Although it was nearly 11 AM, I didn't intend to point out the fact that it was almost noon.
"Come in." (Precocious brat.) The lady who turned to enter the door muttered in a barely audible voice.
I entered the room as ordered and presented the gifts for this visit.
The room was so messy there was basically nowhere to step. Strange things were everywhere. There were humanoid stone statues and strange weapons. I even saw several crystals in the corner that looked like mana crystals. Each of these mana crystals would be worth dozens of gold coins outside, wouldn't they? I marveled in my heart.
There was only one chair in the room, and the lady kindly let me have it, while she lay back on the bed.
Just as I thought she was going to take a nap, I heard her say:
"I did owe Darius a favor once, but that was 60 years ago. I didn't expect him to remember it for so long. You look a lot like your grandfather, but I hope you don't turn into someone like he is now—fat, greasy, and bald."
"Although I owed him a favor long ago, I didn't promise back then that I would definitely help him with something. I don't like staying in one place for long, nor do I want to teach someone with poor aptitude. If you have the ability to prove you are qualified to receive my teaching, I can consider staying to teach you for a few years. It just so happens I'm tired from traveling and want to rest for a while."
After hearing her words, honestly, it was a bit awkward. Did my grandfather look as handsome as me when he was young? No wonder Master Leda remembered his favor for over 60 years. Also, does this body's genes have a hair loss factor? Please no, my full head of red hair is my proudest feature. Hair of this color is basically impossible to find on Earth. I must use magic to research how to prevent hair loss; from now on, this will be a top-priority field in my magic research career. I want to be the pioneer of hair loss prevention in the Six-Sided World.
While I was researching hair loss prevention, the woman on the bed became a bit impatient. "Brat, did you hear what I said? If you can't do it, get out of here quickly. Don't disturb my sleep."
I also reacted immediately, expressing my acceptance and willingness to prove myself.
Because Bladiconde needed to get dressed, I gentlemanly stepped outside the door. Less than five minutes later, Bladiconde came out wearing a professional Adventurer outfit. The upper body was a shirt with a coat, with leather armor protecting the chest. The lower body was tight-fitting cloth pants with slight slits near the shoes, and on her feet were classic hard-soled cowhide boots. She didn't wear a cloak. This kind of outfit is very common among Adventurers. It didn't fit my impression of a magician's outfit at all—no pointed floppy hat, no oversized staff, and no classic magic robe.
Reaching an open area, Bladiconde moved away from me and said, "Use magic to attack me. If I'm satisfied, I'll be willing to take you as my disciple."
This was the first time I'd met someone who wanted to take my attacks so casually. Of course, I accepted gladly. To avoid her being unable to dodge and getting hurt by a sudden spell, I very conscientiously called out the name of the spell instead of taking the chance to ambush her.
Thinking that she was a Water King-level Magician, I didn't plan to show off my meager skills before an expert.
I started with a shot of Eye of the Hurricane — [Eye Hurricane] to create a tornado to block her vision and restrict her movements.
Then I followed up with Exodus Flame — Exodus Flame. The fire borrowed the wind's momentum, and the wind aided the fire's power, immediately forming a fire tornado. This combo of mine would basically leave anyone hit by it crippled. If I hadn't considered that she was a Water King-level Magician, I would have been afraid she'd die from this one hit.
After a while, a huge ice sculpture stood within my fire tornado. Bladiconde stood inside it, without a single burn, and even her clothes were perfectly intact.
The wind was too strong, so I didn't hear what magic she cast. I only knew that after the ice sculpture was erected, my fire tornado was broken. Speaking of which, with so much sand and wind in the tornado, how did she chant the incantation? Wouldn't she swallow sand?
After the tornado disappeared, she didn't directly agree to take me as her disciple. Instead, I heard her say, "The coordination of wind and fire magic is very good, but there is still room for improvement in the power of the fire magic. Now, try my attack."
"Water drops fall and scatter, covering the world with water! Water Splash — Water Splash"
"O Goddess of Azure descending from the heavens, wave your scepter and freeze the world! Icicle Field — Icicle Field"
From the moment she chanted the first line, I felt it. She was going to cast Water Splash, but she chanted very quickly. There should also be a shortened incantation. There was a lot of water vapor in the air, so much that it created a large patch of white mist, completely different from when I cast Water Splash. At most, I could only achieve the effect of condensing dew.
I had already guessed that her next step would be to cast Icicle Field, because the combo of these two spells is a mandatory skill that even High-level Water Magicians need to learn.
I prepared to cast Flame Armor — Flame Armor around my body. This move isn't very useful; I often use it to dry my clothes. However, at a time like this, it's the best way to prevent being frozen.
But I failed. Because of the white mist from Water Splash — Water Splash, which was so thick it was almost liquid, the fire elements around me simply didn't support me in casting Flame Armor — Flame Armor.
Once her second line of incantation was finished, I was frozen in place.
But fortunately, she must have held back. If a Water King-level Magician had cast it with full power, I would have been frozen from the inside out, and even a god would have found it hard to save me.
After the water mist dissipated, I cast Flame Armor — Flame Armor and regained my ability to move.
Bladiconde walked over and said, "Your chantless casting is very impressive and practical. But you shouldn't look down on the training of magic power because of it. The same magic will have different effects when used by different people. I'm quite busy every day, so just pick two days a week to come and learn magic. The rest of the time, I'll be lying in bed sleeping. Today, clean up my room before you go back!"
...For the first time, I felt like slapping her. This was just too aggravating. So, you're busy just because you want to sleep, right? Also, why should I help you clean? As the first-in-line heir of the third generation of the Prodia Family, cleaning should be something that has nothing to do with me in this lifetime.
That's what I thought, but I still suppressed my true feelings. After helping her tidy up the room, I went home.
If it weren't for the fact that you're a celebrity, I wouldn't be so humble.
It's really upsetting. Next time I come, I'll bring a maid along so I can escape the fate of cleaning.
Meanwhile, in the room of the Court Magician's dormitory, Bladiconde looked at the clean room and remarked, "I didn't expect a child from a noble family to be able to clean so well. That's truly an unexpected discovery."
Back home, I suddenly remembered something important. I forgot to ask for the novel's autograph.
(Note: For the sake of simple conversion, the original setting is changed here. In the original, each country has its own currency, such as Asura Gold Coins for the Kingdom of Asura and Miris Gold Coins for the Kingdom of Miris. Here they are collectively referred to as Gold Coins. Additionally: Green Ore, Iron, Scrap Iron, and Stone Coins are the currencies used on the Demon Continent; nessa is the currency of the Bekalite Continent; Gold, Silver, Large Copper, and Copper Coins are applicable to other continents where humans exist. The corresponding values have been converted into RMB.)
Gold Coin: 5000 yuan
Silver Coin: 500 yuan
Large Copper Coin: 50 yuan
Copper Coin: 5 yuan
Green Ore coin: 50 yuan
Iron Coin: 5 yuan
Scrap Iron Coin: 0.5 yuan
Stone Coin: 0.05 yuan
nessa: 5 yuan