Chapter 68

Chapter 69: Riviria in a Bind~

After making her decision, Riviria walked to another corner of the library to avoid disturbing Refia’s studies with their upcoming conversation.

Izay naturally followed in her footsteps, temporarily leaving Refia on the sidelines.

As they passed through areas permeated with the scent of books and ink, Riviria softly initiated her inquiry:

“Izay, it seems you’ve already gotten some ideas about developing your own magic, as if you’ve decided on your future direction. I won’t try to persuade you to change, but could you share your thoughts with me? It would help me plan your study content.”

Though Riviria wasn’t one of those formally certified teaching experts,

she understood the concept of teaching according to individual aptitude. She couldn’t force her own ideas onto Izay recklessly.

That would be irresponsible to both herself and Izay.

Learning is actually a process of mutual improvement; some students’ insights might even surpass their teacher’s. Humility is key.

“Of course,” Izay nodded in response, beginning to recount some of his ideas.

Mainly focusing on developing Stellar Magic’s astrology, constellations, star charts, etc…

At higher levels, besides throwing stars at people, one could also develop abilities like gravity and weight manipulation, after all, these are all things associated with the stars.

Moreover, stellar power has healing effects. Star goddesses heal like pros.

Perhaps healing magic can be developed too, which would require learning from healers.

In Earth Magic, he’d already mastered the ‘Waste Maker’ and ‘Celestial Movement of All Things.’

Next, he had to fully develop ‘Mountain-Sea Transformation,’ ‘Wasteland Rising Star,’ and ‘Radiant as the Sun.’

He’d max them all out!

In the future, every move would involve terrain transformation. Which monster could withstand that?

Anyway, the deeper you go into the dungeon, the larger the space becomes, so there’s no need to worry about any restrictions on spell casting.

You see, the dungeon has a pyramid-shaped structure that gradually increases in size as you descend. The deeper you go, the more massive the space becomes.

The area of just the fortieth floor is enough to rival the entire city of Orario.

Below the fortieth floor, each layer exceeds the size of Orario.

So, what’s stopping him from unleashing wide-range AOE spells?

Coming to the wooden seats in another corner of the library, Riviria fell into deep thought after listening to Izay’s ideas.

It must be said, Izay’s plans for his future were detailed beyond what one would expect from a sixteen-year-old young man.

Almost every aspect had been considered.

There was defense, control, wide-area annihilation magic, powerful attack magic, sustainable skills without worrying, and he even planned to learn healing magic.

What was there to improve upon here?

If things went smoothly, Izay would undoubtedly become a perfect six-sided warrior in the future.

As a teacher, all she could do to help Izay was to impart more knowledge, making it easier for Izay to develop his magic.

Having such a student who didn’t need constant supervision was certainly nice.

But thinking about Izay’s future, she somehow felt a strange sense of failure?

After a while, Riviria shook her head, dismissing those thoughts, refocusing her attention.

Regarding Izay’s magical studies, she remembered an old book she had exchanged with Loki long ago.

“Regarding your goals and development direction, Izay, I don’t have much advice, but there’s something that might be helpful to you. Follow me.”

Riviria led Izay to a bookshelf near the wall.

It wasn’t just a single shelf, but a huge bookcase covering most of the wall.

“It should be here… Izay, help me find a book with a golden olive tree imprint on its cover.”

Because it had been so long, Riviria wasn’t sure if her memory of its location was accurate, so she called on Izay to help.

“What’s so special about that book, Teacher Riviria?” Izay couldn’t help but ask curiously.

“You’ll know once we find it.”

“…Alright~”

The whole bookcase leaned against the wall. Izay and Riviria divided the work, each scanning half of the bookcase, their eyes swiftly gliding over the rows of books.

A few minutes later, Izay had roughly checked half of the bookcase without finding a book with a golden olive tree imprint.

On the other side, Riviria stopped at a corner of the bookcase, tilting her head back.

‘This height… who put it up there??’

The elven royalty looked upward, toward the book she wanted, slightly twitching her eyes.

She faintly remembered placing this book at a height where she could easily reach it with her hand…

Who moved it so high up??

This height, even with her tall figure, was still a bit too far to reach unless using a staff.

But she didn’t have her staff with her now, after all, who brings a staff when reading or teaching?

“…”

Riviria fell silent, her expression somewhat complicated.

Should she… stand on a stool to get it?

Asking for help from a student felt embarrassing…

But standing on a stool due to insufficient height to get a book was also quite embarrassing…

For a moment, the elven royalty was caught between two difficult choices.

“Teacher Riviria, I didn’t find any books with a golden olive tree imprint… What about you?”

Just as if responding to her mood, Izay approached from the side.

” Izay.”

“Yes?”

“Go get that book! The one above me.”

With her hand on her forehead, Riviria pointed slightly with her index finger. In the direction she indicated, the book she sought was right there.

Izay couldn’t help but suppress a smile at this sight, obediently tiptoeing and reaching to grab the book.

“Analysis of the Stars, with a golden olive tree imprint, is this the book you’re looking for, Teacher?”

Izay flipped through the cover, confirming it was the book Riviria was searching for.

“Hmm, check the author?”

“The author is… Goddess Astraea!? ”

Izay quickly opened the book to check the author and was instantly surprised.

Instantly, his gaze towards this book changed.

This was the star study work of the Star Goddess!

Astraea, the goddess of justice and order, and also the goddess of the stars, one of the few pure virgin goddesses in Greek mythology.

Not to mention anything else, just being the goddess of the stars was enough to catch Izay’s attention.

And she was Ryu’s main deity…

“Lady Astraea once lived in this city too, but…”

Riviria shook her head halfway through speaking, not continuing, instead changing the topic.

“This book was initially exchanged with Lady Astraea by me and Loki. It’s a collector’s item that hasn’t been taken out for many years, but it should help you greatly now. Izay, read it thoroughly, and feel free to ask me if you have any questions.”

“Understood!”