Chapter 303: Chapter 303 Evil Lurks.
"You don\'t have to be burdened by this; you won in this match fair and square".
"But…?".
"Why did I surrender, you say? Heh. Look at the state of my sword here!".
Hina, Lee and the emcee, who overheard the talk between Hina and Mona, turned to look at the broadsword. Mona, with teary eyes, cheerfully placed the broadsword forward to see.
The blade tips were sliced in half or melted, but it retained its heat from the earlier fight. They felt a chill just imagining if the Blade Hina unleashed was to cut open flesh and bones. It must be a horrific sight with the scent of charred meat that would sting their nose.
"That Original Magic of yours is too overpowered; added with that Katana, how was I supposed to block it?".
"Um, thank you".
Hina\'s heart leaped in joy when someone praised the Original Magic she had created on the spur of the moment.
"That\'s it; you should be proud of this. Do me a favour and work hard in this competition, Okay!".
"Yes, thank you, senior!".
After finishing what she wanted to say, Mona waved her hand and turned around, walking toward the tunnel where she had appeared. Hina gave her last bow before turning around and running toward Soma, who was standing on the side.
Seeing the figure of her beloved, her heart thumped, and the stiff expression she had earlier loosened. After grouping with Soma, she began to give back the brooch to the official before walking leisurely together.
"That was amazing, Hina".
"Is that so? ".
"Hm, What was the name again?".
"I don\'t know, I just thought of it in the spur of the moment and named it after the sword Amaterasu gave to her grandchild in Japanese folklore".
"I see, so it\'s Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi".
"Um, that\'s right".
As the two converse casually, Soma begins to recall the figure of Hina, who wielded the Magic earlier.
The principle of the Magic she manifested earlier has the same concept as a Sword Aura. However, the concept of Sword Aura was said to be difficult to achieve because of the requirement to obtain it.
Unlike Magic, which can be obtained through study and practice, the way to obtain an aura was no simple task.
Aura can be obtained through arduous training and personal trials, which involve physical strength, mental clarity, and an unshakable will that elevates a person to another height that humans can reach.
When Hina manifested it earlier, Soma could see the undulating mana that gathered around being sucked into the Katana Blade before Hina changed its properties into flames and concentrated it into one point.
With the help from the blade, that continually produces wind every time it is infused with mana. It helps to stabilize the foundation for the Original Magic Hina manifested, for the flame itself is consuming the wind that gathers around the blade, raising its temperature into a dangerous state. .net
From the way it is described, it looks simple, but it was something extraordinary that blew his mind away. The way she created it looked like a blade coated by magma around its sharp edge. Meanwhile, if another person tried to copy it, the sword would look like it was just being burned by flame.
Hina said to him that the magic was manifested within the spur-of-the-moment chance, so what if she developed the magic further? Soma shuddered in fright to think that.
What impressed him was that she could create Original Magic just by looking at someone else manifesting it. Probably because of having luck on her side, Hina managed to create it as well.
In the story itself, Hina could manifest her original Magic, but it was a different type from the one she had now. Also, the one she manifested in the story was at the last moment when she desperately tried to kill the demon who killed her parents but ultimately failed because of the interference.
However, everything has changed now. Soma himself felt elated about her growth and wanted to give her some praise or a present, but the timing was quite tight.
As they talked, Soma reached out his right hand and patted Hina\'s smooth hair, which made her body flinch and stand still in place. With a flustered expression, Hina glanced to the side and saw Soma lovingly caressing her head, speeding up her heart rate.
"Good work, Hina!".
"Ah?! Th-thank you".
The two stood still in place while gradually Hina inch closer, clutching Soma\'s uniform chest. Her upturned eyes glittered with passion, drawing Soma\'s lips to meet hers in a tight lock.
****
"We are back!".
As the door in the VIP room opened, Soma, along with Hina, walked in, garnering the attention of the people inside. Not just from his group, but the other people who saw her match earlier and stayed further away from him began to lock their eyes on her.
Soma and Hina approached their seats. But the atmosphere in the group was silent. Serafina and Xiao Lian looked at Hina with a complicated gaze. They contradicted themselves, trapped between giving honest praise while hiding the frustration that built up in their chests.
The figure of Hina, who manifested Original Magic, was so divine that Serafina and Xiao Lian felt getting left behind.
However, as a team, they must throw away this awkward moment, be honest with themselves, and need to work harder in pursuing a strength so that the three of them can at least stand side by side.
"Welcome back, Soma, Hina".
"Good match, Red hair".
With the way the two act. Hina notices the clouds on their faces. So, as a leader, she brushed aside the findings and greeted them back with a smile.
"Thank you".
"Hina!".
Hisako pats the seat beside her, prompting Hina to sit there. Hina nodded and rested her figure on the seat beside Hisako.
"...Hina, that was spectacular. I am proud of you!".
All of a sudden, Hisako\'s praise blew away the tension on Hina\'s shoulders. She felt liberated and loosened the facial muscles she barely held.
"Ehehe, thank you, Mom".
"Hina, about your Original Magic?".
Serafina who was curious, barging from the side, and Xiao Lian with knitted brows, as she felt no need to hide her frustration, spoke up.
"Mm, I am also curious. Hurry up and tell me, red hair!".
Being pressured by her party members, Hina reluctantly began to share her knowledge regarding the Original Magic as the text she read in the book. She also tried to share the phenomenon she vaguely experienced earlier.
The atmosphere in the groups melted as the girls merrily livened up the place around them.
Soma sat on the seat behind, looking at the figure of chirping girls with a protective smile on his face. He was also wary of the gestures of the scouts from the guilds who stayed in the same room with him.
However, suddenly, his body flinched as a tingling sensation that gripped his heart crept up, sending a chilling sensation that alerted him. His brows knitted, and he abruptly stood up.
Everyone in the group noticed the commotion as they looked toward Soma, who had already moved his feet to approach the door.
"Soma, what happened?".
Hina, who caught his behaviour, spoke.
"Nothing, there is something I need to do. This won\'t take a while, so…!".
"?! Okay!".
Before he stopped further, he walked outside, leaving the curious people in his back. While walking, the tingling in his nerves just got stronger, further increasing his vigilance.
"So, the earlier was not just a coincidence".
Soma softly muttered those words as he followed his instinct skill would bring him to.
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Meanwhile, further away from the stadium side, where the hustle and bustle gather, a lone adult man in a formal black suit, tidy appearance with sleek black hair and black sunglasses, stands, bringing a briefcase in hand.
The man shifted his gaze toward the silver watch on his left wrist; his aura filled with darkness as veins protruded from his temple. He was exasperated while waiting for someone he had a deal with.
"Good job for bringing it here!".
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However, the boy in front of him is a client for him, so the man swallowed his frustration and approached the boy with a business-like smile.
"Yes, then I presume you are Mr Jiang Wei, from the house of Jiang in Chinese".
"Nah, let\'s skip the chit-chat, okay? Hurry up and give me the thing already. I am tired of waiting for you."
With his arrogant attitude, the man\'s cheeks twitched, but he held down. He raised the briefcase in front of them and operated the lock.
Jiang Wei\'s heart throbbed, feeling the thrill of doing an unspeakable trade with a person from outside the Academy.
After the man put the right number into the briefcase, the lock system was breached with a click, and the man opened the briefcase, showing it to Jiang Wei.
Inside, there is a small vial as big as a child\'s pinky finger, placed on top of soft styrofoam. Inside, it contained a red fluid that had been diluted several times to reach a minimum success for consumption.
"Ahaha, finally!".