The Northern Duke’s Eldest Son’s Tutor

“Sofia, see you next time then.”
“Yes. Have a safe journey, Lady Catherine.”
I think she should have said that greeting to Kyle first rather than to me, but Catherine has already spoken to me first.
Catherine, who had been staying at Eristirol for a few months, suddenly decided to leave.
Since she also arrived suddenly, one could say it’s a kind of symmetry.
“Young Lord Kyle? I think we’ll meet in society next time. Take care until then? Take good care of Sofia too.”
“I will do so even without you telling me.”
“Hehe.. that’s good.”
The two exchanging greetings with each other.
I really liked that sight.
It seemed like Kyle finally had a friend his age.
Until now, I had been his only proper conversation partner.
A 15-year-old without friends was somewhat wrong.
Actually, it wasn’t somewhat wrong, but very wrong.
“Sofia~ Contact me if you get fired~”
Catherine, leaning her upper body out of the window of the moving carriage, saying that to me.
I just answered her by waving my hand.
By the way, thinking about Sebastian who would be restraining Catherine inside makes me feel a bit sorry for him.
She definitely won’t listen.
“Let’s go back.”
When Catherine had gone a fair distance, Kyle said we should return to the castle.
I also thought it would be good to go inside since the weather was still cold.
“Yes, Young Master.”
I followed Kyle, who was walking ahead of me.
His back seemed a bit more dependable, perhaps because he met Catherine, a female peer.
“Young Master, are you planning to have your lesson with Sir Elin right away today?”
“Yes.”
I see.
Then I should process the paperwork in the meantime.
Since Kyle felt uncomfortable with me inside anyway, it was better to do it this way.
There’s no reason to be walking around outside now either.
Since Catherine returned to Oldenburg.
“Then I will go process the paperwork.”
“Um..!”
“Yes?”
“..It’s nothing.”
“?”
Kyle said that and then entered the training ground.
Elin is probably waiting inside.
I moved my steps.
To my room.
“Hi!”
I’m sure I came to my room, but why is Louise lying on my bed?
The door should have been locked…
Come to think of it, I just opened the door normally.
She must have used magic to enter again.
She’s been doing this often since our adventurer days.
“Louise, why are you here again?”
“Me?”
“Yes.”
Louise pointing at herself while looking at me with those peculiarly shaped eyes.
Who else would be here besides her and me?
“I came because I was bored. Why are you asking?”
“Hah…”
Yes, it’s this reason again.
Whatever happens, she says she’s bored.
“I’ve already spent all of this month’s salary, so there’s nothing to do!”
“You crazy woman!”
-Thud!
I hit Louise’s head right away.
I had no choice.
When you see someone who has already gambled away all their assets and has no money using their first salary for gambling, you have no choice but to hit them.
“I!”
-Thud!
“Told!”
-Thud!
“You!!”
-Thud!!
“Not to!”
-Thud!!
“Spend money!”
-Thud!!
“Like that!”
-Thud!!!
I raised my fist again and hit Louise’s head.
It’s not my salary I’m giving, but in a way, it’s money coming from Kyle’s wallet.
A crazy woman who goes all-in on gambling with such money deserves to be hit.
“Owww…. it hurts so much…”
I didn’t care whether it hurt or not when I hit her.
The only thing protecting Louise’s head was the witch’s hat she was wearing.
Naturally, it was a very ordinary hat.
It wasn’t like games from my past life where hats had stats attached, so it would naturally hurt if hit hard.
“I told you not to do it last time, didn’t I?”
“You diddd…”
“Then why did you do it!”
I’m exasperated.
A normal person wouldn’t do something like blowing their entire salary on gambling.
But thinking about it, she’s a crazy woman, so that doesn’t apply.
“Hah….”
“But I was bored… after just teaching Kyle, what am I supposed to do in this boring domain!”
When will this woman’s boredom be resolved?
Since her adventurer days, she’s been causing trouble saying she’s bored with everything.
Fortunately, she hasn’t caused trouble here yet.
Speaking informally to Kyle and Catherine was already a kind of trouble… but since they both let it slide, it’s not.
“Just meet a man or something.”
“A man?”
“Yes, date someone and go out together.”
I suddenly thought of it.
Yes, dating!
If she at least does something with someone she likes, wouldn’t that solve her boredom?
There’s a saying about that.
That saying that when you do things with someone you like, everything is fun.
I’ve never seen Louise dating before, but if she wanted to try, there’s nothing stopping her, right?
“Ugh… Sofia, what nonsense are you suddenly saying…?”
