Let them live with that regret for the rest of their lives!

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That focused and earnest demeanor is, to be honest, quite attractive.

Elise made no attempt to conceal her presence, especially not in front of Nora.

Noticing her, Nora stopped what she was doing and was about to run over to say something to Elise, but then stopped a little over a meter away from Elise.

Upon seeing this, Elise tilted her head slightly, then, as if she had discovered something, she leaned forward with a smile.

However, as Elise moved forward, Nora retreated, always keeping her distance.

Although Elise had already figured out the reason, she still pretended to be aggrieved: "Am I really that annoying?"

Iris's specialty was being able to cry on cue. Seeing her red eyes, Nora panicked a little and quickly explained, "I... I haven't taken a shower yet. I'm all sweaty."

"I don't care, so why do you care?" Elise didn't expect Nora to care about such a small thing. In the past, she would have come over long ago. But this is quite interesting.

After hearing what Elise had said, Nora ultimately decided not to keep her distance from Elise.

He moved closer to Nora, noticing her clothes were soaked with sweat, and asked curiously, "Why are you still exercising here so late?"

"Since you'll be my opponent tomorrow, I might as well take this opportunity to practice more."

After the academy exchange meeting ends, it will be the day of Elise's duel with Brooke. She wants to strengthen herself again before that day arrives.

To train, Nora even took advantage of the exhibition hall's unique features. In those memories, she couldn't influence anything within the memories, but nothing within the memories could influence her either.

Moreover, the flow of time in her memories is different from that outside, allowing her to fully access the memories related to the collection and hone her combat skills.

Although doing that won't give her a workout, it will give her plenty of time to hone her skills.

You can even hone your skills while browsing your memories.

Nora thinks she's a genius!

"Alright, it's already so late. Go back and wash up and go to sleep. As long as you remember what I taught you, a 70% win rate is no problem."

“I want to beat him one hundred percent,” Nora said earnestly.

“In that case, you can have Elena lend you the Demon Horn and Angel Ring, Rumia’s Godslayer Spear, the Little Maid’s Shadow Scepter and Devourer, and my Eloise and my clone.” Elise counted on her fingers.

In fact, these were the trump cards Elise had prepared for Nora. Even if Nora was truly unable to wield her sword against herself before, she could guarantee that Nora would have a more than 70% chance of winning when facing Brook.

If all else fails, Elise can make a deal with the Valkyrie residing in Nora's body; after all, Brook can't possibly defeat Nora no matter what.

This is also the source of Elise's confidence in her bet with Brook.

Nora, who had been about to say something, suddenly fell silent. If she had those things, it would indeed make things much easier.

After being persuaded by Elise, Nora was finally pulled back to the manor by Elise.

On the second day, after Elise and Nora put on their performances, Elise withdrew, and Nora successfully advanced to the final four.

Also in the semifinals are Brooke, Hattie, and Saint Miriam.

Hattie faced off against the Saintess, while Brooke's opponent was Nora.

It's really hard to say who will make it to the finals. After all, apart from Saintess Miriam, the rest are all main characters and none of them are prepared to reveal their true strength in such a place.

Under these constraints, even if Miriam is not the main character, she still has the possibility of entering the finals.

However, at this point, it doesn't matter to Elise who makes it to the finals, since she can basically get whatever she wants at this stage.

Just as Elise and her party were about to leave the arena, a familiar figure blocked her way.

It was Saint Miriam.

“Miss Elise, do you have some time? I’d like to see Seria at night, but among all the people I know, it seems you’re the only one who knows this place best,” Miriam said to Elise with a smile.

Her holy beauty had already subtly taken hold at this moment, making one unable to resist the urge to immediately agree to her proposal.

Iris didn't resist and followed the guidance of the Holy Face, nodding and saying, "Okay, does Miss Miriam have any particular place she'd like to go?"

Volume 1: Chapter 282 There are also differences between saintesses.

"I'd like to know where you and Sister Rumia have been before. Could you take me with you?"

Miriam revealed her plan directly: she wanted to see the scenery that her sister Rumia had seen, and also take this opportunity to test Iris.

At the very least, you need to know why the opponent has such rich combat experience.

