Chapter 761: The Dimensional Strike from the Extraordinary Mentor
“Ah? You are…”
Suddenly being hugged by a figure, and hearing a voice that felt somewhat unfamiliar yet familiar, I really couldn’t connect this person to anyone I knew.
However, just from this voice and the tone of speech, I could be sure… this person joking with me must be an Extraordinary Witch!
“Looks like you really have forgotten, huh? Don’t you remember Sister Chris?” As this witch, who introduced herself as Chris, spoke with a somewhat disappointed tone, she also released her embrace.
“Ah? Sister Chris?” Hearing that name, a somewhat distant memory surfaced.
Although it was relatively “distant,” it was actually just over a semester ago, during that time when I first became well-known, this Sister Chris had already gotten to know me.
I turned to look at her, and was met with two mischievous hands pinching my cheeks.
“Oh, it seems you still remember~” Chris said with a smile.
Chris was one of the less busy witches in the extraordinary witch mentor group when I first became famous.
Back then, she was the one who made me realize that all witches like to be called “Sister.” She’s the type to be friendly right off the bat, always pinching my cheeks whenever she sees me…
“Sister Chris is actually here in the arena?” After being pinched, I curiously asked.
I genuinely didn’t expect that a competition among students would attract witch mentors to watch.
However, thinking about it, considering she was one of the leisure-loving witches from the Witch Academy, it didn’t seem too strange after all.
“Of course! Even Extraordinary Witches sometimes come to the arena to watch. However, many Extraordinary Witches, due to their pride, wouldn’t appear in public places, but I’m different~”
“Different? So Sister Chris is here openly, right?”
“Why do you make it sound like I don’t have any pride? I actually come to the arena very rarely, and I’m only here this time because of a coincidence.” Chris laughed as she sat down, completely disregarding her identity as a mentor.
“Coincidence?”
“Yes, Xiao Han, are you curious? If you guess why I’m here correctly, I’ll take you to see a good show~”
“How am I supposed to guess?” I looked at Chris’s eager smile, suddenly feeling a bit overwhelmed.
But I calmed down to think.
Chris coming to the arena definitely wasn’t without reason, and if she had some business to attend to, she didn’t need to show up here. She could approach me silently while blocking my perception, which probably meant it had something to do with me, otherwise… she couldn’t just come here just to pinch my cheeks, right?
But soon, a hint flashed through my mind because my Knowledge Shadow instinctively retrieved Chris’s keywords from the Great Knowledge Tree.
When tracing it back, I found the information came from shared data regarding Tan Han’s identification skills.
“Wait… Sister Chris, you… uh… your assistant isn’t the one on the arena, right?”
“Wow, you found that such an absurd connection? Did you cheat using the Great Knowledge Tree?” Chris exclaimed, her tone indeed confirming my earlier conclusion.
“Sister Chris never said I couldn’t use other means to get hints, right?” I replied with a grin, trying to argue back.
“Alright, alright~ You guessed it right, oh dear~ My little assistant ran off to challenge a lower-grade student without telling me, so as her mentor, I obviously had to come see the excitement… Ah no, I meant to supervise her. Usually, she doesn’t do any serious work and comes here to bully the little sisters. She’s really forgotten all the advice I’ve given her.”
“Ah, this…”
Regarding Chris’s motives, I felt somewhat speechless, but I really hadn’t expected that this duel involving Tan Han would attract a mentor’s appearance.
“Oh dear~ Look at my useless little assistant, being a teaching assistant like us…” Chris said, her gaze shifting between me and the arena, “Why is there such a big gap?”
“Uh… don’t look at me, I’m not too clear on that either…”
“Okay, no more joking~ Although that little Aipuli didn’t perform as I had hoped, she is usually quite useful. It’s just a pity… in the end, she chose her family, huh?”
“So… she couldn’t overcome the Earth Vein Shackles?” I asked tentatively.
“That’s about right~ Since she has chosen this outcome, she must face the consequences of her choices, which is why I’m here.” Chris said, her tone losing the lightheartedness from before.
While there aren’t any specific rules about when teaching assistants must accomplish certain tasks, since the assistant’s choices are highly subjective, once you fail to meet the mentor’s expectations, the final outcome also leaves no room for negotiation.
