"Disciple?"
"Yes. I… think for a long time. I did work as the best I can so I can become the disciple of the youngest High Sage in history."
I never thought about this. The disciple was something far from me.
The student from the class and the disciple was different. One teacher couldn't take care of many disciples, so to get the disciple's position was the competition among Sages. Especially the High Sage teacher.
Freya had many disciples, but I had an age difference problem. Great Sage was older than me, Sage was the same age as me. Mage and Wizard was fighter type, I shouldn't take them from a teacher at the level. So, it was hard for me to get one.
Most of all, I didn't want a disciple. I wanted to focus on my main mission.
"…High Sage?"
Her voice was full of disappointment. My body language would tell her already. I avoided eyes contact, stood up, and stepped away.
"I have work. Excuse me."
But at that moment, she shouted.
"I have money!!"
My legs stopped.
"My family is rich, and I have some savings too! I can pay for your lesson. I don't think… to receive by one's side. I understand you have many works but… I'm glad to pay for your time! How much is the price? I can pay it now!"
[Wow.]
"Wait. Slow down…"
Riche removed her magic and looked straight into my eyes.
[Your balance is 25,370 coins. Please use this information for your decision.]
"How about 2,000 coins per hour or 3,000 coins?"
That price was equal to High MP Potion.
"I can pay 10,000 coins per day too!"
That price could buy the mid-level staff.
Celestia truly gave more money to the kid. Honestly, I came from a poor family, but the life of High Sage didn't use so much money. I wasn't a money lover. I didn't want affluence at all.
"3,000 coins per hour is enough."
"Yes sir!"
Riche swung her hand to bring out the big chest. The sound of the chest collided with the ground was so loud. It couldn't help. Now my life wanted money equal to magic.
[You receive 3,000 coins. Your balance is 28,370 coins. Congratulation to you.]
As long as he was with me.
"Nice to meet you, High Sage."
"Yes… Nice to meet you…"
I had the first disciple for this reason.
…
Our first lesson should be introduced, but we were enough of it. I should explore her interesting a bit.
"Continue to talk in my room."
"Your room… Is it your office?"
"Aha, in the Tower."
"Y… Yes sir! Thank you to invite me." She was so excited.
I wasn't the person who liked to use Wind Magic to jump on the roof, so we came back with the horse carriage. Riche looked at me all the way. Luckily, Nine's service was so perfect, I could use the up and down platform with no problem. The spell on my office's door too. I used MP to confirm my identity then I opened it to welcome her.
"This… is your office…"
Riche looked around before made the big smile.
"It's wonderful! I's looks like a library! All of these books belong to you?"
"Yes." I nodded.
"Can I take a look?"
"Sure." I nodded again.
"Thank you very much! Wow… Wow… Where I should start…"
It looked like I saw myself when I went to a library for the first time. Eyes were bright and using hand to follow by books' spine. When she arrived at the Light Magic shelf, she ran to it. She called the floating shelf to get down too.
She sent it back to the wrong position. Ah… I had to adjust it later.
Nine, what should I do next?
[Talk with her. You invite her to talk, isn't it?]
That's right…
I walked like a circle before came back to sit at my desk.
Nine, I should call her now?
[As you want. If you want to start the conversation, you call.]
…I can wait a bit.
[You don't know how to react when the girl is in your room, right?]
Stop talking nonsense. But yes… Except for mom, I didn't have the guest.
I redecorated the things on my desk a little before noticed the eyes from the shelf. Riche held 3 books in her hands.
"You can't find a book?"
"No, I just… think this room suit you. When you sit there it feels like this is your place. Everything looks perfect."
"…"
"I apologize that I talked weird."
Yes, it was weird. This was my room. I was the one who decorated it, so it had to be suited for me.
While I waited Riche who disappeared in bookshelves again, Nine said.
[I'll introduce the helper to you.]
[The Information Service.]
Wow… he had a sound effect.
[NUMBERS has mostly information to sell to Avatar. That's right. If you don't ask by yourself, you can buy her's info from me. The price is the coin. It has many prices depend on the detail of the information.]
[The basic information, the standard information, the deep information, and the secret information. Please chose it as you like.]
The basic information was enough, I asked for that.
[You buy the Riche's basic information for 500 coins. Thank you for using our service.]
The transparent screen appeared again. It had Riche's photo and profile like the paper that applied for a job.
The way to read was strange, I could control zoom or move the page down by hand or thought. I wasn't familiar with it, so it took time to finish the profile.
The information of the population of Paleona.
Riche Celestia, female, age 21 years old.
Huh? She wasn't a kid.
[Damn, this fake lolicon route… She looks young than her age. I thought she was around 15 years old.]
What was the route? What was the lolicon? Recently, Nine didn't explain the word to me anymore. Riche had the same age as mine when I was High Sage…
I continued to read.
