Chapter 257

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Chapter 257: The False Villain and the True Fire Sorcerer

“Oh, I came with excitement, but I leave feeling disappointed.”

Angela leaned on the railing, and the sea wind occasionally lifted a corner of her veil, yet you could still see her true face underneath.

Rin glanced at her and thought that this foolish person was going home with her head down; it was all her own doing.

Any normal person, coming back with tens of thousands of gold, wouldn’t look like this.

Casually shifting his gaze away, Rin looked at the card that waste hero had just placed on the table, smiled proudly, and drew a card to play it down.

“Dragon of Annihilation, clear all trap cards, defense cards, and creature cards from the field! Waste hero, you’re done for!”

They set up a table on the deck to play cards.

Emilia tilted her head and promptly gave up, tossing her pile of cards aside.

“Wait, I haven’t attacked your main base yet, why give up so quickly!”

Rin suddenly felt bored and muttered a few words.

“You are a hero! A hero must have a spirit of never giving up, what if you draw the Dragon Slayer!”

“Seeing trouble ahead… just run away, the green mountains remain…”

Waste hero thought for a long time but couldn’t remember what came after that saying, so she just meowed twice instead.

“What an idiot.”

Rin mumbled to himself, gathered the cards into a stack, and asked, “Are we still playing?”

“No.”

With just a single word, the waste hero lazily lay down, resting her chin on the table, her eyes squinted into two horizontal lines.

Today she didn’t have much energy.

If Rin was able to change Miss Hero like this, he must have some special talent.

Glancing at the lazy cat, Rin took out a book. “Alright, the fun is over, we can start studying now. I can help you catch up.”

Emilia shivered slightly and turned her head down onto her arm; “Another day.”

“Come on, how long have you been putting it off? If you don’t pass the next test, you’ll not only embarrass Hero, but you’ll also make me look bad.”

“Sleepy cat~ tsundere, last night the test took too long.”

Rin suddenly became restless, nervously looking at Angela before leaning closer to Emilia and pinching her face.

“Silly, stop saying all that nonsense. Starting today, you will study seriously with me.”

“But, the goddess guides me, telling me…”

“It’s the goddess… It doesn’t matter if the adult comes personally!”

Saying this, Rin neatly opened the book and pushed waste hero’s pen and notebook in front of her.

“Before leaving school, do you remember how much you learned?”

Emilia stared blankly at her notebook, feeling frozen.

After thinking for a moment, if she couldn’t avoid it, then why not…

She swiftly jumped from one side of the table to the other, right in front of Rin, moving so quickly that only a shadow remained. Taking advantage of Rin’s moment of surprise, she sat on his lap.

Rin instinctively wrapped his arms around Emilia’s waist, and when he realized what happened, a sweat drop appeared on his forehead as he playfully tapped her head.

“Don’t try that with me!”

“I want to learn.”

“…”

Rin said in a harsh voice, “Am I in debt to you?”

“Meow~”

Emilia tried to please him and gave his earlobe a kiss.

This was one of Rin’s weak spots, and it always worked, so she could proceed without worry.

As expected, Rin suddenly trembled slightly, and his ears began to flush red, his attitude softening.

“Silly cat, if you’re going to sit, just sit quietly and don’t bite everything around.”

After his powerless warning, Rin let her sit there, treating it as if a fat cat was lying on his lap.

Angela, who accidentally saw their interaction, couldn’t help but exclaim in envy, “…how disgusting.”

Originally, I wanted to enjoy the view of the sea meeting the sky in the distance, but clearly, a group of very attractive young couples interacting is even more captivating than the sea view I’ve grown tired of.

Angela couldn’t help but stare at the two of them from time to time, her jealousy and anger swelling uncontrollably inside her.

Finally, after seeing Rin and Emilia share a kiss, even though it looked very pleasant, she pretended to be disgusted.

So annoying! That smug expression from someone who is full and doesn’t know what it’s like to be hungry is just too irritating.

So, Angela clicked her heels and walked up to the two of them, forcefully interrupting their shameless display of affection in public.

“Just right, during this time I need to act as your teacher and take on the responsibility of guiding you, while also adding a hero.”

