Chapter 424 - A Book Thief as Expected (1/2)
Chapter 424: A Book Thief as Expected
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Mage Tower
The next morning, Link sat in a corner of the second-floor hall. Rylai sat across from him. He was answering the questions that she’d accumulated these days.
Rylai studied water magic but was only around Level-2 or Level-3. Link could understand the theory at a glance. He was learning and teaching at the same time.
There were other Magicians in the hall. Though they were reading their own books, they also listened secretly. It was low-level magic, but it still felt different when spoken from the mouth of a Legendary Magician.
No Magician wanted to miss this chance. They were also extremely jealous of Rylai who could be personally advised by Link.
Rylai had a lot of questions, but Link answered them all within the hour. Then he said, “Rylai, I need to tell you something.”
This was a private matter, so Link activated a barrier that covered them.
“Tutor, please tell me.” Rylai was a bit nervous.
“I might be busy later and won’t have much time to help you…”
Rylai froze. She stared at Link, her eyes already turning red and filling with tears. “Tutor, you don’t want me anymore?”
Link didn’t expect she would react so badly and was caught off-guard. “Oh, no, no. I just found you a new tutor for now. When I have time, I’ll take over again. You know her too. It’s my tutor, Herrera. I already wrote her a letter, and she agreed.”
Rylai was only 13 years old and followed him around, switching between tutors. Link was truly irresponsible as the true tutor. More importantly, Link knew that his personality wasn’t good for being a teacher. He wasn’t as patient and detailed as Herrera. He would only let his student down.
Hearing that she would learn with Herrera, Rylai was comforted. She’d stayed in Herrera’s Mage Tower for a while and really liked this lady. She still wasn’t very happy though. “Okay,” she mumbled.
Link reached out to pet her head. “Don’t worry,” he coaxed. “I already arranged everything. In her Mage Tower, you can use the Elemental Pool for 25 hours and 1,000 gold coins’ worth of alchemy material every week. After you get there, you can still write letters to me if you have questions. I’ll reply after I receive them… Study well, kid.”
“Thank you, Tutor.” Rylai knew the benefits of these and was grateful, but she still didn’t want to leave. She lowered her head, still feeling down.
Link took out a spatial bracelet and put it around the girl’s slender wrist. “Take this. It’s my gift to you. I’ve arranged a guard for you too. You can leave tomorrow.”
The spatial bracelet contained gold coins for everyday use and some magic tools. Most importantly, there was a book of basic spells that Link had written.
Looking down at the beautiful bracelet, Rylai’s tears fell uncontrolled. She really didn’t want to leave. Here, she could occasionally see her tutor. When she went to Aunt Herrera’s, the meetings would be very rare.
Biting her lip, she swore inwardly, Tutor, I’ll become a great Magician!
Link was affected too. He would feel unmoved if it were anyone else but Rylai had always been with him. All this time, he’d treated the girl as his daughter. Seeing her so sad now, he felt sad too.
He tapped his finger lightly, and the Magician’s Hand wiped Rylai’s tears away. Link smiled and said, “Come, I’ll tell you about the morphological changes of water today.”
They then began focusing on magic.
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The next day, Link brought Rylai to Lannie’s small airship. They were only 50 miles from the East Cove Magic Academy, and they could reach it within ten minutes. The airship could fly almost two miles high; this elevation was very safe.
Before leaving, Lannie cutely did a military salute to Link. “Don’t worry, Magician. Lannie is the best pilot!”
“Just go.” Link chuckled at that.
Click. The airship’s cover went into place, and it soared into the sky. Link watched it leave and then turned to go back. After a while, his eye twitched. He saw the thief.
He was walking towards the Mage Tower. When he saw Link, he quickly moved to the side and bowed respectfully just like the other Magicians.
Link pretended he didn’t see the man and walked to the Mage Tower. At the top level, he found Celine.
“He’s here. Did you arrange everything?”
“Of course. I already warned Edmund. He won’t do anything to the girl,” Celine said with a smile. “Your new magic notes are prepared as well. There are two copies. One is with Alloa, and the other is in the enchantment room. We’re just waiting for him to steal it.”