Chapter 21: Do You Know What the Consequences Are?

Chapter 21: Do You Know What the Consequences Are?

[Sir, I feel like… Your face seems a bit familiar?] Mr. Stuart blinked his eyes, asking somewhat uncertainly.

“No, not familiar, Mr. Stuart. I’m new here, I don’t know you.” Wu Yanzu couldn’t help but grin menacingly: “Hmph hmph hmph hmph hmph.”

[…]

As Louis spoke, he began walking in circles outside the mirror. The mirror evil spirit’s expression darkened. Like a reflection in the mirror, it followed Louis as he paced back and forth.

[You came looking for me on purpose? Do you know the Witch Queen now allows me to come out for some air at this time every day?]

The wizard outside the mirror did not reply, but the Mirror Man noticed something strange. No matter how he and the wizard outside walked around the mirror, neither could leave a certain area around the mirror.

They were both trapped here.

[Hah, an interesting magic spell, but it has no meaning. Did you think this could let you escape my shadow? I have already seen you. Wherever you run, as long as you look in a mirror, I can find you.]

[So, do you know what you just did?] The evil spirit in the mirror couldn’t help but give a sinister laugh, but if one paid attention, they would see that his little finger was trembling.

“Don’t rush, don’t rush.” Louis rubbed his hands together and pulled out a pocket watch from his sleeve, pressing on its hands. Then, the energy flow from the pocket watch temporarily stopped. “Just as I was saying, Mr. Stuart, a Möbius strip.”

[M-Möbius strip? What is th… ahem. I mean, do you know what is going to happen?] The person in the mirror laughed even more sinisterly, and his little finger trembled more violently.

[Huh? Do you know what is going to happen?]

The wizard did not answer. He was lying against the mirror, looking around with excitement as if observing a toy, even trying to climb inside. But he was forcefully pushed back out by the evil spirit.

[It doesn’t matter. I’ve already read your thoughts. Being scared is pointless, little thing. I’ll give you one chance. Leave here quickly. I used to be the Witch Queen’s Magic Mirror!]

“Magic Mirror?! I knew you weren’t ordinary!” Louis trembled with excitement, interrupting Stuart. “This is truly rare!”

“Come on, come on.” Louis checked his pocket watch, pressed it to pause, closed his eyes, and spread his hands with a worried look on his face. “Hurry up and pull me in. Time is precious. I can only play with you for eight hours today. It’s fine, I’ll be back tomorrow.”

However, after waiting for a long time, he heard no movement. Louis couldn’t help but frown, opened his eyes, and looked at the mirror. He saw the person inside frantically running around, seemingly looking for a way out.

[Darn it, I knew you were a Dark Wizard from the Hermetic Order! Do you know what you’re doing? You’re violating school rules! If you dare use me for a dark magic experiment, I will definitely report you to the Ministry of Magic!]

Seeing this scene, Louis sighed.

There were too few spells he could practice outside the mirror.

Without wasting any more words, he raised his wand and began swishing it towards the Magic Mirror time and again.

“Evil Spirit Banishing Charm, Evil Spirit Banishing Charm, Evil Spirit Banishing Charm…”

The Mirror Man was momentarily stunned, not expecting this particular spell. He almost laughed out loud.

What Dark Wizard?

He doesn’t even know what spells Calamity Evil Spirits are afraid of!

The Mirror Man’s face twisted into a snarl. This wasn’t time for helping with academy assessments anymore. It wasn’t easy to get a wizard to come play with him.

A soul chain suddenly shot out from the Mirror Man’s hand, aiming at the collarbone of the person outside the mirror. But what happened next made Mr. Stuart’s jaw drop.

The wizard casually swatted it away as if swatting a fly, and the soul chain was batted aside!

This chain wasn’t any ordinary magic. It couldn’t be blocked by just a Protective Charm. When it flew, it weighed a thousand pounds. Even a massive ogre would have its soul pierced and wail in agony.

But this wizard not only had a terrifying strength greater than that of an ogre lord, but the arm he swung also possessed dreadful mana.

The wizard’s incantations didn’t stop at all. After knocking away the chain, he pointed his wand at Mr. Warden. Then, to Stuart’s astonishment, he saw countless Incantation Texts suddenly appear all over his own body, followed by an uncontrollable fear spreading from his heart.

