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Leo let out a deep sigh as he looked at Lysinas glaring at him with fierce eyes.

'I should wait until she calms down a bit.'

There was no way to have a proper conversation with Lysinas, who was already boiling with rage.

From past experience, the anger would likely subside after a little while.

'Besides… the body Lysinas is using right now belongs to Chloe.'

If it were Lysinas's original body, it would be different.

But punches and kicks using Chloe's body — a pure mage who couldn't handle aura or summoning — probably wouldn't hurt.

Compared to a dragon's resilient body, a human's is fragile.

'Well, even if she uses magic, I can handle it.'

Step, step—

The sound of Lysinas's footsteps pulled Leo out of his thoughts.

Slick—

Lysinas undid the top button of her shirt, seemingly bothered by the neatly tied school uniform necktie around her neck. She pulled it loose, then quickly tied up Chloe's long hair.

Both Celia and Chloe were known as impeccable honor students, famous for their neat attire and conduct.

But compared to Lysinas, they were just cute.

The fact that Lysinas had loosened her clothes that much was a sign of how furious she was.

Leo smiled as he watched Lysinas roll up her sleeves.

Lysinas's eyes twitched at the sight.

"You're smiling? Do I look like a joke to you right now?"

"No. It's just that back in the day, when you got this mad, I used to flinch a little too."

"For someone who claims that, you sure are running your mouth."

Crude words slipped from Lysinas's mouth.

Her expression grew even more savage.

While Leo tended to smile when angry, Lysinas's expression only became more terrifying when enraged.

And the only person who could make Lysinas this mad was Kyle.

He and Luna were best friends and close on a daily basis.

Sometimes they bickered, but it was merely a difference of opinion.

They never growled at each other like Kyle and Lysinas did.

In fact, Lysinas and Luna secretly admired each other.

Luna admired Lysinas's noble demeanor that inspired others and gave hope even in despair.

Lysinas admired Luna's cheerfulness and freedom, and how she could make others laugh even in tough times.

They each longed for what the other had, so there was no reason to fight.

Even with Dweno, aside from the occasional "nude model" joke, they respected each other enough that fights never broke out. The same went for Aaron.

To Lysinas, Aaron was the youngest party member — a sibling-like figure to protect — and Aaron would follow whatever Lysinas said without question.

Only Kyle could make Lysinas angry.

And that was one of Lysinas's most honest traits.

The weight of the world is heavy.

Even more so when it's a world destined to fall.

Because of that, Lysinas became conscious of others' gazes.

She never let herself be seen unraveling.

Never showed sadness.

Never showed exhaustion or hardship.

Never showed joy or playful chatter.

None of it could be shown lightly.

Lysinas had emotions too.

She cried when sad, rested when tired, and laughed when happy.

But ever since she took the burden of a dying world upon her shoulders, she couldn't carelessly show such emotions in front of others.

She had to always appear as the Wise Queen who led the world with unwavering hope.

Only then could she offer unshakable belief.

Being ruled by emotions might seem weak.

So Lysinas always fooled people with a false front.

A conman who told benevolent lies.

That's what it meant to carry the world.

But the one time Lysinas allowed herself to show raw emotion —was when she was mad at Kyle.

Kyle's vile and sarcastic nature was infamous even in Godthrone for how irritating it could be.

And when Lysinas got mad at Kyle, it was one of the few times she could truly be herself.

It was the only time she could be completely honest with her emotions.

"Seeing you mad now… it's kind of cute."

With a bit of distance, Leo could think that way.

Lysinas flinched at Leo's words.

"Cute?"

She furrowed her brow.

But her fierce energy had slightly eased.

'Ugh. This is annoying.'

She hated that Leo's honest response made her feel better — but not entirely.

Leo said to Lysinas, who still looked irritated,

"Yeah. Now that I see it, Chloe's face when angry is actually kind of cute."

"……"

Lysinas stared at Leo, who once again tanked her mood.

"So what you're saying is… Chloe's the cute one?"

"What, you got a problem with that?"

"Yeah. I was stupid to expect anything from a dumbass like you."

Leo scratched his cheek at that.

'Maybe I should stop teasing her?'

He really did find Lysinas cute.

It was natural to feel that way when the threat level felt lower.

'Guess I've gone soft too.'

Leo smirked and was about to say something—

Whoosh—!

"…?"

