Chapter 3: This is Impossible, Teacher

Mia felt like she was about to suffocate.

A hole in the ground… if only there were a hole she could crawl into right now…

No, it would be better to use some Earth-element magic and just bury herself alive, ending it all!

Family, anyone understand her?

She, Mia, had actually blurted out nonsense on the very first day of school in front of the new teacher.

Not only had she taken part in the discussion about “pranking the new teacher,” but she had also personally said,

“I heard the new teacher might be a lesbian! She especially likes to tease pretty female students!”

That sentence echoed endlessly in Mia’s mind, as thrilling as it had been when spoken, and now making her want to die.

She cautiously lifted her eyelids a little, trying to peek at the expression on the “loli teacher’s” face at the podium.

But just then, Sefina glanced toward her corner—was she looking at Mia…?

How was she going to deal with her? Like how she had physically dealt with Kyle? Or with something even more cruel….

Like exposing Mia’s words in front of everyone, socially destroying her?

Or failing her outright at the end of the term, forcing her to retake Elemental Magic System courses forever?

Murphy’s Law revealed its unbeatable power at this moment.

The more you fear something, the more it comes true.

Just as Mia was praying to become a speck of dust in the classroom, invisible to everyone, that small yet overwhelmingly imposing figure had somehow already stopped right in front of her desk.

“Slap—”

A light sound.

Sefina’s fair and delicate palm casually hit Mia’s desk.

The noise wasn’t loud but exploded clearly in Lun Kaen’s ears, almost making him jump out of his chair.

Mia slowly lifted her head and met those wine-red eyes.

But those eyes, at this moment, lacked the icy authority they had when facing the whole class. Instead, they shimmered with a kind of……

sickeningly sweet smile.

“Pre-class question.” Sefina’s voice was light and even carried a bit of girlish coyness, but to Mia it was like the whisper of a demon.

“This student, please answer: in ‘Introduction to Elements,’ how many stages are there in the classification of elements?”

Mia’s mind went blank.

She had read ‘Introduction to Elements,’ but… but the previous Elemental Faction teacher had fled in a rage before even teaching this part!

Trembling, Mia stood up, her legs as weak as cooked noodles, lips quivering as she squeezed out a mosquito-like hum: “……”

She was done for, she thought. Either she’d be punished to stand or thrown out.

However, the anticipated storm did not come.

Sefina just tilted her head slightly, that sickly sweet smile unchanged, and calmly uttered four words:

“It’s fine, sit down.”

Huh? Just that?

Mia could hardly believe her ears!

The euphoria of surviving a catastrophe instantly washed through her entire body!

This teacher… was she strict in appearance but actually very tolerant inside?

Or had she not even heard what Mia said before?

Mia sat back down almost gratefully, limbs weak, feeling as if she had been pulled back from the gates of hell.

But she hadn’t fully exhaled yet.

Sefina’s smile suddenly deepened, curling into a delightfully wicked arc.

She deliberately spoke at a volume the whole class could hear:

“Go back and copy ‘Introduction to Elements’ ten times, hand it to me for inspection in three days.

Done!”

She paused, her wine-red eyes giving Mia a meaningful glance, as if seeing through all her lucky guesses.

Mia was on the verge of collapse.

Ten… ten times?! ‘Introduction to Elements’ was three hundred pages! Ten times meant three thousand pages! When on earth was she supposed to finish? Her hands would break!

This was worse than being thrown out! At least then it would be a quick death…

Yes, Sefina was doing this deliberately. This was barefaced revenge.

Hmph, who told everyone she was a pervert who liked to tease female students!

No idea where the rumor even came from!

Sefina stopped looking at Mia’s ashen face and walked back lightly to the center of the podium.

“Let me introduce myself first. My name is Sefina, your new Elemental Faction teacher. I will teach you everything about the Elemental Magic System.”

At this moment, a student in the front row, still not recovered from the shock, instinctively blurted out:

“All the content?”

Sefina immediately shot a cold glare their way, her powerful aura making that student shrink back instantly.

“During class, you may only ask questions when I allow it.” Her voice returned to the initial icy tone.

“You are a first offender; I won’t pursue it this time. In the future, any student who disrupts the class will lose participation points. Of course,” she softened slightly, “those who perform well will be rewarded accordingly.”

Sefina’s gaze swept across the class, seeing no one dared speak out carelessly, then continued:

“As for the question just now, yes, I will teach you all about elemental attributes, Elemental Spell Arrays, and Elemental Release.”

Silence fell. No one dared to comment, but most students’ eyes clearly expressed disbelief.

Including Imperial Princess Ellaria, who furrowed her brow slightly.

Strong as Sefina was, teaching was another matter.

The Elemental Magic System was vast and profound. First-year students mastering basic theory and a few low-level spells was already good.

All the content? That was a fairy tale.

Having power and knowing how to teach were two different things.

Sefina seemed to see through their thoughts. She wasn’t angry; instead, a slight smile appeared at the corner of her lips as she continued:

“For the first lesson, I guess the ordinary stuff might bore you, so let me reveal something interesting first, like.…”

She deliberately paused, successfully capturing all the students’ attention, before slowly delivering the shocking words:

“How about a Third Rank Mage casting Fourth Rank magic?”

“What?!”

That sentence was like a rock thrown into a still lake, instantly stirring huge waves.

The students could no longer hold back, erupting in unison.

This time, Sefina didn’t scold them because their reaction was exactly what she expected.

“Alright,” she raised a hand, signaling silence, “now you may ask questions about this.”

At once, hands shot up all over, and questions fired off like a barrage:

“Teacher! Are you using Magic Scrolls for this?”

“No.” Sefina’s denial was sharp and decisive.

“Teacher! If someone can use Fourth Rank magic alone, doesn’t that mean they’re already a Fourth Rank Mage?” another student asked eagerly.

Unexpectedly, Sefina’s lips curved into a mysterious and confident smile as she countered, “Who said it was used alone?”

“What?!”

Another uproar, even greater than before!

Since ancient times, magic had always been chanted, guided, and released solo.

At most, multiple people could transmit mana to one main caster, but the act was still “single casting.”

No one had ever heard of multiple people “casting” the same spell together!

This completely overturned their understanding!

“That’s impossible, teacher.”

A cold voice with undeniable authority abruptly broke the classroom chaos.

The speaker was none other than the Imperial Princess—Ellaria.

Her emerald eyes stared directly at Sefina, filled with doubt and the pride of both royalty and a prodigy.

She refused to believe in anything that defied basic magical theory.

Sefina met her gaze.

In those wine-red eyes, there was not a hint of displeasure, only a spark of interest, like meeting a worthy opponent.