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"Alright. It's time I teach you the trick to control your fire."

"Is it really time for us to do that?" Lancelot couldn't help but glance at the monster before them.

"We don't have time. That's why I'm going to teach you now. This is very important because your fire might be what we need to defeat that monster." Theo nodded with a solemn expression as if indirectly telling him that if he didn't learn this technique, they would die.

Lancelot gulped down. The pressure was something that not a normal kid could do. In fact, he wondered if he could do it, considering he had failed in the past even when he was in a peaceful situation, let alone in this limited amount of time.

However, Theo said, "If you don't have the confidence, then so be it. I'm going to teach you when you're ready… probably one, no, three years from now. At that time, I would have departed from the academy anyway."

Lancelot gritted his teeth. He looked at his friends fighting against the enemy without him when he was supposed to be there.

His fists were clenched subconsciously as Lancelot stated, "I'm going to learn it now."

Theo smiled while raising one finger. "Do you know what the most important thing from your fire is?"

"The most important thing? After coming to this world, I know that fire requires oxygen to burn. Are you talking about that?"

"No. I'm talking about the most important characteristic your fire has."

"The most important..." Lancelot didn't understand. His fire was so strong that it was uncontrollable, so he thought it wasn't that. But the first part actually clicked in his mind. "The firepower?"

"Exactly." Theo raised his hand. "Please take a look at this."

In the first try, Theo lit up a fire from an instant combustion. Of course, it was an illusion, but it should give Lancelot a good idea about the current topic.

After removing the fire, Theo proceeded with the second demonstration. Instead of a combustion, the flame actually formed small on his arm before moving toward his palm as though it were running through a wick. Only when it reached his palm did the fire appear.

"Can you see their difference?" Theo asked.

"It's the process. The first one is releasing your fire in one go while the second one is rather delayed. I'm not sure how to explain it."

"That's correct. What you have been doing the whole time is the first one. You gather your essence and combine it with your element before releasing it. As a result, you are unable to control your fire. Do you have a name for your fire?"

"My Grandfather said it's a rare type of fire called Raging Fire. In the past, the Raging Fire has devoured its masters a lot of times because they were unable to control it. If I wasn't born into a noble family, I would have died as well."

"Aside from the sad story, that's actually the power of your fire. You see, your fire is so strong that it's become uncontrollable, right?"

"Yes."

"In that case, let's change our perspective. What if I told you rather than controlling your power, you should control your essence instead?"

"Controlling my essence?" Lancelot looked down, falling into deep thought. The second demonstration struck his mind, giving him an idea of what Theo was talking about. "Do you mean that I should release my essence first before lighting it up?"

Theo nodded. "Haven't you practiced your magic?"

"Yes. Because I'm not using my fire, I have focused my training on my magic, specifically my essence."

Theo then raised his palm. This time, he colored the essence blue with the help of the illusion. "This is the essence. And look at what I'm doing."

Theo shaped the essence in the form of a bird before a fire sparked, engulfing the entire bird and turning it into that of a phoenix. After that, Theo created more essence in front of the bird, which caused the fire to spread through that channel.

Theo then formed a second form which was a rabbit. Just like the first one, it ended up as a burning rabbit.

Lancelot couldn't help but realize something important. His fire is overbearing, but it still doesn't burn the air.

In other words, Lancelot could just use a plain field to use his fire. And to avoid burning the field, Lancelot could direct it by manipulating the essence just like Theo.

That was right. The magic flame was using essence as fuel to keep burning, so the essence would be exhausted if he didn't continue supplying it with his essence. And that was the opportunity to channel the fire.

If he trained this fire around his house, without profound control of his essence, he would definitely burn it again. But if he got the hang of it, he might be able to channel the fire so that it didn't go to his house.

When he thought about it, Theo never said that the Raging Fire was a bad thing to have. It was still uncontrollable, but that didn't mean that he couldn't direct it.

"No need to control the fire… instead, I should control the essence… This is what I have been doing until now…" Lancelot murmured, simulating the control in his mind.

As soon as he formed the basic image in his mind, Lancelot couldn't help but step to the side while pointing both hands forward. Instead of using his magic to control his flame, he only controlled the essence to move upward, away from the grass, trees, or even the building.

After that, Lancelot released a small spark of his flame, which turned into a blaze, eating away his essence.

To his surprise, the flame spread the way his essence was shaped. When it reached the end, it flared up a bit, but it disappeared right away.

Lancelot dropped his jaw to the ground as if he couldn't believe what he had just done.

Theo and Mia smirked as if they knew Lancelot would be able to do it. When Victoria told Theo that Lancelot had special circumstances and a request to overcome his trauma, he never had a problem teaching Lancelot how to control his flame. He was only troubled by his trauma.

