"Disciple? What could you teach? Forging Miraculous Items?" Yakumo Yukari laughed.
"..." Chen Li's face darkened.
"You mean I can't be a teacher?"
"You want to be a teacher? Not a chance. Look at you—you learn any technique the moment you see it, you have the ability to allocate points, and as long as you learn something, you can instantly max it out.
"The Miraculous Items you forge are masterfully crafted, practically a walking cheat code.
"You know strict teachers produce outstanding students, but you probably can't bear to be strict.
"Your comprehension is absurdly high, your growth is terrifyingly fast, and you're gentle and tolerant with people. Someone like you can't be a good teacher."
"..." Chen Li had even drawn his sword, only to discover that he simply could not target Yakumo Yukari.
"As expected of the Sage of the Yokai. What high emotional intelligence," Yae Miko marveled.
"Not at all. I was merely stating the facts."
"This..." Chen Li had to admit that Yakumo Yukari had a point.
But guiding this disciple, who had been lonely and helpless since childhood and had nearly been led astray by the Extreme Evil Rider, back onto the right path was also a request Elysia had entrusted to him. Chen Li had to put in some effort.
"What do you want to learn?" Chen Li turned to Scylla.
"What can you teach?" Scylla asked slowly.
Ever since she had realized that Chen Li seemed to have suffered under some mentally unwell teachers himself, Scylla had felt a sense of kinship with him.
And after seeing that Chen Li held neither prejudice nor disgust toward her, the Extreme Evil Rider's disciple, Scylla's attitude naturally softened considerably.
Although Scylla did not know why he was so determined to become her teacher, since her