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Riding Magic Wind Spirit Smorf, Alice rushed over directly from the air and landed before the gates of Areishia Spirit Academy.
Yet what appeared before Alice was an unbelievable sight.
It was not only Alice who found it unbelievable. Even the students who had rushed over out of curiosity because of the enormous commotion, gathering inside the gates of Areishia Spirit Academy, stared at the scene outside the academy gates with disbelief written all over their faces.
Before the gates of Areishia Spirit Academy, the Elf Users of the Wind King Knights who should have been patrolling there were all bent over halfway, gasping heavily, with disbelief likewise flickering in their eyes.
Within the encirclement formed by those Wind King Knights Elf Users stood a girl gripping a strange black Knight Sword. She wore exotic clothing resembling a shrine maiden's attire, while her waist-length black hair drifted gently through the air. She looked at everyone present and parted her red lips.
"I only want to see Noah Dreyar. You are no match for me, so obediently step aside..."
The girl's clear voice woke all the Elf Users who were still stunned, bringing everyone back to their senses.
"H-How could this be..." Alice took a step back in shock, staring fixedly at the girl holding the black Knight Sword. Only after confirming that she had not mistaken her did she murmur aloud.
"Ren Ashbell..."
It had only been three short years since the girl known as the strongest Sword Dance Princess had received her supreme honor.
There was even a portrait of the girl in the library of Areishia