I'm really not a top magician

And the answer to this question is very simple.

Carlos lowered his head, watching the ants crawling beneath him. He then repeatedly struggled between dignity and life, making repeated choices. After a long silence, he raised his head again, nodded, and said:

"If that is what you mean, I will comply with your wishes."

Carlos said sincerely.

Sajo Aika raised her eyebrow, feeling that what he said was a bit childish, but then she thought about him being a socially awkward guy wearing a ninja outfit, maybe a typical otaku. It's not wrong to say something childish... right?

"That's it, then I'll be relieved."

However, Aika Sajo did not go deeper into this aspect. Her purpose was just to ask people.

"By the way, have you seen a little girl passing by here before?"

After noticing that the other party's attitude began to gradually soften, Sajo Aika stood up and asked before leaving.

"Yes. I think I went in that direction before."

Carlos Carter pointed in the direction of the exit. Sajo Aika was indeed meticulous. Even before leaving, she pretended to be looking for a lost girl. Coupled with her superb acting skills, even if there were outsiders passing by, they would not suspect that the conversation between the two involved threats to surrender.

It really is worthy of being called Sajo Aika.

"So that's where I went. Thanks. See you at the game tomorrow."

Carlos Carter bowed and watched Shatiao Aige walk away.

He took out his watch and found that it was already 6 o'clock in the evening.

The woods are dark, the moonlight is dim,

Carlos Carter took a deep breath and felt the breath of nature in the woods.

Such a deserted and quiet night was completely different from the silent gaze and mental oppression that I had just faced from Sajo Aika.

It was only then that he realized that the back of his clothes had been soaked with sweat, cold and clammy...

ps: I will be preparing for the level test in the next few days, so basically I won’t update any more. I will update again after I finish the test.

Chapter 97 I've always wanted to thank you very much!

The path leading deep into the woods wasn't too dark yet, and there was still some light shining down.

Lisa walked in silently alone. After walking around a few times, she suddenly realized that she seemed to be lost.

Lisa suddenly didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Her current situation was simply a microcosm of her magic career so far - lost!

Even losing at lightning speed in competitions was commonplace to her. After all, she had been losing for six years, so losing again wasn't surprising. Perhaps, as the Clock Tower's notorious loser, it would be truly surprising if she didn't lose. Her progress in magic was slow, and she realized she had no talent for it. She also faced years of gossip and cold stares from her classmates.

But she could handle it all.

But at this moment, she had lost herself in the woods without knowing when, and she could no longer hold back the sadness in her heart, and tears suddenly flowed.

In order to show her learning results to Sajo-senpai today, Lisa has been training every day without slacking off for a single day. No, not just recently, but in the past six years, she has clearly worked harder than anyone else and studied magic more diligently than anyone else.

But in the end, she was eliminated at the speed of light. She had no talent for magic before, and it was only out of kindness that Mr. Leif accepted her as his apprentice. And now, the only talent that Satsuki-senpai could call a natural talent has been taught a lesson by reality.

Painful memories keep coming out from the bottom of my heart.

Lisa raised her arms and wiped away her tears again and again.

Sadness, pain,

It also made her feel more inferior.

Now, not only did he fail to learn magic well and disappoint Senior Shatiao, he couldn’t even find the way.

Lisa thought from the beginning that as long as she worked hard, she could achieve something in the magic room even if her talent was limited. But after hitting a wall for six years, it was time to wake up from this dream.

In fact, she is just like most people, she just failed in all her efforts...

"I've been looking at you for a long time, why are you still crying here?"

Suddenly, a male voice echoed from the dark forest path. Lisa paused, then shook her head in self-denial. This was the woods. Hearing someone talking was nothing special. Besides, she was just a noob, not good-looking. Why would someone approach her?

Thinking this, Lisa continued walking on her way, but the voice said again: "Hey, I'm talking to you, and you're still walking. How rude!"

Lisa was startled. Only then did she realize that the man was actually talking to her. She stopped and looked back, only to see a shadow stretched out in the woods. A person was standing there.

