Passerby Villain In A Wizard World

"Woah!"

"Damn, that was so hard. But I finally reached the First-Class Wizard Apprentice level, haha."

"I don't know if this decision is right. Sigh... It's not like I have any choices anyway."

"Why are there so few people? Is it really that hard to reach First Class? Why didn't I feel it?"

With the disappearance of the meditation hall and the corridor around, Ian, Lyra, and the others were briefly covered in mist before suddenly being transferred to another place.

Then, they began hearing other people's voices—some excited, some dejected, and some intrigued. It looked like everyone got transferred to the same place.

"It seems it worked."

Ian relaxed while looking at Aurora, who was still by his side, standing woodenly under his control.

"Yeah, the Tower didn't disqualify her. Your method is indeed amazing."

Lyra nodded at Ian while snuggling in his arms.

"Tch... what's so hard about that? If you had asked me, I could have easily brought her with us."

Ignysyl didn't see what was so impressive about bringing Aurora.

The Tower's rejection might be something significant for these mortals, but for him, he could easily stop it if he wanted to. He had the Rule and power of space in his grasp. It was as easy as flipping his hand to get it done.

But the next word from Ian shut him down immediately.

"Then why did you need me to bring you out?" Continue your journey with My Virtual Library Empire

Ian rolled his eyes at the little dragon showing off on his shoulder, ignored him, and released the mind control spell on Aurora.

"Mmm..."

However, just as Ian released control over Aurora, who was still in his arms woodenly, he heard a stern shout from behind, filled with anger.

"What did you do to her?"

Carl was seething with jealousy at first, seeing Aurora in Ian's arms. But when he got closer, he noticed that Aurora was delirious, as if she wasn't in her right mind.

So, he assumed Ian had done something bad to Aurora to gain control over her.

"Oh? What does it have to do with you?"

Ian turned around and saw Carl looking at him with red eyes, clenching his fists in anger. If not for Aurora at his side, he might have already attacked.

"You... if I find out you did something, I won't let you go, even if you run to the end of this world."

Ian's usual calm tone and uninterested look, as if not taking him seriously, irked Carl further, but he restrained his anger after seeing Aurora slowly waking up.

He had learned to be patient after the incident seven days ago.

'Who would run away from you in the first place?'

Ian thought, speechless, at his classic line.

"Mmm... What... what happened?"

Aurora finally slowly came to her senses and found herself in a warm embrace, looking confused.

Unlike the usual mind control Ian had used in Everbright City, this time, he had taken total control over Aurora to ensure nothing went wrong. So, it took some time for her to regain awareness.

"Congratulations! You can now leave this continent with us."

Ian smiled at Aurora, gazing into her emerald-green eyes. Even after she regained consciousness, he didn't release her waist, as he was used to it anyway.

Moreover, he quite liked the way her small waist fit in his arm.

"Oh... right. Wasn't I disqualified? Can I really leave like everyone else?"

After Ian reminded her, Aurora finally realized what had happened and looked around the room, appearing quite excited.

In her excitement, she didn't even mind Ian holding her waist—or maybe she hadn't realized it yet.

But someone wasn't going to let it slide.

"Hey, there's no need to hug her now, is there?"

Carl also understood what had happened after their little talk, so he quickly calmed his anger and asked Ian a little loudly causing Aurora to come to her senses.

"Hm? Yeah... I'm fine now. You... can release me."

Aurora heard Carl's shout and finally realized she was in Ian's arms. Earlier she just felt a warm embrace quite comfortable, so she didn't think much.

Now, however, feeling shy about appearing like that in front of everyone, she slowly moved away.

"Thank you for helping me, Ian. My promise still stands. I will definitely repay you in the future."

However, she didn't forget to thank Ian as she bowed gracefully to show her sincere gratitude.

"Yeah... think about that after leaving this continent. You're too weak and need protection. Just stay beside me until we reach our destination."

Ian waved his hand as if he didn't mind, ignoring Carl's dark look.

"Um!"

Just as Carl also wanted to say something, Aurora nodded with a smile, causing him to stop midway.@@novelbin@@

One step behind, always behind.

'We're all together on this trip anyway. It doesn't matter.'

Carl consoled himself while watching Aurora's happy smile. He didn't want to be a downer and ruin her mood with his snarky comments. He had plenty of time to get rid of Ian on this trip anyway.

"Sister, you're really here! Haha... good, good. Now we can leave this damn place together."

Just as they were talking, a cheerful voice interrupted them as Henry strode toward them with a big smile.

From the robe he was wearing and the staff in his hands, he seemed to have gained quite a lot.

"Yeah... all thanks to Ian. But you also seem to have become a Wizard now. Congratulations!"

Aurora smiled upon seeing her brother in such a cool outfit, and a wand in his hand that practically screamed he was a wizard.

She was genuinely happy for her brother. Even if she couldn't practice magic, at least he was capable.

"Haha... don't you see who I am? I'm your brother, after all! I am indeed awesome. Do you see anyone else with this cool wizard ro—"

Henry was about to brag about his cool wizard robe when he suddenly noticed that Ian and Carl were also wearing similar ones—except theirs were more luxurious than his shabby one.

"Uh... never mind. But it's still a happy occasion that you're here. You've wanted to leave this place for so long."

Henry quickly changed the topic to avoid the awkward moment and turned to Ian, bowing in gratitude.

"Thank you for helping my sister. Although she's kinda clumsy, she has a good heart. I will definitely repay you if possible in the future."

He sincerely thanked Ian.

"Okay, okay. At least you have the thought."

Ian smiled at his makeshift gratitude while eyeing the staff and the ring in Henry's hands. Did he think Ian was a fool?

If Henry really wanted to repay him, he could just give him that wand and whatever was inside that mana ring, couldn't he?

"Brother, I will handle that myself. You don't need to promise anything."

Aurora felt touched and quickly intervened, causing Henry to smile wryly.

"Yeah... yeah, you're a big girl now."

He laughed, completely ignoring Ian's look. What he said before was just a figure of speech. Although the gratitude was sincere, the promise was not.

How could he be willing to hand over his staff and treasures to Ian just for a little help?

"Hey, Carl. You're here too. How was your haul? Did you manage to get an inheritance?"

He then noticed Carl standing nearby, suddenly placed a hand on his shoulder, and grinned.

"Uh... managed to get something."

Carl replied awkwardly, removing Henry's hand from his shoulder. He wanted his sister to pay attention to him; instead, he was getting Henry's.

What bad luck.

Just when Henry was about to blabber nonsense again, a loud shout from the front interrupted their discussion causing everyone from the crowd to focus.

"Okay, don't waste my time talking. Everyone who is qualified, line up and climb this platform. Be quick!"