Chapter 277: Fiery Thunder

"Eh? You changed your mind so fast, Miss Hannah? Then, all right, let's just cancel our spar. Ella, Eve, let's go over there. I want to watch your spar." Elysia tilted her head slightly, but that was fine for her.

She just turned around and invited her friends to approach the old wizard. However, Hannah immediately grabbed her arm with an awkward smile. "Wo-woo, I didn't say anything. Let's do our spar after this session."

After saying that, Hannah let go of Elysia's arm and headed towards the somewhat stunned Rosie and Fran. "Hey, Rosie, Fran, get your ass off the ground, and we'll head over to the zone over there. Let me show you the mock battle in the imperial knight elite force."

Elysia and her friends just stared at Hannah in silence, then Elysia just gave a half shrug, and they left with Ariel. Maximilian was already waiting for Ella and Evelyn while arranging the rules for the zone.

"Want to try a force of gravity 2 times heavier than usual?" Maximilian glanced at the girls who were approaching him.

"No." Ella and Evelyn expressed their disapproval in unison.

"Uhh, why? Maybe you'll get used to heavy gravity, and your body will feel lighter after you're done with your training in this special zone." Maximilian scratched his head slightly. As far as he knows, newbies would be happy to choose a heavier gravity force for any exercise.

"So rude and big no. Grandpa Max, are you insinuating m-, us? Do we look fat and heavy in your eyes? Ely, Ella, I'm not heavy, am I?" Evelyn pouted and asked for confirmation from the girls beside her.

Elysia did not immediately respond. She stroked her chin as she looked Evelyn up and down in brief contemplation. She tried to see the extra 'fat' on Evelyn's body, but she couldn't find it other than in two specific parts. So, why did Evelyn feel insecure because of what the old wizard had said earlier?

Whereas Ella also thought for a moment before answering because she knew it was a sensitive topic for girls. A positive response should be given with attention and care.

"Nee, why are you two looking at me like that? You two are also speechless... Is that true, am I?" Evelyn's cheeks turned pink involuntarily due to the intense gaze she received from Elysia and Ella.

"No, Eve. You are gifted with a slim and attractive body. Well, in specific parts too, yes, it is developing very well, hum-hum... Do you agree, Ella?" Elysia paid more attention to the weight on Evelyn's twin peaks and rear bumpers with a well-thought-out answer.

"I'm sure Ely is right, Eve. You are a beautiful, thriving girl. Sir Maximilian didn't mean to say anything bad to you or about you." Ella clasped her hands with a radiant smile to reconcile the atmosphere.

"Thank you, hmm-hmm~ Did you hear that, Granpa Max? Ely and Ella know very well about me. Hmph! Let's get to the training zone, Ella. Let's ignore the Granpa Max-imeanie." Evelyn nodded with a hum but immediately changed her expression for the old wizard. She snorted and headed into the zone while Ella followed her shortly after.

"Wait, what happened? What do you mean by adding 'mini' after my name?" Maximilian was clueless. He wondered in his mind about girls' moods and women who were volatile, difficult for men to understand.

When he turned his head towards Elysia and Ariel for a clue, they were just ignoring him as if nothing had happened. Because of that, he shook his head while holding his forehead in another thought.

"Oh right, Sir Maximilian. You left this grimoire in the carriage without realizing it." Ariel just remembered something. She took an ancient tome from her Space Bag and returned it to Maximilian.

"Woah, an ancient book. Is this what you read during the trip, Sir Maximilian?" Elysia expressed her interest, but the old wizard immediately took the book as if it was the most precious thing.

Maximilian was shocked, and his heart stopped beating for an instant. He didn't even realize that he had left that cultured grimoire in such an unsafe place! A sin and a problem. "Oh, thank you, Miss Ariel. You are my savior. But, you did not see the contents, did you?"

"I do not engage in such disrespectful behavior, Sir Maximilian. You can take my word for it." Ariel only conveyed her reassurance and didn't dwell on that topic anymore. So much gratitude for the old wizard.

"Phew..." Maximilian breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from his forehead. Yet, there was still one curious girl who was looking at him with curious eyes. No, it was aimed at the old book in his hand.

"What are you trying to do, little girl?" Maximilian put the book into his Space Bag without waiting for another second.

