Chapter 49

Chapter 49: Selection (2)

“I also gave you a chance to object. It’s your fault for not paying close attention.” Deculein said, his voice still as cold as a corpse.

“…” Julie quietly lowered her head.

The senior knights were looking at them. All kinds of emotions came and went in her mind.

However, it was still too early to give up.

“… You’re right. It is my fault.” She murmured.

After laying the ice flower on a suitable road surface, she concentrated mana in her hand.

Boom—!

She sustained an injury, causing her to feel a dull pain. The immediate release of mana still seemed too much for her.

But she didn’t care.

Julie clenched her teeth and raised it, condensing it like a sphere in her palm, then threw it.

Whoosh…

Her magic power was carried by the wind and embraced the cottage. The warmth of the fireplace faded in an instant, and the whole place froze.

“Now, it should work.” Julie gave Deculein a dignified look. He looked a little startled but then shook his head.

“You made a mistake. Look at the flower.”

Julie did as instructed, turning her attention towards the road surface.

“… Oh.”

There were scars on its petals.

The cracks on it were clear even at a glance.

“They’re also affected by mana.”

“… Huh.” Julie forced a laugh while holding the broken flower in her hand.

She closed her eyes and lowered her head.

Above the fireplace, the frozen clock didn’t move, but its hands were already close to 7 o’clock.

Deculein declared.

“You’re eliminated, Julie.”

* * *

Julie stayed at the cottage for a while since her body temperature was so low that she had trouble leaving right away. After finishing a meal, she slept soundly, and the knights gathered in the living room.