A Teacher's Gamble
Leon's expression changed again and he said gently, "Although this Mana Guidance Fruit is a supreme-grade spirit medicine, it's not very useful to me. Student, I have always been at ease with you. I look forward to the future when you can make our Amethyst Summit Division famous and shake the Forsaken Domain. You can't disappoint me."
Those words entered Selena's heart more sharply than any sword.
The training hall had gone quiet.
Outside, mountain wind stirred bamboo leaves in long whispering waves. A faint fragrance of old pine drifted through the carved lattice windows. Somewhere far below, water struck stone in a slow, rhythmic echo.
But within Selena's chest, all was unrest.
Her blue eyes trembled.
Those touching words made Selena's eyes tear up.
Her teacher was still the same teacher.
The same man who had lifted her from ridicule.
The same man who had treated her as his own.
The same man who, when the whole world doubted her, simply believed.
