"So, you are not a kid," I stated, and "Uh-huh," I got a nod from the loli in front of me as a reply. She is wearing a white ruffle blouse and white fluffy skirt under the white long coat which she kept open.
"And you are already over a hundred years old," I deadpan at her. But her body looks like she is in her thirteen years old of age.
"Yup," she replied while popping the p sound. "But it is rude to say the lady's age out loud, don't you think?" she gave me an evil smirk.
No, I swear I am not having a cold sweat because of her smile.
"I'm sorry for not telling you beforehand, my lord," Keith apologized to me for not telling me that my instructor will have a loli body.
"It's okay, Keith. This is not my first time seeing someone who has a large difference with their body age and real age," I replied.
Both Keith and the loli raised their eyebrow at that. Well, I am not blaming them for not knowing it. I mean, it is not a secret but it is not my place to announce Luna's background after all.
"Thank you, Luna," I thanked Luna who suddenly appeared and prepared tea for me. And I saw the loli jumped a little when she noticed Luna suddenly appeared beside me. And Keith is already immune to Luna suddenly appearing from place to place.
"You! What kind of magic is that?" the loli asked Luna with stars in her eyes. It seems she is a magic nerd. And when I look at Keith, he is facepalming.
"I am very sorry about that, Luna. She does that every time she sees a new kind of magic," Keith apologized to Luna.
"It's okay, Mr. Keith," Luna reassured Keith. "And as for this young mistress' question, I can use time manipulation magic," Luna answered her question with a smile. Did the hell freeze over? Luna is looking at a stranger fondly.
"Luna, are you sure? Telling her about your magic," I asked her but I got a sad smile in return.
"It's okay, Master. She… kind of remind me of 'them'," Luna replied me while some tears are threatening to fall out from her eyes.
I thought about who she was referring to and the gear started working in my head. Then I finally realized who she was referring to. She was thinking about the sisters from the Scarlet Mansion, Remilia, and Flandre Scarlet.
"Whoa! That is a new kind of magic I've never heard about! Surely, you can learn there are many types of magic in the world! Wait… did you just call me young? I am over a hundred years old! I am not young," the loli was acting giddy at first but furious after learning Luna called her young.
"Hmm…," Luna just smile at her.
"Wait, if your magic is time manipulation, your master did say that I was not the first person he saw someone with the difference in actual age and body age. I can't be… Did you use it on yourself to stop your time?" the loli has a horrified look on her face.
"Yes," Luna kept smiling.
"But… but you shouldn't! Doing something like that can be considered taboo! That kind of magic is not some kind of magic like healing magic to use on yourself! That magic would bind itself with your time!" the legal loli continues to keep ranting.
Luna continues to look at the loli with a small smile on her face. She attentively listening to the loli's rant.
Huh, is she some kind of a genius? She immediately understood what kind of negative downside would affect the user when the caster uses time magic on themselves. But more than that, her eyes kept glowing when she was ranting.
"Keith," I take a glance at him.
"Yes, my lord?"
"My magic instructor… she is not a human, right?"
"I am deeply sorry for not mentioning this beforehand, my lord. I assumed that you would hate her for her real race," Keith immediately stands up and give me a 90-degrees bow.
When I look at the side, the loli stopped ranting and look at me with unwavering eyes.
"So, may I know what race did you hail from?" I asked the loli.
"I… am a pureblood vampire," the loli answered while pulling out a pair of bat-like wings from her back.
I can hear Luna gasped when she saw the wings. I merely glanced at her and return my attention back to the loli and Keith.
"So, you are the vampire –," I was immediately interrupted by the loli. "*Pureblood* vampire," she emphasized the 'pureblood' but whatever. "Pureblood vampire, one of the noble races living inside the demon territory," I continued.
"That is correct," she nodded.
"Keith is afraid that after knowing her true linage, I won't be accepting her as my teacher," I earned a nod from him. "Why are you hell-bent on making her my teacher, Keith?" I asked.
"She was the one who taught me magic, my lord. I know how much of a good teacher she is and I want you to have the best teacher I could find," Keith admitted. Oh? Keith's magic teacher? That might worth something. Even if I don't know what kind of magic Keith uses, I knew he never wants me harms. So… I should accept his offer. And there is also Luna to think about.
I glance at Luna who wants me to accept the loli as the teacher. Well, she has been by my side the whole time and she needs some kind of reward for that.
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"I… will accept you as my teacher," after thinking for a while, I finally accepted the loli as my teacher.
"Really?" Keith's mood raised a little.
"But!" I raised a finger.
"But?" the loli asked.
"Only if you let Luna cuddle you," I give her a grin. And a nasty one at that.
"I accept tha–," she was interrupted by Luna's time stop and she is now sitting on Luna's thigh. Damn, I am jealous of her.
"Thank you, Master!" the perfect maid smiles beamingly at me. That smile is too bright!
"By the way, what I want to know is that how are you walking under the daylight?" Yes, that is the real question. Vampires rarely walk under sunlight from what I've read inside my library.
"Magic," she replied while distancing her palms to the side while pulling them down. She even added a rainbow effect between the palms. Am I tasting my own medicine? I remembered I did that in Demon Slayer world.
"Good enough," I nodded. "Well then, Cecilia Rose, I Urien Gregorios welcome you to the Gregorios' mansion," I stand up and hold out the hand.
The loli broke free from Luna's grip and took my hand and shake it, "I also look forward to teaching you, boy."
And just like that, we have a new member inside the Gregorios' mansion. While we are talking about making my new schedule, there is a knock on the door.
"My lord, it is Macha," I heard the voice from the other side of the door.
"Come in," I replied.
"I came here to say goodbye, my lord. I will be taking the troops to the territory border," she informed me while kneeling with one knee.
"I see," I nodded at her.
"Can I take Bulat, Lubbock, and Sheele with me?"
"You can take them with you if they agree, Macha," I answered while giving her a shrug.
"Thank you, my lord," she stands up.
"By the way, Macha?"
"Yes, my lord?" she tilts her head.
I gesture her to come closer. I take her hand and pull off the armored gauntlet covering the hand. I plant a kiss on the back of her hand, exactly on the knuckle.
"This is to come back safely back to me, Lady Macha. Now, off you go!" I waved goodbye at her while her mind is still blank. And with me saying goodbye to her, the body automatically moved outside of the room.
"KYAAA!!!" I heard the shout after a while. I smile slightly at that. Did I overdo it? Meh, I don't think so.
"My lord, can I take a week off?" Strangely, it was Keith who asked for days off. I don't mind though. I've already thought about letting him work here only when he is free. He is getting older after all.
"Master, can I also get some time off?" Luna also asked me for holiday. Did I work them hard? Why haven't I thought it before? Luna doesn't have days off since she started working under me.
"I don't mind, you two. The two of you might be tired, huh? You can take as much holiday as you want," I gave them a thumb up.
"I will assign Yumil as your maid while I am away, Master," Luna assured me while hugging the loli.
"Sure. If you think she's ready then she must be," I gave her a nod.
"Then, excuse us, my lord," both Keith and Luna walk out of the room.
After both of them left, I started to work on my new schedule with the loli. Just after I got the news that Macha and the troop left, another news come. I was finalizing my new schedule when the news comes.
The news is that there are sightings of monsters coming from inside the Crystal Dew Forest.