Another World Witch Training Manual

043. Accidents happen faster than meetings.

A chilling wind swept through the hall, howling and whistling through the cracks in the door.

Xinlai held her breath, carefully discerning the magical fluctuations within.

There are Eve's and Alaya's.

But were they the only two people in the room?

Without hesitation, he cast a spell without any pre-cast delay, slowly channeling the absorbed magic power into the circuit.

A cluster of flames, already released in advance, was hidden in the palm of his left hand, ready to be enlarged and thrown at any time to deliver a fatal blow to the opponent.

His right hand had already touched the hilt of the sword. He leaned forward slightly and pushed the door open a little more.

"Alaya?"

"Eve?"

He asked in a low voice into the room.

In that instant, a figure that had been lurking in the corner above the wooden door suddenly descended, bringing a fragrant breeze that rushed towards Xin Lai's face as she looked up upon hearing the news.

Not far behind the door, a massive second-circle water magic spell was rapidly condensing and would be released in two seconds.

Xin Lai's pupils contracted, and she instantly hurled a fireball, turning her body in a flash.

The longsword was drawn, and a fiery slash erupted from the blade almost simultaneously, striking straight ahead.

"Alaya!"

Deep inside the room, Eve realized something was wrong upon seeing that the person who had entered was Xinlai, and immediately shouted.

But the warning was too late; the Blazing Slash's sword energy was already inches away from Aleya.

"Depend on!"

Realizing that the figure above was Alaya and the person behind the water magic was Eve, neither of them showed any signs of being kidnapped, Xinlai's heart sank.

What are these two up to? Why are they even wary of him, a decent man?!

Now, thank goodness, they've been saved from dire straits again!

Xinlai lunged forward, using all her speed to reach Aleya before her own Blazing Slash could strike.

Their eyes met the instant their gazes were reversed, and Xinlai's eyes were filled with helplessness.

Aleya smiled awkwardly, feeling apologetic, before Xinlai pulled her tightly into his arms.

She gripped Xinlai's clothes tightly with one hand and held his strong back firmly with the other, closing her eyes and daring not to look anymore.

After all, Eve is not yet in her complete form. After leaving, she put on an eye patch, and most of her magic was sealed. Naturally, her magical strength is not as good as Sinley's when she is fully unleashed.

Her water magic was mostly evaporated as soon as the fireball got close.

What if Sinley fails to save Eve...

Sinlai understood this principle as well.

Taking advantage of the momentum, he kicked off, and in the brief moment Eve was using water magic to defend against the fireballs, a hand reached through the fireballs, suddenly grabbing her waist in Eve's shocked gaze. He casually tossed her over his shoulder like a chick, then turned and sprinted, kicking off towards the balcony.

The two women were thus carried on one shoulder and sandwiched between the other, and as Xin Lai ran, they traced a perfect projectile trajectory under the moonlight before falling to the ground.

"Ah—~"

Eve's lower abdomen was pressed against Xinlai's shoulder, causing her to stretch out her hands and let out a soft "Ugh!" Her eyes rolled back, and a thin stream of blood floated out of her mouth.

Alaya bit her lip tightly and didn't open her eyes the whole time. When she landed, her legs sank and she let out a couple of soft "Ah~" sounds.

"boom!!"

Xinlai landed on her feet, kicking up a cloud of dust.

The fiery sword energy that followed him out of its trajectory and moved horizontally at high speed slammed into the wall, instantly raising dust and the sound of someone covering their mouth and coughing could be heard from within the smoke.

"Why are you two guarding against me?!" Xin Lai was so angry that she didn't even care about the reactions of those around her and shouted at them on the spot.

"You...you didn't say you were coming at this time."

Xinlai was about to utter a curse when the words caught in her throat, leaving her speechless for a moment.

He sensed the magical fluctuations around him suddenly become chaotic, footsteps echoed wildly within the Adventurers' Guild, and everyone around seemed to be observing with curiosity...

We can't stay here... If we're discovered, Eve and he's doomed!

So Sin Lai immediately took a step and started running again.

"Alaya, don't just stand there! Enhance yourself!"

Alaya, whose voice trembled as she was being jostled up and down the whole way, let out an "Oh." With a gentle push of her right hand, Xinlai immediately felt much lighter carrying two people on her shoulders.

