Magical Cat

Some students realized that Waver had used a magical artifact to block Elaine's magic.

Although Ms. Melina did not forbid it, Webber is the first to use it so far.

After all, this thing isn't cheap.

But Webber was willing to spend a lot of money to persevere for this one practical sparring session in class.

Webber's expression wasn't good either. Even though he wasn't eliminated, using magical items was still dishonorable.

He really wanted to beat Elaine with his own strength, but there was really no way.

That move was originally meant for the finals, but I didn't expect to use it so early.

What's even more infuriating is that Elaine managed to escape it by sheer luck.

Although his Thunderhawk has received a lot of resources and developed far beyond that of other magical beasts of the same age, it can only cast one spell now and will need to rest for a long time afterward.

"Tch, you forced me to do this!" Weber gritted his teeth and downed a bottle of magic potion.

"Teacher, is this even allowed?" The students in the audience protested, especially those from ordinary families who felt it was unfair.

Melina shrugged and explained, "Magic potions are also magical items. You can't exactly forbid the enemy from drinking potions during actual combat, can you?"

The protesting students had nothing to say, but they also felt it was unfair.

It was just one class, but Weber went way too far. He really doesn't value money.

This subtly changed the mindset of many students, who then silently supported Elaine, hoping that this ordinary student would beat up the rich man, Webber.

Webber sneered inwardly: "When some of you were using wands and others weren't, why didn't you protest then?"

Even in this match, Elaine was empty-handed, but Waver and the shorty were carrying wands the entire time.

Why didn't you complain about unfairness earlier, but now you're starting to resent the rich?

Weber scoffed at this sour grapes mentality, which he dismissed as a sign of resentment towards the rich, and didn't take it to heart at all.

"If you're so capable, then you try it too!"

With Waver using magical items as if they were free, Elaine quickly found herself at a disadvantage.

Elaine clashed with Waver two or three times, but her attacks were blocked by Waver's magical artifacts.

In contrast, Elaine could only keep moving and dodging, and the number of times she could retaliate was getting fewer and fewer.

Thankfully, she never slacked off in her physical education class, otherwise she would have been struck down by Waver's magic long ago.

Elaine dodged another attack by luck, but she had very little room to maneuver left.

"Sorry, I won this match!"

After drinking the potion, Waver's spellcasting speed increased significantly.

Just as a fiery blast was about to strike Elaine, who hadn't even gotten up yet, Li En's demonic thoughts rang out again: "Now it's my turn, isn't it?"

Elaine nodded quickly, showing she knew how to be pragmatic.

When Weber saw Elaine nod slightly, he assumed that she agreed with him and was ready to accept his fate.

He couldn't help but feel smug, thinking that he had finally gotten his revenge.

But at that moment, he suddenly felt a pain in his foot. The magic was interrupted, and he was thrown over.

"No, did Webber's legs go weak at the crucial moment?"

The students, who thought it was over, became excited again upon seeing this sudden turn of events.

Elaine had been chanting the fireball incantation for some time now, and it looked like she was about to finish.

Lee En, who had been making a stealthy attack, suddenly brightened up: "So, being caught off guard means you can't block a sneak attack?"

He had originally thought that he would have to destroy all of Waver's magical items to help Elaine win, but now it seemed that wasn't the case.

"What happened?"

Weber looked in horror at the ground where he had been standing, only to find it flat and empty.

This reminded him of the experience of being frequently interrupted while casting spells during the old woman's class.

"Could I have developed some kind of psychological disorder?" Weber felt a wave of fear wash over him.

But seeing that Elaine had already gathered a fireball, he quickly grabbed his magic item, preparing to block the attack again.

Weber wasn't worried at all. He had plenty of such basic protective gear on him, more than enough to deal with the magic apprentice's attacks.

Seeing that the fireball had been launched, Webber promptly crushed the magical artifact.

But before the fireball could hit him, the light shield that had just lit up shattered silently.

Webber was stunned. It was too late to pull out his magical items. He could only watch helplessly as the fireball crashed into him. Then his vision was filled with Melina's Flowing Water Shield.

"I lost?"

Weber was stunned and could not accept the reality before him.

But then he sighed in despair, feeling utterly powerless.

"Why did the magic item malfunction at the crucial moment...?"

Although Weber thought so, he felt that this defeat was not necessarily a bad thing.

Although he looked down on Elaine's commoner status, he was gradually being won over by her strength.

However, out of consideration for his noble status, he always wanted to win back some points.

But to lose like this was at least saving face; otherwise, if he had continued to use magical items to entangle them, Waver wouldn't have been able to accept it.

"Father is right. I am indecisive and will never achieve great things."

Weber lowered his head deeply and, taking advantage of being alone within the water shield, forcefully punched his own head.

He was not good-looking, and his head was unusually large.

Weber was more aware of his own shortcomings than anyone else.

But what he hated even more was his own indecisive nature.

Either maintain the dignity of a nobleman from the start and honestly admit defeat.

Either be completely shameless and use offensive magic items to finish the battle in one go.

Weber failed to achieve either of these two points, which led to his disastrous end.

Weber thought that inside the water shield, no one could see his regret.

But Melina knew it all too well.

Melina sighed softly and shook her head.

For these children, the status of nobility is also a burden.

Melina maintained the water shield for a few more moments before releasing Waver from it, before anyone could find out what was going on.

By this time, Weber had composed himself, nodded to Elaine, and then returned to the crowd with a cold expression.

Seeing that Webber was in a bad mood, no one made excessive jokes. They just exchanged amused glances and silently watched Webber make a fool of himself.

Weber naturally sensed that everyone was laughing at him.

Children born into aristocratic families are generally more sensitive and can easily read the atmosphere.

Nobles don't always say hurtful things, but they have a way of doing things that are even more offensive.

This is what many people call etiquette and manners.

"Weber, are you alright?" his teammate, the short, fat guy, asked with concern.

Weber shook his head: "It's alright, we did our best, she's just too amazing."

Everyone was quite surprised to hear such words from Weber.

In a few previous classes, Weber had told Barbara and the others about Elaine's prowess.

I thought it was just a temporary thing back then, but I didn't expect Weber to still be saying things like that now.

Moreover, Elaine's strength has been revealed to everyone. Even Waver, who uses magical items, cannot defeat her. Indeed, few people have the right to question Elaine's strength anymore.

"A thrilling match."

Ms. Melina clapped her hands to attract the students' attention.