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Standing here, nothing can stand between you and the stars, nothing can stop the stars from reflecting in your eyes, crashing into your heart, seeping into your soul, and then tempting you to fall in love with such a distant and lonely pursuit.

In front of the Magic Tower, Maureen looked up at the graceful silver trees surrounding the tower, the four dark spires at the top of the tower pointed to the middle of the starry sky, where the white corolla of Verachis and the blue harp of Eloise shone against each other, as if everything that had quietly revived quietly sang a song in the night, and no one could remember the sorrow.

The boy rubbed his hands reddened from the cold, and stared reluctantly for a few more moments before walking down the stairs to the entrance of the magic tower.

A figure appeared in front of him—a black robe like the shadow of the night, hair that was up to the middle of the neck still looked greasy in the starlight, a pair of flat eyebrows slightly wrinkled, and dark red eyes like two dried bloodstains

It's Professor Brand.

"Hello Professor!" Morin said quickly.

Brand stared into the boy's dodgy gaze, not speaking, but not getting out of the way.

After a moment, the young man's cold palms began to sweat slightly, and he didn't know why Brand was here, but obviously he didn't intend to let himself pass by mistake, he held his breath and raised his head.

"You can't use magic cards. Brand's voice was calm.

Maureen nodded, not knowing why he was mentioning this.

"You can't connect to the Sea of Mana?"

Nodding again.

"You want to be a magician. ”

The teenager nodded affirmatively.

"Give up the idea, transfer to another school, and go to Victor College. ”

Morin looked at the bloody eyes in astonishment, for some reason, Brand felt particularly strange when he said this, but the young man couldn't tell what was strange.

Ignoring Mo Lin's stunned gaze, he continued: "I can tell you clearly, you can't connect to the sea of magic, you can still cultivate magic, but the cost is huge, the progress is slow, if you count the expenses, it will be even slower, you must throw your talent alone on this road It's a waste, even if the direction of the battle is not worth it, going to Victor to learn command is the right way, I can help you write a letter to explain this." ”

"That's my final piece of advice. With that, Brand stared at the boy, waiting for his answer.

If it hadn't been for his grandfather's advice half a year ago, perhaps Maureen would have really agreed with Brand's suggestion, because the road seemed much easier and smoother, and it was only because of the advice of his relatives that he decided to embark on this more difficult road.

But now it's different, the boy thought.

In the past six months of study and life, Morin has fallen in love with this academy and magic, even if he can't use magic cards, even if he has to learn to clumsily chant spells and gesture to collect spell casting materials, as long as he can cast magic, he will be satisfied. Even if his grandfather showed up and told him to go to Victor Academy, he would stubbornly shake his head and try to walk on this difficult road.

Besides, there are so many companions.

"I'm sorry, teach-"

Before Morin could finish speaking, Brand had already staggered by, and he coldly dropped a sentence.

"I hope you don't regret it. ”

"Professor Brand," the boy turned and said aloud, "do you think so clearly before you do anything, and then make the right choice?"

Brand paused, "Yes. ”

"But I don't believe that everything turned out to be the way you want it to be, and I don't believe that you still think that every choice was the right thing to do now when you look back on the past. Merlin said earnestly to the back of the blood-eyed Brand.

This sentence was actually said by Daddy Pike, and Maureen only heard it when he sighed, and if you blindly pursue what is right, it will definitely be very unsatisfactory, because in the end there will be a lot of incorrectness.

Who can see the future?

Brand stood for a moment, not responding.

His figure quickly disappeared into the night.

I pursue what is right, I understand the price of choice, and I am willing to accept the punishment of fate......

……

……

"In the year 850 of the Fourth Age of the Todel calendar, the year of the stars, on the 10th of January, at about 10 o'clock in the morning, several great magicians recorded that they sensed a brief and violent fluctuation in the sea of magic during meditation, and the reason is unknown......"

When Morin arrived at Professor Anna's office, he found her listening intently to a report from a log box.

On the 10th of January, it was ...... Wednesday, 10 a.m. ...... I'm here...... Meditation, the sea of magic fluctuates violently...... Crystal Card and I were squeezed out......

The moon god is on top, it can't be caused by me, right?!

The young man's face couldn't help but change.

"Huh?" noticing Morin's anomaly, Anna Gu closed the recording box and asked, "Mr. Callander, it was the tide of magic that day, and it was also the time for you to meditate, did you also feel the fluctuations of the sea of magic?"

Merlin hurriedly shook his head: "I'm just wondering if my inability to draw magic from the sea of magic is related to the abnormal fluctuations I just mentioned......"

"It shouldn't be the problem. Anna Goo shook her head.

She pondered for a moment, and the dangling quill began to write automatically on the manuscript again.

"Sit down. ”

……

Brand didn't choose to descend the mountain from the air passage.

When the strength reaches a certain level, even if it is a legal position, it is faster to go down the mountain from the mountain road, just like him, with the blessing of a few magics, if his eyesight is not too sharp, he can't even find his black shadow that flashes along the mountain road.

The mountain path in the academy is flanked by faintly lit crystals, which are fluorescent and not dazzling at night, but enough to point out the direction of the passing students. In a short moment, Brand's figure was already on the mountainside.

But at a fork in the road, he suddenly stopped.

There was a man at the intersection.

In the darkness of the night, Brand glanced at the man, and his gaze only swept away, not for a moment.

Then Brand went to the fork in the road, and a moment later the man also went to the fork in the road, and followed him.

The road seemed to be relatively remote, and after a short walk, there were no more illuminated crystals on either side of the road, and the stone steps disappeared, becoming a dirt road covered with snow, or perhaps there was no road under the snow.

