I made up magic and taught a world-destroying witch?

On the sofa, two students were staring blankly at their empty fingers.

"Don't worry about it."

Joseph comforted him.

Grace and Mia looked up at him almost simultaneously, their eyes filled with trepidation.

Joseph remained calm, as if he had anticipated this scene.

"Model embedding failure is a very normal phenomenon."

Joseph, without batting an eye, delivered this well-prepared line of comfort.

Nonsense, it's more frightening if you don't fail.

Grace's thick eyelashes fluttered.

Sir... he did see it!

Just a moment ago, a barely perceptible flash of white light did indeed appear at her fingertips.

She originally thought that would be the beginning of her breaking the curse of zero magic.

But how could that glimmer of light possibly escape the unfathomable spiritual perception of a great magician?

However, the gentleman did not praise her for breaking the curse of zero magic power; instead, he said it was a failure.

Why?

Grace's meticulously trained courtly mind began a frantic review.

The white light did appear, but it lasted for too short a time.

Moreover, she lost her composure and caused the light to dissipate simply because of a slight external noise.

If judged by the old-fashioned standard that anyone who could conjure light possessed magic, her performance just now would have been nothing short of a miracle that shocked the empire.

After all, she was a princess who was deemed to be immune to magic!

But under the new magical standards of the master, can such a fragile appearance really be considered a success?

Absolutely not!

She went against the core principle emphasized by her husband; she was swayed by external results and ignored the absolute stability of the model itself.

She got it.

The man was giving her a warning.

He was reminding her not to be complacent because of some trivial appearance.

What truly determines the level of magic is always the stability of its internal structure!

Grace felt an indescribable sense of awe.

She's so shallow; she actually applied those ridiculous old-fashioned standards to Mr. [Name]'s great theories.

The gentleman's gaze had already seen the ultimate magic, while she was still secretly delighted by the tiny glimmer of light at her fingertips.

  

Meanwhile, Mia on the other side was completely stunned.

Did you just see her sparks, sir?

Mia suddenly felt a sudden stinging sensation in her nose, and her eyes quickly welled up with tears.

It turns out that not all failures lead to complete rejection.

It turns out that not every spark meant she had gotten into trouble again.

It turns out that there really is a mentor in this world who, upon seeing sparks coming from her fingertips, immediately told her that it was just a normal experiment.

Mia kept her head down, the toes of her worn-out leather boots shuffling nervously on the expensive velvet carpet.

She used to dislike the word "failure".

Because for her, failure and a notice of expulsion are almost the same thing.

But now, it seems that the failure the gentleman is talking about doesn't mean that.

Joseph stood in front of the whiteboard, completely unaware that in those few short seconds of silence, his two students had each completed a set of logically rigorous and profound reflections in their minds, which had nothing to do with him personally.

He simply relied on the instincts of a seasoned veteran in the workplace to continue reciting the prepared words of consolation for failure:

"The biggest taboo in the practice of new magic is to pursue the outward manifestation of spells in the early stages."

Grace immediately looked up and stared intently at the whiteboard.

Mia sniffed and tried to shift her attention to Joseph.

Joseph, seeing that they seemed to be listening, breathed a slight sigh of relief and continued his rambling:

"If you can grasp the concept of model embedding today, the purpose of this lesson has already been exceeded."

The construction and embedding of spell models requires years of observation and repeated debugging.

This is only your first attempt, so the point isn't whether you can cast the Light spell.

This can be considered his true feelings.

Given their situation, let alone new magic, Mia is the only one who can occasionally set off some mischievous fireworks with old magic.

As for Grace, needless to say, her magic perception was zero.

Zero.

What a reassuring number.

As long as these two students behave themselves as observation subjects and don't cause any major problems before he finds a suitable reason to transfer funds, end the project, and buy the Southern Manor, that would be the greatest filial piety he could show to his mentor.

Thinking of this, Joseph's gaze towards the two students softened even more.

That's all for today.

Grace and Mia were both taken aback.

"During the demonstration class, I will not ask you to cast Light spells."

The reception room fell silent instantly.

Joseph continued:

"What I would prefer you to demonstrate is your observation of the spell slot structure, the model embedding process, and the reasons for failure."

Grace stared at him blankly.

gentlemen……

It's probably not that they don't expect results.

He just didn't want them to feel the pressure of having to succeed.

The demonstration lesson was part of the college's internal assessment, and Professor Brewster was clearly waiting to see his teacher make a fool of himself.

In this situation, the teacher could force them to practice repeatedly before the presentation, even if they only mastered a little bit of light that could fool people, it would be enough to save face in front of those professors.

Mia's eyes were truly red this time.

The teacher knew she was prone to losing control, but he did not exclude her from the demonstration class.

He said he wouldn't ask for anything because he considered failure as part of the new magic.

The two exchanged a silent glance and nodded obediently in unison.

The gentleman doesn't make demands because he doesn't want to put pressure on them; they won't be driven away even if they don't succeed.

Yes, although they failed today, under the teacher's guidance, they have truly grasped the basics!

There are still a few days until next week's demonstration lesson.

The men may not make demands, but the women cannot truly do nothing.

During the demonstration class, they will try their best to make the miracle of the new magic happen!

"Yes, sir."

Grace stood up and gave a more formal bow than usual.

Mia also stood up, her movements a little clumsy, but surprisingly without a grin.

"I will carefully observe the reasons for the failure!"

She said it seriously.

Joseph nodded with satisfaction and waved for them to go back and rest.

After getting rid of the two troublemakers, Joseph stood alone in front of the whiteboard.

He stared at the scribbled mess on the whiteboard, feeling a little guilty; even he thought it looked like a scam.

Fortunately, the administrator Marco packaged his rambling draft into a useful report.

With that thing as a safety net, it's enough to save his face.

Next...

Joseph stroked his chin and began to make serious plans.

Grace is a princess with a good temperament, strong communication skills, and a good understanding of theory.

Having her in charge of explaining spell placement structure and model embedding observation is like having a chosen tool.

Moreover, she has no magic powers, so reciting theories is the safest option, with no risk of even accidentally going off-target.

As for Mia...

Let's just treat it as a mascot. If it makes a sound when you rub it, that would be a pleasant surprise. If it doesn't, that's perfectly understandable.

After all, her file stated that the operation was dangerous and further study was not recommended.

What a perfect excuse for failure.

Anyway, he's a complete imposter, so how could he really expect two dropouts who haven't even scratched the surface of magic to master the stuff he made up?

Ping An just needs to get through the demonstration lesson and that's it.

If any mad dogs with a practical approach jump out on stage to bite and question, then forcefully steer the discussion to the disagreement over the old magic evaluation standards, and use magic to defeat magic!

Joseph went back to his room to catch up on his sleep, feeling perfectly justified.

Two days passed in the blink of an eye.

Only one day remains until the demonstration lesson.