My love game is too abstract

"T-Teacher," Bear stammered, his eyes glazed over.

"It's been far too long, my little Serena." A warm, alluring smile graced Alisa's heavily made-up, beautiful face.

She wore a mage's hat and an extremely revealing outfit: a high-cut top that exposed her southern hemisphere and a large expanse of fair skin. Her skirt was so short that one wondered if it was even necessary. Slender legs were encased in black stockings with a garter, and her feet were adorned with black high heels.

The largest piece of fabric on her body was probably the mage's hat on her head.

"She looks like she walked straight out of some gacha game catering to horny men," Yarrow muttered inwardly.

Alisa strolled leisurely around the cavernous room, her high heels clicking against the stone floor as she observed the surroundings.

She stopped at the desk, reaching out a slender, pale finger to caress the surface before picking up the diary.

After flipping through a couple of pages, she nodded.

"I see. I've always been curious as to what restored your human consciousness. I never expected you to carry a diary that would help you remember your name. That explains everything."

Alisa gave Bear a gentle smile.

"Even after turning into a bear, you're still working so hard, Serena. Teacher is so proud."

Her expression was truly that of a teacher pleased with a diligent student.

"However, things that affect the relationship between us teachers and students are better off gone."

With that, a blue flame erupted from Alisa's hand, completely engulfing the diary.

"No!" Bear roared, instinctively lunging forward, but retreated a step upon seeing Alisa's chilling smile.

In the next moment, several flashes of light burst around it, and its body began to turn illusory.

"A teleportation spell?" Yarrow recognized what she was doing.

But the spell failed to take effect. Alisa pointed a finger at it, extinguishing the light instantly. Bear's body slammed into the bookshelf behind it as if struck by a heavy hammer. The bookshelf toppled over, burying it under a pile of books.

"Don't try to be clever, Serena. With your level of magic, escaping me is impossible."

The diary had already turned to ashes. Alisa dusted off her hands and shook a finger at it with a smile.

"Ugh..." Bear raised its head painfully, looking at Alisa, its voice trembling slightly.

"H-How... how did you find me?"

Alisa sighed and shook her head. "You're so adorably foolish, my little Serena. Did you really think I wouldn't leave some insurance on such an important collectible?"

Bear froze, looking at the piece of iron lying to one side.

"But I already cleared the traces on it!" Bear said in disbelief.

Alisa shook her head helplessly. "My foolish disciple, why would you think that you could erase my magic with your skill?"

"There's a trigger spell on it. Once you use it, I can immediately lock onto your location. Understand now?"

Bear gritted its teeth, looking visibly frustrated.

"Why didn't the spell work? I clearly followed all the steps recorded in the book," it asked again.

Alisa looked at it and burst out laughing, clutching her stomach and bending over, her body shaking.

She laughed heartily, while Bear trembled all over.

Alisa stopped laughing, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said to Bear,

"Why, you ask? I told you, because you're a bear. The Reversal Spell only works on humans. It won't even work on dragons with the highest bloodline, let alone a bear. How could it possibly work on you now?"

"How could this be... Doesn't that mean... I can never turn back?"

"That's right, let me tell you, Serena," Alisa smiled, narrowing her eyes.

"Once my curse magic is used, it's irreversible in this world. There's no way to break it."

"You'll never be human again."

These words were like a sentence from hell. Bear's face was filled with despair, and it staggered, almost falling.

Alisa took a deep breath, her expression returning to gentleness.

"Alright, my Serena, don't be sad. Teacher doesn't blame you. Clean yourself up, and let's go home, okay?"

She extended a hand, a kind smile on her face, like a mother ready to take her playful child home.

Bear lowered its head, and after a moment, it said, "Teacher, can you tell me why? When you brought me home, you could have cursed me directly. Why did you spend five years teaching me magic instead?"

Alisa raised her chin slightly, looking at the huge brown bear before her, and a smile curled on her lips.

"Because it's fun."

Bear raised its head, looking at her in confusion.

"Fun?"

