Understand humans!

"Where's your wand?"

"I changed it to this."

Andro took out a short stick as if he was offering a treasure. One end of the stick was decorated with sparkling gems, which looked extremely luxurious. However, in terms of magic conductivity and convenience in casting spells, this gem stick was not even as good as an ordinary fire stick.

"This is the royal scepter of the Principality of Ateto."

"Where's your original wand?"

"It was thrown away. The Archduke said it was unworthy of royalty."

Andro walked around proudly, like a child showing his satisfactory work to his mother, to show his most beloved dean that he was now a completely different person from the poor and down-and-out boy Andro.

After the display, his eyes fell on the thin cloth clothes of the dean. Andro complained that Aura wore such clothes to greet him, and asked in a questioning tone:

"Dean, where are your magic robes?"

"I changed into this one."

Aura casually twisted the hem of her dress. Although it was just an ordinary gray and white cloth skirt, and even had traces of patched square pudding on it, it was still elegant.

"This was given to me by the mother of an apprentice."

"Where is your original magic robe?"

"It's pawned, and the students say they can't get enough food."

A child suddenly hugged Aura's waist from behind, and Aura just lowered her head and gently touched her head. When Aura lowered her head, her eyes were calm, which was completely different from the sharp and majestic expression of Aura when she raised her head.

"That robe is worth something."

Chapter 125: Endure Humiliation

When the young girl ran back by herself, Aura raised her head again.

Aura glanced at her plain cloth clothes. She didn't feel bad about pawning the magic robe.

She didn't really care about the external decorations. Among the things Aura brought from Kribi, except for the axe, which was very important, the others were not necessary for Aura.

When she pawned her magic robe and the magic hat, Sheila did try to stop her, and even paid for it herself and asked Aura to use it. But when Sheila wasn't paying attention, Aura still went to the store to pawn the robe and hat.

After all, Aura had been unhappy with the college cafeteria for a long time, and she happened to have the ability, so why not do it?

Aura didn't expect that the magician robe customized for him by Zanze and the purple hat he picked up from the abandoned city were worth so much money.

If she had known earlier, she would have sold it earlier.

As for clothes to replace her robe, Aura actually had some. Although she had thought about pawning the linings as well, it seemed that among all the clothes she was wearing, only the magician robe and the purple tall hat were the most valuable, so she gave up the idea.

When I went to visit a poor student's home that day, the student's mother saw that he was wearing a shirt that was not suitable for the season. It happened that the mother made a living by mending clothes, and she had some extra cloth, so she made an extra shirt and gave it to Aula.

Aula didn't care about the style of the clothes, as long as it covered her body, she accepted it with satisfaction.

Although Aura knew that pawning her magician's robe could only solve the problem temporarily, she didn't care. Next time when she was short of money, she could just go to Kribi and ask Celia for money, or ask Zanze for money... If she mustered up the courage, Aura could even ask Volame for money.

No matter what difficulties she encounters, Aura believes that she will always find a way.

So, actually, Aula is not that short of money.

"Dean, I brought back a gift! There's a large sum of money, and I can use it for all the future expenses of the academy! I'm leaving all this money here! For you!"

Andro opened his mouth and looked at the dean in coarse cloth. He was stunned for a long time. Finally, a gust of wind blew across his face. Andro seemed to remember something and hurriedly ordered the servants behind him to move all the gold, silver and treasures off the carriage.

Andro was filled with joy. In front of Aura, he opened the box, took out a bunch of pearls and gems, held them in front of Aura, and looked at her expectantly.

But Aura did not take it. She just glanced at the carriage behind Andro, the servants behind him, and the ill-fitting luxurious clothes on him.

"Is the money yours?"

"I……"

Aura suddenly asked coldly, and Andro was stunned.

"Why don't you go to Kribi? When you left, didn't you say you wanted to pursue the pinnacle of magic?"

"The pinnacle of magic... I..."

Andro was stunned for a long time. He didn't expect that the dean still remembered the joke he made casually in the college.