"Sure, I'll let my friend know."

Elise turned to look at Nora, said a brief goodbye, and then left with Miriam.

Watching Elise's departing figure, Flora whispered to Nochira, "Sister Nochira, is it really alright to just let Miss Elise leave with that person like this?"

She had been at Elise's manor for some time and knew that Elise was a cultist.

It's worrying to see a cult member hanging out with a saint from the Eternal Church.

"Don't worry, if anyone should be worried, it's that Saintess. You know, the previous Saintess was working as a maid at Iris's manor."

q "Oh, right."

Although she doesn't see her often, Flora occasionally catches glimpses of Rumia walking around in her maid outfit. When Flora first saw Rumia at Miss Iris's manor, she was quite startled.

Now we're used to it.

Anyway, as long as Miss Elise says it's okay, then there's no problem.

Elizabeth led Miriam to the foot of the clock tower, the same place where she had brought Rumia to see the scenery and even recorded the scene.

She was preparing to wait until she got down to the top of the bell tower*, and then she would show Mia how her beloved sister, Lumia, had held her here to enjoy the scenery.

Thinking of this, a barely perceptible smile appeared on Elise's lips.

“I brought Miss Rumia here to see the scenery before, but it was during the day. However, the night view of Seria is also very beautiful.” As Iris spoke, she activated the magic device on her shoe and flew directly up to the clock tower.

Seeing this, Miriam spread her pure white wings and followed. Under the influence of her holy face, no one around noticed what was happening.

Upon reaching the top of the clock tower, the entirety of Seria unfolded before their eyes.

Even Miriam was momentarily stunned by the magnificent night view.

I wish I could come here with my sister Rumia to enjoy the scenery.

Thinking of this, she sighed with a touch of melancholy.

Since arriving in Seria, she has been searching for clues about her sister Rumia, but so far, she has not found any useful leads.

Miriam turned to look at Elise and noticed that Elise also looked melancholy.

As if noticing Miriam's gaze, Iris also took out a memory crystal from her spatial ring and played back the scene of herself and Rumia enjoying the scenery here.

Seeing Iris being held in Rumia's arms, Miriam almost ground her teeth to powder. After all, Rumia had never held her like that while sightseeing.

Why would someone do such a thing to a noblewoman like Elise, who has a bad reputation?

Is it because she's good-looking?

Even she had to admit that Elise was beautiful, but she herself was just as good-looking.

As a saint, Miriam was naturally very good at managing her expressions. However, she was facing Elise, who was very sensitive to emotional fluctuations. She quickly noticed the jealousy that Miriam was hiding beneath her calm.

She was already imagining what kind of expression Miriam would have if she saw Rumia's behavior in front of her.

Just thinking about it makes me excited.

Miriam took a deep breath and then began to use the power of the Holy Face to bewitch Elise and make her answer her questions.

Meanwhile, in a small alley not far from the clock tower, Rumia leaned against the wall, watching the two figures on the clock tower, her lips slightly pouting, clearly somewhat displeased.

Why isn't she by her master's side? If she could, she would like to enjoy the scenery with her master, and it would be even better if she could hug her master.

It's unclear what indescribable thing Rumia was thinking, but a blush suddenly rose on her fair cheeks. Unfortunately, the magic runes planted by Iris quickly suppressed the pleasure in her body.

As Rumia calmed down, memories of her time with Iris flashed through her mind, and a nostalgic look crossed her eyes.

She planned to invite Elise back to see the scenery when she had time, and she believed that her dear master would not refuse her request.

For once again, Rumia exuded the aura of a saint, but this holy aura did not last long before she excitedly began to wriggle her body, perhaps thinking of some strange development.

On the other hand, after some trivial probing, Miriam was basically certain that Elise had been bewitched by her.

Previously, she had unwavering faith in the power of the Holy Face and thought that Elise was incapable of resisting it. However, Elise's recent performance had been so outstanding that she felt that the other party was definitely not someone who could be easily bewitched.

However, the Holy Face did indeed give her the feedback that Elise was bewitched, and her own test just now had no problems.

