With our hero drop down sleeping among the corpses of bandits, a pair of eyes watches the whole event from the higher ground of the mountain. As the shade of the mountain covers the lone woman, the shadows itself reflect the curvaceous body of the woman. Like you have guess, it’s Bra;

‘no no no no my dear hero~. You heart are still too soft but at least you kill that bandit leader. but huh~ need to think a punishment for you for ditching my training. Be prepared my dear hero~ hehe’

Red’s face frown a bit during his sleep, like a bad premonition he can even sense it during his sleep.

Master slowly walks to Red side;

‘Where do this kids find a fool like him, but for a fool he is noteworthy heh’

Only a faint smile was carved on Master’s face. From afar he spotted two young children running toward him while waving their tiny little hands. It was none other than the siblings

‘Master!!!!!’

Master reply with only a wave of his hand from afar.

The view then changed to the sky with the sun starting to rise from the east.

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Our story then continues to a courtyard own by the Royal wizard of Loredon, Wimbledon was his name. With his accumulated knowledge over the years, he was deem to be the most superior magician of the whole Loredon thus earning the title Royal Wizard.

After the summoning of the heroes, Wimbledon was task to take one of the heroes as an apprentice. Looking at her at first, he was disbelieved but after witnessing her sheer prowess in understanding and ability to cast mid-tier magic in mere days left him astounded.

He now had made his mind, this woman would be his apprentice and he would pour out all his knowledge to see the potential that she would reach. But to his denial, only one day short of a week. The woman known as the ice cold magus has learned to cast high-tier spells. Her speed in absorbing knowledge was astounding. The books that he had gather over the years have all been read by that woman earnestly.

Different from Red and Aaron, Miranda class was mana based. Thus the status magic and magic resistance was the most importance for her. Reading through the books while learning from the royal wizard himself let Miranda to progress in a much more faster rate than the other two heroes.

‘huff huff huff’

With her hand on her hips, the looks on her face shows the exhaustion of casting countless mid-tier spells. Her proficiency in casting spells was getting faster. Around her were craters and spikes that were made of ice.

Monitoring her while standing above a stone pedestal, Wimbledon was deep in his thought. Thinking what should he do regarding her apprentice progress. Her undeniably fast progress cause him to felt the horror of her potential.

Looking up to her master, she spoke;

‘master am I done yet? Can I go back already’

With a deadpan expression, Wimbledon spoke back

‘You are not finish yet Miranda, before we end this evening training how about a spar’

Miranda showed an annoyed face after hearing her master suggestion. She could only oblige to her master order.

‘huh~ yeah sure why not just don’t cry to me if you lose again’

Wimbledon’s face crumble a bit after hearing her remark of him losing against her. Yes, as stated Miranda has won against Wimbledon in a spar back in the days when he underestimate her capabilities. He was caught off guard after mistaking Miranda casting a low-tier spell but end up casting a mid-tier spell, the factor that causing him to misidentify was the cast speed of Miranda. Her incantation was fast letting her expelling magic in a faster rate. This was probably due to her skill speed casting.

Then both of them stand opposite of each other. The distance between was approximately 15 meters. It was ethic of a spar for those wielding the arcane art of magic. That distanced was enough for them conclude the spar with a onetime spell. But for those who are experience in sparring in terms of magic could last hours or even days.

But for these two pairs of master and apprentice would create a new whole page of sparring.

Staring at Miranda, Wimbledon thought of executing his most powerful spell that could devastate a whole village. But he denies himself of using those spells as it takes a long duration to cast it. he then make his moves

Miranda standing opposite of her master, was puffing her cheeks expressing her annoyance of doing the spar. For once she want to get back early, having a nice bath and eat some good food. Over the last few days her taste has become accustomed to the delicacies of this world. Readying herself to cast a mid-tier spell to quickly end this spar. While raising her staff, her master then make his first move. Moving back ward in swiftly, Miranda was flabbergasted. She didn’t expect that her master would run away from her.

‘ahh master, are you that desperate may as well finish it early’

Chanting her spell, ring of spells form around her staff with a light circle developing below her body. locking her eyes on to her target she then loudly shout her spell.

‘Spears of Frost’

Two makeshift lances made from ice, flew straight into the direction of her master that was fleeing.

Noticing the incoming lance toward him, Wimbledon turns around and initiates his counter attack.

