Chapter 292 The Aunt Who Doesn't Understand the World
Chapter 292 The aunt who doesn’t understand the ways of the world
Author: Give it a try
Chapter 292 The aunt who doesn’t understand the ways of the world
"I surrender in this competition. Thank you, Lady Claire, for showing mercy. Otherwise, with my strength, I would not be your opponent."
Both sides are strong men who master both swordsmanship and magic, but Claire's swordsmanship is not as good as Wood's, and her magic skills don't have Wood's chanting advantage.
However, compared to Wood, Claire has rich combat experience. Let’s not mention swordsmanship for the time being, but in the use of magic and magic, Wood is definitely not as good as Claire.
Originally, Therese thought that her little nephew could fight an evenly matched battle with her mother and even defeat her.
However, what Therese didn't expect was that her little nephew would admit defeat so neatly.
"Mother, are you merciful? Why can't I see it at all?"
Therese's untimely voice had just come out, and the old housekeeper beside her had already given out dry cough warnings one after another. Soon Therese also discovered that her mother was looking at her with a rather dangerous gaze.
Wood looked at Therese, who was still in a dazed state, and couldn't help but express sympathy for the fourth aunt.
Why did Wood admit defeat? Is it because his skills are really inferior to others, or is he in poor physical condition?
Naturally, it is not because of this reason, but because he is a junior and there are other outsiders, his approach is the most correct.
Claire La Torreya, from Therese's previous description and Wood's brief contact, has roughly figured out the other party's character.
Since the other party is a stubborn and strong-willed person, it is obviously a shameful thing to lose to his twelve-year-old grandson in the presence of outsiders.
Especially because she was worried about Wood being injured, Claire also invited two magicians who were good at healing magic in advance. If the people who originally planned to treat Wood ended up treating themselves, this would make Claire, a member of the Latorea family,
The head of the family, where should I put my face?
Wood came here to increase his favorability and make up for the conflict between his mother and grandmother, not to deepen the hatred, so he naturally knew quite well what to do at the moment.
On the other hand, Therese's Fourth Aunt, who was stupid and young, obviously didn't see the stakes clearly, and her words directly made the face-conscious Claire unable to step down.
"Aunt Therese, I am indeed no match for Lady Claire.
If Lady Claire hadn't warned me of the danger behind me just now, I might have been tricked.
Moreover, I have very little magic power. Condensing the water sword and using the Fire Saint-level magic just now have already consumed all my magic power.
For a magician, the consequences of excessive consumption of magic power are very serious, so I lost this competition."
Wood's analysis was sound and well-founded, and even others present found nothing wrong with it.
After all, Wood is only twelve years old now, and reaching the realm of "Fire Saint Level" is already quite amazing. Magical power varies from person to person. Wood is still young, and it is normal for him to have insufficient magic power.
Another important point is that even if others have doubts about this, they will never say it directly to face like Therese. How is this different from trying to discredit the head of the Claire family?
"Motil, thank you for your help. You can go back to the temple. The next thing is the family affairs of our La Torreya family, so it is inconvenient for you to participate in it."
Hearing Claire's words, the Temple Knight, who had been in the background for a long time, quickly saluted and turned around to leave. He was not dissatisfied at all with Claire's attitude.
Putting aside the status of Count La Torrea's family for the moment, with such status and strength, Senise and the others' father was once the sword captain of the Temple Knights.
"Madam, since there is nothing else, I will also take my leave."
When the old housekeeper saw the Temple Knight turning away, he bowed and retreated quite wisely.
And after everyone else left, only Wood, Claire and Therese were left in the backyard that had become extremely messy due to a competition.
"Now that you have officially served in the Knights of the Temple, you must learn to be independent. Don't even think about getting any extra pocket money from me in the future."
After hearing what Claire said, Therese's expression suddenly became as dull as an eggplant beaten by frost.
Although members of the Temple Knights are paid a salary, that salary is simply a drop in the bucket for a wealthy lady who is used to spending money lavishly.
After imposing economic sanctions on Therese, Claire turned her attention to Wood, and said with a rare kind expression: "My child, you are far better than I thought.
And what’s rare is that while you have strong talent and strength, your character and wisdom are also quite outstanding.”
"Even I started to wonder, what kind of environment did you have to grow up so well.
Don't tell me what kind of character Sennis is thanks to her mother's education. No one knows better than me as her mother.
Although I don’t want to admit it, I have to say that the children I gave birth to are not very smart children.”
Good guy, Claire's words are like beating all her children to death with one stick. After considering the feelings of Senise and Therese..., well, as far as Wood knows these two sisters,
, the IQ is really not that high.
Let's not talk about Therese for the moment. Senise was almost sold as a slave before...
Besides Senise and Therese, are there any other siblings in the La Torrea family?
Of course there is, Senise is the second daughter in the family, and Therese is the fourth daughter in the family. As for the eldest and third child, Wood has never seen them.
It's possible that like Senis and their father, he died fighting for the country, or he might be assigned to work in other areas.
But in general, in terms of talent and strength, the children of the La Torrea family are really not as good as Claire.
Among her previous children, Claire was more optimistic about Wood's mother, Senise, so she trained her to be a "model of a wealthy lady".
But no one expected that Senise had entered a rebellious period. She had long been dissatisfied with the red tape and arranged marriages of the aristocracy, so she broke up with her mother and left home for many years.
"Thank you, Claire-sama. I just liked reading more when I was a child, so I learned more than others.
As for magic and swordsmanship, it is also because of good luck that I met an excellent and responsible teacher, so I have achieved what I have today."
Wood's humility and courtesy made Claire even more satisfied with the child in front of her, but she still showed a slight dissatisfaction when it came to addressing herself.
What does it mean? When you call Therese, you call her aunt, and when you call yourself, you call her "Lady Claire"?