Sorcerer: I want to be an Academic Prodigy-Chapter 563 - 561: Love, Resentment, and Parting

Chapter 563: Chapter 561: Love, Resentment, and Parting

As they say, “every trade has its master,” with the Life Core and life essence by his side, Ivan could basically declare outwardly that his physical fitness ranked among the top of all Arcane Wizards.

This was not something that could be reflected through panel data or domain abilities.

“Ivan, have you really become the Knight King?”

“Could there be any doubt?”

Stepping out of the room, Ivan saw Lulu Xiyu, Tanaya, Angela, and others who had been waiting for a long time, with a complex expression on Tanaya’s face.

“Congratulations.”

“What are you thinking about?”

“Nothing.”

When questioned by Ivan, Tanaya insincerely replied.

“Still trying to argue.”

Ivan continued: “Let me tell you a fact, except for a few rare cases, external forces are just that, external. They can only serve as icing on the cake. To break through to the Lord level, one must rely on their own foundation, or else it’s all just talk.”

“Uh-huh, some people just love to overthink things. According to family records, there’s never been a case where the blessing of the eternal night has helped someone reach the Lord level. My encounter with Ivan was just a coincidence.”

Lulu Xiyu added a comment from the side.

Her words were no falsehood—if the blessing of the eternal night could really help someone break through to the Lord level, then the Dubois family would either prevent marriage with outsiders or would have been monopolized by others, just like the dwindling number of Fox People.

Never underestimate the greed of the world.

“I didn’t say anything.” Realizing she had gotten the wrong end of the stick, Tanaya’s cheeks blushed slightly in embarrassment.

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“But you definitely thought so in your heart,” said Lulu Xiyu.

“You guys—-teaming up to pick on me. Humph! I’m not talking to you anymore.” Tanaya huffed in a petite manner and turned away, walking off in a hurry.

“Giggle, she really is an interesting person,” laughed Lulu Xiyu unreservedly upon seeing this.

It was one of her daily pleasures, to tease Tanaya, who seemed astute but was actually quite naive in certain respects.

“She takes the achievement of becoming the Knight King too seriously, which is why she seems a bit off,” Ivan said, understanding Tanaya well. It could be said that Tanaya was currently driven to a dead end.

“The Lord level, who could not take it seriously?” Lulu Xiyu retorted.

“She’s different from others. If she succeeds, all will be well, but if she fails, I’m afraid there will be no Tanaya Fitzgerald left in the world,”

Ivan sighed, looking into the distance.

If Tanaya’s past could be considered her lifetime, her former half was one of innate wealth and talent, smooth sailing, with all things unfavorable having nothing to do with her, which fostered her pride and arrogance.

In the latter half of her life, she was knocked down from the clouds, with all past glories swiftly leaving her.

The greatest blow to her was the loss of hope to achieve Arcane Wizardry—an intolerable disgrace for a genius wizard born of a great wizard family and educated as such from childhood.

Later, Mara pulled her back from the brink of collapse in a peculiar way, making her willing to live on humbly like dust.

Anyone with a bit of experience could see that this method was unsustainable and unwise, and it could not last long.

In the end, Tanaya was still that prideful ‘Wizard Princess.’

Now, Tanaya has downsized her goal to becoming the Knight King. Should she fail to achieve even this second-rate target, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Ivan estimated that not just one Mara, but ten or even a hundred Maras, could not recover what would be lost.

Of course, there was no need to go into detail about this with Lulu Xiyu.

“It’s frustrating when you only tell half the story.”

Lulu Xiyu waited for a bit and, seeing that he had nothing more to say, pouted discontentedly.

“Talking behind someone’s back about their personal matters is not a good habit,” Ivan gently shook his head.

“Since you say so, should we continue with our own business from before?”

“Now?”

“Yep, even before when we were still in bed, you were all eager to break through to Knight King and we hadn’t finished our business yet.”

This was obviously not a conversation meant for outsiders, and the gathering crowd, including the swamp ants, dispersed in an instant. Even Angela couldn’t help but snort and hastily ran away.

Ivan could see it now.

It turned out that a lot of Lu Lu Xiyu’s previous demeanor was just an act, and once they became physically intimate, even the way she spoke began to change. This woman might be a bit of a ‘player’.

Thinking of her origins from the Dark Night Elf kingdom, and the fact that she was the national leader, Ivan felt much more relieved.

“I’m more than happy to accompany you.”

“After I’ve subdued you, you’ll obediently follow me to the Kemor Empire to become a prince consort, got it?”

“Heh, you’re thinking too much.”

“If you lose, you have to accept the punishment, even if you are a lord.”

“Does the same apply to you?”

“Impossible.”

Lu Lu Xiyu indeed had some player-like traits. Once they were back in the room, she took the opportunity to make an outrageous request. But when Ivan turned the tables and made a request of her, she started to equivocate.

Which was a great pity for Ivan.

For a Knight King, endurance and recovery were off the charts. The woman who challenged him was bound to be bitting off more than she could chew.

The reality proved that even though Dark Night Elves might have exceptional talent in certain aspects, they were still no match for Ivan.

Lu Lu Xiyu could be described as ‘utterly defeated’. From then on, she never mentioned the idea of making someone the prince consort of the Kemor Empire again.

However, with her stubborn personality, she naturally wouldn’t admit defeat easily.

Lu Lu Xiyu would repeatedly initiate confrontations, each ending in a crushing defeat, which could be described as ‘fighting and losing repeatedly, never tiring of the battles’.

…

In the fourth month after Ivan’s breakthrough to Knight King.

Lu Lu Xiyu proposed to return to the Kemor Empire to advance to the rank of lord, then she left nonchalantly.

After all, she was the speaker holding sway over a country, and would not linger too much on sentimental ties. When it was time to be emotional, she would be; when it was time to be rational, she would be practical, not too different from Ivan.

Lu Lu Xiyu departed with a casual air.

Ivan was equally composed in his farewell.

“Not willing to let go?”

“Do I look like it?”

“You two really are a perfect match.”

“Thanks for the compliment.”

Tanaya’s personality was different from theirs, and she wasn’t too fond of their style.

In Ivan’s view, she had just lived too comfortably before, and such people tend to create their own troubles.

“Right, weren’t you looking for some Old Tree Man? Have you asked her for information?” Tanaya rolled her eyes and changed the subject.

“I did ask, but no news so far. Lu Lu Xiyu said she’ll inquire again when she’s back.”

Ivan had never given up looking for Old Tree Man Meg, but Lu Lu Xiyu’s encounter with Meg was a long, long time ago, during her first trip to the Underground World.

After parting with Ivan, Old Tree Man Meg did indeed go to the Komor Empire to connect with other tree people but left after less than two months.

Lu Lu Xiyu didn’t pay much attention to this matter and had no idea where Meg went afterwards. She said she would ask the War Ancient Tree when she got back.

Lu Lu Xiyu also emphasized that Ivan shouldn’t get his hopes up too much.

Ivan knew that this kind of thing couldn’t be forced. If he really couldn’t find Meg, he would just have to wait for Meg to come to him. He believed in the prophetic power of the Prophet’s Treasure Tome; one day, Meg would find him and invite him to ‘pick up the throne’.