Walking down the staircase, he immediately sought every room where his maid might have been.
However, he saw her outside the mansion tending to the garden after looking around for a bit.
"Aurora!"
Hearing his urgent voice, Aurora, the maid, shift her focus to him.
"What was it, young master Ren?"
Her tone lacks enthusiasm greeting the young master of the house which Ren didn't point out. It was already been his entire life since Aurora was like this so it is a normal interaction between them.
"Teach me magic again!"
"... Did you eat something bad?"
"No! Just... just teach me, okay!"
"No."
Without even considering Ren's effort to learn magic again, Aurora declined without a second thought.
It is a waste of time in her opinion just the thought of teaching him again who's not gifted.
They've already tried every method in the book and unorthodox ways she knew, however, for just the same result over and over again.
She has been living for about four hundred years now and this is the only time she encountered especial-case like Ren's circumstances.
Being a Dark Elf, she was a specialist dealing with magic and curses. Moreover, her aptitude in mana was abundant, she can theoretically easily boost someone's magic power for them to cast a doomsday spell to wipe an entire kingdom.
Despite having this monstrous ability, which her young master doesn't know, she declined him decisively because she already tried every method she knows and that's why it'll all become a waste of time at this point.
"Why not!? Please, Aurora, teach me. I swear I'll be able to learn this time!"
"No, means, no, young master. Now go back to your room and play along with your little brother. I have many things to do so to speak and I have no time for nonsense."
"Grr..."
Ren could only grit his teeth and didn't lash out towards Aurora.
Although Aurora is technically the maid of their household, she was also the whole master of their family tree.
All he knew was that his ancestor, the first noble who has been bestowed by the king to be a humble baron to this rural land, was an adventurer, and his party consisting of five along with him and Aurora.
After a wondrous and fulfilling adventure, they all decided to settle-in and create their own family.
He doesn't know how his ancestor got his title the Baron but, after that, Aurora became officially the Maid of the household which still to this day.
His parents also have no guts to raise their tone in front of her.
Even his uncle who's titled the Rising General infamous for his strict and stern punishment to his soldiers for misbehaving and negligence on duties have no power or guts to be an alpha in front of a frowning Aurora.
So, of course, he who has yet to achieve something in life will not disturb the harmonious quota.
"Please! Your benevolent, Aurora! Teach me your way!!"
Out of option, Ren kneeled to the ground and grab the hem of her skirt with a desperate expression.
*stareeee...*
Aurora's face darkened.
This is the first he saw Ren so pesky.
She has many chores that still have to be tended today and she has no luxury to entertain Ren so she declined.
"Okay... But, for one condition. You have to cook me something which needs to impress me, if not, forget about it."
However, she did not. She cannot just brush off the resolution that Ren's showing as of the moment for the first time.
"Yes! Then I'm going then!!"
"Good luck, then."
After Ren left towards the kitchen she resumed her task already know the outcome of his hopeless effort to impress her on the gourmet world.
Besides, a young boy who's still not even experiencing cooking simple rice will not ever make even simple edible food.