I was reborn as an orphan, But I won't let that stop me

The teacher that was assigned to come has finally arrived. He is about thirty years old and he has very elegant and disciplined behavior. He told us that he usually works as a butler for a grand duke and that grand duke sent him here to teach us so that we could get good jobs in the future. And with his demeanor, I know that it is the truth.

He also was not affected by my sister's power so either he has a higher mana pool or my sister unconsciously did not care to charm him. I think that it is the former since my sister seems overly fond of him. So much so that all the glares that were directed at me are now directed at him. But what you would expect from a well-trained butler he pretends not to notice and treats everyone with patience and kindness.

When it comes to teaching however he is very strict and brutal. We have tested two times a week and homework to turn in the rest except on Fridays. If someone is caught slacking they are punished with running one or three laps around the orphanage or do fifty to one hundred pushups. How many laps and pushups we do depends on age. Thanks to this, that bothersome boy only bothers me on the weekends and the stalking of my sister has lessons. Also, I really do enjoy his lessons very much. They are detailed, straight to the point yet hold a lot of information. This is just what I needed. And thanks to his hard teaching I have learned this country's language fluently in just three months. And considering that this language is unlike anyone on earth even though it sounds like English the written language is a whole different matter.

He was even kind enough to teach me about other things outside of the subjects he taught to us. He was supposed to only teach us the basics but he went out of the way to teach me on more complicated matters just because I asked. He reminded me of my father I had in my previous life. He was intelligent, caring, and strict. Well, he was also a masochist and a crazy scientist who developed a case of Stockholm syndrome after my mother kidnapped him so that he could cure her sickness. But that is a whole different story.

One thing that was unexpected was that that bothersome boy also asked to be taught more alongside me. He even started a competition on who gets the best score on our tests. Which he always lost at. Which got him even more competitive. I guess he hated being in second place. He even was able to convince our teacher to give us personalized tests since we were ahead of our studies than the others.

That made me think of him as less of a bother. If only he would quit challenging me one-sidedly then we would be okay.

Last day my sister asked me something strange. She asked me if I had a crush on Cris and I told her that I don't know who that is. Then she let out a complicated expression like she felt sorry for someone. Then she said that not to bother with what she asked and never spoke of it again. Now it has almost been a year since we became orphans so the baron's couple will adopt my sister any day now. I should prepare for what I should tell my sister when that day has arrived. I don't want to sound too cold when I tell her to go with them. I have become more attached to her than I expected. It seems that my time as Annette has made me softer. Hopefully, that is not a bad thing.

What is going on today is that I continue my training to strengthen my body and I am now a lot stronger than that of a normal thirteen years old. But I suppose that is wrong since my birthday is in two days. That is probably why that boy or my sister has not bothered me today. They probably want to give me some kind of surprise on my birthday as I have seen them be together these last few days. My sister has even missed our annual teatime three days in a row. Which gave me more time for my training. This is also the best time for me to temporarily sneak out of the orphanage since right now I have no eyes on me. This is one of the pros of my sister's power and that is none will ever think of me if my sister is not in my presence. Though the workers here have started to do a lousy job because of it. As they completely forget about keeping track of me.