As a villain, I really don't want to be pursued by the heroine.

The more powerful the bloodline, the more it is feared and coveted by sinister people. The [Forest Elves] with a long history are particularly serious in this regard.

As a mother, Janetia's worries are completely justified.

But after a moment of silence, Booker gave his advice.

"You can't protect her forever."

Janetia's fingertips trembled slightly.

"Eagles sometimes drop their chicks off cliffs to teach them to fly. I'm not suggesting you do the same, but that child is incredibly courageous and talented. Keeping her in the nest forever will only bury her chance to soar freely in the blue sky."

This is a very simple truth.

Booker couldn't believe that the other party didn't understand.

But this earnest advice not only failed to move her, but made her sigh coldly.

"Is that what you wanted to say?"

An undisguised impatience appeared on Jantia's face.

Booker finally frowned.

"Jentia, as long as she is in the academy, I can guarantee her safety. Children need tempering to grow, just like Ain..."

"Ain is dead!"

In an instant, the wind rose and the clouds surged, and lightning flashed.

The terrifying extraordinary fluctuations swept towards everyone in the guild like a sudden hurricane. The entire guild trembled violently, as if it would collapse at any time in the face of this terrifying hurricane.

The fluctuation lasted only a moment, and Janetia quickly restrained this terrifying aura.

The originally peaceful morning was completely messed up.

The frightened adventurers took action and looked for the source of the aura, but they never dreamed that there were two high-level extraordinary people hiding under their noses.

But Janetia's anger did not subside with the extraordinary fluctuations.

"Booker! How dare you mention his name?!"

"You can't protect anything! Eighteen years ago, Ain and Rowling were both killed because of you..."

Halfway through her speech, Janetia suddenly stopped.

Because she saw this mentor who was much older than her, this legend of Viszea, lowering his head dejectedly, with sadness and loneliness in his eyes.

The pain she felt made it impossible for her to blame him any further, but the thorn in her heart that could never be removed meant that she was destined to never forgive the old man in front of her.

After a deep sigh, Janetia finally let out a hoarse, bitter laugh: "I don't need Nia to grow up, I just want her to live happily."

Since losing her beloved and best friend eighteen years ago, this has been Janetia's only remaining wish.

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The next day, a small celebratory dinner was held outside Roy's cabin as scheduled.

There are two things to celebrate this time. One is that Nia and Roy performed excellently in the practical test and obtained full marks. The other is that Alice and Chocolate also obtained full marks.

No one has gotten full marks in the Magic Academy for nearly three to five years, so it is naturally a cause for celebration that two of them did so this time.

However, although a perfect score is impressive, it is not an honor worthy of special celebration by the school. At most, it can be praised in a broadcast and that’s it.

Since the government won’t celebrate, everyone has to celebrate privately.

Although in Roy's opinion, these girls just wanted to find an excuse to borrow his place and eat the food of his maid.

But he didn't object, and even welcomed it very much.

After all, it is very pleasing to the eye to see a group of beautiful girls with different looks gathered together.

Chapter 84: Only You and Me

Summer nights are a rare cool time of the day.

The evening breeze is pleasant, carrying with it the fragrance of moist flowers and plants.

Chef Alice, wearing a light-colored apron, was concentrating on controlling the grill. Amy and Vanilla were helping to arrange the dishes, while Jenny and Chocolate were caught stealing the ingredients that were still being prepared by Alice and were scolded.

The girls were as boisterous as ever.

But Roy noticed that Nia was a little different from usual.

In the past, she was the most noisy one. She would go to Alice's side to watch and join in the fun, and then follow Jenny and Chocolate to show off their snacks. She was never idle.

But today, she was much quieter than usual. She sat on the bench with Roy, looking at the girls having fun in the distance, wondering what she was thinking.

"Aren't you going to play with them? So you can sit still sometimes?" Roy teased casually.

Nia rolled her eyes at him: "What do you know? This is called thinking about life!"

It would be strange if Roy believed it, but before he could ask, Nia suppressed the frivolous look on her face and forced out a vague smile.

"You'll know in a minute."

After the food was ready, everyone took their seats. Nia, always the most boisterous and lively at this time of year, would raise her glass and preside over a chaotic yet lively gathering.

But today, she had a serious expression, seemed to be hesitant to speak for a while, and finally, under everyone's strange gaze, she sighed darkly and laughed bitterly.

"I have some bad news for you all."

"Actually, I ran away from home and forged an identity to sneak into the academy. My mom chased me and insisted on taking me back. So, I might be leaving soon."

This news caught everyone off guard.

Jenny and Amy were so shocked that they were speechless, Alice's eyes widened slightly, and even Roy was stunned, his expression complicated.

Until Qiao Ke sighed weakly.

"So, you have a mother?"

"Hey! What nonsense are you talking about, meow?!" Vanilla pulled her stupid sister by the tail and scolded her embarrassedly and annoyedly.

Thanks to this, the atmosphere is no longer so stiff.

Jenny burst into tears on the spot, and Amy held Nia's hand reluctantly.

Nia waved her hands helplessly and complained, "Stop looking at me like I'm dying, okay?"

"I'm just going home, not dying. We can still meet again if we have a chance! Besides, things are still uncertain. I can still resist!"

