Team villains except me

Chapter 564 Elrit Winquill

Karen seemed a little nervous when she stepped into classroom 1206.

Norvia noticed this and belatedly realized that Karen was their first "normal" mentor.

Having worked at the school for many years, I neither need their help nor want to offer it. I've had some interaction with them, but my impression of them is neither particularly good nor bad.

An ordinary teacher, an ordinary teacher-student relationship.

That's fine.

So much the better.

Norvia sat in her seat with her eyes downcast, while Karen stood on the podium. He coughed and then began to introduce himself.

"My name is Karen, and I'm a teacher at the Light Magic Academy. This month, Dean Julia has assigned me to be your mentor."

I have some experience in the academy league, and I hope you can win it. You are very strong, on par with 'Ares's Spear'. I have great confidence in you. I've made some plans for this, and I'm just waiting for you to come to me. But you all seem to be very busy, and it's too late to implement my plans now.”

Karen felt a little regretful.

"But there's not much we can do about it. However, there's a high chance this year's competition will be a points-based tournament. If it is, the academy can work together to make it work."

Listening to Karen speak is like listening to a theoretical lecture in college.

The feeling reached its peak when Karen pulled out the roll and checked everyone's name.

Karen wanted to start with the history of the competition, but looking at the students below, he felt they might not give him that kind of face.

He sighed.

"I've been a teacher for over ten years. Before that, I taught the basics of light magic in a small academy, and later I passed the entrance exam for Abosgar. I think I'm very dedicated to my students, and I want to be a good teacher. None of the students I've taught over the years have ever said anything bad about me."

I know who you are. I've heard some of the rumors about you, but I don't have any negative opinions about you. I just want to do my job well. I didn't apply to be your mentor; it was the dean who assigned me this task, and I couldn't refuse.

Actually, I don't think we should change instructors so frequently. You can't learn anything in-depth in just one month, and teachers and students can't really get to know each other in just one month. But it's the college's rule, and I've taught many teams, and I have a good relationship with them now. But what I care about most are the students I taught before coming to Abosig; I still have close ties with them.

I don't know how you interacted with other mentors before, so I can only interact with you in my own way. You're quite popular right now, and many teachers are eager to become your mentors so you can solve their problems. But that doesn't apply to me.

I don't need students to help me. Teachers, by virtue of their position, have responsibilities and obligations. It's irresponsible to expect students to solve my problems. I strongly disagree with this approach.

However, if you have any issues that require my assistance, I will not refuse. I simply hope you can respect me and treat me the way I do things.

"Does Andrei making something like that count as respecting you?"

Ellit spoke lazily from below.

Karen paused for a moment, then made a "stop" gesture.

"Please ask permission before you speak. Ellit, that's very impolite. Please don't interrupt me. We're not that close yet. As for Andre, that's part of the competition. I agreed to be a judge, and I accepted the terms of the competition."

Karen spoke in a measured tone, while Ellit leaned back in his chair, bored and ignoring him.

Norvia vaguely remembers that Karen was much more lively during the dessert competition than she is now.

It seems they didn't have a very good impression of Karen.

Karen coughed again.

"I also have a lot of work to do, so I want to propose a solution that we can both accept. We can leave each other alone. I believe in your abilities, and as a light mage, there's not much I can teach you. Once the competition rules are finalized, I'll arrange a meeting with your captain or vice-captain to discuss the important points of the competition. We don't need to waste each other's time."

If you need me, please feel free to ask. But I hope we can respect each other.

Ellit was the first to raise his hand.

"I agree! Can I continue studying now?"

Karen looked at him and nodded calmly.

"That's all I have to say. I've seen your attitude. So please continue. I think this month will be over soon."

Karen left briskly, while Eileen looked at her teammates with a somewhat bewildered expression.

"Have we offended him? Apart from Ellit's sudden provocation just now?"

Ellit snorted.

“That wasn’t a sudden provocation. He just kept saying he didn’t want to be associated with us. He wasn’t like this during the dessert competition.”

