Chapter 15

Eileen is an elegant and noble person.

She is warm-hearted and understanding.

Just like a princess.

Anything entrusted to her can certainly be accomplished.

An excellent student in every sense.

"This is the future heir of our Isimofil family."

Whenever Eileen's mother introduces her daughter with a proud chest, Eileen would secretly sigh, then put on a proud and dignified smile she had trained for a long time, slightly lifting the hem of her skirt—

"Yes, I am Eileen Isimofeil. Please take care of me."

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Sir Isimofeil, a knight who believes in the code of chivalry, and his slightly neurotic lady can succinctly summarize Eileen's family.

Sir Isimofeil, Eileen's father, survived a devastating exorcism war, which led to his promotion from the commoner class to viscount, as an exception.

Lady Isimofeil, before the war, became married to her husband, a commoner like most of the commoners, with dreams of nobility. However, she chose a good husband.

Unfortunately, due to the old wounds from that war, the Viscount passed away after a few years, leaving Eileen and her mother alone to exist in the harshly discriminatory noble circle.

Lady Isimofeil had no idea how to maintain her noble status after losing her husband, let alone how to be an elegant noblewoman.

She almost crazily attended every party she could, studying the intricate noble etiquette as if she sought wealth.

"Look at that pretentious bumpkin."

Perhaps no one has actually said this, but in Lady Isimofeil's mind, it seemed like everyone has said it before.

Well, I am a viscountess widow, then, at the very least, I will make my daughter a noble that no one can look down upon.

—Nobles are elegant and noble upper-class individuals.

—Nobles do not refuse other people's requests.

—Nobles do not act rudely or speak coldly.

—Nobles do not ignore people in distress.

—Nobles...

Lady Isimofeil passed on to her daughter Eileen the knightly noble ideals she had learned from the knight novels she had read, hoping that she would become her pride.

And Eileen lived up to everyone's expectations, becoming a character that only exists in knight novels. While others were just learning to walk, she was already studying pronunciation and attempting to sing. While other noble children were playing and frolicking, Eileen was already preparing for her advanced waltz exams.

After discovering Eileen's inherited magical talent as the Viscount Isimofeil's child, Lady Isimofeil struggled for several nights before choosing to let Eileen enter the School of Balancing, the most prestigious magic academy on the continent, and she was ultimately chosen based on her outstanding performance.

As for why Lady Isimofeil accompanied her daughter, who had always followed closely behind, to the magic academy, whether it was to obtain the noble status of a mage or to remember someone buried deep in her memories, it remains unknown.

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The early morning of the quarter-finals—

As if being struck in the back of the head by a huge iron block, Eileen woke up from a light sleep.

"I should adjust the strength next time..."

She looked at the timing magic left on the pillow, rubbed the back of her head, and then looked around.

Aiyia was happily chewing on the pillow, Wakaka was making strange poses for some reason.

And Molly Ann was sleeping peacefully...

Everyone around her had happy expressions.

—How envious.

It was an emotion that could not exist.

Eileen shook her head, lifted her arm, and clasped her own hand towards the still dark sky.

In her palm was a withered flower.

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Today's quarter-finals schedule—Scene One

The Number One Illusionary Team in the World VS The Four Limbs Buried in the Belly of the Snake Team

By the way, the previous opponent of the Number One Illusionary Team in the World was the Number One Illusionary Team. In the end, the Number One Illusionary Team in the World emerged as the victor.

Maybe this just proves that the Number One Illusionary Team in the World is incorrect. However, since both sides are using illusions, it cannot prove whether the Number One Illusionary Team in the World is correct or not. Let's see if the performance of the Number One Illusionary Team in the World in this match can prove that they are incorrect. If they perform well, it means that the Number One Illusionary Team in the World is correct. But then, their team name would be incorrect.

It's really a pity.

By the way, the captain of The Four Limbs Buried in the Belly of the Snake Team is the great Oasis Elf Diana Anasethia.

What? You're asking me if Diana was eliminated by us before the top 16?

Well, indeed, the Oasis Elf Team had a fight with our chaotic and unpredictable Blazing Pink Dumpling Guard before. We were also curious why they made it into the top 16, then the top 8, and finally the top 4.

It's probably because the principal gave us a backdoor, allowing both teams from that match to enter the finals.

"No, this was the compensation measure the school took for the faculty's assault on students," Diana replied weakly, "I almost got roasted into a desert fairy by Emichan."

I imagined Diana being roasted, possibly going from being European to African. That's probably the difference between Oasis Elves and Desert Fairies.

"Hey, what kind of look is that? I said it was compensation. I went through so much hardship to get into the top 16. Don't underestimate me!"

No, I didn't say a word. I just thought about how you imagined your skin color turning black.

"Since you're so interested, let me generously tell you, I..."

Although I didn't say a word and wasn't particularly interested in your hardship, please continue.

"I fought all thirty-two teams affected by the incident in one night and emerged as the ultimate victor!"

Impressive, truly impressive. You're worthy of praise.

"And the following matches were even tougher. The team 'I Don't Know If This Name Makes Sense or Not' in the top 8 was incredibly strong. I'm still not recovered from that. Our match was the last one of the day, and no one expected it to last so long. Initially, they completely crushed us and scored 9 points, but I saw through their tricks and successfully found a countermeasure. Just when we were about to evenly reverse the situation, they changed their tactics. And I... By the way, do you want to know how I saw through their tricks? Actually..."

Although Diana's journey to victory was impressive, I was more interested in something else—

"Speaking of which, your team name..."

"Hmm?"

"'The Four Limbs Buried in the Belly of the Snake,' what does it mean exactly?"

When I first saw this top 16 list, I felt chills and a sense of an antagonist who wins without fighting. I never expected it to be Diana's team.

"Oh, that," Diana slapped her cheek to appear more awake, "my mom came up with it."

"?"

"When I was little, I asked my mom why snakes don't have legs. My mom said it's because snakes eat their own legs. Then I asked how they move without legs, and my mom said they use magic to transform their eaten legs into a form of nothingness. So I thought magic was really amazing, and that's why I eventually came to the School of Balancing. It's my original intention for learning magic, and it's not a bad team name either."

"..."

This horror movie-like team name came about in such an unexpected yet rational way, and it's quite childish.