"Hey, Zero Louise is going to duel with Wild Beiye!"
The news spread throughout the academy in the blink of an eye. After all, it was breakfast time, when there were naturally the most people. It was natural that the news would spread. In fact, when Louise and Bei Ye arrived at the duel site, the area was already crowded with people.
“There are so many people.”
Looking at the dark crowd around her, Louise was quite surprised, and at this moment, the hot woman came over.
"Of course, everyone is very curious about your familiar. After all, it's unprecedented that a summoned familiar is actually a human. To be honest, if we hadn't seen it with our own eyes yesterday, we wouldn't have believed it."
"Humph! Just a stupid fool."
Hearing the woman's words, Louise showed an unhappy expression, because everything happened so suddenly, so she didn't think much about it. Now thinking back, it was indeed true. Although Beiye's words sounded very angry, if she was not the person involved, she would definitely think something like "What kind of joke is this?" when she heard someone summon a human familiar in the familiar summoning course.
"But is the child really okay?"
"I didn't expect you to care about my familiar."
Louise glanced at the hot woman in surprise. You should know that her relationship with her was not a good one in the class. The Vallière family and this woman's family had almost an complicated hatred for the ages. Although the two sides had not reached this point, they had always disliked each other.
"Of course. You don't know what Bei Ye summoned..."
"Come out, my familiar, Baff!"
Before the woman finished her words, Bei Ye screamed, and then flames suddenly burst out. Then a lion-like monster with bat wings walked out of the flames. Its tail was raised high like a scorpion, and you could even see the sharp thorns on it. It looked very ferocious, and the onlookers around exclaimed when they saw the appearance of this monster.
Seeing this scene, Louise's expression suddenly changed.
"This, this is a manticore?!"
"Yes, this is the one summoned by Bei Ye. If it weren't for you, he would have been the focus of everyone's attention yesterday."
“Woo…”
Hearing this, Louise clenched the magic wand in her hand angrily. Although she had never seen a scorpion lion, she had read about this kind of magic beast in books. It was indeed a proud thing to be able to summon a scorpion lion and sign a contract to become a familiar. If she could summon this kind of monster, she would definitely be very proud.
It’s just a pity that the scorpion lion is a magical beast after all. As long as it is a magical beast, it is not uncommon to appear in the summoning ceremony.
Humans are completely different.
"Let's go! Saber!"
But even so, Louise did not intend to give up, but said something, then held the magic wand tightly and walked in. Red Ponytail followed Louise, and at the same time looked at the scorpion lion opposite boredly.
"Oh, how dare you show up, Zero Louise."
Seeing Louise coming out, Bei Ye also started to sneer.
"It's not too late. As long as you admit that you cheated, I can let you go. Otherwise, if a fight breaks out, I won't guarantee the safety of the little girl next to you."
“Woo…”
"Yes, Louise, can you bear to let such a young child face the manticore?"
"Bei Ye, you are going too far."
At this moment, other people also spoke up, urging both sides to give in. Although the scorpion lion summoned by Beiye was only a juvenile, the red ponytail looked even smaller, and compared with the two, it was definitely the plot of a girl sacrificed to be eaten by a monster in a heroic story.
Everyone could imagine the scene of the petite girl being pounced on and bitten by the monster, and no one wanted to see such a scene.
"I have made up my mind. I didn't cheat. I believe my familiar will not lose to you!"
Louise was a little hesitant at first, but after hearing Bei Ye's mocking words, she immediately made a decision. What a joke, from childhood to adulthood, the summoning spell yesterday was the most successful magic I had ever performed, and this guy actually said that I cheated? !
Unforgivable! Absolutely unforgivable! My familiar was summoned in an honest way, so it will definitely win!
Thinking of this, Louise glanced at the red ponytail.
"SABER, I leave it to you."
"no problem."
Red Ponytail nodded, and then walked forward. Seeing this, the crowd around became even more noisy. Bei Ye was a little embarrassed. He originally believed that the other party must have cheated by Louise, so he confidently challenged them. In Bei Ye's opinion, as long as he summoned the scorpion lion, they would be so scared that they would tremble and surrender.
But... this plot is different from what I imagined!
What now?
Don't fight? If you don't fight, your family's honor and reputation will be ruined!
But... fight?
What's the point of winning? Using a scorpion lion to bully a little girl? If this gets out, it will also bring shame to myself!
What if I lose?
Losing seems even more miserable!
It was not until now that Bei Ye found himself in a dilemma...
Finally, Bei Ye made a decision!
beat!
Even if it's not a good thing to win, it also proves that Zero Louise did cheat! If I back down here, I don't know what will happen!
"Come on, my Barf! Let them have a taste of your power!"
"roar--!!"
Following Bei Ye's order, the scorpion lion roared and then pounced on the red ponytail. Seeing this scene, many people screamed, and many girls even subconsciously covered their eyes and turned their heads away, unable to bear to see the next scene.
Even Louise's body trembled with fear when the scorpion lion pounced on her. After all, the scorpion lion is a very powerful monster. Even if it is just a larva, the oppression it brings is extremely strong.
But even so, Louise did not turn her head, but clenched her hands and stared at the petite figure in front of her.
The scorpion lion was very fast. In just a blink of an eye, it rushed in front of the red ponytail and opened its mouth with a roar. At this time, the red ponytail still did not move.
Was he petrified by fear?
Just as everyone was thinking this, they saw Red Ponytail raising his fist to face the Scorpion Lion.
