Leon Greyrat: The Second Son - Mushoku Tensei OC

Chapter 10 - Village Life

— Leon Greyrat —

"So... monsters are different from demons?" Sylphy asked, looking intently at a page in my notebook.

"Huh? Yeah, they're completely different! Monsters are just animals that get mutated, usually by magic, and sometimes they become a species that continues for a long time," I explained. "Demons, though, are just what the races that fought against the humans in the last war are called. Though Roxy said that now, demons are just whatever races live on the Demon Continent... But anyway, yes, they're completely different from monsters."

Roxy as a monster?

Ha. As if.

Sylphy, who was lying down on her stomach next to me, started kicking her legs up and down while her ears began to twitch.

"I see..."

She was evidently happy at the new information.

It made sense.

After all, she had been called a demon for quite a while, and even I hadn't refuted the fact, so she must have been scared that she was just some evolved form of a monster.

"Ah, and what does this word here?" she asked, pointing at a string of text.

I peeked over her shoulder to see.

"That's 'burbling'. It means a gentle bubbling sound like this."

I then summoned a ball of water before having it swirl around, creating the desired sound.

"Ah! I see!" she exclaimed.

It had been a few months since I had started playing with Sylphy, and our playtime had quickly turned into me teaching her about what I knew, such as writing, reading, history, and general knowledge.

I didn't mind, though.

Not only was Sylphy a nice girl who was eager and excited to learn, but refreshing my mind by teaching another person was a great way to retain the knowledge.

She then closed the book before turning to face me with shining eyes.

"Leon... Can we start with magic now?!"

Yes... and she also really loved magic.

"Haa... yeah, come on, let's do it then."

I was a bit hesitant to teach her magic, as unlike Rudy and me, Sylphy was a normal kid.

Not only were there dangers in giving a child such a powerful thing like magic, but there was also the worry that teaching her something like magic too early would lead to burnout, or something similar.

But, seeing how adamant she was... who was I to refuse?

Besides, it would be good to have her start using mana when she was young so that she could optimize the growth of her magic power reserves while she could.

And also... if my theory was correct, chantless magic would be easier to learn as a child.

Even after all the time we spent together, and even though Roxy understood it, my teacher still couldn't use chantless magic.

Though I felt that she was getting closer.

If I had to guess, something about being a child made one somehow more 'in tune' with mana, as that would also explain the growth period of magic you could have during childhood.

"Okay, when you cast the magic, make sure you focus on what you feel inside your body. It should feel like a warmth starting here," I poked her belly, "that goes all the way to here," I continued, tracing a path to her palm.