Brother, we're going bankrupt!

Victor's imposing presence silenced everyone in the room. The students held their breath, none daring to make a move.

Seeing that things had settled down, Victor asked, "Now, tell me what happened."

A commoner student at the front stepped forward and said, "Erica, relying on her noble status, came here to deliberately humiliate us! A student has vanished without a trace after falling victim to her magic!"

The other commoner students immediately chimed in, and Erica hurriedly tried to defend herself, causing the scene to become chaotic once again.

"Silence!"

The noisy room fell silent again.

Victor rubbed his brow, realizing that no matter what world he was in, arguing was always so annoying.

"Is that so, Erica?"

Victor questioned her impatiently.

Erica gradually calmed down and continued to explain, "I wasn't trying to humiliate them. I was practicing magic here, and that unlucky kid wandered into my malfunctioning teleportation array, and that's how he disappeared."

Naturally, the surrounding students didn't believe her words, but since the professor wasn't speaking, they didn't dare to question him either.

Vega whispered in Victor's ear, "I checked, the teleportation array sent the person to another dimension."

"It doesn't matter, I'll handle it."

Vega's single eye flickered, and a wisp of black gas slowly drifted out from under its wing.

Victor understood its meaning and activated his Mage Hand, immediately creating six magical arrays in the air.

"Six-fold casting again?"

Erica could only be amazed to witness this scene once more. She never expected Professor Victor to be so adept at such a high-level technique as multi-casting.

Vega gently added some runes to his magic array at the back, and six wispy black runes gradually entered the array.

The entire array emitted a red glow.

Mixed with the fading sunlight, it illuminated the entire Arcane Tower.

Everyone was blinded by this light.

Not until the light dissipated did a sudden exclamation wake everyone present.

"This is... the Arcane Tower? I'm back?"

The student looked around in astonishment, tears of excitement welling up in his eyes.

"I'm back! I'm really back!"

The crowd gradually opened their eyes, and seeing the familiar faces, the commoner students couldn't help but burst into cheers as their classmate returned.

Erica also stood frozen, never expecting Victor to have so effortlessly reversed the faulty array she had created.

"This is... a Tier 3 mage?"

Erica murmured.

Seeing that the matter had been resolved, Victor coldly addressed her, "Erica, apologize."

Hearing this demand, Erica became defiant.

She already had resentment in her heart, so how could she possibly listen to Victor?

Why should she!?

She admitted that Victor had saved her blunder, but she didn't do it on purpose! It was that unlucky kid's own fault for stumbling into her array!

Moreover, her innate identity and environment told her,

"What kind of noble apologizes to a commoner?"

Victor noticed her immovability, frowned slightly, and couldn't help but sneer.

"Doing something wrong and refusing to apologize, academically inept, and morally questionable."

"Is this the Du Clois family's upbringing?"

This remark struck a chord with the commoner students. What they couldn't stand the most was those arrogant nobles who used their family background to oppress them.

Seeing that this professor was speaking up for them, their eyes seemed to light up.

However, this remark ignited Erica's emotions, but she knew she shouldn't outburst.

Just as Victor said, she was the one in the wrong.

She shouldn't bring shame to her family because of her own problems.

Erica's ample chest heaved, and she took a deep breath, calming her emotions before bowing deeply to the unlucky student.

"I apologize for my negligence."

The students, seeing the once arrogant noble young master lower his head, were at a loss for words.

After all, they were all of the same age.

The unlucky Jack also recovered from his fright and accepted the apology with some embarrassment.

"I'm also at fault. If I had been more careful when I was walking, this wouldn't have happened."

Victor raised an eyebrow, only then feeling a bit satisfied.

A peaceful atmosphere, this was the beautiful campus environment.

An apology alone wasn't enough. Since a mistake had been made, it was time to set an example.

He glanced at Erica and left a nonchalant remark.

"Follow me to my office."

Erica lowered her head in silence, but still followed him.

The two of them slowly left under the watchful eyes of the crowd.

Immediately afterward, a buzz erupted among the students.

"Oh my god, this guy is so handsome! Do you know who he is?"

"It looks like a teacher? Must be a new one, right?"

"Oh my gosh, that's multi-casting, and it's six-fold! That's the most I've ever seen! How could this be an ordinary teacher?"

"I'm from Class One, that's the new Professor Victor, he just gave us a lecture this afternoon!"

"It's the professor! No wonder he's so powerful, but he's also so young, right?"

"I wonder when Professor Victor's lecture will start, I'll definitely sign up to attend then!"

...

Victor, of course, couldn't hear the commotion among the students as they left. Erica followed behind Victor, with Victor's assistant Herny by his side.

The group arrived at the Mage Tower, and after identity authentication, they teleported to Victor's office.

Victor lightly drew an array on his hand, and Erica's hairpin suddenly appeared in his hand.

He handed it to her.

Erica was stunned. She never expected him to return her belongings.

"Take care of your own things, and don't do such things again in the future."

Erica pursed her lips and lowered her head to take the hairpin.

Victor sat down in the chair naturally, and the 'unruly' Erica stood before him, looking like she was about to be lectured.

