小嫂子的味道

I hurriedly looked left and right while hiding myself behind a pillar, 'Okay, no one's here,' I slowly walked forward toward my room after making sure that no one is around.

With a *click* sound I pushed open the door and entered the room, closing the door afterward.

"Sigh," I exhaled a breath of relief.

I would get scolded if someone saw what I did with that tree; it was one of mom's favorite trees after all.

'Well, what's done is done,' I thought and made my way to the bed in front of me.

I started thinking about magic as I sat on the bed; beds here are sure soft and fluffy.

Magic was a real deal in this world and I just used it. The process to use magic is a little classy but at the same time, it's easy also, why do I say this?

Well, when the first time I created the water ball I had to imagine it from scratch but when I did it a second time, the water ball appeared as soon as I recalled that feeling I got during the first time.

'I wonder if it will take even less time if I did the same thing a third time,' I thought. I had to try if I had to find out, but this time I was going to try with a little twist.

I got out of my bed and stood on the floor while I stretched out my right hand just like before. Taking a deep breath I concentrated and recalled what I felt before when the water wall appeared.

'Concentrate, concentrate, concentrate, concentrate, concentrate...…'

I felt blood rushing through my veins and vessels, and then a water ball the size of a fist appeared in front of my palm.

'Okay, now to add a twist.'

Slowly but steadily I imagined the temperature of the water ball decreasing, this time I planned to turn this into a snowball.

Nothing happened at first but I kept going as this was going to take some time on the first try. For around five minutes I was standing there like an idiot while a water ball floated before my hand.

But then it changed, I saw ice flakes forming inside and the translucency of the water started decreasing as it started freezing. Once the process was at its prime the water turned into ice in a matter of seconds.

Now in front of my right hand was floating a solid ice ball, I was doing my best to not get excited and lose my focus.

-Knock -Knock

"Wha!" I panicked when I heard someone knocking on the door of my room, losing the focus I dropped the ice ball onto the floor with a *Thuck* sound.

'Ah, damn it, what should I do!' I ran around in my room trying to figure out what should I do now, the problem at hand was not that big but the sudden change of events had made me lose my cool.

'Well, I have to open the door quickly or it will raise suspicion,' with that thought in mind I reached to the ice ball —which was now on the floor —and kicked it with my right leg, causing it to go rolling under my bed.

"Okay, the crime scene is clear now," I said to myself and hurriedly ran over to the door and opened it.

The person behind it came into sight; she was Anya my older sister. She smiled when she saw me while I was just as confused as before.

"Yes?" I asked while I held the door with my hands, blocking the way in.

"Today you got to know your status right? I was a bit curious so I came to see," said Anya.

"Oh yes… my status! Yeah, I saw it when dad called me."

"Can you tell me what it is? You can also ask me about anything you are confused with?" she offered while trying to peek inside my room.

The way I am acting must have caused her to think something's going on. Well, I also wanted to talk to her about something but the timing couldn't be worse.

"Ahh, would it be alright if we talk outside? I wanted to see my abilities also so it would be better there right?" I said as a grin covered my face.

She thought something for a while and then said, "If that's what you want then I'm fine."

I quickly closed the doors and stepped outside, considering how big that ice ball was I think it will probably take at least one hour for it to melt.

Then I and Anya continued walking in the hallway, this way lead to the garden so we were headed there I think.

"So, what was your rank?" Anya asked as she looked at me with curiosity

"Umm, I had an overall average status," I replied and tried to show that I was sorry for having such low status.

I don't know for sure but maybe your status is what decides your social position in the world outside.

"Come on, you don't have to be sorry for that. It's a thing you can't decide on your own," she said, trying to console me.

She was a good sister apparently, when I first heard that she had high stats, her image in my mind was of an arrogant big sister who liked to bully everyone. But this was entirely different from that.

"What is your rank sis?" I asked while I took a few fast steps and stopped in front of her.

"My rank huh, it's E," she replied.

"And you're other stats?"

"What? Didn't I say it's E," said Anya while looking at me with a hint of confusion on her face.

So this was the case with ranks I see. I somewhat understood now why my rank is C while the other stats are D and also the fact that I was the only one with this type of status.

Though I can't say for sure I might have got a C rank as a reincarnation perk, but still, the question remains, why the other stats are D?

I can't wait to see what will happen after I level up and make all other stats C, will my rank go up to B or it will level up like normal?

"Sis, can I ask you for something?"

"What?" she said and urged me to speak.

"Can you teach me magic?" I asked, trying to figure out everything by myself was probably not the best idea. She is older than me and must have some skills so having her teach me magic will be efficient.

"What! No! I can't," she replied in an instant. This was rather an unexpected response.

"But… why?" I asked as I looked at her with my innocent, ten-year-old eyes.

"I mean, I don't even know myself how to use magic. How can I teach you?"

What! I didn't hear that wrong, did I?

"But dad said you are the person who has the highest status in this city," I tried to reason but it seems it was of no use.

"Listen, having high status is a completely different thing. I also want to learn magic but it's not a thing everyone can learn; only those who have the money to enroll in the Zaforths Magic academy can learn magic and only the higher-class nobles can afford that," she explained.

Ah, what to say?

I thought magic will be an everyday thing in this world but the situation at hand is different. But I can use magic just fine right? And it's not even that difficult, then why do you have to go to the academy to learn it?

'This is something I need to figure out,' I made a mental note.

"Then what do you do in your practice lessons?" I asked once again.

She had regular practice with Ron, if she was not learning magic then what?

"That? Dad is teaching me sword arts."

Sword arts huh, I just need online and then it will be perfect!

Just kidding!

I can also learn that right? I mean, it won't hurt to do so and I think I can increase my agility and stamina stats with it.

"Can you teach me just that?" I said, with a hint of determination in my voice.

"Well, I don't have any problem with that, you just have to get father's permission for it" she replied.

That won't be a problem.