No, it couldn't be said to be a joke. At least he was serious at the time. He really went to Kribi in pursuit of the pinnacle of magic.

The dean's special care for me seemed to have started from what I said.

But...but - the reason why he wanted to leave the mountains was to bring back wealth and glory to San Lorenzo, wasn't it? Now that he could easily get all of this, why should he continue to walk?

"Dean Aura, I, I found that even if I don't reach the pinnacle of magic, I can still achieve my goal - look! These gold and silver! These treasures, what a great change they can bring to San Lorenzo! What a great help they can bring to the School of Magic! How much burden they can relieve you!"

“Let me ask you, does this money belong to you?”

"I……"

"I don't remember that I taught you to study magic for half your life and improve your own magic, in the end, just to sell your own magic and sell it for a good price."

"I didn't sell it! I gained the Grand Duke's appreciation through magic!"

"Appreciation? Appreciation gained by giving up the pursuit of the pinnacle of magic? Appreciation gained by selling the second half of one's life? Appreciation gained by becoming a caged bird and a canary imprisoned in the palace?"

"Actually, it's not as bad as the dean thinks..."

"Andro, since when did you, an independent, unyielding, and strong magician, need to rely on the appreciation of others to survive?"

"…I'm sorry, Dean."

"Don't call me Dean! I've never taught a student as useless as you!!!"

Andro lowered his head, while Aura glared with anger rising.

She was really angry.

She could never understand why magic, which was the supreme treasure for the demons, was always ignored again and again by humans!

How can those who have not reached the pinnacle of magic understand that scene? The great ideal that transcends all worldly desires and is infinitely close to the truth can be easily abandoned by this group of human beings.

Although Aura could not understand these human desires, she could observe that whatever humans wanted, whether it was power or wealth, was there anything they could not get as long as they reached the pinnacle of magic.

Magic should be the end of all desires and the answer to all questions!

Although, Aura believes that he is already at the pinnacle of magic.

Although, she doesn't think she is living a good life now——

But she is an exception.

I am a demon who is tragically trapped among humans.

These humans don't have the same restrictions as her. As long as her magic level is improved and she reaches the level of a great magician... oh no, as long as she reaches the level of a first-level magician, there is no place in the human countries that she can't go? In the various royal families, who dares not to be treated as a guest of honor? The wealth and rights she wants can be obtained at her fingertips -

Why would I have to give up my freedom? My dignity? And the most important thing, the chance to pursue the path of magic?!

And Aura himself firmly believed that the reason why he was living such a miserable life now, being driven by Celie, beaten and scolded by Volame, deceived by Fulilian, and locked up by Zanze... all of this was because he was not strong enough in magic!

When the day comes when she can defeat Celia, Aura will make Celia cry and lick her toes, lock up Volame so that she can't see the light of day for the rest of her life, make Fulilian a slave to work for her, and lock Zanze by her side to serve her when she eats, drinks, defecates and urinates.

This is the confidence that magic gives Aura!

Sooner or later she will be able to realize her desires through magic.

Before that, no matter how she endured humiliation, compromised, and sold herself, she never thought of giving up magic.

Even though she was behind humans, a test subject, and was treated as a slave, Aura was still crawling slowly and with difficulty on the path of magic.

Chapter 126: Humans are so easy to fool

And now.

The human standing before her.

Mu Aura was one of the few humans who were looked at with awe because of his tenacious pursuit of magic, but he actually gave up his path to magic just for money and the appreciation of a grand duke of a small country who came from nowhere.

For the rest of my life, I will only be limited to learning general offensive magic, not delving into the ultimate of magic, but only use the general magic that other magicians have studied thoroughly and never even looked at?

Aura really couldn't understand humans.

Aura had long said that old woman Celia was old and her wisdom was declining. It was probably that only a tiny bit of the intelligence of the magicians in the mythological era was left. It was hard to say whether she had Alzheimer's disease. Otherwise, why did she feel that Aura could understand humans better than her?

