When Laurie met Maggie's pale gold eyes, which seemed to encompass everything, she felt the pain in her body slowly disappear.
Without realizing it, the roots of his ears turned red.
The Holy Maiden before him had a gentle expression, seemingly harboring no ill will towards him because of the previous duel and his earlier provocation. The white light surrounding her made her appear even more serene.
In that instant, the goddess with holy light above her head materialized in Laurie's eyes.
Maggie didn't look at his expression or notice Laurie's reaction when she treated him.
She appeared focused and serious, but secretly she was secretly pleased.
She not only won the duel with ease, but also shocked everyone. Now she is personally healing her opponent's wounds. She has not only established her persona, but also successfully achieved her goal.
This game was a complete rout.
Thanks to nature for its gifts.
Maggie thought to herself.
Yes, that's right. In Maggie's eyes, Laurie's initiative to challenge her was a stroke of good luck. She didn't need to use the plans she had made for several nights, and she could save the elemental spirit without offending too many people. It was definitely a windfall.
At the same time, the two had completely different thoughts: one was reviewing the plan, and the other was suddenly smitten.
Maggie still admired Laurie, after all, he was of noble birth. After he recovered, he did not show any signs of weakness or try to save face by being sarcastic. He simply handed the magician over to Maggie in silence.
There wasn't much reluctance on his face, but his expression was very complicated.
"you....."
Maggie could see Laurie's expression, but she thought it was normal.
Laurie might be wondering why her magic wouldn't run out, or she might be wondering about the double chanting, or why the water elemental would inexplicably turn around and attack him.
But she didn't intend to explain. Instead, with the gentlest smile on her lips, she spoke softly to Laurie in the center of the dueling arena.
“Young Master Laurie, you may dissolve your contract with the mage.”
Laurie paused for a moment, then frowned slightly, as if to remind Maggie.
"I should transfer the contract to you."
If the contract is dissolved casually without a new master, the mage will be freed and will not be obedient enough to form a contract with the next master.
"Now the mage is mine, isn't he? So I have the right to do as I please."
Maggie's firm tone caused a spark of light to ignite in the eyes of the water elemental spirit that had been numbly waiting for its new master. The two little dots on the jellyfish's head stared blankly at Maggie, seemingly lost in thought.
"Your Highness, do you intend to let this mage go?"
Laurie asked, somewhat incredulously.
“That’s right. Magicians are also intelligent beings. To enslave them without asking their thoughts is a cruel thing to do. As the Holy Maiden of Light, I should treat every living being equally, so I want to let him go.”
Maggie spoke with a face full of holy compassion, as if she were radiating holy light, which completely silenced Laurie.
Aside from him, everyone in the room, whether audience members, VIPs, or even Ford and Yarlin, was speechless and had various expressions.
Such ideas were too 'advanced' and truly shocked everyone's minds. A mage is just a mass of things composed of magic power, and even if they have thoughts, they can only be equated with tools.
Besides, things are valued for their rarity. How could such a precious mage be released so easily?
It's simply because of the so-called idea of 'equality for all beings', which is too naive and too incomprehensible.
Many nobles thought Maggie was crazy for her behavior.
He stared at Maggie with a stiff expression, and after a long while, under Maggie's serious and solemn gaze, he chose to break the contract with the mage.
There was no other way; he had made a vow to Maggie, and breaking it would be utterly shameful.
With a flash of white light, the connection between the elemental spirit and Laurie was severed, and the elemental spirit regained its freedom, disappearing from everyone's sight on the spot.
Everyone thought the mage didn't want to be enslaved anymore and had run away as soon as he broke free of control.
Except for Maggie.
Yes, Maggie could still see the little jellyfish floating blankly in mid-air.
He seemed frozen in place, even his tentacles were suspended in mid-air. Perhaps he couldn't believe that the enslavement contract that had bound him for nearly a thousand years had been broken just like that, without him even having done anything.
"alright."
Laurie's hands fell limply to her sides, barely able to hold onto her staff, but her gaze remained fixed on Maggie, as if trying to discern something from her.
Maggie ignored Laurie's somewhat unusual reaction, or rather, she didn't even notice it. She turned around and faced the crowd.
"Alright, this should be the end of the Mage Tournament, but due to my personal reasons, the tournament has been extended. I apologize for taking up so much of your time."
Maggie gracefully faced the audience, lifted her skirt, bowed and nodded, her voice neither too loud nor too soft, just loud enough for everyone in the venue to hear.
Ford and Yarlin, who were originally there to watch the show, didn't even get a chance to appear or say a word to Maggie. They were dreaming if they thought they could use her occasion to establish their prestige.
This concludes the performance. Maggie gracefully walked towards the door, facing the light, leaving everyone with only her back view.
The tense farce concerning the honor of the Holy Maiden of Light thus came to an end.
No one expected that the final performance would be the appearance of the Holy Maiden of Light herself, and in such a shocking way.
In particular, the double chanting technique, a spellcasting skill that could almost overturn all the previous combat methods of mages, was more precious than any treasure, and was thus displayed by Maggie without any concealment.
This resulted in the final ceremony becoming rather dull after Maggie left, with many nobles choosing to leave early.
Maggie didn't choose to return to the VIP area; she didn't want to see Ford's old face and cause him unnecessary annoyance.
Roy and the little ghost followed Maggie, also somewhat surprised by Maggie's choice earlier.
"I thought you would take the opportunity to make him sign a contract with you."
The little ghost said in a nonchalant tone.
"Don't think of me as a big bad guy, I'm very kind too."
Maggie said this with an air of seriousness.
I don't believe it.
The little ghost looked at Maggie's face, speechless.
"Well, sometimes, sincerity is the only way to win someone's heart."
Seeing that the little ghost didn't believe her, Maggie could only spread her hands and shrug helplessly, but her words were loaded with meaning.
"?"
Roy didn't understand, but the little ghost seemed to understand something and suddenly turned its head. It saw a light blue head peeking out from the wall, with a shape that looked like a peach blossom on it, looking at them timidly.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com