socalfunplaces Chapter 4: The First Lesson of the School Year
Chapter 4: The First Lesson of the School Year
"Huff... huff..."
At night, Loki stood in front of the room in the Astronomical Tower and took a few deep breaths, her mind replaying the words Principal Sylvania had spoken that morning.
"He's just a water saint..."
"I will give you a silver coin as a reward..."
These words stirred a little excitement in Luo Qixi. She clenched her fists and subconsciously wanted to reach out and knock on the door, but as soon as she reached out, she remembered what her friend Lanleta had said.
"She's absolutely terrifying!"
"What if she just wants to use you as a test subject?"
Although she wasn't told that the principal actually wanted to suck her blood... it has to be said that what Lanleta said did have some merit.
What if this is dangerous?
But through conversation... she felt that Principal Sylvania wasn't that kind of person... she was much kinder and more honest than in Lanletta's stories.
To be honest, Loki didn't think she could just blurt out all those things to someone the first time she met them... whether it was about being a vampire or drinking blood...
This gave Luo Qixi a long-lost feeling of trust... but actually, she was a little afraid of being trusted by others... after all, those people had trusted her before... but she couldn't bring herself to do it...
No, no, no, what am I hesitating about?
Loki patted her cheeks. Principal Sylvania had made herself perfectly clear... She chose her because of the taste of her blood...
Regardless... this was her subjective decision, right?
Thinking of this, Luo Qixi nodded seriously, straightened her clothes, gripped her staff, and finally reached out and gently knocked on the office door.
"Headmaster Sylvania... I am Lokishi Migrudia!"
"Click." The moment her hand tapped on the door, it opened. The so-called forbidden place seemed to have no effect whatsoever.
Looking at the half-open door in front of her, Luo Qixi pursed her lips in fear, but finally mustered up her courage and flung open the door.
The room was still as dark as ever. Apart from the faint candlelight, it was almost impossible to see anything. Under the dim light, the only thing that could be seen was the neatly arranged books on the table.
Principal Sylvania...is he not here?
Luo Qixi pursed her lips cautiously, unsure whether she should go in... but looking at the names of the books on display, she suddenly felt a little curious.
The Complete Guide to Water Magic: From Beginner to God-level
It actually records god-level... magic?
The principal must have put it here to... teach me, right? Well... it shouldn't be a problem if I take a look beforehand, right?
With this in mind, Luo Qixi nodded seriously and then carefully stepped into the room.
The room was not filled with the principal this time, and it seemed less oppressive and terrifying. Luo Qixi walked to the table and examined the book, then sat down on the rather strange stool next to the table.
This is a really strange stool... It's dark and unusually heavy, so much so that it seems difficult for Luo Qixi to even move it forward.
Where is the chair the principal sat in this morning?
Despite thinking this, Luo Qixi still reached out and touched the book, then carefully opened the first page.
"This book records all water magic, from beginner to divine levels. I hope every reader can study until the last page... Of course, that's a joke..."
"Huh?!" Luo Qixi was startled by the sudden sound and looked up sharply at the source of the sound.
The doorway she had just entered was now occupied by a silver-haired girl. She was dressed in an exceptionally gorgeous black and red dress, with a cape draped over her shoulders and hanging to the ground. Her red eyes were scrutinizing Luo Qixi with great interest.
It was clear that those words had just come from Principal Sildrin Silvania, and she had read the first line of the book.
"Principal, I didn't mean to... I was just looking at your book..." Luo Qixi immediately stood up and closed the book after seeing her, blushing as she said, "I just..."
"So you've made up your mind, right?" Catherine didn't care about any of that. The book was on the table meant for her to see later, and as for whether it was a banned book or something that a student in front of her should be reading... she didn't care about that at all.
"Ah..." Upon hearing this, Loki coughed lightly, then straightened her expression and said, "I, Loki Migrudia, am willing to become your student."