It's impossible! Humans are all a bunch of idiots! Aura felt so sick just by seeing humans standing in front of him that he wanted to vomit!

Andro was stunned. He didn't understand what he had done wrong. Or rather, he understood but he was unwilling to admit it.

Andro dared not admit it.

He had no way out. From the moment he resolutely dropped out of Kribi without telling anyone, Andro had no choice but to follow the path pointed out by Grand Duke Atto.

After all, it is impossible for Kribi's magic school to recruit an apprentice who voluntarily dropped out for a second time.

Yes, although Andro knew that Dean Aura had some connections in Kribi from the last time Aura used his connections in Kribi to ensure his successful admission.

But that was Kribi! Even if a minister sent to a small border town had some connections, how strong could those connections be? !

Could Andro still expect the dean to directly approach the current president of the Continental Magic Association and ask the president to help smooth things over?

It can't be done! How can this be done! The magic academy in Kribi is directly under the top management of the headquarters. Andro couldn't imagine how much the dean would have to pay if he wanted to contact someone at that level.

Even if they were lucky enough to get in touch with them and ask them for help, Dean Aura would have to sell something to impress them, just like she was selling the magician's robes now.

Andro's eyes were moist, but he tried hard not to cry. He just bowed to Dean Aura and the people behind her with red eyes.

"I thank you for giving me the opportunity to leave the mountains. Now I have found a way forward and I no longer dare to ask for the dean's help. This may be the last time I come back. Before I leave, leaving a large sum of money is the only thing I can do for you."

“Is this how you got out of the mountains?”

Aura looked at Andro calmly, without any of the sternness she had when she looked at her students. But her expression had clearly changed to a softer one, and Andro felt a chill that went even deeper into his bones.

He was abandoned—

"Go now, and don't come back. Don't tell them that you are a student of San Lorenzo College, and don't tell them that I, Aura, taught you for a while. Since you have accepted the recruitment of those princes and nobles, don't think about becoming an excellent magician anymore. Just be their dog for the rest of your life."

After saying this, Aula pointed at the box of money with a look of disdain. She was not short of money to the point where she needed to rely on others' charity.

Even if he was really short of money in the end, Aura would not just ask for alms from others.

When looking for charity from others, he would not sell his chance to pursue magic.

"And take this money with you. San Lorenzo can survive on its own, and the School of Magic can survive on its own. Andro, you no longer belong to San Lorenzo - nor to the School of Magic -"

"Go find where you belong."

After saying that, Aura turned around and was about to go back to the city without even looking at Andro again.

"Dean...Dean! Teacher Aura!!!"

Suddenly Aura felt resistance in her footsteps, and when she turned around, she found that it was Andro who knelt down, reached forward desperately, and grabbed her ankle.

He raised his head in despair and grief, his face covered with snot and tears.

"I was wrong! I was wrong, Dean! I'm sorry! I'm sorry for San Lorenzo!!"

“I’ve let everyone down. I actually gave up my most precious treasure… but… but I can’t get it back anymore. Wuuuu… Even if I want to go back, I can’t go back to Kribi. I don’t have any chance anymore. Wahah… Wuuu…”

With his back to Andro, Aura quietly raised an evil smile that showed that his evil plan had succeeded.

But when he turned around, Aura put on a compassionate face that lived up to everyone's expectations and was very relieved.

She helped Andro up and comforted him gently:

"Nothing to be sorry for."

"As long as you want to turn back, the dean will support you."

"It's okay, you still have a chance."

"Here's a letter of recommendation from the dean."

Aura pulled out a letter of recommendation that she had prepared long ago and told Andro that she had already taken care of everything. As long as Andro took the letter back to Kribi, someone would help Andro deal with the re-enrollment in the headquarters magic academy and the instructions from the Principality of Ateto.

"Take this, study hard, and become an excellent magician."

"Don't be impatient. San Lorenzo has trained you for so many years. Is it still a little time?"

"When you have completed your studies, the benefits that a first-level magician can bring to San Lorenzo will be much greater than that of a court magician."