Chapter 1773

Aliya was very surprised, her eyes like sparkling silver gems quickly filled with laughter again, "Jin Chen classmate, don't joke, how could you have this ability?"

Jin Chen: "……"

How does this person's speech make people not want to listen?

Those two people actually didn't see who moved their hand at all, but before they acted, they were clearly discussing who it was.

"Exactly, you don't even know how to do harmful black magic, when did the last-place ever use this kind of magic?" They said while tidying their clothes with a cleaning curse, muttering.

Such a fun idea, of course I came up with it!

Jin Chen felt regretful, so he decided to try again.

He snapped his fingers.

A few seconds later, accompanied by two remarkably matching screams, the two people who had just cleaned their clothes and heads reappeared in the radish pit.

"Mmm!" They angrily flailed about.

Everyone: "……"

Laisuo silently covered his mouth, somewhat wanting to laugh.

Aliya stared dubiously at Jin Chen for a few glances, then said, "Turns out we misunderstood Laisuo classmate."

Laisuo stepped back two steps, not wanting to be forced again by Aliya's words to endure the whole class's gaze—this was truly terrifying, more uncomfortable than light magic.

But this time the classmates' gaze wasn't diverted by Aliya; instead, they were equally astonished, focusing on Jin Chen as if meeting him for the first time.

"An Eastern exchange student actually knows harmful magic... Speaking of which, do they also call it magic on their continent?"

"Today is simply amazing! I just heard Difu say he was hit by Jin Chen... Goodness, has the mysterious Eastern exchange student classmate finally revealed his true self?"

"However, Jin Chen classmate, are you here to team up with Laisuo?" Aliya asked casually, once again stirring up the onlookers.

"Mind your own business." Jin Chen saw them getting stranger and stranger.

Afraid that listening further would lead to being possessed by an evil demon, he seized an opportunity, grabbed Laisuo's hand, and ran.

Laisuo:!!!

His black hood was blown off by the wind; he hurriedly reached to press it down, so frightened he forgot to struggle.

"Why hold hands!"

The warmth from the palm wasn't unfamiliar; in fact, many tiny magical creatures used to make potions have human-like warmth, and Laisuo could easily find their necks, twist them off, and throw them into the crucible.

"But this is real, a human hand! How strange!"

After Jin Chen stopped, just as he let go, he saw the black-robed boy beside him vanish with a swoosh.

He stared at the empty space for half a second, then looked up doubtfully, "Why climb up the tree?"

"You… you don't come up." Laisuo, who usually doesn't speak much in class, after being overly frightened, his voice became like a mosquito, using the large leaves to shield his face, he continued, "See you at the match."

"But we haven't discussed coordinating tactics yet."

Jin Chen really hadn't climbed the tree; he just looked up and spoke to him sincerely, "Laisuo classmate, I don't want to lose."

Laisuo: "……"

He slowly nodded, thought of an idea, pointed to another tree not far away opposite, "You sit there, okay?"

——

Today's outdoor training quickly drew to a close, finally ushering in the practice match segment of this lesson.

Aliya was announced on the spot to automatically earn credit today, needing to compete with no one, solely because his fixed partner Delian had requested leave and was absent, and the classmates thought the scarce light magic was unsuitable for trials, which was a disrespect to Aliya.

Moreover, no one wanted to be Aliya's opponent, even if it were just an ordinary trial, given his prince-like demeanor.

Jin Chen truly felt they had been purified into stupidity.

Yet in this match, what drew attention was instead the combination of the Eastern exchange student and the suspected dark mage.

"Jin Chen classmate, Laisuo classmate, are you ready?" Teacher Luna asked, very concerned: "If you feel uncomfortable during the match, you can call it off immediately, after all you still lack the ability to withstand fire-system attacks."

Fire-system novice mage Difu waited angrily opposite, together with his partner, also a novice water-system mage.

"Poor little snot-nosed brat, you're more hateful than rats in the forest! I'll beat you until you're looking for your teeth all over the ground!" Difu still had a ridiculous bruise on his face, "Heh heh, I didn't expect you to still be a team, perfect—no need to hit you separately!"

Regarding the red-haired kid's nonstop curses and greetings, the classmates all felt uncomfortable, somewhat sympathetically watching Jin Chen and Laisuo.

In response, Jin Chen smiled and uttered an unusually effective Eastern incantation: "Rebound."

Before Difu's not-so-smart brain could figure out the meaning of those two words, Teacher Luna had already announced the start of the match.

Laisuo hesitated a moment, seeing his temporary teammate's affirmative nod, his translucent white fingers extended from his sleeve, transforming into a small flower trembling with many leaves, which he presented to Jin Chen in front of everyone.

Jin Chen satisfactorily received it and pinned it to his chest.

As for what specific role this segment plays, Laisuo himself isn't clear.

This is their tactic.

Meanwhile, opposite, Difu and his little partner had already chanted fireballs and waterballs, gathering momentum to rush forth!

At the critical moment, Jin Chen plucked two petals from the flower, drew a sigil in the air, and threw them.

The petals floated in the air, spinning rapidly, but none of the students present knew what kind of magic this was, let alone recognize it as a Taiji diagram.

"Yin-yang inverted, go." Jin Chen formed the hand seal and chanted the spell at extreme speed.

"Oh no!! What damned thing is this!"

Difu suddenly exclaimed, the fireball he had chanted was uncontrollably absorbed, and in an instant his partner's waterball magic struck him, drenching him completely!

"Ahhh!! No!"

Difu's partner suffered worse, the fireball hit his head and instantly ignited; in the panic, he collided foreheads with Difu, water and fire merging instantly burst with a hiss, steam rose.

Utterly miserable.

「Alas, steamer-basket roasted turkey. 」 Jin Chen jumped up and retorted, patting Laisuo's shoulder, 「We won, partner. 」

Laisuo and all the classmates were simultaneously astonished; two leaves could actually crack the water‑fire system magic said to be the best combination!

Teacher Luna was especially delighted, 「I announce that the team of Jin Chen and Laisuo wins! 」

"There are credits now." Laisuo was very surprised, full of curiosity toward the tall classmate Jin Chen beside him, feeling strange.

If he's that capable, why was he at the bottom in the first half of the school year?

"How impressive." Laisuo's tone remained slow and drawling, but facing Jin Chen's enthusiastic smile, he seemed to be infected as well, slightly curling the corners of his mouth.

Laughing like that, he still retained a hint of childishness; seeing this, Jin Chen went Soft-hearted, and he almost wanted to reach out and touch Laisuo's hair right away.

But it's a pity; he can't do that now, otherwise he might not be able to see anyone for the next half month.

"Thank you for the flowers, you're impressive too." Jin Chen said with a smile.

Not far away, Aliya and his companions took in the whole scene.

"This is definitely mysterious Eastern magic!" one of them said, "I'm quite sure it doesn't belong to either defensive or offensive arts."

"How strange; just a few days ago I saw Jin Chen being chased and bitten by a toad in potions class, and today he suddenly became so capable?"

"Why don't we go test him out? Maybe he used some strange magical device! That's prohibited in training class!"

Aliya interrupted their chatter; his gentle voice immediately quieted them.

"All right, friends, Jin Chen has impressive abilities; we should be happy for him."

Aliya's smile carried a different depth, his eyes revealing some scrutiny and doubt.

How could we have overlooked this classmate?

"For the next magical tea party event, let's invite Jin Chen to join us." Kind Aliya said, "He comes from a distant Eastern foreign land; we should treat him kindly."

"All right, Aliya, we always listen to you." They certainly had no objections.