Reverse Villainess

Gift and Herb.

"This is the result of Marina and Oliver's journey at the Lab of Magic Association," the teacher said. "Turns out, both of them are more than qualified at creating amazing potions, even more so than a professional."

Marina and Oliver both blushed in embarrassment.

"As you can see," the teacher continued. "this potion is a little different than the normal weak potion we made last time. This glow was successfully created by them using unexpected ingredients, making it 10 times stronger than an ordinary weak potion."

"That's insane," one student said.

"That's great and all," another student said. "But is that really a big deal?"

"Yeah, isn't calling it insane overdoing it?"

"Hey, stop mocking other people's achievements!"

"I'm just saying..."

"Shut up, you don't know anything!"

The teacher clapped his hand, pulling attention back to him. "I understand that some of you may not understand why this is a big deal. That's normal, you're all still learning. So let me explain why this is important."

The teacher pulled out a normal potion from his pocket. "If you've already mastered the potion-making process, you can try to improve it by adding or changing some of the ingredients. Professionals do it all the time. I used to do it before I decided to become a teacher."

He put the potion on the table. "The change can be small, sometimes it's big. But here's the thing, what people consider a big improvement is usually around two times better than the original. An improvement of just ten percent is already a good thing."

"I see," one of the students who had complained said, "If it's compared to that, I can see how it's amazing."

The other student nodded in agreement.

The teacher smiled. "And that's not the end of it. A master from the Magic Association theorized that using the same ingredient, this effect can be recreated in other types of potions, like anti-venom potions for example. Making it ten times more potent."

"So does that mean all potions will be a few times better soon?" someone asked. 

The teacher nodded. "Possibly. That's why the Magic Association made an exception and will let both Marina and Oliver work part-time there. It's their finding after all. It's only fair for them to continue researching their finding and keep making improvements. So in the future, they might be absent a lot."

"A break from studying, I'm jealous," a random student said.

"They didn't go there just for fun, stupid," Ruby said.

Aurora immediately looked at her. Ruby noticed and reflexively looked away.