Clang!
Ding!
Bang!
Alicia finally managed to struggle out from the wardrobe.
“Oh my gosh, what’s going on?” Alicia rubbed her head vigorously, heaven knows how many times she bumped her head inside the wardrobe just now.
She got up, pondered for a moment, and couldn’t help but frown, “Strange, what happened to me? Why am I blanking out again? I remember I was talking with Elrose, so how did I suddenly end up stuffed in a wardrobe?”
Alicia looked around, and suddenly, her gaze was drawn to a mirror in the room. She slowly walked in front of the mirror.
“Huh? Why is my makeup gone?” Alicia gently touched her cheek, then slowly looked down at her body. Her clothes were torn, and there were many fresh wounds underneath, “Dammit, what happened to me? Did someone beat me up?”
The situation seemed a bit complicated, and Alicia couldn’t figure it out for the moment.
She sighed softly, then took out a healing potion from her storage necklace, drank it in one gulp, quickly changed into new clothes, fixed her makeup, and swiftly left Elrose’s room.
“Oh, about this, the conversion efficiency of various attribute mana is related to the element. The so-called elemental magic, you must… and the effects produced by the collision between elements, you need to experiment as much as possible. I can only solve this problem; what about you?”
“I can tell you the experimental results, so remember well. The results of water and fire collisions in proportion are…”
In the corridor, faintly, Elrose’s voice could be heard.
Alicia paused slightly and then quietly walked toward the sound.
Peeking her head through the slightly ajar door of Luna’s room, she saw Elrose standing next to Luna, carefully teaching her some knowledge about elemental magic.
Alicia couldn’t help but frown.
Huh? Didn’t Kendrick say that Elrose behaves just like an ordinary little girl at home? How is she teaching Luna about elemental magic?
And the content of what she was teaching was so profound; the theory of elemental collision was something that even saint-tier mages had to ponder carefully before daring to study.
What… what is their relationship?
Just as Alicia was filled with doubt, Elrose suddenly saw her through her peripheral vision.
But she didn’t say anything; instead, she gently smiled, showing a meaningful grin.
Alicia was startled and quickly shrank back her head.
Damn it, Elrose’s expression, she definitely knows!
Alicia stood in the corridor, nervously biting her fingers.
The situation was already very clear; without a doubt, the injuries on her body were caused by Elrose.
Not only did she knock her out,
but she also wiped away the disguise on her face, revealing her true self.
Tsk, I really am dumb for thinking I could suppress Elrose with strength. She is Shadie, after all. As long as she shows her true power, in my current state, I wouldn’t even have time to react before being defeated by her.
But there’s still one question: why did she stuff me in the wardrobe? What reason is there for that?
Alicia was utterly perplexed.
Oh no, it’s not the time to think about that. What I should be considering now is what kind of thoughts Elrose will have about my true self.
From the conversation I had with her this morning, it seems she thinks my personality is pretty bad.
Adding the fact that I’m infiltrating her and getting close to her while disguised, surely her opinion of me will drop another level.
Alicia lightly sighed.
For some reason, she felt that whenever it came to matters about Elrose, everything went wrong for her, as if some mysterious force was obstructing her, preventing things from developing according to her wishes.
“Ah, I hope I’m just overthinking.”
Just as Alicia sighed, the door of the room next door suddenly swung open, and Lilith, looking exhausted, walked out.
“Huh? Mr. Alicia, what are you doing here?” Lilith asked, a bit puzzled.
“Ah? Haha, nothing much.”
Alicia laughed a couple of times and quickly changed the subject, “By the way, Lilith, I actually have something to find you about; come with me for a moment.”
“Eh? You’re looking for me for something?” Lilith slightly froze, and watching Alicia leave, her youthful affection made her start to daydream, “No way, it can’t be… oh my god, could it be my youthful love story is about to begin?”
Lilith’s eyes sparkled, and the gloom in her heart vanished in an instant. She quickly perked up and followed along.
“Lilith, here’s your sword; you dropped it at the Adventurer’s Guild while you were unconscious.” Alicia handed a purple long sword to Lilith.
“Th-thank you.” Lilith took the long sword and paused for a moment: “Uh… you called me over just for this?”
“Yes, otherwise what?” Alicia replied.
“Eh, alright then,” Lilith replied softly, while secretly thinking, “Sigh, I knew it. One of life’s three great illusions: he doesn’t seem to like me.”
But the next moment, Lilith suddenly remembered Elrose’s motivational words.
“Thirty years in the east of the river, thirty years in the west of the river; don’t underestimate a poor girl. The future is promising.”
“As long as I’m strong enough, I will be that queen high atop the throne.”
Alright, almost done.
Three thousand of them, three hundred sixty-five days in a year, no duplicates in ten years.
The roaring flames ignited in Lilith’s heart, and it seemed she was once again filled with endless fighting spirit.
She gripped the long sword tightly, inhaled deeply: “Mr. Alicia, thank you for bringing my sword back. Do you have any other business? If not, I’ll continue to practice swordsmanship.”
But in the next moment, Lilith suddenly recalled Elrose’s stirring words:
“Thirty years on the east side of the river, thirty years on the west — never look down on a poor girl. The future holds endless possibilities.”
“As long as I grow strong enough, I will be the queen who sits high upon the throne.”
She gripped her longsword tightly and took a deep breath.
“Mr. Alicia, thank you for returning my sword. If you have no other business, I’ll continue practicing my swordsmanship.”
“Practice swordsmanship? That won’t do.”
Upon hearing this, Alicia hurriedly discouraged her: “Lilith, you can’t practice swordsmanship right now.”
“Huh? Why not?”
Lilith asked, puzzled.
“Uh… because, because…” Alicia thought for a moment and softly sighed, “Actually, this isn’t something I should be telling you. In short, Lilith, there’s been some issues with your body; for the short term, you better not practice swordsmanship, and especially don’t use battle qi.”
“Huh? Mr. Alicia, are you joking with me?”
Lilith said: “How can I not practice swordsmanship? In just a few days, I have a duel that’s extremely important to me, and my opponent is the person I met today at the Adventurer’s Guild; her swordsmanship is already stronger than mine. If I don’t practice hard, I’ll be finished.”
“But you really can’t practice swordsmanship right now.” Alicia said helplessly: “Lilith, listen to me, your blood clan lineage has started to awaken within you.”
Clang!
The long sword fell to the ground with a crisp sound, and Lilith looked pale as she stared at Alicia.
“What did you say?”
