Chapter 132: 132 Princess Real Battle.

A towering crimson pillar scorched the land and burned the atmosphere, forcing both survivor monsters and students to retreat in horror.

In the middle of this chaotic scene, a single girl, her straight blonde hair flowing gently as she floated in mid-air.

She hovered in the sky, radiant and terrifying at the same time. The raw power she showed earlier instilled fear in many.

Every living being in the world knew that they had only one elemental aptitude in their life until they died.

Unless they modified their physical concepts and injected another element, which was usually frowned upon, for it violated heaven’s rules.

That method only worked with Thypon’s underlings, who still roamed around the planet, hidden from other’s eyes.

However, as a Magic Saint, Lucya could wield all elemental magics that mortals had ever created.

Then, there was a weapon she thought divine, yet it burned through her mind like a molten iron.

A magic circle named Hexa was Lucya’s special skill that could make her use a combination of spells.

That’s why using two, three, or more elements in her spell was not too difficult for her. Only one thing that bothered her.

“Haa, haa, I need to train more”.

Lucya’s breath became erratic as her body drenched with sweat. A single combination of spells nearly took half of her mana capacity.

She inhaled deeply, sucking a lot of oxygen to calm her ragged heart. Then, exhaled it sharply while descending to the ground.

Beneath, Silvia and Iris awaited her home. Lucya loosened her tightened expression and lifted the corner of her lips.

Watching both of them, tearing apart the enemy like it was nothing, stirred something inside her as the one who also wanted to stay by their side.

’I’m still far beyond these two, but at least’. Lucya’s raised a fist and pounded her chest lightly. ’I’m allowed to be proud just this once, While I stand on their side…’.

“How was that, it was amazing, right?”.

Lucya puffed up her chest and brushed her golden hair. She landed on the ground but staggered as her legs turned soft.

“Careful”.

“Watch out!”.

Silvia and Iris came in prepared and took the princess to their hands. The three exchanged glances and then couldn’t help but chuckle.

Once Lucya recognized their warm temperature and aura that exuded from the two, she couldn’t help but tighten her hands to hug them.

’Yeah, I’m glad to be a part of their journey.’ Lucya spread her lips to reveal a proud grin.

’I will never ever be lost anymore. This time, I’m the one who will show the way for my important ones. Like I promised to, right mother?’.

“Lucya?”.

“What has gotten into you?”.

Silvia and Iris’s expressions hardened with a bit of flush because of the close distance. But they didn’t show any reluctant expression as they began to wrap around each other in tight hugs.

When the princess saw the two embarrassed figures, she let out a laugh that flustered them even more. Yet the atmosphere around them was warm and undisturbed, even amid an unfinished battle.

“You girls, okay?”. Jin asked, approaching with a katana in his hand.

His calm presence separated the girl’s hug as they welcomed him with parted lips.

“Welcome back, Jin”.

Lucya wiped the tears in her eyes and hopped off from the group to stand before him.

She placed a hand on her chest and confidently said.

“How about my spell? That’s worth a perfect score, right?”.

The boy glanced at the back, “Yeah, It was superb. But next time warn the other first when you are about to release such a spell?”.

“Well, I believe in you”.

Lucya poked Jin’s chest and lifted the corner of her lips to reveal her white teeth.

“I know that you could understand me”.

“Is that so?”.

Lucya didn’t say anything and just nodded, watching the boy exhale in relief. His emerald eyes glowed sharply, like an arrow that stabbed her soul.

’Um, I think I’m …’. As Lucya was about to reach out and touch Jin’s cheek, a distressed voice interrupted her moment.

“Um, Jin and Lucya”.

“Guys, I hate to break it to you but, It’s not over”.

Silvia walked toward them with a blue blade gleaming fiercely under the sun. Iris’s eyes narrowed as she took an arrow and was ready to give support from behind.

“Yeah, Iris is right”.

Lucya looked at Jin’s emerald pupils, which shone in mysterious light, and stared far away.

’What is it?’. Lucya felt intrigued by what the boy watched, so she infused mana into her eyes and muttered in her heart. ’Manifest, eyes of foresight’.

Her vision stretched, and she gazed toward the faraway hill, at the black temple standing ominously on top of the summit, with black clouds hovering above.

’Is that?’. Lucya’s brows knitted when she noticed a figure of a black-haired boy standing at the entrance, along with a mysterious figure clad in black robes.

’Sereth, that lunatic!’. Lucya bit her lips and dug her own nails into her palm.

