“M-marriage?!”
Sefina’s voice instantly pitched higher, filled with incredulous cracks.
She felt as if struck by lightning, frozen in her chair. Her wine-red pupils violently contracted, filled with immense shock and bewilderment.
After saying that, Mia herself was so embarrassed she almost exploded on the spot. She immediately covered her burning face with both hands. Between her fingers, her sparkling blue eyes peeked out.
But she didn’t back down. She still insisted on finishing her words, though her voice was trembling uncontrollably.
“T-Teacher… even though… even though I’m stupid, bad at studying, and always causing trouble and making you angry… but! But I’ll change!”
“I’ll definitely listen carefully in class! Study like crazy! Become an excellent mage! I-I’ll work hard to catch up to you… strive… strive to become as amazing as you! And then… and then…”
Mia seemed to need to gather her courage again. She paused. Then, in a smaller but unusually determined voice, she added.
“And then… we can… can get… married! I-I-I… even though I can’t do anything now, I’ll learn! Etiquette, housekeeping, cooking…”
“Even though right now I only know how to eat… but I’ll work hard! I-I’ll fulfill the duties of a… a wife…”
The word “wife” completely shattered Mia’s last shred of shame. She couldn’t continue. Her hands covering her face wished they could bury her in the ground.
But this speech was indeed the only solution her chaotic, feverish mind could think of. After all, things had already gone that far. Based on the stories she’d read and principles she’d heard, if not marriage, then what else could be done?
She needed to take responsibility for her teacher! Take responsibility for everything that just happened!
Sefina was now completely petrified.
She stared at this student who was so embarrassed she was almost smoking, yet had seriously delivered a “marriage declaration.” Her mind was a complete blank.
Sefina’s wine-red eyes were wide open. Her usual calm, composed expression completely shattered. Only undisguised shock and absurdity remained.
M-marriage? With Mia? After an accident? Teacher and student? Both women? And in this kind of…
A series of explosive information detonated in her mind. Blasting her until she was cooked on the outside and raw on the inside, her soul flying away.
Sefina only felt her cheeks so hot they could fry an egg. No, they could directly trigger a small Fire Magic! Her heart pounded wildly in her chest. Hammering until her eardrums buzzed.
How could she possibly agree to such an absurdly outrageous marriage declaration?! She was a teacher!
A teacher at Oselenka Magic Academy! Even if that… that kind of accident had just happened, there was absolutely no way to jump to this kind of ridiculous relationship!
“W-What are you saying?!”
Sefina was both embarrassed and flustered, her wine-red eyes mixed with panic. Her voice also trembled slightly.
Sefina tried to pull back her hand which Mia was gripping tightly. But that girl’s grip was unusually strong now. The scorching heat from her palm also made Sefina’s heart quiver.
Mia, however, shook her head vigorously. Her blue eyes were sparkling with moisture. Yet her gaze was unusually persistent, even carrying a kind of almost naive sincerity.
“I know… I know you might find it hard to accept right now, Teacher.”
“But… but we’ve already… already done that…”
Saying this, Mia herself became terribly shy again. Her voice dropped. Her cheeks flushed completely.
“So… so…”
At this point, Sefina only felt absurd.
But Mia genuinely began constructing a strange future scenario in her mind—
‘Living together with Teacher Sefina? Seems… seems pretty nice~’
‘Teacher cooks so well, and is so cute!’
‘I need to work even harder from now on, to be worthy of Teacher…’
‘Must protect Teacher…’
‘Aaaah, so embarrassing!’
Mia’s mind was already a mess from the lingering effects of the potion and the intense “accident” just now. Now it was overheating, starting to draw completely unreliable “romantic logic” from various novels.
‘Faced with a shy “wife,” shouldn’t I take the initiative to do something to comfort her? Like… like in those novels, use a kiss to calm her heart, express my determination and gentleness…’
‘Right, a kiss!’
This thought instantly illuminated Mia’s chaotic mind.
‘That’s right! Kiss! This must be a good method! It can both comfort Teacher Sefina and express my sincerity in “taking responsibility”!’
Mia was convinced by her own “brilliant” idea. She even fell into a kind of wonderful “madness.”
So, under Sefina’s horrified gaze, Mia released her hand and stepped forward. She imitated those ambiguous scenes from novels. Raised her hand, and gently hooked her fingers under Sefina’s small, delicate chin.
Sefina: !!!!!
Mia’s cool fingertips touched her chin. Sefina trembled all over. Her wine-red eyes instantly flew wide open.
Mia met Sefina’s shocked gaze. Her own heart was thundering, her cheeks burning. But she closed her eyes, mustered up immense courage. Then slightly pursed her lips, and slowly leaned toward Teacher’s pale pink lips…
‘Kiss?! She actually wants to kiss me?! At a time like this?! For such an inexplicable reason?!’
Sefina’s mind instantly went blank.
“Stay away from me!!”
Accompanied by a shout of shame and anger, Sefina grabbed the Ice Wand that had just fallen beside the chair.
[High-level Levitation Spell]!
Mia felt an irresistible invisible force suddenly envelop her entire body. The hand hooking Sefina’s chin was pushed away. Her whole body instantly lost weight, uncontrollably floating slightly, a few inches off the ground.
Mia let out a short gasp. Blinked in confusion. Still not fully emerged from her own “romantic comfort” fantasy.
The next second, the force suddenly changed, from levitation to throwing!
Swoosh—!
Mia felt like a human projectile, flying straight toward the open door of the office!
“Ah!”
Bam!
Mia landed firmly on the corridor floor outside the office door. Landing on her bottom, she grimaced in pain, seeing stars.
Immediately after, Teacher Sefina’s voice came from inside the door—
“Get out! Now! Immediately!”
The office door was slammed shut in front of Mia. Then came a clear click.
Obviously, Teacher Sefina had locked the door, and no one would be getting in for a while.
Sefina leaned back against the closed door, sliding to sit on the floor. Covering her burning, almost scalding face with both hands. Wishing she could bury herself in the ground.
‘Everything that happened today was one of the most chaotic days of my life! What have I even done!!!’
Outside, the cold corridor floor made Mia’s bottom even more painful. She rubbed her sore spot, dizzy as she got up. Still a bit confused about the situation.
‘Teacher Sefina… threw me out? Because I wanted to kiss her? But… but that’s not how it goes in the novels…’
“Teacher! Teacher Sefina! Listen to me, I’m really serious! I…”
Mia was about to shout a few more words at the closed door, trying to salvage her somewhat failed “comfort” and “declaration.”
However, before Mia’s voice faded, her peripheral vision caught a shocking sight—
At the corner of the corridor not far away, standing silently, was a familiar figure…