Witch, Fireball and the Evil God of Steam
Chapter 82 - 81: Ethan’s Magic Talent

Chapter 82: Chapter 81: Ethan’s Magic Talent

Ave had a strong premonition that the meeting happening today in the study of the apartment in Ximu Town would likely be written into the Empire’s history in the future.

What surprised her even more was that Lindong actually accepted Ethan’s invitation.

So the question is, what exactly is the relationship between these two?

Ethan just called Lindong a teacher, but she felt there was more to their relationship.

The blonde hair on her head thought the same, dividing into two small strands in a gesture of crossing arms, nodding repeatedly — it seemed like an improper relationship.

This meeting had some aspects she was not pleased about, for example, after the meeting was over, Lindong casually transformed into a ragdoll cat, gracefully sitting on Ethan’s desk.

This would have been fine, considering her high notoriety in the Empire, her usual appearance made it inconvenient to move around, but turning into such a cute cat and not letting anyone pet her head seemed a bit too much.

Ave now suspected Lindong was actually a stingy person.

Despite her previous attempt meeting failure, her sly mind was still active, under the persuasion of the blonde hair, she sneaked over again, forcing a flattering smile, "You see, from now on we’re companions in the same team."

The cat did not respond, just stared at her with those beautiful big red eyes, as if seeing through Ave’s little thoughts.

"Since we’re companions, it’s quite normal to let me pet your head, right?"

The ragdoll cat’s fur looked soft, sure it would feel great to touch.

A trace of fierceness flashed across the cat’s eyes, it straightened up, raised its right paw, ready to slap someone.

The blonde hair on Ave’s head chickened out first, pointing at her head when Ave wasn’t looking — once again, it’s all Ave’s fault!

Rejected again, Ave pouted, thinking she should find a way to write into the Empire’s laws that transforming into a cat must allow head petting.

What made her even more envious was Ethan could pet at will, and the cat would even jump onto his shoulder, rub its head against Ethan’s face. She crossed her arms, agreeing with the blonde hair’s view.

Indeed, there’s definitely an improper relationship between this person and this cat.

Ave suddenly thought of something, turning to Ethan, "Since you call her teacher, it means you’re an Elemental Shaper too."

She remembered last time she went to Fireplace Bay, people were discussing Heisenberg, saying the freezing arrows magic scrolls he made were more powerful than the academy teachers, it seemed like he, like Lindong, was an Elemental Shaper specializing in ice elemental magic.

"Yes." Ethan nodded, "The teacher taught well, I learned some magic."

"How much is ’some’?"

Ave pursued the matter, "Tier three? Or tier four?"

If it’s tier four, that would be incredible, knowing that having a Saint and a tier four Transcendent simultaneously in the Empire is considered a super organization.

"His talent surpasses mine."

With just one sentence, the cat once again made Ave’s eyes widen, she pointed at Ethan, and only after a while did she manage to squeeze out a "Him?"

The Lindong Witch was notorious, but even her enemies never denied her talent in elemental magic — the most gifted Elemental Shaper in centuries. Without the evil war, many believed Lindong might have become the strongest Saint in the Empire’s history.

At just over 20 years old, already stepping into the realm of Saints, she was unparalleled.

"It’s because the teacher taught well, how could my talent compare to the teacher?"

Ethan waved his hand; he had never been associated with the title "genius" in his life.

"Keep working hard." The cat jumped onto Ethan’s shoulder, found a comfortable spot to sit, showing a high-and-mighty posture.

But actually, even she spoke with little confidence.

In the field of elemental shaping magic, Lindong was used to being prideful, she believed her understanding and use of elemental magic had long surpassed ordinary people, if truly compared, only those few deans who ended the dark ages and founded the academy at the end of the first epoch could stand shoulder to shoulder with her.

Until she met this teenager from Ximu Town who appeared out of nowhere.

In fact, when she left the "The Magic of Fireball and Ice Arrow" for him back then, it was only because she saw him spending days in the town’s library, seemingly dreaming of becoming a Transcendent. She never expected Ethan used just two years to reach his present level.

She took four years back then to complete elemental ascension.

The cat sneaked a glance at Ethan, the guy took two days!

All felt a bit irritating.

Although there are quite a few cases in the academy where students surpass teachers, Ethan’s unreasonable rise speed made her quite embarrassed.

Ave also got the point, her eyes were almost wide open, "You mean, he is also...!?"

She couldn’t speak the rest.

The blonde hair on her head pointed at Ethan, as if shouting, "What situation, aren’t we supposed to be same level buddies?"

Ave carefully stared at Ethan, whose face was distorted by the cat’s grip, recalling his quirky thinking and unbelievable behavior, she was quite reluctant to accept the reality.

Which Saint acts like this?

Even the Empire’s nobles are extremely respectful when meeting Saints, inviting a Saint over as a guest would be a bright moment, spreading in high social circles for months, raising one’s status significantly.

Back then, to get rid of Lindong, the Iron-handed Chief Judge and the Pope dared not confront her directly, only labeled her as an Evil God’s follower, united several Saints to dare a challenge.

This is really weird!

It’s like your usually nice subordinate is secretly a super expert.

Ethan felt there are still loads of trivial matters to handle next, shouldn’t have time wasted discussing his magic talents, "About Knight Commander Bi’an’s matter, what are your thoughts?"

The cat responded, "The Empire’s high ranks won’t let her go, only death could reassure them."

"Then, what do you think about fake death? However, the biggest issue truly is the broken oath."

With Lindong’s help, designing a fake death isn’t difficult, but even if she survives, abandoning her subordinates, living a cowardly life, would almost certainly cause Bi’an’s oath break.

Ethan considered perhaps Bi’an didn’t plan on surviving from the start.

Her true intention seemed only to let her loyal followers stay far from the power struggle center of the imperial capital.

It’s a dilemma that made Ave hesitant several times.

She wanted Bi’an to live; she believed someone like Bi’an, who served the Empire loyally, should survive.

But she couldn’t really help.

After some contemplation, Ave suggested, "Why not just go and convince Sister Bi’an, you seem pretty good at convincing people."

"I thought about that too at first, but a knight’s oath is more like a thought bond, fear it’s not resolved by few words."

Ethan felt troubled.

The Knight Commander preferred dying fighting in a border town rather than defying the royal orders, knowing well in advance this was nobles and the church’s open scheme, also aware how much the Empire had changed.

"I have an idea about this matter."

The knowledgeable cat showcased her reliable side, "but before that, I need to see your ascension magic."

Each ascension magic has its unique characteristics, completing fire element ascension is far from just dazzling golden glows, "Don’t you know what you did even in the third tier?"

"...Haven’t had time to study."

He drank three bottles of elixirs for a sharp mind back then, clearly his mental state wasn’t normal.

The cat sighed, considering Ethan hadn’t been to the academy, undergone systematic study, many things were quite unknown, she explained, "You severed the connection between Bazatous and the pollution zone, causing the whole zone to collapse."

If her speculation was correct, this is a feature that could make Ethan the enemy of all Transcendents and even Saints.

"Since you can sever the connection between the Evil God and his acolytes, perhaps you can also cut the steely bonds a Knight Lord places on every follower."

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