‘let fire be my friend and let fire envelop my body, Flame Shield’

Within a second before the ice lance reach him, a wrap of flames engulf Wimbledon’s body. with steam start to surround her master due to the reaction between ice and heat. Miranda’s vision was now been cut off with the mist becoming wider in area.

Wimbledon on the other hand, was quickly mumbling to himself to cast another spell. Before coming out of the steam, he then release his spells. Despite his inability to hasten his spell casting, though years of research he can cast multiple spell at the same time. At most he can cast around 3 spells at a time.

‘water ball’

‘earth bullet’

‘aero’

Within the steam came out three projectiles heading to Miranda direction. She was flustered even though it was only low-tier spells, she still never experienced of being hit by a spell head on.

She then quickly cast a defense based spell.

‘ice wall’

A 4 meter wall made from ice manifest itself infront of Miranda. The projectiles then hit the wall dispersing itself from its origin. Breathing a sigh of relief, she then saw a figure raising his arm to the sky in front of her through the layers of ice. It was her master and judging by the action of Wimbledon, he was casting a mid-tier spell that was known to have the power that are close to a high-tier spell.

She was disbelief at first but seeing her master mask a serious face, this spell was the deciding factor. As the cloud above Wimbledon start to accumulate and form a blackish ominous cloud as all around it gather to one spot.

Miranda overall expression right now was oozing with the taste of displease. She didn’t know that her master would take this spar seriously. She clicks her tongue and start to counter her master’s spell. Her arsenal to counter that spell was limited and with the expertise of her master it was now narrow down to only one spell. Rings of aria was forming around her arms and staff, she was getting ready to counter her master spell.

Sounds of thunder grumbles in the dark clouds

Wimbledon’s POV

It is time my apprentice to taste defeat for the first time under your master wrath. Behold my power my special spell.

‘Descend of Columbus!’

Blue lightning came out of the dark clouds towards Wimbledon, waving his hands Wimbledon direct the lightning to the course of his apprentice.

Miranda was not disturbed by the incoming lightning that was raging through the ground crumbling it. her fixed expression shows her confident to counter her master.while still engulf in multitude of aria around her body. 1 meter before the lightning came to impact with her. She shows a slight smirk.

‘Mirror of Ellinia’

A massive ice mirror form in front of her just before the lightning came crashing to her. But rather than dissipate the lightning attack was bounced back to the direction of its caster. The magic main purpose was to reflect any incoming attack without considering the element type of the spell.

As the incoming lightning heading toward Wimbledon he could only closed his eye while muttering;

‘I have nothing to teach you then’

With solemn face, he willingly received it.

‘BOOM!!’

‘no!!! master!!’

Dust surrounds the master location blocking Miranda’s view.

Underneath the flying dust, a shining material reflects the light of the sun. As the dust disperses a massive fortress like structure form around her master. The material that was used gave a shine that resembles the precious gems back in her original world. It was none other than diamond; the fortress was made from diamonds. One thing for sure, she and her master can’t cast a spell of that magnitude. Diamond was a material that can be only used when casting ‘S’ high-tier earth spell and the caster also need to have a special requirement. She knows this because of her knowledge obtain by reading the books from Wimbledon’s collection.

But at least she was grateful that her master life was saved. From her back, a voice was whisper at the back of her ears.

‘ooo it seems the heroin isn’t very strong in her resolve’

Turning back her body, a man wearing a white robe stand tall above her. Surprised by the appearance of a man, she unconsciously back away from the lone man.

‘Who are you?’

Rubbing his chin, the lone man was thinking about what to say to her;

‘Hmm how about you ask your master then’

Pointing his finger toward her back, the fortress of diamonds crumbles and her master walk slowly approaching to the both of them.

Realizing her master was safe and sound, she hugs her master caringly. Her master on the other hand changes his expression from his stiff face to the most perverts face. Well usually her master was at the pervert side, always ogling her apprentice bouncing mounds everytime she was ask to train her mobility while casting and everytime that happens he always ends up with a big bump on his head.

Again, the same thing happen while being hug, Wimbledon voluntarily try to grab the soft mounds pressing on to him and before it could occur, Miranda sensed the presence of the old pervert lust. She then released a decisive slaps to Wimbledon’s face.

‘argh!’

His face was now distorted at one side due to the mighty force of the slap.

The man at the back just only laugh after spectating the event that happens.

