"I thought you're going to be the one who needs to accept me as your student?" Mi Young asks, now she's confused as hell.

"You really don't get how it works, right?" The teacher says while chuckling at the black haired girl's confused face. "The teacher who wants to have a one-on-one lesson has the right to choose his student, that's true. However, even though the teacher has already chosen a student he or she wants to teach, the student still has to approve it before they start having lessons."

"But that didn't happen between me and teacher Hwang though." Mi Young interjects, looking at her other teacher who was now sitting at the sofa comfortably.

"Actually, it did." Lady Ning Gwang says while picking on her nails. "You just didn't notice it because you were in a hurry to leave."

"How?"

"You gave me an ultimatum, right? That you'll only accept my proposal if that friend of yours also joins our lessons."

"That's it?"

"Uhn. Every teacher has their different ways in order to form a contract with a student. Just like savage beasts." The white haired woman says while giving teacher Zhong a wink. "Am I right, Yu?"

"Bingo." The other teacher says, obviously trying to ignore  the fact that the beautiful teacher just called him by his first name. "As I have said, you will have to accept me first before we can start our lessons."

"What do I have to do so I can accept you?" Mi Young asks, looking expectantly at teacher Zhong.

"You just have to accept my mana flow." Teacher Zhong says. "I will push a little of my mana to you."

"That's it?"

Teacher Zhong smiles, "However, there is a catch."

"Why do I feel like I should say no to this?" Mi Young asks with great suspicion.

"Fear not, child. You only have to stay still and accept my mana. If your mana energy rejects mine, then you are not comfortable with me yet. So we are not going to start any lessons soon. However, if your body relaxes on my mana then we can start our lessons anytime." Teacher Zhong instructs.

Seeing as the teacher was serious and Lady Ning Gwang seemed relaxed as well, Mi Young decided to go and try the teacher's way. She nods her head before preparing herself.

Teacher Zhong instructs her to stay still and relax. At some point, Mi Young even asked him if she should close her eyes, to which the teacher laughed. He also answered that Mi Young can do whatever she wants and all she has to do is to stay calm and relax no matter what happens.

The black haired girl chose to stand still as she waits for the teacher to start his shenanigans.

"Okay, I'll start now. Just tell me if it's too much." Teacher Zhong says. Mi Young realized that the instructor's voice was very calming to hear. She nods her head as she prepares for the teacher's mana to flow with her mana energy.

Now, the teacher did a great job making Mi Young relax. Mi Young also noticed that the teacher kept on repeating to Mi Young to stay calm and relax no matter what happened earlier.

But one thing he did not tell the other girl was the strong push and pull of his mana the moment he tries to communicate with the black haired girl's mana energy.

"What the hell—" Mi Young tried to say but she remembered that she needs to remain calm or else both of their energies will mix up and probably ignite with one another so the black haired girl tried her best to keep her emotions calm even if she wanted to scream so badly.

Teacher Zhong's mana is….different. It's powerful, raw, and aggressive.

Mi Young never imagined that such strong and powerful mana existed until she felt the teacher's mana flow with hers.

It's as if a new form of energy was trying to rip her body apart, trying to communicate and mix up with her. However, the black haired girl remained calm and composed so as not to disturb the ceremony.

"Just a little more." Mi Young hears the teacher say. She can already feel her teacher's mana flowing with hers. And surprisingly, even with its force a little while ago, now, her teacher's mana is somewhat comforting and relaxing. It's as if it's trying to tell her that she can trust him, that she can learn from him. "And…done."

After saying those words, teacher Zhong's mana suddenly vanished, leaving Mi Young's body quite yearning for its comfort.

"So? How is it?" Lady Ning Gwang asks. There was a small tired smile on her lips as she looked at her student expectantly.

Mi Young looks at her, then at teacher Zhong before answering honestly. "At first, it was intense. It's like my body was trying to combust. And then shortly after, it starts to feel relaxing and comforting. It's as if the mana was telling me to stay calm and to trust it."

"Hmn. That's new." Teacher Zhong says with a hum. "That combusting part was due to my raw and ancient mana, sorry about that by the way. However, the other feeling you felt, right after feeling those strong and powerful energy was because my mana is trying to communicate with yours. It wants to build a teacher-student relationship with your mana so it's asking your own mana to trust it."

"Is it different for every person?"

"Uhn." The teacher answers. He starts to walk away from the black haired girl and decided to sit at the single couch just adjacent to where Lady Ning Gwang was sitting. "It's different for every people I try to build a contract with. The last time I talked to another student using my mana was during the time you first visited me. You saw that male student who was trying to runaway from me?"

Mi Young remembered that scared looking student who suddenly appeared in front of them when they were trying to visit teacher Zhong. The student was kind of in a hurry and he looks so scared that he even forgot to greet teacher Hwang on his way out.

"We tried to communicate with our mana. However, my mana found out about his ill intentions so he spoke to him and scared him away."

"Ill intentions?"

"Brother Zhong's mana can learn the truth and lies. It can also read human emotions." Lady Ning Gwang answers with a smile. "When we tried to communicate with our mana, I didn't feel relaxed and comfortable at all. Not like yours."

"What do you mean? Did it also try to hurt you?"

"Hurt? Oh no, in fact it was the opposite." Lady Ning Gwang says with a teasing tone.

This earned a glare from the other teacher, "Ning Gwang…"

"Do you know what I felt at that time, Mi Young?" Lady Ning Gwang asks, ignoring teacher Zhong's warning.

"What?" Mi Young asks in a whisper.

Lady Ning Gwang scoots closer towards where the black haired girl was sitting before she whispers to the other girl's ear. "Pleasure. Intense and raw pleasure."

"Ning Gwang!" Teacher Zhong shouts as he stands from his seat before he walks off somewhere, leaving Lady Ning Wang who was laughing like a maniac and Mi Young with a really red and embarrassed face.

She did not have to hear that. Mi Young thinks.

"Why are you so embarrassed Yu? It's the truth!" Lady Ning Gwang shouts.

Mi Young remained silent as she tried to focus her mind somewhere else, trying her best not to think about her two teachers' secret relationship.

Then, she finds her eyes glued to the painting once more.

Without noticing what she was doing, Mi Young found herself already standing in front of the huge painting.

She couldn't help but notice how amazing the painting was drawn. Whoever painted it clearly knows how to paint. Each stroke feels like it's telling the painting that it is loved and important.

The color patterns and the way the painting looks so real makes it even more mesmerizing to look at.

"That's Zhong Liu." Lady Ning Gwang says behind the black haired girl. Mi Young noticed that there was some emotion hidden behind the white haired woman's voice that the black haired girl couldn't quite decipher as of the moment because her mind was still glued to the painting.

"He drew this?"

"I did." Teacher Zhong says while he comes out from what seems to be the kitchen since he's already holding a silver tray with three empty teacups with it along with a teapot.

"Oh? I thought Lady Ning Gwang said Zhong Liu."

"You heard her right." Teacher Zhong says while he places the teacups in front of his, and the white haired teacher's seat. "That's Zhong Liu."

"What? I'm confused. Can you please elaborate it more clearly?" Mi Young asks as she sits back down to her seat.

"I was the one who painted the painting." Teacher Zhong says while he calmly sips his tea. "And the one I drew is Zhong Liu."

"But that's a dragon. I thought Zhong Liu is your twin brother?" Mi Young deadpans, eyes searching for an explanation from the two teachers who seemed too calm for her own good.

Then realization dawned on her.

"Wait! Your brother is a dragon!?" Mi Young shouts.