It's so hard being a hero!

Leila stood up, took two steps outside, and then suddenly turned back.

"Little girl, when will you come next time?"

Sophia paused for a moment, then subconsciously looked at Frey.

Frey didn't answer, she just continued combing her hair, as if she hadn't heard the question.

“Soon,” Sophia replied.

Leila was silent for two seconds, then sighed.

"Alright, then next time you come, remember to stay for a few more days."

After saying that, she waved her hand and walked out of the room without looking back.

Sophia sat on the bed, looking in the direction of the door, feeling a tightness in her chest.

"Don't just stand there, wash up, have breakfast, and I'll take you home."

Frey had already combed her hair and turned to look at her.

"Oh."

Half an hour later...

Frey stood in the courtyard of the manor with Sophia.

“Are you ready?” Frey asked.

Sophia nodded.

Frey raised her hand and made a sweeping motion in the air, causing the spatial rift to reappear.

"Let's go."

The two entered the crevice one after the other, and when they came out again, they were already standing at the door of their home in Kyle City.

Bixis was hanging clothes out to dry in the yard when she saw the two of them appear. She quickly put down what she was doing and came over to greet them.

"Lady Frey, Sophia, you're back."

"Yes, the person has been returned to you."

After Frey finished speaking, she looked at Sophia.

"Take a break today, and classes will resume as normal tomorrow."

"Okay, teacher."

Sophia nodded.

Frey simply turned and left.

Bisis watched Frey leave, then pulled Sophia into the house.

"Sweetie, Mommy wants to ask you something."

Bisis pressed Sophia down into a chair, then sat opposite her, her expression somewhat serious.

"What's wrong, Mom?"

Sophia was puzzled.

"Last night when Lady Frey came to say hello, she asked me a lot of questions about you."

"Huh? What did you ask?"

Sophia tried her best to appear as if she was just curious.

"They'll ask if you've been a little abnormal since childhood, what you like to do, and if you've ever said anything strange..."

After hearing this, Sophia rubbed her forehead helplessly.

really.

Frey must have come to her mother to verify something.

"What's wrong? Do you have a headache?"

"Issey asked with concern."

"No, I'm just a little tired. I'm going back to my room now."

Bisis nodded and said nothing more.

Sofia stood up, went into her small room, closed the door, and lay down on the bed.

She stared at the ceiling, her mind a jumbled mess.

Frey was already suspicious—no, not suspicious, she was certain.

But since Frey isn't going to bring it up, she'll just pretend she doesn't know either.

At least until we're ready, this is fine.

The next morning, Frey appeared in the yard right on time.

Good morning, teacher.

Sofia was already standing at the door waiting.

"Ah."

Frey nodded, her gaze lingering on her face for a second before looking away.

"We will continue with live-fire training today."

"it is good."

Sophia responded and followed Frey into the spatial rift.

The cultivation continued in the days that followed.

Frey's teaching methods remain rigorous.

Sophia faces all kinds of magical beasts every day, from first-tier to third-tier, from single-attribute to multi-attribute, and from land to air.

Sofia was not a novice to begin with; this so-called teaching was just going through the motions.

"Sofia."

After a day of training, Frey suddenly called out to her.

"Ok?"

Have you thought about what path you'll take in the future?

Sophia paused for a moment, then began to think seriously.

In her past life, she was a pure holy swordswoman, specializing in swordsmanship and minoring in light magic, following a close-combat burst damage path.

But this life is different.

She's a girl, so her strength is definitely not as great as in her previous life. If she continues down the pure melee combat route, she will encounter a bottleneck.

"I... I want to pursue the path of a magic swordsman."

Sofia announced the decision she had been thinking about for a long time.

"The Demon Swordsman?"

Frey raised an eyebrow.

"why?"

"Because I have an affinity for all elements, it would be a waste to only cultivate one element."

Sofia organized her thoughts.

"Although the Demon Swordsman requires a high level of mental strength and physical fitness, my current physique should be able to handle both."

After listening, Frey was silent for a few seconds, then nodded.

"can."

There was a hint of satisfaction in her tone.

“I was originally going to suggest that you take this route. After all, a magic swordsman is still a magician, a dual practitioner of magic and martial arts, but it takes more time.”

"You already have a foundation in magic. As for swordsmanship, that's not my area of ​​expertise. Figure that out yourself. I'll only teach you magic."

"Huh? Okay."

Sophia nodded helplessly. She had originally wanted to take this opportunity to ask Frey to recommend a swordsman teacher.

Who knows, the other party might recommend one of her best friends.

Unfortunately, the idea failed to materialize.

She doesn't need anyone to teach her swordsmanship; she can learn it on her own whenever she has time.

So she practiced magic every morning and swordsmanship every afternoon, mainly to adapt to her new body; otherwise, apart from magic, there was no need to specifically practice swordsmanship.

She lived a fulfilling life.

Every week, Frey would take Sophia to her home in the capital for two days.

This was Frey's suggestion.

The reason is to let you experience the environment of the capital city.

But Sofia knew that this was to get Leila to see her.

Every time she went to the capital, Leila would skip her classes at the academy and drag Sophia around everywhere.

Leila's enthusiasm never waned; she was as excited every time they met as she was the first time.

Sofia gradually got used to it, instead of feeling uncomfortable at first.

I even started looking forward to going to the capital every week.

"Sister Leila, are you sure it's okay for you not to go to class?"

Once, when Sofia was being led by Leila through the streets, she couldn't help but ask.

"It's okay, those classes are too boring, it's a waste of time to attend them."

Leila waved her hand dismissively.