Fortunately, the girl had brought a family crest when she ran away from home. At Sola's request, Gut took out the crest from his pocket and showed it to the several guards.
The subsequent events became much easier to handle.
The patrol guards' attitude became exceptionally kind. At Gut's request, they returned to the crime scene, listened carefully to the complete case details, and immediately detained the old beggar while offering the most sincere apologies and highest respect to the righteous Mr. Gut.
Watching the several patrol guards walk away with the old beggar in custody, Gut held the family crest between his fingers, marveling at how useful this thing really was.
"Hmph-hmph." Seeing this scene, the girl also proudly puffed out her not-so-small chest.
The Schön Family was among the elite even within the noble circles of the royal capital, so their family crest naturally carried weight outside.
But after such a discordant interlude, no one had any intention of returning to dine. After paying the bill, Gut escorted the girl and Zenn back to their respective homes.
The next day.
Already familiar with the routine, Gut didn't go through the time-wasting step of knocking. He took out a key from his waist and directly opened the door to enter.
On the bed.
Today his teacher's sleeping posture was relatively "elegant" - she wasn't sprawled about, nor had she kicked the blanket onto the floor.
She was just tightly wrapped in the blanket, looking like a caterpillar under the covers with only her head exposed for breathing.
Gut had roughly gotten used to the elf's "wonderful sleeping postures."
Sighing inwardly that he probably wouldn't get much good sleep after marriage, Gut placed the breakfast he'd brought for his teacher on the table and opened the lunch box, letting the food's aroma permeate the room.
"Mm?"
The elf's delicate nose tip suddenly twitched, as if catching an unexpected fragrance.
Her golden eyes opened for a moment, and after spotting a small metal box on the table, Serie immediately confirmed her suspicion.
Rolling quickly left and right several times on the bed, the blanket that had been wrapped around her like a cocoon fell away gently, revealing the elf's graceful figure.
Under her disciple's unwavering gaze, Serie, wearing loose pajamas, walked to the table and opened the cold-to-the-touch metal box.
Sure enough, it was this.
The metal box contained full servings of ice cream - not only rich in milk fragrance but made in three different colors, representing Serie's three favorite flavors.
The elf immediately used a spoon to scoop up a piece and put it in her mouth. The delicate and smooth texture contained not a single grainy ice crystal, the generous vanilla flavoring brought an unimaginably sweet taste, and this innovative three-color arrangement created an incredible eating experience.
Obviously, this ice cream wasn't purchased from outside, but painstakingly handmade by her own disciple.
The elf rapidly demolished this extremely satisfying pre-meal dessert one spoonful after another. The pleasure from her taste buds and tongue tip sent happy signals to her brain, causing both ears to involuntarily bob up and down with delight.
Since the process was somewhat tedious and time-consuming, even disciple Gut rarely made it for her personally.
Much less for breakfast, and this kind of three-colored ice cream that took even longer than regular ice cream.
"Phew~~~"
After finishing all the ice cream in the small metal box, the elf exhaled a satisfied cool breath and asked her disciple beside her:
"Speak up."
"Preparing such a laborious dessert for me first thing in the morning - what favor do you need my help with?"
"Hehe."
Hearing his teacher see through him, Gut didn't deny it and immediately made his request, hoping his teacher could comprehensively demonstrate and explain Curse Reversal Magic to him.
"Is that so?"
Serie didn't refuse this simple request from her disciple and nodded in agreement.
"Although a mage's cultivation of magic should proceed step by step, letting you experience the complete form of this power and your own deficiencies in advance isn't necessarily a bad thing."
With that, Gut felt Serie's magical power begin to move. He immediately stopped hesitating and used the item Kirin Flying Talent Experience Card at this precise moment.
With a light shattering sound, Gut felt his mind clear and his eyes become more lively.
Since this was instruction for her disciple, Serie didn't restrain her magical fluctuations but actively strengthened them to let Gut sense and learn more easily.
[Ding!]
[Main Quest: Three-Year Agreement completed]
[Quest Requirements: Complete learning the introductory section of [Curse Reversal Magic] within the agreed time limit (fully mastered)]
[Quest Rewards: System Investigation Module, Talent Trait Draw Opportunity X1, Talent Copy Opportunity X1 all distributed to system space]
[Ding!]
[Main Quest [Curse Reversal Magic] Stage Two - [Mastery] updated]
[Quest Requirements: Completely master [Curse Reversal Magic] within this lifetime]
[Quest Rewards: Talent Trait Draw Opportunity X3, Talent Copy Opportunity X1, Talent Cut Opportunity X1]
Through step-by-step detailed explanation and demonstration, finally, when four minutes had passed, Serie had thoroughly explained every step of Curse Reversal Magic to her disciple. The massive, visualizable magical power also enveloped Serie's arm used for demonstration at this moment, symbolizing the complete release of Curse Reversal Magic.
[Ding!]
[Main Quest: [Curse Reversal Magic - Mastery] completed]
[Quest Requirements: —]
[Quest Rewards: Talent Trait Draw Opportunity X3, Talent Copy Opportunity X1, Talent Cut Opportunity X1 all distributed to system space]
[Ding!]
[Main Quest [Curse Reversal Magic] Stage Three - [Guardian] updated]
[Quest Description: "Since learning this [Curse Reversal Magic] requires exhausting an entire lifetime, then let me spend my lifetime staying by your side."]
[Quest Requirements: Spend a lifetime guarding by her side]
[Quest Rewards: None]
"Although I don't particularly like this type of magic, as a crystallization of human wisdom from the Mythological Age, it indeed has extremely strong efficacy against curses from demons."
"Don't think the various spellcasting steps I described seem relatively simple - each trivial detail is no less complex than the introductory section you learned, requiring years of study to..."
"Mmm!!!"
Serie's voice stopped abruptly, the words she wanted to say next forcibly held back in her mouth.
Because at this moment, Gut had placed his right index finger on Serie's upper and lower lips, physically "muting" his teacher.
"Teacher, please be patient for a moment. I'll be done soon."
"Mm-mm-mm!"
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