Chapter 242: Ch 242 : Millianna
The Night of the Second Day of the Grand Magic Games
Noel and Ed were slowly walking toward the hotel.
The faint moonlight bathed them, coating their figures with a layer of silvery glow.
"Noel-nii, don't you think something feels strange?" Ed, walking behind Noel, frowned slightly and asked.
"What do you mean, Ed?" Noel stopped in his tracks and spoke softly.
"I'm not sure if I'm just being overly sensitive..." Ed hesitated for a moment before continuing, "But I keep feeling that there's something odd about the Flau Arena. It's as if there's an extremely unpleasant presence there. And not just that—I also have this vague sense that my magic has become strange, almost... sluggish."
"Your perception is sharp, Ed," Noel turned around and looked into Ed's emerald-green eyes, his expression somewhat serious.
"I only noticed it during the battle between Saber Tooth and Mermaid Heel. We... No, not just us. Everyone inside Flau at that time—all the wizards participating in this Grand Magic Games—our magic is being gradually devoured by an unknown dark substance. The fluctuation is very subtle, so aside from those of us who use Light Magic and are highly sensitive to dark energy, no one else should have noticed it."
"...Who did this?" Ed muttered in confusion.
Then, as if a thought had suddenly struck him, he spoke a certain name.
"Wait, the anomaly started during the battle between Mermaid Heel and Saber Tooth. Could it be... Saber Tooth?"