Combat Maid Harem

Chapter 270 - Identity Leaked

Lawrend allowed his thoughts to run everywhere. His mind was focused on why electricity was in the form of mana.

A few minutes later, his head started to hurt. Thinking about something so complicated made his brain overload.

"Do you need some help?" Eleanor's voice suddenly sounded.

"Yes, please. I can't think anymore," Lawrend replied tiredly.

When it comes to something so complicated, he was clueless. He was just an average human in his past life. He wasn't like Alb*rt Ei*stein or Ma* Pl*nck.

"What do you mean by your past life, exactly?" Eleanor asked.

'Oh, sh*t!'

Lawrend quickly realized that he fucked up. He shouldn't have talked out loud.

"Fufufu. You shan't worry. I'm indebted to you, so I won't leak anything," Eleanor said after seeing the panic on his face.

"..."

Lawrend stayed mute. It was a big deal that he was reincarnated. He won't admit to it easily.

"I see… You don't trust me enough, Master?" Eleanor asked.

"I don't know what you are talking about," Lawrend replied.

"Okay. I won't talk about it ever again," Eleanor replied.

"..."

Lawrend stayed silent again as his heart was beating very fast. She was a ghost but that doesn't stop her from leaking that information to someone else.

He wanted to scold himself for letting his guard down. It was an honest mistake as it was easy to forget that Eleanor and Daisy were there.

"Master, do you want me to teach you what mana is?" Eleanor asked after not hearing his reply.

"...Okay." Lawrend nodded his head.

"Mana is an energy that grants power, authority, status, influence, and dignity from the world. Every form of mana exists around us because the world allows its living beings to use its power. Without its permission, we would be unable to use mana," Eleanor explained.

"The world grants mana?" Lawrend asked in confusion.

"It does. Mana didn't come out of nowhere. It is born from the center of the world. A world without mana is a dead one. It is the very reason that we are all alive," Eleanor continued.

"Wow…"

Hearing this information blew Lawrend's mind. Mana exists because the world allows it to. It was such a bizarre concept for him who came from a world without any magic.

"So to answer your question, your lightning mana exists inside your body because the world allows it to," Eleanor said.

'That means that the world in my past life didn't allow anyone to possess mana? What a finding!' Lawrend thought to himself in excitement.

"I understand now. Thank you," Lawrend replied.

"I'm happy to help, Master. Once you trust me, let's talk about secret things," Eleanor said before she went silent once again.

"*Sigh*" Lawrend released a sigh.

It was a good thing that she felt indebted to him so she respected his privacy. Otherwise, she would know that he was actually a reincarnation from his past life.

Although, that isn't really accurate as he was a new soul that simply had memories from his past life. It was still technically the same thing.

'So physics is out of the question. Magic is a new form of knowledge that I can't apply my previous understanding into,' Lawrend thought to himself.

Lawrend laid on the bed and closed his eyes. Thinking about something so complicated mentally tired him. He wanted to get a good sleep right now.

He closed his eyes and before long, he fell asleep.

Aleshia and the rest entered and were surprised that he was already sleeping. They all silently left and ate before also sleeping.

The next day, Lawrend opened his eyes to a dark room.

"Hmm?" Lawrend opened his eyes groggily.

He looked around and turned his head towards the window. It was still very dark outside. The sun hadn't risen yet.

"You're awake, Master?" Aleshia asked as she slowly turned her head and looked at him.

"Mm. I fell asleep quite early yesterday," Lawrend replied.

"Don't run away, Master… Okay?" Aleshia asked him with half-opened eyelids.

"I won't," Lawrend replied awkwardly.

It seemed like he traumatized her. She was instinctively worried that he would leave them again.

Lawrend decided to stay put. He raised his arm and wrapped it around her body.

"Master..?"

Aleshia opened her eyes again and looked at him with cute eyes. It was as if she couldn't believe that he was embracing her.

"It's okay. You don't have to worry that I will leave," Lawrend said as he rubbed her head.

"Mm." Aleshia nodded her head.

Her eyes were glued to his as she was enamored by his presence as she still wasn't fully awake.

"Continue sleeping," Lawrend said.

Aleshia slowly closed her eyes and fell to sleep once more.

Lawrend stayed in that position for a while. He wallowed in her warmth. It was a satisfying feeling to embrace her like this.

He silently observed her beautiful sleeping face. It was still not solved where Aleshia and Ella really came from. He remembered that Ella dreamt of something when he removed the curse on her body.

Their parents deliberately sent them to the orphanage for a reason. The problem was that the curse was very strong for a small family living in Lanika City. It was impossible that their family came from there.

That would mean that they either came from another capital city or some other powerful place.

'They came from another kingdom, huh? I wonder if they were princesses. They are too beautiful to be commoners,' Lawrend thought to himself.

He couldn't believe that they would be from a common background after knowing about the curse in the first place. He just had that thought after thinking that they were possibly from another kingdom.

"One day, I'll meet your parents and ask for you and Ella's hand in marriage," Lawrend whispered to himself.

He thought about other things as he waited for the sun to rise.

After who knows how long, Lawrend felt a warm ray of light hit his face. He turned his head and looked outside.. It was already morning.