Three-State Magic Array (Fourth Update, Bonus Chapter for 2,600 Monthly Votes)

Speaking of water-element mages, Liszt immediately thought that A Ke ought to have advanced to Great Mage by now.

However, he waited until the banquet was over before going to Seaview Villa. The crystal lamps were still burning brightly. Tonight, the lovely shell maiden was reading beneath their glow.

"Brother!"

A Ke had already grown familiar with Liszt's footsteps. She did not hide in her room, instead waiting for his arrival with restrained excitement. "You're here."

"After not seeing you for a few days, A Ke, you seem to have changed a little?" Liszt felt that the A Ke before him possessed a very different aura from the one he had seen days ago.

"A Ke really has changed." The sea demon happily spun in a circle like a fairy beneath the moon, her curvaceous figure making Liszt's mouth go dry. "Brother, can you guess what change happened to A Ke?"

She had developed?

That was naturally unlikely. Liszt's eyes lit up. "A Ke, have you already advanced to a water-element Great Mage?"

"Mm!" A trace of pride appeared on A Ke's little face. She then stretched out her hand and slowly condensed a Water Wave Shield, enveloping herself within it. "I only learned it two days ago, so I'm still not very skilled at it. These advanced spells are very difficult to cast and require a long period of preparation."

"Let me test the Water Wave Shield's defensive power." Liszt impatiently drew the Sky-Slaying Greatsword and delivered a vicious slash at A Ke's Water Wave Shield.

He did not infuse it with battle qi; it was merely an ordinary strike.

When the blade touched the Water Wave Shield, it felt as though he had struck a block of hardwood. The sword sank in slightly, then met an immense obstructive