Aloo, I need to make some hot water to wash my face.

　I was sitting comfortably on the living room sofa when Sister Elinora called out to me.

　When I turned around, a wooden basin was thrust out to me as if to tell me to quickly turn on the hot water.

''........What is your magic attribute, Elinora-sister?''

Fire.

　I brush my hair away with one hand as if to say, "What is this guy talking about now?

　He doesn't understand the meaning of my question at all. No, he's just trying to work me over right away.


　When I'm mute, Elinora dexterously raises her eyebrows and says, "What's up? I ask.

　No. This is a serious injury. It's going to get colder and colder, and I'll have to fill the bath tub for my sister Elinora several times a day. No, I'm already here, so we have the luxury of taking a bath every day.

'Then do it yourself.'

You're a pain in the ass.

　She replies as if the Elinora sister can do it, but she won't. Even though.

　Alfried knows. He knows that when sister Elinora fiddles with her hair, it's a gesture of deception or a lie. I haven't done this man's brother, I know all about it. So let's stir things up a bit.

"Hmmm, you can't do it?

You can do it!　And don't make that face because it's annoying.

'If you can do it, it would be faster to do it yourself. You're not really asking me to do it because you can't?

Then come on, I'll show you!　Don't even look at your face!

That was a straight face!

　What a terrible thing to say. Aside from the scowl on the first time, I was supposed to be expressionless the second time around. Is my face that distorted?

Now, let me show you what I'm doing here, and you can fill it up.

Outside, please.

Why?

　No, you don't want the house to burn down.

　Leaving sister Elinora shaking her shoulders, I walked out with the tub and walked out.

　Behind me, I said, "Hey! And "Wait! I shouted, but eventually they followed behind me.


　Outside, a dry breeze swayed the branches and leaves, causing them to flutter and flutter. The air was cold and the season was steadily approaching winter.

　The reason I brought the tub is to get my sister out of here, not to use it.

　I'm not going to use it, because there's no way Elinora can be so dexterous as to heat up the water in such a small tub.

　So I created a large water ball in the air.

　It's roughly one meter in size. The water ball keeps floating in a beautiful circle.

　It was surprisingly difficult to keep the circle and move the water flow.

　Now it draws a perfect circle without wobbling, but if it is not controlled well, it can become a bumpy and distorted shape or collapse and become flooded. He was good at moving the water flow, but it was also difficult to eliminate the flow at all. The magic books said it was harder to move the water stream, but for me it was the opposite. I'm especially good at tornadoes. I don't want to say too much about why.

　Well, it was something that was inseparable from everyday life in Japan. It was easy to visualize.

　Elinora's sister only gave me a curious look when she saw my water polo with such skill.

'What made it come out of the water like this?

　When you don't notice the quality of this water ball, though, it's like saying that magic is out of the question. And they haven't said anything about not chanting.

　No, this is something I've always done, so I'm just used to it.

　Maybe if it's body strengthening or something, you'll notice the difference.

'No, you can't just heat up a tub of water out of nowhere.

You can do it!

In that case, get this water globe warmed up to human skin.

How warm is human skin?

　This is why the brainiacs.

..........

Next time you make that face, I'm gonna hit you.

'Sorry, I won't do it again. Human skin is usually lower than the temperature of a bath, but it's already about the temperature of a bath.

　I got a dubious look around something lower than the temperature of the bath, so the bath temperature is good. There's no way that Elinora sister can adjust the temperature.

''Well your voice is leaking out. Good. I'll shut that mouth up for you!

　Elinora sister who had a blue streak for a moment, but when I told her that, she closed her eyes and started to concentrate.

　No, it's not like they use great magic. The best thing about this is that it's not a good idea to be able to have a good time.

　You'll be able to see that it's not just a matter of time before you'll be able to get your hands on it.


'I seek. "I seek a small, tiny flame that will consume all things.

　A spell with a pure human wish. As the words were spun, the magic power increased and the ponytail hair swayed.

　And as soon as I opened my eyes with a snap, flames came out vigorously.


　The flames that shot out like a roar hit the water ball.

　And in the blink of an eye, it became hot and was about to burst into flames.

''Oh, no!''

　At this rate, the hot water will splash out and land on us. I immediately pass my magic power through the water ball to stabilize it. I'm going to wrap it gently with more magical power than sister Elinora.

　Then the water ball starts to stabilize without swirling. Although the temperature has not been lowered and it still boils.

　The sudden emergency made me chill. I hold my chest and exhale. But Sister Elinora puts her hands on her hips and says, "I'm not going to let you go.


"Check the temperature!

You're going to get burned!

　In the end, this water ball couldn't possibly be the temperature of hot water and was immediately discarded.



　× x x x



So?　What do you say?

I'm not feeling very good today, that's all.

　You're not going to tolerate not being able to make hot water.

　Very well. Let's try something a little more basic next time. Okay. If you can't do the next one, you'll have to admit it.

Well, let's get this next one.

　I said, and pointed to something at the edge of the yard.

