Is This the Power of a Sorcerer?!

Luo Bai studied from morning until night, finally leaving the study in the early hours of the morning.

The moment he came downstairs, he heard Natasha's helpless voice. "It has been a full seventeen hours since I last saw you... So what exactly were you doing in the study all this time?"

Luo Bai did not answer. Instead, he asked, "You actually did not leave and spent all this time looking after Lorna?"

"Of course!" Natasha said. "I was waiting to get coffee with you. But I feel more like a babysitter now."

After saying that, Natasha pointed at Lorna, who had already fallen asleep on the sofa.

She was clearly telling Luo Bai that she had spent the entire day looking after a child.

Luo Bai felt a little embarrassed and hurriedly said, "I was practicing magic earlier and lost track of time. I'm sorry."

That was the downside of studying magic.

When he concentrated too deeply, he often forgot about time.

In truth, Luo Bai had already completely mastered control over the Time Stone's energy. Time magic was simply too interesting, so he had kept studying it.

It was only just then that he remembered Polaris and came downstairs to check on her.

He had thought Natasha had left long ago.

After all, she was a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent and was quite busy, often having missions and such.

He had not expected Natasha to still be here, so he curiously asked, "You did not have a mission today? You actually stayed in my house all day."

"A mission? My mission today was to have coffee with you." Natasha answered in a half-joking tone.

It had to be said that Natasha had quite a good temperament.

Although he had accidentally made her wait all day, she did not seem angry.

Luo Bai understood that perhaps Nick Fury had sent her to persuade him to join the Avengers.

Still, considering that he had indeed promised Natasha, Luo Bai relented. "I wonder if there is still any coffee at this hour."

"There definitely isn't any coffee, but you haven't eaten all day. How about we go get something to eat together?!" Natasha asked.

"Sure. But you'll have to wait for me a moment," Luo Bai said.

"Don't tell me I'll have to wait another whole day?" Natasha asked half-jokingly.

Although she sounded like she was joking, Natasha was genuinely a little worried.

Luo Bai... really was not easy to wait for.

"That won't happen. It'll be quick," Luo Bai said with a smile.

Then, he raised a hand and cast Time Acceleration Magic on Polaris.

A small green magic circle lit up in Luo Bai's palm.

As his hand rotated, Polaris's body, which had been that of a child as she lay on the sofa, rapidly grew.

Only after she had returned to her original appearance did Luo Bai stop casting the spell.

Natasha, who had witnessed everything firsthand, wore an incredibly vivid expression. Shock alone was no longer enough to describe it.

"All right, we can go," Luo Bai said calmly.

His words pulled Natasha back to her senses. The next second, her cry rang through the entire living room. "OMG! Did I see that right?! You turned a little girl... into Lorna??!"

Luo Bai shook his head and corrected her. "I didn't turn her into anything. She was Lorna to begin with."

"Then why did Lorna turn into a child?!" Natasha continued asking.

"This morning, she barged into the study while I was practicing magic. I didn't notice... and then she became like this," Luo Bai explained.

This morning?!

Natasha froze, suddenly remembering.

No wonder Lorna had gone upstairs and never come back down, while a little girl had come downstairs instead.

So she had been turned into this!

"What kind of magic was that?! It's simply unbelievable!" Natasha asked in astonishment.

Although she had witnessed Luo Bai's strength before, she still found it shocking.

How could any normal person not be amazed upon seeing magic?!

Perhaps because she was too stunned, she continued before Luo Bai could speak. "Was that some kind of time-controlling magic you just used? So sorcerers like you can control time at will? Can I ask what exactly sorcerers can't do?"

Natasha fired off several questions in a row.

As an agent, she was normally very calm and emotionally composed.

But right now, she truly could not calm down.

Her voice was so loud that it woke Polaris.

When Polaris opened her eyes, she suddenly found Luo Bai and Natasha standing before her and was completely confused.

She hurriedly sat up from the sofa and asked in confusion, "Why did I fall asleep?!"

Luo Bai calmly replied, "You should ask Natasha about that. She took care of you all day."

She took care of me all day?!

Polaris froze, the confusion on her face growing even deeper.

"I feel like a lot of memories suddenly appeared in my mind... It seems like I came to this place when I was ten... and Natasha took care of me for an entire day," Polaris muttered.

Accelerating time did not alter Polaris's original memories.

So she still remembered everything she had experienced.

She had only just woken up, so the memories in her mind were not yet complete.

Luo Bai reminded her, "Those aren't memories from when you were ten. Simply put, you suddenly barged into the study this morning. I was practicing magic and didn't notice, so you got caught in it. Time reversed and turned you back into your ten-year-old self."

With Luo Bai's reminder, Polaris remembered everything.

"Right! That's what happened!!!" Polaris cried out before adding, "Natasha came to see you and said she absolutely had to meet you, so I went to the study to find you! I didn't intentionally go to the second floor."

Polaris was a little flustered at the moment.

After all, Luo Bai had said before not to go to the second floor unless there was something special.

To avoid any misunderstanding, Polaris hurriedly explained herself.

But judging by Luo Bai's expression, he seemed to have already known everything.

"I know. But don't casually open the study door again next time. Of course, I bear some responsibility too. I'll remember to lock it," Luo Bai said.

"I only heard movement in the room, but I didn't see anyone open the door, so I got worried. But I definitely won't be so reckless next time," Polaris hurriedly apologized.

Good heavens, who would dare open a sorcerer's door?

Fortunately, she had only turned back into a child this time. What if she turned into a frog next time?!

Thinking of that, Polaris's curiosity rose.

Unable to hold it in, she cautiously asked, "So can sorcerers really turn people into frogs like they do on TV?"

"..."

Luo Bai was truly at a loss for words over these people's thought processes.

Did sorcerers really have to turn people into frogs?

Luo Bai did not answer. He merely said helplessly, "I'm going out with Natasha now. Clean up the room."

After saying that, he looked at the dumbfounded Natasha and asked, "All right, can we go now?"

Only then did Natasha finally come back to her senses.

The two of them walked out together.