Claire had been lying in the Baronial Manor for over ten days since returning from the Blazing Flame Plane. She had not come out even once, and Yuna had to bring her food to her room.
At first, she had thought nothing was wrong, but that was only because her excitement and adrenaline had masked her condition. Once time passed, Claire realized just how badly her body had been put through the wringer.
She had only advanced to Archmage a few months ago, yet she had suddenly been pushed to the peak of Archmage. It was no different from forcing a seedling to grow. Though it was a good thing, she would still need time to adapt afterward.
Moreover, the aftereffects of absorbing that divine spark were far too severe. Claire did not even dare loosen the Netherworld Soul-Locking Hook by the slightest bit to conduct any research, afraid that something else might go wrong. Still, the Netherworld Soul-Locking Hook was truly effective. Not even a trace of the divine spark's sealed aura leaked out. It could no longer affect Claire too greatly.
The troublesome part was Claire's current peak Archmage strength. If others discovered it, it would certainly cause problems. They might not know she had swallowed a divine spark, but an opportunity capable of raising an Archmage to the peak of Archmage would be enough to drive many mages stuck at their current realm mad.
So, once she could move around a little, Claire began thinking of ways to hide her strength. She first completely suppressed the magical fluctuations of her mage powers. Then, she brought out the path of a Magic Swordmaster and continuously deduced it up to the Archmage stage. Using her current peak Archmage strength, she advanced that path to a fifth-tier Magic Swordmaster. The