36 A Cold Teacher (1/2)
(Apparently, she took it pretty badly. Therefore, I would suggest to …)
”Stop, Viscount. Just, let it go. I was sure that it would have failed so since that's the case, I will just gladly oblige.” The soul residing in her became mute and didn't propose anything else. They tried something and it failed, it was no problem in this situation. The two were not expert at dealings with humans, that's why she was hunted by an entire planet and he died alone in a cemetery. Raising her head, she saw 41 pairs of eyes looking at her with a wide array of emotions. Fear from a thin boy, interest from another one, disappointment from the blonde moron and finally anger transmitted by the eyes of the old woman.
”Leilade.” She didn't care what was a sleeping beauty for this world or if it was a tale or a swear. But her name was not enough for the magician and from the looks of it, she will have other things to do.
”Leilade, tell me, what do you know about magic?” The tone of the elderly mage became sweet like she was talking to her granddaughter finally visiting her. But the content of her sentence grabbed the attention of everyone. Some children began to sneer, what could a country bumpkin like that silent girl know about anything?
”Nothing.” And as expected, that was the only possible answer. Only Oscar Moo knew that she was able to cast a [Fireball] so her words were looking like the truth. Also, she won't say that she could kill everyone in this room in less than a second even if she had to expend her entire power to do it. That will only be available in the future.
”I see. So, why did you come here?” Again, the caring sound of a grandmother resonated in the room. By now, a few kids were able to pinpoint the massive issue that Leilade faced. The voice of the magician was friendly; her eyes were the absolute contrary. The group of three in the first row of seats laid back and enjoyed the spectacle.
”Study magic.” The contrast became more and more visible and even Istuienn looked strangely at Leilade, not knowing what to do. For the boy next to her, however, his excitation was rising. He couldn't wait to see the one that made the princess fall getting humiliated. His only regret was the fact that he was not the one to do it, but in the future, he will not miss an occasion.
”Can someone learn anything if they are asleep?”
”No.”
”Exactly what I wanted you to say. Since you said it yourself, you will not complain about that. It is only to help you stay awake.” Suddenly, all could hear her say [Ice] and the air surrounding Leilade turned extremely cold. Instantly, all those that were in less than 3 meters away from her escaped and sought warmer seats. To the surprise of everyone, however, Leilade didn't even move and shrugged it off. It was only a temperature a few degrees under 0°C, so not a huge problem.
”Can you start the course please?” After all that loss of time, she was getting bored and the teaching magician was not moving at all. Even after her question, the old lady was looking at her like she was a little bit embarrassed. ”What did she want me to do? Scream and cower in fear?”
(Absolutely. But there is no need to show some respect for such an insignificant ant. Also, it is still possible for a normal human to lack the ability to express their feelings.)
Following the very anti-climactic end of the short duel between a student and a teacher, the calm finally resumed. There were still shocked by the resilience of the small girl with blue eyes and her impassive behavior even under such a cold air. But they were also deeply disappointed, apparently magic was not that powerful. Feeling that she was losing her grip on the attention of the students, the old lady decided to go all out. She lowered the temperature of the entire room near 0°C, making nearly everyone shiver.
Her smug face after doing it was just annoying for Leilade, but she had no way to put that cocky elder at her rightful place. And from the looks of it, she was not done yet.