There was a problem with this auction, and something would definitely go wrong today.An odd feeling arose within Julie all of a sudden. Initially, the Auction was proceeding as usual, and she enjoyed playing with her brother by tricking him into spending more money than the products were actually worth, on several auction items.But ever since the "Last Auction" had begun, she had this peculiar unsettling sensation, that something wasn't quite right.Julie initially tried to suppress this emotion several times, because she thought that since she was a princess, no matter what happened, the powerful Slayers in this hall would unquestionably save her.Julie was a brave girl, but she wasn't a naive fool who didn't understand the realities of life. She wasn't a kind-hearted girl either, despite the fact that she was undoubtedly brave. She didn't come from a greenhouse, who was caged down inside the four walls, and she didn't had this heroic idealistic fantasy of her own that everything
When Julie exited the room and began to walk toward Room No. 19, where August was staying, she abruptly came to a stop, and Olivia, who was following Julie, also came to a stop after perceiving her master's halt.Julie stopped because from the corner of the arced lobbyway, she could see the gates of Room No. 19 opening up and a man wearing a jacket as well as other people dressed in black robes emerging from it.Julie was taken aback because, in accordance with Olivia's report, every person in that room ought to be donning robes and probably wearing hoods over their faces. However, the man who emerged from the room was clearly wearing a jacket, leaving his face blatantly exposed.She wasn't able to understand this situation, but she was able to identify the middle-aged man wearing the jacket right away. He was someone that many people in upper social circles would quickly recognise.After confirming the man's identity, Julie's mind was working at a breakneck pace, coming to various
~Phew!As a result of my nonstop running at full speed, I finally arrived at the city park, which was closest to the downtown area and was deserted at this time of the night.Running at my top speed while toting Luna and [Dáinsleif] on my back was much more challenging than I initially thought.But because of the different bombs that I used, and the Auction's security that arrived at the most opportune time, which gave me some time to get going, I managed to arrive here before August while also successfully keeping his subordinates away from him.I had already killed many people today, so it was now safe to keep the sword [Dáinsleif] back into my soul space, but because I needed the sword for my next battle, where there was almost negligible chances of me killing anyone, so keeping the sword outside was now necessary."Hello, Sylvia. Have you arrived at the spot I gave you the address for?"(Yes, but are you certain that this will work?)"It must work, and you only need to follow my i
// Shadow beasts //August casted a spell immediately without delaying even for a second after casting the barrier.Instantly, black smoke surrounded the area, the benches and the lamp pole began to tremble, and four wild black wolves made of darkness suddenly materialised out of the shadows of the rustling trees.Even on this dark night, the light of the lamp was sufficient to give August a chance to call his beasts from the shadows created by the surroundings. From Regressors' memories, I knew that August was a shadow type user due to his wizard art [Darkness in light].It was an extremely powerful art, giving the user control over shadows with the help of shadow-type spells that used stealthy shadows to carry out the user's instructions, but because it required shade, it had a significant disadvantage too.And that was the light, because in a totally illuminated environment, Shadow spells were always weakened to an all time low, as they needed shadows to manifest.But because shad
My body felt so comfortable even though my head started to feel foggy.Light as a feather, I was ready to fly.The darkness that had been creeping up my heart from the sword was now attempting to cover my entire body.Although I had no idea what it was because it was completely unexpected, the system notifications nonetheless provided me a rough idea.However, the dilemma was that I couldn't stop it, or rather, I don't even had the intention to stop it at this moment.There was no other choice.Because I desperately needed power at this moment and I wasn't prepared to deal with the supposed repercussions of stopping this process forcefully.The little encounter I had with August earlier made me realise that even [forced correction] had its limitations because, at the end of the day, the System was a part of me and operated to the fullest extent possible using my body.Hence, the System would be stronger the stronger I am.And up until this point, August hadn't given it his best in bat
The area was shaken by a loud explosion that was unmatched by any other before, and even August's barrier, which had been put in place, began to show cracks all over it since it had grown so frail and was now susceptible to being broken like a thin piece of glass with only one blow.There was no time to celebrate, though.My vision blurred and my state of consciousness become foggy.Blood was pouring out of my wounds like I had taken a bath in a tub full of it, and my body was screaming in pain.~Swish!However, the battle had not yet been won because the Barrier was still in existence, alerting us to the fact that its caster was still alive inside that cloud of dust.Nevertheless, even I realise that I could not have killed August with that attack, and I had no hope of doing so.My primary goal was to harm him, waste the time, and deplete his mana.So, without wasting any time, I grabbed my strongest healing potions and hurriedly began downing them.However, I was short on time and c
