Professor of Magic

Chapter 249 Lesson 131 Psychological Defense
"April [-]th, it has been eleven days since I left the academy."

Natasha glanced at the calendar on the wall and sighed softly.

After saying goodbye to Teacher Lin and her classmates, she went straight home and stayed at home without going out.On the surface, it was his father who suggested that he was about to get married, and it was not appropriate to show his face during this time.But Natasha knew very well that this was actually house arrest in disguise.

And this courtyard that belonged to her where she lived since childhood has become a prison cell during these seven days.

Looking at the gate of the courtyard, Natasha couldn't help but smile when she found that there were still two people standing there.Father, why bother? If she was really unwilling, she would not have come back from the academy so obediently.

Ever since she was a child, the only time she went against her father's wishes was when she insisted on applying for Feynor College, and she succeeded in the exam in the end, which greatly brought honor to the family.

"But even if you are admitted to Fenol College, is there still no way to get rid of this arrangement?" Natasha raised her eyes from the two people at the door, and looked in the direction of the Duke Blair's mansion in the city.

From the first day he was sensible, he knew clearly under the guidance of his father and mother that, as the only daughter of this generation of the Frye family, it was absolutely impossible for her to decide on her own marriage.The person she will marry in the future can only be someone designated by her parents, that is, a child of a nobleman.According to the parents, if you are lucky, you are more likely to marry into the royal family.

Although Natasha was not a rebellious girl, even though she was naturally gentle and obedient, it was not that she had thought of opposing this arrangement.But growing up in the family, seeing the situation of the family getting worse day by day, and the troubles on the faces of her parents getting more and more, her idea of ​​resistance is getting weaker and weaker.

After learning that she was going to get married when she was full, Natasha suddenly went against her father's wishes for the first time, and applied for Feynor Academy, and with her own efforts, she was admitted to the No. [-] magic academy in the whole continent.

In fact, this is just her indulgence to herself, because she knows that after getting married, she will live a life that is very boring to her like those noble ladies she is familiar with.

And this only chance before marriage is her small compensation for herself.

"Xiao Bai, isn't it boring?" Natasha squatted down, brushing the back of Xiao Bai who was dozing off on the floor with her palm. "I've been here with me for seven days and can't go out, do you feel very uninspired?"

Xiaobai hummed in a low voice, as a response to Natasha.

"Actually, I'm bored too, but there's no other way, isn't it? Since I've decided to do this, then these things have already been expected." Natasha simply sat on the floor and gently hugged Xiao Bai. "I really want to go out, I really want to find a place to experiment with magic, I really want to go back to the academy, I really want to study with my classmates, I really want to continue listening to Teacher Lin's class, but... there is no way, isn't it? ?”

It seemed that Xiaobai was touched by the word "Mr. Lin". He suddenly raised his head, looked left and right, and then stared at the south for a while.

"Ouch-"

A loud wolf howl sounded from Xiaobai's mouth.

"Miss's pet is barking again." A guard at the gate of the courtyard looked up and muttered.

"Uneducated, that's not a pet, it's a contracted beast, understand?" Another guard gave him a white look. "I heard that this contracted beast is connected with its master. It's called so now. It seems that the lady is not in a good mood."

"Do you think Miss will be in a good mood?" the previous guard asked back.

The guard who was asked paused, shook his head, and sighed: "So what if it's not good, who can change what the Grand Duke has decided." He looked up at the small building where Natasha was, and sighed again. in one breath. "Let it call, anyway, there is sound insulation magic around here, so you don't have to worry about disturbing others."

"You said there is soundproof magic around here?"

"Yeah, you were there when the arrangement was made a few days ago..." The guard responded, and suddenly realized that the voice just now was not his familiar companion at all.Turning his head away in astonishment, he was taken aback.

The companion who was still talking to him just now has turned into a big ice cube at this moment, and even the expression on his face just now has not changed at all.

He failed to react as any guard should, because before the astonishment on his face disappeared, he had already received the same treatment as his companions.

"It's very artistic." Lin Yuan looked at the two living ice sculptures in front of him and clapped his hands in satisfaction.

If other high-level water magicians saw the situation in front of them, they would definitely scream in disbelief.

The two guards were obviously trapped by the ice prison, but the normal ice prison should be a sphere, because this is the most in line with the characteristics of the water magic element.But Lin Yuan's magic that traps these two people now is just to make a layer of ice appear next to the two of them, and the appearance completely conforms to the shape of the human body.

