Natalie's magical growth record

Chapter 329 The second night in Selia Town (Part )
  "But I feel like my magic is not proficient enough..."

Just as Ives was trying to figure out the meaning of the smile of the lady opposite, Natalie next to him raised her hand slightly and answered somewhat unconfidently.

"But Natalie still knows how to use it, doesn't she?"

Alina quickly responded to the student's words with a confident tone.

After saying this, she guided the students to review this unique magic.

After several attempts, Natalie finally no longer doubted her magic and formally accepted the teacher's proposal, intending to start performing the job as soon as she returned to her room.

Unfortunately, things went against expectations. Natalie, who thought she could receive some useful information, waited for a whole afternoon and even suffered from slight symptoms of magic depletion. She did not collect enough useful information. At most, she heard a few people on the street. The sounds of personal conversations, as well as those inside the hotel, belonged to other guests playing cards and chess to while away the time.

"Don't be discouraged. When I was responsible for observing the surrounding situation, it didn't go so well. Take a rest and let's have dinner before continuing."

When dinner was approaching, Alina also finished what she was doing, closed her notebook, came to the students, and comforted them softly.

"Um…"

However, Natalie still couldn't cheer up and still seemed very frustrated because she couldn't really help.

"It's okay. As the senior said, she can't get useful information every time. So, Miss Natalie, don't feel pressured."

Immediately afterwards, Ives also gave his own words of comfort.

"Um…"

Seeing that both the teacher and Master Haitang said this, Natalie felt a little relieved. So in order to prevent the two of them from worrying again, she hurriedly forced herself to divert her attention and think about things related to tonight's dinner, "Then what should we do next? Is it dinner?"

Regarding the dinner arrangements, she actually had a vague guess in her mind, but she sincerely hoped that things would take a new turn. For example, the haze that shrouded the town of Celia had passed, or the mayor and the others had come up with a suitable plan. A way that won’t affect everyone’s lives.

"It's the same as noon..."

However, the reality finally disappointed her, and she still heard the answer she didn't want to hear.

But this kind of disappointment did not last long on her face. The teacher not far away changed the subject and gave her hope: "Because Ives has already discovered something. As long as that guess is confirmed, everyone's current situation will be different." Your living conditions will be improved.”

"really?"

As a result, Natalie immediately cheered up and confirmed the answer she heard again with great expectation.

"Really, as long as Ives's conjecture is true," as she spoke, Alina stood up and came to the window, paying close attention to the movement on the deserted street outside the window.

Suddenly, the tree opposite their room made a rustling sound without any warning. Then, the birds that were still sitting comfortably on the tree seemed to be stimulated by something, they quickly flapped their wings and flew away. The plane tree opposite them.

come yet? The third fog.

It is now 6 o'clock. The last time it appeared was at 8 o'clock in the morning. It was delayed by two hours compared to the first time. Does this mean that the power that dominates the abnormal fog is constantly weakening.

So what causes it to weaken?
  Is it simply a loss of power, or is the source that controls this power no longer providing power?
  If it's the former, that's indeed something to be happy about. If it's the latter, the situation of other 'cornerstones' may be even more dangerous than ours...

Concerned about the students' mood, Alina controlled her thoughts in time and did not continue to infer the latter.

"Senior, what have you thought of?"

Noticing Alina's thoughtful look, Avis immediately seized the opportunity and asked in a low voice. “If there is fog behind this wind, can we make a preliminary judgment that the force that caused the abnormal fog has weakened?”

Without looking at the expression on the young man's face at this moment, Alina answered the other person while still paying attention to the movement outside the window solemnly, not daring to neglect at all.

"Weakened?" Ives was quite confused at first, but combined with the main purpose of their investigation, he suddenly understood, and his expression became serious unconsciously, "Then do I need to remind Miss Gallia?"

"If she didn't notice this, she could do this. Of course, this is just our guess after all. In fact, we still can't draw conclusions easily about what the real situation is." At this point, Alina's face showed Her expression became more and more gloomy and solemn. Just when Ives was thinking about changing the subject, she heard her continue, "So, wait again, if the effect of the fog really weakens, I will We started to investigate further.”

In fact, Alina wanted to say that she would take action tonight, but considering that these words would definitely cause severe emotional fluctuations for Ives, she temporarily changed her words.

Of course, judging from the current rumors, the mist is indeed getting weaker. If you really want to go deep into the bottom of Lake Selia to investigate, now with the ability of her [card] and the guidance of the Star Lighthouse, it is not impossible to give it a try.

"Anyway, let's take a look at the results tonight. Maybe the situation is good and we don't need to go to this step at all," Alina said softly, as if talking to herself or teaching the young people next to her. He returned his attention to the increasingly obvious fog outside the window.

"Mist..."

Following the gazes of the teacher and Master Haitang, Natalie quickly noticed something unusual outside the window. As a result, she almost screamed when she saw it. Fortunately, she covered her mouth with both hands in time, so that she didn't let herself go. This useless look was seen by the other two people in the room.

"Okay, let's close the curtains and turn on the lights. When the fog passes, let's go downstairs to eat!"

First, she went to the student to comfort her, and then she ordered the young man next to her to close the curtains to prevent possible accidents caused by looking directly at the abnormality.

"Yes…"

Ives nodded lightly and saluted. Just as he was about to walk to the window, the ethereal singing sounds in the morning penetrated the magic barrier incomprehensibly and fell into his ears, making him unable to understand. Without slowing down, he pressed his temples to relieve the impact of the waves of ethereal singing.

"What's wrong with you, Master Haitang, is there anything I can do?"

Seeing the sudden slowdown of Master Water Begonia's pace and the small movements of squeezing his temples, Natalie, who was closer to Ives, quickly noticed the abnormality in the other person, and quickly stepped forward to help him up without thinking.

"It's okay, I just heard some noises that I shouldn't have heard. I just need to take a rest."

Listening to the girl's anxious questioning in his ears, which seemed to be separated by a wall, Ives felt even more uncomfortable. It took him a few seconds longer than usual to understand and react to this short sentence.

"now what?"

While speaking, Alina followed the young man and quickly cast a [Sound Isolation] magic in an attempt to alleviate the pain that the young man was currently suffering.

"It's getting better, but those sounds still haven't gone away..."

Forced to show a grateful smile, Ives still frowned, holding on to the edge of the table to fight against the strange sounds.

"Sir, are you really not going to join us? The banquet is about to start. Look how lively and gorgeous this place is. If you miss this time, you may never have the chance to experience this once-in-a-century, no, once-in-a-thousand-year banquet. Already..."

In a daze, Ives seemed to see a female guest in a spacious banquet hall wearing a pure white complex dress and a small gauze hat. She smiled and extended her white-gloved right hand to him, trying to invite him to join the scene in front of him. A grand dance...

"Avis, calm down!"

Just when he wanted to respond to the young lady in front of him who was walking slowly towards him in accordance with the etiquette of the aristocratic ball, there was a sudden sound of cold wind in his ears, and at the same time, there was a sound that did not belong to anyone on the dance floor in front of him, but it felt very familiar to him. The sound penetrated the wind and fell clearly into his ears...

(End of this chapter)