The next day, Li Wei received the good news that his prized student, Miss Hermione Granger, had cleared the second trial.
"The Poison Horned Beast was absolutely terrifying!"
"When it charged at me, I nearly thought I was going to die!"
Having had no choice but to give up when facing the Poison Horned Beast Golem, the young witch's little face was flushed with excited color as she eagerly shared her trial experience with Li Wei.
"How about I bring out the Poison Horned Beast Golem later and let you ride it around for a lap to calm your nerves?"
Li Wei looked fondly at the excited young witch. Only during adventures did Hermione display the spirit unique to Gryffindor.
"That wouldn't be appropriate, would it?" Hermione hesitated at Li Wei's suggestion, though her face was full of temptation. In the end, she said against her true feelings,
"All right, since you insist. My good friend, Li Wei!"
Little Hermione's cheeks were red with embarrassment. Especially under Li Wei's burning gaze, she could only change the subject.
"By the way, Li Wei, how many elective subjects are you planning to take next school year?"
"Care of Magical Creatures, Divination, Muggle Studies, Arithmancy, and Ancient Runes—which of these five electives are you planning to choose?"
"I plan to take all of them. Study every one," Li Wei answered greedily.
The reason he chose all five electives was certainly not because, like Hermione, he possessed an almost Raven's Claw-like greed for knowledge.
In truth, given his mastery of Ancient Runes, Li Wei no longer needed to study alongside a professor.
But every subject was a massive source of credits!
After studying them year after year, the accumulated credits would be staggering. Li Wei was absolutely unwilling to give up even a single