Levi gave Alva three strategies.

First, be sure to use special techniques to reduce mana loss before casting, which will reduce the power of the spell, but it doesn't matter the big picture.

Second, when you are at risk of being eliminated, immediately use the Half-Spell [Liquid Shell].

Third, when the enemy's shield is missing, use [Fledgling] decisively.

The derogation technique in the first strategy is Levi's gadget in the academy during the past five years, which is specifically aimed at magicians like Alva who have a low capacity in the magic palace, which is considered a low-level magic, and is tentatively named [Discount Knife].

The second and third strategies are all magic that Levi spent a lot of effort to adapt, that is, the so-called "low-level version" of tricks, if Alva is allowed to learn the original version, I am afraid that the winter solstice of the year after next will be worrying.

In addition, Levi considered all kinds of accidents, and left Alva with one last means, that is, magic that was not released until the end.

"If the fledgling doesn't clear the field, cast your unfinished version of [Snake Lightning], change the spell, and use all the remaining mana...... I guess it's a suicidal [Vortex Serpent]. While in the alchemy room, Levi said to Alva, "Don't worry, after the spell is rewritten, you will receive less electric shock, at most the power of a paralysis technique, but the enemies on the periphery will definitely be electrocuted into charcoal." ”

Coke......

On the Demon Fighting Arena, looking at Archer, whose body was crumbling, Alva gritted his teeth, he knew that now was the time when Levi was talking about.

Now, it's time to use the "Vortex Serpent", but Archer has already taken off the detachment necklace, how can he kill her?

Archer Blaze's body was slightly suspended in the air, and although her legs were no longer obedient, her mental strength was still intact enough to make her fly with flotation.

"This is the final blow." Archer looked down at Alva, blood dripping from the corner of her forehead, spilling on the shattered stone slabs.

Using two high-level spells and one medium-level spell successively, the mana in the Archer Demon Palace had long been exhausted, and the last spell she chanted at this time was the Great Fire Bomb Technique.

Thanks to the discounted knife provided by Levi, Alva still had some magic left to use the Vortex Serpent, but he had no way to make up his mind and could only watch as Archer began to chant.

A fire floated between her palms, and the flames spun into a disc that coalesced into a wheel-sized fireball.

Looking at the frightening fireball, Alva sighed.

Just like a responsible man, go and carry this big fire bomb technique...... Anyway, I have mirror protection to get out, think about it, it's quite chic to do this.

"I'm sorry, President Miranda." Alva said in a voice that only he could hear.

"The idiot."

Levi could no longer hold his hand on his cheek, he sat up straight, staring at Alva's back.

Miranda sighed, she looked up, smiled and said, "Alva is going to throw in the towel, right?" ”

Levi stared at Alva's frost-soaked left arm, and many things flashed through his mind.

"Actually, it's nothing, we all know that Alva likes the Duchess very much." Miranda held her cheek in her hand and lowered her eyelids, "If he chooses the latter between guild honor and the person he likes, although he is angry, I will forgive him this time." ”

Levi clenched his fists.

Carmen Lee was only hit by a normal fire bomb technique that triggered the mirror escape, but the lower magic was not deadly, and the damage it did was not as good as the frostbite on Alva's left arm.

Each necklace that comes out of the mirror is strictly set with a critical value, and as a lover of alchemy, Levi is well aware of this.

"Don't take the outcome too seriously, Levi." Miranda smiled lightly, trying to enlighten him, "Even I, the president, don't intend to pursue Alva, you-"

"You know what?"

Levi stared at the audience and said coldly.

Miranda seemed to be frightened, she looked at Levi's side face and was speechless for a long time.

At this moment, she only felt that Levi, who had always been easy-going, had become a little strange.

In the Demon Fighting Arena, Archer's chanting reached the last step, and the Great Fire Bomb Technique had basically taken shape.

Suddenly, a majestic voice sounded in her ear.

"Quiet!"

She felt a spiritual assault between matter and soul, and the chant in her mouth felt like someone had been stuffed into a piece of iron, and she could no longer pronounce half a incantation.

