"Professor Victor, I...I can't do it."
Heni quickly shook her head and lowered her head, not daring to even look at Victor.
"Listen to me, Heni."
"I've been asking you to sit in on the lectures these days so that you can learn how to take a good class."
Victor placed his hand on Heni's shoulder, and he clearly felt her petite body tremble slightly.
Heni raised her head, with unspeakable worry in her eyes.
"Professor, I'm afraid that if I don't do well... it will affect your reputation."
"Reputation?"
Does he have a good reputation?
Although saying this may sound self-deprecating, he really doesn't care much about public opinion.
Victor patted Heni's back gently, calming her trembling body slightly.
The soothing worked, he added.
"Go ahead."
He knew that no matter how much he said to Heni, this naturally timid little lamb would not agree.
So Victor chose a tone of command rather than negotiation.
Heni knew that she couldn't refuse the professor.
If you teach him, he will be unhappy...
Heni took a deep breath, gritted her teeth, and pushed open the door of the classroom.
The originally noisy room soon calmed down, but when the students saw Heni walk up to the podium, they couldn't help but feel confused.
Where is the professor?
Why was his teaching assistant standing on the podium?
Feeling the students' eyes wandering around her, Heni felt extremely stressed.
"that..."
"The professor has something to do today, so... I will take his place in the class..."
The voice became smaller and smaller, and the last two words were like the sound of a mosquito flying, so small that even she could hardly hear it.
As soon as the words fell, it was like a bomb dropped on the calm water.
The fish chirped as the sound of explosions in the water came.
"That's impossible…"
"She's just a teaching assistant. How can she take the professor's place in the class?"
"Let's not talk about whether the professor allowed it or not. Does she have the ability to be a professor?"
"We want Professor Victor to teach us! If our grades drop, can you take responsibility?"
Heni was almost unable to raise her head because of the many words spoken by the students in the audience. She lowered her head like a punching bag.
Her eyes wandered around in panic, and she wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
Wuwu... Professor Victor, I can't do it, I really can't do it...
Professor, please come back soon...
"So...sorry..."
"Quiet!"
The sudden sound startled Heni and she raised her head quietly.
At some point, Erica, who was sitting in the front, stood up.
Ripples of magic filled the air around her, and an exquisitely complex magic circle was suspended in front of her.
Heni had seen the circle.
That's silencing magic.
Except for the user, no creature within the control range can make any sound with their mouth.
"Assistant Heni, please continue."
Wu...wu...wu, Erica, thank you!
She was extremely grateful to Erica for her help, but at the same time she felt a little guilty.
She had just said something bad about Erica the day the professor first arrived.
Unexpectedly, this time the other party rescued me.
Next time I take the exam, I will definitely tell you the scope of the exam in advance!
Heni has already figured out how to repay Erica.
"good."
Victor was leaning against the door, and he knew every move in the room clearly.
Erica's help surprised Victor and made him feel very satisfied, but Heni's fear was understandable.
He originally wanted to rely on the pressure from students to make Heni grow up quickly, but now it seems that the effect will be counterproductive.
But letting Heni teach was also a helpless move.
He will be leaving town with Gwen tomorrow for as long as half a month or as short as a week.
In any case, he wanted to keep his professorship and could not abandon the courses for these students.
So Victor thought of Heni.
His lessons were originally written by Heni, so there is absolutely no problem with his ability.
The only thing to worry about is her timidity.
He needed Heni to overcome this herself and make Heni realize that she was capable of teaching these students well.
With Erica's help, the classroom environment became quiet.
Heni took a deep breath and adjusted her mood, and finally mustered up the courage to start the lecture.
She was talking about what was already written in her speech, things she had already memorized.
Soon, Heni got into her own rhythm and became more and more comfortable when teaching.
Victor, who had been eavesdropping the whole time, nodded. When it came to giving lectures, Heni was undoubtedly gifted.
The students went from doubting at first to being puzzled and finally surprised.
