Chapter 33: The Witch Begins Learning Magic

[After adopting the witch, your life has changed slightly.]

[Previously, besides delving into magic, you were busy conducting various magic research. After adopting Klisa, some of your time is now spent teaching her.]

[You don't think there's anything wrong with that.]

[Your attainments in the path of magic have long reached an extremely high level, and improving your Realm is just a matter of time. Teaching the girl is a perfect way to pass your excessive free time.]

[The girl's Comprehension Ability is very high, far exceeding your expectations.]

[Although what you taught were just some normal daily life common sense in the human world and basic knowledge of how to conduct oneself, the girl mastered it all in just one short week.]

[Due to her tragic past, she still looks a bit strange, but she can already have normal conversations with you.]

[You are very gratified and praise Klisa.]

[However, besides feeling gratified, you also worry about the witch's future, because in your daily interactions, you discovered that Klisa is missing something very crucial.]

[It's not just the impurity of her Demon Race Bloodline, the damage to the horns on her head, or the incompleteness of the scales on her skin.]

[More importantly, it is the emotions the girl has already lost.]

[She doesn't understand joy, doesn't know sadness, doesn't grasp anger; only fear remains.]

[In her wandering past, the girl experienced countless insults and beatings; the heart-piercing pain and suffocating despair made her learn to numb herself and forget unnecessary emotions.]

[She cannot smile, cannot shed tears.]

[Only the physical instincts forged by repeated pain remain, the fearful shrinking that comes from within when facing a beating.]

[Once, when you and Klisa were in the same room, you reached out your arm to take away the black tea, but Klisa screamed in terror, mistakenly thinking you were going to hit her, and curled up in the corner in fear.]

[Since then, you have consciously softened your physical movements, and gradually, the young witch became accustomed to being with you.]

[Time passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, you had adopted the witch for half a month. During these fifteen days, through your careful teaching, the girl behaved more and more obediently and could even help out with some things in daily life.]

[You thought seriously for a long time, considering many futures for the girl, but ultimately decided to let the girl choose the life she wants for herself.]

[1. Keep the girl living at home as a maid to take care of your daily life.]

[2. Let the girl acknowledge you as her mentor, teach her magic, and let her become a witch in the true sense, changing her life.]

[3. Leave now and start a brand new life; you will give the girl a sufficient travel allowance.]

[On an afternoon in autumn when the cold wind was bleak.]

[You called Klisa over, told her about the three different choices, and let the girl make her own judgment and decision.]

Alenson City.

The autumn wind howled, fierce and strong, easily whipping up a large amount of withered leaves.

In the Courtyard far from the slums and slightly closer to the city center, the girl of about eleven or twelve years old still had a vacant gaze, like a machine without a will of its own.

In front of her were three things placed.

The first was a maid's outfit.

The second was a Magic Apprentice's outfit.

The third was a bulging bag of coins.

These three items each represented a path in life.

Without any hesitation, Klisa skipped over the bag of coins. Even though that bulging bag of coins could ensure her a worry-free life in the future, she was not tempted for a single moment.

"Maid…"

She muttered.

Klisa's gaze rested on the maid's outfit.

She had no interest in extraordinary power, nor had she ever thought about becoming a powerful person.

To be able to stay by Xu Xi's side as a maid, as a personal possession, the girl felt that this was the happiest outcome possible.

Thinking this, Klisa reached her hand toward the maid's outfit.

But suddenly, she noticed that there seemed to be a hint of disappointment in Xu Xi's eyes.

More than her own affairs, the witch did not want to disappoint Xu Xi, so she tentatively reached her hand toward the Magic Apprentice's clothing instead.

This time, she saw it.

What was revealed in Xu Xi's eyes was gratification.

Thus, the witch no longer hesitated and grabbed the Magic Apprentice's outfit with her hand.

"Mentor, I have chosen," Klisa said, her tone flat and without fluctuation. She wore the black Magic Apprentice outfit, which, paired with her gray-silver long hair, gave her a rather mysterious air.

"Klisa, starting tomorrow, come to the Meditation Room. I will teach you starting from the most basic meditation methods."

Xu Xi's face carried an apologetic expression as he stroked the girl's long hair, which was beginning to regain its luster.

He could tell.

Klisa did not want to learn magic for herself, but chose the path of magic because of his wishes.

Xu Xi felt a bit guilty, but at the same time, he breathed a sigh of relief.

In this Magic World, without power, one cannot control their own fate.

Compared to humans, the lifespan of the Demon Race is long; they are true long-lived species. Even a half-human, half-demon mixed-blood witch would have no problem living for hundreds or thousands of years in the future.

Xu Xi did not know exactly how many years he would live in this simulation, but he figured it shouldn't be as long as the girl's.

To prevent that after he left.

The girl would suffer inhuman abuse again, or even die tragically at the hands of others.

Xu Xi felt it was very necessary to teach the girl the power that could truly allow her to protect herself: magic.

"With Klisa's Demon Race Bloodline, it is simply impossible to use magic by worshiping the gods. Fortunately, I am an Elemental Mage myself and can teach her to perceive the elements."

Xu Xi muttered to himself and looked up at the large tree in the Courtyard.

The weather had turned cold; the once lush green leaves had all fallen, leaving only bare branches swaying back and forth in the cold wind.

Flowers eventually have their time to fall.

Trees that flourish also have their time to wither.

If one waits until things happen to regret them, it is truly too late.

"Let's go inside, Klisa; it's windy outside and you might catch a cold."

"Yes, Mas… Mentor."

The girl followed closely behind Xu Xi, never leaving his side.

The next day.

In the deepest part of the Courtyard house, in the room used by Xu Xi as a Meditation Room, the light was dim and candles flickered. Xu Xi and Klisa both sat down.

The Meditation Room was inscribed with a special magic circle.

It could make people more focused and improve their ability to perceive elements, which was just right for a beginner like the girl.

"Klisa, empty your mind, don't think about anything, and perceive the elements in your most natural state."

Inside the Meditation Room.

Xu Xi held a brownish Magic Wand and waved it slightly. The dark, cold air became sultry, carrying a faint smell of scorching.

spirit clearing grass, a medicinal herb from the land of abundance outside the city.

Legend says it is one of the miracles bestowed by the Goddess of Harvest.

For a Magic Apprentice encountering magic for the first time, it has a quite miraculous enlightenment effect, making it easier to perceive and understand the existence of magic.

In Xu Xi's plan.

After a month of continuous exposure to the spirit clearing grass, plus the focus-enhancing effect of the magic circle, the girl should be able to successfully become a Magic Apprentice without worshiping any gods.

"Take it slow; don't rush," Xu Xi said with a calm expression, prepared for a long battle.

After all, in this world, Elemental Mages who do not worship gods are already rare.

A member of the Demon Race becoming a mage is even more unheard of.

In a sense, Xu Xi is trying to create a miracle.

"Mentor, I'm ready."

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