Chapter 112: A Battle against Letters

Then, Your Highness, you have to be able to write a first, when the tutor said this, Nico sighed and picked up his pencil. This kingdoms letters were closer to English than Japanese, and it was quite complicated to start at a. I think being able to read it is enough for a three-year-old.

I looked at him, and he seemed confused at the part where you circle it around.

He doeshnth wnow if he shhouwd go wefth or righth, I muttered. Its amazing to know left from right.

Move your penciw thoo.

Pencil? Like this?

Ai. In a circwe. Liwe Leish hair.

Nico stopped moving his pencil and looked at me. Then, he turned the paper.

Move the pencil too, and circle.

Ai, Nico, wiwe thhath.

Hmm. I did it.

Nico looked at the tutor.

You did it.

Nico sighed in relief, then whispered, I dont like a. Well, if you get hit because youre not good at it, then itll turn out like this. It suddenly occurred to me.

If you hathe ith, thhen Iww beath ith.

Beath ith?

I picked up the paper that Nico had written the a on, handed it to Natalie, and took out the tree branch from the Rug Dragon pocket. Natalie looked curiously at the paper and me.

Natalie. Drop thhe paper from thhe thop.

Huh? From the top?

Natalie lifted the paper up lightly and let go. I swung the branch at the falling piece of paper.

Eh!?

*MISS* The paper fluttered down.

Buffo.

It might be better to lower Hanss salary. I think several people were laughing. I aimed for the falling piece of paper with the branch. Anyway, its fine as long as I hit it.

Ei!

Then, I turned to Nico.

Lei beath thhe a. Here.

I gave the branch to Nico.

Now ithsh Nicosh thurn. Nathawie, can you drop thhe paper?

Am I hitting the paper?

He was confused. I shrugged.

Lei did ith. Nico can do ith thoo.

Lei, you couldnt do it either, Nico said as he stood up on the chair, and held the branch out. Its easy to handle stubborn people. Natalie dropped the paper.

Ei!

I hit it!

I hit it!

Its not frustrating.

Then, draw ith again and hith ith.

Ok!

Ai, m