novelraw Chapter 77
Chapter 77
Chapter 77: Magic!
Imitation learning was a piece of cake for Lucia.
She just had to follow Xia Li around, mimicking whatever he did. It barely required any brainpower.
But if she had to sit still on the sofa and study those so-called textbooks…
It was torture for Lucia, the dragon.
“What’s the point of learning pinyin!”
Lucia stared at the strange book on the coffee table that made noises for a long time.
Completely lacking motivation to study, she quickly called out when the sound of typing from the room suddenly stopped.
“…Ah wo e!”
Language is so hard to learn. Lucia should be grateful that the language spoken in Xia Li’s hometown was the same as the language in Azure Continent.
At least she had some foundation, and the memories passed down from the silver dragon lineage allowed her to recognize a few characters.
Otherwise, if she had to start from scratch…
Xia Li would probably think she was an idiot.
“Bo po mo fo…”
Continuing to mumble along with the standard pronunciation in the book, Lucia’s attention was quickly drawn to another ordinary notebook.
“Wu… Dong.”
Out of the five large characters “Chinese Language Workbook,” Lucia only managed to pronounce 0.5 correctly.
She reached out and grabbed the workbook, rolling it up.
Just as she was about to take a bite, she looked up and was horrified to find Xia Li standing behind her.
Her dragon body trembled.
Xia Li: “…”
“What the hell are you doing?”
Lucia calmly put down the workbook, placed it back on the table, and smoothed it out with her small hands.
“Even if I eat this book, my brain won’t absorb its knowledge.”
Lucia explained herself, then glanced at Xia Li nervously. Seeing no reaction from him, she added, “But… these papers are made of plants, so it should be fine to eat them.”
It wasn’t that she was afraid of Xia Li.
It was mainly because Xia Li was still holding the Demon Repelling Sword.
Even for the sake of that sword, Lucia would give Xia Li some face.
“If I ever find a workbook or test paper missing, you’re skipping dinner.”
Xia Li said sternly, and Lucia’s face paled.
Such a cruel punishment!
“Let’s pause the studying for now.”
Xia Li couldn’t help but laugh at Lucia’s book-eating antics. It reminded him of his own elementary school days, when he wished he could just eat the problems he couldn’t solve.
But back then, Xia Li only dared to think about it, while Lucia was actually willing to act on it.
“Come here, I want to do an experiment.”
Xia Li grabbed Lucia’s small hand and pulled the short dragon up from the floor.
Lucia still didn’t know what Xia Li was planning. When she looked down, she saw the Demon Repelling Sword, emitting a faint blue light, already in her dragon claws.
“Eek! Uh!”
For a dragon’s claws to touch the Demon Repelling Sword was like a human grabbing a burning hot iron rod with their bare hands.
Scales, skin, everything would be decomposed by the special enchantments on the Demon Repelling Sword.
In the past, Lucia had often suffered at the hands of this sword.
As she squeezed her eyes shut in fear, Xia Li’s gentle voice rang in her ears from behind.
“See, it’s fine.”
Lucia opened one eye halfway and saw the hilt of the Demon Repelling Sword resting peacefully in her palm. There was no horrifying scene of blood splattering everywhere.
“Although the magic on the Demon Repelling Sword is still there, your magic is gone,”
Xia Li stood behind Lucia. She held the sword, while he held her hand.
“Before, your dragon scales and skin were strengthened by magic, so the Demon Repelling Sword was effective against them… But now, it won’t hurt you without magic.”
Xia Li’s explanation reassured Lucia.
Her small face, flushed red from tension, gradually relaxed. She exhaled and tried swinging Xia Li’s sword.
Except for the sword being a bit heavy in her hand, it was true, as Xia Li had said, that the Demon Repelling Sword had no intention of harming her.
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“So this is what it feels like to hold the Hero’s sword…”
Lucia said in amazement, “Such a magical power.”
Although she didn’t feel much power, she was still quite nervous.
Especially when she felt the warm chest pressed against her back…
Xia Li’s posture, supporting the sword from behind her, felt like he was embracing her.
“Does that mean I can stab Xia Li with the sword now?” Lucia suddenly thought.
As a dragon who had long lived under the shadow of the Demon Repelling Sword, Lucia could finally get her revenge today!
“If you can pull it out, then go ahead and stab me.” Xia Li let go of her hand.
The hilt of the sword in Lucia’s hand suddenly felt heavier. She quickly looked up and said, “I definitely can’t pull it out, help me.”
“Do you think I’m stupid?” Xia Li laughed in exasperation.
“Just kidding…” Lucia mumbled.
She wasn’t really going to stab Xia Li.
Dragons fought with their claws and teeth, they would never stoop to using weapons.
Xia Li’s freed hand was not idle. After touching the dragon’s soft, white claws, he naturally placed his hands on her slender, supple waist.
It wasn’t intentional to take advantage of her, it was just that the sword was too heavy, and he was afraid she might hurt her back.
Secretly holding the soft little dragon in his arms, Xia Li’s tone suddenly became serious.
“Hold it for now, and try to sense the magic within it… Can you feel it?”
Dragons had a stronger sense of magic than humans, even stronger than Xia Li, the Earthling muggle. So Xia Li entrusted the first step of his plan to Lucia.
Lucia closed her eyes and focused.
The still air remained like a stagnant pool. Apart from the gentle breeze carrying a flow of air, there was not even a single trace of magic.
However, after focusing all her attention on the Demon Repelling Sword in her hand, Lucia saw a faint thread of light in her dark vision.
“A little bit…” she frowned.
If the abundant magic in Azure Continent was as dazzling as the sun, then this bit of magic within the Demon Repelling Sword… was like the last glimmer of light before a match went out.
It probably wouldn’t even be enough to cast a first-order spell, right?
“You know how to chant, right? Try casting a spell.”
Xia Li’s voice came from behind, close to her back. His voice was deep and muffled, and Lucia couldn’t help but feel her heart tighten.
Chant a spell…
Was he going to open a portal, or send a magical signal to Azure Continent with the Demon Repelling Sword?
“Even the most basic one will do.” Xia Li’s voice came again.
“Thump-thump…”
Lucia heard the strong heartbeat from the chest behind her.
What was Xia Li nervous about?
Lucia was nervous because she was worried that Xia Li would open a portal and send her back. So what about Xia Li?
“Oh…”
Holding her breath, Lucia parted her soft lips, and the ancient incantation flowed from her teeth.
She was chanting the most basic wind spell. If it was successful, it would create a strong gust of wind around them.
The chanting ended.
She quickly opened her amber eyes and looked eagerly at her hand.
There was no wind, no surge of magic.
The spell failed.
Great!
Lucia cheered inwardly.
“Whew…”
“Whew…”
The two of them breathed a sigh of relief in unison.
Looking down at the soft little dragon in his arms, Xia Li said, not sounding disappointed at all.
“…The experiment failed.”
Lucia kept a straight face, but the corners of her mouth were secretly curling up into a smile.
“Yeah, it failed. What a shame~”
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