I Can Read People's Comments

Chapter 95 Duchess Christina

[Chapter 94 Comments]

[Broc_Jones: interesting direction of choice. kind of stinks for Theo but he will learn to grow past this obstacle like the others and…read more]

[Palladhia_Asmadhi: What if Theo make an Illusion of his Group Clones? That way every single one of the enemies will be occupied…read more]

[Amelia_Gladhis: Don't mind me, I am just eating Melons here]

"Master!" Aurora only knew one person who could achieve all this. She was none other than the person who taught her archery, the Duchess Christina. This was one of the reasons why she chose to come to this place instead of any other place.

As soon as they received information about the bombardment being shot down, the enemies seemed to panic.

"Hmm?!" Theo furrowed his eyebrows, realizing that the enemies had stopped chasing after them.

They seemed to be arguing, making it look like they had a chance to turn the situation around.

"It seems that reinforcements have arrived. We should turn around!" Jayden stopped, ready to continue the fight. As long as they contained the enemies here, they could eliminate them.

The kidnappers had begun to retreat, so they had to hurry to not lose them.

But when they were about to chase after them, the weapon in Theo's hand disappeared as he said out loud, "Stop. Don't chase them."

"W-what?!" The students were confused. Obviously, they were aware of the fact that it was impossible to eliminate all of them unless they had more numbers. But they could still eliminate a few of them.

"I will explain later. But for now, all of you stop!" Theo shook his head.

"Teacher? I saw my master in that direction. She was the one who helped us earlier. With her help, we could take down the enemies." Aurora protested, thinking this was the best time to reduce the enemy's number. After all, if they could eliminate a few elite enemies, they could increase their chances of victory in the next battle.

"I will explain on the way. Let's continue toward your Master first." Theo waved his hand and began running. The students were confused as they stared at Theo the whole time, questioning his judgment.

"Teacher. Are you afraid of them?" Jayden asked. "But that doesn't make sense… No, your current choice is actually different from what you've done so far."

"Even though reinforcements have come, there seems to be only one person. And even if Aurora is flying to show our general location, there is no way to snipe the enemies accurately. Reaching this place will take some time too."

"Is that the only reason?" Aurora frowned. The reason was understandable, but they could still hold them back for a moment.

"Not at all. The enemies have studied us this time. If you look at how they handle my illusion, it seems that they have several ways to realize the illusion. If we push them too much, they might do something beyond our imagination… especially since I don't know much about spirits."

"Are you saying that we shouldn't drive them into a corner?" Luca asked for confirmation.

"Yes. This is the difference between fighting against monsters and being close to humans. The former won't resort to some underhanded method, while the latter could sacrifice themselves just to injure their target. While I am confident in not getting caught in their ambush, I still have to protect the four of you. I deem that it's safer not to chase after them."

"…" Aurora and Jayden looked down, frustrated and annoyed. They seemed to be a part of the reason. In fact, they didn't even realize that the enemies had managed to counter Theo.

"Of course, I might change my decision next time. But I have to learn more about spirits, especially about that cube. I can't break it apart with my illusion." Theo sighed. "So, I understand your anger, but all I can say right now is to restrain that anger."

When they heard that Theo couldn't do damage to the cube, they finally understood the severity of the matter. They might have fought the enemies gallantly and still had room to breathe, but it was due to Theo taking care of all of them. If Theo was somehow restrained, they would lose right away.

After acknowledging the decision, their hearts calmed down, and rational thoughts started replacing their frustration.

It didn't take too long for them to exit the forest, immediately finding Aurora's master standing on top of a giant boulder.

Her hand was on her eyebrows as if she was covering her eyes from the sunlight while trying to search for her guests. When five people came out, she confirmed that they were fine. "Here they are…"

"Master!" Aurora rushed ahead while spreading her arms. She gave her master a big hug while thanking her.

"Hoho, Aurora. To think I would meet you here… Aren't you supposed to be in school?"

"Haven't you heard that I'm on a mission?"

"Nope. There might be a letter like that, but I had never read anything related to you." Christina shook her head.

"Is that so? That's weird." Aurora fell into deep thought.

"I was planning to hunt today until I saw those Axel Bombs in the air. When I noticed your Elkiseis, I immediately shot them down."

"I see…" Aurora scratched the back of her head before remembering that she came here with the others. "Ah. I almost forgot to introduce everyone here. This person is my teacher, Theodore Griffith."

"Nice to meet you." Both of them said the same thing, but Christina offered a handshake while Theo placed his hand on his chest and gave a polite greeting. They realized they were not on the same page, so Christina corrected him by saying, "Ah, sorry. I might be a duchess, but I'm the rough type."

"You always got reprimanded by Dad whenever you were in the royal castle, right?" Aurora smirked.