“？？”

Rin looked a bit confused, “Right now?”

“If not now, then when? We don’t have much time, you two sit down right this second!”

For learning, Rin took it very seriously. He gently patted the waste hero’s bottom, and Emilia obediently stood up, moved her chair beside Rin, and sat down.

Angela sighed with relief, feeling much better.

Sure enough, I can’t stand those two; I wish they would stick together all the time, looking so sickeningly sweet.

But, what should I say?

She thought for a moment, tapped the table with her pipe, and said, “You little rascal, I remember the letter said you are a mage, and we are in the same department?”

Rin nodded, resting his hands on his knees, sitting up very straight. Although there was still pride in his expression, he looked much more pleasant when he was serious than before.

“What level are you?”

“Level 14. I can feel the magic is full, but now I just need experience.”

“Not bad.”

Angela looked at the waste hero again. After hearing that it only had level 15, she seemed a bit disappointed.

“As a hero, you have magic training and experience boosts. How can you only be level 15?”

“This fool is too lazy. If I hadn’t kept pushing, they might not even reach level 15.”

“Heroes cannot be lazy. It seems that leveling up should come first. After that, I will help you level up within a week, aiming for around level 16 or 17, so entering the trials will be much easier.”

Rin couldn’t help but say, “Can we really level up two or three levels in just one week?”

He felt confident since he had gained so much magic power from the Demon King, making his Magic Ring grow a lot. If he had enough experience, leveling up three levels wouldn’t be a problem.

But that was just a lucky accident. Normally, to level up, you have to work hard fighting monsters. Even for one level, it would take about a week to half a month.

Angela said calmly, “I have special methods. For others, it might only be one or two levels, but your magic is overflowing and leveling up shouldn’t be a problem.

A hero can improve quickly through real battles, even faster than you think. Extreme pressure can lead to significant improvements. Of course, my special training works best for lower levels.”

“I see now…”

Rin stroked his chin and said proudly, “I can do it easily!”

“Well, having confidence is good, but I’m worried you might come crying to me later, begging for mercy. I hope I don’t see that embarrassing sight.”

With a sarcastic tone, Angela looked into Rin’s current magic situation and his understanding of fire magic.

Rin explained his main fire skills and his understanding of elemental sensing.

“Your magic knowledge is solid, and you can start to step into the world of elemental sensing. At your age, that’s pretty good.”

Angela unusually praised him, but saw Rin frowning, looking hesitant.

“Just say what’s on your mind, don’t be so wishy-washy.”

After thinking for a moment, Rin said, “Also, I already have my secret technique.”

“So early?” Angela was suddenly shocked, and her eyes changed as she looked at Rin.

“Yes, I learned it automatically, maybe it comes from my bloodline. I have Phoenix blood in me.”

Angela’s eyes lit up, she slapped the table, and her expression completely changed.

“Wow! It’s Phoenix! I didn’t expect you, little brat, to be a treasure. Phoenix blood is known to be top-tier in fire power. Although it has gradually weakened since over five hundred years ago, the fact that you can learn a skill that normally takes someone at least three or four levels above you to master shows your bloodline is very strong. The future looks bright.”

A witch who usually talks to me with such disdain can actually praise someone like this?

Rin felt strange in his heart and couldn’t help but say, “Even if you say that, the debt can’t be avoided.”

Angela instantly exploded with anger and struck his head with her hand, “Do I really have such low value?”

Rubbing his head, Rin continued, “I’ve awakened, but I’ve only tried it in practice; I haven’t used it in a real fight, so I’m not sure about its power.”

“That’s simple; you’ll have a chance soon. So, hero, how skilled are you?”

Emilia spoke a few words and then became very tired. Rin took over her words and repeated Emilia’s fighting skills.

Although he didn’t know how many passive talents the hero had, he was clear about the active fighting skills.

“Oh right, there’s a low-level ultimate skill. I remember it’s called… Listening to the Wind, but it needs several prerequisite skills. I’ve only seen it once,” Rin added at the end.

“It’s okay, I’ll understand once you set them aside. Hmm, wind hero… is quite rare.”

