Wu Yan's tentacle finally slipped through the clothing and touched Alimi's chest. Alimi suddenly flinched slightly.

"Eep..."

Alimi probably let out that cute sound because Wu Yan's tentacle was cold.

"Little Dark, what are you doing!"

Sensing something was wrong, Lilina reached out and slapped Wu Yan on the head. Only then did Wu Yan reluctantly retract his mischievous tentacle back to its place.

Since Wu Yan had no contract with Alimi, he could only absorb the surrounding mana himself, channel it through his tentacles, and then transfer it to her.

This was also why Wu Yan, unlike Lilina that time, had no extra time to study—or ogle—Alimi.

Wu Yan focused intently on controlling the mana flow. Finally, he connected to Alimi's mana channel, and then...

Wu Yan realized the normally uncontrollable mana began flowing on its own to Alimi. The mana transfer rate kept increasing.

"Gurgle!"

Wu Yan watched in astonishment as mana surged toward him like mad. A storm of mana swirled around him, forming a massive Mana Vortex at its center.

As time passed, the vortex grew larger. Wu Yan finally felt a sense of saturation within his body.

"Gurgle!"

"Aaah!"

A pained expression appeared on Alimi's face. Her body began to tremble slightly.

"Hang in there, Alimi!"

Lilina clasped her hands together, watching Alimi with concern.

"Gurgle!"

"Aaah!"

"But it doesn't hurt as much as last time!"

"Still, it hurts so much! Aaah!"

Mana within a one-mile radius gathered toward Alimi's bedroom. Stephanie sensed it, let out a bitter laugh, and went straight to sleep.

"Huh? Why can't I sense mana anymore!"

"What's happening? Is the academy up to something?"

Most people complained but did nothing, not knowing the cause. A few recognized it as someone advancing in rank, but seeing such a huge Mana Vortex...

"Seeking trouble would be suicide. Better sleep today..."

Only one person...

"Bang!"

The gate of a small courtyard shattered. A disheveled-haired girl glared angrily at the Mana Vortex's direction.

"One hundred thirty-second time! It was finally succeeding, but the mana dissipated again! Whoever you are, if you ruined my research, I'll make you taste my potions!"

The girl was furious. It was the second time!

"The odds were slim, but what if it had worked!"

"You'll pay for this!"

Her figure shot toward Alimi's bedroom at blinding speed.

Unknown liquid on her robe slid off, unable to keep up, and hit the ground...

"Kaboom!"

The liquid exploded on contact, leaving the courtyard in chaos, pockmarked with craters.

"Headmaster, should we stop her?"

"No need. Let these little guys handle it themselves."

...

Wu Yan's group had no idea a troublemaking girl was coming to cause big trouble...