Chapter 78: Chapter 69: Lose When You Gamble
"Well, just now, my Magic Tutor was taken away by your second-year Magic Tutor, and before leaving, he asked me to go to your Magic Tutor’s office to get some materials. The key to his office is with you, that’s why I came to find you."
Selun said with a smile, his expression warm and inviting.
"You want the key?"
Selvi blinked her eyes, planning mischief.
"You can have the key, but only if second brother, you help me with a favor!"
Upon hearing this, Selun laughed heartily: "Little sister, just say what you want. Why bother? From childhood till now, which time have I not helped you?"
Wiht a giggle, Selvi said, "Well, in that case, second brother, you should teach Long Yi a lesson."
"Long Yi?"
At first, Selun didn’t recall who Long Yi was, but as he glanced at the burly boy sitting in the distance, he couldn’t help but smile bitterly.
"My dear sister, you have really picked a tough opponent for me. Even the Crown Prince couldn’t defeat Long Yi, are you trying to get me into trouble?"
Selun had heard of Long Yi and had even seen him in person. That scene at the school’s opening ceremony had engraved Long Yi’s existence deeply in the minds of all students. Even though many people didn’t consider Long Yi’s abilities noteworthy, his arrogance was unforgettably etched in everyone’s mind.
This boy had nearly killed the Emperor’s son right in front of him, a feat that not many in the school would have dared to do.
Even though Selun knew he was skilled, he was a third-year student actively vying for an early promotion to fourth-year. However, when it came to confronting Long Yi, Selun didn’t think he had what it took to win.
"Second brother, when did you become such a coward?"
Selvi gave her brother a side-eyed glance.
"Your attempts at provoking me won’t work, little sister. It’s not that your second brother is afraid, it’s just that this Long Yi is too tough. Many third-year students have been itching to challenge Long Yi, but our seniors have suppressed them. Even our seniors aren’t sure they can take on Long Yi. I, at a magic level of seventh tier, might be on par with Long Yi, but Long Yi managed to defeat the Crown Prince, whose strength was far superior to his. I do not have a good strategy to deal with him."
Selun understood very clearly. When dealing with Long Yi, it’s best to avoid provoking him, if possible."
"Oh, second brother, I really don’t know what you’re worried about. We’re not going to duel to the death with him. We’re challenging him to a magic duel."
Selvi rolled her eyes at Selun as she spoke.
"A magic duel? This guy knows magic?"
Selun knew he had voiced an unnecessary question, given that they were on a magic department’s training ground, and Long Yi was all the while engrossed in reading a beautifully-bound magic text. Who else other than a mage would waste their time here?"
"A practitioner of both magic and martial arts?"
Selun’s expression changed. Historically, those who aimed at mastering both often encountered three outcomes: either they made no progress with Dragon Fighting Aura and Mana due to contradictive forces, eventually ending up with an ordinary life; or they found the practice too difficult, had to give up one, and grew up to be an ordinary Dragon Knight because they had passed the age of training."
The third sort of people, persisted and etched their glorious achievements in the history of wars."
Until now, there were many dragon warriors in the academy striving on this path, but most of them simply learned some basic entry-level spells for auxiliary use, thus, they were not considered true dual wielders of magic and martial arts."
And now, Selvi’s proposal of a magic duel against Long Yi indicated that Long Yi took magic as an offensive tool!"
"How about it, dear second brother, you aren’t afraid of a pure magic duel, are you?"
Selun laughed after hearing Selvi’s words: "If we’re talking about risking life, then regardless of others, your big brother is quite fond of his life. But as for a magic duel... Hehe, not to mention him, even among the fourth-year students, there’s none your second brother is afraid of!"
Such confidence came from Selun’s unique understanding of magic, which gave him the courage to advance to fourth year ahead of time!
From a distance, Long Yi watched the brother-sister duo approach, their eyes occasionally scanning him, and got a sense of what was about to happen. He just didn’t understand why that girl, Selvi, was so fixated on him."
He thought of himself as a decent person who hadn’t bothered her in any way. His life’s motto was simple: only fight those who are armed. This girl, who was good-looking, had a good figure and got good grades, should have been content being a genius beauty. His rough appearance didn’t suit her taste, so why did she keep pushing his image into her field of vision?
"Ai Lin, let’s bet?"
Long Yi suggested.
"What bet?"
Ai Lin asked with a laugh, she was very interested in these sorts of things.
"I bet you one gold coin that the first thing this kid will say when he comes over is ’Long Yi, I challenge you!’"
Long Yi pulled out a gold coin from his pocket as he spoke.
