The dim candlelight illuminated the room in front of her, and the flickering shadows that accompanied the flames seemed to leap with a life of their own. Elise sat in the chair, intently staring at the book in front of her. Her hands moved ceaselessly, conjuring up various gestures, and soon a clear magical rune floated in the air alongside the girl's movements.

  Succeeded!

  Looking at the magical runes that had appeared before her eyes, Elise revealed a happy smile, but what she didn't expect was that at this moment, the originally stable magical runes suddenly began to tremble uncontrollably, twist and expand. The magic halo began to flicker, and even the candlelight in the room started to dim.

  "Waaaahhhhhh!!!!!!"

  As soon as Elise saw this scene, her expression changed greatly. She flapped her hands in a panic, trying to stop the spell from spreading further. Unfortunately, it was too late. With a loud "bang", the distorted and deformed spell suddenly burst out, and the wild wind mixed with the bursting fog spread out, sweeping everything in the room.

  "Cough, cough...!"

  Alice waved her hands to disperse the smoke in front of her, then gritted her teeth and glared angrily at the magic book in front of her. Just then, a voice came from behind her.

  "Failed again?"

  "Old, teacher?!"

  At the sound of this voice, Elise turned around in surprise and saw that Zane was walking slowly out of the darkness wearing a black robe, his icy eyes fixed on her through his reflective glasses. This made the girl feel somewhat at a loss, she nervously lowered her head to stare at the ground, muttering to herself.

  "I'm sorry..."

  "How many times have I told you, Elise? You've just started learning magic, everything has to be done step by step. Don't wish to fly before you learn to walk. How could you throw my words behind your head again?"

  "Hmm………"

  Hearing this, Elise bit her lip in pain and bowed her head deeply.

  As the little princess of Black Onyx Castle, Elise has always been well-liked by everyone, and her latent great magical power proves that she is destined to become a powerful spellcaster. Elise has also worked hard for this, but unfortunately, so far, her understanding of magic has only just begun.

  As she thought of this, Elise quietly raised her head and anxiously gazed at Jane. He was the teacher whom Elise respected greatly, and in Elise's eyes, Jane was not only knowledgeable but also gentle towards her. She had a deep respect and affection for Jane, but now that her secret study of advanced magic had been discovered by her teacher, Elise couldn't help but feel a sense of fear and unease.

  "Disobedient children need punishment, don't you know what to do, Elise?"

  "It is..."

  Alicia lowered her head in resignation and replied softly. Then she stood up, arched her back to Jan, and bit her lip.

  "It's all Alice's fault, teacher, punish me..."

  "Well said."

  Upon hearing Elise's words, Zane nodded and then took the leather whip in his hand, striking the girl with force.

  Bang!!

  A scorching sensation spread from her buttocks, causing Elise's body to tremble involuntarily. She bit her lip, barely suppressing the scream that was about to escape her throat. But Zane showed no signs of stopping, instead raising his long whip and striking again and again.

  "Bang! ——— Bang! ———— Bang! ————"

  The crisp sound of the whip echoed in the study, and Elisa's legs began to tremble. The scorching pain that had originally emanated from her buttocks gradually dissipated, replaced by numbness and a hint of pleasure.

  "Bang!"

  "Ah———!"

  Just as Zann swung his whip again, a sudden tingling sensation like lightning flashed through Elise's entire body. She only felt her legs go weak, and the next moment she fell forward. Her hands, which had been supporting the wall, began to bend and instead used her elbows for support. However, even so, the girl still didn't intend to relax.

  "Yes, sorry, teacher..."

  I'm such a bad kid, I shouldn't be doing this, but I deliberately provoke the teacher's anger. However, Elise can't give up on this feeling, after being punished by the teacher for the first time, she found that she actually liked this kind of "punishment". As the little princess of Black Onyx City, she had been pampered and spoiled, not even her father had ever laid a hand on her. But Elise discovered that she was so fascinated by this feeling, which is why she wouldn't listen to the teacher's advice, deliberately learning some high-difficulty magic just to get punished...

  Alice is such a bad girl... She shouldn't be doing this... But this feeling...

  Bang!!

  "Ah!!!!!!"

  As the whip came down again, a jolt of electricity shot through Elise's spine, causing her to involuntarily lift her head.

  No, no, if the teacher finds out, the teacher will know that Elise is a bad kid, no... Ahhhhhh!!!!!

  “————！！”

  Alice opened her eyes.

  What entered his line of sight was still the dark-colored ceiling of the prison cell, the cold stone slabs and tables and chairs, as well as the black iron bars, all of which were unchanged from before.

  "This is mine..."