This wasn’t the Demon-Banishing Charm, nor was it the Evil Spirit Banishing Charm. It was something he had never seen before.

This thing was far more terrifying than those two spells.

[Wh-What is this…]

“The Demon-Subduing Spell, sir. It’s called the Demon-Subduing Spell.” Louis stroked his chin and muttered to himself. “Indeed, I always felt the structure of the Demon-Banishing Charm and the Evil Spirit Banishing Charm had some issues. They aren’t actually incomplete; they were originally one spell.”

By now, the evil spirit in the mirror had fallen into a confused state, its body running around uncontrollably.

But this time, it couldn’t run out of the room inside the mirror like before. It could only circle around the mirror.

Louis saw a Narration appear above his head.

[Evil Spirit Banishing Charm comprehension +1]

[Demon-Banishing Charm comprehension +1]

[Your understanding of the ‘Forbidden. Demon-Subduing Spell’ has deepened, but it seems more experiments are needed…]

[Mr. Stuart is in a state of confusion: 9, 8, 7…]

Exactly! He had always suspected the Demon-Banishing Charm and the Evil Spirit Banishing Charm were related, even possibly being a single Magic.

The spell he recited today was a modified version of that spell. When cast, there was no dazzling white phoenix; instead, dense Incantation Text appeared directly on the target.

Louis raised his wand again. After casting a few times, Louis found that both the Evil Spirit Banishing Charm and the Demon-Banishing Charm comprehension were increasing. But during the casting, he had to ensure the little lightning bolts hit the target. The success rate was only one-third, and the effect was average.

After some thought, Louis picked up his wand and got back to work. Occasionally, when he felt his Mana getting low, he would press the pocket watch. The combined effect of 200% Mana recovery and Energy Infusion was astonishing.

Spell after spell flew continuously into the mirror. Although the hit rate was low at first, the relentless barrage of spells gave the person in the mirror not a single chance to regain clarity. It made the Mirror Man run around inside the mirror like a wind-up robot.

Slowly, Louis gained more insights into this new Magic Spell. While thinking, he continuously altered the incantation. Gradually, this spell became increasingly different.

But the evil spirit in the mirror also seemed quite unusual. After being hit by so many spells, its body showed no signs of dispersing.

This gave Louis the chance to get familiar with this new spell, to avoid harming this precious test subject.

After some time, the spell was finally modified and perfected completely. Therefore, the Incantation Texts on the evil spirit’s body spread rapidly like a terrible contagion, similar to the curse Orochimaru placed on Sasuke, gradually covering the evil spirit’s entire form.

Right then, there was a crack sound. The wand shattered.

The person in the mirror slowly regained his senses. The wizard outside the mirror was staring blankly at the broken wand in his hand. Then, he actually closed his eyes.

‘A self-created spell, and it’s Level 10 right off the bat?’ Louis scratched his chin, feeling a bit disappointed. ‘Not 999? It seems I need to work harder. This indicates my level and knowledge are still far from enough.’

[Foolish wizard! How dare you play with me like this!] The evil spirit suddenly lunged over viciously, wanting to make this wizard pay a heavy price.

At that moment, the wizard suddenly lifted his head and opened his eyes. Those eyes seemed to possess endless magic, causing the evil spirit’s whole body to freeze.

Then, a series of terrifying whispers echoed through the hall. The evil spirit trembled all over, nearly kneeling on the spot.

For a moment, he felt the person before him was like his master. He couldn’t muster a single thought of resistance, as if that wizard had forcibly signed a slave contract with him.

[This… What kind of Magic is this?] Stuart felt this magic was different from the one he was just hit with as well. [Just who are you…?]

“Just a new professor.” Louis shook his slightly sore arm and glanced at the Narration record.

[You have repaired and improved upon the ‘Forbidden. Demon-Subduing Spell Lv10’ left to Holy Oak Academy by ‘Anthony’ in the past.]

“Alright, let’s continue.” Louis pulled open his robe and took out a new wand, planning to practice another spell.

At that moment, looking at the robe the wizard had pulled open, the evil spirit showed a look of despair. There was an entire row of wands stuck in his belt!

The evil spirit plopped down onto its knees.

[Sir! Sir! We’re colleagues working together… Whatever you want to know, I’ll tell you!]

“I don’t want to know.”

[No! You do want to know!]