Science/Magic

"I liked the place," Diodora said smilingly. "Plus, I like the concept of technology, and the training room is something I found amazing. If you don't mind, I would like to continue being part of this club."     

"Will you help us during the War of Clubs?" Bloed asked but Diodora shook her head.     

"I'm sorry, I will not. Although your tower and technology are things I'm interested in, they are not enough for me to renounce all the benefits I receive from the other clubs. At most, I can help you to complete one or two missions."     

Bloed fell silent and glanced at his companions. When he saw that none of them said anything, he nodded.     

"Very well, from today onwards you are an honorary member of Machine Revolutio."     

"Honorary member, huh. I like that title." Diodora chuckled before nodding. "Very well. Goodbye then, I'll come again another day."     

With these words, the white-haired and black-skinned girl left the tower.     

As soon as she was gone, Regina put on a pensive expression.     

"Master, are you truly planning to keep her close? She is very suspicious."     

"She is." Bloed nodded. "But perhaps someone like her will be useful. Plus, although she is suspicious, it doesn't mean she is an enemy. What do you think, Gina?"     

"Well… It's a fact I can't use my abilities on her, my hero. When I try, I can only see something blurry. I can only think of two reasons for that."     

"And what are these?"     

"The first one is that she is so strong that my current abilities are not enough to see her," Gina explained with a bit of hesitation. "If she is a demigod, this result is normal."     

"She is not a demigod." Regina denied it immediately. "Unless she has a way to fool my senses, that I doubt, then she is not a demigod. Her energy fluctuations did not surpass peak A-Rank."     

"Then it means that it's the second reason…" Gina affirmed. However, her expression was slightly grave.     

"What is the second reason?" Liu Ying asked curiously. "Is it something bad?"     

Gina nodded with a grim expression completely different than her usual lighthearted look.     

"The second option is that someone or something very powerful is protecting her from my scrying… Most likely, a god."     

Bloed, Regina, Liu Ying, Sara, and Aya were stunned.     

"… Are you sure about it, Gina?" Sara could not help but ask. "Why a god would protect her?"     

"I don't know, sister. But I can't think of another possibility. I only know that strong people can interfere with my abilities to see things. Just like Sister Regina. As she is always beside my hero and Sister Liu Ying, her powerful strength interferes with my visions and I can hardly see anything related to them. I think that Miss Diodora's situation should be similar."     

"Wait a moment, Gina, since when did you start to call us Sister Liu Ying and Sister Regina?" Liu Ying suddenly asked.     

Gina tilted her head in confusion. "Is anything wrong with that? Are we not sisters that will serve the same husband?"     

Liu Ying's eyelids twitched. At the same time, Regina glared at the honey-haired girl with a sharp gaze.     

Seeing that, Sara's felt cold sweat on her back. She could not help but curse her mischievous sister in her mind.     

Bloed was speechless. He hurriedly knocked Gina's head and sighed.     

"Stop playing around, okay? Girls, what do you think about Gina's words?"     

Liu Ying, Regina, and Sara looked at each other and fell silent.     

Depending on how Diodora was related to a god, then keeping her in the club could be very troublesome.     

Just then, the usually silent Aya raised her hand.     

"… I think I know what is happening?"     

"Hm?"     

Feeling all the gazes on her, Aya shrank slightly and moved closer to Bloed.     

"… Perhaps Miss Diodora is the Saintess or Holy Daughter of some church… I think I read in somewhere that people like that are protected by their gods against scryings of fate."     

Bloed was startled and put on a thoughtful expression.     

"… That could be possible... If that is true, things are not so troublesome then."     

"Huh? What do you mean, Bloed?" Liu Ying asked curiously.     

"If she is the saintess of some god, it means she is most likely not an enemy unless she is the saintess of an evil god. We still need to be wary of her, of course, but not so much. Plus, she should be very strong. Perhaps, we can make use of her. Someone with her strength could be very useful in the War of Clubs."     

The girls looked at each other in confusion.     

"Master, I thought she said she would not help us."     

Bloed's lips curved up in an imperceptible smile.     

"You don't need to worry about that. I think I have a way to convince her."     

Ignoring the confusion in Regina and the others' eyes, Bloed took a nearby coat and left the tower.     

"I'm going to the Great Library. I think I can get something useful there. Regina, Liu Ying, stay here. You can't go inside anyway."     

"… Understood, master."     

"… Okay~."     

…     

The Great Library was just as imposing as always. As the biggest library in this world and the home of the ruler of Academy City, it filled all the people that saw it with awe.     

It was the first time Bloed visited it since the day of the entrance ceremony. Headmistress Wave had given Bloed the right to enter the lower floor of the library, but he had never made use of it.     

Actually, Bloed had wanted to come since the day he received that permission. But unfortunately, he had been rather busy recently, so he had delayed it until now.     

Right now, though, he needed to do something here.     

Well, he did not know if he could do it. But even if not, at the very least he could take advantage of this opportunity to read the books inside.     

When he reached the entrance of the library, he passed his ID to the receptionist, who verified it and told him that he could read the books on the lower floor. But if he wanted to read something on the upper floors, he needed to tell someone and he could choose only three books.     

Bloed already knew it, so he just nodded and went inside the library.     

As soon as he entered, he was met with a ten meters tall floor filled with countless books.     

From history, mathematics, geography, and politics, to magic and combat arts. Bloed could see books about every subject studied in this world.     

It was a magnificent sight, even for someone like Bloed who had knowledge about the libraries of the Human Confederation.     

For an instant, Bloed did not know where to start. He wanted to read everything.     

Soon, though, he chose a topic.     

Magic.     

Theory about magic, magic circles, magic runes, mana control. All these were topics that Bloed was interested in.     

The first book he chose was called Introduction to Magic Runes. Bloed noticed that most of the knowledge inside was the same as the one in some of Chorius' books in the exiled lands, but even so, he found some things he did not know.     

Thus, he took it plus some nearby books he was interested in and walked towards a table.     

But just when he started to read, he heard a familiar voice coming from behind him.     

"Huh? Why are you here?"     

Startled, Bloed looked back and saw a beautiful girl hovering several centimeters over the ground.     

She was Isabella Castor, the second strongest student in Academy City.     

...     

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