Chapter 12 – Magical (2)
“My Lady, how can you be laze away today as well? The master has already said that there is a party at the imperial palace tomorrow. They have invited all young ladies so you must attend as well. Which means you should get your dress and choose your heels and accessory, so how could you be laze around like that.”
“I can just wear any dress. Nobody will pay any attention to me anyway. I don’t need to stand out.” Then suddenly a thought crossed Amethyst’s mind and her expression brightened. “Yellie, there will be other young noblemen – counts and knights – there, right?”
“Knights? Of course. Is the guy you like perhaps a knight?”
“What? No. I’m wondering if I can convince someone to teach me swordsmanship.”
“Why would you need to learn swordsmanship? You must have a knight you like?”
“You know what? forget it. How about magicians?”
“Magicians are so rare, my lady. I’ve never heard anyone hiring one before, but if you ask the Count…it might be possible. So, is your man a magician then?”
“No, it’s not like that!”
“Then why are you looking for a magician? I’m sure you know that magic isn’t something you can learn?”
“You can’t learn magic?”
“No, of course not! Only those who have the goddess’s blood are able to use magic. The guy you have in mind must be a magician. Am I wrong?”
Yellie winked at Amethyst.
“You can leave, Yellie,” said Amethyst sternly.
Amethyst sighed. ‘
“Okay, my lady. Froy will be coming soon, so please get ready. Don’t delay.” Yellie closed the door and left the room. She stopped monetarily and turned back to look at the closed door. Amethyst made a face each time Yellie asked her if her man was a knight or a magician, and Yellie found that interesting.
Nonetheless, despite these thoughts, Yellie did not want to nag Amethyst further.
Amethyst didn’t care for Yellie’s suggestions on the other hand. She had her own considerations to mull over.
“What a pity. I wanted to try Wingardium Leviosa! To think that I have no chance!”
While she was lost in her thoughts, her teacher Froy had arrived and settled down.
“Right. Let’s study about the world tree today.”
“The world tree? Ah, the goddess that became the tree….”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“Does it really exist?”
“Of course! It is being carefully taken care of in a shrine in the imperial palace.”
“Then it must be very old.”
“To be precise, it is 6193 years 5 months and 20 days old.”
“What? How do you know that so accurately?”
“How could you not know this, Lady Lohikin?”“Ah, I knew. I just wondered.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes.”
Froy looked at her with a curious look that seemed to question her mental aptitude, but Amethyst paid no attention.
She asked cautiously, “How about you Froy? Have you seen it before?”
“No. It’s not a tree anyone can just pay a visit to see. But my cousin in the Large shrine is a disciple. I heard he is taking care of the tree.”
“Wow. If a goddess turned into a tree, I’m sure it is a very beautiful tree.”
“Yes, I hear that it is exactly like it is described. A white tree always adorned with evergreen leaves. And when the sun shines upon it, the leaves turn golden.”
“Golden? That must be splendid to watch.”
“There is something even more fascinating. Although I’m not sure it’s true. It is sort of a rumor.”
Amethyst encouraged Froy to continue. He was suddenly cautious, unlike his usual self.
“What is it?”
“My cousin says that the number of leaves that fall from the tree each day and the number of people guided to god each day are the same.”
“Guided to god?”
“Don’t you even know what that means? It means death.”
“Ah!”
Amethyst muttered internally.
“It’s not confirmed, as I said. My cousin is one of the people studying the phenomenon, so nothing is proven yet.”