"You...are you talking about me?" Lisa wiped her tears with a choked voice.

"Yeah, that's you, you daredevil!"

As the man approached, he continued, "I understand what you're thinking. You want to use this competition to show off your puppeteer talents to Sajo Aika. But as I recall, you're not much of a puppeteer to begin with. You haven't learned any puppetry in your six years at the Clock Tower, have you? You've only been learning puppetry for a few days, and you're actually planning to use it here. Who are you looking down on? No matter how much these people covet power and wealth, their research in magic is no match for a Clock Tower loser like you. What are you thinking?"

The man's scolding was fierce, but for some reason, his words sounded so gentle to Lisa, both in tone and emotion, like a strict father disciplining his daughter after she'd just made a mistake. But who could possibly be lecturing me in such a manner? Could it be Mr. Leif?

When the other person walked up to her, Lisa realized she didn't recognize him at all. She was still a little confused, but the other person had already finished speaking. She replied somewhat bewilderedly, "I want to use puppetry, so..."

"If you're seeking advice and practicing puppetry techniques against enemies, then it's perfectly fine to use it now. But if you want to showcase your talent with puppets, then this is the last time you should use it."

Lisa was stunned. Although her magic skills were poor, her brain was not bad. When she heard this, she realized what a stupid mistake she had made.

"Furthermore, puppetry requires not only a profound understanding of puppets themselves, but also extensive experience in combat, because the most crucial thing for a puppeteer is the puppet. Your puppet is rubbish, and you're inexperienced. You've only been learning about puppetry for less than a week, and you're already trying to show off now. I'm speechless..."

Now, Lisa finally understood.

She entered the competition with the same mindset as any other contestant, but while competing, she forgot her true purpose for participating in the King's Selection. On the one hand, she wanted to show off her talent in puppetry, while on the other hand, she wanted to win the competition with her limited experience.

You can not have it both ways.

This time she was too greedy, which caused her to lose her balance for a while.

After figuring everything out, Lisa's mindset changed instantly. Perhaps this was the advantage of being a poor student. However, she also immediately noticed a problem.

"But who are you?" Lisa asked quickly.

Not many people knew she was studying puppetry; besides Mr. Leif, Luna, and Aika Sajo, no one else did. She had initially felt this person was familiar, but upon closer inspection, she realized his face was unfamiliar, completely unfamiliar. Hearing how much this person knew was completely bewildering.

"who are you?"

Lisa asked curiously again.

"Just a passerby."

Leon chuckled. He was already used to playing the role of a stranger passing by a girl.

"Don't doubt your own abilities,"

Leon smiled and said, "Talent is a good thing, but don't think you can achieve what others would have practiced for years or even tens of years in just one week. Which magician wasn't a genius in their early days? But you're still young, and you have plenty of time to hone your magic skills."

These words made Lisa blush.

In the past, she always felt that her skills were not good enough, but after receiving guidance from Sajo Aika and discovering her talent in puppetry, she regained confidence in herself.

On the one hand, she wanted to repay Sajo-senpai for her guidance, and on the other hand, she wanted to fully demonstrate what she had taught her.

On the other hand, she also wanted to use the talent she showed in this competition to slap the faces of those who had mocked her.

That's why she participated in this competition.

But now that I think about it, using puppetry at this time is really ill-considered.

"Thank you! Thank you very much!" Lisa said to the stranger with gratitude.

If he hadn't passed by and reminded me, I would probably have been depressed for a long time, or even continued to make mistakes.

"I'm glad you understand. Keep going." Leon nodded and turned to leave.

"Excuse me..." Lisa suddenly called out to the other person, "...do we know each other?"

Leon turned around and smiled again: “I don’t know you, I’m just a passerby who is helping others.”

As the strange man spoke, he turned around and waved at Lisa, but at this moment, Lisa suddenly saw the silver whistle tied around his waist.

