“Umm… What, what are you even talking about!”
Faced with her archrival suddenly going off the rails, the silver-haired beauty was so frightened she hurriedly shifted back to her original form.
Ah, ah, ah, this is too scary! That archrival of hers, just what is wrong with her… Why does she always suddenly become so improper out of nowhere!
She really couldn’t do anything about this person, and the silver-haired beauty was so frustrated she even started to doubt whether her own Charm Magic had a delayed effect just now.
But, it seemed she had just overlooked the most crucial question, which was… As for that succubus’s ability, she actually couldn’t use all of it herself.
What kind of magic and skills she could use, Keti had already realized the moment she transformed, but…
Wasn’t that person before imitating her and turned into a silver-haired pretty boy? Mm…
It should be based on her, right, hehe… After all, Keti felt that she used to look just like how Jaxia did after transforming.
Pretty cool!
But… What a pity, it seemed she couldn’t learn Jaxia’s Disguise Ability after all, um…
Because she couldn’t sense the feeling of that kind of magic at all.
She didn’t know if it was because her own magic power was lacking, or if the ability itself was limited to only absorbing a portion of the other’s power. In any case… it just wasn’t possible.
Keti had originally wondered if she could transform into the same form Jaxia did before—cough cough… and curve her way back to being a boy.
Although that would mean she was basically layering transformations, that would be a triple transformation already, um… but, but—
Thinking back on her experience in the casino suite today, the silver-haired beauty couldn’t help but shiver.
No way, if she didn’t hurry and think of a way to turn back into a boy, something terrible was going to happen, uwu~!
“Mm, alright, since everything is settled now, don’t dwell on it too much. Let me think… At least, Keti-chan made it through perfectly this time, right? Go home and take a nice bath. After all… I’m guessing you don’t want to sleep with my scent on you forever, do you~”
“Of! Course! Not!”
The silver-haired beauty bit her lip, so serious she even sounded a little frantic as she shouted.
Lynn couldn’t help but chuckle softly. After a moment, he nodded. “Understood, then, good night.”
After saying goodbye to that person, Keti finally breathed a sigh of relief. In the end, she did gain something, right?
The five hundred Special Training Points promised by her archrival, plus the five hundred from the earlier dungeon, added up to a total of one thousand.
So she still needed four thousand more Special Training Points here, ah… it was still pretty hard to accumulate, but it wasn’t the hardest thing.
After all, she got this first thousand pretty quickly—the key was just a matter of luck.
The toughest part was those Daily Training Points—also five thousand. Her archrival had said before that it would take a year to collect that many.
Now, Keti’s Class 25 could give her points every week, and the discipline was being managed quite well.
It was just that the efficiency was too low. A whole year… She’d have to grind through it. Keti was getting a bit anxious.
She really wanted to get promoted to the Magic Tower soon. Was there any way to accelerate the collection of Daily Training Points?
So, on the way back, Keti kept thinking about this matter, until she returned to the dormitory—then the silver-haired beauty suddenly remembered something even more important!
That’s right, she still hadn’t used the Test Stone to check her current magic aptitude!
The silver-haired beauty quickly took out a Test Stone from the locker, then rubbed her hands together in anticipation and injected her magic power!
[Magic Aptitude: D]
Eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh?!!!
The moment she saw the result, the silver-haired beauty’s gaze started to waver.
Why? She could clearly feel that her strength had improved by leaps and bounds, so why was the test result still… D-rank, come on!
***
Meanwhile, at the Brave Party’s base.
Deep into the night, Alice finally woke from her coma. The instant the blonde girl opened her eyes, she struggled to sit up from the bed, then stared blankly and anxiously ahead.
“Keti—!”
“Uh… Alice, you’re finally awake, whew… Lie back, lie back, your injuries are serious. Simple healing magic can’t completely cure them. Right now, your first priority is to rest!”
The purple-haired, jellyfish-haired big sister who had stayed by her side blinked, then reached out to gently rub Alice’s head.
The blonde twin-tailed loli’s mind went blank for a moment. After a while, she took a deep breath and gradually calmed down.
The severe pain coming from her body made her bite her lip, and after a while, she barely held back her tears and slowly lay down again.
But
Alice clearly wasn’t ready to give up. The anxiety in her heart made her forget about her body’s problems.
“So, where’s Keti? Keti… Where is Keti?!”
She asked Layla anxiously, leaving the priestess no choice but to scratch her cheek awkwardly, then cough lightly and say:
“Keti… What Keti? That Jaxia attacked you, and the two of us rushed back to save you. Who would’ve thought that guy was actually a succubus disguising herself as a handsome boy to get close to us—how despicable!”
“I—I remember that, but… that’s not right! I—I clearly felt it. It was… Keti who saved me. He even spoke to me! It was… just… his voice was very soft, I couldn’t hear clearly, and… it felt a bit strange…”
Alice scratched her head in frustration, ah… hearing her say this, Layla instantly realized something.
Goodness, so she was right. Alice—when she was unconscious—was actually talking to Keti subconsciously, wasn’t she? No wonder she wasn’t tsundere at all.
Those words weren’t like anything she would normally say.
The purple-haired, jellyfish-haired big sister had been a little worried that Alice might have noticed what Keti looked like now.
But it didn’t seem like it. Well… in that case, it’s best not to tell her, so her already weak body doesn’t get another blow to her heart.
“He—he did come, but… he left very soon…”
“Left… left, huh…”
Hearing this, Alice slowly lowered her head and fell into silence.
For a long time… she suddenly seemed to make up her mind about something. Then, with a sigh, she turned to Layla and said:
“I’ve decided, Sister Layla, sorry, I… I’m planning to let the team rest for a while. We’ll only start up again once Keti returns. During this time, if you and Sister Sylvia want to do anything, just go ahead. I… I have some personal matters to take care of.”
“Mm? Oh…Alright, I’ll let Sylvia know.”
Layla immediately nodded with a smile, not objecting at all. Hmm-hmm, in fact…
That worked out perfectly. She’d been worried about bringing it up herself, but this little one brought it up on her own.
Just what she wanted~ After all, she had things to do as well~!