Aethernea : Soulbound [Book 1]

Episode 63 - Out of Control

Previously:

Elaru had aced the first part of her Multicasting exam and is now taking the second part. She places all 50 cubes under her control and charges straight towards the pink cactus. Instead of staying out of the range of its tentacles, she keeps avoiding the tentacles while popping bubbles.

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Both of the men stared at the girl in front of them that popped bubbles one after the other while seemingly dancing inside the danger zone.

"Is this even allowed??" Deora let out a raspy breath, his eyes glued to the slim figure in front of him. Zerel's eyes also never left her figure as he shrugged. "Why not?"

"But she's...she's..." Deora stumbled for words. "What is she doing?"

Zerel smirked and whispered. "I think she finds the cubes easier control the closer they are to her. Therefore, she decided to approach the bubbles instead of staying out of the range of the apparatus."

Deora frowned. "But that makes no sense!" He had never heard of such a thing. Controlling a spell was exactly the same no matter the distance. The only thing the distance impacted was the travel of mana. If the distance was larger, then the mana needed to travel for a longer time. But a few meters of distance made absolutely no difference.

No matter how he looked at it, the redhead was only making it harder for herself.

This way, she didn't even have a clear view of the bubbles, and she also needed to constantly avoid touching the tentacles.

Elaru flipped and twirled very expertly as if she wasn't doing anything difficult at all. There wasn't a single drop of sweat on her, yet she continuously kept popping bubbles, very rarely leaving the proximity of the cactus.

18. 20. 22.

Zerel's eyes darted left and right with profound interest, trying to capture every detail, studying the movements of the girl as if she was a most fascinating creature.

Deora's face became redder and redder. The girl's clothes weren't revealing or tight fitting at all. But somehow, when she moved and danced about gracefully, it had an inexplicable beauty and charm to it.

24. 26. 28.

By the time the 30th bubble popped, Deora's face was completely red, and his hands were covering his eyes. However, they weren't doing a good job at it, revealing many holes for his eyes to see through. It wasn't that he wanted to see this spectacular show, it was rather that he, as the examiner, had to see it. Whether he liked it or not.

He kept grumbling "Indecent.", "Scandalous!" and "Improper." the entire time. His face was so hot that he could have fried an egg on it.

Zerel, on the other hand, was having a blast watching the show. The only reason why he refrained from cheering and clapping was because the examiners weren't allowed to do anything that might distract the examinees from doing their best in the exams.

While Deora looked as if he was watching a stripper dance, Zerel looked as if he was watching a fascinating arena match, his face not showing any reddish or pinkish tint.

32. 34. 36.

Deora caught the expression on Elaru's face which was perfectly calm and focused. The cubes around her moved in perfect harmony, not hesitating a single moment to pierce the bubbles. It seemed as if Elaru wasn't using her eyes to see at all. It was as if everything happening around her was perfectly captured by her mana sense. Therefore, she needed not see it.