Chapter 4

1

"Master?" I pointed at myself. Did Qin Taiyuan's brain malfunction?

"That's right, I want to become your disciple, Qin Yang, and sincerely hope to become a summoner like you!" Qin Taiyuan's respectful expression and the way he addressed me as "you" attracted a lot of attention.

"Well... I am just a casual summoner!" I walked past Qin Taiyuan, but he didn't want to leave.

After taking two steps, I took a deep breath and said, "Alright! I see your persistence."

"Uh!" Qin Taiyuan turned around in surprise, but he didn't understand. He hadn't done much, but after turning around, he saw it.

Blood-red eyes, with wisdom that couldn't be seen behind them. It felt like everything about himself was being seen through. His persistence was seen, even though he hadn't done anything! It was difficult to grasp his thoughts. How did he do it? Qin Taiyuan had no idea and could only stand there in a daze.

Actually, I wouldn't mind having a disciple. Perhaps one day I will use a good disciple.

"You want to transfer to my school in the spring?" I could even sense his determination. It wasn't difficult to guess his thoughts. I put away my blood-red eyes and asked him.

"Yes, Master. I have decided to become a 'familiar' by your side!" Qin Taiyuan removed his blood-red eyes and looked directly into my eyes without the restless feeling he had before, which made him relax.

"Then we'll see each other in the spring! Let me remind you of three things: first, familiars have their own specialties; second, the larger the summoned beast, the more magic power it consumes during summoning, and it may not necessarily be stronger. It might not be able to withstand a single blow from a small creature; third, treat your familiar well. Not all familiars will betray their summoners, but all familiars have the right to choose betrayal. When a familiar chooses to betray, the summoner is no longer qualified to summon. This is your weakness in battle. Fix it, especially the last point."

"I will remember, Master!" Qin Taiyuan's eyes showed that he might have a new understanding of familiars. Enslaving familiars and ignoring their emotions was not the right way. Familiars should be loyal to their masters, but when the master seriously goes against the will of the familiar, a very small number of familiars will betray their masters. Not every familiar can do it, but it doesn't mean that his familiar won't be one of them. Moreover, Qin Taiyuan had already hurt Kurei deeply.

"Is she alright?"

"She?"

"Kurei!"

"She... is still resting!" Qin Taiyuan seemed a bit sad.

I patted his shoulder and said, "Stop looking so gloomy. Repairing your relationship with your familiar is the most important thing for you right now."

"Master, actually... I'm sorry! For my own selfish desires, I hurt someone important to you. But you still want to make me your disciple, I..."

"You don't need to bow on the street! And don't listen to those idle gossip. It's not your fault anyway."

"Really?"

"Why are you overthinking? Just focus on your familiar!"

2

Among the onlookers, there was a girl with twin ponytails swaying.

"Good morning, Lilith!"

"Morning!" Lilith ran to my side and glanced at Qin Taiyuan who had already left. She couldn't believe that he had voluntarily asked to become my disciple.

"When a person is defeated, they will have a new understanding of everything."

"You sound like an old man." Lilith swung her ponytail and went back inside the academy.

"Huh? I'm still young."

"Didn't someone say that wisdom requires the accumulation of time? Old man."

"No matter how mature I am on the inside, I'm still a teenager! Hey, you're not tall, why are you walking so fast?"

"..." Lilith kicked me in the middle of my shin without any hesitation, and I could only groan in pain.

"Ouch... that hurts!"

"You deserve it for saying I'm short!"

"No, I just said you're not tall, I didn't say you're short... ouch." Lilith kicked me again, and I accidentally bit my tongue.

"It's the same in my ears. I don't want to talk to you. Victory!" Lilith was sensitive not only to being called "short" but also to being called "not tall." It seemed like I was being overly cautious. It's just that she's not tall, not necessarily short.

I patted her head and jokingly said, "The tsundere Lilith is so cute!"

Lilith blushed and stood there for a moment.

"Cute？"

"Yes! So cute!"

"Hooray! The scumbag who starts a harem likes to use this trick. I won't fall for it, hmph~~~"

"Honesty is not believed these days."

"Why did you go to the school gate so early, Qin Yang? I remember you don't take this route to class."

Shaking the small box in his hand, he said helplessly, "To get cosmetics."

"Huh..." Lilith's disdainful look was as if she had seen something disgusting.

"For Nofice, she seems to have learned some inexplicable things, like buying cosmetics online, and she even wants me to get them!"

"Familiars serve their masters. Who is the real master here?"

"Don't be silly, I respect girls. Don't think too much."

"You are the one..."

While chatting with Lilith, suddenly a group of people ran over. Taking a quick glance, most of them were girls. The reasons for surrounding us were mostly asking for autographs, dating, or becoming friends.

"Who are these people?" I secretly asked Lilith.

"They are your fans, obviously!"

"Yay~~~~ Do I have fans too?"

"Of course, with your outstanding performance in the inter-school competition, who can compete with you?" Lilith's expression was sour.

"Hmph... Qin Yang is a fraud from the beginning. He pretended for so long just to bully people. Now that he has become the acting president, he must have driven away the previous student council president." This person's voice was so loud, without any restraint. There were three or five boys gathered under the trees on the school road, holding unlit cigarettes in their hands, biting them.

I remember him, the lolicon green-haired guy. What was the name of their club? His hand was cut off, but it seems like he got a good replacement. [Volume 2, the guy who came to duel for Lilith.]

He was muttering there, really boring.

I walked to his side, placed my hand under his cigarette, and a small flame ignited on my fingertip, as if I was about to light it for him.

"Hmm?"

"Lilith, is smoking prohibited on campus?"

"It's the eighth rule of the school regulations!"

Suddenly, I turned my palm into a fist, and the dark crimson flame "whoosh" burned the entire cigarette, but for them, it was a scorching heat close to their faces.

"Hand it over!" I maintained a smile throughout, but it made people tremble.

"Divine... divine fire?"

Under pressure, they obediently handed it over.

"On my first day as the acting president, I have a strong temper!" With my golden dazzling hair, I even mistook myself for Elena for a moment, but who knew...

"Principal Guffy?" We both said in unison.

"The principal's office!" Principal Guffy made a gesture for me to follow.

"We don't have to attend classes by order of the principal~~" I said confidently to Lilith.