Young Lady, You'd Better Learn to Cook from Me (5K)

At the same time, he snapped his fingers softly.

"Magic Reversal - Spell Reversal"

Chapter 212 Girl, Why Don't You Learn to Cook With Me? (5K)

The flow of magic is controllable.

This is common sense in this world, but it's not common sense that everyone can know or grasp.

Coincidentally, Mahiro was one of the people who possessed this common knowledge and was proficient in it.

So, as the intense stream of light burst through the dome, like a ravenous beast about to devour everything around it, Mahiro his move.

"Magic Reversal - Technique Reversal"

Snap!

With a snap of his fingers, pure white magic surged from Mahiro's body.

Magic and Psions are interconnected and can be categorized as one thing.

In the world of the Irregular at Magic, people are most skilled at shaping magic into various forms and states to accomplish different tasks.

Mahiro was doing at that moment was to weave the magic power he was spreading into threads, drawing pure white streams of light in mid-air, which then merged into the pillars of light bursting from the Shadow like ropes.

"So beautiful..."

Alexia was completely captivated by the magical contest between the two, and couldn't help but be mesmerized by the scene before her.

Pitch black and pure white.

It's like a cross between heaven and hell, a clash between demons and gods.

Demons plotted to devour humanity, but gods used themselves as shields to protect humankind.

But what attracted her was not only the sky full of flowing light, but also the incredibly refined magic power and the ultimate control over it—it was a visual feast!

It was so beautiful that she was mesmerized and filled with longing.

The magic unleashed by the two had already pierced through the sewer's dome and reached the other side of the distant night sky.

Blue-purple magic and white magic clashed and intertwined, reflecting in the night sky like a spiral!

The dissipating ripples were enough to disperse the dark clouds.

The pressure of magic caused houses to shake and the earth to tremble.

Surprisingly, under the suppression of the pure white magic, the blue-purple magic beam was gradually shrinking.

Mahiro's technique worked.

Under his suppression and restraint, the magic is flowing backward, returning to its original starting point.

It was suppressed as if time had reversed, and then dissipated.

This annihilating scene lasted for less than ten seconds before Cid's nuclear explosion attack finally went completely silent.

"Is it... over?"

Alexia stood there blankly, and after what seemed like an eternity, she finally came to her senses.

However, everything has already returned to normal.

There was no terrifying magic power capable of tearing the world apart and destroying the capital, nor was there any outstanding swordsmanship that, even wielded by a human, was enough to step into the realm of gods, nor was there any Jeno Griffi who transformed into a monster, stormed into the two's fight, and was killed in one blow.

And the culprit behind all this, the man in the black coat, has also vanished...

Nothing remained but a huge hole that seemed to pierce through the heavens and earth, reaching straight to the surface, and the starlight shining down from the top of the hole.

"Come back to reality, time to go."

At a soft call, Alexia finally came to her senses and instinctively turned her head to see Yotsuba Mahiro's figure.

For no apparent reason, this thought popped into her mind—

Ah, so it turns out there wasn't nothing left after all; Yotsuba Clan- sensei is still by my side...

"Teacher... where did that person go?"

Still seemingly not fully recovered from the shock, Alexia stammered.

But Mahiro said matter-of-factly:

"Of course we run away, what else can we do? You don't expect us to catch him, do you?"

Alexia instinctively wanted to answer that way.

But she quickly calmed down and stopped the words that were about to come out of her mouth.

Catch?

This claim is utterly ridiculous, especially after witnessing everything that just happened.

That terrifying magical power and inhumanly strong swordsmanship were so formidable that even the equally powerful Yotsuba Clan- sensei couldn't capture her. If she were to remain here, could the Queen and her knightly order truly capture her?

That's pure wishful thinking.

However, Alexia misunderstood one thing.

Mahiro let Cid go not because he couldn't catch him, but because he didn't want to, and there was no need to.

He's just a teenager with severe chuunibyou (middle school syndrome), he didn't do anything to cross his bottom line, and he's not some heinous villain, so why bother arresting him?

To uphold law and order within the Midgar royal family?

That's none of his business.

Moreover, letting Cid leave wasn't without its costs.

Although he had annihilated and Decomposition some of the magic power, most of it still flowed backward and was forcibly stuffed back into Cid's body.

