-The next day-

After waking up and taking care of my basic morning routine, I went back to my physical training routine with the warming-up exercises, followed up by the weights, and the running.  At the end of that, I took another bath and proceeded with the lessons with mom before having my dancing lessons.

That part of the day over, I focused on my magical training once more until it was too taxing and I had to sleep. I got closer to getting it right but not quite there yet.

As it was the course for me since I reincarnated, this became my new daily routine, and it went on for a while. Not too aware of time, it just flowed, and when I noticed it had been a month since I started training my water affinity. 

Finally! I could cast a full water ball in my mind space, though it would explode 3 seconds after it was complete, this is still an amazing process from the beginning where I couldn't even make it bigger than a pinky finger. While now it was as big as a soccer ball.

This put a smile on my face and reinforced my motivation to continue my training.

-Later-

Tomorrow it will be 3 months since the beginning of the water affinity training. Our relatives are also supposed to arrive tomorrow which works well since I just managed to complete my training!

With a water ball floating above my hand, I could only look at the notification that appeared with a smile.

[Master, it all paid off! You just acquired the water affinity! And the <Water Magic(basic)> skill!]

After so long! I can finally actually use magic! This was hard, but I'm happy! It feels good to finally get there even if just by a bit.

Leaving the mind space I rest on my bed despite not being out of gas yet today, I decided to give myself a break and just relax as I wait for tomorrow to come.

Unfortunately, my relaxing moment was short-lived.

"Zandrius! Quick! I need your help!" Lilian in a manner unlike her, just bust in shouting without any warnings.

"Calm down, what's going on?" I get up from my bed and move closer to her.

"It's... It's... It's... You have to come!" She didn't even properly answer before trying to drag me out of the room.

"Hey, hey, slow down a bit. You first have to tell me what's going on and where you want to go." I started patting her head and speaking as calmly as I could.

"Crystal! She... She... You really have to come quickly!" She was breathing more heavily the more we talked and didn't seem to be calming down at all.

Seeing her state, I grabbed her hand and guided her to the kitchen before pouring her a cup of water and saying.

"Ok, drink this, before taking a few deep breaths in and out, then tell me what's going on? I promise I'll help if I can." I looked at her with my it's ok best smile.

She drank the water a bit stumbly before breathing in and out, following she looked at me seeming a bit better, but didn't say anything.

"So? What's going on?" I ask.

"I'll tell you, if you promise not to tell our parents or grandparents." She said with obvious worry in her currently weak voice.

"Ok, I promise to not speak to them about whatever you tell me." If necessary I'll just show them a written note, I'm a man of my word after all. Though I would rather not be snitching if possible.

"Crystal... She... She.... SHE... She got... Kidnapped..." She said in her broken stumbles before closing her eyes as if brazing for my yelling.

What?! How did that idiot get herself in something like that? Why am I asking? It's obviously one of the noble kids she was getting herself involved with, honestly what else did she expect?

"I'm not going to yell at you, just tell me how and where it happened, first?" I calmly inquire. 

"She asked me to help her sneak out because our parents, and grandparents didn't want her to go meet the baronet kid at this time of day alone, or wearing the clothes she was wearing..." She said with her head down seeming to understand how dumb what they did was.

"Gosh, why would you even do that?" I couldn't help but be a bit condemning about it.

"It's... It's just... Crystal was so persistent that... That, I just couldn't say no... I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! I'm didn't want this! I'm terrible sister! Please forgive me! I didn't mean to! I'm sorry! I'm so so sorry..." She broke down and began crying while apologizing. It felt bad to look at but I couldn't just say words of comfort just yet, she needs to bask in that for a bit to make sure she doesn't do something like this again.

As she was crying I went to my room and wrote a note about the situation leaving it on the bed just in case things went south.

"Ok, Lilian, you got to show me where they took her so that we can do something about it." Since she wouldn't stop crying I put her on my back on a piggyback before moving out.

It was afternoon and the sun was slowly disappearing on the horizon.

With a bit of work, I managed to get Lilian to show me the way, and immediately a notification popped up.

[Master! You have a new quest ready for you!

Quest#1(Emergency)- Rescue Your Sister!

Objective: Save Crystal before her virginity is taken from her.

Failure condition- Crystal is raped.

Time Left: 30:10

Reward: Harem Collector Ring]

Seeing as the system didn't put death as a failure condition, it seems she's at the very least not in danger of dying, not that her current situation is that much better. It seems the young nobleman hasn't updated his courting ways from the ancient Greek version, quite sad to see.

As fast as I can I move according to Lilian's directions into the forest near our town before eventually finding a big wooden cabin quite deep in the forest surrounded by big burly men.

Surveying the area with Lilian glued to my back, I was trying to think of the best way to approach the place only to notice that the quest's timer had already reached 13:36, and I was getting a bit nervous.

Immediately I hear some light rustling only to see a shadow behind us. It was a man covered in a dark cloak walking toward us calmly.

"Haha! When I noticed some movement I thought it was gonna be the guards, but it was just some kids... Then again, me and the boys are getting a bit bored, so you might have come just in time for the party." He smiled disgustingly as he put his right hand over what I assume is a weapon and continued to approach us. This fucker won't even let his guard down against children... I'll have to be careful.

As he approaches I let Lilian down from my back as I get ready for the next move.

"Now that I'm a bit closer, you're a boy... Unfortunately for you, we do not need little snot shots out here!" He immediately pulls out his dagger and jumps to attack!