Chapter 89

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Ever since returning to the inn, Artemis had locked herself in her room, refusing to come out no matter how much they called.

Ew, it feels like you can imagine Lady Goddess wrapping herself up in a little blanket behind that door, trying to hide her bashful cuteness.

Of course, whether she actually does this or not, Izay doesn’t know.

Since he followed her back, Letsha and Lanti had been clinging onto him, making noise until the other girls resting in their rooms were all woken up.

Hearing about Artemis’s earlier state, they surrounded Izay like children asking for milk from their mother, demanding that he confess everything!

Under such fierce attacks, Izay could only pick some parts of the incident to calm these little girls down. The elf-run inn lobby was filled with their chatter.

The nearly elderly elf owner didn’t mind at all, looking at everyone kindly like a benevolent old grandpa.

But the other elven, beastman, and human staff weren’t as forgiving.

Seeing Izay surrounded by all those girls, they might as well have written “jealousy” on their faces.

And adventurers passing by to check on accommodations also gave him identical looks.

“Explode, normie!!!”

Izay happily received blessings from everyone.

By the time Izay shook off the girls from Artemis’s Familia and returned to Twilight Manor, it was already deep into the night.

“Hmm, haven’t I been coming home late at night recently?”

After telling the night guard something, Izay couldn’t help but think this as he stepped into the courtyard.

Had he turned into a delinquent?

No, it definitely wasn’t his fault—it’s all irresistible forces, da!

After confirming this fact in his heart, Izay started heading back to his own room.

On the way, he just happened to bump into his older brother who was out looking for midnight snacks.

“Oh wow, isn’t that Brother!? Did you finish your reflection paper!?”

Seeing Raul with dark circles under his eyes, Izay grinned widely and waved to greet him.

“Yeah, finally finished.”

Swallowing a warmed-up bun, Raul nodded expressionlessly.

“Hey, why so gloomy? Life is about smiling, about laughing through it~”

Stepping forward and patting his shoulder, Izay looked utterly gleeful.

Oh yeah, you wanna drag me down?

You deserve what’s coming to you!

“You move, I don’t want to talk to you right now. I just want peace and quiet, don’t ask me who Peace and Quiet are.”

Raul irritably swatted away Izay’s hand, feeling like crying inside.

Writing reflection papers was hard work for him. Raul had been an adventurer since childhood, even learning some management knowledge, but what did any of that have to do with writing reflection papers?

Two hundred thousand words later, he was almost ready to go into isolation.

Most importantly, it had to be handwritten!

Waah, his mindset was shattered!

He decided in his heart that next time he went to the pleasure street, he would definitely go alone secretly, never bringing Izay, the troublemaker, again.

As for blaming Izay because of this matter, it wasn’t to that extent.

At most, it was like best friends pulling pranks on each other—this time Izay successfully pranked him, while his prank on Izay failed. It stayed within the bounds of playful teasing.

“Eh~ What do you need peace and quiet for? How about we make a deal?”

After greeting each other, walking side by side up the stairs preparing to return to their respective rooms, Izay suddenly gestured to Raul, indicating for him to lean closer.

“Oh? What kind of deal?”

“Five million Valis, and we’ll pretend this never happened~”

Izay held up five fingers, his expression resembling a villain from a nearby set plotting some evil scheme.

“Huh? A mere fifty million Valis? At least one hundred million, right? I spent two days writing my reflection paper!”

“It was supposed to be one hundred million, but you tried to trick me too, so we’re even. Fifty million max, no more.”

“Hmm…”

Raul tilted his head, looking very serious as he weighed the pros and cons, then after half a second, he solemnly nodded.

“Deal!”

“OJBK!”

Thus, a py transaction in the dead of night was completed.

…

The next morning, Izay came to the Familial Group library for study as usual. Mama Riviria and little sprite Refia had already begun their morning studies.

Speaking of teaching, Riviria’s guidance was actually quite strict; calling her Spartan wouldn’t be an exaggeration.

The elven royal mama wouldn’t allow a single slip-up in such matters.

But when it came to Izay, her strictness had nowhere to take effect.

Because Izay didn’t need her to plan lessons for him—he had excellent self-study habits.

Unlike a certain little sprite who would sneak peeks at Ais practicing her swordsmanship while fetching books, only to be caught by Riviria, who personally dragged her back.

After leveling up to Level 2 and obtaining the Skill “Star of Enlightenment,” Izay’s learning efficiency improved even further.

Nowadays, aside from occasional spot checks, giving advice, and Izay occasionally coming to ask questions, Riviria basically left him to his own devices.

Unlike Izay, who grew stronger quickly even with minimal supervision, there was still much for Refia to learn.

She wasn’t yet a fully capable rear-guard Mage.

It seemed that constantly studying indoors wasn’t ideal either; Refia’s fear of powerful monsters during combat could even cause her incantations to break.

This wasn’t something simple study could change.

Therefore, today Riviria specially brought her to Izay, who was reading a book.

“Izay, could you take Refia with you when you explore the dungeon over the next period?”

Patting the little sprite’s head, Riviria discussed with Izay.

“Take Refia?”

“Hmm, to train her skills.”

Train the skill of ‘Parallel Chanting.’

Needless to say, casting ‘Magic’ requires extreme focus and accurate chanting.

The higher the output power—the longer the chant text, the more precise control the caster must exert.

Therefore, all Mages without exception stand still, focusing solely on chanting to prepare for powerful magic.

And ‘Parallel Chanting’ allows Mages to cast spells while moving or even during combat—a high-level technique.

It’s a required course for every powerful Mage.

Refia had started learning this technique under Riviria’s guidance long ago, but unfortunately, she remained stuck at the basic level.

Because Riviria judged her ‘mind and spirit immature,’ requiring her to practice meditation and inner cultivation.

Before that, she needed to overcome the fear this girl felt when facing powerful monsters.

Chanting while facing powerful monsters, unable to move for the release of magic, watching monsters break through teammates’ defenses and approach her.

That kind of pressure from confronting fear head-on isn’t something everyone can endure.

To say it clearly, Loki Familia’s designated successor of the Nine Demon Princesses as a rear-guard Mage still has a long way to go.