Following.

Late at night.

Vicky continues her mage practice in a secret room beneath the castle. She wasted a night because of the birthday party, which made her feel very distressed.

After reminding her to pay attention to the combination of work and rest, the girl simply said good night, and her consciousness fell asleep. In the girl's mind, the mages of this world are like scientists on Earth. It is not uncommon for good scientists to focus on research and forget to rest.

Little did she know that sharing a body with a young girl had completely changed Victoria Douglas. In order to be able to compete with Speaker Nicholas as soon as possible, this innocent girl began to learn to cherish every minute of herself.

Xiaowei didn't think about asking the girl for more time to dominate her body. However, she had to admit that the girl was indeed more comprehensive than herself. In Miss Douglas's opinion, this visitor from another world was a good talker, a generous manner, always a well-conceived model, with foresight and tenacity that ordinary people could not match, and fought as bravely as other secret warriors, but far more intelligent than ordinary warriors.

At first, Miss Douglas was annoyed by the playful title "Vicky", but now she naturally accepted the name. She will never forget the surprise she felt when she wanted to test the girl's math skills on a whim.

To Vigil's greatest frustration, the girl claims that she is not a spellcaster in her original world, and that her knowledge of mathematics – which she emphasizes is poor – comes entirely from a basic education for all. Xiao Wei couldn't imagine how far the civilization level of that world had developed. Perhaps all the legendary mages there have powers beyond the gods.

Xiaowei knew that if there was no girl, her escape would not have been so smooth. However, she was not willing to admit defeat. Even if the girl is indeed better than herself now, Xiaowei firmly believes that one day, she will be able to catch up.

……

After preparing for the next day's procedure, Xiaowei threw herself into the work of cracking the image beads. After defeating Alexei, the one-eyed leader, Maiden and Vicky find many loot, the most mysterious of which is the image bead. It has been banned by unidentified mages, and only Alexei, the one-eyed leader, can view its contents.

"It's still a little close, and it's completely cracked."

Xiaowei was intently fiddling with the image beads left behind by Alexei. It was three o'clock in the evening, and she should have gone back to her bedroom to rest. However, today, Xiaowei's state is unexpectedly good, and she cracked the image beads to the end in one go. Once the crack is successful, anyone can freely view the hidden images in the image beads.

There was one thing that Xiaowei didn't tell the girl: the ban imposed on the image beads was even more terrible than she had expected at the beginning. At first, she thought that the mages who made the image beads were at least as good as herself; After failing to crack it on the first day, she felt that the creator of the image bead should be a Blue Ocean mage with no less ability than her mother; And now, she no longer dares to guess the strength of the owner of the image bead, which is completely beyond her imagination.

Fortunately, no matter how powerful the person who made the image bead is, the image bead is a simple magic item after all, and the prohibition that can be contained is limited, even if Xiaowei can't understand many details at all, she can force it through with "violence".

"That's the end." Suddenly, Xiaowei's heart was relieved.

She didn't wake up the girl. Her curiosity stirred her up to want to be alone and watch the contents of the video beads alone. In any case, the beads can be viewed over and over again.

"Crack complete."

Careful not to disturb the sleeping girl, Xiaowei infiltrated her spiritual power into the image ball.

In front of me is a dimly lit space. There was a white mist everywhere. Beneath is the bottomless abyss. Xiaowei looked around. Why Alexei, the leader of that illegal mercenary group, can possess such a precious magic item, the truth is about to be revealed.

"Alexey." A deep male voice came into Xiaowei's ears.

At that moment, Xiaowei thought she had misheard. In fact, she was praying that she had misheard. A middle-aged man came from the void: he was dressed in a simple gray robe, his face was grim, but he had a pair of eagle-like eyes.

"Speaker...... Adult ......"

In the days and nights of fleeing her homeland, Xiaowei was full of hatred for the figure in front of her. However, when the other party really stood in front of her, Xiaowei had no courage to resist at all.

That person is none other than Nicholas Best, the supreme speaker of the Okad Federation, the great legendary mage, the "Lord of the Falcon", ......!

What are you afraid of, Victoria Douglas? In Xiaowei's heart, there was a strong voice shouting. Why should you be afraid? The other party is just a phantom. The real Speaker Nicholas Best, Okard thousands of miles away. Even a legendary mage can't hurt you that far away.

