How Dare You Play Me Like This?!

Mordo felt utterly stifled.

If he kept talking to Luo Bai, he would start questioning his entire life.

He suddenly felt that the Sorcerer Supreme had been right. A mage as unusual as Luo Bai should be left to develop on his own.

With talent like that, Mordo felt unworthy even speaking to him.

"I just came to check on you and see whether you had any problems. Since your training is going well, I'll be leaving now." As Mordo spoke, he turned to leave.

He could not stand staying in this place for even another second.

But before he had taken two steps, Luo Bai suddenly called after him. "Master Mordo, I actually do have a question."

"???"

Mordo stopped, his face full of confusion.

"You have a question?! What difficulty have you run into in your training?" Mordo asked in surprise.

Luo Bai shook his head. "Not that. I just wanted to ask whether Kamar-Taj's spellbooks can be taken out of here."

"No." Mordo replied, "To ensure the books' safety, none of them may leave Kamar-Taj. What, are you planning to go out?!"

"Yeah. I need to head out for something," Luo Bai replied.

He had no idea where Tony had gotten his phone number, but Tony had actually texted him, saying he had an urgent matter to discuss.

Considering he could not finish learning more than a dozen books in a short time, Luo Bai decided to visit New York first.

Going to New York was one thing, but he could not neglect his studies. He might need to read these books in New York afterward.

But now, it seemed that would not work.

Kamar-Taj's books were not allowed to leave the place. That meant he could not even secretly take them away using Retrieval Magic, which gave Luo Bai a headache.

"You can memorize the contents of the books. That way, you can practice even without taking them with you," Mordo suggested.

Memorize the contents of the books?! Photographic memory?!

He really did not have that ability...

His luck was maxed out, not his buffs.

How could he suddenly gain photographic memory?

Thinking of that, Luo Bai sighed helplessly. "There's so much content. I can't memorize all of it."

Mordo fell silent for a moment before replying, "Most of the books in the library are extremely precious. They may be borrowed, but they must not be damaged. Once books leave Kamar-Taj, it becomes difficult to ensure they remain intact. They could even be lost. So under normal circumstances, they are not allowed to be taken out."

"However, there are always mages who use the Ring of Raggadorr to take books from the library outside. That puts me in a difficult position."

"Though I have reprimanded them, they returned the books undamaged, so it was hard for me to punish them. I even specifically asked the Sorcerer Supreme how this should be handled."

"But the Sorcerer Supreme believed that mages were free and should not be interfered with too much."

"Come to think of it, who could control a mage? Don't you agree, Luo Bai?"

"This really is quite troubling..."

As Mordo spoke, a troubled expression appeared on his face.

But upon closer inspection, it was not difficult to notice the faint smile at the corner of his lips.

The moment Luo Bai saw that smile and recalled what Mordo had just said, he instantly understood.

Well, damn!

Mordo meant that while it was not allowed openly, it was not as though no mages had done it in secret.

As long as the books were returned intact, no one would pursue the matter. Even the Sorcerer Supreme would not care at all.

So he was hinting at Luo Bai—you can secretly take them out!

No wonder Kaecilius had later been able to steal books from the library. Kamar-Taj was simply... far too free.

With that thought, Luo Bai spoke righteously. "Master Mordo, this kind of thing must be stopped! Kamar-Taj's books are so precious. It would be terrible if they were lost!"

"I think so too. So you won't do that, right~~?" Mordo asked.

"Of course not! Master Mordo, you must trust my character!" Luo Bai hurriedly said.

"Of course I trust you~ All right, I'll be going now. Study hard." After saying that, Mordo left, even putting on a show of offering a few final reminders before he went.

Once Mordo was gone, Luo Bai began packing up his room.

Although he had just promised Mordo that he absolutely would not take the books outside...

Anyone with eyes could tell they had merely been exchanging pleasantries!

Mordo's hint had been so obvious. If Luo Bai still failed to take it, that would be his fault.

So, after tidying up his room...

Luo Bai hugged the books and opened a portal straight to Stark Villa.

Looking at his enormous villa, Luo Bai could not help but sigh.

Kamar-Taj was great, but who would not want to live in a villa?!

"I wonder what Stark wants with me," Luo Bai muttered.

He went upstairs to the study and put away the spellbooks.

After putting them away, he had just been about to call and ask Stark what was going on when he heard movement outside the door.

The sound was not particularly loud. It was the soft patter of water coming from the bathroom.

The bathroom was at the end of the second-floor hallway, still some distance from the study.

But because he had been practicing magic, Luo Bai's five senses had long surpassed those of an ordinary person. Even such a faint sound did not escape his notice.

That struck Luo Bai as strange.

Why was there the sound of water in the bathroom?!

Could someone have broken into his house while he had been away these past few days?!

His suspicion was not unreasonable.

Public safety in The U.S. was not particularly good to begin with, and burglaries were common.

Besides, he owned such a huge villa. It was only natural for thieves to set their sights on it.

At that thought, Luo Bai frowned.

What kind of thief dared rob a mage's home?!

Tired of living?!

As he thought, Luo Bai headed toward the bathroom.

He remained extremely alert, ready to strike at any moment.

Yet when he reached the bathroom door, he saw a woman drenched from head to toe, wearing only a bath towel and possessing a curvaceous figure.

She held a towel in her hand and was drying her green hair. Seemingly noticing someone approach, she immediately turned around.

Luo Bai did not give her time to react. He immediately cast a spell—Crimson Bands of Cyttorak.

The Crimson Bands of Cyttorak were a White Magic spell recorded in the Book of the Vishanti.

Once cast, they could summon crimson chains to bind an enemy.

If the caster was powerful enough, they could summon countless crimson chains.

Although Luo Bai could only summon four chains for the time being, that was enough to restrain the woman before him.

The instant Luo Bai cast the spell, four crimson chains appeared out of thin air from every direction and instantly bound the woman.

The woman did not seem to be ordinary. She even tried to use her ability on Luo Bai.

Luo Bai frowned and immediately opened the Mirror Dimension, enclosing the entire villa and forcibly dragging the woman into his space.

Only then did the woman finally behave herself.

Perhaps because she had never seen an ability like this before, she asked in shock, "What kind of ability is this?! Where am I? Why do I feel like I've been disconnected from everything around me?!"

But Luo Bai did not answer. He merely glared at her and demanded coldly, "You dared rob a mage's home?!"