"Teacher Fanny, Brian, what are you two doing?" Lisa called from far behind them, looking at Han Shuo and Fanny suspiciously.
"N-nothing." Fanny shot Han Shuo a glare, pointed toward her Laboratory, then turned and walked inside.
When she extended her hand, the Spatial Ring Han Shuo had given her stood out clearly on her finger. One look filled him with delight: he knew Fanny had accepted the ring. Her gesture toward the Laboratory was clearly telling him to wait for her there.
Han Shuo had never intended to stay here anyway. Grinning foolishly, he nodded at Fanny, then left on his own and headed for her Laboratory.
After he had waited there for a while, Fanny returned from finishing her class at the Trial Ground. She opened the door and let Han Shuo in, then asked him with her usual expression, "All right, what do you need?"
Although Fanny behaved as she always had, they both understood that their relationship had undergone a subtle change. It was now practically impossible for her to maintain her authority as his teacher in front of him.
Looking at Fanny with a cheeky grin, Han Shuo said mischievously, "Don't be so serious!"
Fanny glared at him in exasperation. "I have to be serious with you. Give you an inch and you'll take a mile-and your hands start wandering."
That suggestive tone hardly sounded like a teacher addressing a student. It was more like banter between lovers. Even with Fanny glaring at him, Han Shuo still felt thoroughly pleased.
But pleasure was one thing; Han Shuo's willpower had undergone constant tempering, and he knew what mattered. After a moment's thought, he began asking Fanny, one by one, about the difficulties with magic he had encountered lately.
As soon as Han Shuo began asking questions,