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Chapter 72: 1:58. 1:58. 1:58.
Chapter 72 1:58. 1:58. 1:58.
The space that humans call the Void.
Around the princesss huge throne, the Blood Demons gathered.
As usual, the meeting was still going on.
From what we observed, the target is more capable than expected.
The target was just a human mage.
Flan.
The secretary opened her mouth calmly.
By the way, the princess was still asleep, making a snoring sound.
The girl looked at Maiev, who was standing in the corner.
Maiev had been looking around nervously since a while ago.
Shouldnt we hold Maiev responsible~? After all, she didnt bring the item. Thats a mission failure!
Thats something we need to think about carefully.
The mask intervened right away.
Thanks to her, we found an interesting human, didnt we?
Fun? Ah Yeah, its more than expected.
It would have been regrettable if we only took the glove. The blue flame looked like it lost its charm.
Listening to their conversation, the secretary recalled the scene she saw at the arena.
The magic was not flashy, but it was faithful to the basics. But that basic was so deep and solid.
The root.
It was something that deserved to be called that.
In this regard, the opinions of the other Blood Demons were not much different.
The girl snorted.
So, what are we going to do with the target? We have to kill him if he doesnt join us. Right?
He said hes going to the hunting competition.
Huh? A mage at the hunting competition? Im curious about his head~
But then.
Hmm~ He does unpredictable actions Thats whats fun
!
The princesss murmur was heard.
All the officers straightened their posture and bowed their heads respectfully.
Your Highness. Please give us the next order.
The secretary asked on behalf of the Blood Demons.
The princess yawned and barely opened her mouth.
There were tears in her eyes.
Im going to change the range of the item
The range?
Uh-huh. The whole guy wearing the glove. From now on, this is the definition of the item. Hmm
The Blood Demons nodded.
They might have doubted this order if it was before. But now they dont feel like it.
Understood. Then well send the mask to
No.
The princess raised one hand abruptly. But her slender arm soon fell weakly.
Lets use him a little and bring him Its the hunting competition
The hunting competition Theres a lot of room to use. Its a big scale. Which way should we roll it?
We have to take over the market first
The hunting competition.
A festival where the monsters are subdued by force.
Its not a schedule that ends in a day or two.
Food, equipment, elixirs Various materials are invested.
In other words, its also a place where a huge amount of capital rolls.
The girl nodded.
Well, theres nothing more fun than selling equipment to the knights~ They fight so fiercely.
No.
The princess raised her hand again. Her slender arm fell weakly again.
We We have to invest in the mage side
!
The Blood Demons eyes widened.
The mask asked with a startled face.
Your Highness? The magic department is only participating in one team, including the target. Isnt that far from taking over the market?
The target will do something Were preempting We have to monopolize the materials of the magic department
If he doesnt win, that monopoly is meaningless, I think
The mask shrugged her shoulders as she spoke.
She couldnt oppose strongly because the opponent was the opponent.
He has to do that to be an item So everyone knows that Yeah
Thats how it was decided.
The moment they were born as Blood Demons, they couldnt resist the princess.
But then.
One of the Blood Demons who had been quiet until now raised her hand.
She was a Blood Demon called silence.
Why
As soon as she met the princesss eyes, silence started to sign.
[ The royal family is also paying attention to this hunting competition. ]
The whole royal family wont be Who
[ The second princess. ]
[ Maybe because shes dying. ]
[ She seems to be interested in magic lately. ]
The royal family the royal family
The princess lost her appetite.
Its a bit of a hassle Be careful with your disguises
She raised her hand again.
One last thing, tell Maiev this and Ill end the meeting
Her hand slowly fell to the ground.
Snores
The princesss breathing filled the emptiness.
The Blood Demons sighed deeply without anything to do.
A sense of pressure rose over Maievs face.
Until Maiev received the last message, the Blood Demons couldnt leave their seats.
Dormitory dormitory
After welcoming Trixie as the last member of the expedition team in the morning, Becky headed to Flans room after lunch.
The next training was to take place in Flans room, according to his somewhat unusual instructions.
Becky unfolded the trivia as she walked instinctively.
She had noticed more and more glances at her lately, and she had developed a habit of avoiding them.
Ugh, this is ridiculous.
Becky sighed deeply.
[ Whats up with Becky? ]
[ If theyre only going to pick freshmen, shouldnt they be more selective? Why did they pick such a plain girl? ]
[ I heard a rumor that he picked her because shes his girlfriend. ]
[ Isnt that a serious problem? In an official event. ]
[ Well, what Its not like weve ever participated properly in an official event recently. ]
The free board of the trivia was full of stories about the expedition team. And half of them were about her.
She felt like she was sitting on a bed of thorns every moment.
She understood their feelings a hundred times over. She knew she was plain herself.
I didnt apply for this
But Becky knew her topic well. She had no intention of becoming the representative of the expedition team. She had no idea what Flan was thinking when he did this.
It was upsetting to see this.
Hmm but do I look like his girlfriend?
But she also felt a strange mix of good and bad when she was mistaken for Flans girlfriend.
That made it hard for her to stop looking at the trivia.
How could she resist when her eyes kept wandering?
As she was walking and looking at the trivia.
Thud!
She bumped into someone hard.
Ouch!
Becky bruised her hip nicely.
The other person wasnt empty-handed either, as a cold liquid poured over her body.
Its cold!
Ah really. What kind of crazy woman
She wanted to get away quickly, but the atmosphere wasnt over.
She saw the reason when she looked at the name tag.
The color was different.
A yellow name tag meant a sophomore.
And he seemed to be a noble.
The seniors said to Becky, who had fallen.
Cant you see where youre going? Ah I just bought this
Im, Im sorry.
Becky got up quickly and bowed her head.
She couldnt think of anything but avoiding this situation.
