Chapter 7: Brother, we have no money left.

Chapter 7: Brother, we have no money left.

Victor's imposing manner suppressed everyone present. The students held their breaths and no one dared to act rashly.

Seeing that it had stabilized, Victor asked.

"Now tell me what happened."

A civilian student standing in front said:

"Erica came here relying on her noble status and deliberately humiliated us. A student was framed by her magic and disappeared!"

The remaining civilian students immediately echoed. Erica hurriedly defended herself, and the scene became chaotic again.

"Silence!"

The noisy space became quiet again.

Victor rubbed his temples. Sure enough, no matter in what world, quarreling is always so annoying.

"Is that so? Erica?"

Victor questioned her with an impatient look.

Erica gradually calmed down and continued to explain, "I'm not humiliating them. I was practicing magic here. That unlucky guy entered my teleportation magic that had a mistake and then disappeared."

The surrounding students naturally didn't believe her words. But since the professor was here and didn't speak, they naturally didn't dare to question.

Vega softly said in Victor's ear, "I've seen it. The teleportation array has sent people to another dimension."

"It doesn't matter. I'll take action."

Vega's single eye flashed. A wisp of black air slowly floated out from under his wing.

Victor understood his meaning and activated the mage's hand. Immediately, six magic arrays appeared in the air.

"Another sixfold casting?"

Seeing this scene again, Erica was only surprised. She didn't expect that Professor Victor could handle such a difficult technique as multiple castings so easily.

Vega gently added some runes to his magic array at the back. Six black runes like silk threads gradually joined the array.

The entire magic array emitted a red light.

Mixed with the light of the sunset, it actually illuminated the entire arcane hall.

Everyone was blinded by this light.

Until the light dissipated, a sudden sound awakened everyone present.

"This is... the arcane hall? I'm back?"

The student looked around in surprise. Excited tears burst out of his eyes.

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

The people present gradually opened their eyes. Looking at the long-lost face, the civilian students couldn't help but burst into cheers when they saw their classmate back.

Erica was also stunned. She didn't expect that Victor could reverse her faulty magic array so easily.

"This is... a third-level mage?"

Erica murmured.

Seeing that this matter had been resolved, Victor coldly said to her:

"Erica, apologize."

Hearing this request, Erica became unconvinced.

She already had resentment in her heart. How could she listen to Victor's words?

Why!?

She admitted that Victor had saved her mistake. But she obviously didn't mean it. It was that unlucky guy who was blind and entered her magic array by mistake!

Moreover, her innate status and environment were all telling her.

'There is no such thing as a noble apologizing to a commoner.'

Victor saw that she didn't move. His brows slightly wrinkled, and he couldn't help but sneer.

"Doing something wrong but not wanting to apologize. Poor academic skills and worrying character."

"Is this the upbringing of Du Croy?"

This sentence really hit the hearts of the civilian students. What they couldn't stand the most was those stinky nobles oppressing them with their family backgrounds.

Seeing this professor speaking for them, their eyes seemed to shine.

This sentence really ignited Erica's emotions. But she understood that she shouldn't lose her temper.

As Victor said, she was the one who was wrong.

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

Erica's rather large chest rose and fell. She took a deep breath and calmed down her mood. She gracefully bowed to that unlucky guy.

"I'm sorry for my negligence."

When the students saw the originally proud noble lord lower his head, they couldn't say anything sarcastic at this time.

To put it bluntly, everyone is also of the same age.

That unlucky guy Jack also recovered from his fear. He awkwardly accepted the apology.

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

Victor raised his eyebrows and was satisfied a little.

Peaceful. This is a beautiful campus environment.

Just apologizing is not enough. Since you made a mistake, you should set an example.

He glanced at Erica and left a sentence lightly.

"Come to my office with me."

Erica lowered her head and was silent but still followed him.

The two slowly left under the gaze of everyone.

Immediately after, among the students, there was an uproar.

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

"Looking at it, it seems to be a teacher? Should be new?"

"Oh my god, that's multiple castings. And it's sixfold! That's the largest number I've ever seen! How could this be an ordinary teacher?"

"I'm from Class One. That's the new professor Victor. He just taught us this afternoon!"

"It's actually a professor! No wonder he's so powerful. But he's too young, right?"

"I don't know when Professor Victor's lecture will start. I must sign up when the time comes!"

...

The departing Victor naturally couldn't hear the noise among the students. Erica followed behind Victor. Beside him was Victor's teaching assistant, Honey.

The few people arrived at the mage tower. After identity verification, the three were teleported to Victor's office.

Victor gently drew a magic array on his hand. Erica's hairpin suddenly appeared in his hand.

Victor handed it to her.

Erica was stunned. She never thought that the other party would return her things.

"Keep your own things well. Don't do such things again."

Erica pursed her lips, lowered her head and took the hairpin.

Victor naturally sat on the chair. Erica, who was "unruly", stood in front of him. Clearly looking like she was about to be reprimanded.