But no matter how much Xiaowei tried to convince herself, fear still held her heart tightly. She stared at the man in front of her, doing her best not to miss what he said out of fear.

"Alexey," Nicholas Best said in a distant voice, with a non-angry and arrogant air, "I know what you're thinking. I know you still hate Okad, the country that took everything from you. ”

Alexei's dying words once again surfaced in Xiaowei's heart.

Jealous of Alexei's fellow disciples, he set a trap that would prevent him from progressing forever. However, one of his fellow disciples always sympathized with him and eventually helped him escape from Okad.

Alexey also said: "Of all the genius spellcasters I've seen, you're good enough to be in second place." "In Alexey's heart, there is a man who has a better talent for spellcasting than Miss Douglas.

The one who sympathized with him and helped him back then.

The man who had a talent for spellcasting in Alexei's eyes was unparalleled in the world.

The man he didn't call for help until he died.

Nicholas Best. That's the name of that person.

"The teacher is gone. Those guys who plotted against you, they're all dead," Speaker Nicholas said in a calm tone, "The current Okard is no longer the Okard who cornered you." The current Okard is the Okard that belongs to me alone. ”

Xiaowei couldn't help but clench her fists.

That's how the Douglas family was ...... by him!

"Come back, my friend," said Speaker Nicholas, "come back to me. You know what I'm capable of. Everything you have done in the alliance of five countries, I can write it off. Your spellcasting ability, I can also help you recover. ”

Xiaowei listened silently.

"When we were young people, you knew my secret, Alexey," said Speaker Nicholas, "and now, the time is nearing ripe. I will abandon my 'Best' surname and restore the glorious lineage of my ancestors. ”

Xiao Wei's eyes widened in surprise. What is he saying?

"When the time comes, everyone on the continent will know," said Speaker Nicholas in a loud voice, "that the true ruler of Okard has returned to his country." I, Nicholas Ocard, the one who bears the glorious surname of Ocard, will revive this ancient country. Just as my great ancestors created a new confederation out of nothing a thousand years ago and called it by their own surnames, I will defeat the French and the Empire, and bring Okad's territory to every corner of the world. ”

Xiaowei's brain was almost unable to think from shock.

Okad ...... The legendary mage who is said to be on a par with Elrios...... Elrios's own bloodline has long since been lost to history, and Okad's descendants still exist and return to the position of Speaker of the Bundestag......

"You know, what I do will be successful, and no one will be able to stop me," Speaker Nicholas said in a distant voice, "and soon I will begin to attack the Five Nations." Whether you want to end your life in obscurity or become a prominent figure is up to you. ”

Xiaowei listened to all this without saying a word.

She didn't know how Alexei, the one-eyed leader, was feeling when he heard the invitation of Speaker Nicholas. But she knew that Alexei did not accept the speaker's proposal.

"I look forward to your answer." Speaker Nicholas said.

……

There was a long silence. Speaker Nicholas did not continue to speak.

Obviously, the image is over.

But what makes Xiaowei feel strange is that for some reason, Nicholas's figure did not disappear from front of her eyes. There was still a deep, dim space around him, white mist drifting, and Speaker Nicholas stood in the void.

Just when Xiaowei wondered if there was something wrong with the image ball-

Speaker Nicholas's image suddenly changed. He was no longer the same old expression, but showed an indifferent smile.

"Victoria?" Speaker Nicholas muttered softly.

At that moment, Xiaowei felt a chill penetrate her spine. The image of Speaker Nicholas – or rather, Speaker Nicholas himself – is staring at him like a torch.

"No!"

Xiao Wei tried her best to pull her mental power out of the image ball. Speaker Nicholas looked at all this indifferently, as if he had completely seen through Xiaowei.

Smack!

Xiaowei's consciousness suddenly returned to reality. On the workbench in front of him, the image ball had long since crumbled into powder, and even the remaining magic power had been lost. The deep, oppressive darkness that enveloped every inch of the basement was almost breathless.

[Xiaowei? The girl woke up suddenly, "What's wrong?" 】

[Nothing,] Xiaowei sat down on the chair, her clothes were already soaked with cold sweat, and her whole body was still trembling.

[Give me a moment, please.] Let me think about it......]

I really messed up completely this time......