Chapter 152: Daring

Chapter 152: Daring

The other two pillars thanked the heavens that Aurora was already too far away to hear the ex-headmaster's words, because they really couldn't imagine how they would be able to fill another vacant spot among the pillars so soon.

"L-Lord Hyperion, you should be more mindful of your words."

The dark haired man clicked his tongue before turning away. "Whatever. I'll go check on Lord Stonehardt to see if he's coping well with his duties, let's meet tomorrow."

The new headmaster appeared to be a little stiff and uncompromising on the surface, but the two of them had got along fine for the most part. He hadn't yet had the time to talk with him much since his position changed from being the headmaster to a pillar, and Hyperion felt that it would be a pity if he didn't even try cooperating with the man.

Kaizen and Kaling stared at each other in confusion before the female pillar hesitantly spoke out. "B-But lady Aurora told you to familiarize yourself with the tower's arrays, right?"

The ex-headmaster snorted. "You don't need to worry about that. Can't I decide what I should be doing in my own free time?"

Kaizen hurriedly waved his hands. "Not at all, forgive my wife's bluntness, we were just a little confused."

Kaling nodded. "Right. I was just curious."

The dark haired man shrugged and walked away, leaving the husband and wife alone.

Kaling heaved a sigh of relief. "I miss the good old days when everyone just focused on being annoyed with Mantis, and we could just mind our own business. Now it's up to us to make conversations, or these two ice blocks will make every meeting awkward."

The male pillar chuckled. "Well, on the plus side, we also don't have to get annoyed by Mantis."

His wife giggled. "Heh, true."

Kaizen sighed. "Pity that we have to synchronize with the main defensive array again, though."

Kaling groaned. "Right? What a waste of time. We're never going to use it anyway, since no one can get past the sentinels through the valley, and no one has the guts to go through the thunder array."

Of course, this was not just a blind belief, but a fact that had been established after having witnessed thousands of years and hundreds of attempts by various 'superpowers'. There was a reason the pillars never put even royalty in their eyes, after all.

Kaizen sighed. "Yeah, but who's gonna tell that to Aurora?"

The female pillar couldn't help but shake her head ruefully. "She's always been a little silly. Even if all the powers on the continent united together to attack us, we still wouldn't need to worry. What's she so anxious about? If I didn't know better, I'd think we were about to face some calamity."

Her husband looked around nervously before nodding. "To be honest, I think she's just trying to divert attention from the fact that she killed Mantis, you know."

Aurora blinked in surprise. "What floating trick?"

Evelyn rubbed the tip of her nose bashfully. "Well, you're always a little bit off the ground, aren't you?"

The platinum blonde sighed. "Don't you already know how to use spirit power?"

"Eh?"

Aurora smiled. "Just add a layer to the surface that makes contact with the ground. Like wearing a tight cloth. Un. There's nothing to learn."

Evelyn blinked in shock. It wasn't that she couldn't do it, but whenever spirit power was disrupted by any kind of interaction, there was bound to be some loss. How much, exactly, would depend on the intensity of the interaction.

For example, if she coated her skin with a layer of spirit power, and then retracted it back, there was unlikely to be any loss. But if she did the same and then fought, each attack from her opponent that made contact with the spirit power coat would cause some loss.

In a practical situation, all the spirit power covering the area that the attack landed in would be wasted with barely any reduction to the incoming threat. This was why it was essential to weave the spirit power into some defensive technique instead of using it in such a simple way.

Evelyn shook her head in confusion. "Teacher won't that be a waste?"

Aurora hummed in thought. "A little? If you're fighting, you should definitely not care about such things. Normally, I regenerate more than I use this way, so I don't think it's a waste."

Of course, Evelyn recalled her teacher's miserable appearance after her fight with Mantis. She hadn't wasted any energy defending her dignity at all, and Evelyn fully approved. What was the point of dying a dignified death, when there was a possibility to emerge victorious after a little disgrace?

Anyway, even if the opponent saw her look so miserable, it didn't matter now that he was dead, right?

"I understand. But a few points of spirit power, huh" Evelyn tapped her chin in thought. Assuming that Aurora's regeneration rate was about the same as hers, it should be possible for her to fully regenerate her spirit power pool in around ten hours or so.

Obviously, the bigger someone's spirit power pool was, the faster they would regenerate their lost energy.

How much spirit power did Aurora have? Now that she was much higher in level, maybe she could

Aurora felt a shiver run up her spine as she gave Evelyn a warning look. "Y-You Don't forget what I told you!"

Evelyn blinked innocently. "What do you mean?"