“Is it not a good idea..?”
“No. I’d rather do magic research. What dating?”
No, she keeps complaining about being bored, but when I suggest a method, she calls it nonsense.
She really is crazy.
“Then go do your magic research.”
I just picked Louise up…
“Eek… wait?! Sofia!”
-Slam!
Threw her out the door and closed it.
My room finally became quiet after sending Louise out.
I don’t know why I’m so tired before even processing the paperwork.
“Phew….”
I sit on the chair and examine the documents one by one.
Fortunately, there are no documents directly related to the domain’s operation.
The head butler handles those.
I just needed to process documents related to Kyle, and that was enough.
Actually, was seeking a tutor just an excuse, and were they really looking for a slave?
“Sigh…”
The documents aren’t that difficult, but the tedium was unavoidable.
Maybe an hour like this? Two hours?
After that much, if I go back to the training ground, the training should be over.
Elin’s lessons take longer than expected, so I could process them slowly.
-Scratch scratch
I sign the documents with a pen and make notes on a notepad.
Though I wonder if notes are necessary, there were some things I needed to inform Kyle about.
*
“Young Master, you shouldn’t move like that in this situation!”
“…Is that so?”
“Yes. If you step forward, rather…”
Elin said that while pushing Kyle’s sword away as their swords met.
-Swoosh
“Like this, I could slash your neck in reverse.”
“…I see.”
Kyle was a bit surprised seeing the sword that almost reached his neck.
He knew that Elin was a good knight, but she was more knowledgeable about swordsmanship than he expected.
She was strong not just in swordsmanship but in fighting itself.
“Now, pick up your sword again.”
“Yes.”
The two standing in the training ground, where soil and dust were sprinkled for friction, faced each other.
“Then come at me again.”
Elin said that and pointed her sword.
Towards Kyle, who could be considered her lord.
Kyle silently held his sword and slowly walked forward.
Just before the distance between their swords was reached.
“Hup..!”
Just before they confronted each other, he stepped forward more strongly.
The step, more forceful than a normal step, surprised Elin for a moment as she hadn’t predicted it.
But Elin, a skilled knight, was only momentarily surprised.
-Clack!
The wooden swords collided.
Elin skillfully blocked Kyle’s wooden sword perfectly with her own.
“Young Master, such gambles aren’t good when they’re not necessary.”
Elin speaking to Kyle while blocking with her sword.
Although Kyle’s strength was unusually strong for his age, it still didn’t work against Elin, who could be described as a walking weapon.
“Rather, in situations like just now… it’s better to control the force while our swords are facing each other.”
Elin was making Kyle’s sword move in reverse by changing the strength, strong and weak, while keeping the swords pressed against each other.
“…Yes.”
“Hmm.. it’s been about two hours now.”
As Elin said, exactly two hours had passed.
Elin knew that too harsh a lesson would adversely affect the body, so she thought it would be good to stop here.
“How about it? Would you like to go one more time?”
However, since the lesson with Kyle was more fun than expected, she asked if he would like to spar one more time.
To her, his progress was very fast for someone who had just picked up a sword.
He was definitely smarter than most regular knights.
Of course, regular knights who were smart often lacked physically.
“Then one more time…”
Kyle himself also felt that his skills were improving with each passing day.
That’s why he was more dedicated to his lessons, and he immediately answered Elin’s proposal.
“Then come at me right away. It’s not like I’m going to lose anytime soon.”
“Yes…!”
*
“Uh… Sir Elin..?”
Thinking an appropriate amount of time had passed, I left the remaining documents and arrived at the training ground.
And what I saw was…
“Huff… huff… huff..!”
Kyle, collapsed and exhausted.
What on earth happened to make him lie down like that?
“..I’m sorry!! Just please don’t fire me!!”
“Uh…”
And suddenly Elin grabbing the hem of my pants and pleading.
What wrong did she commit that has one collapsed and one grabbing me?!
“What happened to make you act like this..?”
“As we continued, he followed so well… until…”
“Until..?”
“I completely crushed him….”
“…”
“Hah.. hah… hah… Miss Sofia..”
“Yes, Young Master.”
Kyle, calling me while collapsed, has an expression that anyone would see as about to die from exhaustion.
I picked up some water that had been thrown nearby and sat in front of Kyle.
“Water… please… hah… huff…”
“Yes..”
How badly did she crush him to make him like this?
Even during my exercise time with him, he had never been this exhausted.
“I’m so sorry….”
First, I should take care of Kyle and then tell Elin it’s okay.
After all, Kyle won’t fire Elin over something like this.