Even controlling water magic elements to form such a layer requires extremely high magic element control, not to mention more advanced ice magic.

A magician who can perform the ice prison technique in this way has an extremely exaggerated control over the magic elements of the water system.

Of course, Lin Yuan didn't feel complacent at all.It may be unbelievable for other magicians to modify magic to make it more suitable for their own use, but it is really commonplace for him.Even under his teaching, the students of the third class of the first grade can transform a few magic spells by themselves from time to time.

Besides, now is not the time to be proud, there are more important things waiting for him to do.

Lin Yuan looked up at the small building, stepped on his feet, and flew up.

"Xiaobai, do you miss them too?" Natasha touched Xiaobai's head, motioning for it to be quiet. "I think you miss the barbecue made by Mr. Lin even more. But... to be honest, Mr. Lin seems to know everything, even the barbecue is so delicious, not only you, but I also like it very much. Secretly Let me tell you, you wronged Vince last time, and the one who stole your share was not him, but me." Natasha smiled lightly. "How? Can't think of it? You can't blame me, who made it too fragrant. Even if I keep telling myself not to eat too much, or I will get fat, I still can't help but eat a little more."

Xiaobai groaned twice again, as if expressing his dissatisfaction.

"Actually, I told you a long time ago. If you still want to eat, you can go back by yourself. You are so smart. You used to be able to migrate so far with so many wolves to find a new place to live. I believe you will return to the Philippines from here. Knoll Academy will not trouble you."

"Don't want to be separated from me? Actually, I don't want to be separated from you either. But if you continue to stay here, it will always be like these days. Do you like this kind of life?"

"Of course I don't like it either, but..."

"If you don't like it, just reject it." A voice suddenly sounded outside the window, interrupting the whispering between Natasha and Xiao Bai.

Natasha turned her head to look in amazement, her eyes widened immediately, her face full of disbelief.

"Lin... Teacher Lin, you... why are you here?"

The person who appeared outside the window of Natasha's room was of course Lin Yuan.

"If I say that I came here in response to your call, would you believe it?" Lin Yuan smiled slightly, and did not forget to wave and say hello to Xiaobai when he floated in.

But Xiaobai immediately shook his tail at him, which was a treatment that no one else could enjoy.

Suddenly seeing Teacher Lin who was still missing just now appeared in front of her like this, Natasha only felt that her breathing suddenly became short of breath, staring at Lin Yuan for a long time, she stroked her chest to let herself work hard clam down.

"Lin... Teacher Lin, how did you get in?" Natasha asked. "Hasn't it been found?"

Seeing the concern on Natasha's face, Lin Yuan laughed, she is still his good student after all.

"Your family's defense doesn't seem to be strict." Lin Yuan said. "Besides, I don't seem to be very strict with you, so it's easy for me to come in, so don't worry."

Natasha came to the window and looked down, only to see two human-shaped ice sculptures standing upright at the gate of the courtyard, she couldn't help but pursed her lips and smiled.

Teacher Lin's magic is still so good.

Turning her head and seeing Lin Yuan's familiar face with a gentle smile again, Natasha just felt that the depression that had been entrenched in her heart for the past few days was swept away, and her mood suddenly lifted.

"Ms. Lin, Fasno came to my house this afternoon." Natasha's head turned a lot faster when she was in a better mood. "I heard that he wanted to see me, but was rejected by my father. I'm still wondering why he came to my house suddenly when there was no holiday. Now that you have also appeared, could it be...you came to Fasti with him on an appointment ? You came... because of me?"

"It's not because of you, what are we doing here when we have nothing to do?" Lin Yuan replied with a smile. "And it's not just Fasno and I who came here this time, but all of us in Class [-], Grade [-]. At this time, they are all in Fasdi City."

Natasha's eyes lit up, then dimmed again.

"Mr. Lin, I'm very happy that you and your classmates came to my wedding from such a long distance. But it's not time for the holiday. You left the college with your classmates. Vice President Kapaqi will definitely scold you again after knowing about it. You. It's not good for you, it's not good for everyone..."

Natasha's voice became lower and lower, until at last she could speak no more.Because she was stared at by Lin Yuanjiong's piercing eyes, she always felt a little guilty.

"Natasha, do you know that you have a bad habit." Lin Yuan said suddenly.

"Ah? Bad problem?" Natasha raised her head in astonishment. "What is it?"

"When you are not telling the truth, you like to use honorifics." Lin Yuan nodded her and continued. "This problem, Lilita and Xiu Ni have long secretly mentioned it to me."

