Combat Maid Harem

"Are you really trying to avenge your family?" Lawrend asked.

"What do want from me?" Truf asked.

He realized he did a mistake by agreeing, and he was wary about Lawrend. He didn't know what was going through his mind to take him in. It must be something devious in his opinion.

"Why were you watching? Wasn't it to learn from me? If not, you wouldn't want to see the face of the person that accidentally killed your family."

Lawrend slightly lifted his chin up and looked down at the little kid. He could understand the anger coming from him.

"..." Truf gritted his teeth and looked away from him. "You're right… No one wants to take me in and teach me magic…"

His body shook in anger and disappointment. He felt pathetic and weak.

"You're wrong. Someone would have definitely accepted you, but you would have wasted your true potential," Lawrend replied with a shake of his head.

Truf's eyebrows furrowed, and he turned his head back to him. He had to admit that Lawrend's words carried a lot of weight in them. His expectation couldn't help but rise because of it.

"Just like me, you would have become a single-element mage. You would never realize your potential until it was too late. At that time, you will regret everything and will fail to defeat me," Lawrend continued.

Lawrend was talking about the time when he first learned Lightning Magic. Lightning Mana filled his body and gave him the ability to cast his first spell. He thought it was a good thing at the time.

What he didn't realize was that it was a terrible mistake. And because of it, he couldn't fully exercise his full potential.

From the start, he had the ability to learn and cast all of the other elements of magic. It was only because of a lack of proper upbringing that he lost that opportunity. That also resulted in him having to risk his life multiple times just to add more elements to his abilities.

"*Gulp*"

Truf could tell from Lawrend's face that he wasn't lying. He glanced at Humility and saw that she knew about that story.

"You are a four-element mage with Fire, Wind, Water, and Earth. All of the basic elements that could complement each other very well."

"What?? How did you know that?" Truf asked in shock and confusion.

A dual-element mage was already considered a talented mage. They were rare but not impossible to find. As for three-element mages, they were far fewer. It would be a miracle to find one in three empires.

Thus, it was unbelievable that Truf was a four-element mage. He was just a kid, and he didn't even imagine he could have that much potential.

"My eyes are special. So, what do you want to do? I have the right expertise to help you become strong enough to defeat me," Lawrend said and smiled from ear to ear.

It was a creepy smile from Truf's perspective. He shrank back and stared at his feet. It was like he was being stared at by the devil.

"C-Can you prove it to me?"

Truf remembered a rumor that Lawrend could use more than three elements. It was an absurd rumor that was only mentioned in passing without anyone thinking too much about it. Many knew he had Lightning and Fire magic but no one had really seen him use other magic, so almost everyone didn't believe it.

"Here are four Beginner Mage Spells."

Four pieces of paper appeared in Lawrend's hand, and he started writing on them.

You guessed it. He was creating new spells on the spot.

Without even a minute later, Lawrend gave them to Truf.

"Y-Y-You made them just now?"

Truf couldn't believe it. His father used to tell him how hard it was to create a spell and the only way to get one was to buy them.

"For Earth Mages, this is a basic thing to do," Lawrend answered and shrugged his shoulders.

Truf took the four pieces of paper with shaking hands. There was nothing special about them except for the usual odd chant written on it.

"Try the Earth spell first."

Truf stood up and took a deep breath. He glanced at Lawrend and Humility before focusing on the Earth spell.

"Here?"

"Don't worry about damaging the church," Lawrend reassured him.

"+Earth Shake!+"

A powerful gust of brown Earth mana flowed from the surroundings to Truf's body. They turned into the spell and hit the ground.

*Thud*

It was like a heavy foot hit the ground. The area around the Holy Sun Church shook slightly.

"I did it on the first try!" Truf exclaimed in excitement.

"Good."

Lawrend was satisfied seeing Truf's immediate success.

Humility turned her head to Lawrend and stared at him in a daze. She was amazed at how he was able to find a talent like Truf from millions of people.

"Try the Fire spell next."

"Yes!"

Truf momentarily forgot that Lawrend was his enemy because of his excitement.

"+Heat Area+!"

The same thing happened as before. Fire mana from the surroundings gathered around Truf and entered his body. Then the sphere of air in front of him became hot as the heat distorted the light.

"Next."

"+Wind Wall+!"

Green Wind mana gathered and entered Truf's body. The dust in the altar was swept into the wind as they formed a wall in front of Truf.

"Good so far."

"+Water Ball+!"

Blue Water mana swirled around Truf and then formed a 5-inches ball of clear water.

"Now throw it."

"Hiyup!"

Truf threw it in front of him and it splashed.

"I-I really have four elements!" Truf exclaimed in exaltation. His body constantly shook from the excitement he felt.

"You're now officially my first official Disciple. Don't let my name go in vain. Once you think you are strong enough, you can challenge me to a life-or-death duel," Lawrend said in a serious manner.

Truf's excitement died down immediately. He remembered his goal and nodded his head solemnly in response.

"Alright. Humility, I already told you what to do. I will go back to my room."

With that, Lawrend disappeared like a ghost.