her room and recommended that they take a class together.
As soon as he finished speaking, Teto’s face turned white, so she felt a little sorry, but she was relieved that Cardin was there. 

Cardin was sitting on the sofa behind her and observing the class.

“Yes, I’ll try.”

Teto, who was very surprised that he understood the concept of formula accurately, showed her a real magic formula.
She focused and tried the formula magic, just like he did before with Fay last time.
The formula Teto taught her was magic to create a small wind.

Soon a cool wind began to flutter around.