The same 'temporary training battleground.'
This place was surrounded by a magic barrier, so there was no need to worry that the clash between the two would destroy the surrounding environment.
Of course, the premise was that the power did not exceed the critical value of this barrier… Chen Hai smiled and promised,
"Please rest assured, it's impossible for me to go all out."
"In front of Sir Chen Hai, I think an Adventurer like me is indeed not enough."
Meeting Chen Hai's gaze, Riveria also smiled.
"Then, let's begin."
Chen Hai said calmly,
"I will fight you in the way I am most skilled."
Riveria nodded, her expression serious and focused.
As the Vice-Captain of the Loki Familia and one of Orario's strongest mages, she knew well what kind of test she was about to face.
Her training opponent was the Dungeon Lord, the master of the secret realm who had existed for thousands of years and could even punish gods—Chen Hai.
So, the first round began.
Saeko Busujima, who had stepped aside, saw Riveria initiate the attack first.
She raised her staff, 'Great Spirit,' and began to chant.
A frost arrow shot from her hand, heading straight for Chen Hai.
This was one of her basic skills, her most fundamental attack magic.
However, Chen Hai did not dodge; he merely gently raised his right hand,
Today, Chen Hai decided to use the 'Dragon Language Magic' he had previously copied from Dead Dragon Ignis.
When he uttered words and made sounds, the surrounding air seemed to solidify for an instant.
The next moment, Riveria's frost arrows crashed into a transparent wall, then collapsed, shattered, and vanished into thin air.
Seeing this, Riveria quickly adjusted her strategy, beginning to continuously unleash multiple magical attacks, attempting to find a weakness in Chen Hai's defense.
Flames, frost, lightning... various elements intertwined, forming a dazzling yet deadly magical storm.
Each attack carried powerful magical fluctuations, enough to destroy anything in its path.
She first cast 'Ecstasy Fimbulwinter,' a powerful ice magic capable of completely freezing a certain area and targets with three blizzards.
Accompanied by her incantation:
"—The omen of the end, oh white snow. As twilight descends, let the fierce winds rage. Sealed light, frozen earth, an endless blizzard, a triple winter—My name is Alf."
The entire courtyard began to freeze, as if even time itself would be frozen.
Facing such a terrifying attack, Chen Hai remained calm and composed.
He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled a few syllables.
As these syllables fell, some invisible power in the air seemed to awaken.
Just like 'Word Soul,' the essence of 'Dragon Language Magic' is to control the released power and detonate it in space.
Moreover, this attack has no casting wind-up or cool-down, meaning it can be 'aimed and fired.'
Bang!
The power dominated by words began to run wild.
It was a ball of flame.
However, it was not ordinary flame, but energy with strong destructive power, enough to tear space itself.
Its name was—Death Dragon's Blaze.
The core of the copied skill.
"Hm?!"
Riveria felt the spatial fluctuation.
Flames born from the void, detonating on the spot, exploded right before her eyes!
Riveria quickly cast 'Dimension Severance,' a 'barrier magic' that completely blocks both physical and magical attacks.
Accompanied by her incantation:
"—Dance, spirits of the air, masters of light. I have made a pact with the guardian deity of the forest, hoping to play the song of the earth to envelop us..."
Boom!!!
The explosion penetrated the front shield used for defense, interrupting Riveria's incantation.
Just like that, the surging flames, controlled by words, directly pierced through the last barrier, completely suppressing Riveria.
Despite being at a disadvantage, Riveria did not give up resisting.
She concentrated all her mental power, trying to summon more powerful magic to counterattack.
But the surrounding flames became even more agitated.
"It's over."
Chen Hai simply spoke.
The power of 'Dragon Language Magic' further increased, burning away even the surrounding magic power!
Her body felt as if it was being drained, and Riveria quickly retreated a few steps.
"I lost."
There was no point in persisting.
Riveria knew this very well.
Neither side was truly serious; both held back.
But Riveria clearly had no chance of winning.
Because the flames she had just seen not only destroyed her spell but also burned her magic power.
It was practically a 'mage killer' designed specifically for mages.
Hearing her say that, Chen Hai withdrew his power.
"Thank you for the guidance..."
Riveria immediately spoke her thanks.
"No, it's me who should thank you; Yako has been under your care."
"It's nothing, just helping her with a training battle."
"As a token of my gratitude, Miss Riveria, would you like to have dinner together?"
Huh?
Riveria was stunned for a moment.
Dinner... did he mean accompanying Chen Hai for dinner?
After Asuna was accepted as a member of the Dungeon Lord's party by Chen Hai, Riveria indeed wanted to get to know the person who would be teaching Asuna in the future.
For this, she immediately agreed.
"Then I shall trouble you."
Riveria accepted the invitation.
"Then, Miss Riveria, is there anything you particularly like to eat?"
"Nothing I particularly love, but everything at The Hostess of Fertility pub is good."
"We can go there then."
Chen Hai had come to Orario but had not yet been to The Hostess of Fertility.
Saeko Busujima, standing to the side, looked at the two in front of her. How did it feel like... the atmosphere suddenly became very good?
What about me?
Facing this situation, Saeko Busujima wondered what she could do.