An Extra’s POV

Lucielle was a genius since birth.

Her entire childhood had been nothing but Magic, and even now—as an adult—it was all she could think about.

Due to her innate Skills, as well as her incredible pool of Mana, she was always bound to excel greatly in the field. However, rather than simply relying on her exceptional talent, Lucielle made sure to diligently study and understand Magic.

There was a level she needed to achieve—one where mere talent couldn't get her to.

That was why she became the Grand Mage.

No one—absolutely no one—was better than her at Magic!

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"Watch closely." She told Rey, her ruby eyes glowing brightly as he raised her staff in the air.

The spectator did as he was told. He focused completely on whatever she was about to show him, remaining stationary as he used all his senses to concentrate on her.

'A lot of Mana is building up…' He noticed the surge of energy, but didn't feal any sort of leakage or waste.

Usually, when a Mage or Warrior utilized Mana, some of it would leak out to their surrounding bodies. This ended up creating pressure around them, warding enemies off if the energy was very intense.

But… Lucielle was different.

There was no pressure whatsoever. Every single ounce of Mana flowed seamlessly through her body, conducted perfectly by her staff.

Not a single drop was wasted.

Then—

"Black Void." She whispered, casting the Spell without any need to chant.

attention to the Spell, Rey nearly missed the incredibly

breaking down the component energies

that stood above her had a ring swirling around it, and while it remained stable

~VWUUUUUUUUSSSSHHH!!!~

instantly began to suck in the air and everything around it—all

sphere absorbed the Mana that saturated the air, causing it to grow larger by the second, until it neared Rey and began to

his eyes were wide open in

merely the result of Spatial Magic, as

sucks everything to its very center, and breaks them down perfectly—like

even the effects of Mana would apply, since everything would dissolve before a proper

to be

clearly. Everything that gets sucked in gets perfectly broken down and vanishes into the void.' He smiled, nodding his head as he reached out for the

"Hey! That's dangerous!"

experience its dark touch, her eyes widened with disbelief. A bead of sweat formed on her face as she looked at him—almost as if he was

the Spell, so its suction power wouldn't exceed its immediate vicinity. I planned to make it implode on itself right as it was about to reach you, but you just had to… haaa… never mind." She sighed, slightly steamy breaths proceeding from

for a while, his

And Spatial Magic to create that thing, right?" He

"Correct!" She grinned widely.

exhaustion seemed to vanish completely, and she

are three rather difficult kinds of Magic to Master—especially the first. I can't believe you

idea that a human in H'Trae could use three of the most

to a Skill of the Grand Tier, but if the Hole kept growing and sucking sufficient Mana, it could grow even higher.' That was

Spell in many ways. No, not just the Spell, but the combination of those elements. You just wanted to show me a flashy example for your presentation, didn't you?" Rey

and the mere fact that she could replicate

application methods, as you've said. The problem remains Mana Consumption, though." Lucielle responded with a rather exhausted sigh. "That Spell alone drains over half of my Mana. I'm still looking for ways to efficiently utilize it without suffering

"I see…"

at that, Rey