"Okay, the two of them actually reported to you, next time I see them, I will definitely..." Natasha suddenly stopped.next time?Even if there is a chance to see Lilita and Xiu Ni again in the future, they are no longer classmates.Could she still laugh and play with them at will like before?
"Do you want to see them?" Lin Yuan asked again.

Natasha hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.

"They are now in Fasdi City, less than 1000 meters away from here. If you want, I can take you to see them immediately."

Natasha looked at Lin Yuan and shook her head when she realized that he didn't seem to be joking.

"I still don't want it anymore. I promised my father that I will not leave the house until I get married."

"Promise to father?" Lin Yuan suddenly sneered. "Did you agree to him, or did he force you not to let you go out?" Lin Yuan pointed to the two ice sculptures at the gate of the yard, and raised his voice slightly: "If you voluntarily, why are there two people at the door look?"

Natasha looked at Lin Yuan who was suddenly agitated, shook her head slightly, and said with a smile: "Mr. Lin, do you think they can stop me if I really want to go out?"

Lin Yuan frowned and looked at the calm expression on Natasha's face, and nodded: "That's right, with your magical strength, they can't stop you if you just rush out. You said this to tell me, after all, it's your voluntary right?"

"Yes." Natasha nodded affirmatively.

"It's like this time you are going to get married. Although it is your father's intention, it is also your voluntary choice, right?"

"Correct."

"Huh—" Lin Yuan exhaled lightly, knowing that he had finally encountered the biggest problem this time.

Wanting to destroy this marriage, the attitude of the Blair family is one thing, and the attitude of the Frye family is another.To successfully destroy this marriage, the only way to affect both families is to change their attitudes.

But among them, what Lin Yuan valued the most was Natasha's own thoughts.

No matter how well-planned and thoughtful he and the students were, if Natasha wanted to, then all their efforts would be in vain.

As for Natasha's thoughts, Lin Yuan knew everything, if not all of them.

If it weren't for family pressure, Natasha would never agree.

If it is other girls, such as Lilita, Xiu Ni, or Feili, they all have the rebelliousness of ordinary young girls, and they don't like to let other people arrange their lives. Even if no one helps them, they will struggle.

But Natasha is no ordinary girl.

Unlike ordinary girls, Natasha's personality is too docile, so she generally does not refute other people's opinions.She rarely knows how to refuse things that are arranged for her by others.

However, she is a very smart girl, and she sees many things too thoroughly and clearly, so as long as it is something she has determined, it is difficult to change her mind. Lin Yuan knew this when he was teaching her. very clear.

"Natasha, you made a mistake just now." Lin Yuan paused and opened his mouth. "My classmates and I came this time not to attend your wedding, but to spoil it."

After thinking about it, Lin Yuan decided to confess to her directly.

"Why?" Natasha blinked her eyes without much surprise. "Why do you have such thoughts?"

"Because I, and my classmates, don't want to see you suffer." Lin Yuan said seriously. "No need to argue, I heard the conversation you had with Xiaobai just now, you don't like the way you are now, and you don't like living such a boring life after getting married, so I answer you, if you don't like it, just refuse it. You have to know that this statement is not a joke."

"Ms. Lin, this is of course a joke. How can I refuse a wedding that has already been decided." Natasha forced a smile. "Besides, I'm just bored for a few days and feel bored, and it will be fine in the future."

"Really? Xiaobai?" Lin Yuan cast a questioning look at Xiaobai.

Xiaobai glanced at Natasha and shook his head vigorously.

"Xiaobai is your contract beast. It can understand your inner thoughts best. Now even he shakes his head. Do you still want to deceive yourself?" Lin Yuan asked.

Natasha looked at Xiaobai with a reproachful face, but found that it turned its head aside and ignored her, so she could only smile helplessly: "Mr. Lin, so what if I really don't want to? I think Since you came here with your classmates, you must have inquired about my affairs clearly. You should know that this matter is irreversible. For the sake of the family, I must marry. "

"Not necessarily." Lin Yuan shook his head. "Remember I once told you that before magic is released, there are countless possibilities to make it fail or become more successful. This principle is the same in everything. Before you officially marry into the Blair family, Anything is possible."

"But Teacher Lin, you should also know that if I can't marry into the Blair family, our family..."

"You want to say that your family will suffer a great loss?" Lin Yuan smiled slightly, wiped it on his hand, and took out a document-like thing from the broken ring. "Come on, look at this."

Natasha took it in doubt, and after only looking at it for a while, her face immediately changed.

