I find it very sacred to pick someone up and make them a saint.

Mien's view was blocked by Lucia's embrace, her dark hair falling loose.

A few warm tears fell onto his face.

"Teacher! Waa ...

"I thought... oh no... I'd never see you again... Waaah..."

Mien felt Lucia's fair, rounded body warm against his head and arms, and she hugged him tightly.

It seems this child is unaware of the current situation...

Mien tried to move his body, only to feel a sharp pain, which made him hiss, but he quickly recovered.

Years of scholarly cultivation forced him to shift his focus and senses, and the uncertainty of the present moment surfaced before him.

"Luya, are you alright?" Mien asked in confusion.

Lucia sobbed, wanting to answer, but almost choked to death, and could only respond with an even tighter embrace.

Mien's vision was blocked again.

"Okay, Lucia." He struggled to free his nose and mouth.

After all, it's not appropriate to directly use your hands to peel open a girl in this condition.

He's a teacher! He's supposed to strictly adhere to professional ethics.

"I'm fine now, let me get up."

Lucia's arms gradually loosened, and Mien supported himself as he stood up.

He used magic to examine his own and Lucia's bodies and found that neither of them was seriously injured.

He straightened his tattered clothes and turned to look down at Lucia on the ground.

She remained kneeling on the ground with her legs spread apart, her waist bent, sobbing, and looking up at herself.

Her eyes were red, her whole face was flushed, and her big, bright eyes were filled with tears of grievance.

Her body swayed back and forth with her sobs.

Mien sighed helplessly, unsure of what to say, and could only wait for Lucia to calm down.

I was secretly relieved: thankfully, the [Quiet Bookmark] domain helped, so this scene couldn't be seen from the outside, otherwise I would have been in deep trouble no matter what.

After an unknown amount of time, Lucia's emotions gradually calmed down. She swallowed, as if swallowing her excitement, lowered her eyes, and tried to stand up.

"Teacher, I'm alright..." Her voice still choked with emotion.

"Hmm...it's good that you're alright."

He wanted to ask what had just happened, but after thinking for a moment, he raised his left hand, and the storage ring unfolded with blue magic.

He took out a brand-new scholar's robe and inner garment, but it was Mien's own.

With a gentle wave of his hands, he changed into a neat inner garment, then stretched out his hands and draped the scholar's robe over Lucia in an embracing gesture.

Lucia, momentarily stunned, paused for a moment before immediately realizing her situation.

"Ah!" A scream rang out, but it was brief and light; the girl didn't want to lose her composure in front of her teacher.

She instinctively stepped back, trying to hide where no one was around, but Mien's arms were wrapped around her, leaving her nowhere to escape.

Mien's actions did not falter, and his resolute attitude left Lucia with no choice but to obey.

Her face was already as red as an apple, and she simply buried it in her hands.

"How could I not have it..."

She immediately realized that while her body had come back to life, her clothes certainly couldn't...

"Wouldn't that mean...?"

His brain began to replay his actions toward Mien at full speed.

Then they begin to worry about all sorts of things happening, whether they actually happen or are just imagined...

She squeezed her eyes shut, wanting to hide somewhere where there were no humans and forget everything.

Mien carefully dressed Lucia, and after being satisfied, he loosened his arms and examined Lucia.

Lucia huddled up in front of her chest, clutching her clothes, her head bowed, avoiding Mien's gaze.

Mien suddenly noticed something unusual about Lucia.

He ignored Lucia's awkwardness and instead reached out to her, approaching her face and gently brushing aside the hair on the left side of her cheek.

Lucia trembled, her face flushing even more, wondering what Mien was going to do.

"As expected." Mien withdrew his hand.

"Luya," he said softly, but his tone was serious.

Lucia calmed down a little and listened carefully.

"The scars on your face are gone."

Lucia was startled and looked up, her black hair swaying.

She reached out and touched it, and sure enough, it disappeared.

However, this is understandable, since her physical body was transformed into magical energy and then reassembled, rather than returning along the original path.

"What happened?" Mien asked softly and naturally.

Lucia saw the seriousness and confusion in Mien's eyes, and quickly took the opportunity to extricate herself from the awkward situation.

She lowered her head slightly as she recounted what had just happened, still avoiding eye contact with Mien.

Mien listened intently, surprise flashing across his face time and again.

Even someone as learned as myself had never heard of such a solution, let alone imagined it.

He couldn't help but sigh: Even though the Academy of Scholars possessed a vast amount of secret techniques, there would still be discrepancies between them and actual operation.

Theory is no substitute for practice; you won't know how many bugs exist in the world until you actually try it.

After hearing this, Mien looked intently at the old scar next to Lucia's left eye with a puzzled expression.

Lucia paused again.

"Resurrection? But resurrection doesn't mean the body is completely healed."

He rested his chin on his hand, deep in thought, and then glanced at Lucia's bare skin peeking out from under her wide scholar's robe.

Her knees were flushed with a faint pinkish hue, and her skin was fair, flawless, and soft.

Like a new life.

"It's like a kind of rebirth."

Upon hearing this, Lucia looked at her body in surprise and realized that it did indeed look quite different.

Mien continued with his speculation:

"Such records also exist in other arcane magic."

If you're a newborn, your body might not just recover its health and vitality; it might even receive some enhancements and transformations.

His gaze swept over Lucia, sizing her up and down: "We need to investigate this more thoroughly."

Lucia felt Mien's gaze penetrate her clothes, and stimulated by his words, she couldn't help but feel shy again.

Mien noticed Lucia's reaction and said slowly, "Let's do this slowly when we get back to the Academy."

He turned his head to look at the core of the faith energy of the Covenant Truth Cult floating in the air.

It still faintly exudes a purple magic, but it no longer has any aggressiveness; instead, it is serene and gentle.

"The most urgent task now is to find out whether the esoteric sect incident has been completely resolved."

Lucia's thoughts also became serious along with Mien's.

They slowly walked to the energy core. Mien gently waved his hand, and the core slowly descended to the two of them.

Mien resonated with the energy of the Contract Truth within the energy storage ring, and as expected, there were no further obstacles, allowing for a smooth and deep fusion.

He used his mental power to carefully analyze every aspect of the magical flow, but found no trace of violence or external manipulation.

I breathed a sigh of relief.

Suddenly, he frowned again and looked toward the strange spot.

"This seems to be the energy operation law of the Star Cult."

Mien's brow furrowed with even deeper doubt:

"I remember it seems to be mainly located in the Severn Empire..."