Their conversation had already taken such a deep turn, and Catherine had the aid of prophecy-type spells to help her.
—At least they could not let a rift form between them now.
With that thought in mind, Ronald nodded.
"A few months ago, abroad, I repelled enemies with spells that control lightning."
"..."
Catherine’s expression grew solemn.
Without hesitating too long, the wizard decisively summoned her grimoire and then recited a passage:
"His na was Gale Donik, originally just a country boy who had never been to Trantor. Or rather, he never truly ca..."
"..."
"???"
Sitting across from Catherine, Ronald’s heart instantly plunged into chaos.
He was a die-hard fan of this book, or rather, this series of books!
Ronald knew the text of this grimoire so well he could recite it from mory without looking at the original text!
—Galactic Empire!
—Asimov’s Galactic Empire!
Hearing Catherine’s incantation,
He instantly had no doubts left.
Anyone who could understand the text and then finish the entire Galactic Empire series would develop infinite dreams about the stars in the sky if their thinking was normal.
After the initial shock, enlightennt followed for Ronald.
What Catherine had just recited was the opening text of the first volu of Galactic Empire, so combined with her ability to predict the future and with mathematics involved, the conclusion was apparent.
—Psychohistory
The wizard in front of Ronald was using Harry Seldon’s pioneering psychohistory!
Although this ability to predict the future had its flaws, its powerful force was enough to impress anyone other than those rigorous scientific workers from the Foundation.
’I’ve now joined the astronomical sector...’
’Can we study the spells of our discipline together?’
Right now, Ronald dearly wanted to follow his desire and say these words to Catherine, but he restrained himself.
The girl sitting before him now had widened pupils, and her profound gaze revealed complex and imasurable information. Not to ntion following his own desires, Ronald couldn’t even bear to interrupt her at such a mont.
This ti, Catherine remained silent for a long ti.
Engrossed in her spell casting, she leaned back in her chair. After a full half-hour passed, the sparkle in her pupils gradually condensed.
Then she stood up abruptly from her chair and looked at Ronald with a piercing gaze:
"Ronald, would you trust an enemy you’ve only recently t?"
Ronald responded straightforwardly:
"If my mory serves correctly, we’re partners now."
Hearing such a response, Catherine spoke without reservation:
"Fly out of here—we need to leave Barrier Mountain imdiately; ti is of the utmost urgency!"
From Catherine’s words, Ronald detected her tension.
So he continued to ask:
"Do you an..."
Catherine had no intention of continuing the conversation with Ronald.
Seeing the man in front of her continue to question, she stepped forward, grabbed the collar of Ronald the wizard’s robe, and spoke with an undeniable authority:
"Don’t even think about finding Bapulor. eting up with him at this ti will lead to the worst possible outco—we must leave now!"
"..."
"From the relationship between the entire earth and the sky, we will begin to form our cognition."
Ronald chose to trust Catherine.
Although they had known each other for less than two days in total, establishing trust is such a whimsical thing. It could be a bond built up over many years, or it could be the result of a montary emotional connection.
In any case, Ronald chanted the spell.
The two imdiately flew up from the top of the observatory tower.
The flying speed of "Homogeny" and "Equilibrium," with the blessing of "Infinite Negative Domain," was not even on the sa level as the wings of Icarus.
Their figures instantly broke the sound barrier, even creating shockwaves in the air.
In just a matter of seconds, they had traveled a kiloter into the sky.
It was at this mont that Ronald realized the extent of Catherine’s physical prowess.
Ronald himself, being enhanced by multiple spells, could handle such velocity. And Catherine, whom he was carrying with him, was also able to adapt completely without even a trace of discomfort on her face!
Several more seconds passed.
Their altitude kept increasing, and after surging over a thousand ters above Barrier Mountain, Ronald began to slow down.
Then, Catherine shouted next to Ronald:
"Ronald, fly south, don’t stop!"
"..."
Since they had started, they might as well go all the way.
Ronald now knew Catherine’s physical capabilities, and he no longer thought of holding back.
They took off with even more insane speed, their flight path carving an arc as they flew southward again.
Boom—
In the midst of supersonic flight.
The whistling of the air could not keep up with their trajectory.
This ti, after flying out more than five kiloters, Ronald began to slow down again.
As the flight speed decreased, Ronald glanced at Catherine beside him.
This ti, Catherine didn’t urge him on as before but spoke out with a relieved expression:
"Watch out, it will co in about a quarter of an hour."
"..."
Ronald didn’t ask Catherine for more details.
For with the aid of "Fury," he too began to sense the current situation at Barrier Mountain.
Ronald had spent several hours out with Sinovia tonight, then got intercepted by Catherine, spending half the night atop the abandoned tower in the observatory district.
After all this turmoil, the ti had co to dawn.
Barrier Mountain, nominally an academic institution, was stirring as students began to leave their dorms and head towards their respective disciplines.
Focusing on Bapulor, whose capacity for action was astounding and who was up early heading to the enhancent discipline, one could make an even more shocking discovery.
Upon arriving at the enhancent discipline, the tower didn’t follow its usual protocol; all wizards and wizard apprentices entering the tower were imdiately put under strict control and started receiving so dangerous magical weapons.
They were indeed preparing for war!
And this situation was not limited to the enhancent discipline alone—nearly all the discipline towers within Barrier Mountain Academy were making similar preparations!
Ronald couldn’t resist saying:
"Catherine, are they perhaps..."
"..."
Rumble rumble—
Suddenly, a thunderous noise ca from the north.
No sooner had Ronald finished speaking than a huge sound erupted over the mountain of Barrier Mountain!
At this mont, the wizard fortress hidden among the mountains quaked.
It was like a battlefield intensifying for a decisive conflict!
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