Now that Lancelot had decided to break free from his shell, it was the perfect time for him to realize the wonder of his own power.

Theo could feel the fire's intense heat. The fire ferociously devoured the essence. If it used other things to continue burning, the fire would be hard to extinguish. However, in terms of firepower, Lancelot might be the best among all his students.

He was already exceptionally good with his shield, sword, and magic. In addition to this fire, he might become the best fighter in the class.

"Teacher, I…" Lancelot was speechless. He couldn't contain his smile when he thought his fire was controllable. It was just unbelievable.

Theo patted his head. "You have the talent for it. But I don't think it's time for a little chat. Test your fire for a few minutes. Once you get the hang of it, get ready to fight that ghost, alright?"

"Yes, Sir." Lancelot nodded. Even though he was having a hard time stopping his smile, he still understood that this wasn't the time to celebrate his achievement. His friends were in danger and his power might be able to help them.

"Alright then. It's time for me and Mia to join the fight." Theo finally stepped out of the hotel's entrance with Mia. "You remember what I told you before the trip, right?"

Mia knew that Theo mentioned the thing that the author had to censor to make the story interesting. Theo knew that he could hide it because it would become a part of his trick when it was revealed.

Mia nodded her head. "Of course. Is Dad going to join the fight as your original title implies?"

"I'm not proud of that title, but yeah."

Smirking, Mia summoned a human-sized teddy bear while saying, "Alright. It's time to trick a ghost!"

Mia and Theo rushed forth together.

"Oh, you're joining now?!" Rintaro noticed them first and hurriedly tossed two talismans at them. The talismans stuck to their clothes, creating a small barrier that stopped the contaminated energy from harming them.

"Thank you." Theo nodded to him before turning to Mia. "You are free to have fun."

"That's what I've been waiting for." Mia smirked as the teddy bear suddenly sped up so that it could stand in front of Mia while joining both hands.

Mia leaped onto the teddy's bear hand as the latter launched her into the air.

"Buhahaha!" Mia laughed out loud as if trying to let everyone know that she was joining the fight.

"Hah? What the hell is that kid doing? She should have stayed quiet for a surprise attack." Iris frowned, not understanding Mia's action. In fact, Mia was a kid and shouldn't be fighting here.

However, what happened next shocked her. It also showed the reason why even if they claimed the title to be the strongest in the class, they would never beat Mia in a fight.

The ghost raised its head and sent forth a lot of hair to grab her.

Mia suddenly looked shocked while pointing at the side of the ghost. "Ah. A giant scissor?!"

The ghost wasn't foolish enough to fall for that cheap trick. But to its surprise, a giant scissor indeed appeared from the side, cutting the hair that was about to reach Mia.

"!!!" The ghost was startled but not panicked. Even if it was cut, it could grow the hair again.

This time, the ghost would be more careful. And surprisingly, Mia used the same trick.

She pointed at the site next to the ghost while shouting, "Oh no! A giant teddy bear!"

The ghost hurriedly turned to the side, but this time, it didn't find anything. She just got tricked by Mia.

By the time its head turned back, the ghost couldn't find Mia anywhere. Only a second later did it feel something stepping on its shoulder, followed by the playful voice of a kid.

"Ah. You are truly a monster with long hair. It doesn't seem that you take care of your hair. Don't worry, this hairstylist Mia Griffith can take care of you."

The ghost hurriedly extended its hair Mia stood on. It started wrapping Mia's feet, but Mia ignored it.

"You don't have money? Fine. Since it's your first time, I'm going to treat your hair for free!" Mia stuck out her tongue. "But I will use you as a free promotion for my salon. First, a stamp!"

The ghost didn't understand what Mia was talking about, but its cheek was hit by a big flat plate. When it turned around, it saw a giant wooden stamp that planted Mia's face on the ghost's cheek.

The ghost was enraged, but Mia once again disappeared.

It turned out that the feet that it captured earlier were the teddy bear's shoes that Mia wore. It allowed Mia to escape by jumping.

"Mia. Take this!" Theo tossed a small bottle that soon turned gigantic. It was actually a bottle of shampoo that Theo created with his illusion. But with Mia's First Authority, she thought this was just an illusion, which it was, only to result in the bottle of shampoo becoming real.

She then summoned a giant teddy bear in the sky that grabbed the bottle of shampoo.

"The first step is to wash your stinky hair! Let's go!"

The ghost wanted to attack her, but the teddy bear had pressed the bottle, shooting out the shampoo liquid all over the ghost's hair.

"Ah! Dad! You should help me wash the hair first, not give me shampoo!" Mia pouted.

Theo only chuckled as he shrugged. "Let's say I forgot."

The people were completely stunned by this pair of father and daughter who seemed to be having a blast fighting this enormous ghost.

Though, there was only one reason for Mia to be able to be this playful. It was her second authority.