Chinese professors at the Wizarding Academy

Chapter 22 Good job, junior!

"Have a meal?"

Ken found it strange; meeting was already an awkward thing, so what was this "eating" nonsense?

To shake hands and make peace with the opponent you just defeated, and then have a meal together...

"Wait, my treat?"

Ken was still feeling strange when he suddenly realized something was wrong.

Oh, so I have to pay for it myself?!

Ken's usually calm expression changed once again, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

However, after thinking about it, he felt at ease.

After all, they were defeated opponents. The food at Gray Tower Academy's cafeteria is very expensive; buying a magical dish is equivalent to the cost of a lot of ingredients.

That's more like it!

Now that's more like a wizard from Grey Tower Academy!

After thinking about it this way, Ken felt at ease.

Ken looked at Gu Chen, nodded, and his eyes showed certainty.

"Okay, my treat."

"That's right!"

"Come on, Jim, let's get acquainted. This is Ken, a high-level mind wizard of the first ring, and also your junior brother."

Gu Chen was overjoyed. He had spent more than a month at Gray Tower Academy and had only managed to collect two magic stone fragments!

I was originally going to buy Jim some magical food to help him recover.

As a result, despite the combined sneak attack from Ken and Elisa, Jim managed to hold out thanks to his talent.

And there has been a huge wave of progress!

Your mental strength has improved so much!

It has already met the standards for a beginner apprentice.

However, Jim had experienced too much in that day and night. Although he had the talent of a strong will and survived, he still needed to recover.

Gu Chen himself was the same; after exhausting his magic power in the long battle, he also felt a bit tired.

Going to the Magic Dining Hall might not be affordable, but now that someone's willing to treat us, we can finally have a good meal.

Upon thinking about it, Gu Chen suddenly felt as if a spring breeze was blowing on his face!

Jim, standing to the side, looked at Gu Chen, and the smile on his face made him feel uncomfortable.

Why do I always have to call that bald junior brother?

He looked at Ken again, feeling puzzled and confused.

Why would their own teacher become the teacher and student of the people who came to kill them?

Jim really couldn't understand why, after the fight, the opposing team, who were about to kill him and his teacher, went to have a meal together.

In Jim's small body and small head, the scene of agreeing to eat together in the slums was either a group of brothers, sisters, or cousins ​​going to work the day labor together, or a meal with Grandma Aya.

We're all friends, how can we side with the enemy?!

Thinking of this, Jim couldn't help but look at Gu Chen, his eyes filled with doubt.

Gu Chen looked at Jim with a smile and said:

"Call him Ken, don't just stand there."

Why is this happening?!

Jim simply couldn't understand how this could be. He was the one who arrived first, whether it was the teacher or the students...

and many more……

Jim felt confused; he even wondered if what he was seeing was a hallucination.

But then he suddenly realized that Gu Chen had mentioned "treating guests" in his previous words!

That's right, the other side must have been defeated by their teacher, and then willingly acknowledged the teacher as their teacher, even offering to contribute a meal!

Thinking about this, Jim found Ken more agreeable and finally opened his mouth to reply:

"Hello, junior Ken."

"..."

Although he was prepared, Ken still felt awkward saying it to his junior.

How come, as a first-ring high-level mind wizard, I couldn't even defeat a first-ring low-level blood wizard? I could accept him as my teacher, but how come there's a freshman who became my "material" and became my senior?

Ken's lips twitched again. In this one day and night, he had experienced more emotional turmoil than he had in the entire year he had spent at Gray Tower Academy...

"...Hello, Senior Jim."

It's really awkward... but when you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head.

Finally, with a twitching smile, she replied to Jim.

"Alright, alright, let's go eat."

"Class, let's go!"

Gu Chen's smile was the brightest he'd had all month.

He couldn't possibly see all the hidden thoughts in their minds, but he could clearly sense the awkward atmosphere between them.

But that's alright. Gu Chen's idea is simple: they're all his students now, so he should have a meal together and get along well.

It'll be good for seniors and juniors to meet again in the future.

In the cold, impersonal Gray Tower Academy, a bond of teacher-student affection exists.

"Teacher Gu Chen, how about we sign the contract before we eat?"

"Yes, of course, no problem."

Just as the atmosphere was warm and cozy, Ken's words broke the mood.

Compared to Jim, who grew up in the slums, this sense of warmth was extremely unfamiliar to Ken.

The reason is simple: Ken, who had been a slave since childhood, had never experienced what warmth was.

With no ties or support, the person he spends the most time with is his slave owner, Elisa.

The way the two interacted was also one where Elisa relentlessly exploited him.

"it is good."

Gu Chen looked at Ken and replied.

"it is good."

Ken also looked at Gu Chen and replied.

The warmth in the air vanished just like that. Neither of them made any move, and an awkward atmosphere filled the air instead.

"…Teacher Gu Chen, don't you have any magic parchment?"

Gu Chen's face remained expressionless for a moment before he replied with a forced smile:

"right."

Magic parchment... not a particularly valuable material, but widely used in the wizarding world.

Records of magical arts, the signing of contracts, and even records of certain laws and regulations...

Only specially treated magical parchment can record those magical inks.

The contents recorded on the magical parchment will not disappear with the passage of time and space. This parchment... is authorized for production only by the higher-ups of each wizarding academy.

Who issued the authorization was naturally beyond Gu Chen's knowledge.

For capable wizards, magic parchment is something they buy in bulk, in huge quantities.

But for Gu Chen, it took him a month of selling his blood to get just two magic stone fragments...

A magic parchment costs a magic stone fragment, which he naturally couldn't afford.

"...Um, teacher, here you go."

An awkward atmosphere was building until Ken broke the silence by bringing up the topic.

He touched the green ring on his left hand, and then, with a ripple in the space, a piece of parchment emitting a distinct woody scent appeared in his hand and was handed to Gu Chen.

Gu Chen accepted the reply with a forced smile.

"Um, if you're really that poor, teacher, I can give you a few."

"These clauses can be added to the teacher-student contract. It's fine, it doesn't cost much."

"…………Damn rich people."

Gu Chen felt the delicate texture of the parchment and silently complained to himself.

"I want to become rich too."