Victor tapped his fingers on the desk, and then, slowly spoke.

"Listen, Erica, no matter what conflicts we've had in the past, now, this is the Royal Academy of Magic, not a place for you to fool around. I'm the teacher, you're the student, get your attitude straight."

"Magic is dangerous, and if you can't control it perfectly, don't release it in public areas at will. This time it was just an ordinary teleportation spell. What if you were practicing a powerful area-of-effect spell?"

Erica didn't speak, but the slight trembling in her body showed that she was afraid.

If she really couldn't control it, it would be a disaster.

And now, Victor's lecture continued.

"You said something very true in class today, Erica. As a teacher, it is indeed our obligation to answer our students' questions.

But only on the condition that you are genuinely seeking knowledge, not deliberately making trouble."

With that, Victor began to demonstrate the principles of teleportation magic and more advanced upgrade formations right in front of her.

"Watch closely, I'll only teach this once."

Runes and magic circles danced back and forth at Victor's fingertips. Erica snapped back to attention, focusing intently on the scene in front of her...

He showed her how to teleport an object to another dimension and bring it back.

After the demonstration, he gave Erica an assignment:

"Practice this, write a report, and give it to my assistant tomorrow morning. She will then pass it on to me."

Erica didn't say anything, just nodded, and left the office.

Herne, who had been watching the whole thing from the corner, couldn't help but say after Erica left, "Professor, you're really a good person, not at all like the rumors say. But I don't like this Erica."

She had also heard about what happened in class today, so she naturally knew about Erica's deliberate provocation.

Fortunately, Victor handled it calmly and even turned the tables on her.

Victor did not look at her, but said lightly, "If you were a minor and were molested by an old man in his late twenties, I guess you would be as angry as she is."

Herne was startled and asked in surprise, "Is that thing... true?"

Victor just chuckled, stood up, patted her head, and left a sentence:

"Bring Erica's notes and presentation slides together tomorrow."

With that, he turned around and teleported out of the office.

...

Erica got off the carriage, and the man was standing at the gate of the courtyard.

He had the same golden hair and eyes as Erica, and the same blood as her.

It was her proud father, Duke Levi.

Time had not left any marks on his face.

"My dear, why are you back so late?"

Duke Levi greeted her with a smile, but saw Erica's sullen look, and the smile gradually faded.

"Erica? What happened? Did someone bully you at school?"

"Tell Dad, and Dad will make him pay!"

Erica stopped him and said, "Alright, Father, no one is bullying me."

"I just saw Victor. He became a professor and started his new job at the academy today."

After hearing this, Levi straightened up abruptly and said fiercely, "That bastard! I'll have the Royal Academy of Magic fire him tomorrow!"

However, he was just bluffing to make his daughter happy.

Levi knew that Victor was extremely talented and was already a Tier 3 mage.

Especially this time, he became a professor at the Royal Academy of Magic, which meant he had completely sided with the royal family.

Unless the king himself spoke up, no one would dare to touch him openly.

But Erica didn't know this, and she quickly advised, "Don't!"

She told her father about what happened today, and the duke's face softened a little after listening.

Erica continued, "I'm really no match for him."

She didn't tell her father about the conflict with the commoner today, but only about the dispute in the lecture hall today.

After listening, Levi nodded understandingly and comforted her, "In that case, just study magic under him."

"Victor was able to become a Tier 3 mage at the age of twenty, so he naturally has his own strengths."

"But you are my daughter, and I know your talent better than anyone."

"Learn from his strengths, and then defeat him. I believe you can do it."

After hearing the Duke's words, Erica nodded obediently and followed the servants back to her room in silence.

Seeing his daughter leave, he sighed.

Even if Erica was wronged by Victor, he could not do anything.

After all, he was a duke.

All his actions should be in the service of the country.

In this position, Levi could not act childishly.

The empire did not allow it, and the格局 of a duke did not allow it even more.

"Sorry, Erica."

...

By the time Victor returned home, it was already late at night. As he stepped into the garden and stretched his body, he saw a servant approaching him.

"My lord, your sister has something urgent to discuss with you in the study," the servant said before hurriedly leaving.

Victor frowned.

It was so late, and it couldn't be good news...

Pushing open the door of the study, he found Liya sitting in a chair, having been waiting for a long time.

"What's the matter?"

Victor asked his sister, but was met with Liya's angry eyes.

"See for yourself!"

Liya slapped a bill on the table in front of Victor, causing it to tremble slightly from the impact.

"Are you that mad?"

Victor glanced at Liya lightly and picked up the bill.

It meticulously detailed Victor's spending records, showing a large sum of money spent on materials, and another large sum that had mysteriously disappeared without a trace.

Of course, Victor knew exactly where the money had gone.

Purchasing materials, studying magic... The former was easy to explain, but the latter was a privilege that only players could enjoy, and Liya would naturally not be able to find out.

However, was the family really short on money?

"The territory's income hasn't been very smooth lately, and you're still spending so lavishly? Are you trying to drain the last drop of blood from the territory?"

Liya stood up, her finger poking into Victor's chest, accusing him fiercely.

"Explain yourself!"