After leaving the temple, Sylvia seemed to have fainted from anger; therefore, the bloodbath that was originally expected to occur did not actually happen.
Feeling guilty, Keti and Lynn returned to the Magic Academy first. As for what followed — Sylvia and Layla did not come charging after them again, and Keti did not know if they were still brewing something.
The young lady had been looking forward to this. In the end, this fellow really had some skill, managing to secure the largest magic training ground in the Imperial Capital for her all at once.
“How on earth did you do it? No, no, no… it couldn’t have been through Celthina’s connections, right?”
The more Keti thought about it, the stranger it felt. Why did it seem like her enemy had the final say in the Imperial Capital?
That kind of power felt like a regent’s. ‘Well… after thinking it over, it must be because that guy acted like a dog for Celthina in exchange for favors.’
Speaking of which, after absorbing the power of the temple, Keti had originally thought that the Lord Regent would definitely cause some trouble for her, but in the end… there seemed to be no follow-up.
‘Could it be that the Lord Regent simply looks down on such a small amount of power? Boohoo…’
Well… she decided not to think about those things anymore.
Having secured the venue, the silver-haired girl immediately took the three students who were going to compete and threw them into intense training.
As for Sylvia and Layla, Keti had confidence in them!
And so…
Soon, the Lidel Magic Academy’s freshman rookie tournament began!
“My, my… I’m getting a little nervous!”
The silver-haired girl took a deep breath. Although she was not the one competing, the bet was still on the line.
‘My, my… it would actually be better if I were the one competing now; at least I’m confident I could win.’
But if it fell into the hands of the students…
Layla and Sylvia were fine.
As for the remaining children, sigh… how should she put it? It was truly hard to trust them, and she did not know how the results of their training during this period would turn out.
Actually, Keti had considered brewing some potions and letting the children drink some “hard stuff” before they went on stage to greatly increase their strength.
Unfortunately… that counted as a violation. ‘If I get reported, losing the results to a disqualification wouldn’t be worth the gain.’
‘I’m a little nervous… damn it.’
Standing below the stage, Keti took a deep breath, feeling a bit depressed.
She did not know what that fellow Lynn was busy with again.
He had clearly promised to stay by her side at the tournament and be nervous with her while watching the matches, but the competition was about to start, and he was nowhere to be found.
‘It feels like he’s quite busy, but I don’t know what he’s busy with… he doesn’t do anything proper all day. We… we agreed on being friends with benefits, but nothing has happened since we left the temple.’
‘It’s so strange. What on earth is going on with that enemy of mine?’
As she thought about it, Keti suddenly remembered the abnormal behavior of Celthina when Lynn had taken her to see her before…
‘Mr. Lynn… Mr. Lynn… would the Lord Regent address a Magic Academy teacher so politely?’
Keti closed her eyes and sighed, always feeling like something was strange. ‘What exactly is Lynn’s identity?’
“Hey, hey, little white-hair, seeing your face full of worry, you must be prepared to admit defeat, heh heh…”
Just as the silver-haired girl was feeling melancholy, an ill-timed voice of an older man drifted over. Keti looked up at him.
Hiss, it was actually…
“Who is it? Huh? Do I know you, old man?”
She seemed to have some impression of him, but she felt as if she had only seen him in passing.
“No, you can’t be playing dumb with me, can you? I’m Ebert! Heh… have you forgotten about the bet you made with me? Little white-hair, if you lose, you have to get out of the Magic Academy.”
“What, do you feel like you can’t win, so you’re pretending to have memory loss here? Heh, let me tell you, don’t even think about escaping!”
“Oh… so you’re the old man who made the bet with me. Ahem… I haven’t forgotten about the bet, it’s just that, well… I didn’t remember your face. I only remembered the scruffy beard; it’s completely unkempt.”
Keti, whose face blindness had flared up, coughed twice in embarrassment, and then revealed a confident smile.
“However, you shouldn’t have forgotten my conditions either, right? If you lose, I’ll have my students take all the privileges and conditions that your top ace student possesses — heh heh.”
“When that time comes, how will you explain it to your group of genius students and their noble parents? I’m truly curious —”
“You… how dare you speak as if you already have the victory in your grasp? Heh, you’re just an Assistant Teacher, a green brat. I’ve already seen your files — don’t you have only a D-level talent?”
“Heh, it’s unheard of for someone like you to become an Assistant Teacher at the Magic Academy. I doubt the students you teach could have any strength at all. Just you wait!”
After saying that, Ebert glared fiercely at Keti.
The young lady thought this “trash talk” segment would end after they exchanged some harsh words.
However… unexpectedly, after Ebert said all that, he didn’t seem satisfied. He reached out and grabbed Keti’s wrist, then shouted emotionally.
“Allowing someone like you to teach at the Lidel Magic Academy is a disgrace to the entire school! I really don’t know who decided to recruit you. After this competition, I will definitely report you to the principal!”
“Hey, let go!”
***
In the next second, a hand suddenly reached out and flung Ebert aside.
Ebert stumbled two steps and almost fell.
Dazed, he looked up and saw the newcomer behind him — it was Lynn.
Gulp…
T-this guy…
Ebert narrowed his eyes cautiously. Although he was not familiar with Lynn at all, even he could sense the thick murderous intent radiating from the other man at this moment.
‘What’s going on? This guy…’
Ebert took a nervous breath, then frowned.
“You… you’re that Lynn, right?”
“Hmph… it seems it’s my honor to be known by Mr. Ebert? Since you already dare to use force against a colleague in the school, you seem to have quite the ego.”
Lynn sneered and then waved his hand.
“This child is the Assistant Teacher I recruited into this school. I just heard you say something about — reporting?”