Chapter 13: Prince’s Trap [1]
"Fortunately. Thanks to their confusion with the artifacts, we were able to end this relatively easily."
Carlo's true strength lay in his storm-like cascade of lightning rain and his equally fast blinks.
His signature double casting, which allowed him to strike and retreat in lightning-fast battles, was the proven combat style that had made him the top student in the Magic Department.
If Luina hadn't quickly defeated Allia, the outcome might have been reversed.
"No matter how I think about it, using artifacts feels somewhat cowardly..."
"If it were an issue, the teaching assistants would have intervened."
"That's true, I suppose."
Luina nodded reluctantly.
"Anyway, thanks to you, we won."
"But it's impressive how you kept your eyes only on Allia even as that magic was falling."
"Didn't you tell me to do so?"
"Though it's odd coming from me, was there really that level of trust between us?"