Norvia seemed lost in thought.

“I don’t think so. Karen just wanted to teach us the way he was used to. He’s a very ‘teacher’ teacher. He thinks our relationship should be that of teacher and student, and he needs students to obey him.”

But we didn't meet his expectations, nor did we show any willingness to cooperate. This probably made it difficult for him to accept.

Elrit slumped over the table, her voice muffled.

“I don’t care. I’m going to Titig with Dooku tonight. I’m not going to cooperate with him. He hasn’t taught me yet, why should I cooperate with him? He doesn’t deserve my respect.”

Hught took out Ellit's file and put it in his studded backpack. He had always thought that Ellit's uniquely shaped backpack looked exactly like a sea urchin.

He gave Ellit some instructions.

"Nolvia and I will talk to Karen. When you and Duku go to Titig, remember to review and don't cause trouble for Morga and Gilan."

Norvia added.

"And don't argue with Natalie."

Ellit waved his hand.

"understood."

“I will. Watch. Elrit, review.”

Dooku walked over and made a promise. His purple eyes were like crystal, and the marks on his face were fading each day.

Dooku was applying potion to himself. He slowly realized that his scars would make his family sad. He loved feeling cared for, but he didn't want his face to look like it was etched with sadness.

He's very good-looking; everyone says so.

Dooku and Ellit's magic circle was set up at night, and it was already afternoon. In winter, it gets dark very quickly, and at this time, the sun was no longer very bright.

The tree-lined path felt eerie; even without snowflakes, everything outside seemed frozen solid. The world felt so icy that no one wanted to venture out, no matter how warmly dressed they were.

Norvia still had some matters to attend to at Julia's office, and Hught needed to return to the Remiaz Palace. Fiana and Irene had political affairs to handle, but they didn't want the hassle of traveling back and forth, so they opted to work online.

After dinner, they could take Dooku and Ellit to the magic circle. Norvia and Hught confirmed the time and then left the 1206 activity room.

As the sun set, the snow began to drift down again in a fine, continuous motion.

Eileen ended the conversation on the communicator, looked up, and stretched her wrists.

It was already dark. The sky was as black as undiluted paint. And the snow looked like powdered sugar.

Dooku was already asleep. Ellit was playing with the communicator, Fiana was still working diligently, and Erin walked over to the listless Spideres and asked her what she wanted for dinner.

"What would you like to eat? Don't you have any restaurants you'd like to try recently?"

Eileen thought about it carefully and sadly realized that she seemed to have lost the joy of exploring restaurants. She no longer had time to bookmark those restaurants that looked delicious, and she no longer had time to relax and have dinner at a pub with her teammates.

She rose higher and higher, able to decide the fate of many gray wolves, but the Eileen who could do as she pleased was gone.

Eileen was somewhat frustrated.

Spider noticed that Eileen hadn't spoken, so she looked up at her and found that she was radiating a negative aura.

Spider-Eye probably knew what Eileen was thinking.

"If not, go to a restaurant we've been to before. Preferably one close to the magic circle—"

The spider suddenly stopped.

She thought of a wildly popular restaurant. It wasn't far from the magic circle, the food was delicious, and it was also very expensive.

They just couldn't make an appointment. The next time they went to eat there was originally scheduled for a year later.

Why should the Beast Warrior break his promise?

Is this how beast warriors are supposed to behave?

Spider-Woman's mood suddenly turned very bad.

Eileen had thought of that too.

In the silence, Elrit turned her head, clutching the communicator, her green eyes alluring like spring water.

"Was that country bumpkin restaurant we went to before not good enough? It's so cold, we should go to a lively place."

"all right."

Erin nodded.

"I'll go ask if there are any seats available. I should also wake Dooku up, otherwise he'll get sick if he goes out like this. Nolvia and Hugh will be back soon."

Hearing their voices, Fiana put down what she was doing, sent Hazi a message saying she wouldn't be home for dinner that night, and then went over and gently woke up Duku.