"Ah-uh, nothing, nothing." Elysia looked away because a sense of regret came. After all, she peeked at the first page of the book.

'My eyes, my eyes! Holy water, holy water... Who would have thought this stinky old man also had a strange fetish. Pervert old man, animal! What's with that title? For research purposes is a big lie.' Elena rolled on the bed while covering her eyes with her hands.

Instead of peeking at something valuable without anyone realizing it, she and her sweet little sister actually look at animals with strange poses. Their innocent eyes were already disturbed by cursed images.

"We're ready! Let's get started, Granpa Max-imeanie." Evelyn waved her hand high.

Maximilian just nodded and put up a protective barrier for the two girls with his magic. He used the control rune to erect the zone barrier. Evelyn and Ella seemed to be in a bubble ball.

"All right, everything is ok! Do your sparring at will without worrying about anyone getting hurt." Maximilian lifted his hand and gestured with a thumb up.

Hearing the declaration for the green light, Ella and Evelyn immediately prepared their magic.

"As we agreed, Ella. Just magic without real weapons." Evelyn stated the rules, just as a reminder.

"Sure. Come to me, Water Spear." Ella held her Hypmond in one hand, then a long water spear formed in her right hand.

"What? Well, it's still a weapon of magic." Evelyn was a little dumbfounded, but she immediately prepared her Hypmond for magic. "All right, Wind Arrows! Strike Ella."

Several wind arrows appeared around Evelyn out of thin air. As if following the controller's orders, all of the arrows shot out to attack Ella from various directions.

Ella just smiled and took a distance. She spun her water spear to break the arrows.

*Clang* *Clang*

After deflecting a few arrows, Ella realized it would be difficult for her to fight the attack that served like long-range weapons.

"Water Shield."

Two water shields protected her from both sides, as well as helping her ward off the wild arrows that were flying everywhere.

"It's still not finished. Fire Pillar!" Evelyn grinned as she caught Ella off guard. A white magic circle appeared under Ella, and a pillar of flames shot up from the ground.

"Bubble Water Shield." Ella immediately protected herself from the area of effect attack with a calm and relaxed expression. The two shields on her side immediately turned into the spherical shield.

"I'll strike back, Eve. Water Fall." Ella stretched both her hands towards her opponent.

The warning was given, and a magic circle appeared above Evelyn. Evelyn tried to dodge, but Ella's range of attacks was too broad. The water, like a flood, suddenly fell, wetting a large area and engulfing Evelyn within it.

Ella no longer used magic for follow-up attacks. She just waited for the flood to recede a little to find out about Evelyn's situation. Well, Evelyn was there, still standing and soaking wet.

*Drip* *Drip* *Drip*

The water dripped, and Evelyn found herself drenched even though she was protected by the barrier. She immediately turned to the old wizard and threw her little tantrum. "Boo! Grandpa Max-imeanie, your barrier is flawed. Why am I soaking wet despite being protected by your magic?"

"Huh? It's not flawed, Princess Evelyn. The Water Fall magic Princess Gabriella used was ordinary spilled water to get you wet. Whereas my spherical protective barrier only warded off dangerous attacks that could injure you. It's fair and peaceful." Maximilian spread his hands up and shrugged his shoulders as if he was innocent, albeit he was responsible for the barrier in question.

Elysia had the urge to smile with amusement, but she held it back. She only looked at the mock battle between Rosie and Fran against Hannah to distract. Only she knew Elena laughed at Evelyn's suffering just because Evelyn's expression was so cute and funny.

However, she gaped as they were using real swords and actually slashed at Hannah without hesitation. Well, even though Hannah could fend that off with simple movements while teaching them. But why did that black knight use the two great swords!? Really, so fierce...

Elysia turned back to her friend's battle, but she immediately gasped in surprise at seeing the magic in Ella's hand. Evelyn also turned her head towards Ella because she heard a crackling noise and then the blue light. But, it was lightning, blue lightning... The color drained out of her face at the exact second. "No-"

"Eve, please get ready. Fiery Thunder." Ella threw the ball of lightning into the air. She didn't hesitate to use magic that was dangerous enough to injure someone just because she had tested the protective barrier and it was trustworthy.

*Bang!*

"Aaaahh!"