𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟓𝟒
ᴀ𝕨𝚎𝚋ṡ̇ṫ̇ᴏ𝕣𝘪𝙚𝔰.𝙘𝕠𝕞
「𝙄𝙨 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙢𝙚?」
With her fluttering academy tracksuit and beautiful silver hair, it was clearly Arietta Morgan.
She was simply running, yet she was almost as fast as Sori-soe. No, it even seemed like she was slowly closing the gap.
Looking at my status window, her physical abilities weren’t anything special, which meant she must be quite skilled in Reinforcement Sorcery.
「𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙪𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨.」
Even compared to Sophia and Hwang Ji-hak, the current leaders of the second year, she didn’t seem inferior at all. In fact, with her greater experience, she might even have the advantage.
In the end, I had no choice but to give up on escaping and stop running.
Thud.
“Are you done running?”
“I figured I’d get caught before we reached the finish line anyway.”
Arietta took a moment to catch her breath before staring at me with her characteristically blank expression.
“Impressive skills, but I don’t remember you.”
“You must have at least heard my name. I’m the only student who’s been demoted from A-rank to D-rank.”
“. . .Now that you mention it, I think I have heard something like that.”
Arietta opened her eyes a little wider, as if she couldn’t believe such a person actually existed, and gave me a sympathetic look.
Then, she quickly changed her expression and spoke again.
“Don’t let your guard down. I’m not weak anymore.”
Her tone and mannerisms were the same as the Arietta I knew, but strangely, I didn’t feel any of the negative emotions she had when she blocked Yoo Ha-on and her party as the story’s boss.
「. . .𝘿𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝙨𝙝𝙚’𝙨 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙘𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙮 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙣𝙤𝙬?」
To confirm this more accurately, I decided to subtly test Arietta.
“Have you ever felt intense hatred towards someone?”
This was a line Arietta had said to Yoo Ha-on.
If she already had the intention of committing evil deeds, she would definitely react.
However, Arietta simply tilted her head, looking confused.
“. . .I’m sorry. I’ve never felt anything like that.”
Then, she looked at me with an even more pitiful expression.
That wasn’t really about me, though.
“Even so, I can’t just let you go. It’s my job.”
In any case, the current Arietta was still different from her original self in the story. There was no doubt about that.
Arietta looked at the watch on her wrist and declared,
“The rule is that if you can hold out for 5 minutes, I’ll let you go. You have 3 minutes left.”
It seemed she was including the time we spent chasing each other. For some reason, her kindness made me feel a little guilty.
So, I decided to take the remaining time seriously and fight her properly.
Whoosh.
Clang.
“Elder Water Ghost, Ggong-sam-yi.”
Poof!
Bang!
『Kekik!』
“. . .Burn it.”
Elder Water Ghost, Ggong-sam-yi, and Sori-soe. A total of three powerful shikigami over level 40.
In the face of their might, Arietta looked a little pale and glared up at me.
“. . .That’s cowardly.”
“It’s a test, so I can’t help it.”
Arietta seemed a little offended and began to gather her spiritual power with a dissatisfied expression.
Whoosh.
“The Great White is the Empty Wheel.”
“Wait, what? . . . . . .”
“The Way to the Origin is the Chosen Trial.”
I tried to stop her in a hurry, but Arietta showed no sign of stopping.
I had also used this binding-type advanced spell, Eight-sided Rotating Lotus Net, when I borrowed the power of Shadow Assimilation’s 2nd phase during the previous incident on Yeongwol Island.
Even though it was a binding spell, it was overkill to use such sorcery when you were the one testing someone.
「𝙄𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨?」
Technically, there was a method to break it, but it was nearly impossible for me at my current level.
“Eight-sided Rotating Lotus Net.”
Bang!
Soon, a wave of spiritual power surged like a tidal wave, and everyone except Ggong-sam-yi, who dodged it with her unique physical abilities, was completely immobilized.
“That girl, she’s quick. But I got the rest.”
Arietta looked at me triumphantly for some reason, her eyes gleaming.
No, that’s nothing to be proud of.
Ignoring my reproach, Arietta walked over and stood in front of me, continuing to speak.
“I’ll release you in an hour. You’ll probably pass.”
I tried to ignore her words and glanced sideways to see where she was wearing her token.
Upon closer inspection, I saw that she had it around her neck like a pendant. I smirked slightly when I saw that.
“. . .Burn it?”
Whoosh!
As soon as I looked at it, Ggong-sam-yi breathed fire directly at both Arietta and me.
More precisely, she aimed it at a path where Arietta and I would both be hit.
Bang!
“. . .What the.”
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