“It seems I need to find a new assistant now, Xiao Han~ Do you have any recommendations?”
“Me? I don’t know many people…”
“That’s true, since you’re so busy, you really can’t help me find a new little assistant. What a pity~” Chris sighed, then shifted the topic elsewhere, “Xiao Han, do you think I should go down now and take my little assistant away directly, or wait until this match is over? After all, it’s really not nice for a teaching assistant to bully a lower-grade student. To be honest, I find it shameful that she can do such a thing.”
“Hmm… let’s wait until after the match.”
“I think waiting until after the match is better too. The audience here is so passionate; it wouldn’t be good to disrupt their enthusiasm. That other one in the arena is Tan Han, right?”
“Yes.”
“The magic wand she has is quite interesting.”
“The wand in Tan Han’s hand is called the Absolute Cold Wand, made from a fragment of [Extraordinary Knowledge]. Speaking of, Sister Chris, do you know any insider information about this?” I asked.
“Ah? You’re asking me about this? Do I look like someone who would know?”
“Alright, I was just trying my luck with that question. After all, many students have broken their heads and exhausted every means to acquire this piece of [Extraordinary Knowledge].”
“Is that so? That’s quite interesting.”
As the topic reached here, I didn’t continue further.
Since Chris didn’t explicitly say anything, whether she knew any inside information or not, she ultimately wouldn’t disclose it, especially since I wasn’t the only one present.
However, I had to say that Chris’s arrival indeed shattered some of my expectations, particularly the relationship between her and that assistant, which would make many future developments quite dramatic.
Originally, I planned to help Tan Han a bit after the match ended. If she won, many troubles could be avoided.
I could use my position as a teaching assistant to ask Tan Han to cooperate with me for an experiment. Although this was not compulsory, as long as there was a condition that Tan Han couldn’t refuse, I could forcibly take her out of those people’s line of sight.
This would effectively shift Tan Han’s troubles onto me, and I was betting those people wouldn’t dare come after me.
If Tan Han failed in this challenge, then those people would take the opportunity to execute their next plan against Tan Han, whether it was to design a way to steal the Absolute Cold Wand or to target Tan Han in a struggle for fortune. That would also be the time for me to step in.
They could engage in the struggle for fortune openly, but trying to seize the Absolute Cold Wand wasn’t a matter that could simply be justified by saying “you don’t have the power to wield this weapon.”
If they truly held such thoughts, it would make things simpler. Then I could use their own reasoning against them to justifiably claim everything they had.
Unfortunately, those individuals should have some sense, and they certainly knew I was there. If they truly attempted such a thing, they would have to be out of their minds.
So if Tan Han ultimately failed, I could still protect her and her Absolute Cold Wand and reasonably extract her from this predicament, preventing them from taking any further action. However, many things would still be irretrievable for Tan Han after a loss.
Even if she were fighting against a teaching assistant, there would be no leeway.
But it was fine; when I decided to help Tan Han, I already had a series of arrangements in mind.
The reason for taking Tan Han away was not fabricated out of thin air; it was based on a real experiment regarding the Self-Generated Magic topic.
Even if Tan Han concluded with a loss, when she returned with her Self-Generated Magic stance, she still would have a chance to win back everything.
This experiment ultimately needed to be promoted. Relying solely on myself or Yi Rui wouldn’t be effective.
Initially, I had planned for Millien to choose some representative students from my supporting team to give it a try.
However, I was quite concerned about the quality of the support team, and the main issue was that I wasn’t familiar with them. Therefore, the idea of promoting Self-Generated Magic was still in its budding stage.
And Millien herself wasn’t really suitable as the main promoter either. At least not compared to Tan Han; she wasn’t fit for it.
At least in the beginning, no one in the supporting team was suitable.
So… what about Tan Han?
As a second-year student in her lower grades, she had reached the level of battling against an opponent at the teaching assistant level with the Absolute Cold Wand.
If she were to promote Self-Generated Magic, she would naturally be a living advertisement, also giving her the chance to shed the title of “the one with the Absolute Cold Wand.”
