Chapter 8: I Will Teach You Again

Chapter 8: I Will Teach You Again

“Weren’t you planning to use this?” Louis looked a little confused.

Helen looked at the Mirror on the stage and shook her head hopelessly: “It’s the same for anyone who uses it now… Don’t worry, I won’t embarrass myself too much.”

Others might not recognize the figure in the Mirror, but Ocris and Helen had recognized who that ‘person’ in the Mirror was—it was the Warden of the Dark Domain’s Black Prison, Sir Stuart!

He was once the former Witch Queen’s ‘Mirror Demon’!

He was Ocris and Helen’s guardian…

Helen knew how terrifying Sir Stuart could be…

Now this traitor had turned sides. Today was probably Sir Stuart presenting his pledge of loyalty to Her Majesty the Witch Queen.

Louis took the slip of paper without another word.

Helen and Tyrus had already lost.

These Calamity Evil Spirits sealed inside Mirrors, no matter how powerful, were like they had been castrated. When dealing with them, as long as you closed off your own mind, the evil spirit was like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered. You could handle it however you wanted.

But the key was that they were both scared. Fighting a Calamity Evil Spirit with fear, even if you were a master of Magic Spells, even if you knew the Demon-Banishing Charm, meant certain defeat.

The Ministry of Magic really had found a somewhat interesting evil spirit—probably a Nightmare type.

Now the lambs waiting to be slaughtered had become Tyrus and Helen. As they faced the Calamity Evil Spirit, the Mirror Man would grow stronger and more flawless.

And once the Calamity Evil Spirit consumed enough negative emotions from its opponent, all the opponent’s Magic Spells would become useless against it. Every spell cast at the Calamity Evil Spirit would be equivalent to casting it on the caster themselves.

Under such conditions, if the Calamity Evil Spirit wasn’t dealt with quickly, the seed in one’s heart would grow over time, gradually bringing them under the control of the Calamity Evil Spirit.

So no matter how well the examinee performed, they would end up making a fool of themselves in the end.

As for Tyrus… his performance was even worse than Helen’s. He seemed to still not have recognized what that thing was, thinking it was just an ordinary ‘Mirror Man’.

And this fool also seemed to care too much about the audience’s gaze. After realizing a few of his moves hadn’t defeated his opponent, sweat had already beaded on his forehead.

Now, Tyrus seemed to have switched to a few striking-type Magic Spells, as if trying to shatter the Mirror. After hitting the Mirror, cracks indeed appeared, but they quickly healed. However, Tyrus seemed to suffer a heavy blow the moment the Mirror surface cracked, as if those spells had hit him instead.

But the examiners and observers all looked very tense, because Tyrus appeared calm and confident. This made many break out in a cold sweat secretly. If anything went wrong today, the Witch Queen would surely blame them.

Tyrus already had a long-standing reputation. No one knew how this exam would end until it was over.

But what no one knew was that Tyrus’s little finger was trembling now.

He realized he couldn’t handle this thing.

Sticking it out this long was completely to earn a few points.

Right then, another spell misfired, reflecting off the Mirror onto the audience below, almost hitting someone.

There was an uproar from below, but Tyrus said with a composed expression, “Just some minor experimentation, no need to worry. I’ll have it settled right away.”

The audience below couldn’t help but hold their breath and watch nervously. However, not long after, Tyrus revealed his true state.

He started giggling foolishly, and the spells from his hands became stranger and stranger. In the end, he actually cast a very formidable Magic—Infatuation!

This was a Magic Spell Tyrus had begged from a certain ‘Fox’ lady, his trump card prepared for this exam.

But clearly, Tyrus had already fallen under the Calamity Evil Spirit’s influence; otherwise, he would never have used this Magic on the Mirror.

The Mirror Man and Tyrus were both hit by this spell simultaneously. Then the Mirror Man gave a strange smile and faded away.

Tyrus also snapped back to his senses.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead and let out a huge sigh of relief. Then he stood on the stage, straightened up, and nodded with respect to all directions below. After that, he walked down gracefully, gave a chest-bow to Ocris, and said, “Your Highness, I did not fail your important task. The Mirror Man has been repelled by me… Hehehe, please marry me, hehehehe, I won! I won! Hahahaha~~~”

After saying this, Tyrus began shouting wildly, jumping and running around like crazy below the stage.

