SLO Chapter 4

[Genius]

(Syrup Side)

Five years was enough for a child to grow into an adult.

I had stopped growing taller two years ago, but my master, Lord Luc–now eleven years old–had grown taller and was almost as tall as me.

He had been a chubby little boy.

However, now he was lean and—perhaps because he began using face wash and other beauty products for his sensitive skin?—his skin was so beautiful.

My master’s voice should be starting to change soon as well, but… his growth had been quite different from other people.

“Syrup, what’s wrong?”

In front of me, there was a beautiful girl reading a book while resting her whole body on a comfortable-looking cushion.

No, it was Lord Luc who had grown up so adorable that he looked like a beautiful girl.

His voice still sounded high since it still hadn’t changed.

And the cushion he was resting on was floating in the middle of the room.

If he wasn’t my master, I would have loved to give a retort or two!

That was right, the cushion was floating in the air.

My master was lying on a floating cushion.

I said it twice because it was important.

I couldn’t help but ask, “How are you making the cushion float?”

After thinking for a while, my master tilted his face that had grown cute yet dignified and…

“Would you like to get on?”

“Huh? May I?”

“Of course, hop on.”

And so, I timidly climbed onto the cushion.

I had never felt something so fluffy before, and it was so comfortable that I couldn’t find the words to describe it.

My explanation might sound misleading, but… I decided to draw a conclusion.

My master was a rare genius who had achieved something that had never been seen before… the cushion was absurdly comfy.

I wondered if he would sell it to me if I asked.

“I’ve never felt so comfortable before.”

“Really? I’m glad you like it.”

“Yes! Oh, Lord Luc. There is one more thing I would like to ask.”

“What is it~?”

“You are always either reading or sleeping, but why is your body so toned? Are you eating properly?”

I couldn’t help but find it strange.

For his beauty, he had been routinely using face wash, face moisturizer, and milky lotion for the past five years.

Other maids often asked me “You have become so beautiful Syrup. What’s the secret?”

I had been using expensive beauty products with Lord Luc every day—was something I couldn’t say, so I just told them it was thanks to Lord Luc.

I understood how he became so beautiful.

However, for exercise, I had only ever seen him taking a walk and sunbathing.

They were good for your health, but nowhere near enough to get your body toned.

But I had never seen my master do any strenuous exercise, so how did his body become so toned?

Besides being his maid, I also served as my master’s bodyguard, his sword and shield.

I never missed a single day of training.

I took pride in being able to improve my body.

However, as my body grew, my master’s body also grew more and more toned. It was strange.

He was always sleeping. But when I changed his clothes, I saw that his abdominal muscles were ripped.

“Hmm~. Okay, I’ll show you.”

After getting off the cushion, my master said “Watch” and began kneading his mana.

I didn’t know what he was doing at first, so I asked and he kindly explained.

It seemed my master was creating a mass of mana between his palms.

“Syrup, I’ll start.”

I witnessed… a real genius.

In front of me was a master-class martial artist.

My master demonstrated various martial arts forms. His movements were as skilled as those who had mastered the path of martial arts. I knew because I practiced martial arts myself.

If I challenged my master to a duel, I would definitely be destroyed.

Throwing, punching, sweeping, hitting, kicking, striking—he demonstrated comprehensive martial arts that combined various movements with such beautiful forms as though he had practiced for years.

My master, who had never practiced swordsmanship or martial arts before, was a master of martial arts.

“Huh? Huh? Huh?”

I couldn’t believe what was happening before my eyes.

My master, who said he didn’t like moving that much, was moving.

Moreover, he reproduced the movements of master-class martial artists.

“What is going on? I thought you hated moving?”

Even when I called out to him, my master continued to show off his martial arts forms single-mindedly.

He only stopped after completing a series of forms.

“How was it?”

The serious look in my master’s eyes disappeared, replaced by the usual sleepy and unmotivated look.

His previous dignified eyes had made my heart skip a bit, but his current lazy eyes were cute too.

“It was amazing. I am surprised that you, Lord Luc, have been secretly training hard on your own!”

“…Training, huh… I have never, but… let’s leave it at that.”

Lord Luc leaned back on the cushion with a sleepier face than before.

“You never? How is that possible? Your moves were so skillful, I daresay that not even an expert martial artist is as capable as you!!”

“Mm, well, I guess so. It was a part of the magic I created, Trace.”

“Trace?”

It was already amazing that could create a floating cushion, and he created new magic, too? If he wasn’t a genius, then I didn’t know who was.

“Mhm. I can activate it when I’m unconscious. It’s magic that replicates moves I have seen while I’m unconscious.

“I myself am not aware that I am moving, so I can’t say I’m training.

“But my body does get training and the moves get ingrained in my muscle memory. Pretty convenient, huh.”

I couldn’t understand even a single thing from my master’s explanation.

I wasn’t as smart as him.

But I did understand one thing. My master was a genius!

At the age of eleven, my master grasped the abyss of magic.

“Hmm~. You still don’t understand? Then again, it’s one of my knowledge cheats, so I guess it’s only natural. Oh, right. I’ve become able to wield attributeless magic quite proficiently, so I’d like to get my attribute magic checked. Can you ask my father?”

My master did things at his own pace.

Over the past five years, not only had his appearance improved, but his magical abilities had also improved.

It wasn’t a field I could really understand.

But I understood one thing. And that was, my master was someone destined for greatness.

“Yes! Consider it done!”

So, I would follow my master until I breathe my last.

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