25 Training and mistakes (1/2)

It has been two weeks since our little reunion. My parents are on a trip to inspect various independently managed states of the country. And Celes is acting …. strange. Yes, strange is the right word to say the least. If I wouldn't know it better, I would say she is trying to train me?

I don't know how her twisted logic came to the conclusion to take this step. She is using her knowledge from our past life as a family for this.

Somehow she got a hold of chocolate. To be truthful, I am addicted to chocolate. Throw some of it in front of me and I will eat until it is gone.

I didn't even know that chocolate exists in this world! Yes I said I am addicted, but somehow I never had the time to think about it until now. There was always something to do between being a baby, training, school, assassins and attacks and torture sessions.

And It is not the type of addiction in which the first thing you do after reincarnation, is to try to get your hands on chocolate. I have made it an iron rule to never buy or otherwise get chocolate on my own. I would be a fat guy in every reincarnation otherwise.

Back to the strange training method. Celes is giving me a little bit of chocolate, every time I do something she likes. I am not a dog you know!

I was surprised, when she gave it to me after I had helped Margerie with a problem. Someday, she appeared at the palace and asked for help with a problem, regarding metallurgy. I had already anticipated this.

When Margerie was gone, Celes suddenly shoved a piece of chocolate into my mouth. Like Sandra did when …. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!

*Crack*

Damn! I destroyed my pen! That was my favourite one! Stupid strength blood trait! I rarely ever use it anyway. Haaah! I guess I have to go and get a new one.

Now that I think about it, Sandra also just gave me chocolate when I did something that pleased her... did she train me back then too? Oh, god! The Sandra I knew …. I want to cry! Fuck this!

I want this power plant design principle done before the winter ends. I don't save every bit of knowledge in my head. When I arrive in a new world, I have to reinvent every bigger machine, which I want to have.

So I leave my room and walk to the study of my parents. If I remember right, father has quite a few good pens. I will just borrow one of them, though I doubt that I will give it back.

On my path, I pass the living room and become aware of a piece of chocolate on the table. Hoh? How can someone forget som..... This is fishy! I stop and take a look around.

But... no one here. Hmm. Whatever, I take it and throw it into my mouth. Hmmmmmm

”hihihihi” ”See? He can smile!” ”So it is true.” ”Damn I lost the bet.”

Suddenly Margerie, Celes, Stephen an Tanja appear out of nowhere in front of me. Sven is there too. Some kind of invisibility magic?

”Why do I feel like a lab-rat?” I ask.

”Celes told us that you are able smile for another reason than malicious-joy. So we wanted proof!”, Tanja answers.

”Now I know that I am a lab-rat!” -Me

”Yes, but we are also here to have a nice little party. We still haven't celebrated the end of your first school year.” -Stephen

”And we have to celebrate our birthday too. Eight years old soon. Fufufu.” -Celes

What's with this mad laugh? ”Oh, I haven't even thought about that.... ” I think loud to myself.

”What? You have no present for me!?” Celes jumps at me. ”You never got one before, so why should you get one now!?” I don't see why I should start to give out presents now.

”Cold! Cruel! You have to get one! I have one for you too!” She insists. ”Yes. Yes. I will use a part of my brain to think of something.” I answer.

”Only a part!? All my efforts and I am still only worth a part. Can you guys see how hard this life is on me.” -Celes

”So, can you tell me how this party will look like? I still have a project I want to finish.” -Me

”Show me! I wanna see!” Margerie jumps at my words. ”We thought about relaxing and playing games!” Tanja interjects. ”Here I have brought the latest set of Adventure with me!” She holds up a box.

After inquiring about the rules of Adventure, I concluded that it is a pepped up version of Dungeons and Dragons from earth. I am not against playing games and so I join them.

While the day comes to an end, we play the game and chat.

***

In the evening, I take up my work again. After I am done, I am on my way to the library when I notice that Katrine is sitting in the living room with a sour face. Something unpleasant must have happened.

”What's wrong?” I ask?

”The Meltheim's are here to have an ”audience” with the king. It can only spell trouble if they come on their own.” Katrina looks into her coffee cup, while thinking.

”Most likely they will complain about the new inventions. The latest one, which reduced the use of rare elements in car engines to a third should have reduced their income drastically.” -Me

”Hmmm. I wonder.... .”

Katrine is interrupted by Arthur, who enters the room. ”We have a problem. The Meltheim's want to see the highest ranking available Tirna ruler asap.”

”Hoooh. Then they have a problem, my parents aren't here. Nothing that can be done.” I grin.

”That's the problem. They plan to use a loophole in our peace treaty. Apparently, if there are economical issues between the two countries which the own ruler cannot solve, you can demand for an audience with the ruler of the other side. If the audience is not given within three days, the party in question can take every action they deem necessary to solve the problem.” -Arthur

”My parents can't be back in three days. And you can't solve the problem because?”  -Me

”They have issues with the inventions by the house of Cygnus. But I can't give orders to Cygnus, because they belong to Tirna. So if I would tell them no or yes, it wouldn't matter because I don't have any legal authority.” -Arthur

”So they just rely on the fact that there is nobody here, who can order the house of Cygnus around? It doesn't matter if the person in question would tell them ”Go to Hell!” in any case?” -Me