The hall was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Even Ocris’s mouth was slightly agape—Tyrus had been hit! This was Fox Magic! No one could undo this spell; they needed to find Miss Yingling.

“Clap clap clap clap.” A faint round of applause suddenly sounded—it was from Lufield.

The silence in the hall was broken. The hundreds of observers burst into loud laughter, and many joined in with applause.

Tyrus, amid the applause, laughed even more happily, clearly taking it as congratulations for himself.

But by now, no one paid attention to this poor soul struck by Infatuation. Everyone’s gaze was now fixed on Lufield.

This Calamity Evil Spirit brought in this time was mainly for this Lufield.

Rumor had it that Lufield once learned a very terrifying Magic Spell from a mysterious Wizard. So it was really hard to say how things would go.

Seeing Lufield was ready to step up, the laughter in the hall gradually faded. Many people’s eyes now showed extremely solemn expressions.

“Not bad. Sir Tyrus. Truly an impressive performance. But sadly, no one could learn anything from your show.”

A wave of laughter came from below. Ocris pursed her lips, glared at Lufield, signaling him not to go too far.

Now, the eyes below were all on Lufield. Lufield took out his gold-threaded handkerchief and wiped his hands. He said to Louis, “Louis, you probably didn’t quite grasp what Tyrus just taught you. But it’s fine.”

As he said this, Lufield handed the handkerchief to Louis: “I will teach you again—the Mirror Man will perform a dance in one minute!”

With these words, the originally chaotic hall slowly quieted down, as if everyone believed he wasn’t just boasting. Ocris, hearing Lufield’s words, was also slightly startled: “Lufield, be careful, that is…”

“Ahem.” An examiner nearby glanced at Ocris. Ocris’s face paled, and she didn’t dare speak out of turn anymore. On-site hints were like cheating and greatly affected the teaching evaluation. And this examiner was specially sent to nitpick.

Lufield said no more. He gave Ocris a look that said ‘keep calm,’ as if he knew what it was. Then, he patted his sleeves and, under the gaze of the whole crowd, stood proudly before the Mirror.

Next, he didn’t even draw his Wand. Instead, he stretched out both hands as if manipulating puppets and waved them in front of the Mirror!

As he chanted his Magic Spell, the Mirror Man really began to dance!

The people in the hall gasped. Many couldn’t help but stand up from their seats. Even the examiner sent to nitpick widened his eyes. He hadn’t expected Lufield to be so decisive, directly using his ultimate skill.

Today, either the evil spirit would be completely defeated, or he would be—maybe within just a few moves.

But on the other side, Louis’s expression grew increasingly strange. He could feel something was off with Lufield’s Mana field. This Magic’s original form was somewhat different from how he was casting it.

He glanced at the Narration, confirming his guess.

【Forbidden. Marionette Lv0 (0/679): The caster does not seem to have fully mastered this technique. You cannot learn it completely; you must comprehend it on your own.】

‘Not bad Magic. One Infatuation, one Marionette, both seem to have extraordinary effects. I’ve gained a lot today.’

‘But sadly, these Magics aren’t used like this.’

Louis shook his head and took out the small slip of paper—the one Ocris had used for everyone to cheat with that Magic Spell.

Today, he was going to cheat right in front of everyone.

Louis tapped his finger on the slip of paper, and all the Incantation Text on it changed.

At that moment, suppressed chuckles started rising from the crowd.

Louis turned to look at Lufield’s side. The dance the Mirror Man was performing had become more and more distorted, and Lufield’s body had begun to jerk unnaturally. Just a few seconds later, Lufield’s body seemed to lose control. He began dancing along with the Mirror Man.

Later on, he even started doing a striptease right in the middle of the hall. Then, bare-bottomed, he ran around in a circle, hopping and jumping like a madman.

“Enough! Stuart!!!” Ocris, her face deathly pale, shouted angrily at the Mirror: “You are too ill-mannered!”

But the Mirror Man paid no attention and instead started playing even more wildly.