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"The one you're going to be teaching is him!" Miss Zenith motions to the toddler she's carrying. "My son is a little prodigy you know!" The boy blushes bright red, seemingly embarassed at receiving such compliments.

So they want me to teach a toddler? That's so... urgh. By instinct I glare at the child, it seems I wasted my time by coming here... For some reason though, I feel my body tremble just the slightest bit.

Weirdly enough, my second thought is about how cute the kid is. Well, most kids are cute, I suppose. "Ma'am... are you sure your child is ready to learn magic?" I don't want to break his little heart once he realizes that no, he isn't a super genius.

Stupid parents, don't they know that by trying to push their kid to grander heights they may crush him instead? For some reason... even though it's none of my business... I feel like I can't let that happen. Is this the legendary maternal instinct I have heard so much about!? Well, I am on my late thirties...

His mother smiles. "Don't worry Miss Roxy, not only is my son already a Intermediate-Ranked Magician, he also possesses a Yin Affinity! He can even cast basic spells." Ah, could it be that a genuine prodigy who will put me to shame has shown up?

What is presumably the child's father, the knight known as Paul Greyrat interjects. "And he's a hard worker too! Give that kid a wooden sword and he will swing it all day!" There's clear pride in his voice, men respect swordsmen huh?

I guess this job has some merit, besides spending time with a cute kid. "I see... anything more that I should know about him?" To be honest, I'm still not even sure I believe what they said in the first place.

Having a Gate is one thing... It's all genetics. And it's not uncommon for someone to learn the basics spells of their affinity extremely quickly, if one has a good instructor they probably could learn a new basic spell every week.

However... to reach Intermediate levels at... however old he is? That's a lot more impressive. Even if I don't known if they're talking about Attack Magic, Healing Magic, Or Summoning Magic... It's probably not the latter though.

The blonde's smile turns to a grin. "He can do chantless magic." N-no way! Who the hell is this kid!? A secret Crimson Demon!? "Also... there's one more important thing you need to know, his name." She looks at her child. "C'mon, introduce yourself." I didn't even think about that...

He waves at me shyly, my heart is about to explode. Kids are adorable. "My name is Flugel..." Oh? That name... as in from Flugel's Tree? An unusual name, he isn't exactly the most famous of figures.

I nod. "It's a pleasure to meet you Flugel. My name is Roxy Migurdia, I'll be your new teacher." If he really is all that his parents say, then... I imagine he will leave a far greater impact than some tree guy.

That's scary! I don't know to feel about training someone like that!

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"Here Master! Here!" Don't call me that! Hearing a genius call me master makes me wanna cry... and having Flugel call me master makes me feel things I shouldn't be feeling. "We all made this for you!" A collective gift, I see... how disappointing. I wanted something made by Flugel and Flugel only.

Seven years old. He's seven years old Roxy, so stop being such a weirdo... If Zenith, Paul or Lilia could read my mind, they would have certainly kicked me out. But then again... Zenith did forgive Paul and Lilia, so... So what? I need to stop being stupid.

I pick the little gift that he made, a crown of flowers. "Thank you very much Flugel." I immediately take off my hat and put on the crown. Since this was made by my disciples I might never ever take it off.

He sends me a thumbs up. "Just remember that you need to thank them too!" I nod, there's no way I would forget that... Ah, I still can't believe I'm basically teaching magic to every kid in the village.

It's all because of Flugel. He started teaching a cute little elf called Sylphiette... And then that expanded, by a lot. Flugel is really sociable with kids his own age, so it wasn't long before all the kids were learning under him.

When I found out about it, I obviously went to check on it, it would be a shame if my pupil accidentally caused the death of someone, but... nothing so dark happened. All his teachings are going smoothly, and so nowadays I teach them a thing or two sometimes as well.

He is teaching them both swordsmanship and magic, and the scariest part is that there are some clearly talented kids among them... Some who can do chantless magic too, and so without a doubt, this village will become known as a hotspot of heroes in the future.

And it's all because of Flugel, if this keeps up he might steal the Sage title from the Sage herself... And that is absolutely crushing me. I won't deserve the eventual spot in legend that teaching him will grant me.

Flugel then puts his hands on his hips. "Hey Master... you're leaving soon, aren't you?" He figured out... "So... please keep that as a reminder of us, the flowers won't die, I promise." To think a bunch of village kids would know how to enchant objects.

I pat his head. "Of course... To be honest, I don't really want to leave." Hah? Why am I telling him this. "But you're close to learning Saint-Rank magic... I give it one more year. And then I won't have anything else to teach you." That's just how prodigious he is.

He will become a Saint-Class Water Mage at eight years old. He is Intermediate-Ranked in all swordsmanship styles. His Yin Affinity hasn't progressed much since I can't help him there, but he is really creative with the spells that he does have... And he has an unexplored affinity for spirits too. A legend. This kid will become a legend.

He nods. "I see, well then..." He gets on one knee, it actually reminds me of someone who is proposing. "Roxy Migurdia, you have captured my heart, I can do nothing but love you... So will you marry me?" He really is proposing!?

