Victor and Aurelion looked at Erica in unison.
The atmosphere gradually became somewhat silent.
Erica was a little shy being stared at by both of them, but her gaze remained firm.
Victor was silent for a while and said:
"Erica, you were originally my student."
"That was not what I meant!"
Erica said anxiously.
"I can learn the easy-to-understand knowledge taught in the college sooner or later."
This is not Erica's boast. In the entire Royal Academy, even the students who are senior to Erica, most are only first-level mages, and there are very few second-level mages.
Erica has only been in school for one year and has already reached the second level.
The academy can't teach her anything anymore, otherwise Erica wouldn't have to ask Victor for tutoring every night after class.
Her talent is obvious to all.
But no matter how talented she is, after these several life-and-death situations, she also understood a very important truth.
No matter how much simulation training there is, no matter how much knowledge there is, no matter how much magic is controlled.
Academic mages are destined to be inferior to mages who have experienced hundreds of battles.
Erica would feel frightened when she thought about how she almost died several times in a row.
She is still too weak.
Victor stood up and looked down into her eyes.
As if frightened by Victor's indifferent temperament, Erica took a slight step back, but still met Victor's eyes without timidity.
She wants to become stronger!
but……
"I will not accept you as my disciple."
Victor rejected Erica's request.
Erica was stunned by his quick decision and felt a little cold in her heart.
Somehow, a sense of grievance welled up in my heart.
But she didn't show it. Even though there were a few tears rolling in the corners of her eyes, she was completely unwilling to admit defeat. She raised her head and looked at Victor stubbornly.
"Why."
Even if she was rejected, Erica wanted a reason.
At least, she must understand her own shortcomings.
Victor said calmly.
"Always remember that you are the Duke's only heir..."
"Then I'll convince him!"
There was undoubted confidence in Erica's tone.
"I can definitely convince my father, I promise."
Victor narrowed his eyes and let out a chuckle.
"Is it?"
"Then, let's talk about what happens next."
A blazing flame suddenly ignited on his body, as if it ignited half of the night sky.
He turned around, looked at the somewhat dazed Princess, and bowed slightly.
"I have something else to do, so I'll leave early."
"Have fun, Your Highness."
As he spoke, his body gradually solidified and turned into a statue made of ashes.
The strong wind was like a sharp blade, peeling off his body piece by piece until it completely dissipated in the air and went away with the wind.
He just dissipated into the banquet hall with ashes.
Erica stood there slightly stunned.
Victor, did you agree?
She didn't know, but at least she had a goal.
Convince your father!
But at this moment, Her Royal Highness the Princess’ delicate voice sounded:
"I know you, you are Erica, Erica du Croy."
Erica came back to her senses and looked at the princess. Then she remembered that she had not said hello to Her Royal Highness.
Among aristocratic etiquette, this is undoubtedly somewhat offensive.
She was just about to bow when she saw the princess staring at her.
It seems that he is not very friendly to her.
"It is said outside that you are the youngest genius in the capital."
Indeed, there are not many people who can become a second-level mage at the age of seventeen.
Erica's genius is already rare.
"Your Highness Princess, you..."
Erica was just about to say some compliments to deal with this princess whom she had never met before, but she heard her suddenly say:
"Do you want to steal my teacher?"
Erica was startled, but she heard Aurelion say in a bad tone:
"I won't let you succeed. You can't take him away."
"Under his guidance, I will become a more genius than you and let others know who is his best student."
Aurelion said no more, she stood up gracefully, turned and left.
Erica wasn't even given a chance to speak.
Erica watched the other party gradually leave, but she couldn't say a word.
…
The air outside the palace suddenly burst into sparks.
Stab-prick-
Soon the sparks turned into full flames.
Several flames burned out of thin air, intertwined with each other, and Victor's appearance gradually emerged.
Victor waved his hand, and the flames turned into a black trench coat and draped it around his body.
Vega stood on the pole, flapped her wings and flew to Victor's shoulder.
"You are so slow. Did something interesting happen in the palace?"
"The emperor asked me to be the princess's teacher, and I agreed."
Vega showed a curious expression and raised his eyebrows.
"Have you become a related household?"
Victor ignored it, but the crow started to complain;
"If you don't have to rely on me then, I think your college should also give me a title."
"Well...it's called the great Professor Vega!"
The blue teleportation circle lit up at Victor's feet, and one man and one crow disappeared into the night.
…
It was almost midnight before Liya returned to the house in a carriage.
It's really hard to communicate with a group of nobles. It's nothing more than some superficial talk and trying to gain connections with the Cravenna family.
Coping with all this has made her physically and mentally exhausted.
I planned to drag my sore body to go home with Victor, but found that Victor had already run away.
After returning home and changing her clothes, she ran to the martial arts arena and finally found Victor.
Victor was still practicing there with a sword, and every move he made actually made Liya feel something real.
But when she thought about Victor running home without waiting for her, Liya became a little angry and couldn't help but sarcastically said:
"What? Our master mage is planning to change his profession?"
Victor did not respond to her, but saw Liya coming back and putting the silver sword into its scabbard.
But this time, he didn't hang the sword back on the wall.