Riche was the 3rd daughter of the Celestia family, The family in high society had a business of accessories and mine. Celestia's product was the high quality at an expensive price. Even that its beauty made people pay for it. That's why Celestia become one of ten of the richest family in the capital Paleona.
Riche graduated from Magician School. She passed to Wizard level like me, but she didn't receive a genius title. She had only Light Magic that was outstanding from others. Another magic element was an ordinary level. When she was a kid, she was the winner of the accessory design contest. This basic information was more than I expected.
Her favorite… hadn't anything written.
Her dislike… hadn't anything written too.
Why?
[For that section, you must pay 500 coins to update to the standard information. I also have the detail of her equipment, magic spells she can use, and her skills too. Would you like to accept it?]
I rejected his good service voice. It was too much I already knew enough. He was good at cutting my money.
The sound of footsteps came close, Riche held the thick book and ran to me.
"M… may you have a time? Would you mind if I... ask you to explain about this topic?"
Riche opened the book and handed it to me. Did she want me to read it? Should I do like my mom that read a book before I fell to sleep? I liked that time. When I recalled it, it couldn't be stopping to smile. I received the book and looked at the title that I should read.
The Principle of Adaptation of the Light Element. Chapter 3, The usage of magic to analyzing the material. Umm…
It was so hard for mom. She would never read this book to me.
"Wisely choose. It's complex but not hard to understand. You read it before, right?"
"Yes. But… I don't understand much… Oh, you don't need to read word by word. I… would like to listen you summarize..."
I nodded. She really liked when I talked about magic. Her good response, her friendly, and her seeking for knowledge. I felt like it wasn't bad to have a disciple. I enjoyed it too. Celestia had jewelry mine, maybe she wanted to use magic for helping the family business.
Even I hadn't the information from Nine, her body already told me. Her body wasn't matched with her age because of the effect of the Light Element. It would stop the growing process and make the user look young. She was like my mom who wasn't changed from 27 years ago at all.
Riche was a good kid. Except she pointed the spear at my neck.
While I talked with Riche, Nine was so silent. I didn't know he listened to us or not. NUMBERS was the group that read the book and had some knowledge, maybe he kept listen too. I didn't grudge about my study.
If you had something you didn't understand, you could ask me.
I left this word in my mind.
"Oh, it's almost sunset… Thank you very much for today. I have to leave."
She was good king than I thought. Knowing about manners and Kept distance appropriately. It made her look like an adult than her appearance.
"I'll get books from my house. Would you mind if I come here the other day?"
"As you want."
I wasn't talking to someone face by face for so long. Did I do good? Even we talked about the technical matter. Riche paid a surplus of time to me too. Stayed with the good kid made me relaxed. No need to be aware of the devil's action like someone.
"Where do you want to go?"
"The cafeteria."
I wanted to get the dinner, so I stepped out of my office with her.
"Which floor is the location of your room?"
"The 2nd floor. Have you ever eaten on that floor?"
"Not much…"
She had so good luck that had the room on the same floor of the cafeteria.
With her good manners, Riche used the up and down platform for me. We separated at the cafeteria on the 14th floor.
Maybe, because I looked at her for a while…
"See you again."
She waved to me before the platform went down. I waved back too. It was embarrassing. Luckily, it hadn't anyone see this action.
I didn't miss the taste of the cafeteria. Spoke the truth, NUMBERS' food was more delicious, but the price was so high. The cafeteria's meal was 30 coins, but NUMBERS' meal was 179 coins, some dish was 299 coins. Just one it would be zero, a beautiful number. It made me upset.
Yes. It felt like Nine.
[Do you miss me?]
He came back at the right timing. I asked him to send me back to my office and created one Pink Milk.
[You buy a Pink Milk for 30 coins. Thank you for using our service.]
One drink was equal to one meal from the cafeteria. Um...
[I saw your income. Congratulation. If you keep teaching your student, you won't have a problem with the price of service. For your Accounting, I really appreciate.]
I was sworn, I didn't tell him to look after my account.
Pink Milk's sweet made me relax.
"My disciple, huh… Riche really made me shocked where she got that thought. She must be good before talking to me. The research must be perfect, I'll accept. I don't have a high standard like that."
[-Cough!!-]
Nine coughed his drink.
"Nine?" Did he alright?
[I apologize…]
[Your standard… isn't high at all, High Sage.]
"Separate it! The disciple and the partner of work weren't the same."
I continually drank Pink Milk again. My mind was light, I felt better now.
[Sorry for interrupt your time. May I ask you one thing?]
"What's about?"
I wanted the light story. I was so relaxed.
[High Sage, you…]
His voice was full of weight.
[You can't recognize the face of people, right?]