Thinking of this, Miriam stopped probing and said directly to Elise, "Miss Elise, your performance in the arena lately has been outstanding. I didn't expect you to be so experienced in combat. May I ask how you did it?"

“It’s simple, because I’m a genius.” The moment Elise spoke, a look of pleasure appeared in her eyes.

Faced with this reason, Miriam believed it without the slightest doubt, without even realizing it herself.

In terms of using the Holy Face technique, Miriam is still far behind Rumia.

It is known that even Rumia's holy face is affected to some extent, but Miriam cannot affect her in the slightest.

It can only be said that there are differences even among saintesses.

Miriam had initially been suspicious when she invited Iris out, but in just a short while, she dispelled her doubts and even felt a little guilty. Iris was someone who admired Rumia just like her, yet she had doubted her admiration.

I really deserve to die!

Just as Miriam was feeling guilty, Iris's voice rang out again: "Miss Miriam, is there anywhere else you'd like to go?"

"No, no need. I'll go back first. You should go back and rest early too."

Miriam forced a smile, then turned and walked towards the Eternal Church's headquarters. Just as she turned, a beautiful girl dressed in a maid outfit appeared beside Iris.

Despite her beautiful and pure appearance, she went unnoticed by anyone during the disturbance.

“There are people from the Eternal Church everywhere here, how dare you run away?”

"Those useless things won't even notice me. Rather, Master, could you accompany me to see the scenery?"

"Alright."

Volume 1: Chapter 283 Wanting her to feel involved

At the top of the clock tower, Elise and Lumia sat on the edge, looking at the night view of Seria.

"I miss it so much. The last time I was here with my master, he was nestled in my arms like a little bird~" Rumia said softly.

"There's nothing I can do about it. Who told you to come here so suddenly? As a cult member, I have to wonder if you've set your sights on me."

"No, I just thought Master was very handsome, so I wanted to keep you by my side to be pleasing to the eye. Who knew it would turn out like this?"

Despite this, Rumia's voice showed no regret whatsoever, and even revealed a hint of excitement. She was glad that she had lost the duel and stayed by Iris's side, otherwise she would not have been able to feel the pleasure that shame brought her.

Unfortunately, some of her bodily sensations were currently blocked, so Rumia could only imagine them.

"What are you going to do with your little fangirl? She's never given up looking for you."

"It's alright, she can't find me. But considering how hard she's been looking, how about we invite her along next time Miss teaches me a lesson, so she can have a sense of participation as an observer?" As she said this, Lumia's expression, which had been somewhat sanctimonious just moments before, was instantly replaced by excitement.

Even Iris felt that Rumia's suggestion was somewhat perverse, but Iris wasn't a normal person either. After thinking for a moment, she nodded and said, "We can try it next time if there's a chance."

Rumia had only mentioned it casually, since Iris rarely took her suggestions seriously, but she didn't expect her to agree so readily this time.

Feeling Lumia's surprised gaze, Iris smiled and said, "Because it seems quite interesting."

"Doesn't punishment need a reason? Could I take this opportunity to offend my master?"

"Owners shouldn't need a reason to punish disobedient dogs, right?"

“That’s true.” Rumia nodded, then excitedly said to Iris, “Then Master, please punish me! I can’t wait!”

"Alright, then I'll extend the duration of the magic rune by another week. How does that punishment sound?"

Rumia's smile froze on her face. She looked at Iris pitifully and said, "No, I don't want that kind of thing."

Although the feeling of being shielded would instantly surge forth after the magic rune's duration ended, bringing her unparalleled pleasure, the waiting period was far too torturous for Rumia.

Iris was just trying to scare Rumia. She yawned lazily and said, "It's getting late, let's go back."

“Okay.” Yin Luqi Mibaya grabbed Yi Lilisi’s slender waist and slowly fell from the clock tower.

Even if it were Rumia, she wouldn't be bold enough to use her angelic powers to fly back at night.

That would be no different from courting death.

……

The following day, the final four competition of the college exchange meeting took place.

Although Elise had been eliminated, it was still a duel between Nora and Brooke, so she arrived early to prepare for watching.

Because it was all happening in full view of everyone, neither Brook nor Nora revealed much of their strength.