In Lafite's room, Chris, Nina, Robinson, and Robin were standing outside. There were also a few apprentices that Grimm had met a few times, but he was not familiar with them. They must be close friends with Lafite in the Death Sail League.
Grimm "floated" down from the sky and asked anxiously, "What's wrong with Lafite?"
"Grimm, you go in and have a look. I've never seen Lafite so calm after suffering such a big loss. She kicked us out."
Chris said with a gloomy face, but there was a hint of helplessness in his voice.
"Okay."
Grimm nodded and went into the room, leaving the others outside.
Chris sighed and said slowly, "Grimm is here. Let's go …"
When everyone left, only Chris, Nina, Robinson, and Robin were left, Robin suddenly hesitated and said with uncertainty, "Did Grimm just fly here without using any spells?"
What?
Only then did they remember this matter. Just now, Grimm did not seem to use any spells.
Robinson opened his mouth and said in surprise, "Did Grimm become a real wizard? Only a real wizard can feel the force of nature and float in the sky without using any spells! "
"Impossible!" Chris was the first to reject the idea. Even an apprentice wizard would use his rationality to reject the idea.
Nina said timidly, "Maybe … it's brother Grimm's special witchcraft. Brother Grimm already has a mentor, right?"
Except for Lafite, Chris, Robinson, and the others only knew that Grimm was recognized as a real wizard, but they did not know that he was the head of the academy.
They could not figure out anything, so they had to let it go and slowly left. They felt that Grimm was getting more and more mysterious, and the gap between them was getting bigger and bigger.
In fact, the flight just now was just a simple floating effect formed by Grimm's Repulsive and Attractive Forces Sorcery.
…
Grimm gently opened the door of Lafite's room.
"Didn't I tell you? I'm fine. I don't need your concern. Get out now! "
Lafite was studying an orange-red leaf on the lab bench. The leaf gave off a strong aroma. It seemed to have some hallucinogenic or anesthetic properties. Lafite didn't even raise his head to look at Grimm. He thought it was Chris and the others.
Lafite's laboratory was spacious and bright. Sunlight shone through the window onto the lab table, and the bookshelf behind him gave off a noble aura, elegant and classical. A few rare plants were scattered in the corners of the room, and one of them grew vines that wrapped around the roof of the laboratory, making the laboratory look like a botanical garden.
Of course, as Lafite's closest person, Grimm would not think that these plants were just decorations.
It was precisely in this type of environment that Lafite was currently researching with a calm expression. When sunlight landed on Lafite's dark brown hair that had already grown quite a bit, it only further accentuated the cold arrogance on her face.
Suddenly, as Lafite unintentionally brushed aside half of her hair that was covering her face, Grimm's pupils shrunk, and he could not help but clench his fist tightly.
At this moment, half of Lafite's face was completely dehydrated, and she looked like a withered corpse. The withered skin had spread all the way to her neck, and perhaps half of her body was like this. Although there were green buds that were constantly regenerating at the border between the normal and withered skin, the speed was extremely slow and extremely difficult. Who knew how many months or years it would take for her to completely recover.
The spell that caused this effect, Grimm knew, was Bionna, that 'vicious' woman who liked to pretend to be innocent.
However, thinking about Lafite and Bionna's temperament, it was not hard for Grimm to understand why the two of them had a conflict.
At this moment, Grimm looked at Lafite who was quietly sitting in front of the experiment table. Looking at her ugly and sinister appearance, but still that arrogant look, Grimm's heart trembled.
Grimm would always remember what he had said. No matter what, he would always be that Grimm on the ship beside Lafite, and he would ask her to continue protecting him.
Grimm would always remember this, and it would never change.
Because of this, Grimm could not even avenge Lafite, or else the relationship between the two would completely change.
All Grimm could do was to quietly stand by Lafite's side and play the role of a silent supporting character, silently protecting her and his oath from before.
The laboratory was silent for a long time. Lafite had already forgotten about the person who had entered, but Grimm did not want to break this moment of silence.
After an unknown period of time, Lafite seemed to have made some progress in her experiment. She casually took a sip of the coffee that had already cooled down, and stretched her body.
At this moment, naturally, Lafite and Grimm's eyes met each other's eyes, and a subtle atmosphere appeared in the air.
Lafite, who had never cared about her appearance when she was with Chris and the others, at this moment, she gently covered her wrinkled face, as if it was just out of instinct, even if it did not work. Lafite's proud and confident eyes suddenly looked a bit anxious, hurried, and anxious.
The laboratory was silent for a long time. In the end, Lafite just said in a low voice, "You're here."
Her voice was a bit stiff, cold, and also a bit arrogant. Facing her lover, even this sharp-tongued queen would feel a bit sad because of her appearance.
Lafite put down her hand that was covering her face, and it seemed that she had regained her proud look. However, she lowered her head, and no one could see her expression clearly.
Grimm did not answer. He quietly walked behind Lafite, feeling the warmth of the person next to him, smelling her warmth, and trying to understand her complicated feelings. Then he said in a low voice, "Is there any progress in the experiment?"
Grimm's voice was slow and calm, as if he did not see Lafite's ugly face at all, and he did not mention anything about Bionna. It seemed that he was just trying to convey the most boring but most heartwarming message. "I'm here for you."
