Full-Time Magister: The Failed Knight, But the Dark Angel

Chapter 211: The Finals Begin

"The Venetian Governor's Office must have pulled some strings behind the scenes to ensure that we never ran into the Greek team."

Mu Ningwei sat in the contestants' seat, watching the audience give a thunderous cheer for the final, his tone somewhat regretful.

In the normal format, they would have to face the Greek team once, defeat them, and wait for Heidi and her team to climb out of the loser's bracket before the final battle could begin.

In other words, the Chinese team can beat the Greek team twice.

However, it is likely that the Governor's Office quietly changed the competition format, causing the Chinese team and the Greek team to not officially meet until the final, which heightened the anticipation for this highly anticipated battle.

Jiang Shaoxu covered her mouth and chuckled, "Teacher Ning Wei is so naughty, is he regretting not being able to see Asha's expressions after her two failures?"

Mu Ningwei spoke righteously, "I have no grudge against Asharuya, so don't make it sound like we have a deep-seated hatred between us."

Everyone: Ah, right, right, right.

You have no grudge against her, you just want to see Asha's defeated expression, right?

Qin Yu'er asked, "Mentor Ning Wei, who should we send to the finals?"

Mu Ningwei looked at the students who were looking at him expectantly, and chuckled as he called out their names:

"It's the final battle now, so naturally the strongest will take the field. Five starters plus three candidates..."

"Nu Jiao, Jiang Tu, Mo Fan, Shao Xu, and Nan Jue, you five will start."

"Yu Mian, Ning Xue, and Dongfang Lie, you three are the candidates."

Dongfang Lie was dumbfounded.

Did Professor Ning Wei make a mistake?

He was a fire-type star who had just been upgraded to level six. He had been looking forward to how he would show his power today, but he wasn't even a starting player?

With Mu Nujiao and the others making their move, there was no chance for him to show off!

Mu Ningwei said mysteriously, "Nu Jiao, you guys need to be careful. If things go wrong, there might be a chance for the candidate team members to appear."

Dongfang Lie immediately realized what was happening.

Given Ning Wei's personality, it's no surprise that he arranged for him to enhance his magic and placed him in the candidate queue.

Could the Greek team really be that strong?!

"Does Ning Wei know some special intelligence?"

Mu Nujiao inquired about the news.

Mu Ningwei remained mysterious, saying, "Go up on stage and compete. Keep an eye on Heidi; she'll give you a surprise."

Mu Nujiao raised her head, "Since Brother Ningwei says so, Heidi's strength must have improved significantly. But we've improved too, so just watch as Heidi gets eliminated by us!"

Jiang Shaoxu smiled and said, "The captain is right. How strong can Heidi really be?"

She's a super-level mage, having entered a whole new realm; how could Heidi possibly be her match?

Could it be that Heidi has also broken through to the Super Rank?

Even so, everyone here is a newly advanced super-level mage, and we'll only know who wins and who loses after the competition!

Seeing his teammates' confident demeanor, Mo Fan felt relieved.

He just needs to keep the ordinary players of the Greek team occupied. If things don't go well, there's always the option of using the demonized version as a backup.

Mentor Ning Wei said that all he needs to do is win, and he will help him solve the problems caused by his demonization.

Mo Fan was somewhat looking forward to Heidi being able to fight his way to him, allowing him to wreak havoc in Venice!

"The championship is ours, and no one can take it away from us!"

The eight men, full of confidence and pride, headed towards the preparation area in the players' tunnel.

On the other side, Heidi and her eight companions emerged, exchanging glances across the distance, their fighting spirit surging.

The audience roared, eagerly anticipating the final battle!

……

"Teacher Ning, Teacher Ning Wei, Teacher Yu'er."

Zu Jiming quietly approached Mu Ningwei, lowering his head with some fear and shame.

"What's wrong?"

Mu Ning asked.

Qin Yu'er looked over.

Zu Jiming recounted the events of the past few days in a low voice:

"...I didn't mean to take pictures of Instructor Yu'er. It's all my cousin Zu Xingyi's fault for asking me to!"

Upon hearing this familiar yet distant name, Qin Yu'er's eyes glazed over.

Zu Xingyi.

How long has it been since she last thought of him?

Qin Yu'er thought of Mu Ningwei's promise. She could go to Zu Xingyi and then consider whether to continue their relationship.

However, instead of developing the determination to find Zu Xingyi, he came looking for her.

however……

Qin Yu'er was at a loss, wondering why he had appeared at all.

Mu Ningwei raised an eyebrow. "Where is Zu Xingyi?"

Zujiming answered honestly, "The tickets for the finals sold out a month ago. He couldn't get any, so he's waiting for you on the Colorful Bridge, a tourist attraction. He hopes you'll come over to meet him after the finals."

Mu Ningwei was surprised, "Me too?"

"Yes."

Mu Ningwei thought to himself that he also wanted to go, "I understand."

Qin Yu'er was filled with mixed feelings, unsure of what to do after seeing Zu Xingyi. She glanced at Mu Ningwei, who appeared calm, and bit her red lips tightly under her veil.

Mu Ningwei had already made a decision.

He has already nurtured Qin Yu'er into a forbidden spell, treating her as his own person, and he certainly hopes that Qin Yu'er will be bound to his side.

I don't know what Zu Xingyi's attitude is.

But it doesn't seem to matter what his attitude is.

"...Um, Professor Ning Wei, there's something else."

Mu Ningwei remained silent. "Just tell me everything at once."

"yes!"

Zu Jiming discreetly observed Mu Ningwei's expression. "Mentor Ningwei, the patriarch has ordered me to have you go to the island east of Venice now."

"The patriarch means for me to deceive you and Instructor Yu'er, saying that Zu Xingyi is waiting for you on the island... If Zu Xingyi hadn't sent me the message, I wouldn't even have known the patriarch was lying to me!"

Mu Ningwei had some doubts.

What did Patriarch Zu want to trick him into doing with Qin Yu'er?

Zu Jiming quickly clarified, "Professor Ning Wei, I'm on your side!"

"During my time at the National Government, I received many favors from you. Although you treat everyone this way, and even better to those who are talented, the small favors that come from you are already a great benefit to me."

"I know you're a good mentor, so I hope you won't go to that island. This whole thing is strange; the patriarch might be plotting against you..."

Mu Ningwei gave Zu Jiming a serious look.

He had a lukewarm attitude towards Zujiming; if Zujiming hadn't been sensible, he would have kicked him out of the team long ago.

However, since Zu Jiming was sensible, Mu Ningwei didn't deliberately cause him any trouble, and everyone received all the team benefits they were entitled to.

Zujimin wasn't entirely a fool for saying something like that.

"I understand. What happens next is none of your business. Just enjoy the game and prepare for the rewards if you win."

Zu Jiming hesitated, then said, "...Yes."

Mu Ningwei looked at Feng Li and said, "Teacher Yu'er and I need to go out for a while."

Feng Li was surprised. "I just saw you guys chattering away. What happened? You didn't even watch the finals."

Mu Ningwei waved his hand, "It should be a small matter, I can make it back to watch the game."

"Okay, you go ahead. If any unexpected situations arise, I'll take command of the team."

Mu Ningwei gestured for Qin Yu'er to follow.

Qin Yu'er was filled with mixed feelings as she and Mu Ningwei left the contestants' area.

……

(End of this chapter)