"How was today's lesson, Master?" Julius asked with a small smile while pouring tea for his master inside Sofia's study room.
"It went as usual. I have no idea what kind of world-saving miracle that boy performed in his previous life to be born with this much talent." Sofia took a sip of the tea after speaking. She spoke sternly, but her eyes were smiling as they reflected deep satisfaction.
Julius chuckled. "Haha, His Highness is indeed extremely talented at Magic. But what I personally find the most outstanding about him is his intellect at such a young age. He's truly wise beyond his years."
"He sure is." Sofia placed down his cup, before continuing, "Melded Magic is considered to be one of the most difficult Magical subjects in the Royal Academy. Although most people who go there are complete dunderheads, it's still a slightly complicated topic... But this little boy understood how to make fog, mist and magma soon after I explained it to him once."
"I see. In that case, what more is there to teach him among the basics?"
"Among the basics, there's nothing. We've already covered it all. I'll soon move on to teaching him about Magic Circles."
"Magic Circles?"
"Yes. He already learned all there is about Advanced rank attack Magic, so the next step would be Saint rank. I'll just let him practice with what he has for now as he begins studying Magic Circles."
Julius heard this and smiled. He thought, 'Master is indeed fully invested in His Highness's education. It's something unusual for her. With this much attention placed on Mordred, her own projects and research should have not progressed much recently. But even so, she's still going all out to spend his time teaching Mordred what she can…'
Sofia was silent as she took another sip of his tea.
What Julius didn't know was that Sofia Vexmoor had a dream.
Although she was considered a peerless genius in the Kingdragon Realm, and she certainly was one, throughout the long course of history and compared to the legendary heroes from 300 years ago she would be considered nothing!
Sofia lost her desire toward living with her husband's death long ago and no longer feared death, but as her final days approached, she had one final wish, and that was to leave her mark on this world before she died.
Teaching Mordred was a way to realize this wish.
That's because in the future she would become known as the teacher of a genius, having taught him everything from scratch, being the Master of someone who became an Emperor ranked legend or perhaps the next Magic God!
Sofia with her own eyes saw how Mordred effortlessly learned Intermediate and Advanced rank magic before even the age of 3, and then even learned to cast them without a chant. He could cast Advanced rank magic multiple times and still not run out of Magic Power.
After being shocked again and again, the old woman already became numb to it. She had watched Mordred for 6 months and was still unsure just what level he'll reach in the future.
But one thing was certain. This boy will become a legend!
…
The days inside the Court Magician's tower were simple but satisfactory. Every day it was Magic studies and Magic practice.
A few more months passed and Mordred had his 3rd birthday.
Over time, ever since he turned 3, the intensity of his physical training also gradually increased.
As long as his Magic Power grew, the strength of his Mana Reinforcement and his physical capabilities improved as well.
When using Reinforcement, he could already lift around a few hundred kilograms.
That's why the strength training that he did trained just his human body, without the use of Magic Power.
His skill in the use of Mana Reinforcement was also an important factor of his body's strength, but here Mordred's priority was training his body with the hope of one day awakening Battle Aura.
His training also included some flexibility work, but given that he was a child and was always active, it wasn't something that needed work.
For those last 6 months, Sofia had been torturing him with repeatedly drawing Magic Circles for hours every day to the point Mordred had to use Healing Magic on his hand several times each day to get rid of the fatigue.
The result of it was that Mordred's calligraphy and drawing skills had improved beyond recognition. Along with improved calligraphy over the last year, Mordred had also improved his understanding of the Human Language which was quite rough before.
With these improvements he finally approached his caretaker and Sofia, asking to receive tutors for all kinds of other non-Magical subjects.
After all, he was a 3-year-old child, yet all that he had studied so far was only Magic.
Even Sofia had to admit that although Mordred did not seem to need schooling, a level of basic education was necessary.
Soon after, Mordred's schedule became filled with a high number of classes. Over time, he would study: History, Geography, General Knowledge, Arithmetics and advanced mathematics, Law, Etiquette, Poetry and so on, all under a few different tutors.
At his own request, he also began learning the Fighting God Language, both spoken and written.
Fighting God Language is a language used by humans on the nearby Begaritt continent, a wild desert-like continent located especially close to the Kingdragon Kingdom.
It was the first foreign language Mordred picked up. It was slightly similar to the Human Language and also similar to English, making it an easy language to learn.
After polishing his Fighting God Language to a satisfactory level, he began learning the Beast God Language next, a language used by the Beast Race, Dwarves and Elves of the Millis continent.
A full year of intense studying and practice soon passed, and then another year.
At long last, Mordred's 5 year-old-birthday was coming up.
It was a major event. In this world, 5, 10 and 15-year-old birthdays have a great significance.
As the fateful day was coming, Mordred could not help but notice the suspicious atmosphere as everyone around him seemed to be scheming something and preparing gifts.
..........
Name: Mordred Kingdragon
Titles/nicknames: 16th Prince of Kingdragon, Magic prodigy, Miko
Age: 5
Strength: E
Endurance: D*
Agility: D* (E*)
Mana: C*
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Fire, Water, Wind and Earth Magic: Advanced (chantless)
Healing Magic: Advanced (chantless)
Detoxification Magic: Intermediate (chantlesss)
Divine and Barrier Magic: Elementary (chantlesss)
Summoning Magic (beasts): Elementary
Enchantment Magic: Elementary
None.