The thick scent of blood filled the air. 0

Luize stood silently, staring at the grim scene. Then, after a while, she tapped on Hati with a finger.0

In an instant, Hati morphed from a mask back into its choker form. With her mouth now uncovered, Luize spat out what she'd been holding in her mouth.0

“Ptoo!”0

Blood had been pooled inside her mouth. She’d bitten down too hard at the end of the fight, causing her to bleed.0

“Damn it…”0

She clicked her tongue at the dull, creeping pain before checking her condition. The fight had ended quickly in a blaze of firepower, so she hadn’t sustained any serious injuries. Her strength and mana reserves were intact as well, leaving nothing to worry about.0

Satisfied there were no pressing issues to her condition, she turned her focus to the ambient mana lingering in the air.0

…It’s gone.0

Just moments before, she had felt as though everything around her belonged solely to her. But now, that sensation seemed ridiculous, like some fever dream.0

Frowning, she reflected on the strange experience.0

That voice… was it hers?0

She couldn’t shake the thought that the version of herself from the future had supposedly helped her win the battle. But just the idea of relying on that insufferable personality for help left her with a bitter taste.0

After all, the dreams in which she’d learned Incantation Magic from her future self had always left her fuming. Aside from the fact that her future self swore at...0