Lisa was startled, but just as she was about to catch up, Sajo Aika ran up from behind.

"Lisa, I've been looking for you for a long time. So you're here... Well, you look like nothing's wrong. Did you - meet anyone?"

"Yeah, yes." Lisa nodded. She looked at the man's back as he left silently, took out the silver whistle hanging around her neck, and muttered to herself:

I actually always want to thank you very much!

Chapter 98 Boring Water Army

"What the hell is this mirror?"

Early in the morning, Sajo Aika looked at the four huge mirrors standing in front of the competition venue.

The image that appears in the mirror is not the image of the person in front of the mirror, but the appearance of the competition venue.

Many people who came to watch the game saw these mirrors and became curious about what the officials were doing.

At this time, a referee stood on the podium and explained to everyone:

"Everyone, today's 32 players will compete in four venues."

“Those who have come from far away can choose any venue to watch the game.”

"If you intend to watch the entire match, please remain in this open space. There are people in each venue using their special abilities to transmit the situation in real time."

"You can watch it all through these four large screens."

The referee explained.

Haha, it really is like a live broadcast of a competition, Sajo Aika thought to herself.

Of course, although Aika Sajo's magic skills are not very good, she can still see the principle used, which should be a telescope.

However, the authorities can take the audience's feelings into consideration. Could there be other commercial developments here?

Thinking of this, Shatiao Aige looked around and found that many people here were running gambling games, and judging from the business proficiency of those people, they must have been working here for a long time.

Haha, the spiritual vein managers here have really good business acumen.

We have already gained a preliminary understanding of the surrounding development.

Perhaps in order to better boost the economy in the future, it would be possible to build some other service industries here.

But before I can complain too much about Aika Satiao, the first batch of matches will begin.

And the competition of Aika Satiao is the first one.

……

Lisa lazily woke up from the bed, glanced at the alarm clock, and found that Sajo-senpai's game was about to start.

So he hurriedly changed his clothes, without washing his face or brushing his teeth, and rushed to the viewing platform.

"Phew, luckily I ran fast. The race hasn't even started yet, but I finally caught up."

Lisa rushed to the stands and was relieved to see that the game had not started yet.

Just as Lisa was trying to find a good spot to watch the game, she saw a familiar figure.

"Luna! Are you here to watch your senior's game too?" Lisa asked.

Luna nodded: "You're up? I saw you were sleeping soundly before I left."

"Ha! Fortunately I'm fast, otherwise I would have missed it." Lisa smiled.

Lisa glanced at the audience behind her. She thought that not many people would watch today's game, but she found that there were quite a lot of people.

"Huh? Why are there so many spectators?" Lisa felt strange.

It’s not that Aika Satiao’s match is not worth watching. Judging from the current odds outside, Aika Satiao is the one with the greatest hope of winning the championship, and many people have spent all their money on her.

However, today's opponent of Aika Satiao, Carlos Carter, is not very famous. Many viewers and gamblers watched the match the day before. Carlos Carter is really rubbish. If he really faced Aika Satiao, he would definitely be killed instantly.

Because Aika Sajo was so strong, everyone already knew she would win, so they chose to spend their time on more entertaining matches in other venues.

Even when Lisa was taken back by Aika Sajo last night, she heard other people talking about whose match they wanted to watch, but no one heard Aika Sajo's. After all, a match with overwhelming strength was not very entertaining for many spectators, and even future opponents would not have high expectations for Carlos Carter.

But today the venue was unexpectedly crowded.

Lisa originally thought that these people were all fans of Sajo Aika, just like herself. Even if it was such a meaningless game, they would get up early to watch it and would not dare to miss it.

But after taking a closer look at the atmosphere around her, Lisa felt something was really strange.

"Garbled Sandjo Aige, winning the game was all about luck!"

"That's right, that's right. Sajo Aika is not as powerful as you think. To put it bluntly, she is a liar!"

"That's right, a complete liar!"

"The Clock Tower actually sent such a liar, they must be crazy!"

“How shameful!”