“I have no business with you. I have already gotten what I wanted.”

Veronica didn't answer. She was as still as a statue without expression. The gaze of her eyes did not leave where Ivo was standing. Not only her eyes, but Ivo knew that the existence hidden by magic most likely could not escape Veronica’s Mana Sense.

High level Mana Sense. The stage where the senses are able to detect mana in nature at a capacity better than the intermediate level. At this stage is said that the movement of mana in this world can be observed very clearly.

At the low level, Mana sense can only feel mana inside the body, when entering the intermediate stage, the sense will start to be able to feel and see the movement of Mana within a certain distance.

The high stage is the minimum limit if someone wants to advance as a Magician. Without high stage mana sense, the magic ability that someone has will be very different.

And the Perfect stage… I have only heard of it. This is the stage where the peak of Mana Sense is where it is said that those who have it will be able to feel and see clearly. In terms of magic mastery, they are unmatched.

Veronica… if he is not mistaken, the woman in front of him has a high level of Mana Sense. Not only that, Mana sense has become a Talent that she developed at a young age. Besides Mana sense, her body is also special where she has an ice body crystallization constitution.

She also has a Talent in the field of magic where the understanding she has is so amazing. Specializing in ice elements and a genius in the first awakening stage.

'I really can't win.' Ivo knew that he would meet Veronica even though he had little hope that this woman would not find trouble with him.

‘Damn it!!!’

Ivo mobilized the magic energy inside the mana crystal and formed a protective wall from the ice spears that were shot toward him.

No! Ivo dodged to the side and avoided the ice spears that destroyed the Mana wall he had formed. In the place where he dodged, ice crystals grew and exploded, throwing Ivo into one of the ice walls that Veronica had created.

All of this happened in an instant.

“Ugh…”

‘She’s still a talented cold woman’. Ivo snorted softly.

His previously invisible body slowly showed its form little by little. Ivo spat out a little blood while looking at Veronica’s expressionless face.

Well… she’s always been like that. But…

There’s no harm in doing something fun since we’ll meet again at White Snow Academy.

“I actually didn’t want to find trouble with you. But since you started it yourself, then don’t blame me if I go a little overboard.”

Ivo stood up while holding the mana crystal. His current condition didn’t allow him to use intermediate level magic. Even for low-level magic, Ivo had to modify the formulas and calculations he used in his head to accommodate the mana capacity he had.

“...?”

Veronica could clearly see the burst of mana in the air. All of the magical energy slowly turned into small fireballs. Not just one, but hundreds of fireballs were formed. All of them were shot towards him.

Veronica casually created a magic wall that blocked all of the attacks.

“You are weak.” She said coldly.

Weak? She was not wrong.

I am currently weak.

Ivo continued to form fireballs without end. Although he still thought the whole process was quite slow, but slowly, Ivo was able to capture the feeling he used to have when creating a magician character.

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Every second, hundreds of fireballs were formed and shot towards Veronica. Even though dozens disappeared under the extreme temperature that Veronica formed, Ivo did not slacken in the slightest.

His mind was under extreme pressure as he formed a series of magic without stopping. Ivo even forced himself to form more fireballs in and fill the entire room with his magic.

‘It feels like my brain is going to split. The mental burden I’m experiencing is too much for this body.’

Parallel Mana Processing was not without its side effects.

When he used it against the mud monster, all the magic he formed was not as much as he was currently using. In addition, Ivo took advantage of the gap between each attack so that the most magic he could form at one time was 10.

But this time, the Fireballs that were present had already reached more than 500.

‘I need to use another magic to solve this problem.’

Force Calm. After using this magic, his state of mind was forcibly calmed.

Mind healing, this magic would restore the user’s mental state.

And lastly…

Mental Liberation.

Magic that will force the user's mental power beyond its original strength. This magic is very dangerous to use because of its severe side effects if used excessively.

This was intermediate magic that he modified into low level magic.

In this place, you are not the only one who can use intermediate level magic. Although this magic is now only a low-level magic, the effect of Mind Liberation rivals most of the effects of mid-level magic.

Ivo only used this magic in a very small capacity. He did not dare to cross the limits of the recovery brought by Mind healing magic. The side effects of this magic were so severe even when the realm of this magic dropped.

Bright light filled this room. Not a single shadow remained as if all sides of this room, were in the middle of the light Ivo smiled with satisfaction.

"Is that all?" Veronica who saw more than 500 fireballs in the air did not seem impressed at all.

"If it's only this much, you don't even deserve to be here."

Swoosh…

With one swipe of the staff in her hand, all the magic that Ivo formed disappeared without a trace. Instantly, this room returned to how it was before where only a few dim lights were coming from the damaged roof.

She formed ice crystals in the place where Ivo was. The ice crystals exploded into tiny flakes but there was no one there.

“...? Where?”

That man… He disappeared as if he was never there.

No… I clearly felt that he was there all this time.

“Hmm… although it’s a bit rude, I admit that the demon alchemist is quite skilled at making these magical items.” Ivo’s voice came from behind.

Veronica turned her head and saw a pair of glasses floating and slowly disappearing. This time, even Veronica couldn’t feel what was really happening.

Ivo seemed to disappear suddenly and reappear behind her.

Tuk…

The glasses fell to the floor and reappeared in front of Veronica. Ivo threw them away as if they were worthless items.

“Take them if you want them. Isn’t this what you wanted?”

Veronica looked at the glasses on the floor. She picked them up and immediately turned her attention to the chair at the end of the table.

The corpse on the chair had been thrown aside, even though no one was sitting there, but Veronica knew that the person must have been sitting there.

Slowly, a figure of a man appeared. He sat casually while leaning his chin on his right palm. There was nothing special about the man. He was not handsome and only had an ordinary face. His black hair was slightly long but did not pass his shoulders.

Veronica could even accurately gauge that the person before her was weak.

Very… very weak.

But for some reason, he managed to get through it so easily.

Casually sitting on the chair without fear while holding a paper containing immeasurable magic power in his left hand.

That… High-level magic.

“Who are you?”

The question came out without Veronica even realizing it.

“Me? You can call me Ivo. For now, I am just someone who is not interested in this inheritance. I only came here to take money from that poor girl.” Ivo answered casually while pointing at Rachel who was still unconscious.

[Low mana sense has evolved into intermediate mana sense]

[Magic Codex has been updated]

While blinking his eyes, Ivo slowly felt what he had felt before. Intermediate mana sense is an ability that can be developed as long as one is able to go beyond the limits of sensing the Mana inside the body and begin to sense the Mana around him.

Although it still felt very faint and its range was only limited to 1 meter. I wouldn’t have too much trouble sensing the trajectory of the enemy’s magic attacks.

Indeed… stimulation under extreme pressure sometimes brings positive results. I should do this more often.

“If you have any questions, I’ll give you a chance to ask one. Just think of it as a favor from me.” Ivo said while looking at Veronica. It was undeniable that he was able to raise his mana sense to an intermediate level because of Veronica’s intervention.

If he had followed his own plan, it would have been possible for him to raise his Mana sense to an intermediate level just one day before the entrance exam.

“What do you mean?”

“Is that your question? If so, then I’ll answer it.”

“...” Veronica was silent. She looked at Ivo with a strange look as if she didn’t understand at all.

Seeing that Veronica didn’t say anything, Ivo finally spoke.

“Listen, I’m trying to be a good person here. Even though you attacked me, I have no intention of dealing with you or having anything to do with you. So I’ll answer one question you have.”

“So just ask.”