The goddesses attempted to gain my salvation.

"In the process of governing, remember to cultivate your own power. You have a good relationship with that little girl from the Rema family; you can nurture her well."

"The Seven-Pointed Star of the Auguston Empire is an armed organization directly under the Central Council and King Grandon. You can also join in and form a similar organization. As for candidates, Rebecca, Rundorf, and that magician Kule are all trustworthy people."

"I'll talk to the new dean at the college and get you a leave of absence for now. Once you've finished dealing with things here, you can go back and continue your studies."

"Of course, whether or not you want to return to the academy at that time is up to you."

Although Claire is still nominally a student at the academy, she is now the Speaker of the Duchy of Ferrante.

In a sense, he is also the highest decision-maker in this country's policies.

She no longer needs to go to the academy.

If no further appointments are made, then Ryan's mentorship career can be considered to have come to an end here.

After all, Claire was the only student in his class.

Claire kept her head down, her long, flowing hair obscuring her face, making it impossible to see her expression.

She gripped her skirt tightly with both hands, and her shoulders trembled slightly.

“Mentor Ryan…”

I want to... be with you...

Ryan shook his head, preventing her from saying what she was about to say.

As he stroked Claire's silky smooth face, Ryan's eyes were full of doting affection.

"At the moment, things here are still the most important."

"Besides, we can meet anytime you want. After all, we are magicians. The distance between the magic academy and the royal city of Kanosa is not far for us."

Claire buried her face in Ryan's chest, wrapped her arms around his back, and tugged hard at his clothes.

Ryan could feel his chest getting wet.

Claire's voice was tinged with soft sobs.

“Remember, Claire.”

"There are no perfect people or perfect solutions in this world."

"Every decision will have beneficiaries and those who will suffer losses as a result."

"Therefore, as the leader of the country, rather than pursuing perfection, one should consider what decisions are beneficial to the Duchy of Ferrante."

"In the process of exploration, do not be discouraged by setbacks, nor become arrogant because of praise."

Always remember to be humble and cautious.

Ryan said a lot tonight.

There were instructions and warnings.

However, Claire never heard the words she most wanted to hear.

Claire gently wrapped her arms around Ryan's neck and pressed her lips to his.

The soft touch spread between their lips and teeth, carrying with it the swelling longing and reluctance in their hearts.

"A brief separation is for a better reunion."

"Claire, I'll always be by your side... I won't leave."

"Whether in the past, present, or future."

finally......

Tears streamed down Claire's face.

Chapter 164 Freya Awakens

Before leaving Canosa, Ryan wrote down a lot of information for Claire, which combined knowledge from both worlds and was very forward-looking.

From industry to agriculture to administration, Ryan wrote about virtually everything he could think of.

If Claire has any questions, she can find inspiration in this material.

After doing all this, Ryan set off alone on his way back to the academy.

No one came to see me off when I left Canosa.

People were still immersed in the joy of victory. Every street was filled with expectations for the new regime and the glorious achievements of Claire in defending the capital.

Ryan smiled faintly as he listened to their words.

Looking back at the increasingly smaller palace, Ryan waved.

Inside the palace, Claire, dressed in a pristine white gown, stood by the window, gazing absently at the tiny figures on the street.

Seeing him stop and wave at her, her feigned strength finally crumbled.

Tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.

Her heart felt as if something important had been ripped out, and the pain made it hard for her to breathe.

“Mentor Ryan…”

Claire reached out her right hand and gently pressed it against the window, wanting to hold Ryan's hand.

But all I felt in my palm was the coldness of glass.

How she wished that from around some corner behind her, a familiar voice would suddenly ring out, telling her, "I'm not leaving, I'll stay here."

Claire knew that Instructor Ryan would definitely return to the academy.

That's the path he's going to take.

And I will stay in the royal city of Canosa.

This is the path she must take.

"When we meet again, I will have grown into an excellent person that you can be proud of."

“Mentor Ryan…”

"When the time comes, I will definitely keep you by my side."

Just then, crisp footsteps sounded behind me.

“Speaker Claire.”

“The wise Aragorn is waiting for you outside. There is still half an hour until the first public declaration of the People’s Council.”

After wiping away the tears from the corners of her eyes, Claire's gaze gradually hardened.

After glancing one last time in the direction where the black dot disappeared, Claire turned around and, guided by her attendant, arrived at the audience platform in the palace.

Outside, there were countless people.

They came from all over the Duchy of Ferrante.

They traveled a great distance to the royal city of Canosa to personally hear the voices of the People's Council and Speaker Claire.

Behind Claire were the seventeen members of the People's Assembly.

Taking a deep breath, Claire walked to the magic megaphone and opened her arms.

"Followers of Ferrante, I am Phoenix Claire!"

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"Lady Orina, Lady Frena has awakened."

In the corridor, the dark-attribute mage reported to Orina on the results of his efforts over the past period.

However, to avoid provoking Olina, the magician kept a considerable distance from her.

After all, he had heard about Orina's extreme misogyny.

"it is good."

“Take me to Freya.”

The magician hesitated for a moment, then decided to speak.

"However, Lady Orina... Freya's situation is a bit strange."

Orina frowned slightly.

"What do you mean?"

"Well... Freya has woken up, but her memories and personality seem to have some discrepancies." The mage carefully chose his words and answered cautiously, "We have tried every method we could think of, but unfortunately, it hasn't worked."

"In short, Freya's memories are currently very chaotic, and we can hardly get any valuable information out of her."

After much deliberation, Olina finally made her decision.

"It's alright, take me to see her."

Then, led by the magician, Orina arrived at Freya's room.

Freya did not show any excessive excitement at Orina's appearance. Instead, she only glanced at her before turning her head back to look out the window.

The person Olina perceived was unusually quiet.

Every movement was performed without making a sound.

Orina sat down next to Freya, trying to keep her tone as gentle as possible.

"Do you remember your name?"

Freya did not respond.

"Do you know where this is?"

Freya didn't even flinch.

After that, Orina asked a few more questions, but Freya remained unresponsive.

It's obvious that they completely ignored Orina.

Finally, Olina gave up.

But just as she was about to get up, Freya, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up and said a name.