Moon Witch, embark on the journey!

Claire said with an expression of 'I knew it', and continued:

"If you choose to enter the Dusk Forest, I can help you join a wizard organization and become a formal apprentice. But in a place where wizards are everywhere, my family can only be regarded as a small role. It is difficult to protect you, and you have to rely on your own efforts most of the time."

"What is the name of that wizarding organization?"

Luna asked without hesitation.

"The Dark Ring. The three of our family... the two official wizards are both internal mentors, and I am also an apprentice-level member of the organization. In fact, I only come back to visit my relatives occasionally, and I live in the Dark Ring most of the time."

"If you insist on staying in the family, we have to separate."

Luna rolled her eyes and complained:

"So there is actually no choice at all. You know what I will choose."

"Yes. Since you are willing to fight the apprentices with me, you will definitely not be like those useless nobles who are willing to degenerate."

It seemed that Claire looked down on that kind of people, with an undisguised look of disgust on her face, even if they were people of the same bloodline as her.

"Then I will write a recommendation letter for you later. As I remember... Aunt Tinali still has recommendation quotas. With a formal wizard from the organization as a guarantor, you will definitely be able to join the organization smoothly."

This was the second time she emphasized this, and Luna realized that joining the organization might not be that simple.

"Is it difficult for ordinary apprentices to join a wizarding organization?"

Claire stared at her for a while, the smile on her face disappeared, and she became a little dull. She slowly said:

"From within the Dusk Forest, the Dark Ring also recruits a number of civilian apprentices without any background every year... letting them learn witchcraft and obtain certain resources."

The black-haired girl's expression became a little strange at this moment, as if she had thought of something.

"All of this comes at a price, right?" Luna said it for her.

"In fact, most of our Dark Ring wizards are good at dark and ice magic. Maybe due to the influence of their attributes, many members have extreme personalities, and their reputation in other organizations is not very good..."

She hesitated, and it seemed that she didn't want to discredit the power she belonged to, but she didn't know how to explain it.

It turned out to be an organization that leaned towards dark wizards. Luna finally understood that the atmosphere within the Dark Ring was probably not harmonious.

But as an apprentice with a background, that was another matter. Besides, she had no other choice.

The two chatted and meditated from time to time. The next morning, they arrived at the territory of the Helit family.

The Earldom of Helit is a much larger aristocratic territory than any place Luna has been before. Although it is not a particularly prosperous area, it is definitely an ancient aristocratic territory with great influence in the kingdom.

Luna already knew that, in fact, the majesty of this family did not come from those mines and the army, but from the several official wizards behind them.

After coming here, Luna practiced basic meditation methods while broadening her horizons.

Since she came to this world, she has been living a completely civilian life, relying entirely on herself.

These days, I have been following Claire and become a VIP of the Helit family. I have experienced what it means to be a noble lady with everything provided for me.

18. The Fallen

The ancient castle in the Helit territory has welcomed many guests recently.

A few days ago, when the news came that the current head of the family, Glenn, and the eldest daughter Claire had returned to the family, it caused a shock to all branches of the family, and the bloodlines of the side branches came to visit one after another.

Wizards would not stay in the outside world for too long, but they were the ones who actually controlled the family. Therefore, the nobles from the branch families all came in a hurry, hoping to at least show their faces in front of the head of the family and the eldest daughter.

"Really? Dad is here, and he insisted on bringing me along. I just received a pair of sisters from the slave trader, and I haven't had time to enjoy them yet!"

Two black-haired noble young men were wandering in the gardens around the castle. One of them, who was handsome but rather vulgar, glanced at the maids who occasionally passed by in the garden and said in amazement:

"As expected of a main family, even the maids there are a level better than mine. Tsk, that one who just passed by looked really nice."

"Brother Bol, please don't do anything rash. The Baron has specifically instructed you before..."

The other one, who was a little thin and looked like a younger brother, gave a panicked reminder.

"What do you mean by messing around!"

Bol immediately became unhappy. He glared at the younger brother next to him and raised his voice a little:

"Even if I am of the side branch, I am still related to the Earl of Herritt's family. I want to play with a few maids, but I look down on them!"

He walked forward with a swagger, and did not forget to make up in a low voice:

"I remember the personal maids of those masters, as well as the butler and the head maid. Do you think I don't know who not to mess with?"

Looking at his self-satisfied look, the younger brother beside him felt helpless and didn't know whether to regard him as smart or stupid.

Wandering around in the garden, the dandy young man did not really do anything to the maids. He just teased them a few times, looked at the young and beautiful maid who was standing there with an embarrassed look on her face, touched her, and walked away laughing.

I would have thought that this young master's foolish behavior would have ended there - if he hadn't run into that girl.

The master and servant were wandering in the garden, and before they knew it they had come to a secluded corner.

"Damn, our family's garden is so big, where is this?"

He was choked back before he could finish his words. Paul looked at the young girl in the courtyard in astonishment. This veteran who lingered among the flowers was unable to utter a word at this moment.

The girl with long silver hair stood in the courtyard, as if admiring the flowers. Even if only part of her profile could be seen, she was stunningly beautiful. She was wearing a black and white maid outfit, but she had an extraordinary temperament that was very different from that of an ordinary maid.

"She... I've never seen such a beautiful woman -"

Boll came back to his senses from the shock, his eyes flashing with intense excitement and excitement. Without saying a word, he strode over there.

This frightened the younger brother beside him, and he quickly pulled Boll:

"Lord Bol, that woman looks unusual!"

"No matter how extraordinary she is, she's just a maid, right? And she doesn't have black hair!"