Then……
"boom!!"
Along with the low explosion sound, dust mixed with the impact of the wind wave whistled past, making everyone squint their eyes involuntarily. However, when the dust cleared, the scene in front of them stunned everyone.
The scene they imagined of the girl being pounced on by the scorpion lion did not appear. On the contrary, the scorpion lion's head had been smashed into a big hole, while the red ponytail was still standing there, clapping her hands.
"You are just a monster, yet you dare to show off your fangs and claws in front of me? It seems that you are really tired of living."
As Red Ponytail spoke, the scorpion lion's body began to radiate light, and then turned into a point of light and disappeared into the air.
"Barf! Barf--!!"
Seeing this scene, Bei Ye almost shouted out in grief, while Red Ponytail snorted softly.
"Don't worry, I didn't kill it. It was just too badly injured and went back to its nest to recuperate."
“How could it be…”
Hearing what Red Ponytail said, Beiye's knees softened and he fell to the ground. At this time, the others began to speak in surprise.
"Hey, did you see that?"
"I saw it... that kid actually smashed the manticore's head into the ground with just one punch!"
"Even a stone doll wouldn't have this much strength! Is she really human?"
"No, isn't she the familiar summoned by Zero Louise?"
"Ah, now I understand. She is definitely not a human being!"
"But it doesn't look like an elf..."
At this moment, no one doubted whether Red Ponytail was a demon anymore. After all, being able to smash a running lion scorpion into the ground with bare hands and severely injure it with one strike was obviously not something that an ordinary human could do. Especially considering Red Ponytail's small and delicate appearance, this contrast was further increased.
"Okay, MASTER, now that everything is settled, let's go."
After clapping her hands, Red Ponytail walked back to Louise and spoke. Louise was stunned for a moment, then nodded vigorously.
"Well, let's go!"
After saying this, Louise raised the magic wand again and pointed it at Bei Ye.
"Remember, this is your punishment for insulting the reputation of our Elival family! There won't be a next time!"
After saying this, Louise turned around happily and left with the red ponytail, leaving Bei Ye sitting there in despair. Looking at this scene, the others didn't know what to say.
For many people, this morning scene was just an unexpected episode, and soon, they returned to their daily stable lives. Facing the red ponytail that showed its strength, Louise was obviously very proud. Not only that, she also began to work hard, trying to show the actions of the owner who matched the red ponytail.
However……
"boom!!!"
"I see. This is why you are called Zero Louise. I understand."
Looking at the alchemical device exploding again in front of her, and Louise, who was still black-faced and in tatters, Red Ponytail nodded. She had not watched the entire animation before, but now Red Ponytail finally understood why Louise had such a nickname.
From the first class of the day until now when she returned to her bedroom to do her homework, Louise had exploded a total of thirty-five times, with zero successes.
No wonder she is called Louise of Zero.
"... Humph, laugh if you want to."
After hearing what the girl with red ponytail said, Louise's face became as dark as it could be - it had already been blackened by smoke.
"No... this is not funny, but why? MASTER, do you always fail when you cast magic? Have you ever found the reason?"
"Of course I tried!"
Hearing the red-tailed girl's question, Louise shouted as if to vent her anger.
"I have been trying hard! I originally thought that it was because I didn't recite the spell well enough, or there was something wrong with my magic control, so I kept trying to learn! However, no matter how I studied, no matter what kind of magic I cast, I would fail! I have never succeeded!"
"Um……"
Hearing this, Red Ponytail nodded.
"What kind of magic can fail?"
"Yes, no matter whether it is Feng Shui, Fire, Earth, or Alchemy, I have never succeeded. I can't even use the ordinary magic of closing the door! No matter what kind of magic it is, for me there is only failure, failure, and failure!"
"Then there is only one conclusion."
Red Ponytail raised a finger, and when Louise heard what Red Ponytail said, she also looked up at her.
"It means that these magics are not suitable for you. You still haven't found the magic that suits you."
“Huh?”
Hearing this, Louise raised her eyebrows unhappily.
"Didn't you listen to me? I've tried every magic trick!"
"Yes, but you still haven't found the right one, which means that the magic that suits you is not among these. Besides, the magic you have learned is not all of them."
"this……"
"Think about it from another perspective. Even if you are really stupid, extremely stupid, but you cast a spell a hundred times, a thousand times, ten thousand times, there will always be one time when it will succeed, but you failed every time. In a way, this is also a great talent."
"What? Are you mocking me?"
Hearing this, Louise glared at Red Ponytail unhappily, while Red Ponytail just giggled.
"Of course not. What I mean is... Master, your talent must be very rare."
"Why do you say that?"
"It's simple, because when you cast magic, it explodes, right?"
"Um……"
"But you are not without magic power, because a person without magic power cannot perform any magic."
"That's true, but if there really is such a magic system, I don't know about it!"
"I don't know either, but fortunately, after a day of observation, I have almost understood the nature of your magic, Master. Coincidentally, I have a corresponding learning method... Master, do you want to try it?"
"real?!"
Hearing this, Louise's eyes lit up and she rushed to the red ponytail.
"What method is that? Saber?"
“Hehe…”
In response to Louise's question, the red ponytail chuckled and looked at Louise with a smug expression.
"Do you know psionic energy, Master?"
"You... can?"
"Yes, in my world, there is a profession called the Templars. They use psionic energy to fight. Master, the nature of your power is very similar to psionic energy. Perhaps you can give it a try?"