Curiosity

The wind and snow were falling heavily.

Suddenly, Phoebe felt a warm and moist sensation.

The next instant, Phoebe's vision returned, and she saw a huge horse's head stopped in front of her, its fiery red eyes staring at her intently.

A small Abraxan lowered its head and gently licked Phoebe's cheek with its outstretched tongue.

It was obvious that the warm, moist sensation just now came from this.

You're awake?

Following the gentle voice, Phoebe saw Lucien standing not far away, holding an open silver pocket watch in his hand.

Despite the relentless wind and snow all around, the boy's black wizard robes and sky-blue scarf remained untouched by the snow, and his dark golden hair was not disheveled by the cold wind.

It seemed that both the wind and the snow were deliberately avoiding him, unwilling to disturb him.

But the moment she saw those dark green eyes, Phoebe instinctively avoided Lucien's gaze.

The bone-chilling stiffness she had just felt sent shivers down her spine, and her heart began to race.

Phoebe's performance led Lucien to believe that she hadn't recovered yet. The Eye of Magic Sight, modified with the Basilisk's eyeball, also possessed a similar "petrification" effect, and the students who had been petrified by the Basilisk described the experience as extremely unpleasant.

This whole thing is...

Lucien glanced down at his pocket watch; the petrification caused by the Eye of Magic Sight lasted for two minutes and thirty-seven seconds.

Is it because close eye contact enhances the petrification effect?

Yes, there must be a magical element involved as well.

Thanks to his SS-level magical talent, Lucien's magical power increased rapidly, with a considerable improvement almost every one or two months.

The petrifying effect of the Eye of Magic Sight is directly related to Lucien's own magical power; the greater the difference in magical power between the two when they make eye contact, the better the effect.

It's obvious that Lucien and Phoebe are vastly different in terms of magical power.

After calming down a bit, Phoebe realized that there was no wind or snow around her, and she didn't even feel cold.

She glanced at the little Abraxan swaying beside her, unsure whether it was the flames emanating from its body that dispelled the cold, or...

Just as Phoebe was about to look at Lucien, she heard him say:

"That was an accident, I'm sorry about it..."

But before Lucien could finish speaking, Phoebe waved her hands repeatedly:

"It's nothing, it's just an accident, nothing to worry about."

Phoebe tilted her head slightly, a guilty look on her face.

Although she didn't understand how Lucien had put himself into that strange, stiff state, she could guess that it stemmed from their eye contact, from Lucien's eyes.

Actually, that close eye contact just now was very impolite and unladylike.

This all stemmed from Phoebe's curiosity.

Phoebe was very curious about Lucien.

She was curious about what kind of talent and aptitude the other person, who was three years younger than her, possessed that had impressed Nicolas Flamel and enabled him to become the student of that legendary Alchemy.

I'm also Lucien's "eyes".

Phoebe's maternal grandmother was Pure-blood Veela, and because of this bloodline, she herself possessed enviable beauty from childhood to adulthood.

Also due to the charm inherited from the Veela bloodline, Phoebe also has an extraordinary attraction to men.

Phoebe saw infatuation, adoration, and even madness in their eyes.

But when they first met at the school gate, Phoebe rarely saw Lucien's eyes clear up so quickly, especially from the eyes of a man of similar age.

So Phoebe was really curious: what kind of person was Lucien?