Seeing Long Yi’s statement, a greater smile appeared on Ai Lin’s face. She took a careful look at the two people approaching from afar, then turned over her hand, and a gold coin appeared in the middle of her palm.
"Bet!"
This is so convenient!
Long Yi looked at the way Ai Lin handily produced a gold coin, completely envious. Now, Ai Lin was completely integrated with her dragon, and her storage space was naturally shared. Ai Lin put everything she needed on a daily basis into her storage space so that she would not have to carry anything on her person. It was easy and quick.
At this moment, Ai Lin has taken out another gold coin.
"Brother Long, I bet he will challenge you in his third sentence!"
Ai Lin shook the gold coin in her hand.
"I don’t believe it! Let’s bet!"
Long Yi took out another gold coin from his pocket.
Selun had approached Long Yi.
Long Yi and Ai Lin, holding their gold coins, looked up together, waiting for the other to speak.
Selun’s gaze didn’t linger on Long Yi for half a second before moving to Ai Lin.
So beautiful!
Although Selun had heard of Ai Lin’s name, today was his first time seeing her. She was as beautiful as the rumors! No, she was even more beautiful! Her pure silver hair flowed like a mercury waterfall, smoothly falling to her waist. Her silver-tight outfit showed a dragon scale-like pattern when looked closely. It must be the work of an elf.
Her sexy outfit combined with her modest face was a contrast of beauty that Selun had never seen before.
The two girls by Selun’s side, seeing his look, felt a pang of jealousy. Their eyes sharply scanned Ai Lin from head to toe, trying to find a flaw, but it only made them feel more inferior. They only moved closer to Selun, marking their territory, leaving Ai Lin somewhat confused.
These two girls, what’s with this strange hostility? I don’t even like pretty boys...
"Well... nice to meet you, Ai Lin. I’m Selun from the third year. It’s a pleasure to meet you..."
When Selun spoke, he addressed Ai Lin first.
Long Yi looked down in defeat. He opened his palm revealing the deformed gold coin, handed it to Ai Lin, and said, "I lost."
Ai Lin chuckled, took the gold coin from Long Yi’s hand and gave it a squeeze. Instantly, it returned to its original shape.
Selun’s eyes widened.
Gold coins, although they are called gold coins, are not made of pure gold. It’s a hard alloy with a precise proportion of gold added based on the purchasing power of various countries. Its hardness is not much lower than steel. Unless subjected to a great force, how could it deform?
And now, this seemingly delicate Ai Lin had just effortlessly restored a deformed gold coin!
How much strength does this require?
Long Yi knew about this. Because Ai Lin had fused with the dragon, her physical strength was increasing every day. Although she couldn’t reach the level of the Dragon Clan due to her human form, she had far surpassed humans.
Thinking about this, Long Yi couldn’t help but laugh wickedly, "Shadow Dragon, since you don’t plan to give me the Dragon Power, why don’t you fuse with me? Let’s see how strong the fusion of a giant and a dragon clan member can be."
At the same time, the Shadow Dragon, lying on Bajie’s back, conveyed a feeling of disdain. Despite being a young Shadow Dragon, unable to express complex emotions, his clear disdain still reached Long Yi.
"Fine, forget I said anything."
Long Yi was helpless.
By now, Ai Lin had already risen gracefully, responding very politely: "Nice to meet you too, Selun."
Being from a major aristocratic family, manners were a necessity.
Then, Selun froze in his spot, not knowing what to say. After all, he had come to challenge. He had just greeted Ai Lin, was he going to challenge Long Yi immediately?
Unexpectedly, Long Yi broke the ice for him.
"Old chap, you guys chat. I’ll leave first."
Long Yi was feeling hurt. His formidable opponent disrespectfully flirted with Ai Lin right in front of him! Although he could compliment his good manners, those wandering eyes of him were quite annoying. What made him think he could look at her!
Stop me quickly! Challenge me quickly! I want to beat you up! Stop me now!!!
"Wait!"
Long Yi had just slowly stood up, but not moved a step.
"What is it? Anything else, Selun?"
Long Yi, the honest man, did his best to appear kind and gentle, but Selun could not shake the feeling that this honest man’s face was going to crumble the very next moment.
"Ahem, Long Yi, I heard from my sister that you practice both martial and magic arts. I happen to be studying it too. Would you care to spar with me to see how magic performs in a fight?"
With Ai Lin right there, Selun tried to phrase his challenge so it didn’t seem abrupt. But Ai Lin just burst out laughing and held out her hand towards Long Yi. Long Yi sighed, surrendered and handed over his other gold coin.
Never bet, never lose. Always bet, always lose. What a tragedy.
