"Alexjin, do you know about mana cultivation?" Geraldine asked while planting a hemper in their newly renovated garden at the back of their house.
"Yes master, it's like fertilizing the soil to make the plant grow healthier," Alexjin answered while wiping the sweat falling from his forehead as he was digging the soil and mixing the fertilizer.
"Indeed, cultivating the mana is important to increase the power of a person that could unlock different kinds of elements and magic," Geraldine explained as she finished the last batch of the hemper's, "Have you tried cultivating before?" She added.
"No, master," He looked down, feeling ashamed of himself that there's nothing he has to be proud of in front of her.
"Well, let me teach you something," Geraldine stands up and went to his side and make him sit cross legs, "Close your eyes and feel your mana surrounding your heart," She holds Alexjin's hand and put it in his chest where his heart is located, Alexjin followed her instructions, he focused his mind and energy on his mana, making his heartbeat slowed.
"ACK!" Alexjin's chest hurts at the sudden burst of mana in his body, making him puke out blood, Geraldine rubbed his back as she expected what just happened to him.
"You'll get used to it," She giggled as she continued rubbing, it takes a while before Alexjin finally calmed down and relaxed his body.
"Master, it was painful, and suffocating," A flush crept up in his face as he tried to cover his puke in front of Geraldine.
"It's fine, you don't need to be ashamed, try this technique once a week and you'll improve greatly," She patted his head twice before standing up, "but I'm surprised you were able to do it for the first time, as it was a technique that I invented for myself," Her eyes narrowed at him, looking intently into his facial expression to see if there are small changes but a shining bright smile is what she received.
"Master! You're so amazing! what does it call?" He said with his eyes flashed with admiration.
"Mana circle, it's not fancy," She mumbled and turned her back as she can't take in seeing Alexjin's bright face, it's making her cringe.
"That's a good name master! I'll practice this each week to improve my swordsmanship and make master proud," Alexjin beamed as if flowers are surrounding him due to his bright aura.
Geraldine waved him goodbye as she makes her way towards her room to check the plants she planted underground when----
"Master! Wait! you'll step on the------ poop..." Alexjin's eyes bulge seeing his master stepped on the cow's poop that he to use as a natural fertilizer to the soil. Covering his mouth, he turns around to stifle his laughter, making his eyes swelled with tears.
Geraldine's whole body freezes as she felt and heard the squish from the poop and instantly, the smell lingered into her nose, which makes her body trembled in both anger and disgust especially hearing the muffled laugh of Alexjin.
"Alexjin!! You-!!" Turning around, she saw Alexjin running away from her, "That kid!, Ugh," She sighs and slowly raised her foot on the poop and walked away until she felt something wet on her skin at her leg.
"Please, it's not poop, it's not poop," She mumbled while closing her eyes and praying so hard that it's not what she thinks it is. Peeking on her right eye, she looked down at the hem of his dress to see a huge pile of poop stinking strongly like glue.
She felt like her whole body froze, never in her life she experiences something like that. Geraldine wanted to vanish instantly or dug a hole to put herself rather than experiencing the poop's wetness on her bare skin.
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Geraldine is standing in her underground basement while wiping her hair dry, she just came out of the bathroom after she spends an hour scrubbing her whole body until it turned red.
"That boy, why did he not put the cow's poop at the side tsk!" She shivered when remembering the smell and the texture of the poop squishing on her shoes which she already burns, same with her dress.
Shifting her attention to the deshia's she planted, she also covered the whole right side of her room with a sheer fabric to prevent the poison from spreading as can cause harm not only for her but for the two humans above, who knows nothing on what's going on below the basement.
"Now, what will I do to use you for my cultivation of mana?"