I sputter, my heart should not be beating this fast. "F-Flugel!? Don't go saying stuff you don't mean!" But what if he does mean what he says? Well, then I guess I won't be able to leave after all.

It's only natural for a wife to live with her husband, and it's only natural for that wife to spend the rest of her days with that husband and... What the hell am I thinking!? I'm acting like a common Asura noble!

He takes a deep breath, a blush on his face. "I mean what I say. Please marry me." That's...! "I will admit... at first I was put off because you look like a little girl, but then I realized you were an old lady, so it's okay." Don't call me old!

I look away. "Flugel... you should be after little girls. I'm way too old for you." I'm on my early forties! And he's not even close to being an adult yet... In essence everything about this is completely and utterly wrong.

I guess it's not unusual for a child to develop a crush on their teacher, but isn't this a bit too much!? I... I hate that I genuinely want to accept his proposal, but I suppose Flugel Greyrat is a charming man... He's not even a man yet!

He looks down. "Actually I... I'm willing to wait for you!" Oh? Now I'm even more interested! "Once I become fifteen years old, I'll make you my wife! My one and only wife!" That's right, one... Flugel became a Milis follower just like his mother after all.

He continues. "And... and it's not like you need to chain yourself to me. If you find another guy... I understand. But if you're still single by the time I become an adult, then...!" I don't think I could ever find another man, not with my type of body.

I turn around, I can't look at his face. "Flugel, I..." I need to travel. That's right, I need to learn more magic, so I can become someone worthier... Besides, my pupil is the one who taught me to love this artform again.

And if I stayed here, I would probably lose control of myself eventually.

I nod to myself. "I'll give you your answer when you're an adult then, so don't even think about me." If he still remembers me years later, if that childish crush hasn't died, then I really might accept his proposal.

But what if he doesn't? What if he does forget about me... It will be years later, and he is a charismatic kid after all... I can almost see it the event playing it up on my mind...

...

"Flugel, I have returned, so how do you feel about your teacher nowadays?" I'm a way better magician than I was before!

"Ah, you're okay, I guess. Can you leave now though? I need to fuck my wife Sylphiette until the sun goes down." Hey, wait a minute!

Immediately tears descend down from my eyes. "But you said you loved me...!" I'm gonna stay a virgin for forever!

He scoffs. "What are you talking about you young, yet old hag? You were just a childish crush I had once." N-no!

I get on my knees. "P-please take me Flugel! I can be the second wife! Or a concubine...! Or whatever you want!" This can't be happening to me.

He glares at my pathetic self. "I don't want you to be anything Roxy. I believe that a man should love only his first wife." I hate religion! "But since you're such a pathetic woman, you can watch, I guess. See what you will never get the chance to receive." I'm wet.

...

"Um... Master, why are you... why are you punching the ground?" I must never, ever let that future come to pass. I can just learn new magic side by side with him, and I will use all the respect I feel for his parents to control myself.

"Flugel, as it turns out, I'm gonna be staying here after all."

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"Today is gonna be the best...!" I'm slowly walking towards my son's room. Today is his tenth birthday, and so I need to wake him up... Ah! He's almost a little man already...! I'm so blessed to have such a great family!

Suddenly a moan reaches my ears, it's coming from his room. "O-oh...~." It's from a familiar voice, though I don't immediately recognize. "T-that's nice~, that's really nice." And now that she has said actual words, I do.

I immediately start marching towards it, I'm gonna kill Paul! I can't believe he would...! I thought he wouldn't pull that shit anymore after the whole debacle with Lilia, but apparently I was being a fucking idiot!

Even before I see them, I'm already getting teary eyes. He's...! He's the worst! And he's doing it on our son's room too! He's corrupting the room where the proof of our love lives...! There's no way I can take this!

And I trusted Roxy too! I saw her as a sister! As another mother to Flugel...! I was so, so happy when she decided to stay, but apparently she did so because she wanted to put anothet horn on my head, the fucking whore...!

I slowly open the door, but what I see is... "Huh?" Much worse than just Paul cheating on me again. That's something my mind can handle, that's something my mind can process and comprehend.

This isn't that, and suddenly I regret ever thinking that Roxy was like a mother to my son. "Flugel...! Today you can come inside, it's a special day, so it's fine." Ah, it is his birthday, so of course his lover would try something special. What?

My son moans. "That's a bad idea...! I don't want you to get pregnant...!" Wow, so mature, my little boy is impressive! I wish he didn't grow up so fast in sexual matters though! Well, that's probably his Greyrat blood. It's just like grandma used to say, Asuran nobles are barbarians!

Roxy bites her lip. "B-but I want it! I want my womb painted white by you Flugel!" I see. That's certainly a weird desire, considering my son is ten and all. Please wait a few more year, okay?

My mind finally snaps back into action, this was such a horrifying scene that even I, an adventurer, was stunned into shock, but no more. It's time to save my little boy from this predator.

