Chapter 210
Chapter 210
Translator: True Detective
Chapter 210: Lan Qi the Principal Also Teaches Love
“P-princess consort?! What are you saying, Lan Qi!”
Sofia was so startled that even her tears stopped, her cheeks flushing red as she spoke.
Although she truly did like Ainor, she hadn’t wanted Lan Qi to help her to that extent!But…
Those words kept echoing in her heart, making her heartbeat race uncontrollably.
If she trusted Lan Qi… could she really become a princess consort?
“Miss Sofia, a fountain can never rise higher than the spring that feeds it. If from the beginning you don’t have such a wish, then it is nearly impossible to realize. To rely solely on fate’s blessing— that is far too difficult.”
Lan Qi, as always, answered patiently, solving her doubts.
Sofia stared wide-eyed, slightly dazed.
“Is that so…”
She seemed confused, falling into a fog of self-reflection, as if reconsidering her own issues.
“Think about it. The appearance of Kalian proves what I said. This world may be full of fantasy and beauty, but it is also dangerous and complicated. Good people won’t go where evil gathers, but evil people will come where good resides. Your relationship with Ainor cannot possibly be as smooth as the fairy-tale love you imagined as a child. Not everyone is like me—only helping lovers to become family.”
Leaning back on the sofa, Lan Qi spoke like a philosopher.
“Lan Qi…!”
Beside him, Huperion kept poking Lan Qi with her finger, lowering her voice in protest.
She felt that neither Lan Qi nor Sofia had noticed—
From her perspective, Lan Qi right now looked exactly like some benevolent father-God leading Sofia down the path of corruption!
Stop it already, this isn’t sweet romance!
However—
On the opposite side—
After a long silence—
Sofia finally seemed to understand something.
“So that’s it…”
She muttered blankly.
Lan Qi’s words had pierced through her self-deception.
So in love, “everything falling into place naturally” only existed in fairy tales.Reality would never be that beautiful.Then her prince… ought to be seized and controlled by her own hands!
Gradually, Sofia’s eyes brightened, her resolve awakening, though still tinged with a kind of hazy fervor. It was a mixture of trust and burning desire.
“Teacher Lan Qi, please—teach me how to capture Ainor! I want to grip his slow heart tightly, and make him look only at me!”
At last, Sofia cried out her wish.
Huperion was dumbstruck.
It was over.
Another normal person had been led astray by Lan Qi.
“Very good. I will help you. But first, tell us what’s happened these past few days. We must handle urgent problems before important ones, so that important ones never become urgent.”
Lan Qi nodded.
As the principal, he had always advocated that young people actively pursue romance. He encouraged men and women of like heart to engage in healthy, free love. With princes and princesses as shining examples, it would improve the birth rate of infants in Hedon Kingdom and maintain a stable, strong population structure— a great positive for the nation.
Helping tie red strings of fate was something he never refused.
When Prince Ainor saw the renewed Sofia in the near future, he would surely be pleasantly surprised.
Vice President Asina brought them matcha cake and drinks on a tray.
Though no one knew why today’s flavor was matcha, it just happened to be.
Sofia then began recounting the story of recent days.
The breaking point had been when Kalian invited Prince Ainor to observe the [Primordial Slate – Wind].
“She— she looked like she was mocking me, pitying me…”
Sofia grew angrier as she spoke, and when she reached this part, she couldn’t help but cry again, wiping her eyes as her voice choked.
Clearly, Kalian had bullied her terribly.
“I understand now.”
Lan Qi nodded after listening.
“Here’s what we’ll do. I’ll help you deal with Kalian first. Later, when student council affairs aren’t too busy, you may often schedule visits with me and Huperion. I will give you guidance, and then it will be up to you.”
The most crucial moment now was the weekend, when Kalian had invited Prince Ainor to accompany her in observing the [Primordial Slate – Wind].
Dean Loren had actually already spoken to Lan Qi about this matter.
Originally, Loren had promised Lan Qi to view it first.
But due to Loren’s overwhelming workload recently, and because Kalian’s time in Ikerite was limited, Loren had negotiated with Lan Qi— letting Kalian cut in line, or, if Lan Qi was willing, to observe together, since Kalian had no objection. She was easygoing.
Lan Qi too was easygoing. He said Kalian could go first— it was fine.
Observation of a Primordial Slate was extremely unusual. It wasn’t simply “looking” at a magic card. Instead, the holder summoned the slate’s entity— normally invisible in battle— and, by consuming vast amounts of mana, opened a temporary void gate for observers to enter a mysterious inner world, filled with endless formation arrays.
Because that realm expelled living beings after a set duration, it could not be re-entered. Thus, how much could be comprehended depended entirely on one’s affinity with that type of magic and talent in Magitek-Engineering.
Whenever a brilliant magi-craftsman observed a slate, scholars of the Magic Tower would always come to review the insights. Exploring the Primordial Slates was one of today’s most popular academic fields.
But because Dean Loren was one of the most well-respected and approachable supreme powers of the southern continent, his slate [Wind] had become the most frequently observed. Unless someone made a major breakthrough, little usually came of it.
By contrast, if anyone were to observe the [Primordial Slate – Fire] of Destruction Bishop Ivanos— no matter what they discovered, it would cause a huge sensation throughout the scholarly world, even the entire southern continent’s Magitek-Engineering.
Because for over a decade, no righteous scholar had observed the [Fire] slate. The academic world desperately lacked research on it.
Now, Lan Qi had a new idea— he would go find Dean Loren later.
Why not lighten Loren’s workload further, so that he wouldn’t have to set aside extra time later to let Lan Qi observe the [Wind] slate again?
Sofia, however, grew worried when she heard Lan Qi’s words.
“But, how will you deal with her…?”
She glanced at Lan Qi and Huperion nervously.
Lan Qi was always dignified and courteous— one could even say a true gentleman.
Whereas Kalian was a calculating, unrestrained green-tea type.
Though Lan Qi clearly understood romance, Sofia feared that if he personally stepped in, he might suffer— for gentlemen were the hardest to pit against green tea.
“Don’t worry. With a sincere heart, one can face any predicament.”
Lan Qi replied calmly.
“A sincere heart?”
“Yes.”
“……”
Listening to Lan Qi and Sofia’s exchange, Huperion suddenly realized something very serious.
Lan Qi— this guy actually didn’t think he was a green tea himself?!
He really believed he was sincere?
And even worse—
How did it come to be that a girl asked a male green tea to help her fight a female green tea for a man?!
Huperion was truly worried now— if Lan Qi managed to fulfill Sofia’s wish, and she went around praising him in school…
She absolutely did not want Lan Qi to grow and expand this so-called “romance guidance business.”
His welding-style matchmaking method was far too terrifying.
If students started flocking to the council to consult Lan Qi about love, the school’s atmosphere would inevitably mutate!
This guy was no Cupid at all!