Without further hesitation, he sped up and disappeared into the alleyway in the blink of an eye.

Leaving behind a mess and the belated Adventurers' Guild members, they stood in the double room that Eve and Alaya had booked, looking around.

……

……

"Huff, huff, huff..."

Simeon's administrative area, within the branch of the Church of Light.

In the church's highest attic, three figures huddled together. The round stained-glass window was wide open, letting in gusts of cold wind.

Alaya poked her pink head out and looked around as if she were scouting for enemy positions, but without gathering any useful information, she quickly withdrew and closed the stained-glass window.

She turned to look at the corner of the attic, where Xin Lai was lying panting against the wall, half of her clothes off, revealing the outline of her strong muscles and a dark sword scar below her left shoulder.

Eve was kneeling beside him, looking both worried and ashamed as she carefully cleansed the wound with her magic.

This is the penetrating wound left by that blazing fire slash.

Even if Sin Lai saves Aleya quickly, it will be difficult for her to completely dodge the skill he releases after aiming.

His eyes were dull and lifeless as he looked helplessly at the two girls.

Seeing Xinlai hesitate to speak, Aleya's face was also full of guilt. She murmured her lips and quickly sat down on the other side of Xinlai to assist Eve with the treatment.

"Um...we didn't mean to," Alaya said cautiously, glancing at Xinlai.

Xinlai remained silent for two seconds, seemingly not understanding their thought process.

"Who else could be outside the door besides me?"

Despite the excruciating pain, with beads of cold sweat sliding down her chin, Xin Lai asked, both puzzled and angry.

Eve met his gaze, and this time, unusually, she wasn't shy, but rather full of apology:

"We're just trying to be safe..."

Alaya nodded in agreement.

As Eve cleaned the charred muscle tissue, her warm, small hand gently covered Xinlai's right arm, a faint green light flickering within, softly echoing:

"Miss Eve didn't say His Highness would be coming, and His Highness didn't identify himself when he knocked on the door."

"We were just running for our lives. If we weren't careful, we might never see His Highness the Third Prince again..."

"Yes, Miss Alaya thinks the same way I do."

"The same?" Xinlai glared at Eve with annoyance. Eve shrank back and lowered her head in embarrassment like a child who had made a mistake.

"I told you I would come to find you, didn't I? Why didn't you tell Aleya?"

"Mmm..." Eve nodded, obediently admitting her mistake:

"Please, please don't be angry, I was wrong..."

Although Eve was apologizing, her hands never stopped treating Xinlai's wounds.

She didn't complain as the blood from the wound flowed down her fair little hands; she simply and carefully removed the blackened flesh and blood.

"..."

Xinlai rubbed his head, feeling a bit of a headache, knowing that he also had some problems.

Realizing he was being too cautious, he didn't hesitate at all before striking with deadly force.

The tip of the Blazing Slash now grazed the upper part of the left arm, almost completely charring the surrounding muscles and emitting a foul burnt smell.

In addition, he had been running around with Eve and Aleya, which aggravated his wound, and he had lost all feeling in his left hand.

"Ugh."

Xinlai's gaze swept over the expanse of white skin where Alaya was leaning over her, and she slowly turned her head to the side, her teeth clenched.

"hiss……"

Even though the healing magic had analgesic effects, the intense pain from the penetrating burns continued to assault his consciousness, causing his body to tremble.

So that's how powerful my Blazing Fire Slash is... I really didn't know until I experienced it for myself.

The air fell silent for a moment, with only Xinlai gasping in pain and the rustling of magic being cast.

Perhaps sensing that Sinlai was enduring pain, Alaya suddenly felt even more guilty.

If Xinlai hadn't reacted quickly, she might have been the one who died.

She blinked her beautiful eyes, looked at Xin Lai, seemed to hesitate for two seconds, and then asked:

"Your Highness, do you still have the healing potion I gave you before?"

Xinlai's attention was somewhat diverted; her Adam's apple bobbed, and she nodded weakly and laboriously.

Then, with a slight movement of his right hand, he pulled out the medicine from his removed robe.

Alaya took the potion without ceremony, and with a "pop," pulled out the cork. The rich herbal aroma mixed with pink smoke instantly wafted out of the bottle.