Wizard: I brought the wrong system.

Chapter 45 Hot Potato
“Yaro, you are too kind. Their fate was already sealed. You shouldn’t jeopardize your promising future for those ants.”

Kind?

Shouldn't kindness be about being willing to help others?

I ignored their deaths at first, but I couldn't bear to watch any longer and that's when I took action.

Is this what you call kindness?

Is it that the mother's standard of kindness is too low, or is this the standard of kindness in this world?
Ignoring his mother's comments about others, Yaro obediently nodded, "Mother is right."

The black cat sat on the ground, its long tail swaying gently. It turned its head and curiously looked at Yaro: "Do you like that commoner girl?"

"Huh?" Yaro looked at the black cat in surprise. "Teacher Gemma, how could you have such a strange idea?"

"Then explain to me why you didn't intervene earlier, but when you saw the girl die, your body temperature started to rise, and then you couldn't help but intervene?"

It turned out that her every move had been observed by Teacher Gemma.

Nicole looked up curiously: "Is that so? Yarrow, would you like to tell your mother the reason as well?"

Having already examined his own heart, Yaro shook his head with a wry smile. But he couldn't easily reveal the real reason, so he pondered for a moment before carefully saying:
"Isa's death was indeed a trigger point."

"Perhaps it was because of her fragility, or because of her innocence, or perhaps I did have some expectations of her."

"At first, I just wanted to give them ratings and show my friendliness, so I took extra care of them."

"But Isa was so unlucky; she got seasick and even vomited to the point of dehydration."

"So I paid more attention to her, and as a result, I had some unrealistic expectations that she could become a formal wizard, so that my small investment could bear sweet fruit."

"However, as stated in the book Barnaby Hull's Thoughts."

"The more you give to someone, the more you expect from them, the more reluctant you are to give up on them."

"Often, even when people know that continuing to invest may not yield effective returns, they still find it difficult to make the decisive decision to abandon it because of their previous investments."

Thinking is a common human trait. There was a psychological effect called 'sunk cost' in Aro's previous life, which is very similar to this concept.

"That's why when I saw Isa die, I could no longer suppress my anger."

The mother gently stroked the wounds on Yaro's back and said with pity, "Are you still saddened by their deaths?"

“No,” Yaro smiled slightly, “Whatever the outcome, I did what I could, and that’s enough.”

"Is that so?"

After a moment of contemplation, Nicole looked up at the black cat and smiled, "Jemma, it seems I've made you do something unnecessary."

Is it unnecessary?

Yaro looked at the black cat with a puzzled expression.

"That's troublesome. This thing has an absorption effect on negative energy. Putting it in is easy, but cleaning it up seems a bit troublesome."

Following the black cat's gaze, Yaro looked at the dark sphere on the ground.

This thing... why does it look so familiar?
“Teacher Gemma, what are you talking about? That thing on the ground wouldn’t be…”

“It was from that strange space that we obtained that wooden ball,” the black cat raised its head, its whiskers trembling slightly, revealing a half-smile.

"Mother, what exactly did you do? Can you stop playing games with me?" Yaro looked back and forth between his mother and the black cat, having a guess but not daring to confirm it. "That's right, I used this wooden ball to collect the souls of the deceased students."

"Huh?" Yaro looked at the wooden ball that had turned black in surprise.

Nicole comforted her, "Since you don't need it, then Gemma and I will definitely find a way to help you cleanse those souls."

"Don't!"

Yaro quickly stopped him, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

I thought that matter was over, but I didn't expect my mother and teacher Gemma to give me such a big problem.

"Mother, what would happen if we released their souls?"

Nicole looked at the black sphere and gently shook her head. "Even the soul of a formal wizard will easily dissipate without a suitable vessel."

This is a real hot potato!

Yaro looked at the black ball with a complicated expression. "Then... this wooden ball is for you?"

The black cat deliberately said, "Okay, I'll give this wooden ball back to you after I've cleaned it up."

Forehead!
Yaro looked at his mother, only to see her shake her head apologetically: "I'm sorry, little Yaro, I don't have the time or energy to take care of these things."

Yaro hesitated, "But it's not really appropriate for me to carry them with me, after all—they are all souls."

I'm just an ordinary person, why do you always have to make things difficult for me like this?

Besides, I don't know how to handle it.

What should we do with these souls now?

What should be done about the fate of these souls?
Seeing Yaro's furrowed brows, Nicole couldn't help but speak up: "Yaro, don't worry, I'll suppress those souls first and make sure they can't cause trouble."

"Once you reach the level of an advanced wizard apprentice, you will be able to project your spiritual power outwards, and you will no longer be afraid of these weak souls."

"However, you'd better break through as soon as possible, because this wooden ball is an item produced by the strange space. We don't know the specific function of this wooden ball. If souls accumulate in it for a long time, we don't know what changes will occur."

misfortune?!
Yaro raised an eyebrow and quickly refused, "Then I definitely can't take it. What if it turns into some kind of monster? I won't be able to handle it."

The black cat couldn't help but stand up, kick the black ball, and scolded irritably, "Yaro, this is just something produced from the lowest level of weird space. No matter how weird it is, how strong can it become? Don't be such a coward!"

Have you thought this through?

"If you give us this wooden ball, our solution will be to purify these souls."

"If you're not willing, then you can keep it yourself. We'll give you six years to find a solution. If you really can't figure it out, then we'll just cleanse your soul!"

Yaro glanced at his silent mother and immediately understood.

So, this is your way of motivating me to grow faster?
"Yaro, stop looking at your mother."

"Think about it carefully. That little girl named Isa has excellent aptitude in both areas, and the extracted soul is the most complete. She may have retained her complete memories. When you become an advanced wizard apprentice, you will be able to break through the mental barrier and continue your love affair with her."

Yaro was both amused and exasperated. Who was having an affair with a little girl?
Faced with this situation, Yaro couldn't think of a proper solution, so he could only reluctantly agree for now, and find another way after entering the wizarding academy.

(End of this chapter)