‘hahahaha this is really interesting you really do have an peculiar apprentice Wimbledon’

‘yeah but a pain also as you can see’

Retorting to her master remark she shouts at him

‘well its your fault to begin with!! And by the way who is this pointy ears’

The man in the white robe was tall approximately 190cm in height. His body frame was small compared to his tall height. His facial feature was very distinct with his pointy ears and elegant looking face. His blond silvery hair flow to his back that shines even under the shade of the tree. He only spoke this words that let Miranda to be surprised.

‘im your new teacher’

‘what?!!!!’

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Lying on a bed surround with weird market goods, Red was happily sleeping but the erratic moving of the caravan led Red to wake up from his snooze. Having difficulties opening up his dead tired eyes, Red sluggishly wipe his eye.

Glancing around his surrounding, he notices crates of weird herbs and pickle jars. Other crates were fill with arrows and bow of different kind of varieties. He then realizes he was in the caravan of the master. Pondering about it he still doesn’t know his real name, it’s a nuisance calling someone master even though he isn’t.

Leaving the area of the comfy feather bed, he went forward to front side of the caravan. The sun hot streak hit the face of the sloth like Red. Squinting his eye, he saw the siblings sitting beside their Master. Without looking behind him, Master asks about Red’s condition.

‘how do you feel? Feeling any better?’

Smirking behind Master, he only reply;

‘haha fine just feeling stiff a bit’

Red then join them while sitting behind, they were merrily talking along the way. With the scenery in front of him captivates him, he then realizes something.

‘ohh shit’

‘oh shit oh shit oh shit!’

‘whats wrong Red?’

Ask Lizi, one of the siblings that really care for him

With a panicked face, he leaps out of the caravan seats while saying;

‘I got to go, im in a dire situation right now’

‘do you need help?’

Master calmly ask Red,

‘no need, its kind of a interpersonal kind of thing anyway got to run, ciao’

‘heyyy, will we see you again?’

Ask lizi with her voice sounded timidly.

‘don’t worry if the times come we will cross path again, and master take care of the kids will you, bye!!’

‘Hey don’t forget to see us again you hear me!!’

Shouted Cole, even with all his attitude that shown no interest to Red, deep down inside he was grateful to have someone that care about them deeply as their master. Tear started to form at his corner of his eyes.

Red could only waved goodbye at the moving caravan. Only a smile could be delivered to the heart of those two children. As their distance increases the sight of both of them was lost.

Running in an unbelievable pace, a young man was passing through the plains with his heart worrying regarding something. A loom of fear was engulfing him, the fear from a woman called Bra. As ridiculous as it may sound, Bra training was a training that could originate from hell itself and by skipping her training, he wonder if the hell training was going to be intensify. His face distorted as his mind was disturbed by the thought of it.

He has a long way to go as the caravan brought him quite far from the lair of the bandit thus put him much further from the training location. Without further ado he cast his spell

‘extensus velocitas’

His speed raises a few notches higher improving his running speed. Dashing through the plain grass, a trail of hasty footsteps was left behind by Red. Before he left the trio, he received direction from master to reach his intended destination.

By the look of it, he would probably arrive after the night came. Along the way he encounters a few monsters, but none that he could not defeat with his current ability. The things that he met were mostly small size monsters like goblins, wild dogs, one-eyed stump and etc. a few slash with his sword that have kill the monstrous bandit leader cause the unfortunate monsters that he met to left the world that they live in.

While running toward his destination, his mind kept reminiscence about the fight he had with the Vincruelos. It was hard and undeniable challenge his whole body to the limit, it even push him to the state of killing a human that clearly going against his policy.

He contemplates about the deed that he has done but nothing could change the fact that he had took another man’s life. But he has vow to himself to find a way to return back to his love one and that meant doing against the things that he was against on.

With his leg picking up speed, he bolt faster to met Bra.

On the other hand, Bra was by a firecamp eating a meat jerky. On her mind was how to deal with this brat that left her to save an unknown stranger. But clearly on her mind the fight that saw just now let her caught a glimpse of Red new found skills and abilities.

‘hmm I wonder how he could improve that much, when I last saw him I didn’t think he would be this strong, but no matter I need to prepare a new suitable training for him before he goes into the dome, let’s see what should I do’

A wide grin was carved on Bra’s face, none could tell what was on her mind, but one thing was certain Red’s future would not be pleasant.

A young man body was swaying around as he walks slowly to the bright glow that he saw from afar.

Arriving in front of Bra he said to her;

‘long time no see Bra-chan ha ha ha’

He was gasping for air as the long run was definitely tiring for both of his body and mind.

