He Produced a Diaper!

Just as Liszt had said, this truly was a duel of honor.

Whoever failed and wet themselves would lose their honor.

Ashley conceded.

If she had conceded even a second later, she would have completely lost control of her bladder amid the beautiful whistle of Tidal Song.

As one of the Chosen Sons, she had always excelled in every field. Proud by nature, she had never admired anyone, nor would she ever admit defeat, much less concede.

But today, Ashley had been utterly defeated.

In this duel of honor, she had lost completely to the man named Liszt, from her body to her will.

The moment she spoke the words "I concede," it was as though she had denied the pride she had always taken such pride in.

The Scales of Order confirmed the exam result, and the simulated alchemy array stopped operating. Ashley's mimicry vanished along with it.

Her state reverted to what it had been before signing the contract. All injuries and pain rapidly disappeared, and the overwhelming urge to urinate, surging like the tide, also receded just as swiftly.

But the scars on her heart would likely take the rest of her life to heal.

Yet there was still a trace of indignation in her heart.

Her voice was still slightly choked. She struggled to look up, bit her lip, and stared at Liszt. "I don't understand. Why were you able to hold on?"

Why had those spells done absolutely nothing to him after being cast!

Just how powerful must his willpower be!

Or was his fine control over magic far beyond hers?

Ashley could not figure it out.

Liszt calmly pushed up his glasses. His expression remained calm and detached, every movement still elegant and graceful. Bright sunlight fell upon his profile, reflecting a gentlemanly air. "Because of resolve."

"Just as brother Ansu said: the resolve to establish a great cause."

?

What did that mean?

Ashley was still somewhat bewildered.

"Lady Ashley, your persistence is no less than this humble person's, but the one thing you lack is precisely the spirit of resolve!"

Liszt's tone became more and more impassioned and sacred. "What you lack is the resolve to abandon everything—the resolve to dare to wet yourself in public!"

"It is precisely this great spirit of resolve that created the nobility. This is the great soul of humanity."

"You, who entered the field burdened by shackles, will never defeat this humble person, who has broken free of them!"

The nobility had not been created by urinating in public!

What did he mean by breaking free of shackles?

Ashley looked at Liszt with gray despair filling her eyes. Her lips trembled, and her voice was frantic and helpless. "So... from the very beginning, you just wet yourself directly?"

"Precisely." Liszt answered mysteriously. "From the instant I signed the authorization, this humble person had already wet his pants—this was this humble person's resolve, the noble resolve to abandon everything."

Ashley broke down.

No wonder none of her spells had worked. This bastard had already wet himself!

"Impossible! Didn't you deliberately wear white pants?" Ashley wanted to understand before she died. "If you had already wet yourself, it should have been obvious. I should have perceived it."

"You are the worst examiner I have ever had." Liszt sighed faintly in helplessness. "The white pants were merely a disguise. Even if you were wearing them yourself, you Could not discover—the mystery hidden within."

"A disguise?"

What mystery could possibly be hidden inside?

"Brother Ansu once said that for a saint, the key equipment setup was the key to victory."

There was nothing wrong with that statement. Different magical equipment with different buffs could produce different effects; against Esoteric Cultists, one chose Holy Light element equipment, while against priests, one could choose magical equipment that interfered with healing.

But when it came to holding in urine, what equipment setup could Liszt possibly have?

".What equipment did he recommend to you?"

"Are you sure you want to see it?" Liszt asked again.

"..." After hesitating for a while, Ashley bit her lip and nodded. She had to understand before she died.

But in the next moment, she deeply regretted her decision.

"Then allow me to show you. This is high-grade equipment designed with Brother Ansu's participation, custom-made overnight by the top Alchemy Tailor Shop, 'Fia.' It uses the feathers of a second-tier magical beast, the Water Demon Duck, as its material, with paper made from Water Spruce as its base—"

Just listening to the introduction, it sounded fairly normal.

"It possesses extraordinary elasticity, exceptional absorption, and an ultra-thin feel. It was precisely because of its sensation, as soft as a baby's skin, that you failed to notice its existence."

?

What the hell was that? Ashley was dumbfounded.

Before she could react, her pupils violently trembled.

"Brother Ansu calls this equipment Infant's Comfort."

Liszt elegantly undid the zipper of his pants and slowly pulled it down. Amid a dazzling white light—

Unlike Arthur, what hung from Liszt's crotch was not golden silk underwear, but a pure white absorbent holy relic, soft, thin, and comfortable. This was the most crucial equipment setup of the top water-element school, Nezha's Turbulent Sea Stream—

He—

Moonlight of the Goddess, Liszt Muen—

He had equipped a "diaper"!

Ashley felt as though her worldview had collapsed. She asked in disbelief, "So when you used Water Element Gathering, you were actually gathering the urine on that?"

"That is exactly what this humble person was doing." Liszt answered calmly and proudly.

Ashley had completely lost. The moment she saw Infant's Comfort, she knew that from the instant she stepped onto the battlefield, she had already been utterly defeated.

Controlled from beginning to end.

From the start, Ashley could never have won.

Ansu Morningstar, with a brain like yours, couldn't you use it for something decent?!

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Exam End

The mechanical metallic voice of the Scales of Order echoed through the hall, and many examinees had yet to recover their senses.

These Acolyte Saints were still trying to figure out what profound magic Liszt had used.

Besides, the ten-minute exam time had not even ended yet. How could it already be over?

Every one of them had such doubts arise in their hearts.

Examiner forfeited

Examiner held out for nine minutes

Examinee Liszt Muen, examination number 60, examination score: 100

Please prepare, next examinee: examination number 61, Ansu Morningstar

The Scales of Order's utterly flat voice sounded again, leaving the examinees stunned once more.

What did it mean for the examiner to forfeit?

They had truly broadened their horizons today. In all the years of the Saint Trial, there had only ever been examinees who forfeited. They had never heard of an examiner forfeiting.

Examiners could forfeit too?

And why had Liszt suddenly taken off his pants below the stage? What exactly had he shown Ashley? Priestess Ashley's expression had actually become so shocked—

It looked like her worldview had collapsed.

Could this also be part of a duel between masters of magic?!

They were not the only ones dumbfounded. The priests in the third floor observation room had also fallen silent.

Never before had they been so silent.

Priest Percy rubbed his forehead, his face covered in dark lines.

The heart he had kept suspended all this time had died after seeing Arthur's performance.

But after witnessing Liszt's methods, that dead heart of his seemed to have been viciously brought back to life.

"This one isn't from our Holy See either." A priest from the Radiant Holy See broke the silence once more. "Our Holy See doesn't have this Acolyte Saint either."

You had already said that line before.

He was from your side.

The priests from the other two Holy Sees stared at them.

"Flowing Water, Water Surface Fluctuation, Water Element Gathering, Sensory Blessing." A priest from the Alchemy Holy See flipped through their exam records, the corner of his mouth twitching slightly as he sighed. "To think someone could design such..."

He paused to organize his wording. "Such an unconventional Magic Combination."

".Who is up next?"

"Ansu Morningstar."

"..." Priest Percy and the other priests exchanged glances, then nodded in perfect understanding.

"Let's keep changing the rules."

The update was on time! The pace will pick up from here as this exam is wrapped up.