Black hair is a characteristic of the Helit family. Almost all members of the family, whether they are from the main family or the side branches, have black hair. As a result, members with other hair colors will be discriminated against to a certain extent.

As the two approached, the beautiful silver-haired girl suddenly turned around, as if she had noticed them.

Fortunately, Boll did not go up and tease him directly this time.

"My beautiful lady, can I stay here for a while?"

The pretentious words and actions of his young master had completely changed their nature, leaving the younger brothers standing beside him dumbfounded.

"I want to be alone here."

The silver-haired girl was not very polite and immediately looked away after she finished speaking.

This made Boll's pretended gentlemanliness a little unbearable. He held his breath but still did not explode. Instead, he said:

"My father is Baron Freeman, and he is here with me to visit our family this time."

"Oh."

The silver-haired girl continued to ignore him, and even showed obvious annoyance on her face.

Bol, who thought he would be treated differently by the other party, immediately froze in place in embarrassment. Originally, when the women he met heard that he was the heir to the Baron's family, didn't they approach him with golden eyes?

"You're not going to leave yet?"

She seemed to look a little strange.

That indifferent look made Boll explode all of a sudden. He angrily grabbed the other person's hand, wanting to see the panicked expression of this ignorant girl.

"Just a maid..."

boom!

A ball of fire suddenly exploded between the two of them, and Paul's hand was burned by the fire, and the surface suddenly turned black. He was stunned for a moment before he reacted, and sat on the ground crying loudly:

"Ahhhh! There's an assassin! Someone's killed someone!"

“…Failed.”

The silver-haired girl frowned, thinking about something, and had no intention of coming forward.

Paul, who was helped up by his younger brother, regained some of his sanity. He covered his wrist and shouted;

"You bastard! Even if you are a wizard apprentice, you cannot hurt anyone in our castle!"

At this point, even a fool would know that the girl in front of him couldn't be a maid. However, Bol still had some confidence, and he shouted angrily:

"Just wait! Our family's guards will be here soon! Miss Claire, no, Lord Grein will definitely punish you!"

"How dare you hurt me? I will kill you later!"

Bol yelled at the top of his lungs, but he didn't dare to move forward. He stared at the silver-haired girl and didn't notice the strange look on the younger brother's face.

The silver-haired girl suddenly took two steps towards him, and the young nobleman was so frightened that he almost fell down again, as if he had seen a demon. Then he heard her voice:

"Claire, why are you here?"

"You are casting witchcraft on the family side, can I not come and see it?"

An enchanting girl with black hair and black skirt and noble temperament appeared not far away and was walking towards this side.

Bol staggered to his feet. He was so angry that he didn't hear the conversation between the two. When he turned around and saw Claire, he immediately became very excited:

"Miss Claire! She's an assassin! She almost killed me with witchcraft just now!"

"Then you can go and die."

Paul was stunned, totally unable to believe what he heard.

Claire on the other side said again:

"She is my friend. Also, I have heard a lot about you. I will talk to your father. You are a disgrace to the family and are not fit to be the heir."

The young man's face instantly turned pale. He knew that everything was over. Even his father, who doted on him the most, would not go against the will of the eldest daughter of the family. And based on his past actions, if the family lost power...

Paul fainted.

19. Mentor and Apprentice

What happened just now was like a sudden disaster like the sky falling for some people, but for others it was just a small matter that was not worth taking seriously.

Claire sent those annoying guys away and came to Luna. She complained:

"Although you look good in my maid outfit, it could easily cause misunderstandings. Wouldn't it be better if you wore my clothes?"

"Can I wear your clothes..."

Luna glanced at the other man's chest, which was like a majestic mountain. Then she looked down at her own hill and concluded that there was a clear gap.

"Ok?"

Feeling her gaze, Claire did not flinch. Instead, she proudly puffed out her chest, supporting the fullness of her dress and gently swaying it.

“I will continue to grow!”

Luna said it casually, but she didn't really care. She quickly changed the subject:

"Besides, it would be a shame if the clothes were burned. I have been practicing the 'fire bomb technique' these past two days and I feel like I am almost there, but it is still a little short and I just can't succeed."

Hearing this, Claire became more serious and looked at her with an indescribable complex expression:

"For most apprentices, it is the most difficult to cast a spell for the first time. It is not uncommon for them to take more than half a year to succeed. It took me a whole month at the beginning."

"I've used the scroll to release it a few times, and it doesn't seem that difficult."

Luna had a different view. Her sensitivity to the elements should be stronger than that of most wizard apprentices. For example, she could understand the results of some apprentice-level witchcraft after just a few glances.

This was all because of the mutated basic rune in the sea of ​​consciousness. Luna was looking forward to whether the other two basic runes would change in the future.

However, when you really start practicing witchcraft, it is not that easy. Understanding it is one thing, and doing it yourself is another.

"You have to finish studying the two books 'Detailed Explanation of Elemental Theory' and 'Basics of Witchcraft Models' before trying again. It will be much faster than just relying on your feelings to cast spells, and your foundation will be more solid in the future."

"I'm watching, but I can't stay in my room all day. I'll go out and relax and practice at the same time."

The two chatted for a while, or rather, it was mainly Claire who was teaching Luna. After all, she was already a high-level apprentice and had received a complete witchcraft education, so she knew quite a lot.

"I don't quite understand the third node of the Fire Bullet Technique. It feels more difficult than what the book says..."

"Fire element particles are inherently more unstable than other element particles, and fire bomb magic is one of the most powerful witchcraft at the apprentice level. Perhaps you can try from another direction."