The big fireball flew in mid-air, as if it was about to collapse in the next second—

"It's over!"

Another voice rang out, and it was all about reality.

It was the voice of the Winter Maiden.

An ice shower fell in the center of the venue, and the ice wall rose from the ground, instantly separating Archer and Alva at both ends of the wall, the same frozen wall, the wall of the Winter Saintess was taller and thicker than Ji'er, so strong that people didn't want to attack the people behind the wall.

"I declare that the demon fight is over." The voice of the Winter Maiden echoed through the Demon Arena.

Archer saw her fireball dissipate in mid-air, and the ice wall was in front of her in an instant, she only felt a pain in her head, and there was a burning pain on her body, and her eyes turned black for a while...... Soon she lost consciousness and fell from mid-air.

The Winter Maiden's sky-blue cloak fluttered, and she caught Archer's body in the air, holding her to the ground slowly, and then gently placing it on the ground.

After doing all this, the graceful woman frowned slightly and looked around, but could not find the source of the strange - she clearly felt a sound interfere with the magic, stopping Archer's large fireball spell, but the sound was fleeting and did not catch it.

In desperation, she moved to the ice wall, and at the base of the wall immediately melted a man-high passageway, just enough for her to pass through and come to Alva.

Alva, who hadn't waited for the big ball of fire, looked at the Supreme Magister in front of him a little blankly, nervously speechless.

Anna, the Winter Saintess, glanced at Alva with a soothing and gentle gaze, and said to the entire Demon Arena:

"Archer Blaze took off his necklace and Alvar Stewart used the water curtain magic to protect the spectators, and both of them were fouled, so I declared the match a draw."

At the end of the sentence, the tidal palace that defended against the magic Quentin was revoked by the four magisters, and the water curtain fell back into the ditch, and the huge ice wall quietly melted into nothing.

King Cavendish smiled at Prince Curran beside him, and then turned his gaze to Archer who was lying on the ground. His gaze was so deep that no one knew what he was thinking.

But it doesn't seem like it's over yet.

"Show me your necklace."

The Winter Maiden reached out and picked up the crystal pendant from Alva's chest.

The reason why she intervened to stop the game was because she was worried that Archer, who had lost the protection of counter-magic, would have an accident, and on the other hand, she was also suspicious of the necklace on Alva's body.

In her anticipation, there was an inconspicuous pinhole in the crystal pendant that had been blessed with the mirror surface, and the magic inside had been exhausted.

"Who broke this necklace?"

The Winter Saintess, who had always been gentle and peaceful, questioned the scholars in the audience loudly, and there was a rare anger in her voice.

After being treated by a Magister who was proficient in healing magic, Archer Blaze was diagnosed with a mental disorder, mana overdraft, and moderate burns, and Anna, the Winter Saintess, left her in a bedroom in the Court Wizards' Guild and sent her back to the Duke's Palace when her condition improved.

In the dead of night, the winter solstice came to an end hastily. Acher, who woke up from a coma, could no longer sleep, and all she could think about was the guy who had beaten her head-on, and the look in His Majesty Cavendish's eyes.

Although she did not see His Majesty's eyes and expressions, she could imagine, and the more she imagined, the more tormented she became, as if all the honors she had worked so hard to obtain and maintain had been shattered and scattered to the ground.

"It's so cold......"

Archer struggled to sit up from the bed, there was not a single light left in the dimly lit room, the door on the windowsill was somehow open, and the snowflakes were blown into the room by the north wind, whirling happily on the floor.

A man covered in a black cloak stood on the windowsill.

"Who are you?"

Archer supported her body with her hands and looked at the man.

Although she was in the Kingdom Bachelor's Mansion, she still smelled a hint of danger...... Helplessly, her head was still dizzy, and her body had no strength, even if the person who came was not good, she had no way to resist at this time.

"Many people call you Fire Rose, and some call you the Duchess, the first time we met...... You look like you've been beaten up. ”

From under the cloak came a woman's voice, a little young, but also with a calm aura, although the words were sarcastic, but to the ears did not seem like that.