The long sword disappeared from his hand and was put into the player's unique backpack.
"Back? Then get ready to go."
Liya was slightly stunned. To be honest, she originally planned to leave in the afternoon and expected to arrive at the territory the next morning.
It's too late to take the carriage back to Cravenna's territory now.
But not long after Victor finished speaking, the blue magic circle lit up again under his feet.
This time it was much larger than before, and the lines and runes on it were clearly visible.
The terrifying magical aura burst out from under the ground in an instant, and the amazing fluorescent blue teleportation circle climbed up from the ground and shot straight into the sky.
The fierce wind blew up and pulled Victor's windbreaker wildly. The black windbreaker kept swaying on his body. Liya's long hair that was blown by the wind stood up.
Soon, the wind gradually stopped.
As dots of blue starlight gradually enveloped the two people's bodies, a blue teleportation circle gradually formed above their heads.
Liya was stunned on the spot and asked Victor:
"What's this?"
Victor didn't look at her and just explained calmly.
"I spent two hours here building a two-way teleportation circle with 'Bryston'."
Brayston, a city under the leadership of Cravenna, is the second most prosperous city after the royal capital.
Victor's hometown is there.
Liya was slightly startled.
"In other words, you came back early just to do this?"
Victor said nothing, acquiescing.
Liya was a little silent.
Thinking that she had blamed Victor for not waiting for her to come back, she actually felt a little more guilty.
She tried to stand in the magic circle and felt the amazing magic power coming towards her face.
With this kind of terrifying magical power, even if Liya is not a mage, she clearly realizes how powerful Victor is.
"The teleportation circle can last for a whole day."
"If everything goes well, we can still rely on this magic circle to come back tomorrow."
Liya nodded, and the next second, the two magic circles gradually merged together. The two people and the magic circle disappeared along with the broken stars, turning into a blue light and flying towards the distance.
Then a returning teleportation circle was left in place, gradually becoming dim and hidden.
...
In the dark room, a group of people wearing hemp cloaks and hoods broke in.
These people all covered their body parts that might have characteristics, only revealing their different pupils. There was nothing in the room. It seemed that everything that could be taken away had been looted. Now only the four walls were left.
It was as if he had been prepared.
Leon entered the room and inspected everything. Hearing the report from his subordinates, he nodded.
"Where are the clues? Do you know where he is going?"
"It may have left the city, but considering the time, it should not have escaped from the territory."
Leon breathed a sigh of relief and said:
"Fortunately, Miss, she has been prepared."
She took out a bronze disk from her waist, with no directions engraved on it.
Half pointer, pointing in one direction.
The subordinates looked at the prop in Leon's hand and immediately knew what it was:
Rune Tracker.
Leon began to talk calmly:
"Miss Liya has signed a magic treaty for every businessman who cooperates with the territory. As long as the other party is still within the territory, you can use this thing to track them."
Everyone suddenly understood, and almost all of the exposed eyes lit up with adoring star eyes.
"As expected of Miss Liya!"
"Fortunately, Miss Liya was prepared!"
"I really envy Master Leon, she must use this position to monitor Miss Liya every day!"
Several other people immediately looked at the last person who spoke.
Leon waved his hand nonchalantly, and suddenly, a light spot lit up on the edge of the rune tracker.
The look of this light spot was a bit special, and the people around it were a little strange, but Leon put the rune tracker away after seeing it.
She coughed slightly and gave orders to the others as if nothing had happened.
"You go after me first, I have to go back first."
After saying that, she climbed down from the window. Her movements were like an agile cheetah in the night sky. In the blink of an eye, she disappeared under the night sky.
…
The blue light gradually brightened, and Victor and Liya appeared in the backyard of Cravenna's mansion at the same time.
The backyard is very spacious. Compared with the other courtyard in the royal capital, this place is larger and more gorgeous.
At night, there are even a few fireflies flying in the backyard, like a private starry sky above the lawn.
This is Victor's hometown.
Although he didn't have much impression of this place.
In my memory, I only came here a few times during side investigation missions.
One moment he was still in the capital, but the next moment he suddenly returned to the territory, which made Liya feel a little emotional.
"Magic is so convenient."
The magic circle gradually dissipated under the lawn and was hidden, followed closely by Victor's voice.
"Do you need my help?"
"What, you look down on me?"
Liya glanced at Victor and said nonchalantly.
"To catch a corrupt thief, we have to use our master mage. That's too disrespectful."
"Just sleep in your room first and wait until I come back. Oh yes, you still remember where your room is, right?"
Victor nodded. Since Liya didn't need help, he believed that she could solve everything.
If it was really that Chur, the energy Liya could use would be enough to control him.
If he couldn't deal with it... Victor glanced at the glove on Liya's right hand.
The Mage's Hand will tell Viktoria if she encounters a danger that cannot be resolved.
Liya said nothing more and left in a hurry.
After she left, Victor still stood there without moving.
Vega stood on his shoulder, looking at everything around him curiously, and said:
"This is where you used to live. It's really big enough."
Victor didn't respond, which made Vega a little confused.
"What are you doing? Why are you standing still?"
"Don't talk, I'm thinking about where my room is."
