"Achill, aren't you going to see how Erza and Mira are doing as examiners?" At the temporary gathering point on Wolf Island, Le Qi stood before a large pot, cooking as she spoke to Achill, who was sneaking bites of food.
"Mmph, all right. I was planning to go take a look anyway." Achill stuffed the rest of the food in his hands into his mouth, then picked up two plates piled with delicious food. Chewing, he answered indistinctly, "I'll take them something to eat while I'm at it. By the way, Le Qi, your cooking's really improved lately. Everything tastes much better than it used to~"
"Hehe, of course! Who do you think I am?" Wrinkling her cute little nose, Le Qi said smugly, "I've been studying cooking lately, you know! I even asked Mira to teach me a few tricks."
"All right, all right, enjoy patting yourself on the back. I'm off—" Waving a hand, Achill carried the two plates toward Mira and Erza without looking back.
Meanwhile, those who had encountered one another along the Fighting Route had all begun fighting fiercely.
First were Wendy and Mest. Faced with Gray and Loke's powerful attacks, they struggled to keep up. Because Wendy lacked combat experience, Mest was doing most of the fighting. As a member of the New Magic Council's Intelligence Department, strength might not have been his top priority, but he still needed a certain amount of it! Especially back when he was Doranbolt, he had once hoped to replace the already "dead" Achill as a powerful member of the Ten Wizard Saints, so naturally, he had undergone special training to improve his strength!
Thus, if he had faced just one of them, he would have stood a decent chance of winning. Taking on both was a