They realized that Heni's lectures had a perfect rhythm and a feel.
It was as if Professor Victor was teaching the class himself.
By the end, they were all immersed in Heni's class.
In the classroom, the only sounds were Heni's speech and the sound of pen and ink writing on books.
As Heni was speaking, she suddenly paused.
Because of this section, the teacher needs to demonstrate a magic trick.
Second-level magic: [Star Shatter]
Since Professor Victor is a powerful third-level wizard, when preparing lessons, she wrote the course content from Professor Victor's perspective.
She didn't expect that this would actually be a stumbling block for her.
She herself was just an apprentice in magic.
Even though she knew the theory behind this magic, she didn't have the magical power to use it.
Although panicked, she quickly calmed down.
"Ms. Erica, can you show us this magic?"
She knew she was gambling, betting on whether Erica would help her again.
Fortunately, she made the right bet.
Erica calmly walked up to the podium and took the magic book from Heni's hand. The magic principle of [Star Shattering] was clearly recorded on it.
The level of detail was so great that she didn't even need to use her brain. She could easily release the magic array just by thinking about it.
She raised a hand and tried the magic for the first time.
"[Shattered Star]!"
A mysterious wave created ripples.
In the air, bright morning stars appeared one after another.
Like a painting, it forms the patterns of a magic circle.
Just when it was about to take shape, it suddenly disappeared in mid-air.
Just when many students were confused.
Boom boom boom!
Don't know when and from which direction it appeared.
Countless tiny spikes seemed to be generated instantly and were all nailed to the wooden man in the classroom.
Seeing the wooden man that was riddled with holes from countless shattered stars, the students' hearts all skipped a beat.
What a sinister attack magic!
But with Erica's demonstration process, they learned a lot faster.
"So that's how it is!"
They started to chatter and discuss, not even realizing that the silencing magic Erica had cast had worn off.
Heni also breathed a sigh of relief, and she and Erica looked at each other and smiled.
The class ended quickly in a focused and relaxed atmosphere, and as the bell rang, no student showed any dissatisfaction.
This class still benefited them a lot.
At the same time, I also developed a lot of admiration for Heni.
She is worthy of being Professor Victor's teaching assistant. Ordinary lecturers may not be as good as her in teaching!
"Professor Victor's teaching assistant is so outstanding!"
"Yeah yeah!"
Heni walked up to Erica. She wanted to thank the girl who was willing to stand up in class.
"Thank you, Erica."
"I would be embarrassed in this class without you."
Erica smiled at her privately, waved her hand and continued:
"It's just a small matter."
Heni whispered in Erica's ear, "I don't know why the professor insisted on having me give the lecture, when it's obviously his job."
Erica was also a little confused when she heard this.
But just having doubts will not solve the problem.
Erica had originally planned to go to Victor's office to ask about today's issues, and seeing this, the two decided to go together to find out.
At the same time, Victor sat at the table in his office, drinking coffee and flipping through a magic book.
As soon as he saw that Heni had adapted to the situation, he secretly came back to slack off.
The leisure time at dusk is mixed with the friction sound of turning pages.
Very comfortable.
But peaceful times are always short-lived.
At the reminder of the Mage Tower, he agreed to the teleportation permission for Heni and Erica.
The residual light of the teleportation magic gradually faded.
The next second, the two young and beautiful girls appeared in front of him.
"professor..."
Heni's voice was still so timid, as if he would eat her up without her noticing.
The rubbing sound of pages turning did not stop. Victor did not look up, as if he was just chatting casually.
"Today's class was good."
"How do you feel?"
Heni stroked her chest and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thanks to Erica, it went smoothly."
"If there is a next time, I will definitely not be so scared."
Erica, who was feeding Vega, turned around and gave Heni a look in return.
Only then did Heni remember why she came here. She was not here to ask for Victor's praise.
"Professor, why do you want me to take this class for you?"
Click.
Victor closed the book and placed the exquisite bound volume on the table. He looked at Heni and responded calmly as usual.
