Isabel did not appear in her seat until Aiwass began to lecture.
She had previously said that she would come to visit Aiwass to give lectures and also paint a portrait of Aiwass.
Therefore, Aiwass was still a little disappointed when he didn't see her in the classroom.
But Aiwass also calmed down and began to help Professor Bader teach seriously. The process of his teaching was also a process of deepening his own understanding.
The content of this lesson is still related to the Kingdom of Star Antimony, and it talks about the many impacts that Valentine I had on Star Antimony. Aiwass added some personal experiences of Valentine I as an adjustment.
This is not some secret information from the game in the previous life - Valentine I had no secrets to speak of. As the founding monarch of civilian origin, the various stories circulated among the people will only be more than the real history, never less.
This is what Aiwass is studying on his own this week. He reviewed the Star Antimony Language by reading the biography of Valentine I as reading material. Although Aiwass' mastery of the Star Antimony Language is enough to support him in reading "The Code of Alchemy"
, but the reading speed will still be a little slower after all. Language needs to be reviewed from time to time, otherwise it will be easy to forget.
Fortunately, Aiwass learns quickly enough.
He has read the entire "Common Ritual" and is almost done with "Valentine I".
He plans to borrow "The Comprehensive Interpretation of the Six Classics" and "The Interpretation of the Corpse" this week and read them through.
Both of these books were written during the Empire period, and are occult books adapted to the Road and the Dusk Road respectively. The Star Antimony language is basically the Imperial language. Except for some slightly different connectives, they are basically interchangeable.
The former provides an overview of the six main skills adapted to the path: traps, assassinations, poisons, medicine, lies, and divination, while the latter is an introduction to the Necromancer's profession.
Although this kind of book is not a tantric book, it still contains mystical knowledge.
The best way to hide your true path inclination is to borrow all the books on the path. Anyway, as long as you read them quickly enough, you will never waste them.
But when Aiwass was halfway through the class, he suddenly realized that some students were looking in the wrong direction... as if they were looking towards the door?
He turned his head twice and saw nothing. But he became suspicious and secretly turned back while he was taking a drink of water and taking a break, and finally found Isabel's little head quietly poking out halfway from the front door of the classroom.
——Professor Bard could clearly see it from this angle, but he kept pretending not to see it. After Aiwass discovered Isabel, the old man couldn't help but laugh out loud.
During recess, Aiwass asked Lily to push him out.
"Why don't you come in? Aren't you tired of standing outside and drawing?"
As Awas said, he wanted to look back at Isabel's canvas to see how her painting was going.
"Wait, wait! Don't look yet!"
Isabel quickly stretched out her hand to cover the canvas. But her hands were too small to cover it. Now that the paint on the canvas was not dry, it was not convenient to pull off the mask.
So she simply stretched out her hand and blocked Aiwass's eyes.
She whispered: "I'll look at it after I finish it... The magic painting is very ugly when it's halfway through."
"also."
Aiwass replied cheerfully.
He doesn't have that strong curiosity either - since Isabel mentioned that she doesn't want him to read it in advance, then he just doesn't want to read it.
After repeatedly confirming that Aiwass was not planning to peek, Isabel finally slowly lowered her hand.
As soon as Aiwass opened his eyes, he saw her cheeks were slightly red.
Maybe she wasn't used to being in such close contact with others, or maybe she was cold.
"Why don't you come in? It's so cold outside?"
Aiwass asked softly for the second time: "Didn't you say you wanted to come and observe my lecture? You can't hear anything outside the classroom."
"...the canvas is too big, and I still have paints and potions with me."
Isabel was a little distressed: "If I were to sit in the classroom, I would have to occupy the seats of several people. The paint would easily stain other people's clothes...it would cause trouble for other people."
"And I was also worried that someone in the row in front of me would push my desk, causing me to accidentally draw crookedly. I thought about it and decided to paint outside - the sunshine happened to be pretty good."
"Then you should stay next to the podium," Aiwass suggested. "Anyway, it's a little too cold outside. It's not good to catch a cold."
It had just rained all day yesterday, and it was still a little humid outside today. Now it is late November, and it is damp and cold to stay outside. It is so cold that Isabel's fingers are a little red.
Even if I have a cold, you can still help me treat it——
Isabel subconsciously wanted to say this.
Now that she knows Mr. "Fox" is Aiwass, she has great trust in Aiwass's illumination technique - before Aiwass entered school, he had already practiced the illumination technique to the extent that he could use it continuously with his right hand.
With priest-level treatment, minor illnesses such as colds can be easily cured.
...But after all, it can only be what I say in my heart.
Because Isabel is worried that this will make her appear too willful and too dependent on others, like a little girl who has not yet grown up.
Of course she knows that if she says or does this, she will be tolerated and loved by others.
But one day she will grow up, and she will not be as cute as she was when she was a child. At that time, if she still has the mentality of a child, she will become a burden and be disliked by others. She is also a member of the royal family, and even has
She may inherit the throne. In that case, she may incur the resentment of the people instead of just one or two people.
Isabel's ideal self is to be mature and strong, decisive and reliable, cheerful and talkative, and able to be trusted and loved by people as a matter of course... just like Aiwas and Haina, just like her grandmother, who can be trusted and loved without any doubt.
becomes the center of the crowd.
The few times Aiwass faced reporters, he was able to talk freely and give perfect answers no matter how difficult the questions were. His eyes seemed to always shine with confidence, and the jealousy and hatred of others could not shake him.
Every cent.
She is trying hard to become that kind of person, but she really feels that she is too far behind. This makes her seem a little decadent.
But this time, she finally saw Aiwass giving a lecture.
——Exactly as she imagined.