"What qualifications do you have to evaluate me as a young man who hides his head and covers his face?" Archer said coldly.

The man didn't seem to care, and she let out a low chuckle as she stood among the snowflakes.

"My evaluation doesn't matter, but don't you want to know why Alvar Stewart won you?" She said, "Because his mana is deeper?" Magic is more powerful? Or is it ...... He's a genius? ”

"Does this matter have anything to do with Your Excellency?" Archer's gaze was very calm, her skin was slightly pale in the faint light, her red hair was scattered on her shoulders, and her forehead was still wrapped in bandages, "Besides, I didn't lose." ”

"You like to make a fool of yourself." "You know very well that if the game continues, Alvar Stewart will show no mercy to your men, and you will be the one who loses," the man said. ”

Her tone was steady, as if she were stating a definite fact, unquestionable.

Archer's hand clutched the sheets tightly, she felt extremely disgusted with the person in front of her, and wished she could tear her mouth, but at the same time, Archer had to admit that she was right, and at the end of the game, the bachelor named Alva did have a lot of energy to spare.

"Although [Fledgling] is only medium magic, it is born out of high magic [Siraya Barnes's Fire Phoenix], and it is a highly concentrated and penetrating killing magic, which requires a high degree of fire affinity for the caster." The man said as if chattering, "You chose to use the same magic as your opponent out of a high level of confidence in your affinity for fire, right?" ”

"I'm the most talented flame mage in the Academy." Archer said through gritted teeth.

"But you lost, didn't you? It's funny that the chicks are the key to your defeat. The man said slowly, "As a fire magician, Alvar Stewart's magic palace is smaller than yours, his mental power is lower than yours, and his flame affinity is far worse, but his medium magic has caused a clearing effect, and the results are no less than your two higher magic, or even stronger. ”

"That's a despicable tactic." Archer scoffed, "And the Ripple Shield has long since been weakened by the Great Fire Bomb Technique and the Ugly Vines." ”

"Can you do it?"

"What?"

"If you were asked to use a fledgling to detonate Alvar Stewart's chicks, would you be able to do it?"

Listening to the man's words, Archer suddenly fell silent, she had been thinking about why she had failed, but she couldn't find the key to the problem, after this moment of conversation, she seemed to understand something.

Alvar Stewart's victory was no coincidence, but was carefully calculated and made the most of his opponents and circumstances...... What kind of magical knowledge does this require? What kind of computing power is required?

How to channel the mana from the fledgling to another fledgling and cause the mana withinboard to spiral out of control - this requires not only calculating runaway thresholds and breakthrough points, but also rewriting the spell that was originally complete and unmodifiable.

And......

The man noticed that Archer had come to his senses, and said with a smile: "Have you thought of it?" That's right, there's [Liquid Shell]. ”

Under the watchful eye of the cloaked mystery man, Archer silently pondered the extraordinary significance of this. Counter magic is not easy in high magic, and it is definitely more difficult than the mini-fire he casts, but Alva seems to have used the water curtain on the side of the demon arena to use it.

But if you think about it, this has entered the category of [combination magic], and it is done without the intention of one party to cooperate, so what kind of deep understanding does this require for counter magic? How much rewriting and calculation is needed behind it? It's unimaginable.

Alvar Stewart is a genius of magical theory!

"You're thinking, Alva is a genius, right?"

The man's voice came.

Archer was stunned, as if he had thought of another possibility, and his eyes became surprised when he looked at the person in front of him.

"Archer Blaze, you have a very good talent, but you also have shortcomings that hinder your growth, if you're not too stupid, I'm sure you've noticed it."

The man spoke slowly, his tone calm, calm with a sense of solitude and indifference.

"What you lack is a strong enough spiritual potential."

Mental power......

She was right, she had indeed realized in her long magical cultivation that whenever she finished chanting and tried to control a spell, it would always be extremely difficult.

It took her three months to learn to chant when she was learning [Silaya Barnes' Mini Wire], but it took four months to condense the flames into a thread.

So she could have learned a solid defensive magic [Burning Cloak], but she was forced to give up because of her mental shortcomings.

