Chapter 23

"Sooo... how did it go?" I asked Fin with a witty grin.

As usual, Fin and I continue on our journey. I trained Fin in the few days we spent in the last village, and when I thought he had enough, I decided we should leave. On our last day in that village, however, I had him pick up some girls so he can gain a little confidence in himself.

"Nothing happened, Eria-sama," Fin replied, sounding a little annoyed.

"Oh?"

And I was so confident with my plan... but it didn't seem to work out in the end, huh? I thought those three girls will help him get rid of his virginity. I wonder what happened? Maybe he chickened out in the end?

This guy! He's messing up my typical view of noble brats!

"Oh!" suddenly, a thought came to me, "I forgot to ask... You should already have a fiancee or two, right, Fin?"

"Ah... Ye-yes! My parents found me a fiancee since I've come of age."

"Have you met her yet?"

"Yes, I have."

"And? What does she look like? Cute? Is she hot?" I teasingly asked.

"Well... she is beautiful, but I wouldn't call her cute. To be honest, I find she acts too spoiled..." he hesitates, but continues, "A-and compared to Eria-sama's proportions, she is quite lacking..."

"Mm? Okay..."

To be honest, I feel awkward when I get compared to other girls. And this Finral, he also didn't shy away on comparing his fiancee to me. My proportions is like that of a supermodel in my previous world, and an anomaly here, the comparison isn't fair.

"I'm sorry, Fin's fiancee!" I crossed my hands and apologized.

"I oppose the decision of my parents, but there is nothing I can truly do about it."

"Guh... I'm sorry too, Fin," I said, patting his shoulder in empathy. "Don't worry, I'm sure you can have as many mistresses as you want... or, you know, you can still just run away and marry the girl you really like."

"Eria-sama... I feel blessed that you care so much about me, but... I can't do that. I'm sorry."

"It's fine, I understand. Even though you nobles are prickly bastards, you also have your pride and responsibilities."

"Eria-sama... you really do have a messed up opinion of us nobles..."

With Fin's mood at the lowest, the two of us continue on. After a while, we came across a group of goblins. We were in an open field, so we were able to see them before they notice us.

"Great, this is a great opportunity to test your magic, Fin!"

"Ri-right!"

As I urged him, Fin stepped forward and got ready to cast his spell. And with a shout, "Fire magic: Fire Ball!" he shoots out a big ball of flame at the goblins.

The spell Fin casted was one of the most basic magic spells there is, but with my help, he was able to maximize its potential, making it one deadly attack. Like it was supposed to do, it obliterated all the goblins and turned them into dust. There was nothing left of them, and the ground they stood on remained only a small heating crater.

"W-wow... I still can't believe how strong it became after Eria-sama's teachings..." Fin murmurs in disbelief.

"Fufu! Right?" satisfied, I replied to him and made a peace sign.

"C-cute...!"

Fin suddenly turned around with a blush. I didn't hear what he said, so I just ignored him. Leaving him behind, I went to the crater and observed it. There really was nothing left of the goblins. If I was the one who casted that spell, however... this crater would've been a dozen times bigger.

"Great work, Fin! You definitely improved!"

"Thank you, Eria-sama! It is all thanks to you!"

"Don't be so modest. If you haven't put on any effort, you wouldn't improve at all. Also, it's because you're a genius."

"Hehe..." awkwardly scratching the back of his head, he said, "Thank you, Eria-sama... so even Eria-sama thinks so..."

The genius part was supposed to be a joke, but he totally bought it and thought I was serious. Well, nevermind, I don't really know... perhaps he might truly is a genius after all.

"Then, I'll teach you more stuff tomorrow, so get ready. Remember not to get ahead of yourself, okay? Although you've became more powerful now, there are still a lot of things to learn."

"Of course, Eria-sama!" Fin enthusiastically nodded.