‘since you are here, let’s start then’

Red was dumbfounded hearing the sentence that came out from Bra’s mouth. Bra unsheathes her dagger and licks the blade slowly with her eyes turning to those of a predator. Within a second she leaps from her spot to directly in front of Red.

Red’s instinct kicks in and raised the sheathed sword from his waist to block the incoming attack. He grits his teeth enduring the force of Bra’s might. But the attack alone manages to blow him off the ground sending him flying to the large tree trunk.

Before the impact, Red quickly cast the spell,

‘extensus defensio’

A spell that strengthen his body and he crashed into the tree. The spell minimizes the overall damage that was inflicted to him. But it still kind of hurts.

‘shit that hurts Bra!!’

‘stop whining and fight like how you fight against that oversized bandit’

‘you saw?’

‘Come Red and fight me like you meant it’

Bra dash forward to Red wielding her dagger with the full intention of killing him. It was like from every pores of her body was secreting, exuding an aura to kill the man that previously she thought as weak.

Shivers run down Red’s spine, this level of killing intent far outweigh Vincruelos, proving her to be much more stronger and a menace to Red.

He retaliates by the threat that she posed and quickly cast his support spells. One after another his body was surround by the light of his spells.

‘extensus velocitas’

‘extensus potentia’

‘hawk eye’

He anticipates the incoming frontal attack, and blocks it while unsheathing his sword. A clang sound can be heard as the impact from metal to metal cause sparks to fly. After the first strike, both of them deliver numerous slashes to each other, they attack, they parry they evade and they block. Currently Red physical ability was on par with Bra with the help of his high level spell.

But at the moment, he was clearly at a disadvantage as Bra was pressing him more than he can. With each attack she pushes Red to back a step one by one. This was possible as she has more experience to triumph against Red that barely knew the way of the battle.

Suddenly, Red took a misstep and was caught off guard by Bra. A decisive blow was hurling toward Red’s nape with the sole intention of ending his life. A glint of fear flashes through his mind, but he fought back and cast the spell;

‘Shield of Maria!!’

A blue holographic shield emerges in a split second defending Red’s neck from the sharp edge of Bra’s dagger. It broke as it hit by contact but needlessly to say it provide Red with more than enough time to stabilizes back on his feet and keep a wary eye.

The fight goes on until dawn but it was still wasn’t reaching it ends. They have been going at it for hours and Red was reaching his limits. The large mana pool that he has was still at half of his maximum quantity, most of it was used to heal the injury that Bra inflict. Mostly was only from a nick of the dagger but it still cause more damage from what it seems to be.

Bewildered by Bra’s attacking skill, Red deduced it as maybe one of her skill but he do not the extend of it as he hasn’t face it head-on. The tiring hours of parrying attack and blocking it cause Red’s mental to be fatigue.

His body was still preserving itself due to the help of his spells but that alone was not sufficient for him to endure the endless bout against Bra.

Looking at the sight of Bra, her body was also not in question to be covered by superficial wound by the steel of Red’s sword. All of it was done after each time Red initiate his trump spell, wise of the predator. Even with that spell he could only manage landing one cut and one only to the body of Bra.

But her eyes. Her eyes still shown the eye of a predator. An eye that intensely chasing her prey. Ignoring all the cuts and wounds on her body. adrenaline take hold of her body a long time ago before the come of dawn. Her spirit her body her mind was blindly chasing Red’s life. Her nature was indeed one of those that kill rather than to flee

Red was at his sheer end, he could not endure it any longer one more strike and he would fall. His body was drenched in sweats, his eye was holding on trying his best to open it. His eye lid was getting heavier by the moment.

Then a horizontal slash came from the side, at that precious moment his eye turns cold and it unconsciously close by itself. His body turn weightless and he fall silently to the ground avoiding the horizontal slash that could have led him to his death.

The unconscious body lay unmoveable in front of Bra. She walks slowly to Red’s body, with each steps that she took, she twirl the dagger on her right hand like it was one of her limbs.

And as she stood upon him, she grips the handle of her dagger and silently eye on her prey that was not moving. She then deliver another vertical slash it was fast as the wind and struck….

She turn her away from Red’s body with only a whisper that could only be heard by her and her alone.

‘not yet Red-chan~, not quite there yet hihi’

Her demeanor change to those that was more loveable than her killer self, and as she walks to the extinguish fire camp. Her dagger was seen stuck on the ground right beside Red’s unconscious head.