Can the sadness that magic cannot take away be offset by love?

The exchange competition will start near the end of the new semester. Before the end of this winter vacation, the college will submit their registration forms, so——

"Retest your talent?"

Ernest nodded:

"It's just a routine procedure, just to make sure there are no mistakes or omissions in the contestants' talent information."

"You mean—we're going out?"

"Correct."

"When?"

"tomorrow."

"But the weather forecast says it will rain tomorrow."

"...They require you to go tomorrow. No one will be waiting after that time. I will call you tomorrow morning."

Iris slumped in her chair.

Ernest could see that she was... reluctant, but there was nothing he could do about it. He said slowly:

"In addition to retesting talents, the academy will also arrange for the signing of competition contracts and resource allocation-related contracts. No one can be absent."

"……understood."

After Ernest left, Iris lay on her back and stared at the ceiling, silent for a long time.

The next day.

The process of retesting talent is very simple. You just need to line up at the door of the college's testing room, go in and press your fingerprint when it's your turn. The testing instrument will automatically give the result, and then you need to register and it's done.

Iris's final result was an A+, a small grade higher than when she first took the test.

Later improvements in talent levels are rare, but no one is surprised. After all, among the one hundred contestants carefully selected by St. Ferguson, basically everyone is A+, and Iris is only in the top ten if she is not A+. It makes people feel strange.

Others might wonder if her level could be upgraded later, but Iris understood that her condition during the first test was suppressed by the reverse point, which was completely different from now.

...However, if she had released the reverse point instead of the ice element, that would have been a solid A+ - and she could have also enjoyed the "VIP" treatment of being handcuffed and taken away for tea within ten minutes... hehe.

She was sure that the recovery of her level began after the blood transfusion. The blood transfusion cleared all the reversal points in her body. She no longer needed to allocate a large amount of elements to suppress the reversal points that were ready to move. Naturally, she could mobilize the elements as she wanted. After her body had recovered enough, she would practice her hand feeling well and soon she would be able to regain her former demeanor as she dominated Lawrence.

Generally speaking, practicing forbidden magic means completely giving up traditional elements. However, if there are no natural elements in the body to occupy a place in the body, then even a blood exchange cannot save the forbidden mage - because after the blood exchange is completed, the mage will Because there is no natural element in the body to support it, it immediately collapses - the kind of collapse where flesh and blood collapse.

Just like an elephant whose flesh and blood has been eaten by ants, even if its appearance is intact and it can even display magical powers beyond its previous ones - but when all the ants leave this empty body inside, the fate of the elephant's body will inevitably be to collapse like dust blown by the wind, or like a building that suddenly collapses without its support.

But if, when the ants first invaded, the elephant had firmly designated the areas where the heart, lungs and other important organs were located as off-limits to the ants, then when all the ants left in the future, the body would not be empty. There would still be a chance for the important lifelines of the body to recover and spontaneously organize the regeneration of the lost flesh and blood. If the elephant was lucky enough, after a long time, the body would be restored to its original state.

In the body occupied by the reverse point, the existence of natural elements is like the ant-restricted zone that protects the elephant's vital lifeline, building the last line of defense for the forbidden magician's life.

But natural elements and reverse points are incompatible like water and fire, existing at the same time in the same body - it sounds simple, but it is actually cruel.

This means that the body is constantly experiencing collisions and repulsions of opposing energies, which is a complete torture for both the body and the mind. Most of the forbidden mages who have natural elements left in their bodies die from physical collapse or commit suicide from mental collapse in such unbearable torture.

Sometimes in the past, Iris would feel like an incomplete, crumbling elephant with some flesh left on her body and some missing. The next second, her body's tissues and organs would collapse to the ground.

What's more... she is a crazy elephant that is constantly attracting ants into her body and expanding the forbidden area for ants. She is pushing the limits without any reservation. The risk of failure is higher than that of any forbidden mage.

The benefits are far greater than any forbidden mage.

Just like now, she has gotten rid of the reverse point. At the same time, the natural elements and traditional moves she has worked hard to absorb during her growth have played their due role, allowing her to survive the trough of strength and quickly return to the peak—— She didn't have much time to waste on the transition period of strength.

Every step was bold and hard.

She stepped on the bottom line of complete collapse and changed her state in time.

It's just that the memory before that... there was no external condition that required her to forget it, but she subconsciously didn't want to recall it, and she refused to tear open her ugly scars and expose the bloody carrion to face the surging and sharp pain.

