Powerful & Righteous.

Rasmus massaged the bridge of his nose, thinking about what he had learned from the book about magic formation. He was right about the magic formation could be used as a magic formula without having him do all the processes before he invoked a magic spell. The problem was he wanted to learn how to make a unique one where only he could use it.

"The moon looks a lot bigger from up here, don't you think?" Lenin asked as she walked toward the table.

Rasmus looked at the moon through the massive glass window. He didn't realize how bright the moonlight was that the library didn't need any lamp or lantern.

"How was your study about magic formation?" Lenin sat down beside Rasmus's chair. She looked at the piles of books in front of Rasmus with a surprised expression.

"I understand everything about magic formation and its different purposes. Using it as a spell formula, spell protection, spell limiter, spell enhancer, or as a foundation of magic circles," Rasmus answered as he looked at the dozens of books that were scattered on his table.

Lenin thought that Rasmus would be overwhelmed by all the information related to magic formation. She didn't expect him to process everything like it was nothing, it was more like he was underwhelmed and disappointed by it.

"You have read all of those books, and you're not satisfied with all that?" Lenin raised her eyebrows when she looked at the amount of books scattered on the table.

"I want to learn how to create a magic formation. I want to learn about these runes," Rasmus tapped on the example of a magic formation that was drawn in the book.

Lenin knew that Rasmus was planning to create his unique magic formation. She had seen Rasmus's amazing ability to use Mana, and he was thinking of using magic formation to make it easier for him to use Mana.

"What you're looking for is this..." She lifted her left hand and began to draw visible runes with Mana in a circle like a floating and glowing ink and stacked it with another circle in the air.

"Runes..." Rasmus said as he observed how Lenin casually drew a magic circle.

"A magic circle is a series of magic formations that are stacked with another magic formation. You draw the runes for the first spell formula, then draw the runes to either protect that formula, enhance it, or limit it. You repeat it until you finish all the circles to achieve the spell you want to make," Lenin showed how she stacked all the magic formations until they had seven layers.

Rasmus realized the difference between using Mana alone to invoke magic and using magic formation. It was like science and computer science, and he could see why magic formation was the future of magic.

"Unfortunately, this knowledge..." Lenin erased the magic circle she had made by simply waving her hand and dispersing the circle. "I don't want to teach you how to use it just like what I had said," she looked at Rasmus.

Rasmus could see in Lenin's eyes that she was wary of him and his power. She knew if she gave that knowledge to him, he could endanger someone's life and use that knowledge for no good.

"That's not a problem," Rasmus stared into Lenin's eyes.

"I'm glad that you understand," Lenin responded, but she felt anxious about how easy it was for Rasmus to give up on that matter. "Why?" Lenin asked as she stared into Rasmus's eyes.

Rasmus could see the anxiety behind Lenin's eyes where she didn't find any logical explanation as to why he wasn't trying to break the deal. He knew that she knew that he could break the deal because he didn't get the chance to learn Runes, and yet he wasn't bothered by it.

"Maybe because I'm not that greedy like some people out there," Rasmus answered as he looked into Lenin's eyes.

Lenin closed her eyes as she took a deep breath, realizing that she had failed to corner Rasmus. She never had trouble seeing people's intentions, but when it came to Rasmus, she was clueless. She still had one last method to change the situation, but it was something that she didn't want to use.

Lenin felt that although she gained a great opportunity from making a deal with Rasmus, she was anxious that it was an illusion. She was worried that Rasmus would sell his intelligence that he could trade to certain people to gain knowledge about Runes. She knew there were certain people out there who could teach him that, and she was afraid that he could get them easily.

"The knowledge about Runes. Everything belongs to the Magic Tower, and if you use that knowledge without my permission, I have the authority to take you down and punish you for it. I'm the master of this tower and own everything inside it," Lenin responded with a serious expression, a stern warning in her voice and gaze toward Rasmus.

"That magic you released back there was impressive, and I hope you didn't think that I wouldn't be able to stop it," Lenin pointed out. "If you think you can threaten the Magic Tower because of the knowledge you have, you're absolutely wrong," she added.

"Of course, Great Sage," Rasmus responded and nodded with understanding.

"We will talk about this whole business in my office at the Academy, Instructor Blackheart. Have a good day," Lenin said as she stood up and left.

Rasmus watched Lenin leave the library and then Videl came back, sitting beside him.

"I'm surprised..." Videl paused as he crossed his arms and watched Lenin leave. "She could see through your plan," he stared at Rasmus with his eyebrows raised.

"I realized by now that she's going to hinder our plan. She's both righteous and powerful. Having her around is not a great idea because she's trying to dig into my intentions, especially when she's interested in my talents. Her suspicion will only grow stronger, and it's better to avoid her," Rasmus explained.

Videl hummed and nodded with understanding, "You're not wrong about her. She might be able to make me bleed."

Rasmus didn't expect that Videl would recognize Lenin's power and thought highly of her.

They left the tower as soon as they left the library with Novia escorting both of them to the ground floor. Novia didn't say a single word the whole time, making it a bit awkward. Rasmus wondered if she could become his patron, but the thought disappeared when he left the Magic Tower.

They went back to the airfield after receiving a message from Lenin that they could go back to the academy first. She wasn't blinded by ambition and kept her mind thinking rationally, making it enough to prove how cold-headed she was.

Once Rasmus arrived at the academy, he was surprised when he saw Lenin was there. He found out that she had the ability to teleport or something similar from one place to another as she pleased.

"It appears you made the right decision," Videl whispered.

"She's not an enemy, and I hope it will stay that way," Rasmus responded as he went to the back of the academy. "We need to be cautious around here from now on. Especially around her," he added.