"But have you considered something?" Nora reminded her. "You're learning and improving, but she won't give up learning and improving either. You may not be able to surpass her. Perhaps one day, you'll become strong enough not to fear the Alliance's pursuit, but surpassing her will still be difficult."
"But she's very old, isn't she? I heard she's already sixty or seventy." Tang Na said softly. "In that case, if I drag things out for another twenty or thirty years, she'll die of old age, and I'll eventually be stronger than her. Right, Teacher? Hey, Teacher, why are you looking at me like that..."
Nora gave Tang Na a long look and asked seriously, "Tang Na, do you remember where we met?"
"Ere City in the west of the Soma Alliance." Tang Na remembered clearly and answered quickly. "That was where you found me, Teacher, and tested me."
"Then have you ever wondered why we happened to meet there by such a coincidence?" Nora asked again.
Tang Na thought for a moment before answering, "I went to Ere City while fleeing to the Sika Kingdom, and stopped by out of curiosity. After all, it was the place where the rumored 'Poison Heart Queen' poisoned twenty-three official Wizards of the Alliance. I wanted to see what it was like. Right, Teacher, what were you doing there?"
"Going home." Nora's voice was cold. "I went home to take a look at the bodies of those I poisoned and buried around the house. And while I was at it, I wanted to see whether there were still any fools who weren't afraid of death spying near my home."
"Eek..." Tang Na's eyes widened. Her whole body jolted as if she had been struck by lightning, and she could not help crying out. After