As long as she doesn't think about it deliberately, as long as she doesn't face it head-on again, then she won't suffer like before and can make good arrangements for the long...or maybe short life in the future.

No one knows how long the thin flesh regenerated by the elephant can support this huge and exhausted body.

How did she get to this point?

If she had not chosen the path of revenge at the beginning, perhaps she would now be just an ordinary person who has been hiding for many years but is physically healthy and mentally relaxed?

An ordinary person does not need to gamble with his life on the kindness of forbidden magic, nor will he let himself be tortured into that ghostly state...

Thinking of this, Iris felt a chill in her heart. Suddenly, she felt her shoulder being tapped lightly. When she turned around, it was Ernest who was holding the test report.

"What are you thinking about? You're sweating."

Iris was startled. She had a deep dislike for this man, and this time she couldn't hide it as well as before. She said uncomfortably:

"Nothing. Can you please stand further away? I feel like vomiting."

Ernest took a few steps back, but still looked at her. Iris really didn't lie to him. When her soul was pierced by the word "past", his appearance would only remind her how badly his past evil deeds had affected her, who was already dying.

...If there is a coexistence of grudges and grudges, then let's go back to the same code.

Iris thought so and gave an unnatural smile from the bottom of her heart.

That smile seemed very strange in such a situation. Ernest, who was extremely experienced in dealing with lunatics, became alarmed the moment he noticed the change in her expression and put his hand on the staff that was suddenly summoned.

Little did they know that this behavior that could easily be interpreted as an attack completely angered Iris Adela. "Weixue" appeared on her hand in an instant, like a signal that suddenly lit up in the crowd, and the two A large open space soon cleared around.

The nearby professor who was originally in charge of organizing and ordering was already shaking people like crazy. It didn't matter if these two tough students who were ranked among the top ten in the internal competition would hurt each other when fighting - those who are good at fighting are naturally good at healing themselves - the important thing is not to Injuring other innocent students and buildings! Especially today when the task is already onerous! day! son!

As for the other students, some of them had already rushed out of the high-risk area when Ernest took out his staff with a serious expression. Those who were slower to react screamed and quickly fled the scene when they saw Iris taking out her staff in front of him.

Most people think like this:

How come these two started fighting before the game even started? Is the competition so fierce this year?

"Calm down and think about where this is."

Ernest didn't dare to make the first move, and tried his best to hint her not to act strangely in public.

A look of struggle flashed in Iris's eyes when the crowd dispersed. The part of her rationality that she still retained told her that this was not an occasion to vent wantonly, but her body had already involuntarily revealed a strong tendency to attack. At this time, she was playing a game with herself and spoke with difficulty:

"I'm dizzy now."

She tightened her grip on the staff and drew it to her side. In the past, this was a sure sign of attack - it meant that the staff was about to be swung out.

But Ernest understood her intention from the way her hands turned white from the exertion.

He knocked her out with lightning speed, and she tried her best to suppress her instinct to fight back throughout the whole process - knocking her out, the fact that her state was unstable would not be exposed, and her qualifications for the competition would not be determined soon. Canceled on the day I came down. More importantly, it would forcibly interrupt the progression of her condition.

Personal grievances were put aside, and nothing could happen to the plan - anything.

For both of them, this was an unquestionable consensus.

The professor who was called in urgently learned about the situation and learned from Ernest that the two had a conflict because of "family affairs", and Ernest lost control of himself first and attacked Iris, causing her to fall into a coma.

This reason is the best excuse that can be found at the moment. After all, the confrontation between the Novero family and the Ramirez family at the winter ceremony not long ago and Iris’s statement have already explained a lot.

Almost everyone knew that Iris was closest to the Ramirez family when she first entered school, but a few days ago she expressed her support for the Novero family in such a public occasion - it was normal for the two of them to have conflicts.

When Iris said "I'm dizzy", there was no one else around except Ernest. In the eyes of the onlookers, it was Ernest who took out the staff first, and then Iris took out her own. The staff; Ernest's strength is obvious to all, but few people really know the true level of Iris, so no one has any doubt that Ernest can knock out Iris before she can react; the only The only omission is that Ernest, who has always been able to perfectly control his words and deeds, actually took the initiative to "pick trouble" this time - this made many people unbelievable.

But there is no other way, right?