Sylvia was furious.Up until this point she had been able to suppress her emotions, and urges by forcibly keeping a large stone on her heart to prevent herself from running to Noah. But now she had enough, and she could no longer do that. Noah was her life, and she vowed to do everything it took to keep him safe.What kind of wife would she be if she consistently put her husband's life at danger due to her impulsive, foolish beliefs?Regardless of whether it was deliberate or not, for the time being all she knew was that her husband, her love - Noah, had been hurt because of her, and that someone was casting a threat on his life."So you're finally out, the accomplice of this guy, I thought you ran away but you didn't... "August licked the blood on his lick and continued."Did you say husband? So you're his wife, ah! don't worry, I would take good care of you after I kill your husband here...""I'll kill you"Sylvia who wasn't in any mood to talk to August directly unleashed the ful
"What did you do to me... ?"August who was trying to cast a spell to capture both Sylvia and Noah, yelled in rage because no matter how hard he tried employing his mana outside to cast a spell, nothing worked. A powerful spell like [Shadow binds] which he just tried to use, now came out as shadow ropes, which was only an F-ranked attack.Sylvia had already removed August's link to outside Mana, so now only his own condensed Mana could be used to cast spells, which ultimately resulted in them being so weak.However, this doesn't mean that August couldn't do anything in this situation.August was still capable of casting comparable A-ranked spells, or at the very least C- or B-ranked spells using his A-ranked condensed mana, and even his physical stats would be enough to make him the winner if he tried to fight in close range without Mana.Which in this case would have been sufficient for him to win.Nevertheless, due to two factors, he was now unable to accomplish that either.Firstl
"Why did you do it?"A question like a slap on the face, making her beware of the reality and the consequences of things she did in the future.Lora understood what Noah was implying here and what he wanted to ask her.However, looking at his indifferent gaze that was ready to rip her apart, and that wild, uncontrollable anger in his voice, hidden behind his calm face, she felt her heart beating loudly with fear.Her heart was beating so loudly that she could hear it beating outside her body.Still, she wasn't sure who Noah was, and she wasn't going to be sure until she got a good explanation, so she gritted her teeth and pretended not to know."What? I don't understand what you're talking about.""Why did you do it? Why did you betray me?"However, what she got in return was the same answer, this time much clearer in context, but in a more chilling voice, giving her palpitations all of a sudden.She understood after hearing those sharp, sword-like words piercing her heart and questio
Evening had arrived, but the sun was still a good distance away from the horizon, where it would set.The sun's bright light, mixed with a little orange-red hue, fell upon the green trees of the wilderness and cast a long black shadow of those trees on the ground.Noah sat on a branch of one of these trees, dressed in cameo military pants and a black T-shirt, waiting for Lora.After getting the confirmation from Rudger that Lora agreed to meet him here, he quickly got ready, left the dormitory, and secretly waited for Lora outside the academy's gates. When he saw Laura taking a taxi alone, he also left in another taxi that he had already booked on the way there.And the reason he came here in the wilderness earlier than her was because he tipped the driver to follow Lora's car, and only when they both were some distance away from the east boundary gate did he order the driver to drive at full speed, overtaking Lora's car and reaching here ahead of her.This was all done by him to conf
Noah couldn't help but let out a curse, though in a lower voice this time so as not to wake up Sylvia.He was rendered speechless by the mere thought of this bloody plot, and for a split second he once again felt as if someone was deliberately plotting against him; this feeling has only grown stronger since gaining Regressor's memory.Noah knew he was being paranoid, but the feeling of being plotted lingered in the back of his mind, even after denying it many times.However, he knew for a fact that the plotting wasn't harmful but was actually in his favour, which made Noah all the more suspicious about the cause and effect of these things.Being the type of person Noah is, once something gets in his mind, it's difficult for him to let it out.So, with the thought of someone plotting against him in his mind, he started thinking deeply about these things.* * * * * * * * * * * * *Noah POV: For example, if my assumptions were right, then it all started when I got regressor's everything