Hero skills are very special. Wind-type skills are applied directly to sword skills, completely different from magic. If you must categorize them, they are quite similar to Spellsword Masters.

“I know enough about you two. I’m not very familiar with wind-type; only experience can teach the hero. That troublesome little guy…”

Angela smirked and said with a mischievous grin, “My main magic is fire, and you’ll feel it later.”

“I wasn’t scared into growing up,” Rin rolled his eyes.

“And one more thing, your understanding of the fire element doesn’t match your amazing talent at all.”

Rin was taken aback, “What does that mean?”

“It’s very simple, you create a fireball and throw it into the sea.”

Rin looked confused; a basic fireball thrown into the sea would surely disappear. What did this mean?

“Fireball.”

He didn’t take out the Magic Book but instead directly released a fireball, throwing it into the sea, just as expected.

Angela opened her palm, and a small flame appeared above her hand, instantly transforming into a fireball.

The fireball was exactly like Rin’s, but it felt noticeably warmer.

Rin was not surprised that she did not chant aloud; at a certain level, such basic spells could be silently thought, appearing to be cast without words.

What truly surprised her was that the fireball did not extinguish when it entered the sea; it continued to burn and evaporate steam.

It wasn’t until the ship had sailed for a long time that Angela finally put out the fireball.

The ability to control spells that have already been released is indeed a skill of a high-level mage.

But why does the fireball not go out even when it is submerged in water?

They are clearly both low-level spells.

Seeing Rin deep in thought, Angela chuckled, “This shows the difference in our understanding of the elements, you little rascal. You have a lot to learn. You can’t learn about the essence of elements from books.”

Rin cleared his throat and became more serious, “Thank you for your guidance, Teacher Angela.”

“Ugh!”

Angela immediately turned her head and pretended to gag, “Don’t have that attitude, I’m not used to it. Sit back down; now I will tell you my understanding of the elements and see how much you can grasp.”

The unexpected first lesson began on that ship at sea.

Until evening, when the southern reef of Xingzhi Islands was clearly very close, the lesson finally ended.

Rin looked at his notes with lingering thoughts, unable to calm down for a long time.

The Xingzhi Witch specializes in fire magic, and at that time, few could match her understanding of it.

Suyu is also skilled in all magical elements, but she truly hadn’t realized this point that Rin was missing.

Compared to continuously fine-tuning one element, the Demon King is better at flexible and varied magical combinations.

Understanding elements is not a philosophical concept; its focus is on the Spell Pattern used when casting spells.

A Spell Pattern is a framework created in the mind to gather elements after shaping a spell.

Most people believe that Spell Patterns, formed by spell structures, are fixed and cannot be controlled by themselves; they only change with the alteration of the spell.

But as magic has developed until now, widely used spell structures have already been perfected to the highest degree; any changes would result in different magic.

The Xingzhi Witch wanted to teach him how to control and adjust the Spell Pattern himself, changing the composition of magic elements.

For example, the fireball before wasn’t put out because the witch’s magic was too strong.

Rather, the density of the fire element had already reached its peak, and other elements could not interfere or disperse it unless they achieved the same density.

Basically, it’s like trying to explain a magical thing using scientific methods; it can be quite challenging.

In short, the key is to control it by hand without letting it automatically skip the operation steps.

This requires constant observation of how elements change when they are integrated into the Spell Pattern, adjusting the direction of the elements and compressing their density during this time to indirectly influence the Spell Pattern.

It was a highly difficult goal that filled Rin with excitement.

Compared to Rin, the waste hero only listened for less than two minutes before falling completely asleep, and after that, he didn’t hear a single word.

Heroes don’t need such unnecessary methods.

“Ah, we are almost there.”

Angela reminded Rin to wake up Emilia, who was sleeping soundly on the table.

Waste hero rubbed her eyes, leaned against Rin’s body, and looked at the island in the distance. Suddenly,s he straightened up, and her gaze did not move away.

Her expressionless face showed a deeper seriousness, and nothing else.

But Rin could still understand the meaning behind it.

Feeling shy when close to home.