BXBX NOVEL Chapter 130 130 - Request
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Looking at his cell phone, Ryan opened the calendar app \'On my free days, I\'ll enjoy each one of them\' he thought.
Then, still holding the phone in his hand, a notification arrived.
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[Livia]: I\'m ready
[Livia]: Can you open a portal?
[Ryan]: Sure
[Livia]: I can\'t wait >w<
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Looking at those messages gave him a strange warmth in his chest, and a few minutes later, she walked out of the portal straight to Ryan\'s house. The sight was a bit surprising, she was wearing a white sneaker that matched a pair of white shorts. Her shirt was a light shade of pink, in her hand she was carrying a white handbag. Livia was made up and dressed up like a princess, wearing a necklace and two small silver earrings.
"You look beautiful" Ryan said aloud, surprised at the sight he was seeing.
The elf stood embarrassed, trying to hide some of her reddened face behind the beautiful blue hair she possessed. This time she was without glasses, which made it much easier to see her beautiful eyes.
"I\'ve never seen you dressed like that" Livia replied, as she looked Ryan up and down. Even after spending so much time together, it was hard to see him in clothes other than his uniform or a hoodie. In black jeans with a white shirt and blazer, it was simple but also modern and far from what he would normally wear.
"I just haven\'t had many opportunities" Ryan said laughing as he approached her.
The two crossed arms and he opened a portal that would lead out of the Academy, where a car was waiting for the two.
The meeting was a success, the driver dropped them off at an elegant restaurant near the Neodrazzil coast, the place was relatively close to Lyza\'s house. With each course, Livia was startled by the prices and wondered if everything was really okay, but Ryan was not worrying. After that dinner, the two returned to the dorm, where they had an intense night of sex.
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"That was, amazing" Livia said, as she looked up at the ceiling. She was hiding under the covers, the two had just woken up. "Glad you had a good time" Ryan said, as he stood up to kiss the elf good morning. A few minutes later, the girls were arriving at his apartment.
"Did you guys see who\'s going to show up for the next showdown?" Syl said, as she walked through the door. She was panting from running around a lot and seemed startled by the news. "Oh cof! I didn\'t know you guys. I\'m sorry" she said as she hid her own face with one of her hands.
"Don\'t worry Syl, tell me" Ryan said as he got up from the bed.
"Looks like he is going to be a gold pendant student, just like you. I don\'t know him" she said, but Lyza answered from the room.
"He\'s a stinker with wind magic control, his name is Tyler Becker"
"Ahh!" Ryan connected the dots.
\'His name was on Laila\'s list, he is one of the best students at the academy, I remember hearing about him during the first year. This duel will be a bit more complex\' he concluded as he opened his skills screen.
His skills with Olivia had evolved significantly in level but what caught his attention most was a new window that had appeared a little above the system screens.
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[New skill unlocked]
+ Hydro Synthesis LV1
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After clicking on the text, an information window popped up.
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[Hydro Synthesis] [LV1]
- By using this skill, the power of Waterbending intensifies. It uses the humidity of a region to synthesize water.
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\'Using the humidity... So it\'s a skill to decrease the mana expenditure for water production, interesting\'
An elemental mage is always faced with two options during a confrontation, either he creates an environment or he uses the environment around him. When a mage\'s mana is low, the ideal is to use a catalyst or a source for the element, fire mages use skeletons or flints to start the fire, and then feed it with mana and the matter around it.
Water mages, on the other hand, have a slightly harder time when they are away from wet terrain, most choosing to draw water from the clouds with the aid of wind magic.
\'There must be something I can do with that...\' Ryan was thoughtful, trying to understand if there was any detail within that.
The dots fit, and he easily imagined a combo that could be used. With a smile on his face he stood up and walked to his office "I need to check a few things" he said excitedly.
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Ryan\'s duel would begin a little later on the second day of the Neodrazzil Travelers Academy battle event. He was scheduled to be the third fight, one of the last of the day.
"Four more submissions to go" one of the academy officials said, near a line of travelers who were sitting at the entrance of the gym.
Today\'s duel was on neutral ground, in an arena with no elemental benefits. Apart from the sun and the wind that was coming through the roof of that gigantic building, nothing would help the duel. Ryan was not carrying any weapons today, partly because of the conversation he had had with Nyx.
<\'Are you sure you\'re not going to duel with a sword?
\'I\'m pretty much just using magic... I\'ll wait until I can order a weapon from Neodrazzil\'s forge\'
<Not even a rifle or a magic weapon?
\'A plumber could help, but it\'s already too late\'
Getting up from his chair, Ryan walked over to a window that overlooked the battle scene. The jumping and screaming of the audience could be felt from where he was standing, the vibration was so great that he could feel it even in his own chest.
There were two girls dueling, a brown haired girl carrying a rapier and another who possessed electrical abilities. The girl with the sword had the advantage, using the light from her sword, she was managing to blind her opponent while firing attacks with her blade.
The girl with electrical powers was throwing lightning towards the sword, but the attacks were being cut off easily by the weapon. Every movement of that sword was fascinating, without any difficulty she was able to create wind vortexes with the turns of the blade, using these wind attacks to increase the piercing and make it easier to move.
Joining both hands, the electric mage used an area power, managing to stop her opponent\'s advance, any place on the ground was electrified. But with four quick strikes, that brown haired girl cut the ground with a blade of wind, launching herself into the air while, with her other hand she channeled a much larger wind attack.
With one swift movement, she activated her ability. A gust of wind came from both sides of the electric mage\'s head, in an intensity so great that it knocked her out. The attack was like a single slap, knocking her to the ground.
\'So she used wind along with physical attacks. That\'s interesting\' Ryan was watching carefully for the clashes, the day before he hadn\'t been able to observe the battles, but this time he had a little more freedom.
Most of the rest of the students who were going to perform were in that room, with the exception of two. Tyler and the last fighter of the day. The academy management was a little concerned about the delay, so when the duel was over, everyone was running around looking for the lost students.
"I wonder if he\'s here yet?" Said the worried clerk, who had heard the sound of footsteps near the door.
"Oh! Miss Winter" The clerk said, before completely freezing in time.
"You" Ryan turned around, looking deep into Laila\'s eyes. She was dressed in her typical third year uniform, with the student council crest on her arm and in her blazer pocket. She slowly walked over to him and with a kiss, the two greeted each other.
The touch of Laila\'s lips were soft, but this time, there was a transparent lipstick on her mouth. The strawberry taste surprised Ryan\'s palate, who smiling, said "You shouldn\'t taste like that."
"What did you expect from my kiss?"
"Hmm... Maybe blueberry or grape flavor"
"I will take your order, my love. But for now, I need you to do something for me."
Ryan knew there was a reason for Laila to show up, by the way, he hoped she would contact him before the duel started. Nodding his head, he agreed to hear the request.
"I was going to ask you to incapacitate Tyler, but that would be a bit tricky. He is currently eighth in Neodrazzil\'s power rank, if you defeat him, he drops to ninth and you take his position. Try to humiliate him as much as possible, his ego is too big. If you can do that, I can help you with a few things.
"I was already going to defeat him anyway, what do you really want?"
"Break the cord around his neck, it\'s a mana channeler. If you do that I\'ll already be grateful."
Ryan nodded, and then time began to run normally again.
"Hi! I just came to check if Tyler had shown up yet" Laila said, looking at the academy official.
"How kind you are Miss!" He replied, as he extended his arms and let her pass into the room.
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