As soon as the light particles hit Noah, his eyes rolled backward for a split second, followed by the system's resistance to the light particles, but because it was just an automatic defence mechanism with only a few seconds to deal with the situation and the system itself was not powerful enough, its interference had no effect on the particles, which were absorbed into Noah's soul without wasting any seconds.The sudden situation startled Noah, who had no time to react and could only passively accept what was coming towards him.Even though Noah was shocked by the sudden influx of light particles, he could not do anything to resist their power, and he simply allowed himself to be overcome.[Warning!]Since the system couldn't do anything else, it kept showing red warning messages even though it couldn't do anything else.which, in addition to the splitting headache brought on by the light particles, almost made Noah unconscious due to pain.Despite all the warnings and pain, Noah was
Sitting in despair all alone on her chair, Lora felt the pain of losing her beloved again, which at this time was hundreds of times more sharp and painful than what she felt from the experience of her future self. She thought of the happy times spent with her loved one, now a distant memory."Why! Why is this happening to me again? Why did he have to die?"She roared alone, her painful cry echoing throughout the soundproof room.With tears streaming down her face, she could not understand why life was so cruel.Lora felt that there was nothing more left for her to do in this world."Where are you, Alvin? Where are you? Are you really dead? I don't believe it! I don't believe that guy. Please let me know where you are! Please come back to me."Like a madwoman, she cried her heart out, denying that her lover was dead and denying what Noah told her. Desperate and heartbroken, she kept calling out to him, pleading with him to come back to her.Sadly, the reality was in front of her, and n
In a well furnished modern room with minimalistic decoration and furniture, a girl was sitting on a chair, blankly staring out of the floor-to-ceiling window in a daze. She seemed to be lost in her thoughts, perhaps pondering some deep issue that had been troubling her.No one knows what was going on inside her head.But this sadness inside her consciousness was drowning her whole body, making her suffocate every second. She was trying to be calm and peaceful, but deep down inside her there was an abyss of despair, loneliness, and emptiness that had been gnawing away at her.Her heart was heavy and her soul was hurting, and there was nothing that could be done to help her.You guessed it right.She was Lora, who came back to her dorm a few minutes later after Noah left.Lying on the chair as if there was no strength left in her body, she didn't know how much she had cursed this fate, and no matter how much she tried to stop her tears, they just wouldn't stop.In this moment of immense
'I told you about his death and other things, and you only cried and went mad, but as soon as I told you the location of his death, you coughed up blood and fell unconscious?'What kind of bloody play was this? Noah had no idea. Lora's strange response baffled Noah, who was unable to make sense of it.And for the time being, it wasn't the right time to think deeply about it, because no matter what grudges Noah had with Lora, at the end of the day, she was sitting with him here in the cafe, and as a good student, it was his responsibility to help her.That's why, as soon as Lora's body felt unconscious, Noah rushed up to her and helped her sit on the chair as he splashed some water from the water jug on another table.When the waitress saw that Lora was in trouble, she also ran over to help them."What happened here?"Lora slowly opened her eyes as the waitress asked, and Noah described the situation to the waitress, who finally felt relieved and then advised Lora to go to the hospital
This time she couldn't hold on anymore, and without a care about face, she suddenly lashed out at him."Don't you dare lie to me, Noah Blackstorm, I will fight you to death here."Tears streamed down her face as she spoke, her voice shakingHer eyes got blooshot as she threatened him, but her heart was pounding rapidly because of the sudden shocking news.However, she couldn't believe it, and she doesn't want to believe it. Nevertheless, the truth remained the same. Her heart sank as she realized that what he said was true, and she felt the full weight of it all."It's what you heard; he's dead; otherwise, why do you think I'll be looking after his mother?"Noah's words were like a bolt of thunder that fell on Lora's head, shaking her whole world. She felt a wave of sadness wash over her as the reality of the situation sunk in.Her legs got tired, and she slumped down on her seat in grief and disbelief."No, no, it can't be; it can't be; it's impossible! How can he die? It's impossib
|--------------------------|[ Status ]Name - Lora StifflerAge - 18 yearsRace - HumanSTR - E+AGL - E+CON - E+MAG - E+Current overall rank: E+Maximum Talent Rank: SProfession - swordsmanship ( 2⭐ )Superpowers - [Desired Sharpness] [Lover's diary]**Click for a more detailed analysis**|--------------------------|"Impossible!"Looking at that unbelievable status, Noah stood up in shock, his mouth and eyes wide open in disbelief. He couldn't believe his eyes"How?"He couldn't help but ask himself over and over, but no matter how hard he tried to think, he wasn't able to find an appropriate answer for the information that was in front of him.However, unaware of Noah's inner turmoil, Lora was startled by his sudden aggressive behaviour, as she thought that he was really mad at her for telling lies, and she involuntarily shrieked back in fear from his suffocating aura that was directed towards her, ready to rip her apart on a moment's notice.Then, as if remembering something,