Private Tutor to the Duke’s Daughter: Volume 11 [Parts 1 to 4] by Riku Nanano

Author:Riku Nanano
Language: eng
Format: epub

“Tina, you overdid it. This is always the problem with you, Miss First Place.”

My grumbling carried across the snowy plain that half the courtyard had become in the wake of the blizzards. Thankfully, the barriers had held, even if the pond had frozen solid.

Under my breath, I added, “Although I’m impressed you learned to control four advanced spells on your own.”

“I...I did my best to control it,” my peer said, descending the icy mound that she’d ended up on top of. “Still, it looks like our tutor was right—persistence really is the key to strength.”

“Remind me, who was it who kept whining, ‘He’s playing favorites with you and Ellie; all I ever get assigned is basic spell control’?”

“Not me!”

“Why, you brazen— No, wait.”

Before we could fall into our usual routine, we turned our attention to the massive block of ice before us. A moment later, it was sliced to bits. My platinum-haired peer looked on admiringly as Caren emerged unscathed.

“Not bad, Tina, Lynne,” she said, sheathing her black dagger and clapping her hands. “Let’s call it there this morning.”

“Yes, ma’am!” we chorused in response.

No sooner had I sheathed my sword than fire flowers filled the air, melting the remaining chunks of ice. This was Lily’s magic. She was certainly capable, if nothing else.

“Lady Tina, Lady Lynne!” Ellie cried, rushing toward us. Her hug knocked the breath out of Tina and drew a squeal from me, and her eyes shone with admiration. “You were both amazing! I realized I’ll have to work so much harder! Tomorrow, I’ll be right there yith wou! Oh...”

We couldn’t help laughing while a flustered Ellie begged us to stop.

I suppose a morning like this can be nice, once in a while.

Lady Stella and Lily walked up a little later. Felicia...was still in her swoon. Would she recover in time for breakfast?

“Freezing via large-scale ice magic,” the future Duchess Howard mused gravely. “Our forces froze a path for their advance when we faced the empire. And lightning has the greatest penetrating power of any element. You could call that big spear Caren’s sledgehammer. With all this...”

“Lady Stella?” I asked hesitantly. “Is something the matter?”

She snapped out of her daze, looking bashful. “I was only thinking,” she replied. “Tina, Lynne, you’ve both been working very hard. I’d better keep up. Oh?”

“Hello there. I see you went at it hammer and tongs again this morning.” My dear grandfather—Duke Emeritus and current head of our high command Leen Leinster—entered the training ground. Unusually, he had a maid with him.

“Good morning, dear grandfather,” I said. “And...Celebrim?”

The gorgeous maid gave me a gentle smile and a silent bob of her head. She had been our bodyguard the day before, but what was she doing in the southern capital?

“Good morning, girls,” my dear grandfather said, producing a letter from his coat pocket and unfolding it. “I hate to be abrupt, but Lindsey and her frontline commanders have sent me a proposal. I’d like you to look it over.”

We exchanged startled glances, perused the letter, and then stared at each other again.

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