The group arrived at the mage tower, and after identity verification, the three of them were teleported to Victor's office.

Victor gently drew a magic circle in his hand, and Erica's hairpin suddenly appeared in his hand.

Victor handed it to her.

Erica was stunned; she never expected the other party to return her things.

"Keep your own things safe and don't do this again."

Erica pursed her lips and lowered her head to accept the hair clip.

Victor naturally sat down in the chair, and the 'unruly' Erica stood in front of him, looking like she was about to be taught a lesson.

Viktor tapped his fingers on the desk, then slowly began to speak.

“Listen, Erica, whatever conflicts we’ve had before, this is the Royal Magic Academy, not a place where you can act recklessly. I’m the teacher, and you’re the student. Get your attitude right.”

"Magic is dangerous. If you can't control it perfectly yet, don't cast it carelessly in public areas. This was just a simple teleportation spell. What if you were practicing some powerful area-of-effect magic?"

Erica didn't speak, but the slight trembling in her body revealed that she was afraid.

If it gets out of control, it will be a disaster.

And now, Viktor's sermon continues.

“You were right about something you said in class, Erica. As a teacher, you do have an obligation to answer your students’ questions.”

"But the premise is that you are here to genuinely seek advice, not to deliberately make things difficult."

After saying that, Victor began to demonstrate the principles of teleportation magic and more advanced upgrade arrays in front of her.

"Watch closely, I'll only teach you once."

Runes and magic circles danced at Viktor's fingertips. Erica snapped out of her daze, focusing intently on the scene before her...

He demonstrated to Erica how to teleport an object to another dimension and retrieve it.

After the presentation, he gave Erica an assignment:

"Practice this, write a report, and give it to my teaching assistant tomorrow morning. She will then pass it on to me."

Erica didn't say anything, just nodded and left the office.

Henney, who had watched the whole thing from the corner, said after Erica left, "Professor, you're a really nice person, not at all like the rumors. But I don't like Erica."

She had heard about what happened in class today, so she naturally knew that Erica was deliberately making things difficult for her.

Fortunately, Viktor calmly defused the situation and even turned the tables on his opponent.

Viktor didn't look at her and said calmly, "If you were a minor and a man who was almost thirty years old confessed his feelings to you and flirted with you, I estimate that your resentment would be just as great as hers."

Henney was startled and asked in surprise, "That thing... is it true?"

Victor chuckled softly, stood up, patted her head, and left her with these words:

"Bring Erica's notes and speech draft tomorrow."

After saying that, he turned and teleported away from the office.

...

Erica got off the carriage, and the man was standing at the gate of the courtyard.

He shared the same blond hair and eyes as Erica, and they had the same bloodline.

That was her proud father, Duke Reeves.

Time has not left any marks on his face.

"Honey, why are you back so late?"

Duke Reeves greeted her with a smile, but seeing Erica's sullen expression, his smile gradually faded.

"Erica? What happened? Is someone bullying you at school?"

"Tell Dad, and Dad will make him pay!"

Erica interrupted, saying, "Alright, Father, no one is bullying me."

“I only met Viktor; he became a professor and started his career at the college today.”

Upon hearing this, Levi sat up abruptly and said viciously, "That bastard! I'll have the Royal Magic Academy fire him tomorrow!"

Although he was just saying those things in anger to cheer up his daughter.

Levi understood that Victor was exceptionally talented and was a third-tier mage.

Especially now that he has become a professor at the Royal Magic Academy, it can be considered that he has completely pledged allegiance to the royal family.

Unless the king gives the order himself, no one dares to openly touch him.

Erica, unaware of the situation, quickly advised:

"Don't!"

She recounted what had happened that day, and the Duke's expression softened slightly after hearing it.

Erica continued, "I really can't beat him."

She did not tell her father about the conflict with the common people that day, but only about the dispute in the lecture hall.

After hearing this, Levi nodded in understanding and comforted her, saying, "In that case, you should study magic diligently under his tutelage."

“Victor’s ability to become a third-tier mage at the age of twenty is naturally due to his exceptional abilities.”

“But you are my daughter, and your father knows your talents better than anyone else.”

“Learn from his strengths, and then defeat him. I believe you can do it.”

Upon hearing the Duke's words, Erica nodded obediently and, followed by a servant, quietly returned to her room.

He sighed as he watched his daughter leave.

No matter how much Erica suffered at Victor's hands, he couldn't intervene.

Ultimately, he was a duke.

Everything he does should serve the country.

Sitting in this position, Reeves is unlikely to act childishly.

The empire wouldn't allow it, and his status as a duke certainly wouldn't allow it.

"I'm sorry, Erica."

...

By the time Victor returned home, it was already late at night. As soon as Victor stretched in the garden, he saw a servant approaching him.

"My lord, your sister needs you to come to the study."

After saying this, the servant hurriedly left.

Victor frowned.

It's so late, the visitor must be up to no good...

Pushing open the study door, I found Liya sitting in a chair, having been waiting for quite some time.

"What's the matter?"

Victor asked his sister a question, but was met with an angry look from Leah.

"Take a look for yourself!"

Lia slammed a bill onto the table in front of Victor.

The table shook from Lia's slap.

"So angry?"

Victor glanced at Lia briefly, then picked up the bill.

The document contains detailed records of Viktor's spending. He spent a large sum of money on materials, and another large sum of money disappeared mysteriously.

Of course, Victor knew where the money went.

Buy materials, learn magic...

The first one is fine, but the second one is a right that only players can enjoy, so of course Leah can't find it.

But is your family really short of money?

"The territory's income hasn't been very smooth lately, and you're still squandering it like this? Are you trying to drain the territory dry of its last drop of blood?"

Lia stood up, poked Viktor's chest with one finger, and fiercely accused him.

Explain this to me!