She has always tried to hide this, just as she has done in the past: to collect her flaws and weaknesses, to move forward bravely, not to shed tears or fall, but to succeed and not to fail.

She can't be flawed! And this flaw was said by the mysterious person in front of him himself-

"Who the hell are you?"

Archer spoke, her eyes full of anger, but her pupils trembled slightly with fear.

"You can call me Nevenmor."

The man replied.

Then the man took two steps back towards the ledge, leaned against the railing, leaned back, and fell straight down......

A mysterious man named Nervemoll disappeared from the windowsill, but Archer imprinted her figure in her heart, and she vowed to find out the secret of Alvar Stewart's "genius" and the mysterious shadow behind this "genius".

"Nevenmor......" she muttered to herself.

Poor Archer Blaze didn't realize what his real motive was for trying to seize that mysterious shadow - to uncover her true colors? Or do you use her as a lifesaver, desperately trying to get a little mercy?

Getting up from the snow, Levi hurriedly left the vicinity of the Court Wizards' Guild and walked towards the Violet Guild.

As he walked, he took off his hood and cloak, took out a purple voice-changing crystal from his mouth, put it in his pocket, and held the cloak in his arms.

After tonight, Archer Blaze is like a prey in a net, and no matter how much he struggles, he will fall into the palm of his hand.

All that's left is to put the name "Nevenmor" on stage. While a little sorry for Alva, Levi has to deal with some connections related to him, and for that he has to put on a play with the help of Nefitari.

Everything is moving forward as planned.

The corners of Levi's mouth curled slightly, and he came to the alchemy room of the Violet Guild, unlocked the room with the slate code, and then walked in.

To his surprise, in the dead of night, there was a person waiting for him in the alchemy room.

"Where have you been, Levi?" Alva got up from his chair.

"What are you doing here?" Levi quietly walked into the room and stuffed the cloak in his arms into a box, "Have you found the real murderer who broke the necklace?" ”

"Huh? Well...... I found that the person who prepared the necklace for the guild was a maester named Leon, Leon Reinhardt. Alva replied somewhat absent-mindedly.

"Leon? What motives does he have? ”

Levi frowned.

Alva rubbed his temples and said, "The president said that when deciding who to participate in the demon fight, in addition to Raymond and Carmen, he was originally intended to be the third person. ”

"As a result, the contestant was replaced by you, and he did it in retaliation?" Levi sighed and said, "What punishment did he get?" ”

"Your brain is spinning so fast, I haven't even said anything." Alva said, "Her Excellency the Winter Saint stripped him of the mage badge he had just earned, and forbade him from participating in any demon fighting tournaments for one year. ”

Levi nodded, he straightened the robe on his body, and said, "I just went to the library tower for a walk, how do you know I'm going to be here?" ”

"The Library Tower? I've been looking for you...... But I didn't climb up, you're at the top? ”

"Well, go up and find a book, I thought of a new theory of magic, and I went and checked it."

"Anyway, when you were in the Academy, you were either experimenting in the alchemy room or staying in the library tower...... I didn't see you after the game, so I guess you're not going to go home without saying a word, so I'm waiting for you here. Alva spread his hands.

Levi looked at Alva's face and didn't take his eyes off for a long time, which made Alva feel a little uncomfortable.

Retracting his gaze, Levi smiled and said, "I wanted to do an experiment, but it's okay, let's go." ”

"Hmm." Alva nodded.

The two walked out of the Bachelor's Mansion and braved the heavy snow to the Mariana Stone Bridge.

"It's cold, the river will be frosty tomorrow morning." Levi held out his finger and tried to pick up an exceptionally beautiful snowflake.

When the snowflakes fall on the fingertips, they are no longer pretty.

Alva glanced at Levi and didn't speak.