She muttered an apology a few times and then left the spot.
Even though she moved away as fast as she could, the seniors voices behind her were unusually clear.
Isnt that her? The one who was chosen as the representative of the expedition team.
Yeah? Her clothes are really shabby. Doesnt anyone buy her anything?
Why dont you buy her one then?
Are you crazy? Im just saying. Who would like that girl
Becky slowly stopped walking.
She wanted to go back and explain that she didnt want to be the representative of the expedition team, even now.
The rumor about being his girlfriend doesnt seem true either.
I know. Who would like a girl like that
Is she stopping?
Leave her alone. Shes probably trying to dry her wet clothes.
But Becky knew better than anyone that their eyes wouldnt change with just an explanation.
They just hated Becky.
Because she was a commoner, because her clothes were shabby, because her perfume wasnt luxurious, because she wasnt outstanding They hated Becky for those reasons, and Becky knew it too well.
Lets just go
Becky shook her head and started walking again.
This was always the fastest solution in her life.
As she walked, she arrived at Flans room.
The door was already open, and everyone was gathered.
Is everyone here?
Flan opened his mouth with his usual attitude. Then, his eyes met Beckys.
What are you
As he flicked his finger, Beckys skin and clothes were instantly cleaned.
It was a trick that applied purification magic.
Snap!
The next moment, he flicked his finger again.
At the same time, the painting on the wall swallowed them whole.
The students looked around at the scenery.
The painted landscape and buildings
They were seeing things they had never seen before.
Dont be surprised. Its just an illusion.
The students were even more surprised by his words.
How could a world that was nothing but an illusion be so elaborate?
Flans gaze turned to Trixie.
Trixie was awkwardly standing apart from the others.
She still looked uncomfortable.
Youre not late.
I signed up on the list. Thats why I came.
Welcome, mage.
The three words uttered by the blunt man.
It was just a word with a broad meaning, but the nuance it gave was a strange impression to Trixie.
Yeah.
The girls eyes were dark blue today.
The calm lake seemed to hold a great determination.
A faint smile crossed Flans lips, and he soon spoke with a serious face.
From now on, we dont have a second to waste. Todays training is elemental maximization.
Maximization.
One of the skills that every mage who handles a specific element must hone endlessly.
But as with most things that are every, the difficulty of this was not easy.
There was no end to it.
The essence of maximization is the same, no matter what element you change. Ill demonstrate with a rock.
Flan reached out and tore off the corner of the marble pillar. It landed in his palm.
But it wasnt roughly torn off.
The spherical marble had a perfect golden ratio.
It looks like a flawless sphere on the outside. But.
Flan tossed it to Trixie. The blue girl caught it by surprise.
How does it feel?
Trixie felt it for a moment.
Its surprisingly rough. And dusty.
Thats it.
Flan hung the sphere in the air.
And shortly after, the marble sphere began to spit out impurities like a living creature.
The three students eyes widened.
This is elemental maximization. There are a lot of impurities in the elements you handle without thinking. When you get rid of them all, you can call it a pure element.
Just as you can increase the purity of mana, you can also increase the purity of the element.
Mana efficiency, output, manifestation speed Its pointless to say that everything improves.
Trixie was quietly lost in thought.
She had only thought of increasing her output, but she had never tried to refine the element itself.
She looked at both sides and saw that Louis and Becky had similar expressions.
They seemed to be the same.
Ice, fire, light You each handle different elements, but as I said before, the essence is the same. Its not hard.
Flan brought his finger to the air.
Blue mana began to paint along his moving fingertip.
It was the formula for an ice barrier.
Lets take Beckys ice as an example. Ill erase all the parts where the circuits overlap.
As the overlapping parts were erased, the ice became twice as transparent. It was because the colliding mana was gone.
The bright light passed through the ice and split into hexagons.
The students mouths opened at the beautiful sight.
Eliminate the conflicting circuits. Its not hard, is it?
Silence fell.
They understood the principle, but they had no confidence that they could succeed if they tried.
If its not easy, do it until it becomes easy. Becky.
Yes, yes? No, what?
Becky startled and lifted her head.
She had been diligently taking notes of Flans explanation, but she unwittingly used honorifics.
Start with ice elemental maximization.
Flan highly valued Becky as an assistant. He also recognized her potential.
She would surely be the first to master maximization today.
Me?
Becky pointed to her chin with her index finger, and Flan nodded.
Todays training is until 2 oclock. Start.
2 oclock
Beckys eyes flickered. She looked at the clock and saw that it was 1:58.
Two minutes would pass quickly if she made a few ice spikes. Her mental pressure eased a bit.
But then. Trixie intervened.
What do you mean by that?
Thats what I said. The training is until two oclock.
We only have three days left for the subjugation mission, and youre saying well train for just two minutes?
Flan didnt bother to answer Trixies question.
He just turned his head and stared at Becky.
Becky finally created an ice spike in the air. All she had to do now was to purify it.
But as soon as she thought that.
Bang!
Another ice spike flew and collided with hers. Beckys spike shattered into pieces.
The one who made that was, of course, Flan.
?
If this was a real battle, you would have already lost. Dont mess with me.
Oh, sorry.
Becky nodded sheepishly.
She had to think of this as a real situation.
She had to be faster
She created another ice spike.
Bang!
?
Slow and impure.
This time, it exploded almost as soon as it was created.
Becky prayed for the two minutes to pass quickly, and created another ice spike.
Bang! Bang! Bang! . . .
After eight more times of her ice spikes being destroyed, Becky felt a huge sense of frustration and looked at the clock.
Huh?
She let out a stupid sound without realizing it.
Trixie and Louis followed her gaze naturally. And at once, their expressions also turned dumbfounded.
?
Even at this moment.
The clock was pointing at 1:58.