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The Fireball, infused with all of Lilia’s power, blazed with a white tail as it shot straight toward Lucia.
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It’s done!
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Lilia’s heart pounded wildly.
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In her mind, she already pictured Lucia, blasted and covered in soot.
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That’s what you get for teasing me every day!
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That’s what you get for treating me like a pet!
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Even if this Fireball Spell doesn’t kill you, I’ll make you understand how dangerous I am!
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But—
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Lucia didn’t even lift an eyelid.
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She continued supporting her chin with one hand as she read, looking as relaxed as ever.
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At the very instant before the Fireball struck, a paper-thin black Magical Barrier appeared silently.
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“Zzz—”
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The Fireball hit the barrier.
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No explosion, no fire.
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It simply vanished.
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Completely gone.
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Not even a bubble left behind.
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Lilia froze.
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She stood rigid in her firing stance at the door, her mind blank.
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How… how could this be?
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My ultimate move that I spent all afternoon preparing… just disappeared like that?
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“Had enough fun?”
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Lucia finally looked up, her blood-red eyes gazing over calmly.
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That look was like watching a kitten bouncing around.
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“M-Master… I…”
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Lilia’s voice tangled. She waved her hands in panic.
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“I was just practicing Magic! My hand slipped, nya! It really slipped, nya!”
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“Your hand slipped?”
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Lucia stood up and slowly walked toward her.
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“Then who was it that just yelled ‘Die’?”
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It’s over!
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Lilia’s face went pale as she turned and tried to run.
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But as soon as she took a step—
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“Ka!”
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Her neck tightened!
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A powerful force pulled at the Silver Collar, yanking her back.
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“Nyaaa!”
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Lilia shrieked, crashing onto the carpet. She looked back in terror.
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A rope made of pure black magic was attached to her Silver Collar.
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The other end was held in Lucia’s hand.
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Leash.
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The thing she feared most had truly appeared!
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“You…”
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“I told you, this is a reward.”
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Lucia gave the leash a gentle tug.
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“A reward for learning a new trick.”
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A cold arc curved on her lips.
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“Now, it’s time for punishment.”
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“Punishment for using tricks to attack your Master.”
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She pulled again.
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Lilia was forced to crawl up from the floor, her body moving uncontrollably toward Lucia.
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“No… I don’t want to, nya…”
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She tried to resist, but the power of the magical leash was too strong and precise.
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The more she struggled, the tighter the Silver Collar constricted.
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She could only be dragged forward.
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Lucia led her, just like walking a disobedient puppy, strolling slowly through the Study.
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“Looks like the afternoon’s rest made you quite energetic.”
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Lucia stopped in front of the enormous bookshelf.
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“Since you like practicing Magic so much, I’ll give you something to do.”
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She pointed at a book on the highest shelf.
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It was near the domed ceiling, dozens of meters above the ground, as tiny as a black dot.
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“Take down that ‘Ancient Magic Inscription Studies’.”
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Lilia stared up at the book, stunned.
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How could she reach it? Was she supposed to fly?
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“Didn’t you just learn Fireball Spell?”
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Lucia saw through her thoughts.
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“Use Magic to knock it down.”
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“But… it’ll damage the book, nya!”
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“Then control your strength.”
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Lucia’s tone left no room for argument.
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“Bring it down without harming the book.”
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“If you can’t do it, there’s no dinner tonight.”
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Lilia was about to cry.
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How is that possible!
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Fireball Spell is an explosive spell—how can it not damage a book?
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This was clearly on purpose to make things hard for her!
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“What? You can’t do it?”
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Lucia pulled the leash again.
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Lilia staggered, the Silver Collar choking her breath.
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She looked at the book high above.
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A wave of humiliation surged in her chest.
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She’d completely lost her dignity today.
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Her sneak attack failed, she got caught red-handed, and now she was being walked like a dog on a leash.
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But she didn’t resist anymore.
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She knew fighting back would only lead to harsher punishment.
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Taking a deep breath, Lilia raised her hand to gather magic.
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Her mind raced.
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No explosion—so she had to use only impact force.
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She needed to remove the “ignite” step from Fireball Spell and keep only “compress” and “fire.”
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Send a high-density energy sphere like a bullet.
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It required extremely delicate control.
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Lilia focused all her concentration, condensing an Energy Singularity in her palm.
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This time, she didn’t ignite it—just fired.
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“Shu—”
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The Energy Singularity grazed the edge of the book and struck the wall behind it.
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Missed.
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“Continue.”
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Lucia’s voice was icy.
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Gritting her teeth, Lilia gathered energy again.
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Once, twice, ten times, a hundred times.
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She lost track of how many times she failed.
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Her mental strength was drained again and again, squeezed out under pressure.
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Her body trembled, barely supported by the leash.
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But her focus grew sharper.
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Something inside her was awakening.
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Finally, after countless tries—
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The Energy Singularity hit the side of the book perfectly.
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A powerful impact knocked the book off the shelf, and it began to fall.
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“I did it, nya!”
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Lilia shouted weakly, a faint smile on her face.
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Lucia raised her hand and caught the falling book with Magic, flipping it open to check.
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The pages were undamaged.
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“Not bad.”
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She nodded, then looked at Lilia.
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“Warm-up’s over.”
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Lilia froze.
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W-Warm-up?
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“Now we practice Moving Target Practice.”
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Lucia pulled the leash, leading her to the center of the Study.
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She snapped her fingers.
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A dozen fist-sized magic orbs appeared in midair, moving rapidly.
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“Take them all down before they hit you.”
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Lilia stared at the light spheres flying toward her at high speed, her pupils shrinking.
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How was this practice?
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This was obviously meant to kill her!
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