Her bloodshot eyes glinted furiously, and she was curious as to why Sereth had tried to deceive her at that time.

Unknowingly, Lucya reached out and gripped Jin’s uniform sleeves.

“Jin, take me there!”.

The boy blinked at first, but when he shifted and saw the flame in her eyes, Jin nodded and wrapped an arm around her back and knees.

His warmth transmitted through the fabric on her back and spread to her face.

Lucya could faintly hear her heart pounding like a wild drum as she instinctively nestled closer to his chest in search of his warmth.

She peeked through the two girls, who stood a bit forward of her. Their glaring eyes, filled with envy, pierced her like chilling needles and sharp arrows.

Lucya winked her left eye and pressed both palms in apology. ’I’m sorry for hogging him’.

Rather than mad, the two were exasperated as they turned their back and focused on eliminating the remaining monster.

“Hold on tight, Lucya”. Jin’s voice was calm, like a spring breeze.

The view around her distorted, and she could feel a wind whipping around her golden hair like a tail. Her blue eyes sparkled with curiosity as she held her breath to see this breathtaking sight. ’So he always sees the world like this’.

While she was deep in thought, a lone temple stood on top of the hill. Its black color exudes an ominous presence that chills the surrounding air.

The faint smell of death lingers. It is rotting like decaying flesh yet untraceable, which gives her skin goosebumps.

Jin landed in front of the two people. As he made the ground crack with just a stomp.

“Well, well, what do we have here?”.

He put Lucya down carefully and continued his mocking tone.

“Two of the members of Thypon cult were here, acting like a coward”.

“Shut up!”.

A sharp, screeching voice pierced Lucya’s ears, prompting her to glance at Sereth, whose eyes turned crimson.

She could trace a bit of daze on his focus, with a golden tint flickering on his eyes.

The girl inhaled deeply, trying to calm the tension in her body. She also loosened her expression from anger.

When she accidentally stared at the other person, Lucya’s body stiffened like being stared at by a predator. She gulped and clenched her teeth.

“Lucya, can you handle him alone?”.

Jin’s voice entered her ears and soothed her ragged mind.

“Leave him to me”.

Lucya nodded and shifted her attention to Sereth, whose expression twisted into a hideous grin.

“Good”.

Jin’s figure vanished in a blink, and the person who wore the robe left the scene, leaving Lucya and Sereth, who began to peel off his lips, laughing maniacally.

“Khuhu, hahaha, Lucya Eira, I have been waiting for you”.

“You know me?”. Lucya’s eyes narrowed as she observed the boy closely.

“Of course, I know you. You have been in my mind ever since we met years ago”.

Sereth curled his lips in a smirk; he couldn’t hold back his fiery eyes filled with the desire to conquer her.

“…Is that so?”. Lucya replied, her voice cold and devoid of emotion.

Lucya racked her brain, searching for memories regarding the boy before her. But no matter what she did, Lucya couldn’t recall meeting this abhorrent person.

She snapped from her daze, shaking her head to eliminate her pointless thoughts. ’Why am I so curious about him? That’s rather foolish of me’.

“I’m sorry but, I don’t care about you or how we met in the past”.

With a wave, she summoned the magic circle with a hexagonal pattern. “Release Hexa!”.

A searing heat rushed through her brain, scorching her thoughts inside. Her vision turned red, and she could feel a metallic taste in her mouth.

’…I’ve only used it twice, but the rebound was still fierce’. Lucya gritted her teeth and swallowed back her resentment toward herself.

’I need to step up and catch up to others’.

As she was about to unleash a spell, Sereth’s figure was gone. He vanished into thin air with no ripple in the surrounding mana and a faint smell.

“This feeling, it must be dark magic: Stealth”. Lucya muttered.

As someone who also used it extensively, Lucya was familiar with the spell effect and its usefulness.

However, she never thought that when others using this kind of spell would cause this much trouble. ’Now, I understand the misery of those guards in the castle who lost track of me’.

She felt a chill caressing her nape. Then leaped forward and turned back to see Sereth with a broad smile, holding a dagger that dripped purple liquid on its edge.

“Correct”. Sereth’s figure disappeared again, blending into the atmosphere with a vulgar smile. “I will catch you, dear Lucya”.

“Scram, you creep!”. Lucya roared and squeezed her throbbing brain to concoct a plan to deal with her opponent.

“Let’s do this!”. Lucya raised her palm with a magic circle, Hexa in hand, forging her first battle with the enemy.

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