Sidley wasn't surprised at all. She shrugged, walked over and sat down opposite Loki, reaching out to open the book in front of her.
"So what level of mage are you now?"
"Huh?" Luo Qixi was a little taken aback by this sudden turn of events.
"Ah... judging by the way your races are... perhaps I should have acted more cheerful?" Cinderella raised an eyebrow and said, "I'm sorry, Loki..."
"I'm a vampire, and I'm really not very good at this kind of thing..."
"So what level of mage are you now?"
"A...a high-level water mage." After being asked again, Luo Qixi quickly replied, "I can use high-level water magic, as well as high-level earth and fire magic."
"My superiors..." Cidelyn nodded slightly and casually opened the book. Amid the rustling of the pages, she suddenly stretched out a finger and pressed down on a page.
That's the content of the first page.
"Water Ball Spell... as the name suggests, it's about creating a water ball." Cidlin said, using a term that almost every water mage knew: "The incantation is: May the great blessing of water descend upon the place you seek, and may a cool, shallow stream appear here."
Then she slightly raised her right hand, and a water sphere slowly formed on it. Then, to Loki's surprise, she raised her left hand, and without chanting any incantation, another water sphere slowly formed.
"The...principal?!"
"Call me teacher," Catherine reminded him with a shrug. "This is water magic without chanting."
"How...how did you do that?" Loki couldn't hide her surprise. She asked impatiently, "Doesn't magic always require chanting...?"
"That's for humans... or rather, for you." Cinderella said, shrugging and flicking her wrist to let the water ball fall to the ground. Then she raised her right index finger and bit it slightly.
Under Luo Qixi's gaze, the blood flowing from her index finger slid slightly from the fingertip.
"For vampires... magic is something that doesn't need to be chanted." With a flick of her index finger, the blood transformed into a crimson longsword in the air, then circled once in the room before slowly returning to Sidrin's finger.
"Then...then we can too..."
"I'm sorry, Lokishi." Cinderella interrupted Lokishi, who was about to ask a question, and shook her head, saying, "It's too late for you to learn incantationless magic now."
"It takes practice from a young age to succeed." Seeing Loki's gloomy face, Cinderella smiled gently.
"Of course... there is a way now."
"What...what method?"
"That means becoming a vampire." Cinderella slightly revealed her fangs. "If you're willing, I can make you my familiar..."
"No...no need, teacher..." Luo Qixi quickly shook her head and refused. Although she didn't like her identity, suddenly becoming a vampire was still too difficult.
Seeing her refusal, Catherine was not surprised. She bowed slightly and said, "Then that concludes today's lesson."
"Ah...huh?" Under Loki's surprised gaze, Cinderella slowly stood up: "At this time tomorrow...I'll still be here waiting for you..."
I'll assign you some homework before class tomorrow.
"Um...teacher?"
Sidrin completely ignored Loki's confusion and continued, "As everyone knows, the size of the water sphere spell is related to your magic reserves... so tomorrow, please show me how big the largest water sphere you can make is..."
"Then we proceeded with the lesson..."
As she spoke, Cinderella had already reached the door of the room, then she suddenly remembered something and said, "Oh, right."
"Don't sit on my bed next time you come."
"Um?"
"That's my bed." Catherine shook her head, looking at her stunned apprentice, and repeated, "Don't sit on my bed next time."
"On the bed?" Luo Qixi got up and looked at what she was sitting on, not knowing what was going on for a moment. Wasn't this a long, dark bench...? Why would it be a bed?
"Ah... I almost forgot, you're different from vampires." Cinderella shrugged. "You don't sleep in coffins."
"..."
Seeing the stunned Loki, Cinderella shrugged helplessly: "What a silly apprentice."
Then she stepped out of the room.
No... teacher... who would put a bed next to a desk...?
Luo Qixi pursed her lips, unsure of what to say... and... could she take this book with her?
And...doesn't the office need to be locked?