Releasing the magic would absolutely make this little brat, affected by the aphrodisiac potion, charge at her again without care. For now, this was a temporary control.
But the problem was, the moment she let her guard down, the situation would definitely become even uglier.
Physically subduing her wasn’t hard, but physical entanglement was inevitable, only making things more awkward.
However, Sefina glanced at the Magic Clock on the wall. According to what Teacher John had said earlier, his lecture should be ending soon. He would likely come to pick up that troublesome potion.
When he did, she could directly ask him to prepare or bring an antidote, and this terrible accident would be resolved.
‘I hope John comes quickly…’
Just as Sefina was hoping this, the sound of light, rhythmic footsteps suddenly came from the corridor outside the door.
‘He’s here? Is it Teacher John?’
Sefina perked up, listening intently. However, the next second, her nerves, which had just relaxed a little, suddenly tightened.
The footsteps also vaguely carried a soft humming tune! No! The rhythm of those footsteps… was too calm and unhurried, even with a hint of leisure.
‘This voice is…!’
That familiar tune—she had heard it countless times during afternoons at the Duke’s mansion.
Sefina’s expression changed instantly, her pupils slightly dilated.
‘That humming is Versie?!’
‘Why is she here?! And of all times, now?!’
Her gaze swept over Mia, who was still writhing in midair in a very ‘unseemly’ state, then glanced at the tightly closed office door. Panic washed over her like ice water. Sefina’s mind raced.
‘I absolutely cannot let Versie see this! Whether as “Teacher Sefina” or thinking of anything else… it’s too embarrassing! Explaining would be extremely troublesome.’
In a flash, Sefina made a decision.
With a flick of her wrist, she manipulated the [High-level Levitation Spell] to quickly and precisely ‘stuff’ the suspended Mia into the narrow space under her large office desk.
At the same time, she immediately sat back down in her office chair, moving it forward a bit to block the view under the desk as much as possible.
Mia seemed to let out a dissatisfied whimper from the movement and compression, struggling to crawl out.
Sefina was quick. Her left hand reached down swiftly and clamped tightly over Mia’s mouth, pressing her face against her own leg.
Simultaneously, her right hand kept the wand pointed under the desk, continuously outputting mana, using the levitation spell’s power to restrict most of Mia’s body movements.
“Mm…”
Mia’s whimper was muffled in her palm, her body restrained by magic, only able to squirm slightly.
Almost the moment Sefina completed this series of actions—
Knock knock— A polite and gentle knock sounded.
Sefina took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down, and spoke in as steady a voice as possible:
“Come in.”
The door opened, and the girl with ice-blue hair gracefully stepped into the office.
Versie wore that gentle, faint smile on her face, her gaze naturally landing on Sefina.
“Hello, Teacher Sefina.”
Her voice was sweet and pleasant, her manners impeccable.
Sefina maintained her usual cool expression on the surface and gave a slight nod:
“Versie, is there something you need?”
Sefina tried to make her voice sound as casual as possible.
She didn’t need to think too much. This ‘bad student’ showing up at this exact time was most likely here to cause trouble or test her.
Alarms blared in Sefina’s mind, but for now, she could only deal with things as they came.
Versie seemed to notice nothing unusual. She stood composedly in front of the desk, her tone light:
“Actually, it’s nothing special. It’s just that I’m new here and not very familiar with the layout of Oselenka Magic Academy.”
“I was wandering around nearby and saw that the nameplate on this office door had your name on it. I thought this must be your office, so I took the liberty of disturbing you to ask for directions~”
Her explanation was reasonable, her smile approachable—it was hard to be suspicious.
Of course, Sefina, who knew her true nature well, didn’t believe a word.
“Where do you want to go?”
As Sefina asked, she split her focus into two halves:
One half to deal with Versie in front of her, the other half concentrated on Mia under the desk.
Sefina had to keep her right hand steadily outputting mana to maintain the [High-level Levitation Spell], while her left hand pressed even harder over Mia’s mouth to prevent her from making any strange sounds.
Mia seemed even more agitated from having her mouth and nose covered and the ongoing effects of the potion. The amplitude of her body’s squirming increased, and her teeth unconsciously bumped against Sefina’s palm.
“Ah, cough cough!”
Sefina suddenly coughed unnaturally, interrupting her previously steady tone.
As for the reason, that little brat under the desk had just bitten her palm—not hard, but enough to feel!
The damp heat and slight sting came through, and Sefina could only forcibly suppress the gasp that almost escaped, covering it with a cough.
Versie’s ice-blue eyes moved slightly, her gaze seeming to linger on Sefina’s face for half a second longer. She asked with concern:
“Teacher Sefina, are you alright? Your voice sounds a little…”
“It’s nothing.”
Sefina quickly interjected, her tone returning to indifference, even deliberately adding a hint of distance.
“It’s just a slight cold due to the recent weather change. You were asking for directions earlier—where did you want to go?”
She had to get rid of Versie quickly.
Under the desk, Mia was becoming more restless. Although the levitation spell controlled her main movements, those subtle struggles and friction…
Kept transmitting through Sefina’s stockings and skirt, challenging her composure.
Her left hand holding Mia’s mouth also needed continuous effort, and it was bound to get stiff after a while.
Seeing this, Versie smoothly continued the topic:
“It’s like this—sorry to trouble you, teacher. I’d like to know the exact location of the library and which direction to take to get to the student cafeteria more quickly.”
“The library is on the east side of the main teaching building, a red spire building—very conspicuous. Go to the end of this corridor, turn right, cross the central courtyard, and you’ll see it.”
Sefina answered in a steady tone, while also sensing the movements under the desk—
Mia’s knee seemed to hit the underside of the desk, making a faint ‘thump’ sound.
Sefina’s expression didn’t change. She moved her left foot back slightly, seemingly casually, but in fact cleverly pressing down on Mia’s restless leg.
“As for the student cafeteria, there are two main ones. The nearest one from here is to exit the office building, turn left, and walk straight for five minutes along the path lined with golden-leaf locust trees.”
Sefina continued speaking, hoping her directions were clear enough that Versie would leave immediately.
Versie listened attentively, nodding occasionally, still wearing that impeccable polite smile without any sign of leaving.
Sefina groaned inwardly, knowing that this girl really wasn’t going to let her off easily.
However, she still had some confidence in her mana reserves. Maintaining the [High-level Levitation Spell] to control Mia for a while wasn’t a problem.
She could keep dealing with Versie for a bit longer until Teacher John came, or find an excuse to ask her to leave…
But just as Sefina was planning how to end this conversation decently—
A familiar and spine-chilling heat suddenly surged up from deep within her lower abdomen without any warning!
A glimmer of incredulous shock flashed in the depths of Sefina’s wine-red eyes.
‘The magic crest!’
‘Why is it acting up now of all times?!’
‘It’s over…’
‘This is really bad!!!’