Listening to Eritis’s story, Prodia was quite surprised.
Of course, she had also heard about Eritis’s rumors.
A genius magician of unknown origin had appeared in Matop. But that was all.
She had no idea there was such a story behind it.
Eritis let out a low sigh after finishing his story.
Prodia, who had been quietly listening, murmured,
“Why did you lose your memory and collapse…?”
“Must have been pickpocketed by the alleyway thugs. It’s a common occurrence in that world.”
“No way. Unless someone’s crazy, who would touch you?”
“Don’t know, it was before I learned magic.”
Hmm, that could be the case.
Prodia asked,
“If you win the tournament and meet your parents, what will you do?”
“The obvious thing. I’ll ask why they abandoned me. And then.”
A murderous look filled Eritis’s eyes.
“I’ll gather all the inspiration and kill them all at once….”
Zap–!
Suddenly, the sound of a palm striking in front of Eritis’s eyes was heard.
He looked up, startled.
It was Prodia, standing in front of him, who had made the sound.
“Ha, I knew you’d do this.”
“What? Suddenly?”
“Magician? Idol… No, do you know what’s most important when participating in the Buma preliminary competition?”
He spat out as if it was obvious.
“Skill?”
“No?”
Prodia snapped her fingers.
“It’s character.”
Character?
Eritis’s expression crumpled.
Winning the tournament’s most important thing is character?
What nonsense.
Eritis tried to refute, but Prodia was faster.
She spoke exasperatedly,
“Talking about killing parents and masters, you’ll fail the first screening due to character issues. You need to be shaken by people once to come to your senses? Oh, it seems like a long way to go. Where should I start?”
Before Prodia’s rapidfire scolding, Eritis’s mind went blank.
Until now, he had seen many who took an aggressive stance in front of his murderous intent.
But he had never seen anyone who beat him with words.
Eritis’s pupils quivered.
Prodia looked at him intently and said,
“Now, Magician? Follow me.”
“?!”
“My reason for entering the Buma competition is!”
“The, the reason is?”
Before he knew it, Eritis was following her like a parrot.
Prodia continued,
“Because I secretly conspired with the princess!”
“Conspiring with the princess… Hey, are you crazy?”
Eritis was taken aback.
He almost repeated her words like a parrot!
‘Me? Myself?’
A sudden chill came over him.
This woman might be scarier than those who use mental magic.
Prodia spoke sternly,
“You deliberately asked for a pinchhitting tutor. So you must trust what I say.”
“What are you asking me to believe, exactly?”
“Nothing sells better than love.”
“?!?”
“Think about it. If the judges ask why you entered this competition, you won’t say, ‘to find my parents and avenge them,’ right?”
“That, that’s true.”
It made sense.
“Then what will you say? That you want to become Buma and take the throne?”
“What are you talking about? I have no interest in such a position.”
“If a strong magician like you suddenly enters the Buma competition, everyone will think so? That seizing the throne is the goal.”
Eritis’s mouth was shut.
He hadn’t thought about it that way before. But it was a reasonable argument.
Prodia asked again,
“So what’s the correct answer?”
“That is….”
Right.
Saying that he participated because he liked the princess, though an obvious lie, sounded better.
Eritis was incredulous, but somehow felt increasingly persuaded.
A few minutes passed, and he felt more and more brainwashed.
Was this the power of a onehit wonder tutor with a 99.99% success rate?
An hour later.
Eritis had somehow completed a personal statement that seemed both truthful and deceptive.
It was a spectacular amazing romantic epic of a magician who had gone mad with love and participated in the tournament, a sight that could not be seen without tears.
(This is a time separator.)
The formal training for participating in the Buma selection tournament began.
Prodia carefully examined something, then stood in front of Eurtis again.
He asked.
“What were you just doing?”
Yes, I was looking at your status window.
Prodia answered with a smile.
“I’ve been thinking about the magician’s abilities.”
“What’s there to think about? You can see it right now.”
Saying so, Eurtis gathered mana in his palm.
Prodia shook her head.
“I’ve already seen enough of that. Besides, you probably won’t need to use offensive magic in this Buma tournament.”
“What?”
Eurtis was taken aback.
“Why?”
“Um. Of course, this is just my guess, but….”
In fact, Prodia had many concerns leading up to this tournament.
The selection of the Imperial Princess’s husband and the disappearance of her karma were intertwined.
Could this be just a coincidence?
‘No.’
That’s impossible.
There must be a clear reason why the gods picked this tournament as a quest.
What could it be?
She thought day and night, and came to a conclusion.
Turns Out He’s Been Secretly in Love with Me
One-line summary: He acts like he doesn’t like her but is actually playing hard to get.
Synopsis:
Xu Muzhou like her. He has liked her for a very long time, and through repeated schemes, he finally closed the distance with her.
But this is still far from enough.
He wants to be the one who stands out among her many suitors, to fight for her attention, and to make her take the initiative to pursue him.
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