I Can Read People's Comments

[Chapter 144 Comments]

[Adam_Balch_7324: I would have been on the edge of my seat had I been sitting down but nonetheless it was a real nail biter]

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Everyone couldn't help but drop their jaws to the ground. They thought that the situation had turned from bad to worse. But it seemed that everything had been calculated from the start by this father and daughter duo.

Even Iris, who was the strongest among them, felt chills down the spine. She wouldn't be able to kill this ghost by herself, yet, these two were just letting it play in their palms until the time was right to kill it.

The more terrifying fact was that Theo and Mia had never discussed their battle plan.

"This is the first time I witnessed these two fighting together." Maya glanced at Serena on her side.

"Don't ask me. This is also my first time." Serena sighed. "Though, from this fight, I learned something important... Let's not mess with Mia."

"Indeed. We don't want to be the target of her prank."

They knew that if Theo and Mia truly wanted to mess with the schools, they would easily defeat anyone.

Rintaro noticed one more problem. He thought, 'The ghost is a Noble Rank Supernatural Being. Even in our world, you'd need a few squads of elite exorcists.'

Theo ended up being the one who killed the ghost. So, Rintaro realized that Theo's skill was still unknown, especially when he changed his weapon.

It seemed there was a restriction on his weapons, but each weapon was extremely strong and had a different type of ability.

Having such a brilliant teacher would definitely be beneficial for Haruka. It appeared that his Kozuki House wasn't lucky enough to have someone from their house be his student.

While they were shocked, Theo witnessed the ghost's demise. After the face fell down, the hair began to turn into a black liquid before evaporating into the air.

It didn't dye the soil or grass black, leaving no trace of its existence.

Mia couldn't help but look up with the Eye of Truth still attached to her right eye. The barrier that she had been seeing the whole time finally opened up, revealing the real sunlight. It was about to go dark soon though.

The contaminated energy seemed to gradually turn back to pure essence as the caster had disappeared. The barrier would soon vanish without a trace, leaving only the unique plants behind.

"This is getting troublesome." Theo frowned.

"What do you mean, Teacher? We have defeated the enemy, right?" Aurora asked, looking a bit panicked.

"I mean, there is a casualty inside. Once help is called, the police will definitely treat this as a crime scene. We won't be able to continue our trip.' Theo pinched the bridge of his nose.

It would have been easier if the author made it so that not a single person died. However, after such an abrupt attack, it wouldn't really make sense if there was no death.

In the end, Theo had to find an alternative. The hotel would become a crime scene soon and close for a while to honor the deceased.

"If you're talking about that, I think you might want to try the facility not far from here. It's actually an alternative destination for the Kozuki House." Rintaro pointed to the east. "The place should be around there. It's a camping site and you will probably not enjoy it as much as this hotel, but I think it's a good alternative."

"That's reasonable. Also, Mr. Rintaro. If it's not too much to ask, I hope that you don't say anything about us." Theo raised a finger.

"Huh? Why?" Rintaro tilted his head in confusion. To kill a Noble Rank Ghost should be enough to be honored by many. Yet, Theo actually didn't want the glory.

More importantly, the civilians should have seen him in the hotel and watched the entire fight.

"I mean, regarding my power. It's still too sensitive to talk about, especially in this condition. After all, I have a reason for becoming a teacher at the World Union Academy." Theo shook his head helplessly. He knew that this news would be spread sooner or later. However, he just wanted to hide the details of his power for a surprise later.

"Ah. I understand." Rintaro nodded in understanding. Even Iris, who listened to their conversation, decided to respect Theo's decision.

"Teacher. What is that weapon?" Aurora couldn't help but come to Theo, staring at the sword. She had to make a report about this weapon after all.

"This? It's just a sword. To put it simply, I can cut anything as long as I can see it." Theo smiled, showing the sword to Aurora.

"Cut anything as long as you see it?" Aurora widened her eyes while pointing at the tree a hundred meters away from them. "Can you cut the tree over there, Teacher?"

"I can." Theo confirmed without hesitation. "Though, it's better not to destroy this place more than this."

"…" Aurora squinted her eyes, examining the blade. If the blade was able to do this, Theo would be invincible as he could cut down his opponent before they reached him.

In fact, the reason why Theo couldn't defeat the ghost right away was because of the poor choice of the weapon.

If he got the scythe or the sword, the battle would definitely end right away. Instead, he got the unbreakable wires. It was good for an opponent with weapons like Li Wei and the others, allowing him to restrain them or even stop their strongest attack with the 'unbreakable' power alone.

However, the ghost was far bigger than him and the hair could easily slip past the threads, so the wires were practically useless. Explore stories on My Virtual Library Empire

Theo turned to Lancelot and couldn't help but smile. "It seems that you have overcome your trauma, Lancelot."