"The reason why your family married the Blair family, I think, is more because the Blair family has mastered most of the trade of the Fasdi Principality, and has earned a lot of benefits from it. Simply put, it is rich." Lin Yuan Said leisurely on the side. "And having money means that it is easier for them to obtain more power. This accumulation makes their family more and more powerful."

"Your father, the Grand Duke Frye, married you into the Blair family. I think he hopes to let the two families cooperate through you, and then obtain benefits from the Blair family. Although I won't take him off, the specific is How do you think about it, but it’s generally true.”

"However, I don't know if he has noticed what the most fundamental business of the Blair family is, or he has actually noticed it, or even knows it well. The Blair family is actually the Duchy of Fass Empire, or even the entire Fari The leading criminal gang on Northland?"

What Lin Yuan gave to Natasha was actually some information about the Blair family.According to the information collected by Vince and Fassnow, the reason why the Blair family was able to rise rapidly in a short period of time is not only that there have been many outstanding figures in the family in the past 100 years, but also because of the business that their family has been secretly running. brought them great wealth.

Among these businesses, apart from the casinos, brothels, killers, etc. that the general underworld would do, the most profitable is the slave trade that has been banned by various countries on the Farinos continent for 600 years.

"Natasha, do you still remember that Ciel once said that many elf children go missing in the elf forest every year? Where did they go? They were caught by these slave traders and sold to those in need .According to the above information, the Blair family sells at least several hundred elf slaves every year, each of which can bring them tens of thousands of gold coins. That is to say, they can earn several Millions of gold coins. Not to mention the income from other trades, so the Blair family is indeed rich, even richer than the king of Fasti."

"But Natasha..." Lin Yuan stared into Natasha's eyes and said word by word: "Are you willing to make this kind of money?"

"I do not……"

"Of course you don't want to." Lin Yuan interrupted her. "The Natasha I know is a kind and upright girl. How could she be willing to do such a disgusting thing where her conscience was eaten by wolves. Ah, Xiaobai, I'm sorry, I'm not talking about you."

Xiaobai wagged his tail, noncommittal.

"You don't want to, but your father doesn't want to either?" Lin Yuan felt that he was a little cruel, and telling these naked facts to Natasha was like digging out flesh in her heart. "Whether you like it or not, as long as you marry into the Blair family, it means that the Frye family and the Blair family have the possibility of cooperation, and it means that the Frye family may participate in this dirty business. And Na You, Tasha, are the bond that makes this criminal gang stronger."

Natasha's fingers pinching the document turned white due to excessive force, and her arms began to tremble slightly. She could no longer face Lin Yuan's words with a calm mood.

She didn't doubt the authenticity of this information, because Teacher Lin had never lied to her, and she didn't need to fabricate these things to deceive her.

And she had heard something about the Blair family.Originally, there will be some dark sides behind every big family, and the Frye family is no exception.After all, Natasha grew up in such a family, so she knew more or less about it.

But before this, no one had ever told her that such a terrible secret was hidden behind the powerful Blair family.

Selling elf slaves?Although there are not many elves on the mainland of Farinos, and they only live in the forest of elves, no country dares to underestimate the strength of the elves.Because every elf is a born warrior and magician, if they are taken seriously, their combat effectiveness must not be underestimated.

The risks involved in selling elf slaves are far from comparable to other industries, which makes it so profitable.

But before this, almost no one or family who had been engaged in this business had a good end. Once the elves got definite evidence, the consequences would only be a dead end.

"It's a pity that none of these things can be called definite evidence, and they can't really be used to accuse the Blair family. Otherwise, I can directly hand it over to the patriarch of the elves, and then wait for the destruction of the Blair family." Lin Yuan continued. "Better than I can't give these things to your father, state the stakes to him, and let him give up this marriage with the Blair family. Because I suspect that he wants to get involved at all, and telling him these things is also Useless."

Natasha gritted her teeth hard, remembering the several conversations with her father, he was a little evasive, so she couldn't help agreeing with Lin Yuan's judgment in her heart.

"But Natasha, you are my student. I have personally taught you for nearly a year. I know what kind of person you are much better than ordinary people." Lin Yuan said. "I know, you definitely don't want to be part of these dirty deals."

"But I..."

"Don't say anything to me for the benefit of the family." Lin Yuan waved his hand, interrupting Natasha's defense. "Even if you really intend to sacrifice yourself, as your teacher, I will never allow you to do so. My Lin Yuan students, in addition to mastering magic well enough, the more important thing is to master themselves .I hope my students can be upright, kind, wise, and dare to face themselves. Natasha, can you do it?"