Even if this guy has an exceptionally strong physique and incredibly precise control over magic, he'll probably still suffer a significant injury.

You'd have to stay in bed for at least ten days to two weeks.

This can be considered as giving Claire a good venting of her anger.

However, on the way back to the Knights with Alexia, the second princess was not in good spirits and seemed to be distracted at times.

Several times he almost suffered a flat-ground fall like Gamma, but he caught him steadily each time.

That's normal.

After all, his battle with Cid, though I don't want to boast, was a battle that transcended humanity.

After witnessing that inhuman scene, not being so scared that you wet your pants is a testament to your strength.

Not to mention someone like Alexia, who was seated in a VIP section and enjoyed the view up close.

But in reality, what Alexia was thinking about, or rather what kept echoing in her mind, was the scene of Mahiro's duel with the man in black.

Clang, clang, clang.

Completely different from the battlefield, the crisp sound of swords clashing during practice kept echoing in her mind.

The trajectory of the black rapier and the silver blade meeting in the air, the burst of sparks.

Although the magical explosion that followed was even more breathtaking, the sword duel between the two left a much deeper impression on her.

My mind was involuntarily drawn to the competition, and I couldn't tear myself away from it.

Because that is...

"A mortal's sword"

The realms that can be reached through mortal strength and personal effort are her ultimate goals.

In her childhood, Alexia conceived of her ideal form of swordsmanship.

It has nothing to do with talent or magic; it is simply the result of accumulating basic skills over time—the "sword of a man with nothing."

However, because she has an older sister who is more talented and capable, and whose magic is also more powerful than hers, her swordsmanship is often compared to her sister's, and she is often ridiculed as "a mortal's sword."

Therefore, Alexia lost her way.

Nevertheless, she could not abandon this ideal.

That's why she was captivated by Mahiro's swordsmanship during class, and even abandoned the first group to follow in his footsteps to the ninth group.

I secretly pray for guidance so that I can improve myself further.

But to her surprise, the sword skills she craved were actually found in this renowned teacher, Yotsuba Clan, who was famous throughout the academy and the capital!

In this extraordinary competition...

Without using any magic or making any fancy moves, it simply looks like an ordinary sword swing, which is enough to call it "the sword with nothing."

Moreover, there are at least two people who possess such swordsmanship!

"Teacher Yotsuba Clan, who exactly are you...?"

Alexia could no longer contain her curiosity and asked aloud.

However, Mahiro looked at her with a strange expression.

It felt like hearing the question, "Master, what do you do for a living?"

"You've already called me 'teacher,' so what kind of person do you think I am? What if I said I'm a pig farmer, what would you think?"

"Uh... haha..."

Alexia gave an awkward laugh, realizing that her question was a bit strange.

So he quickly explained:

"What I mean is, besides being a faculty member, who exactly are you?"

Even the royal family couldn't uncover his identity.

It also possesses superb swordsmanship and terrifying magical power.

It feels like the kind of reclusive master depicted in a bestselling novel set in the capital city...

"Besides being a teacher..."

Mahiro stroked his chin, thinking carefully.

"If I had to put it that way... you could think of me as a Kamen Rider who happened to be passing by."

He said it with great earnestness.

"Ha...?!"

Kamen Rider?

What is that?

She wasn't wearing a masquerade mask on her face.

Mahiro didn't answer her question; he simply smiled and led her back to the Knights' headquarters, handing her over to Alice.

"As agreed, I've brought your sister back."

It seems that the First Princess is quite busy, or rather, the entire Knights Order is busy because of the sudden riots in the capital.

So he didn't bother her any longer, leaving Alexia there before leaving directly.

Afterwards, he took Milia, who was still unconscious, out of the ring and handed her over to Alpha to handle.

Shadow Garden adds one more item.

Incidentally, the Shadow Garden's operation tonight was also very successful, basically wiping out the Diabolos Cult from top to bottom, which had been lurking in the capital.

Unfortunately, these people were only peripheral members of the cult and never managed to get close to the core.

The Knights of the Rounds were only mentioned in snippets of information.

And a place name--

Sacred Land Lindwurm.

That is one of the holy sites of "Holy Church Religion," the most popular religion in the world.

Legend has it that the Beatrix bestowed her power upon three legendary heroes, and the Holy Church Religion was born as a result, worshipping Beatrix as the sole deity.

"What's the next step? Should we go?"