Brand in front still walks unhurriedly in front, and the man behind still follows unhurriedly behind. Except for the glance at the fork in the road, Brand never looked back at the man behind him.

The snow gradually thickened, and I don't know what magic was used, but the two of them walked on the thick snow one after the other, but they didn't leave any footprints along the way.

I don't know if they turned a few cols and rounded a few peaks, or whether Brand was walking around the snow or following some invisible track, but if I looked around at this time, I could only see patches of gray mountain shadows in the night, and chunks of swarthy boulders that had not been buried by the snow, and the academy was long gone, and even the towering spires of the Classical Mage School complex were obscured by the peaks.

Brand finally stopped.

The man behind him immediately stopped.

"It's not out of the academy yet. A hoarse voice came from behind Brand, speaking quickly and with a wary look.

"It's true that it's still in the academy, but I've deliberately changed the magic enchantment in this area, and it's even more hidden than the outside. Brand finally turned around.

By this time the moon had risen in the sky, and the silver moonlight was sprinkled on a sheet of snow, ten paces apart, and the light was enough to see the man clearly.

The top of his head is sparse, his body is slightly chubby, and his face is slightly old.

The man behind Brand was Professor Feith, the teacher of Morin's potion course.

As if he had known for a long time, Brand did not show surprise on his face, and the two looked at each other not far from each other on the snow.

"It's not safe enough to connect. Brand opened his mouth first.

"I need an explanation. Faith did not deny his words.

"What's the explanation?" Brand asked, "You know, I'm not like you can—"

"What you did before, what you said to that little imp after you came out of the magic tower, I need an explanation. Firth interrupted Brand, looking impatient.

"I know that little ghost, he won't take my advice. Brand said, "And, even if he unexpectedly adopted and left Iluvita, it would have been more convenient, and I was sure to do it more discreetly." ”

"But that's not my decision for you!" Faith stared at Brand's bloody eyes, his left hand clutching his right forearm for some reason, looking a little nervous and a little uneasy.

“…… It's the entrance to Anna Goo's Magic Tower, and I must say that. Brand said.

Compared to Fez, he looked much calmer, only frowning a pair of flat eyebrows: "I've been in Iluvita for so many years, and I've created an image of jealousy and outspokenness, and if I don't say that to that little ghost, if Anna Gu is paying attention to me, then she will definitely feel abnormal." ”

"It took so much effort to finally settle down in this magic academy and gain a certain amount of trust, I don't want to risk exposing myself, and besides, I know that little ghost, what I say won't change anything. Brand finished speaking, and looked at Faith quietly.

Faith stared at Brand's bloody eyes, his left hand still holding his right forearm, and the muscles of his whole body were trembling slightly, as if he could read Brand's thoughts with such force.

After a while, Fei suddenly relaxed, he slowly let go of his forearm, and said: "The contract gives me the feeling that it is indeed as you said, but for some reason, I have always been vaguely uneasy for more than ten years, you have to understand that I need to confirm." ”

"I understand. Brand nodded.

Faith added: "I don't know where some rumors have leaked recently, but since we have encountered it, we have to be responsible for cleaning it up, and at the same time pay attention to keeping it hidden, and definitely not attracting the attention of the temple and the like, this is the most critical period." ”

"Forget it this time, but you remember, I'm in charge of the decision, and you're in charge of the execution. He stared at Brand and said slowly.

"We never make a difference. ”

……

……

Maureen sat down, his chair not feeling very comfortable, and he twisted uneasily.

"I just met Professor Brand," Morin said, trying to ease the tension in his heart.

"I asked him to help repair the magic barrier in the Ice Crystal Temple," seeing the surprise on the young man's face, Anna Gu explained, "You woke up with meditation that day, and your magic was out of control, although the bursting fire failed to break through the light curtain, it still caused some damage to the magic barrier depicted in the temple, and the barrier was originally drawn with this situation in mind, so the internal protection is very poor, and it is not your responsibility." ”

"The magic enchantment is more complicated, and it is difficult for the academy elves to repair it alone, and Brand is a master in this area, and he has basically participated in the repair and improvement of various complex magic enchantments in the academy. ”

"He told me to recommend me to the Victor Combat Command Academy. Maureen asked.

"Victor Academy?" Anna Gu frowned, "That's an interesting idea, how do you answer?"

"I didn't accept it," Morin shook his head, "I still want to learn magic. ”

"Then don't take it personally," said Anna Goo, "Professor Brand is like that, although he seems unapproachable and unliked by his students, and he is stubborn and uncompromising, he is always in the habit of thinking about other people's affairs. ”

Professor Brand thinks he can help others choose the brightest path, and he is used to doing so. But I have heard a saying, which is relayed to you, 'Even the moon god cannot decide the fate of everyone, and even His Excellency the High Priest cannot see all the future.' ’”

"Since you have your own persistence, keep going. Anna Goo affirmed.

Maureen nodded.

The boy stopped talking, he knew that Professor Anna must have something else to do when he called him at this time, at least not so that he could bump into Blood-Eyed Brand in the doorway.

Anna Goo's expression was more solemn than the teenager had remembered, and she stood up and paced around the office.

The room was warm, and although it was connected to the platform, there was definitely some magic to block out the cold. Even at night, letters were delivered from time to time, and a small pile of boxes and letters was piled up in the corner.

Anna Koo was still pacing.

"Professor Anna?" Morin couldn't help but ask.

Anna Gu stopped in front of the platform, as if she had made up her mind, and she let out a sigh of relief.

"Don't you want to learn magic," she said calmly.

"I'll give you a chance. ”