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Chapter 69: Martina Agreed

A few days passed since then.

Martina was grappling with herself day after day.

She was no longer lively, and when they went outside the city to study, she would only sit on the grass and think.

Nora lightly poked Reiner’s shoulder and asked, “Master, Martina hasn’t been talkative lately; are you two upset with each other?”

Reiner shook his head.

He knew that Martina had been thinking during this period, but unfortunately her mind was too small and always wandered through a mess of random thoughts.

At that moment, her inner voice drifted to him again.

(How am I supposed to start talking to Reiner? Maybe I should just go find him right after my bath tonight.)

(Then I could imitate Nora by saying I’m cold and want to sleep together, and leave the rest to him.)

(No, no, that won’t work; I need to think of another plan…)

At that thought, she stealthily turned her head to peek at Reiner.

After their eyes met, she pretended she was looking at Nora and had merely spotted Reiner by accident.

(He noticed again; as long as I pretend to be looking at something else, it will be fine.)

Reiner sighed and closed the wind grimoire in his hand.

In the end, it still required him to take the initiative…

“Martina, come here; I’ve just learned two wind magic spells, and now I want to teach you.”

“Ah? Okay.” She stood up, walked to Reiner’s side, and sat down again.

“From now on, stop overthinking, focus your spirit, and then repeat the incantation after me.”

Reiner chanted the spell, and a nearly transparent wind blade appeared at the tip of his staff.

It sliced off a small section of a nearby pine tree.

Junice and Nora applauded on the side.

But Martina was still somewhat absent-minded, her head filled with endless random thoughts.

“This spell is called Wind Blade and can catch an enemy off guard at mid to close range; it’s the most powerful magic I’ve learned so far, but it consumes a lot of mana, so now repeat the incantation.”

Martina paused for a moment and then mumbled the incantation unclearly, making up the parts she couldn’t remember.

“Not bad; you picked it up quickly,” Reiner said, immediately employing child psychology.

This was his teaching method for Martina.

Martina was the kind of person who hated studying, but as long as you praised her, she would become motivated and confident.

Under this kind of psychological suggestion, her learning speed was actually quite fast.

Sure enough, Martina lifted her head and replied proudly, “Of course… I’m that smart.”

“Next, repeat it once more after me and try again; with your talent, I feel you’ll master it quickly.”

Martina nodded, continued repeating after Reiner, and before long had memorized the incantation.

She raised her hand, aimed at the pine tree in front of her, and chanted the Wind Blade incantation continuously.

Reiner sat beside her, occasionally offering guidance and correcting her incantation.

In the afternoon, Reiner became Junice’s language tutor, teaching her the language of another country.

Junice’s learning ability was particularly outstanding; in just two months, she had basically mastered a new language.

“You’re learning Barnite from me; are you planning to live in that country in the future?”

Junice smiled and nodded gently.

Reiner, for some reason, sensed that she seemed somewhat unhappy, but he didn’t think much of it.

Just then, he caught a glimpse of the nearby pine tree trembling and saw a few branches fall.

Martina suddenly burst into laughter and said, “Hahaha! I finally did it! Magic is nothing special! Reiner, did you see that?”

To be honest, Reiner only saw the branches shake and nothing more, but he still praised her loudly, “Martina, that was great!”

Frankly, Reiner hadn’t expected her to learn Wind Blade so quickly.

After all, Nora had been learning Fireball for a long time and still hadn’t successfully cast it.

Nora said with some admiration, “Martina, you’re really amazing…”

“Hehe! Of course I am!” Martina said, lifting her head.

“Try casting it one more time.”

Martina nodded and chanted the incantation again.

Unfortunately, this time she fizzled out and didn’t release anything.

“Eh… I clearly cast it just now.”

Reiner encouraged from the side, “Calm down and don’t rush; it’s normal to be clumsy at first, and with more practice your success rate will naturally improve, so don’t worry.”

Martina nodded emphatically.

After trying several more times, she successfully released the Wind Blade again, cutting through several branches: “See? I did it again!”

Reiner patted her calf, “I always knew you could do it; once we see the wind element later, absorb more to replenish.”

“Mm-hmm!” Martina plopped down and let out a long breath.

Their gazes met without them realizing it.

Martina seemed to have thought of something, and her face turned red again.

Then, her inner voice floated over.

(It’s just like with my mother…)

???

Reiner thought he was a burly man whose appearance was nothing like a woman’s, and calling him a woman was utter nonsense.

Just then, Martina spoke up, “Reiner, you remind me of my mother.”

“Tell me about it.”

“When I was little and went out to pick berries, I always couldn’t find the bushes, and my mother would patiently teach me how to find them and then encourage me.”

“And my father always liked to beat me, saying I was useless.” As she said this, her ears drooped.

“After my parents died, I lived with companions, but they felt I ate too much and found too little food, and in the end they abandoned me…”

“I always knew I was stupid and annoying, but you never looked down on me and always encouraged me; thank you…”

Seeing that expression, Reiner inexplicably felt a pang of pity.

“You’re not stupid, at least when it comes to learning magic you’re not stupid; when I learned Fireball I was only slightly faster than you,” Reiner said as he reached out to pat her head, “you’re a very likable person, and I like you very much.”

Martina’s face turned bright red; she was like a kettle glowing hot, staring straight at Reiner.

“Thank you for comforting me…”

“I’m just speaking the truth; you always charge into battle at the front, and you’re not only powerful but also clever, making you extremely useful,” Reiner continued stroking her horse ears.

“Oh…”

Martina fell silent, shifted her body gently, and leaned cautiously against Reiner.

(Reiner is so good; these past days have felt like a dream, and I really wish time could stop at this moment… Parents, lend me Strength!)

Reiner seized the moment to ask, “What about the question I asked before? It’s been several days, and you still haven’t answered me?”

After hesitating for a few seconds, Martina mustered her courage and replied, “Reiner, I am willing to become your woman…”

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