"Don't look so sad! This meal is a farewell to us going home, so why not have some fun!"

As these words fell, Nia returned to her usual cheerful and sunny self, even raising her glass with greater enthusiasm than before.

Alice was the first to cheer up. She stroked her chest and said softly to Nia, "Nia, if you want anything else to eat before you leave, please just tell me. Alice will definitely satisfy you!"

Following her lead, the others also put away the gloom on their faces.

"Woo woo, this is the dried fish that my sister has collected for many years. Please accept it, meow!" "Why is it my meow?!"

"By the way, Niya, is your family well off? Can you pay me back the pocket money you owe me?" "I knew you must come from a very rich family, but you hid it from us for so long. You're really not a good sister."

Congratulations and farewells continued to ring out, followed by friends' teasing accompanied by reluctance to part.

On a summer night, the moonlight was charming, the evening breeze blew, and the sounds of talking and laughing came one after another, but Nia's eyes were slightly moist.

At this farewell party for Nia, Roy felt a little melancholy as he looked at the girl surrounded by her friends, who were like the moon surrounded by stars.

Before I knew it, it’s already this time?

Although Nia still hides something, Roy knows everything.

In the original work, Nia's timeline ended first.

As a transcendent who inherited the [Forest Spirit], Nia will definitely inherit the position of Chief of the Emerald Council in the future.

Her identity is sensitive to begin with, and the Chief of the Emerald Council is a strong man who loves his daughter dearly and has strict family education. Naturally, he would not allow his daughter to wander around outside.

Ultimately, Nia, who was weak and alone, had no chance of standing up to her mother. From the moment this farce of running away from home began, it was destined to end with Nia being recaptured.

In the original work, whether it was a good or bad ending, Nia's ending was already determined.

The bad ending is naturally that Nia resists to the end and is forcibly taken back by her family without even having the chance to say goodbye to her friends.

The good ending is that Alice falls in love with Nia, drops out of school and marries into the Emerald Council.

Now Nia still has some free time to get together with her friends one last time. The situation is better than a bad ending, but she still can't escape the fate of being caught by her mother.

As for the good ending, not to mention that Alice and Nia have no signs of that at all, after spending these days together, Roy's feelings for Nia are far better than those fragmented fragments in the game.

Nia is like a bird yearning for the blue sky and white clouds, longing for freedom and adventure. The so-called good ending in the original work is that she finally compromises with her mother and returns to the suffocating elf forest. Is this really what Nia wants?

Looking at the laughing girl, Roy unconsciously clenched his fists, but then loosened them, falling into deep confusion.

All good things must come to an end. As time passed, Nia's farewell party also came to an end.

But Nia herself was pushed aside by her two best friends and started another topic.

"Since I'm leaving, this is my last chance!"

"That's right, you can't leave any regrets in life, so do what you should do!"

Her two best friends leaned close to her ears and gave her a final pep talk with great anticipation.

And this time, Nia did not deny it.

She turned her head, hesitated, and secretly peeked at the black-haired boy sitting beside her in the distance. After a while of hesitation, she finally gritted her teeth and made up her mind.

As Jenny and Amy said, this is the last chance.

There was no telling how much she wanted to express, and now that things had come to a point, Nia didn't want to put it off any longer.

"You're right! I'll go right away!"

Nia drank a large glass of mead in gulps on the spot, and mustered up her courage. Under the eager gazes of her two best friends, she walked towards the black-haired boy with great enthusiasm.

With every step, every inch closer, Nia's heart beat faster.

When she reached Roy, Nia's heartbeat was about to burst out of her chest, and her face was extremely hot. Perhaps because she drank too much mead, the familiar face of the black-haired boy seemed a little hazy and blurry, with a different kind of beauty.

......Or let’s just forget it.

When it really came to this, Nia finally backed down, and the courage stimulated by alcohol instantly dissipated.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Roy looked over and took the initiative to say, "Want to chat for a while?"

"just you and me."

The two best friends in the corner twisted their bodies excitedly, Vanilla's face froze, and Alice, who was clearing the plates, paused for a moment.

Nia was slightly startled, then she grinned as usual, revealing a smile warmer than the spring breeze.

"Okay."

Chapter 85 You Must Come to Me

On a summer night, the stars hang high in the sky and the breeze blows gently.

The lush trees on both sides of the road cast mottled shadows in the moonlight. Those tall and lush trees brought a cool and pleasant atmosphere to the summer night.

Young boys and girls strolled leisurely along the tree-lined path dotted with starlight.

When they were alone, Nia became even more silent than before, looking absent-minded.

Roy took this opportunity to ask the question that had been bothering him for a long time.

"Is it really okay to just go back like this?"

Hearing this, Nia shrugged helplessly: "What's good or bad? I can't do anything about it."

"It's not like you to go home obediently with your mother. Running away from home shows that you are not like..."

The boy's words stopped abruptly.

Just because, a slender white fingertip lightly blocked his lips.

The elf girl tilted her head and smiled, her elegant smile was mixed with many indescribable complex emotions.

Then she turned around, folded her hands on her body, turned her back to Roy, strolled under the scattered starlight, and sighed leisurely.

"I can't be so willful anymore."

"You may not believe it, but even though I look like this, I was born into a noble family, inherited some power, and shouldered a mission."