The goddesses attempted to gain my salvation.

"Mentor Ryan! Where are you!"

"Mentor Ryan!"

But no one answered her cries.

Ryan isn't here.

At that moment, Claire was overwhelmed by a sense of helplessness that was enough to suffocate her.

She stood alone in the room, head bowed, at a loss...

Just then, a series of light footsteps approached from afar, and Claire suddenly looked up and rushed towards the door.

But when she excitedly opened the door, she was not greeted by Ryan.

The woman in front of me was a stranger.

She is beautiful, tall, and the type of woman men like.

She is Tracy.

"Hey~ I was thinking of surprising you, but you actually woke up on your own~"

"Here, this is breakfast I brought for you. Eat it while it's hot!"

Claire didn't take the breakfast; she stared straight at Tracy.

His eyes blazed with a burning, intense emotion that could consume everything, and even Tracy couldn't help but feel a little intimidated.

"Where is Mentor Ryan?"

"He... him..." Tracy instinctively looked away. "He has some things to take care of..."

"How long will it take for you to come back?"

"This...should...be two weeks?"

"Why...why is this happening?" Claire lowered her head, her body radiating an intense heat that seemed to incinerate everything. Suddenly, Claire raised her head and looked coldly at Tracy.

"Was it you who made Mentor Ryan leave?"

At this moment, Tracy, a water-attribute mage with five magic circuits, felt completely overwhelmed by this little girl's aura.

What's going on? !

Ryan!

Didn't you say she was easy to get along with?

Why did you give me that murderous look the moment we met?!

If I had known it would be this troublesome, I would never have agreed in the first place!

Damn!

Ryan!

You've really put me in a difficult position!

Just wait and see how your older sister will exploit you!

Tracy scratched his head in frustration, then decided to say something.

After all, the two of them would be spending the next two weeks together.

We can't let Claire stay in this state forever.

"Actually, Ryan has been secretly observing you all along; he has never left you."

As Tracy had predicted, her words had an immediate effect. Claire, who had been radiating intense heat just moments before, suddenly had clear eyes, and the heat dissipated.

"Why did Instructor Ryan do this? Why is he avoiding me...?"

"It's me, what wrong have I done this time?"

Tracy patted Claire's head, displaying his exceptional communication skills: "Silly girl, how could that be? You're so obedient and so adorable, that idiot Ryan likes you too much to care, how could he avoid you because of some mistakes?"

"Besides, you didn't do anything wrong."

Claire found these words very pleasing.

Her cheeks were flushed, and her heart raced even faster when she heard that Ryan liked her.

This woman is so good with words.

"Then why..."

"Actually, Ryan did this entirely because of his own problems."

"Your own problem?" Claire was very puzzled.

Seeing that the talk therapy was working, Tracy quickly added fuel to the fire: "That's exactly what Ryan said. From the first time he saw you, he felt a strange feeling in his heart. This feeling grew stronger every day, and finally yesterday, he could hardly control it. He was afraid that this feeling was just a momentary impulse and that it would hurt you, so he chose to avoid you."

Of course, Ryan never actually said that.

His exact words were: "I'm leaving now, the rest is up to you."

The reason she used such ambiguous and suggestive language is because she is also a woman.

Women know women best.

When she first saw Claire, and considering everything she had done before, she immediately realized that this girl actually liked Ryan.

Isn't this exactly what girls in love love to hear most?

as predicted.

After hearing these words, white smoke immediately billowed from Claire's head.

Claire recalled how Ryan had grabbed her at the door earlier, clearly intending to confess his feelings, and immediately connected the dots.

So this is ah!

My mentor, Ryan, also shared the same feelings as me.

So it turns out he's always liked me too.

However, he is my mentor, and the Holy See strictly forbids romantic relationships, so he was afraid that confessing his feelings would hurt me and affect my magical studies.

Really...

Magic isn't really important; as long as I can stay by your side, that's enough.

However, Mentor Ryan is really so gentle.

He was afraid of hurting me...

He cares about me.

Thinking about it this way, Claire felt warm and happy inside.

After clarifying her thoughts, Claire was no longer as hostile towards Tracy as before.

Claire looked apologetically at the breakfast that had melted in Tracy's hands from the heat.

"sorry......"

"Hey~ It's okay, it's okay~" Tracy helped Claire straighten her clothes and then led her to the cafeteria.

"It's just breakfast, we can eat it in the cafeteria!"

"Come on, come on, I'll treat you to something nice!"

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at the same time.

The top floor of a teaching building in the college.

Ryan and Victor stood on the rooftop enjoying the breeze.

Ryan had a piece of bread in his mouth, while Victor was counting his meager savings, wondering if he could save up enough to buy Shuna a gift.

Ryan lied.

In the end, he still handed Claire over to Tracy.

However, there's nothing that can be done about it.

What he did in the dream world last night has had a very serious impact on Claire's subconscious.

If I were to get closer to her at this point, the consequences would be unimaginable.

The only way is to maintain distance and minimize the impact as much as possible.

Claire wanted to stay with Ryan, and Ryan took that risky step precisely because he respected her wishes.

But the final result forced Ryan to push Claire out.

Ryan could only sigh at the unpredictability of life.

"Sigh... Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get."

"You culprit, what are you complaining about?" Victor grumbled from the side. "If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have had a month's salary docked, I wouldn't have been suspended from school for a week, and I wouldn't be listening to you grumble on the rooftop!"

Ryan didn't respond, and said in a flat tone.

“Professor Victor, we don’t have anything else to do anyway. Why don’t you tell me your love story with Shuna?”

"Huh?!" Victor scoffed. "Why would I tell you that?"

"I want to hear it."

"You want to hear it and I'll tell you? No way!"

"How about this, you tell a story, and I'll give you money. How about that?"

Upon hearing this, Victor immediately perked up.

He had just done his calculations and realized he didn't have much savings and couldn't afford a gift.

If we could get some money out of Ryan, that would be a good thing.

"You said it, don't go back on your word!"

"Go ahead and tell me, I don't regret it."

So, on the rooftop.