While everyone was getting to know each other inside the grand hall, Asher excused himself to his room before using his soul mark to teleport himself into the Mystic Starry Realm.
He wanted to meet Aria, as he missed her. And with that, in a flash of bright light, he found himself inside the dark starry world of the Mystic Starry realm.
The first thing he did was search for his connection to Aria in the Realm, which appeared like an intangible path that connected his soul with her, allowing him to locate her after sensing it.
But to his surprise, he couldn't find her even after looking everywhere. 'Is she outside?'
Asher guessed that she might be out at the moment, so he decided to check on the others inside the realm first, hoping that they might be there.
However, it seemed that everyone else was outside as well, except for Teacher Rias.
'Oh well, guess I will hang around with her for a while until they come back.'
After deciding what to do, Asher teleported inside the main mansion before following his sense of connection with Teacher Rias.
In just a short period of time, he arrived at the door of her room. With a knock, he called out, "Teacher Rias, are you there? Can I come in?"
A few seconds of silence passed by before Asher received a response, "Oh? Asher? Come on in!"
Without any hesitation, Asher opened the door of Teacher Rias' room and walked inside with a smile. But his eyes widened when he saw a glimpse of her.
Hesitation flashed through his eyes, and after pondering for a second, he let out a deep breath before obeying her order while thinking, 'What does she want to do now?'
After taking a few steps, Asher stopped right in front of her, but he was still keeping his distance from her, which caused Teacher Rias to look at him with her crimson eyes flashing dangerously as if saying, 'Didn't you hear what I said?'
Seeing the look in her eyes, Asher closed the distance between them and stopped less than two feet from her. "So, what do you want to do?"
"Asher, what is the most dangerous situation for a cultivator?" Teacher Rias asked without replying to his question as she looked straight into his eyes.
'Is she planning to teach me while being all naked?' Asher was quite confused by what was going on, as he didn't expect her to give a lecture while being like this.
Nevertheless, he replied to her with the best answer that came to his mind, "When facing enemies that are far stronger than yourself, or an enemy that you have no way to deal with."
Upon hearing his words, Rias didn't say anything as she crossed her leg over the other one, revealing a glimpse of her flower, which drew Asher's eyes for a moment.
She then straightened herself more and crossed her arms below her breasts, pushing them up even more, as if to entice him with a bit of a show.
"An enemy that is far stronger than you or the one you have no way to deal with? Heh. Those are all basic stuff," she said with a look of disapproval in her eyes. "When facing enemies that are far stronger than you, all you have to do is flee. And when faced with an enemy, you have no way to deal with them... Well, you just have to bide your time and get stronger."
After pausing for a brief moment, she continued in a more serious tone, "What I am looking for is the worst scenario. What is the thing you can't allow to happen? The one that would render everything else pointless if it happened."
Her question caught Asher off-guard, as he never expected to be quizzed about what he would do if such a situation occurred. While he did not have an answer, he quickly racked his brain in an attempt to formulate one.