Victor tapped the desk with his finger. Then, he slowly said.

"Listen, Erica. No matter what conflicts we had before. Now, this is the Royal Magic Academy. It's not a place for you to act recklessly. I am a teacher. You are a student. Correct your attitude."

"Magic is very dangerous. If you can't control it perfectly, don't release it casually in public areas. This is just an ordinary teleportation magic. What if what you are practicing is a powerful area-of-effect magic with great lethality?"

Erica didn't speak. But it could be seen from her slight trembling body that she was afraid.

If it really can't be controlled, then this will be a disaster.

And now, Victor's lecture is still continuing.

"You said a sentence very correctly in class, Erica. As a teacher, it is indeed obligated to answer students' questions."

"But the premise is that you come to sincerely ask for advice, not deliberately make things difficult."

After saying that, Victor began to show the principle of teleportation magic and a more advanced upgraded array in front of her.

"Watch carefully. I'll only teach it once."

Runes and magic arrays bounced back and forth at Victor's fingertips. Erica reacted and perked up. She concentrated on looking at this picture...

He showed in front of Erica how to teleport an object to another dimension and take it back.

After showing it, he left an assignment for Erica:

"Practice this. Write a report and give it to my teaching assistant tomorrow morning. She will pass it to me."

Erica didn't speak. She just nodded and left the office.

Honey in the corner watched the whole process. After Erica left, she still said, "Professor, you are really a good person. It's completely different from the rumors. But I don't like this Erica."

She had also heard about what happened in class today. Naturally, she knew about Erica's deliberate making things difficult.

Fortunately, Victor resolved it calmly and even slapped the other party in the face.

Victor didn't look at her and said lightly, "If when you were underage, you were confessed and flirted with by a man nearly thirty years old. I guess your resentment is no less than hers."

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

Victor just smiled lightly. He stood up, patted her on the head, and left a sentence:

"Bring Erica's notes and speech together tomorrow."

After saying that, he turned and teleported away from the office.

.....

Erica got off the carriage. The man was standing at the gate of the yard.

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

That was her proud father, Duke Levi.

Years had not left any wrinkles on his face.

"Dear, why are you back so late?"

Duke Levi greeted her with a smile. But when he saw Erica's sullen look, the smile gradually faded.

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

"Tell daddy. Daddy will make him pay!"

Erica stopped him and said, "Stop it, father. No one bullied me."

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

After hearing this, Levi straightened up suddenly and said viciously, "That bastard! I will ask the Royal Magic Academy to fire him tomorrow!"

Although he was just saying angry words to make his daughter happy.

Levi understood that Victor was extremely talented and was also a third-level mage.

Especially this time when he became a professor at the Royal Magic Academy, it was considered a complete allegiance to the royal family.

Unless the king spoke in person, no one would dare to touch him openly.

But Erica didn't know. She hurriedly advised:

"Don't!"

She told what happened today. After the duke heard it, his expression eased a little.

Erica continued, "I really can't compare to him."

She didn't tell her father about the conflict with the civilians today. She only told him about the dispute in the lecture hall today.

After hearing this, Levi nodded in understanding and comforted her, "In that case, study magic well under him."

"Victor can become a third-level mage at the age of twenty. Naturally, he has his outstanding points."

"But you are my daughter. Dad knows your talent better than anyone."

"Learn his strengths. Then, defeat him. I believe you can definitely do it."

After hearing the duke's words, Erica nodded obediently. Under the following of servants, she silently returned to her room.

Seeing his daughter leave, he sighed.

No matter how much grievance Erica suffered from Victor, he couldn't take action.

In the end, he was a duke.

His actions should all serve the country.

In this position, Levi couldn't act childishly. The empire wouldn't allow it. The pattern of being a duke wouldn't allow it even more.

"Sorry, Erica."

...

When Victor returned home, it was already late at night. When Victor returned to the garden and just stretched his body, he saw a servant coming towards him.

"My lord, your sister has something and asks you to come to the study."

After the servant said that, he left in a hurry.

Victor frowned.

It's so late. This doesn't bode well...

Pushing open the door of the study, Leah was sitting on a chair and had been waiting for a long time.

"What's the matter?"

Victor asked his sister. What responded to him was Leah's angry eyes.

"Look at this yourself!"

Leah slapped a consumption bill on the table in front of Victor.

The table shook because of Leah's slap.

"So angry?"

Victor glanced at Leah lightly and picked up the bill.

It detailed Victor's consumption records. He spent a large sum of money to buy materials. And a large sum of money disappeared without a trace. Very strangely disappeared.

Of course, Victor knew where this money went.

Buying materials, learning magic...

The former is okay to explain. But the latter is a right that only players can enjoy. Of course Leah couldn't find out.

But is the family really short of money?

"Originally, the income of the territory has not been very smooth recently. And you still squander so recklessly? Do you want to suck out the last drop of blood of the territory?"

Leah stood up. With one finger, she poked Victor's chest and harshly accused Victor.

"Explain to me!"