When Dooku was fully awake, Norvia and Hugh returned, soaked in the snow.

The temperature wasn't that low, so when snowflakes landed on me, they turned into water stains.

Although it was cold, the tavern was still bustling, and as soon as you opened the door, a rush of warm air poured out.

Norvia asked Musa if she wanted to join them for dinner, but Musa had already taken her three children to the kids' restaurant. Shanna went to Garcia's house, while Hazi and Ochev enjoyed drinks at the Rose Mansion.

Death happens every moment in the world. Sorrow is the fundamental color of life. But a new day will always come.

As Norvia held up her mulled wine, she vowed in her heart that she would do anything to protect this ordinary happiness.

Soon, Fiana forcibly replaced the glass of mulled wine in her hand with apple cider vinegar.

Ellit was concise and to the point.

"I'm going to mention Tiger today, and I won't be able to record your amazing moments."

Norvia:......

Tonight, we'll destroy all the image stones in that entire room!

Dinner was as lively as ever.

When I left the bar, the moon looked like a whey-flavored popsicle, hanging in the sky.

Elrit and Dooku boarded the magic circle to Titig, while the remaining members discussed whether to return to Rose Mansion or go to work.

Yalin and the others are staying at Teacher Musha's house tonight.

Looking at the teetering moon, Norvia exhaled and said she wanted to return to Rose Mansion.

There was so much work to do, it would never be finished. So she wanted to take a proper rest. She still had a lot to do, and she was going to the northern continent tomorrow. She had a feeling it wouldn't go smoothly.

None of her teammates had a happy childhood.

What kind of tragedy did Elrit encounter on the northern continent to become the way she was when she first saw her?

It was never a pleasant experience.

This leads to them all being exceptionally obsessive in certain aspects.

But what's wrong with that?

Norvia thought that as long as everyone can be happy, there's nothing wrong with that.

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"Dooku, don't you think it's a bit inappropriate for me to go with you? I'm not that close to them, and even though I received a lot of gifts, it's impossible for me not to argue with Natalie..."

After Elrit sat on the magic circle, he started muttering to himself. Dooku rubbed his eyes and earnestly told him, "It's okay."

“Morga and Gilan like you. Natalie just doesn’t know how to express it.”

"I'm not good at comforting people. I don't want to pretend to be what they like. It's easy to please them, but..."

Ellit was getting a little annoyed.

"I wouldn't have come if it weren't to be with you."

"Thank you, Ellit."

"……snort."

Elrit crossed his arms and remained silent.

After a while, Ellit approached Dooku and started talking to him again.

"I gave you that image stone so you could record your life."

Dooku blinked, and it took him a moment to realize which image stone Elrit was referring to.

He pursed his lips, looking somewhat embarrassed.

“I can’t say it well in front of everyone. The image stone works very well. I’m sorry, I’ll make you a new image stone.”

"No need, I have plenty more. This is a good trick, but I still..."

Ellit didn't finish his sentence. He didn't have the courage to confess his past to those closest to him. He was surprised when he saw the Image Stone; he had assumed Dooku was as cowardly as he was.

Is he a cowardly succubus?

He doesn't think so.

He just—he just felt it was humiliating. He was clearly very strong. But he was too foolish in the past; he couldn't even stand that version of himself.

Yes, there was a time when he hated himself. Extremely hated himself.

He had initially thought Dooku was the most secretive, but Dooku suddenly revealed everything about himself without reservation.

It seemed he was the only one being coy. He absolutely refused to admit it. He was indignant. He also felt that Dooku's sudden switch of allegiance, leaving him, a succubus, to struggle here alone, made Dooku a little traitor!

Fiana said he always thinks about random things.

What he's thinking about now probably falls into the category of "nonsense".

So what? They will still love him.

Thinking about this made Elrit feel very happy.

He nudged Dooku.

Dooku turned to look at him.

Ellit laughed.

“Dooku, do you know? My name used to be Elrit Winquill.”