"I know you're on your mind." Levi put his hand in his pocket, "Tell me about it?" ”

Alva sniffed, his eyes a little erratic: "I don't know what to say...... Although I performed well in the game, I always felt unhappy. ”

Levi said, "Well, I know...... After all, the Duchess was bruised by your magic. ”

Alva was silent for a moment, sighed, and said, "Have you thought of all this?" ”

"I'm not a god." "There is no absolutely right plan, and there is no absolute control over the situation. ”

Alva looked a little sad, saying: "It wasn't until the end that I realized that although I liked Archer, I didn't know her at all. ”

"Liking someone sometimes doesn't come out of understanding." Levi exhaled a breath of white frost, "When you know her well enough, you may not like it...... It is also possible to like it more. ”

Alva opened his mouth, but he couldn't answer, and finally he could only sigh again.

"I would have liked to go and see her, but the position wouldn't allow it...... I wonder if her wound will hurt a lot. ”

Levi touched his nose and said, "It must hurt, two medium magic explodes together, and in my calculations it is absolutely capable of blowing everyone into mirror shards." ”

But in order not to be eliminated, Archer Blaze chose to take off the necklace and risk his life to fight for victory - this is a mistake by Levi, and it cannot be considered a mistake, after all, he also left Alva with one last hand of the "Vortex Snake".

Why does her desire to win outweigh her desire to survive? Levi couldn't help but think of Archer's expression when he saw Welsh XX.

That expression...... It's like Nineveh looking at himself.

"You may have a strong rival in love, Alva." Levi said slowly.

"Who?" Alva raised an eyebrow, then smiled nonchalantly, "There are a lot of people who like Archer, and for me, almost all of them are strong. ”

"You're a genius!" Levi smiled and said, "Do you know how many people will be impressed with you after tonight?" Anyone with a little discernment will understand how great you are, and maybe some councilors will be willing to accept you as a disciple. ”

Alva glanced at Levi with some weakness and said, "I know very well that the great person is you, Levi...... Sorry, I still can't believe it, is this really all your calculations? ”

He looked Levi in the eye and said, "Behind your back...... Is there really not a Magister? ”

Under Alva's confused and expectant gaze, Levi narrowed his eyes, smiled, and chose to remain silent.

Seeing that he didn't mean to answer, Alva didn't dwell on it anymore, but just looked at the snow gloomily.

"By the way, Alva, who came up with your tactics?" Levi suddenly remembered something and asked.

Alva was stunned and said, "It's Raymond, he said that the opponent will not attack immediately, so let me defend first, and then switch to the main attack...... Something wasn't right, I didn't attack once until he left the game. ”

Levi didn't speak, just glanced at the icy water under the bridge.

"It may be that the attack of the Palace Mage Guild is too fierce and completely disrupts our deployment." Alva speculated, "After all, the situation was reversed in an instant." ”

Levi nodded and said, "Carmen Lee is a buried magician, and as a niche natural magician, she is very talented. ”

(Magic is divided into three clans: hot, cold, and natural, each of which includes three clans, namely fire, thunder, and light; tides, storms, frosts; Animals, plants, the earth. ）

Alva felt a bit of a headache and said, "After the game, many members of the guild gathered around me and worshipped me as a genius...... They said that the kingdom not only has [Fire Rose], but now there is also an [Baron of Trickery], and I really feel a lot of pressure. ”

"If you're afraid of goofs, let's improve your strength quickly." Levi said seriously, "I'll continue to help you." ”

I'm going to make you stronger, but not as Levi David.

Alva stopped and looked at Levi's back with some emotion.

"The snow is getting heavier and heavier, so let's go."

Levi struggled to walk through the snow on the street, and he looked back at Alva, who was standing there, and smiled.

"By the way, you should try to change your style."

"What do you mean?" Alva was stunned.

"I think the duchess should not like to be tamed, but needs a warm embrace." Levi squinted and smiled, "A woman like this with a tough appearance is like a little girl on the inside." ”

("Before I met my teacher, I was so confused, caught up in the misunderstanding, discrimination, and cynicism of the people around me. —The Diary of Leon Reinhardt)

("Great Fire Bomb: Medium Thermal Flame Magic, Directional Magic, Creator unknown.") Create a fireball of Wheel Wars and damage your target with powerful burns and explosions. This magic is an advanced form of fire bomb magic. —Illustrated Magic: Medium Magic)