Both of them cleverly avoided the topic of Bionna and didn't mention it.
Puff …
Lafite suddenly stood up, ignoring her appearance, and stared at Grimm with a pair of eyes that were as bright as stars.
Lafite happily said, "Grimm, it's just like what our teacher said. Talent is only a supporting tool, and knowledge is the greatest power of a wizard. We are no longer those kids on the ship, waiting to be trampled on. The three dominators who used to make people despair are no longer unreachable like legends. "
Grimm was stunned. He did not understand why Lafite suddenly said this. The contrast was too big. However, this sentence made Grimm's heart tremble.
Talent is only a supporting tool!
Knowledge is eternal!
Grimm suddenly thought of his Three Esoteric Sorcery, a sorcery that used knowledge to copy other people's talents.
This sorcery was originally a way for Grimm to use his knowledge of the Life Code to forcibly support other people's talents. Now, he only had the Body of Flame, because Grimm wanted to keep the unknown and copy a stronger talent in the future.
But …
Grimm had forgotten the most fundamental point: talent was only a supporting tool.
As far as Sorcerers were concerned, only talents that could aid in their current development and research at the current stage were considered good talents. Otherwise, those Sorcerer-Apprentices who had a mental strength of more than 10 but were unable to manifest their innate form would not have been ignored by the Sorcerers.
At this moment, Grimm suddenly understood!
Magi's knowledge was always advancing, but talent would always stop at a certain stage, becoming a splendid fragment of history in a Magus' memory.
Only those who were stronger, who could survive better, and who had learned more knowledge, were considered powerful Wizards.
… …
Grimm quietly accompanied Lafite, like a low-key, silent shadow. Standing behind her, he shared her joy, watched her impulses, and shared the lonely and desolate side she occasionally showed to Grimm.
That night, Lafite walked in the academy with large strides. Her steps were filled with confidence, as if she was more confident than before.
Tonight was the day of the Death Sail League's assembly. In front of outsiders, Lafite did not seem to care about her appearance or behavior. Be it when she was beautiful or ugly, she always did things her own way, with the demeanor of a self-centered queen.
Grimm silently followed behind Lafite. He did not make a sound, nor did he smell. His low-key robe was like a dazzling shadow that no one paid attention to.
"Lafite, you're finally here!" In the night, a sharp voice filled with pain came, and a figure appeared in the darkness.
This was a male Sorcerer-Apprentice. He had a tall and slender body, looking like a bamboo pole in a gale. His loose robe fluttered in the wind, and his long black hair covered his face, but it could not hide the pain, sorrow, and hatred in his eyes.
This male wizard apprentice stared at Lafite, his eyes filled with unspeakable hatred.
Lafite stopped, glanced at him, and said indifferently, "The ninth of the top ten experts, the water and earth dual wielder, Roga?"
Lafite's voice was still arrogant and confident. Even though her current strength was far from being on par with the top ten experts, she knew that she was not alone.
"My little Nana, ever since she entered the academy, I've never seen her so seriously injured. She was so innocent, so lively, so cheerful, and the favorite little angel of all the teachers and senior brothers and sisters. But now, she's been injured by a vicious woman like you. Venomous Tongue Queen, is it? As an official wizard, the teacher can't do anything to you, but as a senior brother, I won't forgive you! "
A hateful voice came out of the Sorcerer-Apprentice's mouth, followed by a burst of powerful magic wave.
Lafite did not move, as if she had completely given up resistance.
Grimm silently stepped forward, forming a shield in his palm with the Fire Shield spell. He single-handedly grabbed the inconspicuous water column that was shooting toward him. However, following the explosion of a wave of fire, Grimm's eyes under the Ashen Mask slightly shrank. "This strength …"
Gritting his teeth, Grimm suddenly released a repulsive force from his palm. With a low shout, Grimm fiercely swung his hand, and the inconspicuous water column changed direction.
* Boom! *
In the darkness, a broken wall collapsed not far away. This movement immediately attracted the attention of an owl. Its green eyes stared at Roga, who had just made a move.
Like a shadow, Grimm silently retreated behind Lafite. He did not even show any hostility, nor did he look at Roga.
Roga's eyes widened, and he unwaveringly locked onto the silent figure behind Lafite. After taking a deep breath, he murmured in disbelief, "The academy actually has someone like you! Maybe … I haven't left the Black Iso Tower for too long. "
The owl coldly stared at Roga, and sharply said, "You are now …"
Suddenly, the owl froze, and stopped talking.
This made Lafite, Grimm, and Roga, who was waiting to be dealt with, all stunned. They did not know what the supervisor's owl was doing.
After a full quarter of an hour, the owl, which seemed to be frozen, suddenly spread its wings and flew high, ignoring Grimm and the others. In the sky, it screamed with a sharp voice, "All students, attention! All students, attention! Immediately gather at your teachers in the Black Iso Tower. Those without teachers, please gather at the square! All students, attention … "
Not only this owl, but hundreds and thousands of owls also screamed, as if something extraordinary had happened. Their voices echoed in the academy's sky.
In a flash, the Black Isotta Academy was boiling!
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