　There was a large amount of firewood piled up lying on the end of that finger.

''........Firewood?　Are you going to light that?

　'Oh, you're very perceptive for sister Elinora.

'Yes, it is. Lighting that thing on fire is a rudimentary step. Even the villager Uncle Roland can light it three times a day!''

If that creep could do it, there's no reason why I couldn't.

　Poor, old man. I was surprised that sister Elinora knew about it, though. But still, you're a pervert.

　While I'm laughing, Elinora's sister brings in firewood cut to a handy size. While she lays out the firewood, I pick up a few leaves and grasses and put them on top of the firewood.

　I don't want him to tell me later that it's the dampness of the wood.

　When the firewood is ready, Sister Elinora blinks again.

We just need to light it," she said. We just need a little seed fire.

I know.

　You don't have to say it so strongly.

　If I say any more, it's likely to turn the magic towards me, so I'll keep it quiet.

　In the same way, lyrics are played from my mouth. More carefully and slowly than before. The movement of the magic power is also mindlessly slower than before. Will this work?

'O little flame.

Oh...

　It was well contained and controlled, no, the magic swelled at the end. As a result, the flames that went to the firewood instantly flared up with maximum firepower and quickly disappeared.

　It was an extremely dangerous flame that reminded me of a culinary flambe.

　Sister Elinora had made a mistake at the last minute, during the release.

　There was something charred in front of us, lying in front of us.

'That was less than perverted, wasn't it?'

　These words seemed to have worked for Sister Elinora, and she accepted that she couldn't handle fire magic well.



　× x x x




That's all you need to know.

　I light a small fire in the firewood to show Sister Elinora, who has become a little more honest, how to be a good sport.

'You're so handy. I always wondered, what happened to your chanting?

You get used to it.

Oh, really?

　It's like a feeling that can't be conveyed in words anymore. Anyway, I thought that if I used magic all day long, I would be able to do it somehow. All I have to do is continue to do that for a few years.

Then, try to build up your magic once.

　When I say that, I close my eyes. For Elinora's sister, the act of using magic is not something she's used to, so it takes concentration like this. This will eventually stop being necessary, but it still seems far away.

'This, like this?'

It's big. Just make it smaller.

This much?

It's too small.

So that's it?

Too big. Okay, you can decrease it slowly from there. Until I say so.

..........

'Yes, stop!　Keep it up for a minute!

'Yes!　A minute of this!

'What?　Easier than a minute of pretend play, right?　I'm just standing there.

'It's easier to swing a sword than to work on these intricacies!　--wow.

Look, look, your magic is wavering.

　Elinora sister is struggling to just maintain her magic power. Even though she is just standing there with her eyes closed, her expression is grim.

　I can't believe that wielding a sword is easier than just maintaining your magic power.

　I could do this kind of thing while lying down and reading a book.

　I don't have time to just look at Elinora sister, so I float a fireball and spin it around like a cue ball.

　Well, controlling magic power is all about the senses, and it's not something you can say much about.

　It's not that you can't use rudimentary fire magic, although you have the habit of being able to strengthen your body or make your sword clothed in magic power.

I'm not sure if Al is actually very good at magic.

Hmm?　It's not a minute yet, okay?

I know!

　What's the crunch? Oh well.

　Then, as soon as I counted and a minute had passed, I launched the fireball into the sky.

'Yes, done.'

'Huh...'

What are you trying to avoid?　Come on, hurry up and use your magic with your senses now or you'll forget about it, okay?

Well geez, I'm going to do it now.

　Sister Elinora grits her teeth in frustration and goes back to focusing.

　She's not a wild animal, so don't be so threatening.

　Elinora sister takes a deep breath to relax and slowly knead her magic power.

　As expected of her, her concentration is amazing, probably thanks to her sword. Her expression is serious.

　The kneading of the magic power wobbled a bit at the start of the rise, but it's stable now.

"I seek. I seek and I will burn anything--

　The magic power doesn't blur and maintains a constant size while chanting. Now, can I keep it under control until it is released?

''A tiny little flame.''

　The moment he finished saying the last word, a small fire was lit with a pop in the wood.

'Yay!　It's done!

　Elinora's sister is more childlike than usual, and she's happy with a big smile on her face.

　I don't know if she was too happy, but she hugged me vigorously.

　Instead of her usual dignified expression, the smile of a girl of twelve years of age was there.

'Yay!　I've never done that before!　........oh.

　Sister Elinora stops moving as she sees my face in front of her and calms down.

'Well, congratulations,'

Well, I can do that pretty easily.

　Sister Elinora slowly lowers me down as she speaks quickly. Even so, her cheeks are stained and her mouth is relaxed.

　It's a secret that I thought I was cute when I saw Elinora sister like that.

　Well, it's not so much that she's quick to grasp the senses as it is that she's quirky. With this, I'll be able to do the next step soon.

''Now that you're able to produce a weak fire, you can make hot water too, right?

Yeah. I'll try later.



　That day, brother Silvio apparently got a slight burn when he was washing his face.