The corners of his mouth are always raised, making people feel happy and relaxed and natural; his voice is clear, pleasant and powerful. Although he is sitting where he is, his hands have rich body language, and his words are relaxed and relaxed.
The rhythm also focused the students' attention on him, arousing exclamation or laughter from time to time.
It was amazing to be able to attend class with students - she had never heard of such a bizarre thing. Aiwass's teaching was like some kind of performance or a powerful speech.
The last time she saw such a scene was the Great Guardian's speech. The twenty-minute speech made all the audience excited and excited.
But that is the result of the bonus of mysterious skills. The exclusive mysterious skill of the authoritarian path is "leadership". It includes various purposes such as ruling, inciting, and appeasing. But Aiwass only achieved this purpose with words...
…
Maybe he has the talent for the authoritarian path.
...Can Aiwass be allowed to take a part-time career on the authoritarian path?
The thought suddenly came to Isabel's mind: She did not have the adaptability of the authoritarian path, but she might be able to have someone she could trust who also held the authoritarian path to hand over the power of the kingdom to him.
Wait, isn’t that just...
Just when she was thinking wildly, Isabel suddenly felt Aiwass leaning over her body and putting his hand on her forehead. A warm force seeped out with the contact, leaving her frozen outside for an hour.
The forehead feels warm and relaxed.
Feeling the contact of the light attribute magic, she woke up from her random thoughts in an instant, and her expression suddenly became tense.
"You're not sick at all...Why are you so dazed?"
Aiwass was a little helpless: "If you stand at the door any longer, you will really get sick.
"I know, you're afraid of being stared at by students. But don't you want to be like me? Talk to people without fear - if that's the case, you have to come and learn from me, right?
"Observe me and observe them, and put myself in the painting. Just like an actor also observes life to extract concepts... You have to observe me carefully to get the courage you want, right?"
He encouraged Isabel in a low voice.
If he directly said, "You will get used to being stared at by people for a long time," she might subconsciously feel that she is not good at it.
But if Aiwass seduces her and says, if you look at me seriously, you will gradually gain courage. She will look at Aiwass intently, and in the process, she will gradually adapt to people's hot or sharp gazes.
It's not a problem to realize that someone is watching you.
Before Isabel could reply to him, Aiwass suddenly moved closer mysteriously and added in a low voice: "By the way, you should know...Is Sherlock okay?"
"……I know."
Isabel subconsciously replied: "The teacher told me, but he didn't let me ask. He said that we would meet him in the advancement ceremony next month anyway... So you also know?"
"That's good," Aiwass said with a slightly raised corner of his mouth, "Then if I'm like him next week, don't worry about me."
"you also……?"
Isabel was a little surprised.
She thought for a while, then suddenly said seriously: "Do you need my help?"
"...What do you want to help?"
Aiwass did not expect this reaction from Her Highness the Princess at all.
Isabel plucked up the courage and asked tentatively: "Can I help you disguise... to make your plan appear more real? You know, I am an [all-rounder]... I have started to get into acting since I returned from the last ceremony.
Already."
But she hesitated for a moment, then lowered her head and said softly: "How about forget it, I'm a little worried about self-defeating..."
"--No."
Aiwass interrupted: "I do need you, Isabel. Very much."
Isabel raised her head in surprise and saw Aiwass's eyes shining as brightly as the morning sun.
Aiwass showed an encouraging smile and said seriously: "I really need you. If you can perform well, it will be a big help to me. If everything goes well this time, then we can go there again next month.
When you reach the next level, you can fully demonstrate your strength."
...In other words, then I won’t be a drag, right?
She doesn't want to be a vase, a protector, or a drag. Isabel also wants to be a reliable teammate...just like Aiwass.
Isabel's eyes became firm: "I can definitely do it."
A clear thought came to her mind: No matter what, she must complete this task.
"Then come in, Isabel."
Aiwass motioned Lily to open the door and encouraged him in a low voice: "When the time comes, you will have to accept more than just looks and doubts. This is not an exercise, but a study; it is not an exercise, but a trial. Learn.
To bear this scrutiny as I am—can you do it, Isabel?"
"I can do it."
Isabel replied without hesitation.
She followed Aiwass into the classroom. This time, she stayed in the classroom to draw until the end.
Even though she was looked at with curiosity, ambiguity, and good intentions by her junior students... But this time, Isabel's hands did not shake at all, and every time she wrote, she performed perfectly.
She was also surprised by her performance.
It was as if I woke up from a dream for the first time and the whole world became clear.
When the thought of "I must do it no matter what" appeared in her mind for the first time, those eyes that were originally as sharp as swords suddenly couldn't hurt her.
——The malice and scrutiny from others are nothing more than heavy rain at best.
Before, she seemed to be trying hard to block the rain with her hands, but she couldn't block it anyway. Therefore, she looked extremely embarrassed, fragile and helpless.
Now that Isabel really has what she wants to do, she immediately realizes that the rain is just rain after all. Compared with the real crisis and difficulty, it is nothing. It is so weak that it is not even worth mentioning.
Being scorned by the strong.
It was because her own heart was too fragile and her spirit was too fragile that she thought it was scary enough.
Heavy rain can only make flowers wither, but they can also be something other than flowers.
When the hourglass ran out for the second time, Isabel's last stroke finally fell.
In the painting, Aiwass raised his hands high, with a confident smile on his face, high-spirited and scorching eyes. His background was not in the classroom, but rather in the sunset... it was in a red-purple glow as fierce as fire.
middle.
Isabel looked deeply at Aiwass in her painting and secretly made up her mind.
——One day, I want to be like him and be able to walk into the rain with a smile.