  The girl sat up, dazed and shook her head. The dream in her mind was still so clear, but... what on earth was going on? Elise furrowed her brow, unable to think of any reason why this would be happening. It was true that she had been punished by a teacher for secretly learning high-level magic when she was five or six years old, but the person who had done it was a nun from the Bloodstone Monastery, not some man. Moreover, Elise had never been spanked by anyone before - the most severe punishment she had ever received was being locked in her room. As the little princess of Black Onyx Castle, Elise knew what was at stake. Although she had occasionally been mischievous when she was younger, it wasn't to the point where she would cause any major problems.

  But... what's going on with this dream?

  What surprised Elise was that the scene in her dream was so vivid, it didn't feel like a dream at all, but rather like one of her memories. Even now, when she thought back on it, she could clearly remember the layout of the room in the dream, the magic book spread out on the desk, and the spells she had been practicing at the time. It was as if she had actually experienced this before. Moreover, the Elise in her dream looked just like her current self, which made her feel even more like it had happened recently.

  But... this shouldn't be possible, right? I've been by my father's side since I was a child, and after being sent to the Blood-colored Abbey, it's all women there. Even Father isn't allowed in. That gentleman, as a man, definitely can't enter the abbey either. And before this, I had never seen that City Lord, or else I would have remembered, wouldn't I?

  Alicia repeatedly pondered it many times, but still couldn't figure out what was going on. If it were just a simple dream, that would be fine. But the problem is that it didn't seem like a dream at all, and...

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  Thinking of this, Elise's pretty face turned slightly red, and she couldn't help but stretch out her hand to gently touch it. The spot where her hand touched still felt a slight tingling sensation, as if she had really been "educated" just now... No, no way! Thinking of this, Elise shook her head vigorously. How could she have such thoughts? Getting spanked was supposed to be painful, right? It must be very painful, what a ridiculous idea, she didn't even know why she would think of such things, it was simply crazy...

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  Elise stood up, forcing herself to put aside the scenes from her dream earlier. She closed her eyes and began to meditate. That's right, it must have been a nightmare. I've probably been locked in here for too long, that's why I had such strange nightmares. As long as I calm my mind, I won't have those strange dreams again. Just then, an idea suddenly popped into Elise's head.

  I wonder what Father is doing at this moment...

  Eliot is now very angry.

  The patrol team from Black Onyx Castle had been gone for a long time, but there was no response, which made them feel that something was wrong. To know that this patrol team was small in number, but it was the elite of Black Onyx Castle. Elites were very confident, they even encountered dark elf warriors and had the strength to fight, and Elyse also had a teleportation scroll, even if things went wrong, she should be able to open the teleportation door and escape back. Unlike now, there was no movement at all, which was really strange.

  After that, the Black Agate City also sent several teams to search for their tracks. However, the only news received was that one of the teams had indeed found their trail. Judging from the situation, they should have at least found the trail of the missing merchant team and pursued them, but what happened afterwards... no one knew.

  Although it is not impossible to dispatch troops again, the high-level officials of Hei Maren City who have suffered losses once cannot do so. The previous dispatched troops did not respond and lost both men and women, if they send people over again and fall into the same situation, then not only will they lose their wives, but also their younger sisters.

  "But I did get some very disturbing intelligence."

  At this moment, Diva, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up. Hearing his words, Elyte and Lass also hastily turned their heads to look at Teflin in front of them.

  "According to my informant in Brandon's Rock, the Kardakian regent in Brandon's Rock recently acquired a pair of magical longswords from the surface..."

  "You're saying..."

  At this point, Ras's eyes narrowed. The captain of the snake people was personally appointed by Ras, and it was natural that he knew what kind of weapon he had in his hand. If the two magic long swords in Kadek's hands were really things from his own subordinates, then it would mean that the disappearance of the patrol team and Brandon Stone City must have some connection. However...

  "Is Brandon's Stronghold a city of Grey Dwarves? Do they have enough strength to deal with our patrols?"

  Elyte furrowed his brow and said in a low voice, "This is also to be expected. The Gray Dwarves do have anti-magic properties, but Elyte knew that Elise's flames were not something that could be dealt with by just any anti-magic property."

  "In fact, my eyeliner also brought a message...... Kadek had recruited a death spirit wizard not long ago."

  "Necromancer?!"

  Everyone present was shocked when they heard this, and Elate even stood up directly.

  "Is this information reliable? How strong is that necromancer?"

  "Kardel has already allowed him to build his own wizard tower outside of Brindlemark Castle, so that's definitely not a rumor. As for his abilities... I heard he helped the Grey Dwarves solve a rather troublesome problem, should be quite capable."

  Eliot's expression changed several times in response to Divo's message.

  "Which means... this is probably Brandon's doing, isn't it?!"