20- Is It Really That Hard to Be a Good Person for Once?

Of course, Amora didn't know that Loki had completely written her off as a failure.

Nor did she realize that the Queen and Erin were watching from outside, ready to rush in and subdue her at any moment.

Her guess wasn't wrong—Erin had gone to great lengths to guard against her.

Not only had she set up an illusion to buy time, but she'd also brought in the Queen to handle any surprises.

At this moment,

Amora stood with her mouth agape, staring blankly as Aaron repeatedly practiced Energy Explosion.

Wild!

So fast! So terrifying!

His learning speed was as rapid as ever.

His improvement rate was still frightening.

His spellcasting proficiency was ridiculously strong.

A monster!

Her heart ached.

As for Aaron, after practicing Energy Explosion several times, he sensed his magic power dipping below a certain threshold and stopped immediately.

After a short practice session, he'd nearly mastered the spell's characteristics.

It felt great to use, but restoring the magic power afterward was a nightmare.

Once he was mostly familiar with it, Aaron set it aside for now.

There was no helping it—he'd only just started learning magic and had too little time to build up his reserves. Plus, his talent demanded frequent spellcasting, meaning he was destined to never have much magic power on hand.

Energy Explosion, for now, was too extravagant!

"Learned it again?"

The moment she said it, Amora wanted to slap herself.

Wasn't that obvious?

But…

This learning speed was too fast—she couldn't even savor the joy of being a teacher.

So being a teacher was this dull?

That Erin—why was she so obsessed with teaching? It made no sense!

A strange sense of loss welled up inside her.

She didn't want to be a teacher anymore—or even teach magic.

After teaching a student like this, she'd probably starve herself out of a job.

Wait!

It was said that Aaron had learned Erin's illusion magic in a single day and could even create energy entity clones, matching Erin's skill in illusions perfectly.

If… she taught him psychic charm magic,

Wouldn't that mean he'd surpass her in that field in just a few days?

Then could she still charm him?

Or rather—who'd be charming whom?

Amora's expression shifted unpredictably, rattled by her own thoughts.

Could a male Enchantress emerge in the future?

"Sister Amora?"

Aaron called out.

"Huh? Yes!"

Amora snapped out of it.

If Aaron had called her "sister" earlier, she'd have been delighted.

But now? Not so much—she was scared.

She feared that if Aaron kept calling her "sister," she'd feel compelled to teach him more magic, even psychic magic.

Maybe that day would come.

She could understand why Erin was so frantic, even resorting to handing him an enchantment magic book to keep him occupied.

If their roles were reversed, she'd do the same.

But unlike Erin, she couldn't pull out another enchantment magic book.

Amora was different.

She specialized in psychic charm magic and had almost no expertise in enchantment.

Erin, meanwhile, focused on illusion magic, which wasn't as demanding as psychic magic, leaving her more time to study enchantment.

At this moment, Amora felt a pang of regret.

She even considered just charming him and getting it over with.

Aaron was a magic monster.

If she let him keep going, it wouldn't be long before his magic far outstripped hers. Then it'd be unclear who'd control whom.

Just as Amora was lost in thought, Aaron seemed to read her mind and spoke up, calming her instantly.

"Sister Amora, I hear you're a renowned master of psychic magic. So, want to try charming me?"

"Huh?" Amora's face was a spectacle.

She suspected she'd misheard.

"You mean, let me charm you?"

"Yeah, I want to test it!"

Aaron said earnestly.

After seeing Amora's expression earlier, he knew it was probably hopeless to keep squeezing magic out of her right now.

That look was identical to Erin's when he'd asked her for advice at the Magic Academy.

He even wondered if he should act a bit "dumber" next time.

Otherwise, it'd be tough on the teachers.

They all ended up questioning their existence.

He could only say that the "God Rewards Hard Work" talent was indeed too overpowered.

If he were in their shoes, he wouldn't fare much better.

Geniuses were still tolerable, but monsters? That was hard to stomach.

Aaron didn't want to cause such a stir, but time wasn't on his side.

The learning environment in Asgard was far better than on Earth—no endless scheming or backstabbing.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be so blatant.

The saying "the wind destroys the tallest trees in the forest" wasn't hard to grasp.

Getting a firm answer from Aaron,

Amora was thrown into panic and confusion.

She wondered if Aaron could read minds or use some other magic to see her thoughts.

A prophet, maybe?

No, no, no!

Probably not.

He'd had no chance to learn such advanced magic.

So, Aaron just wanted to test the Enchantress's legend?

Could her acting be so convincing that she seemed too much like a nurturing big sister?

For some reason, Amora felt a flicker of joy.

But she didn't let her guard down. Like a startled rabbit, she cautiously said, "Do you know what you're saying? Aren't you afraid I'll trick you into doing something unbearable?"

"I'm not afraid!"

"…"

A silence hung in the air.

Amora was bewildered.

After all that back-and-forth, how had she circled back to square one?

She hadn't planned to be ruthless at first, but now he was asking her to be.

Being human was so hard.

Why was it so difficult to be a good person just once?

Amora studied Aaron carefully again. Confirming he wasn't joking, she stopped hesitating.

She wasn't exactly a saint anyway—she activated her charm magic.

"Do you think I'm beautiful?"

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