I really just want to hang out in the magic world.

The mentality of a true professional thief is completely different from that of ordinary people.

While the principal and professors were still inspecting the scene, he had already taken the opportunity to pick the lock and stole a lot of things...

Ruan Xiaozhe looked and saw that those transparent glass bottles were filled with potions of various colors. Ruan Xiaozhe could feel the complex and diverse magical aura emanating from them.

"But what kind of potions are these?" Ruan Xiaozhe asked curiously.

"I don't know exactly," Ratford answered honestly.

"……All right."

Come to think of it, Ratford is a professional thief, not a professional alchemist. He would just grab something that looks valuable...

"I can't recognize it either." Ruan Xiaozhe tried to look for a long time and finally said in frustration.

Although Ruan Xiaozhe read a lot of books when he was at the Vodanaz family, it was still a bit difficult for him to identify the potion just by its appearance.

"Yunelle, can you tell?"

"Well..."

Yunel picked up a bottle, looked at it carefully, and then sniffed it cautiously.

"This looks like wine?"

“…You must be joking.”

"Really. Like wine."

Yunel carefully uncorked the bottle, sniffed it again, and nodded in confirmation: "It's wine."

"..."

"But the others do look like magic potions. I'm afraid I'll have to go to the library to find out what they are."

"That is not bad."

Ratford was unmoved when he saw the two men from the Vodanaz and Mekin families talking about the potion he had stolen.

As a subordinate, he should not question what his superior does.

"This lord is indeed an expert at using the stolen potion!"

"Thank you, Ratford, these potions will come in handy." Ruan Xiaozhe put away the small box with satisfaction.

"It is my honor to serve you. I will do my best whenever you ask me to do so."

"Don't be so formal... How about we go take care of the horses together?"

Since they arrived at the stable so early in the morning, Ruan Xiaozhe thought it would be a good idea to let Ratford stay with them and get closer to the horses.

Ratford bowed his head and said, "Yes, it's an honor."

"Stop talking about honor!"

“It is my honor...”

"stop."

"clear."

pat-

"?"

Suddenly, there was a sound of something falling behind me.

Ruan Xiaozhe looked back and found Nilia standing there with a shocked look on her face.

"...You...made a new friend..."

Nilia stepped back with disappointment on her face, as if she wanted to turn around and walk away.

Seeing this, Ruan Xiaozhe and Yunel hurried over.

……

"Is that so? Why didn't you tell me earlier? I'm not the kind of person who would misunderstand."

After listening to Ruan Xiaozhe's explanation, Neilia finally stopped thinking about it and laughed happily.

"..."

"..."

Ruan Xiaozhe and Yunair looked at each other, and they understood each other tacitly.

"It was clearly a misunderstanding just now, wasn't it?"

"She really misunderstood just now."

Now, Neilia's ridiculous misunderstanding that Ruan Xiaozhe was going to abandon her and make new friends in the Black Turtle Tower has finally been resolved.

Ratford said seriously: "I'm not a friend, I'm a subordinate...uh uh."

"Oh, sorry, my hand slipped." Ruan Xiaozhe hurriedly blocked Ratford's mouth with a horse brush.

"Okay, let's all take care of the horses together."

At this time, there were already some students in the stable who had gotten up early to take care of the horses. They were all diligent students, but even so, the horses did not show mercy to them.

"Ouch! Stop spitting!"

"Behave yourself! Why are you so disobedient? What are you dissatisfied with?"

The horses kept butting, spitting, and trying to bite the students' hands.

Ruan Xiaozhe was not surprised by this.

"Laboratory animals have never been obedient."

While the horses were certainly a bit wild, they weren't the worst, at least they didn't try to run away or throw feces at themselves.

"Come on, I'll comb your hair."

Huh!

Ruan Xiaozhe was glared at fiercely by the white horse entrusted to him by Professor Lightning Step.

The look in its eyes revealed that it would give Ruan Xiaozhe a hard kick if he got close.

But Ruan Xiaozhe walked past without caring.

Swish!

The white horse tried to hit Ruan Xiaozhe, but Ruan Xiaozhe had anticipated it and easily dodged by turning his body to the side.

Bai Ma's eyes widened even wider, as if he didn't expect Ruan Xiaozhe to dodge.

puff!

The white horse spat at Ruan Xiaozhe, but Ruan Xiaozhe dodged it easily.

"Be good, be good."

Click!

The white horse tried to bite Ruan Xiaozhe, but Ruan Xiaozhe dodged it nimbly and continued to slowly approach him.

The white horse did not give up. Even though his legs were tied and he could not kick, he still struggled in various ways.

But Ruan Xiaozhe avoided them all and endured them.

Neilia looked on in amazement.

"How does he manage to be so patient?"

If it were her, she would have either cursed or whipped him.

However, Ruan Xiaozhe was not angry, but kept comforting Bai Ma.

Is this the so-called noble demeanor?

……

Huchi...

After struggling for a long time, the white horse finally got tired and lowered its head.

Ruan Xiaozhe then picked up the brush and began to comb its hair.

Even while being combed, the white horse's eyes were still fierce, and it looked like it was going to continue making trouble once it regained its strength...