I Refused To Be Reincarnated

As her words lingered, a svelte man came to them. With his long green hair, and tall stature, his looks would put a model to shame. Sadly, his beautiful features instantaneously deformed as his eyes landed on Julius. "I know you work for humans, Elysia. But you can't bring them here as you wish!" He said admonishingly.

"Mind your business, and don't forget who you talk to!" Answered the teacher, annoyance covering her features. Despite knowing this would happen, she still felt guilty about letting such a young boy suffer because of his origins.

"I know exactly who you are. A little girl who fled to teach humans because you couldn't beat your brother," the mage snickered, his lips curling into a provocative smile.

Used to these comments, Elysia snorted in response, aiming to end the discussion without further inquiries from their security. "Humph. So, you know who I am. Move. I'll keep my guest in my house." Since her people despised humans so much, ensuring they wouldn't appear publicly should resolve any trouble.

"You know, I must register their identities and investigate if they are wanted criminals in allied kingdoms," said the guard, his smile broadening.

"Are you sure you want to play with me?" Elysia answered, her eyes narrowing into slits. Ever since she became a teacher, she had lost the city's inhabitants' respect. Thus, everything happening fell into her expectations range.

Unlike many humans, elves were hard to bribe. However, they were much easier to deceive. So, upon seeing the unfazed guard, she extended an official document to him.

Stunned to see her compliance, the mage retrieved a crystal before scanning the magic seal to confirm its authenticity. Upon, seeing it was an original, he read it aloud: "Mister Aldric Davenwell from the Drakoria kingdom." Then, narrowing his eyes menacingly, he added, "I will keep an eye on you no matter where you go."

"Eeh?" Yelp Julius, confusion veiling his face. 'Who's that?' he wondered where his teacher got this official documents.

"Move now. I must explain the rules for his brief stay in Elven territory," declared Elysia impatiently, her hand outstretched to recover her document.

Not feeling anything wrong, the mage returned it before turning to Julius. "Return to your human country soon, kid. No one wants you around," he snickered, his voice filled with disgust before moving to let them pass.

With deep frowns, the group moved to Elysia's house, walking on the verdant grass before climbing wooden stairs. Fifteen minutes later, they entered a small section of the tree trunk, the duo's eyes landing on the sober interior.

"Don't mind the house's state," the teacher said, opening the window to ventilate the place. "I spend my time in the college. So, I seldom return," she added, sitting at the table and gesturing for Julius to do the same.

"This mage is too hateful. He is lucky I'm wary of exposing myself, or I would have slapped him with a mage's hand!" Adam exclaimed, his left eye twitching in annoyance. After all, he remembered how Vikram almost found him during their confrontation the moment he used mana. Just to be safe, he refused to talk in enemies' mages' presence too.

"It's ok, big bro. She warned us before," Julius said, unbothered by the man's pitiful words. "I'm more curious about this document. Where did you get it?" He asked, still shocked to see her scam someone shamelessly while acting like a victim.

"That? It's from a student in his second year. I borrowed it from him after he annoyed me during my lesson," she said, a sly smile tugging at her lips.

'Why does she act more like a human than us?' Julius thought, afraid to see his possessions stolen if he displeased her.

"Hahaha. Don't worry. I just wanted to make him panic after he thought he lost it. Well, he might become a wanted criminal in Sylvaria if you leave tracks," she said, unbothered by the consequences. After all, what were the chances for this student to visit the Elven kingdom?

"Elysia, don't teach weird things to Julius," Adam interjected, his voice echoing his seriousness. Getting the bigger share in a deal was one thing, but stealing someone's identity to commit misdeeds under his name was another.

"I know why you did it, but I don't endorse your action or explanation. Julius will make his own choices in good conscience after growing," he added, unwilling to let her continue influencing him. Enjoy new adventures at empire

"Pfft. What are you? His father?" Elysia snorted before adding. "The longer you protect him from the world's cruelty, the less he'll be able to fend for himself."

"I don't care about your opinion. Focus on the plan, or I'll leave," Adam replied, making his stance clear on the matter. He might be wrong, but he wouldn't let Julius become a dishonest man after seeing him grow up for twelve and a half years.

"Don't worry, big brother. I can't shame Grandpa Theodore's, Mom's, and your education," said Julius, a warm feeling enveloping his chest.

"Yeah, you'd better not. Remember that disease I told you about? You might catch it if you stray from the right path," Adam said, playfully smiling as he made a snipping motion with his fingers.

'Tsk. Why do you always ruin things?' Julius thought, knowing his big brother's shame in expressing his emotions. It took him time to realise, but after a lengthy night's conversation with Arun and the girls, they finally understood this poor habit of diverting their gratitude by saying something out of place out of nowhere.

"I'm not his mom, anyway. Back to the plan," said Elysia, shrugging at their discussion. "I can divert the guards' attention if we act during their morning shift. I'll also have a small window to deactivate a few traps," she added, retrieving a blank paper before drawing a rough layout of the underground complex.

Then, she added a line covering twenty percent of the drawing, saying, "If I don't focus on a single type of trap, that's the maximum I can disable. After this point, you'll have to avoid them with your own means."