Moreover… I glanced around. Although Tan Han’s support team had disbanded due to a setback, there were still plenty of people genuinely supporting Tan Han.
Even though the self-generated magic physique talent sounds powerful, without concrete examples, many people had no concept of it.
While I was an example, I didn’t want to promote it based solely on myself, as that would lead to unnecessary misunderstandings.
I believe that if Tan Han possessed Self-Generated Magic, had a Magic Source with a limit far exceeding ten thousand, along with the powerful affinity conferred by her physique talent, even without the Excessive Consumption Spellbook, she would still bridge the gap.
Of course, the Self-Generated Magic physique talent mainly refers to the removal of the ten-thousand-limit on the Magic Source and the ability to learn and use Magic Source condensation techniques.
This means she can become stronger on her own.
At least at this stage, this is the greatest advantage of Self-Generated Magic, and the most intuitive one. Moreover, as the amount of Magic Source increases, the recovery effect of the magic becomes increasingly formidable.
Not having to worry about draining blue resources for spells represents the purest form of combat superiority!
And now… Sister Chris’s appearance indeed added many extra variables to this final situation.
Of course, no matter how things turn out in the end, the appearance of Sister Chris, and the interaction I just had with her, seemed to point toward a development favorable to me.
And indeed, that was the case.
In one section of the arena, students who were constantly paying attention to my section of the stands were almost in disbelief.
This unlimited duel between Tan Han and the teaching assistant named Aipuli was being monitored by several clubs and groups within the academy, and the reason they were focusing on Tan Han was naturally that she was the first to rise in this “Struggle for Fortune.”
Plus, she currently possessed the Absolute Cold Wand, making for a great spectacle. No one likes to see a rising genius; they only like to see geniuses falter.
Whether Tan Han won or lost, she would create a wave of heat on the academy’s networks, but the end result would ultimately serve to suppress Tan Han.
If she lost, she would be stepped on, and if she succeeded, she would be praised, then when she finally failed, the higher she was lifted, the harder she would fall.
Why are so many people cheering for Tan Han in the arena now?
Aside from those who genuinely support her, many are there due to the impact of Tan Han actively challenging that teaching assistant, thriving on her victories.
At this moment, Tan Han is in a heightened state. If she fails, she will suffer backlash from her earlier victories.
Originally, this was the plan of those people, and such tactics were familiar to her.
So now they were all waiting for the results, whether victory or defeat, Tan Han had no room for error.
In fact, many were skeptical about Tan Han’s chances in this battle, considering she was up against the teaching assistant named Aipuli.
If the previous assistant was only encouraged to target Tan Han, much like Liliana was sent to provoke that “Yang Yuelan” assistant.
Then this second match was a meticulously crafted setup.
Aipuli’s strength was beyond doubt; as a seasoned assistant, she wasn’t one of those fools who were easily urged to throw themselves away, not to mention her willingness to make a move was for her family, as a last act of devotion.
Her time as an assistant was nearing its end, which was the main reason she agreed to lower her status to target Tan Han, as she had nothing to worry about anymore.
The story was indeed meant to unfold this way, and many did not see Tan Han winning until that assistant named “Yang Yuelan” appeared in the arena.
Her appearance suddenly put many on high alert!
So those who initially came to observe the situation found themselves reporting this situation and took on an additional mission, which was to keep an eye on the movements of this “Yang Yuelan” assistant.
And after calming down a bit, many realized they had perhaps overreacted.
Even if this legendary Little Witch assistant had a mighty reputation, what could she accomplish alone?
They were targeting Tan Han, not her. Even if this teaching assistant wanted to help, how could she assist?
Make a ruckus in the arena?
That would be pointless!
But before they could let their guard down, they received another piece of bad news!
This “Yang Yuelan” assistant actually brought along the mentor following Aipuli!
They weren’t aware of why Mentor Chris had come here, but no matter the reason, the fact was she was here.
And she was conversing and laughing with that “Yang Yuelan” assistant…
This overwhelming feeling of intimidation seemed to mock their incompetence, no matter how they laid their plans and schemed, such a dimensional strike rendered all their efforts meaningless!