"I have to go out for a while and will be back in a while."
Hearing this, Heni didn't feel anything.
However, Erica, who was feeding Vega, suddenly trembled her hand and the bird food fell onto the table.
"Hey, little girl, if you want to feed me, feed me well!"
Vega protested in dissatisfaction, but unfortunately Erica definitely couldn't hear him.
She ignored Vega's chatter and pricked up her ears to listen carefully.
"So I want to test you to see if you are capable of being our class teacher."
Heni was stunned.
"Professor, are you...testing me?"
Victor hummed and gave her a faint smile in return.
Even the upward curve of the corners of the mouth is almost invisible.
"Well done. I believe you will become an excellent lecturer."
"Professor, wuu ...
As if she had received unexpected recognition, Heni finally couldn't hold back her emotions and burst into tears.
But Erica was still confused.
Huh? What? Victor is leaving? How long will it take for him to come back?
For some reason, Erica felt a little disappointed when she heard that Victor was going on a long trip.
This evening after class, she can learn a lot from Victor.
But if Victor left.
It seemed like she had no reason to come here.
Even though Victor wasn't really leaving and was just going away for a few days, she was still feeling a little down.
However, another voice sounded in my mind.
'Great, this bastard is leaving!'
"It's better to leave. If you leave, I won't be able to see you anymore. Out of sight, out of mind!"
She quickly adjusted herself and shrugged.
Even without Victor's education, she is still that genius wizard.
"That's right."
Victor turned his head and glanced at Erica.
"What problems did you bring today?"
"Hurry up and finish. I can go home after I finish teaching you."
"…"
He even remembers coming to ask questions.
As if with a 'click', a crack appeared in the psychological defense that Erica had built up with great difficulty.
She lowered her head and walked towards Victor with the questions she had prepared long ago.
But she don't know why.
she actually became a little absent-minded.
....
In the evening, Leah walked into Victor's study.
"The store has been renovated."
These days, Leah has been in the royal capital taking care of store matters.
So she hasn't returned to the territory recently, but just live here.
But she already had her room here.
Victor closed the book and wanted to talk to Leah about the price.
Leah said to him, "One thousand geo."
This price is not cheap for consumables sold in the royal capital, but it is very reasonable.
This medicine is definitely worth the price.
If you can sell fifty bottles a day, you can directly receive fifty thousand Geos.
The cost is just one tree fruit, which, although uncommon, is no more than ten Geos.
This is a win-win situation.
Victor nodded. The price was within his expectations.
No matter how expensive it is, it's not worth it, and no matter how cheap it is, it doesn't match its amazing effects.
"By the way, remember to limit the purchase to two bottles per person per day."
"Why?"
Leah was a little confused. This magic potion was already expensive. It was even a question whether anyone would buy it in the first place. And now it was limited in quantity?
Isn't he afraid that the goods will be piled up and he won't be able to sell them?
Victor explained:
"I would rather make less money in the early stage, but I want to spread the effects of this potion."
"Later, the more people know about it, the more money you can make."
Leah listened to his explanation, her beautiful eyes shining with wonder and she was amazed.
"I now feel that you are more of a businessman than I am."
It was as if she was meeting Victor for the first time in more than a decade.
She yawned, as if she had thought of something, and asked casually.
"Oh yeah, are you really going to that what...what volcano with Gwen?"
"Yeah." Victor nodded.
"All right."
Leah muttered and waved her hand.
"Don't die outside, so I don't have to spend money to collect your body."
"I'm going to bed."
After saying that, he patted his cheek, turned around and left Victor's study.
Seeing Leah leave, Vega raised his head, and the human light returned to his eyes.
"Is your sister concerned about you?"
"I thought you guys had a bad relationship."
"It's indeed not good, but it has improved in recent days." Victor knocked on the table, and a bottle of blue potion appeared in his palm and he fiddled with it.
"Why, how did you do it?" Vega wondered.
Victor put the blue potion on the table and explained.
"Because I can make money."