Night was slowly slipping away.
On the villa's roof, Fang Li lay with his hands behind his head, his eyes closed as though resting.
"Click..."
At that moment, an arm that looked both mechanical and spider-like extended from below the edge of the roof. After gripping the roof's wall, it pulled hard and brought a young woman up here.
"So this is where you were, Mr. Fang Li."
The pleasant voice reached Fang Li's ears, making him slowly open his eyes.
The person before him was none other than Fiore.
Four spider-like mechanical arms extended from Fiore's back, bracing against the ground to support her body.
With her legs unable to move freely, Fiore slowly approached under the movement of those four mechanical arms.
"Oh?"
Fang Li raised an eyebrow slightly and spoke.
"Is that the so-called Connection Reinforcement Magic Crest?"
It was a Magic Crest Fiore had designed herself, meant to replace her immobile legs.
The four prosthetic arms mounted on her back had each been forged from a special alloy that allowed magical energy to flow easily. An Animal Spirit resided within each arm, allowing them to move according to Fiore's will while automatically protecting their master in response to changing circumstances. They were exceptionally fine Magic Crests.
Normally, Fiore set them to automatic operation, which reduced the consumption of magical energy.
If she operated them manually, the burden on her magical energy became far greater.
However, even in manual operation, this Magic Crest only retained the most basic movement patterns. More varied patterns would exceed the limits of an Animal Spirit's thinking and could not be effectively used for attacks.
Conversely, in defense, it made full use of an animal's reflexes, making it extremely difficult for an ordinary Magus to break through.
Therefore, compared to offense, this