"Yes, don't you think it's fun?" Alisa's pretty face suddenly flushed with excitement.

"Turning a beautiful, proud girl with magical talent and a promising future into a hideous bear, making all the knowledge and etiquette she learned turn into bubbles, so that she will only roll around in mud pits like a beast, eat raw meat, and live by instinct. Don't you think that's fun?"

Bear widened its eyes, its eyes filled with horror. "Just... for fun?"

"Of course, it's also to expand my art collection."

"Art?"

"That's right! All the animals I raise are my great artistic collectibles!"

"I travel the world to find humans like you, the best of humans, young people with great magical talent who are arrogant and conceited. I cultivate them, teach them, and then when they think they are about to become a magician, they open their eyes and become dirty, inferior animals! Can you imagine how excited I get when I see their painful, desperate looks!"

Alisa hugged her arms tightly, her face flushed, her voice high-pitched.

Bear stared blankly at her, unable to believe what she was saying. "Just... for that kind of thing..."

Alisa calmed down, her cheeks still flushed.

"You're lucky, Serena. I didn't make you experience that kind of despair. You should thank me for clearing your memories after turning you into a bear."

"But alas, I didn't expect there to be an uncertain factor that would revive your memory." Alisa shook her head regretfully, then looked at it again.

"But it doesn't matter. After we go back, I'll train you properly. I'll turn you into a real beast without using magic. That process will be very interesting, my Serena."

Alisa's lips curled into a smile.

Bear took a step back, baring its teeth, and dense magical fluctuations rippled around it. Its blood-red eyes stared fixedly at its teacher.

Seeing this, Alisa widened her eyes in surprise.

"Serena, don't tell me you're still trying to resist me? Want to fight me? With the magic I taught you?"

She seemed to have heard the biggest joke in the world.

"You know, Serena, the reason I haven't attacked you yet and am talking so much nonsense with you here is just to give you a chance to repent. Do you really think you can win against me with your meager magic power?"

"How would I know if I don't try, Teacher?" Bear gritted its teeth, glaring at Alisa.

The latter snorted coldly, and the magic fluctuations around her body responded. "Then I'll have to discipline my student properly."

In this tense moment, a weak voice suddenly sounded:

"Um... the conflict between you two shouldn't have anything to do with me, right? Well, if there's nothing else, I still have chickens to feed at home, so I'll leave first, haha."

The two seemed to remember at this moment that there was an extra person besides them.

Alisa glanced at Yarrow standing to the side.

"How did this piece of trash get here?"

She had no interest in Yarrow at all, and pointed a finger at him, wanting to eliminate him directly.

"Wait! I have something important to say!" Yarrow suddenly shouted.

Alisa frowned, but still stopped.

"I'll give you three seconds," she said coldly.

Yarrow smiled slightly. "I'll perform a small magic trick for you. If you're happy, can you not kill me?"

Alisa froze for a moment, then scoffed. "What a lunatic."

"I'm also wondering if I've really gone crazy."

Yarrow sighed, then looked up and suddenly shouted at the brown bear with all his strength:

"Serena! I like you! Please go out with me!"

The teacher and student on the opposite side were stunned. Yarrow's completely unpredictable shout shocked them all.

The voice echoed continuously in the cave, making Yarrow himself feel extremely ashamed.

Alisa's eyes twitched, and soon she realized:

This person really seems to be a lunatic.

"So he really has something wrong with his brain," Bear thought blankly.

But then, it suddenly felt that something was wrong with its body.

[Achievement Earned! First Active Confession! Whether successful or not, bravely express your love!]

[Female Lead Serena, Binding Successful!]

Seeing the pop-up in front of him, Yarrow chuckled. His previous idea was correct.

He really bet right.

A familiar golden light appeared, and Bear's body was completely enveloped by this golden light, gradually forming a graceful female figure.

When the golden light dissipated, what was revealed was no longer a heavy brown bear, but a beautiful girl with a pretty face, shoulder-length brown hair, fair skin, cherry-red lips, and a curvy figure.

Except for a pair of bear ears on her head.