Chapter 356: Reflecting (2/2)
”Nope. No one can tell their limit. However, I can feel a giant wall that will stop me in the near future. That's why I have this technique to shatter and the wall for ten minutes.” She smiled helplessly. ”As much as I hate to say it, I couldn't keep up with your strength, giving you more motivation to surpass me. When you graduate, I won't stand a chance against you anymore.”
Kai's body shook and immediately hugged her. ”Teacher…”
He wanted to cry after seeing how caring his teacher was this whole time but endured it. He shouldn't show his weakness here.
”Look at you. You shouldn't be this weak. Don't cry, alright?”
”I am not crying.” His tone was still clear but penetrated her heart.
She smiled and hugged him tightly. ”Your path is more horrendous than mine. I might not be able to share your burden anymore, but I won't stop being your teacher and watching you from behind. Go and soar to the sky.”
Kai closed his eyes as a smile appeared on his face.
”Enough of this.” She slowly released him before making a big grin. ”Doesn't this mean you are still overconfident for challenging me, brat?”
”…” Kai let out a long sigh. ”Yes. You don't need to talk about it again because I know I have made many mistakes during our last fight.”
”Well, I applaud you for remembering it at the last second.”
”You told me yourself that I should have never given up when fighting an opponent.” Kai shook his head. ”I thought that even if it was mutual destruction, it was still better than dying alone. Wait, mutual destruction?”
”Hmm?!” When she was about to tease him again, she realized that Kai seemed to think about something important, so she stopped for a second and observed his expression.
”Do you still remember when I reported about the magical beasts going on a suicide mission?”
”Yeah. They sacrificed their lives to bring you down.” She nodded. ”We thought there should be a protector giving them a lesson to do that or it can even be an order too.”
”But there is one more problem. What if there are a thousand of them at the same time?” Kai asked. ”This is going to be a big hurdle for us.”
She furrowed her eyebrows and looked down, falling into deep thought.
”I wonder if I should make a barrier tool that could protect us from something like that?” Ria came to a conclusion that if they couldn't stop them, they just needed something to protect them.
”Yes, but I don't think you should do it.”
”You don't believe me?”
”No. I will be asking Ayaka's family to do this. It will give them a high standing too if this is important to us.” Kai's expression turned serious. ”Her family is the same as mine, but unlike me, who received the favor from the president because of you, she doesn't have anything to raise her family standing other than being a merchant family.”
”So, you want to use this to raise their standing and have the government protect it like other families that have been fighting on the front line?”
”Yes.” Kai nodded.
”I see. That's something interesting. Michelle and Sofia already have a high standing with their Graham and Campbell Families. The only one left is Ayaka since you don't need to think about your little sweetheart in United Asia.”
”Exactly. That's why I will be negotiating with them to prepare for the incoming danger in a few years.”
”Alright. I will agree with you. Just tell me if they need a sponsor. I have been making a lot of money in my early days, so I can become their sponsor.” She smiled.
”Thank you, Teacher. For now, we should prepare for anything possible, especially regarding the protectors.”
”Okay. Go rest now. We will continue our talk tomorrow. I will take care of the recording first.”
”I will take a bath and sleep. You should take care of yourself too.” Kai nodded and left the room.