I stomp on the floor, finally getting their attention. "What the fuck is going on here!?" Before they can say anything in response, I start calling for help. "Paul! Come here! Help!" I... I...

I really don't know what to do.

...

There is tense silence on the table. I put my hands on my face. "Roxy, what... when did this start?" Has this bitch been preying on my son for years? No way right? There's no way I didn't notice this for so fucking long.

The mage looks away. "W-where's F-Flugel...? He should be here..." This pathetic little shit... that I used to think of as a sister, is trying to hide behind my son. Would she kill me if I tried strangling her?

Lilia glares at her, thankfully she's on my side. "Master Flugel is at Mister Laws' house, along with his siblings." We couldn't just have Norn and Aisha wondering about when we are having such a serious discussion.

Roxy looks down. "I see... He should be here." He's ten. Though he did want to be here of course... thankfully we managed to drag him out. I don't want him to feel bad of course, he is the victim here, but...

It can't be helped. Thankfully Flugel has always been a good child who listens to his parents. Specially Paul, for some reason my son basically worships his father... And we failed him.

I punch the table. "I repeat Roxy, since when has this been going on?" M-maybe, maybe if they only did one time... then maybe I can forgive her? If it was just a horrible mistake that she didn't mean, then...

Roxy blushes, it makes me sick. "Since he entered puberty." I don't even know when that was. I don't even want to know when that was. "But Miss Zenith...! I... I'm just doing my duty." Hah? "I'm his instructor, so I'm just teaching him how to please a woman." Was this the best excuse you could have come up with?

Paul nods from the sidelines. "Okay, all of that makes sense then." No, it fucking doesn't! "None of that cum inside business anymore though, Flugel is too young Roxy." And now this little cretin mage actually has the gall to look hopeful.

I glare at my husband. "What the fuck!? Don't just... don't just let her get away with this!" Lilia nods to my side. I'm so glad at least she sees my point. Honestly, Paul should feel ashamed, since Flugel looks up to him.

He awkwardly scratches his cheek. "Look Zenith, I get why you're mad... If Flugel was a normal kid I would have cut Roxy down." The mage shudders. "But he is a Greyrat, so... this is just how he is." I won't accept that.

Thankfully Lilia rescues me. "Lord Paul, imagine this..." My husband raises an eyebrow. "We hire an old magic teacher for Norn and Aisha, this man is on his fifties... He has a beard, he is balding." Now I'm wondering where she is going with this.

Roxy's head hits the table. "But I'm on my forties..." Please have some shame, I beg of you with all that I have. I don't want all of our memories together to be tainted like this...!

Lilia raises a finger. "And so Lord Paul, it is Norn's... or Aisha's tenth birthday. You go to their room, this old man has his penis inside of their vagina, and he is screaming about how he will ejaculate inside of them." I don't want to even remember that image!

Paul snarls. "I'll kill him, I'll kill his family, I'll kill everyone he fucking knows." He then glares at Roxy. "Okay, I see it now. You're a dead woman, stupid hag in her sixties." Yes! Lilia got him on our side!

Roxy gets up from her chair. "I..." And then she kowtows. "I'm sorry! But I love your son...!" Are you really...! "I've loved him since we met, all of those yeard ago!" He was a toddler though! A cute little toddler!

She continues, crying. "I'll... marry him! I was already planning to marry him once he became an adult, but... If given your blessings I'll do it right now!" I wonder, if I step on her head, will it burst?

I cross my arms. "Roxy... if you really did marry my son when he became an adult... I would it find it strange, but I would accept it. You didn't do that though, you were warming his bed as soon as he grew pubes apparently!" I don't even want to think about it.

She sobs. "I'm sorry! It's just that...! It's just that...! I was scared that the other girls from the village would take him! So I wanted his lusts focused on me, he's a Greyrat after all...!" I'm beginning to hate that surname.

I grit my teeth. "Roxy, you were insecure about little girls being more charming than you? Is that why you bedded my son?" She nods. "You're a woman on her seventies, have some damn shame and get the fuck out of my house. You better never come here again." That's my verdict.

She slowly gets up, and sends me a pleading look. "Miss Zenith... Can't I change your mind? I'll do anything, I promise..." I immediately shake my head. She should feel lucky she's leaving this house alive.

Suddenly she scowls. "Fine. Yesterday your son fucked me in my ass by the way." What the hell!?

I glare at her. "I don't need to know that!" I'm already traumatized enough.

She grins. "I know you don't want to know. But it still happened, you son stretched my asshole with his dick, and came inside of it." I...! "And you remember the little trip we went on last week? I spent the entire day drinking his seed, it was salty and sticky, and it tasted delicious." Killing her might be back on the table.

She points at me. "That is to say... no matter what you do... You can't unfuck your son! One day I'll be back, and then I'll make him mine!" And then she storms off, like she's the one who was wronged here.

Paul snorts. "Hah, now Flugel is gonna need to learn how to masturbate." Shut up. Please.