Lancelot's body shook. Because of the shock earlier, he had forgotten that he was practically struggling with his trauma not long ago.

On the one hand, it felt surreal that the trauma that had been haunting him for the last decade disappeared without him realizing it. On the other hand, he precisely knew that the man before him was the reason he could overcome his trauma.

The simple trick he gave was quite unique since magic usually fused everything before getting released in his world. So, even his grandfather might not think about this because of the 'common sense' they had known since young.

Lancelot lowered his head politely. "Thank you very much, Teacher. I'll definitely learn more so that I don't bring shame to someone who possesses this rare flame."

"I know you can do it. Keep working on it."

"Yes, Sir."

Theo then turned to the rest of the students. "The rest of you also did well during the battle. You helped each other and understood your own roles. However, I want you to think about your role before I say anything. What do you think you should do? What kind of enemy do you have? And what is the role of your power to bring down the enemy? Never stop thinking about this because I know that all of you are talented enough to assess the situation correctly."

"Yes, Teacher." They nodded with a serious expression.

"Though, I wish that three students performed better. First, Serena!" Theo sighed. "You performed rather poorly. Do you think that your potion won't provide enough firepower?"

Serena's heart skipped a beat. "Y-yes."

"However, that is not a reason not to use it. Just because it lacks firepower doesn't mean it's useless. For example, if you try to burn the hair with your potion and compare it to other potions, you will be able to see the ghost's weakness. The other can take advantage of it like Oliver who has a variety of things in his inventory. The others might also have abilities that can take advantage of that weakness."

"I'm sorry!" Serena tensed up, not being able to refute his words. It seemed that she had drowned in her achievement during the admissions test. Her performance was rather poor compared to that of other students.

Theo hoped that she could reflect on this and become even stronger. After Serena, Theo called the second name. "Haruka. You should be familiar with the opponents, so I expect more from you. Did Mr. Rintaro cause you to be unable to perform as usual?"

"N-no." Haruka shook her head. In fact, it was because she was familiar with this kind of opponent that she was scared most of the time. She perfectly knew that her power was nowhere near that of the Noble Rank Supernatural Being. So, she thought she only needed to support them, albeit everything she did was the bare minimum.

Noel patted Haruka's shoulders, causing her to tremble. She looked into Theo's eyes which gave her comfort and confidence. "Look at your classmates. They are able to fight above their ranks. You are my students too, so have confidence in doing it. You are only timid, not weak."

Haruka looked down, unable to respond to his warm gaze. It seemed that she had let her feelings get the better of hers. She wished she had a second chance because there were a lot of things she could do differently.

"Last but not least, the twins. I know that your abilities are focused on barriers, but do you think barriers are only for defense?" Theo glanced at Haruka. "Summon your barrier."

Haruka was surprised at first but she hurriedly took out a talisman and activated it, creating a star-shaped barrier.

After that, Theo placed his hand on the barrier and infused his Spiritual Energy. In that instant, a few tentacles formed in front of the barrier and moved freely.

"Barriers don't exist solely for defense. It's a powerful ability with high versatility. What if you use Haruka or Mr. Rintaro's barriers as the base of your barrier and expand them like what I'm showing you right now? You could tie up the hair like I did earlier. What if you changed it to spikes? You thought that both of you had only mastered one type of barrier, but you're wrong. What you need to learn is how to shape that barrier, and you can do both."

"…" The twins looked at each other. They had been relying on each other the whole time, but it looked like because of that very reason, they had accepted that they were not talented in the area that the other was talented at. So, they had been competing with each other.

However, that was wrong. They were both talented but they didn't realize it. Even if they didn't hear this from Theo, they could still manipulate the barriers depending on their specialty and still help the others a lot.

Theo smiled. "That's all I have to say. Please help Mr. Rintaro and Miss Iris to clean up the battlefield. I'm going to talk with the manager regarding the clean up and the aftermath. Make sure to deal with the contaminated plants too."

The students nodded while Rintaro finally understood why Theo was regarded as special as a teacher.

It wasn't that the students performed poorly. In fact, even the students he reprimanded had performed brilliantly at their levels.

However, Theo was preparing them so that they could do something beyond their level. This would make them viewed as geniuses.

In other words, Theo simply expected more by stimulating the talents within them to their fullest potential.

He couldn't help but wonder what would happen if the Kozuki House's young master studied under him instead of Haruka.

On the other hand, Iris had never seen someone this strong. If Theo had fought normally, he would definitely be stronger. Instead, he stayed true to his character as a teacher. He fought as a teacher, not a fighter, yet still easily defeated the ghost as though everything had gone according to his plan.

While the two held a level of admiration for Theo, the latter was walking into the hotel while replying to the reader in his mind.

'I'm glad that you like the fight. I guess staying true to my character as a trickster is better.'