Liens opened his eyes and looked at Lucrezia, who had appeared not far in front of him and was slowly walking towards him.

Watching Lucrezia, who was smiling brightly at him, he could sense that she had changed a lot. Of course, this change didn't refer to her appearance or figure, but to her strength.

"Long time no see, Your Highness Lucrezia. I didn't expect you to have already broken through to the Great Mage Realm."

Liens stood up and greeted Lucrezia calmly.

He certainly wouldn't make the same mistake as before. In his perception, Lucrezia's magic power had completed its transformation, indicating that she had completely stepped into the domain of a Great Mage.

According to the information he knew from the Dean, the exclusive magic power of a Great Mage after transformation would possess various qualities, just like the elemental characteristics of a Knight.

It was just that those magic power qualities would be more diverse, and most of them were closely related to the magic the Great Mage herself specialized in.

No, that's backwards.

It should be said that it was precisely because the Magician herself specialized in a certain magic that her magic power would exhibit corresponding qualities.

Because the Great Mage Realm was about "engraving" one's understanding of magic into their magic power, thereby causing the magic power to transform.

Just like Lucrezia in front of him.

Relying on his keen perception, he had already roughly discerned what type of magic Lucrezia specialized in from her magic power qualities

"There's no need to call me 'Your Highness'. My father disowned me from the royal family after I joined the Rebel Army, so strictly speaking, we are all ordinary commoners."

Lucrezia, who didn't yet know she had been seen through in such a short time, responded with a smile.

"And compared to me, your progress in strength surprises me even more. I didn't expect you to have entered that domain."

"That's right... Knights need sufficient accumulation to break through to a Great Knight. Even with excellent talent, they must go through a period of elemental accumulation."

"So, only the Grandmaster Realm could allow someone to achieve such a great leap in strength in half a year."

Lucrezia praised Liens.

After carefully observing Liens, she finally realized where the unusual feeling about Liens came from.

That feeling of being closely connected to the surrounding environment, she had experienced it many times from her teacher, who was now her enemy.

She didn't expect that the person she wanted to win over had even better talent than she had anticipated. What bothered her a little was that he was too good, which made some of her methods unusable.

"As expected, it's not that simple."

Lucrezia could feel Liens's gaze on her, but this gaze didn't hold the infatuation she desired. Instead, it was a curious look, as if seeing something novel.

She wondered if it was an illusion, but she felt as if Liens was treating her as a collection, slowly peeling back the veil covering her.

If Liens were looking at some private parts of her body, she might even cooperate to let him see more clearly.

But it was obvious that Liens didn't want to see those things, but something deeper within her.

She realized that she was likely being probed for information by Liens through some method, but she felt nothing except Liens's gaze.

And this feeling of her secrets being scrutinized by someone, while she herself was helpless, made even her feel a bit displeased.

However, she showed no sign of her dissatisfaction on her face, still facing Liens with a gentle and dignified smile.

"I apologize if I made you uncomfortable... It's my first time encountering a Great Mage, so I was a bit curious."

Sensing the change in Lucrezia's emotions, Liens immediately stopped his somewhat direct behavior and apologized to her.

Upon hearing this, Lucrezia frowned. Liens's words made her realize that her emotional changes were also being read by him.

In the past, it was always she who read others' emotions through magic. Now it was her turn to be read; truly, the tables had turned.

"Is this the Grandmaster Realm? It's truly terrifying... If your gaze wasn't so direct, I might not have felt anything unusual."

"However, if you want to understand me, there's no need for such trouble. If you want to know, I can tell you anything at any time, in any aspect, including this body, this heart."

Lucrezia looked at Liens affectionately, her eyes slightly narrowed, and her cheeks flushed, like a shy maiden expressing her love to her beloved.

"Your understanding of emotions is very deep. Even without using magic, you can freely change your own emotions, preventing others from discerning your thoughts."

Liens praised Lucrezia's acting, which was very immersive, even her inner emotions were those of shy affection.

"Thank you for the compliment... Although there's an element of performance, my words are serious. I can open up everything to you, but in return, I also want to learn more about you."

"This is the most basic equivalent exchange."

Lucrezia responded with a smile, showing no awkwardness on her face or in her heart about her acting being exposed.

"Let's skip this topic for now. Although I do have some questions I'd like to ask you, we've already spent quite some time here."

"When we communicated earlier, I saw you seemed to be attending a meeting. The people over there should also be waiting for you to return."

Liens said.

"That's right... Let's go in. It's time for you to meet your future colleagues."

Lucrezia responded with a smile, then led Liens, walking side by side, quickly towards the military camp.

Soon, the two entered the military camp.

Although Liens didn't have the Rebel Army's insignia, because Lucrezia was by his side, he wasn't intercepted or questioned.

At most, the gazes along the way were a bit too frequent.

Walking along, it was like being under a spotlight, with countless gazes, whether from far or near, admiring or infatuated, curious or envious, cast upon them.

Although most of the gazes were directed at Lucrezia, as her companion, Liens also received a fair amount of attention.

Therefore, Liens habitually activated his reduced existence mode, and Lucrezia, who had been paying attention to him, noticed the change in his aura and asked curiously:

"Did you use some other method?"

After the brief contact in the forest, she had a little understanding of Liens. He might be someone who adhered to social etiquette and was curious about the unknown.

Coupled with his ability to read emotions... Directly expressing her thoughts and satisfying his curiosity should gain his favor.

Unfortunately, her magic couldn't take effect on Liens, otherwise, it would be easier for her to control his psychology.

"The charm amplification brought by your 'magic power qualities' is very strong, easily making people accept you, even become infatuated... I have a suggestion here that might help you."

Liens didn't explain his actions. Instead, he looked at Lucrezia and then said to her.

"Tell me."

Lucrezia responded.

"What is called charm, in my opinion, is a beautified existence. So, you might be able to extend your research on charm to the exploration of 'existence'."

"'Existence' should be a very powerful force... If you make any progress, we can discuss it with each other."

"Of course, this is just a suggestion of mine, and you don't need to take it too seriously... There are countless paths, as long as one can reach the end, there is no distinction between high and low."

Upon hearing this, Lucrezia frowned, her expression serious, seemingly falling into thought after hearing Liens's words.

Her aura fluctuated, and even the strong charm she had been emitting was reined in

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