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"Yeah." Lucas nodded and admitted frankly.

"But it doesn't have to be this big, one room will do. Of course, two rooms would be better."

"You live in the dormitory all day, why buy a house?" She remembered that Goletia's house was not cheap. After all, it was so close to the royal capital and it was a big city itself. Such a small house cost her hundreds of gold coins.

"I didn't grow on a tree." Lucas looked at Lilith speechlessly, then turned around and continued to look at the beautiful entrance door of Lilith's house and the neatly trimmed roses in the flower bed next to it with longing.

"I want to bring both my mother and sister here." the boy said firmly.

"...Houses in Goletia are quite expensive, right?" Lilith didn't expect Lucas to work so hard to provide a place for his family. But thinking of the house prices in Goletia, she gently reminded Lucas that it would take him a long time to earn these few silver coins a day. Wouldn't it be better to buy a house somewhere else?

"We are sea dwellers, Lilith..." Lucas turned his back and spoke, his emotions unrecognizable. "Only in a free city-state like Goletia can we live safely and find jobs that allow us to stand in front of people. In other places, sea dwellers can only do the dirtiest and most tiring jobs. Even if they buy a house, they may be driven out by local residents at any time..."

Lilith was speechless. She recalled the sea dwellers she had met in Tanding County and realized that Lucas was not lying. She had been in Goletia for a few weeks and it seemed that she had never seen a place like a church, nor any clergy in white robes. The number of believers must be smaller than in other places, and relatively speaking, they were more tolerant of the sea dwellers.

"...Besides, I don't need to buy such a big house. I can buy a small house near the city wall for less than 100 gold coins. It would be great as long as our family can be together!" Lucas said optimistically.

"One year, at most one and a half years, I should be able to save enough." The boy's tone was filled with longing for future life, and he turned to look at Lilith.

"Thank you for your patronage. Five silver coins."

"...Then I wish you success and a quick reunion with your family, Lucas."

For the first time, Lilith didn't argue with Lucas about the price and paid the money without hesitation. After Lucas left, she decisively put the flower pot into the ring and went home.

As expected, Bella went to class obediently and had not come back yet. Lilith went upstairs and put all the boxes in the bedroom and study into the ring. She finally felt a sense of security that the money was safe and she no longer had to worry about being caught if a thief broke in.

She stood up and looked around in a good mood. The renovation of the second floor could be put on the agenda. Then she caught a glimpse of the silver light on the fireplace in the study. That was...

Lilith walked closer. The simple scabbard with a twig pattern shone with a charming metallic luster in the sun. It was the sword Melissa gave her. Bella carefully placed it out as a decoration in the study.

Lilith reached out her hand, touched it lovingly, then took it off, opened the scabbard and admired it in the sun. The exquisite patterns, sharp blade, and slender shape, the charm of the cold weapon was fully revealed in front of Lilith at this moment.

But such a cold and sharp sword that looks like a work of art, when it meets a master like her, will it have to be put aside... right?

Lilith closed the scabbard and remained silent for a long time. Finally, she put the sword into the ring and turned to leave the study. She left Cui Liu Lane before Bella returned home.

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During the following weekend, Lilith hardly stepped out of the dormitory. She slept almost all the time except for eating. By the time classes started in the new week, she felt that she had rested enough and had almost recovered.

But I still couldn't escape the "cordial care" of the teachers in every class. Especially Teacher Wanda——

"You are quite good at using me as an excuse, Miss Lilith." The young man leaned on the desk with a smile on his face, looking at the girl in front of him.

Lilith was detained and could only smile awkwardly, "Hey, teacher, although I am 99% responsible, don't you have 1%?" Seeing that the smile on teacher Wanda's face was getting more dangerous, she quickly changed her tone, "The cocoa tree has sprouted, teacher!"

Even if she has no credit, she must have worked hard.

Teacher Wanda really stopped being sarcastic after hearing this, but she couldn't help but complain a few words, "It's okay for Rebecca, that super-strong girl, to cause trouble for me, she can't scold me anyway. But how did you even alarm Teacher Antonio? How old am I, and I still have to be dragged to write a self-criticism..."

Who would understand? It’s been so many years since I graduated and suddenly my tutor shows up and beats me up. Who can I turn to for justice?

"...Huh?" Lilith was shocked. "Well, didn't that teacher retire?" Didn't he become a self-employed person?

"What's the point of retiring?" Teacher Wanda glared at Lilith, "Teacher Antonio just... wants to take a break for a while."

"I didn't complain, Teacher Wanda!" Lilith waved her hands to distance herself from the matter. "I just went to his store to buy some things. I didn't say anything!"

"I know." Teacher Wanda said unhappily, "But when he sees you like this, he will definitely think of you...so he will be in a bad mood. Then I will be the one who suffers."

There is gossip! Lilith immediately perked up and looked at Teacher Wanda's face carefully, "What did you remember, teacher?"

Teacher Wanda looked at Lilith and muttered, "Forget it, it's not a secret that can't be told..."

"Do you know the reason why the Guardian system was established, Lilith?"

"I heard a little bit about it from the seniors." Lilith recalled what Senior Todd had said. It seemed that it was because...

"Ten years ago, during a collective holiday practice, a group of students encountered danger. In order to cover the retreat of other students, more than 30 students fought to death. When we found them..." Teacher Wanda paused. "They looked similar to you before... No, even worse."

"That practical task was assigned by Teacher Antonio... After he collected the bodies for the students, he left Goletia College and spent every day in the tavern getting drunk."

Lilith listened in silence for a long while, and her mood became heavy. It turned out that the gentleman left the academy because of this. No wonder he gave her mental potion. He probably thought of his students when he saw her appearance.

"The teacher has never been able to get over the guilt he feels...so don't go in front of him with that face!" Teacher Wanda looked at Lilith with disdain.

"Ah? Teacher, I think my face is quite attractive." Lilith held her face innocently. She had been praised by Mary since she was a child.

Teacher Wanda pointed weakly at the door—

"Get out." I'm going to write a self-criticism.