"I have no choice. If I don't marry into the Blair family, the family's situation will only get worse. For the sake of the family, even if I endure some shame, I should."

"No, you can make a choice. Although the Frye family is not as good as before, they shouldn't be reduced to doing such things anyway."

Natasha's face became paler and paler, and two different voices rolled back and forth in her mind.The former one was the voice he had been using to convince himself since he was a child, until just now.The latter one is the true heart after being awakened by Lin Yuan with the facts.

Lin Yuan frowned and looked at Natasha's painful expression, feeling unbearable.He didn't want to do it if he could.But if Natasha couldn't figure it out by herself, no matter how many things he did, it would have no effect.

As he said to the students, castrate Geron One, and Geron Two.

Even if what he presents now is ironclad evidence, so what if the Blair family is destroyed now.Without the Blair family, the Frye family will find another family to marry, so Natasha still cannot escape being the victim of a political marriage.

"Natasha, these things are actually not important." After taking a deep breath, Lin Yuan continued slowly.

"It's not important?" Natasha looked at Lin Yuan in astonishment.If the above things can be used as evidence, it is enough to put the Blair family to death.These are not important, what is important.

"Yes, it's not important. I show you these things just to tell you that even if you thought you sacrificed your family, it may not bring benefits to your family. Some of your thoughts may not be correct. "

"Have you always thought that you are willing to do anything for the family?" Seeing Natasha nodding, Lin Yuan waved his hand violently. "Then let me tell you now, let this damn idea go away. Before you think this way, have you ever asked yourself?" Lin Yuan tapped his chest. "You are a good girl, you don't want to let others down, let others be wronged, but have you asked yourself, did you let yourself down, did you let yourself be wronged?"

"Myself?" Natasha stretched out her hand to hold her chest, feeling the vibration brought by the beating heart, her face was blank.

"Yes, there is actually only one thing I want to tell you. That is, from now on, you should live for yourself."

"Do you like the life in the academy? Do you like the happiness after shopping with Lilita and the others? Do you like the time spent studying magic with your classmates? Do you like the relaxation in the academy? Do you like... my teacher?"

Lin Yuan paused, then took out a notebook-shaped thing from the broken ring, and handed it to Natasha.

"This was recorded by the students when we set off from the academy. If you want to say the most words when you see you again, you can read it."

Natasha took the notebook tremblingly, opened the first page, and saw a portrait.

The portrait is a group photo of Class Three, Grade One, which was drawn by an artist at Lin Yuan's suggestion last time when they went to Wendnuo City for dinner together.

Natasha on the portrait was marked with a pen, and there was a row of small characters below.

"You are always there."

Natasha looked at the portrait in a daze for a while, recalling in her head the countless happy times spent with her classmates in the college, and could no longer suppress the emotions in her heart, and the corners of her eyes suddenly became moist.

Starting from the second page, each page is the words left by the students.

"Natasha, come back, Class [-], Grade [-] cannot live without you." Although Fasno's words were simple, they were very real.

"Natasha, we miss you so much." Lilita and Xiu Ni wrote a sentence together. The font was a little blurry, as if it had been soaked in water.

"Natasha, hurry up and return to the team. If you're not here, no one will intercede when we are being scolded by Mr. Lin." Needless to say, this is Vince and Larch.

"It's so boring to study water magic without one person. Natasha, do you remember last time we said we were going to make a fountain? I've finished half of it, and I'll show you when you come back." This is Feli, who often studies weird water magic with Natasha.

"Natasha..."

……

As she read page by page, Natasha's eyes became more and more blurred, until she saw the last page, and a circle formed by the names of all the students in Class [-], Grade [-] appeared in front of her eyes.

"Class 39, Grade [-] is like a circle. The center of the circle is Teacher Lin, and the circle is surrounded by our [-] students. Every student is an indispensable part of the circle. Without any one, the circle will no longer be a circle. Not whole anymore."

Seeing the words in the middle of the circle, Natasha couldn't hold back the tears in her eyes anymore, and cried bitterly while holding the notebook.

"Lin... Teacher Lin... I... I want to go back... I want to learn magic with everyone, I want to play with everyone, I want to be happy with everyone..."

"Really?" The corners of Lin Yuan's mouth turned up slightly, it seemed that Natasha was finally moved by his persuasion. "Remember what I said? As long as you think about it, there is nothing impossible in this world."

(End of this chapter)