In the blink of an eye, Lysinas was right in front of Leo.

"What the—?"

Leo's eyes widened at the unexpected speed.

In that instant, Lysinas's fist struck Leo in the gut.

Boom!

Crack—!

A blast of cold erupted from the punch, sending Leo flying.

Thud! Thud! Splat—!

Rolling across the hallway floor, Leo barely regained his balance and stood up.

'That speed…?'

Even if Lysinas was in Chloe's body, that body had its limits.

But that speed just now far exceeded Leo's expectations.

'Did she move at a pace that would damage the body? No, no matter how mad she is, Lysinas wouldn't ruin someone else's body…'

Just as Leo thought that, he felt the floor was slippery.

Looking down at the ice-covered floor, Leo made a strange face.

'She slid?'

The moment he identified the trick behind the speed, Lysinas came gliding across the ice toward him.

Ice blades like skate blades were attached beneath her shoes.

"This is going to hurt more than I thought…"

Shhk!

As Lysinas closed the distance again at insane speed, Leo hurriedly drew his sword.

Clang!

The ice blades on Lysinas's soles clashed with Leo's sword.

The impact pushed Leo back.

Whoosh!

'Gravity magic.'

For a moment, Lysinas had increased gravity on her toes.

Using that weight, she slid at high speed, transferring all that force into the impact.

Crackkk!

Leo stabbed his sword into the ground to stop sliding and looked ahead.

Lysinas was already gone.

'She didn't just move fast… was that spatial magic?'

But there was no signature magic wave from teleportation.

Sharpening his senses, Leo suddenly turned around.

"Clench your teeth, you bastard!"

Thud!

A punch from behind smashed into Leo's jaw.

His body lifted off the ground.

"Why you—!"

As Leo tried to retaliate through the dizzying pain—

Crackkk!

Chloe's body melted into the ice floor like it was being absorbed.

Leo's face stiffened.

'That's the spell Luna made for Chloe.'

A spell that lets the user momentarily enter the spirit realm.

Now he understood how Lysinas had evaded his senses.

She had momentarily turned into a spirit and moved through the ice.

Lysinas, called the strongest spirit summoner in history, had perfectly used the spell with Chloe's body.

Tap— stagger!

Leo barely stood upright but felt his legs shaking.

'I underestimated her.'

This wasn't just anyone — this was Lysinas.

A master of summoning.

And her knowledge of magic wasn't inferior — if anything, it surpassed Leo's.

So it was only natural for Lysinas to be able to bring out Chloe's potential to its fullest.

'Thinking she was harmless and cute was a mistake.'

Whoosh—

Flames of aura erupted from Leo's body.

With a red gleam in his eyes, Leo slammed his flaming aura into the floor.

Crackkkk!

The ice cracked and began to melt.

At that moment, Lysinas reappeared behind Leo.

Grab!

She hugged Leo from behind.

Hissss— crackkk!

An intense chill began to freeze Leo's body.

Grab— whoosh—!

Leo grabbed Lysinas's neck and unleashed fire.

Lysinas, wearing a cold expression, focused ice at her fingertips and flung Leo's hand away.

Hissss!

Steam enveloped the area as fire and ice collided.

Leo stretched his frozen limbs and brushed off shards of frost from his clothes.

Lysinas rubbed the spot on her neck Leo had grabbed, then held out her hand.

Crackkk!

An ice sword formed in her hand as she pointed it at Leo.

"So, we're doing this for real, huh?"

Seeing that, Leo smirked, and Lysinas scoffed.

Their deadly auras clashed.

Crack—!

Cracks began forming on the wall from pressure alone.

Watching this from afar, Chen Xia wore a serious expression.

'This… might really get out of hand.'

But this was a battle between two great heroes.

There was no way she could intervene.

'There's only one person who could stop this fight.'

The Dragon Queen, Melina.

'Where the heck is Professor Mel?'

Chen Xia waited anxiously for Mel, but there was no sign of her arrival.

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"So, how is it?"

En asked carefully, and Mel beamed.

"It's wonderful! Lysinas-sama's beautiful black hair will go so well with white flowers!"

The room was beautifully decorated.

Not overly fancy, yet lacking nothing.

With its neat and serene atmosphere, it even felt sacred.

The two dragons, unaware of the situation, were busy decorating the room with all their hearts to please their great ancestor.