Christina flicked her forehead while saying, "What are you saying in front of a guest? Your old man always demanded that I wear those hard-to-move fancy dresses."

"But you are very beautiful, Master." Aurora pouted while introducing the rest of the group. "These are my classmates, Jayden from the Demon Realm, as well as Luca and Lucas from the Spirit Realm."

"Oh! Nice to meet you, kids. Christina here. You can call me by my title, name, or whatever as long as it's comfortable. Thank you for taking care of this troublesome kid, and I hope you continue to get along with her."

Luca and Lucas were amused. This was the first time they met such an easy-going noble.

"Yes, nice to meet you!" The kids were a bit startled and hurriedly replied to her.

"It seems that you're in trouble or something. Although I don't sense any danger from the area anymore, it's better if we go to my place and talk about it."

"That would be good." Theo nodded in agreement, and the group ended up following Christina.

On the way, Aurora filled her in with every piece of information they had.

Christina couldn't help but feel amused. While she was disturbed that someone targeted her disciple, she thought this was also a good experience for Aurora. Her teacher was also with her.

When she heard that Theo wanted to learn more about spirits or even possess one, she was stumped. But her opinion changed when Aurora told her about Theo's perception when he came to this world.

Christina took a moment to take in everything before approaching Theo. "Personally, I don't mind lending the altar to you. In fact, the kids can try it as well. But it's quite hard to make a contract with a spirit."

"Well, the spirits are pretty unique. So, I'm kind of curious about them."

"Curious? Are you not going to take the spirit and bring it back to your world for research? That's probably the biggest concern about giving you permission, to be honest."

"Yes. Even if I can't get a spirit, I will still study about them. Their power truly piques my interest…" Theo confirmed his intention. How could he not get interested when he saw there was a cube that couldn't be destroyed by his illusion?

"Alright. I will tell you more about the spirits later and make an arrangement. And your mission this time is about bandits, right?" Christina's face looked disturbed, as if the bandits had troubled her greatly.

"Is there something wrong?" Theo asked.

"They have become an eyesore. At first, their group was small, so I just sent a couple of subjugation teams… well, the usual stuff. But within a few weeks, they grew in size. According to our current estimate, there are approximately a few hundred bandits. They also have created a natural stronghold. If you're going to subjugate them, we will also send our troops to assist you."

"A few hundred…" Theo contemplated. Aurora might look kind, but with how she shot him during their first spar, he knew Aurora had killed people before. Jayden was the same.

He was worried about Luca and Lucas since it would be hard for them to kill a lot of people in one go.

"Yes. It'll be good to have some assistance." Theo ultimately agreed.

"That's settled then." Christina raised two fingers. "Though, I have to warn you that the enemies this time are extremely weird. Don't underestimate them."

"Of course." Theo recalled the cube user earlier and asked, "By the way, do you know any spirit user that uses wire or cube?"

"Wire or cube?" She fell silent for a moment, recalling the information she had. "I am not sure about the cube, but I think I know the wire guy. He should be an assassin. He should be an A-tier assassin. Not only is he skilled, but he is also extremely brutal. It's said that there is a time when his victim is sliced into hundreds of parts with those wires."

"We were fighting against that kind of assassin?" Aurora gasped while Jayden remembered how his fist almost got sliced.

"Is he related to any organization or such?"

"No, not that I know of." Christina shook her head. "I think it's better to search for the information in my place. My right-hand and left-hand men are the ones taking care of that kind of stuff, you see."

"Alright then." Theo could understand her. "It seems that I have underestimated them a bit too much."

Christina felt chills down her spine when Theo took a deep breath. His aura changed to a more serious and sinister one. It seemed that the previous battle had awakened something within him.

Since they had discussed everything that she knew, Christina chose to leave Theo alone.

She didn't know that even when Theo was young in his original world, Theo often came to this state. He would sometimes stop talking and immediately fall into deep thought.

At the same time, Theo also saw the comments from the readers this time.

He had been running away a lot of times in order to win the next time. When he reached the peak, he had never run away anymore.

Yes, he could use the illusion to fool the enemies, but the other party had studied him, and there might be a chance for them to break the illusion apart. If it failed once, they wouldn't fall for the same trick twice.

While the choice of running away this time was an interesting choice, Theo also learned something. The fact that he had to do it again meant there was room for improvement.

In the past, Theo had a clear path to get stronger. But when he was already at the top, that path had disappeared, and Theo had to discover a new path. That was why he tried to gather a bunch of new powers, hoping that he could find a new path or combine them all together.

At the end of his thought, Theo couldn't help but smile while saying, "Ah…it's been a while since I feel like this. I think I should stop holding back for a bit."