It''s been two years since I started teaching Tina magic.
That means I''m five years old now and Tina is seven.
I used to look up at her because I was much shorter than her, but now the difference is about ten centimeters, so I don''t have to look up at her anymore.
This is a good trend for my mental health. I''ve been shocked to see that there is a difference in height, no matter how much of an older sister Tina is.
As I''ve often said, I''m over 20 years old. If you add my age to that, I''m over 30 years old.
The thought of being looked down upon by a small child, who is an adult in spirit only, is somewhat hurtful. I''m a small man, aren''t I?
I''m such a small man, but I''ve been hurt more mentally in the past two years than just my height.
Now I''m done running with Tina and I''m practicing my magic in the yard at home.
Recently, I''ve been able to do life magic to the same degree as I did in my previous life.
In other words - the quality of my magic is also at the same level as in my previous life.
It''s a good thing that you''re not going to have to worry about it. This is a pleasant miscalculation.
Tina is beside me she''s invoking the same magic.
''Eric, I got the water out!
"...yeah, Tina is awesome.
''Heh heh ... Eric, you should try it too!
Tina is letting water drip from her palms to the ground.
Well yes.
--that''s what I''ve been mentally scarred for the past two years.
As you can see from what you just saw -- in the two years that Tina has passed, she has surpassed my magic.
I''ve been practicing magic for five years... or more than ten years if you count my previous life, and Tina has surpassed me in just two years.
To be more precise, the quality of the magic has been surpassed, and as expected, the amount of magic elements is greater than mine, as I''ve been increasing it for five years, and Tina has only been practicing increasing it for two years.
But........it''s only a matter of time before the amount of magical elements catches up with and overtakes them.
I already regret teaching Tina magic.......I never expected to be overtaken so easily.
I didn''t expect Tina to have such a talent for magic.......my glass heart is already shattered.
It''s already really.......hard to think that a seven year old child has already overtaken my magic.
''Look at you Eric! The leaves are going to fly up!
''''Well yes, I can''t take a bit of credit for doing that to a freshly cleaned leaf, but it''s awesome.
Isn''t she amazing!
Tina runs towards me with a big smile on her face, as if to say praise, praise, praise.
''Yeah, your sister is awesome,''
I pat Tina''s head and praise her as I stroke her head my heart is too complicated and it''s a bit painful.
But I can''t help but stroke Tina, who smiles so pleasantly when I stroke her, because she''s so cute.
It''s cute that Tina doesn''t have any malicious intentions and tries to brag to me about her skills, even though she''s better than I am... but it''s still complicated inside.
I''m not sure if this is a sarcastic remark, but I can still deal with it, but the young Tina would never do such a thing, it just makes me feel uncomfortable.
As me and Tina are training in magic together, my dad comes into the yard with thumping, noisy footsteps.
''Eric! You''re working out! Tina''s little girl is doing it too! That''s what Eric''s big sister is all about!
Yeah, I''m trying.
Okay, that''s what I''m talking about!
My dad grabs Tina''s head and strokes it roughly.
It looks painful to see Tina''s head gyrating, but Tina seems to be surprisingly fond of it.
She says happily, "Kyah! But she accepts it.
But when my dad strokes her hair, it gets messy, so my mom tells him to stop, but he doesn''t seem to stop at all.
I can lightly stroke my head as well, but since I''ve always hated this kind of head stroking since my past life, I quickly let go of my hand from my head to quickly avoid it.
''''Eric, we''re going to train our swords again today!
'' Okay.
Two years ago, when I asked my dad to teach me the sword, he immediately and happily offered to teach me.
''You''re three years old and you''ve already offered to learn the sword! That''s my boy! A man!
.........Well, I''m glad that he reacted almost exactly as I expected him to, because he''s been able to get to the sword training.
Mom and others were opposed to it, but I didn''t force them to stop me because it was something I had started saying. Maybe if my dad had tried to force me to teach it to him, I would have stopped him.
My dad would make a scarecrow in the yard, and I would swing the wooden sword against it as I practiced.
The wooden sword was also handmade by my father. He had a lot of dexterity in spite of his stern face.
It seems that he wanted me to hold a seriousness sword as soon as possible, but my mother had stopped him from doing so.
I''d really like to have a seriousness of purpose too, but he''s this height and this build. If I practiced with a heavy, yet still not sufficiently strong muscles, I might develop a strange habit, so I have no choice but to be patient.
I was surprised when I practiced swords for the first time since I became a child. After three years of not practicing the sword, I realized that my intuition had been severely dulled.
Not a day had gone by in the last two years that I hadn''t held a sword, but my sword was still not as good as it had been in my previous life.
To be honest, I''d like to swing the sword all day long, but my mother is stopping me from doing so, and I don''t have the physical strength to do so yet, so it''s time for me to be patient now.
I wonder how many years it will be before I can regain my intuition from my previous life...
''''Yes! There! You have to go deeper before you can slash up!
I continue to work out in my own way, mostly ignoring my dad, who is screaming next to me.
I think my dad is the type of guy who uses force to force his way through. The weapon he carries is a large, large sword that looks more than two meters tall.
But I''m completely different, in fact I''d say it''s the opposite. It''s like using technology to strike a vital point and kill an opponent. It''s a good thing that the sword isn''t that big, just a normal length or a little shorter.
That''s why I train with the awareness of swinging the sword compactly and most quickly, but....
''What''s with that tiny swing! Swing the sword with more force and power!
You can''t ignore him all the time, as expected, and only when he is there do you follow what he says and swing your sword.
''Alright! Keep it up! I''m going to be working, so keep up the good work!
As soon as my dad walks out of the yard, I let out a sigh and swing my sword in my own way, ignoring his arguments.
I can''t deny that this is one of the reasons why I''m slow to regain the feeling of the sword from my previous life.
Well, my dad also has good intentions, so the trouble is that he can''t just do it without a fight.
It''s really cool. I want to do the same thing with my sword...
Tina is watching me practice my sword next to her, muttering to herself in an uninteresting way.
My dad was trying to teach Tina the sword too, but my mom and Tina''s mom stopped him.
He thought it was too much of a thing for a girl to wield a sword. Besides, in normal life, a woman wielding a sword wouldn''t end up being particularly meaningful.
On the contrary, it would be a bit of anathema to a woman because of the unnecessary muscle tone.
That''s why Tina wants to practice with a sword, but she can''t because her parents have stopped her from doing so.
Tina I think you should practice your magic. It would be cool if you could do magic too.
''Really? Yeah, okay! Good luck, sis!
Tina starts practicing her magic.
While I''m practicing my sword, Tina practices her magic, so the difference in magic might be away, but I''m still practicing magic in the house after Tina leaves, so it''s okay.
........I definitely have more time to practice magic than I do, so why is there such a difference?
I''m not sure if it''s the difference in talent.