Strongest Warlock - Wizard World Irregular

After thanking his people, Ethan and Lilian walked hand in hand toward Dud Manor.

Now that her mother and grandfather had accepted their relationship, the young lady believed that her father would follow suit.

When they arrived at the Manor, everyone was already asleep, so Ethan escorted Lilian back to her room before heading to his own room.

However, the young man changed his mind halfway because he still wasn\'t feeling sleepy.

With nothing else to do, he decided to take a stroll in the academy to freshen up his mind.

Since he couldn\'t think of a place to go, he just walked randomly as he breathed in the chilly night air.

The academy was surrounded by a forest, so the air was fresh, carrying the scents of grass and leaves.

On a whim, Ethan decided to head toward the Coliseum.

He believed that it would be empty at this time of the day, so he decided to go there to pass some time.

But when he arrived at its interior, he suddenly felt a magical fluctuation in the surroundings, making him frown.

He felt the Origin Magic Crystal inside his Magic Core resonate with the fluctuation of magic, taking him by surprise.

It was then that he saw her.

At the center of the arena stood a young lady, her long pink hair fluttering in the breeze as she held a sword made of ice.

The ice sword reflected the moonlight, giving it a deathly blue tint.

He didn\'t know how long he had been staring at her, but in that brief moment, he felt that he wasn\'t looking at his best friend.

As if sensing his gaze, the young lady slowly turned to look in his direction, her eyes in a daze.

A chilling sensation gripped Ethan\'s heart which lasted for only a second before the feeling disappeared completely.

"Ethan?" Nicole asked as her eyes regained their clarity.

"It\'s me," Ethan replied. "Are you training?"

Nicole nodded before looking at her hand holding the ice sword in confusion.

Suddenly, the Ice Sword turned into an icy mist blown away by the wind, disappearing from sight.

"I… huh?" Nicole suddenly felt a sharp pain in her head, followed by dizziness, prompting her to close her eyes as she supported her head with a hand in order to stabilize her condition.

However, she still felt as if all of her strength had left her, making her almost collapse in the arena.

Before that could happen, a pair of strong hands supported her body, preventing her from falling.

"… Your body is ice cold," Ethan said with concern.

He had helped his best friend countless times already, so he had gotten used to this temperature. However, he couldn\'t help but feel something amiss.

It was as if something was different, but he couldn\'t put his finger on it.

"I\'m fine." Nicole sighed after feeling the warmth from Ethan\'s embrace.

"You\'re not fine," Ethan commented. "Just leave it to me for now."

Ethan took out a couch from his storage ring and placed it right beside them. He then made Nicole sit on his lap and had her head lean on his shoulder.

His left hand supported her waist, while his right hand patted her head.

White mist rose up from Nicole\'s body as Ethan warmed her up. It had been a while since the two of them had done something like this.

The last time they had their warming up session was shortly after Nicole had recovered after giving her Origin Magic Crystal to Ethan.

Since then, she had not sought him out and simply focused on controlling her Legacy.

As expected, Nicole had lost the ability to cast the majority of the magic spells she knew after her Origin Magic Crystal had been taken from her.

But in return, she gained a different kind of power, allowing her to use only ice-related magic.

Any ice spells she cast were extremely powerful, making other Ice Wizards and Witches unable to even defeat her in combat.

The only exception was Alice, who had obtained the Legacy of Eileifr Eques, a Weapon Master.

Still, the Ice Princess of the Academy could only, at most, settle for a draw against Nicole.

At least, that was what everyone believed.

Alice herself had realized that she was no match for Nicole during their exchanges.

The young lady\'s Ice Magic couldn\'t hold a candle to Nicole\'s Ice Magic, which was something that Alice never expected to face.

It was like comparing a big chunk of ice to an iceberg.

Although the big chunk of ice and the tip of the iceberg had similar sizes, those who didn\'t know what lay below the surface would be surprised at the disparity between the two.

A single ice sword made by Nicole could easily break dozens of Ice Swords that were created by Alice.

The quality, coldness, and hardness of the Ice Magic they manifested was like the difference between heaven and earth.

Minutes passed ever so slowly as Ethan absorbed the coldness in her body.

However, half an hour later, the young man couldn\'t help but frown once more.

The Icy Mist coming from Nicole\'s chest refused to disappear despite her body temperature returning to normal.

Wanting to know what was the problem, Ethan used his X-Vision to check the inside of her body.

It was then he realized that Nicole\'s heart seemed to be frozen into ice, and yet, it still beat without problems, making the blood flow inside her body.

"Nicole, are you really alright?" Ethan hesitated after his discovery.

"Yes," Nicole replied. She knew that her best friend had discovered the problem with her body, and yet, she had no qualms about it.

Ethan didn\'t know what to say, so he simply held her close while sighing in his heart.

He understood that this was the choice that Nicole had made, and he could keep his silence because he knew that anything he said would just be empty words.

"Can you hold my hand?" Nicole asked.

"Okay," Ethan replied and held the young lady\'s hand, giving it a light squeeze. "Better?"

Nicole didn\'t reply right away and simply stared at the hand holding hers.

A few minutes of silence passed before she finally spoke up.

"Thank you," Nicole said before standing up. "We have classes tomorrow, so it\'s time for me to sleep. You should sleep as well."

Without even waiting for Ethan\'s reply, Nicole walked away with steady steps.

Only when she was certain that Ethan wasn\'t around did a sigh escape her lips.

"I thought I\'d lost it," Nicole said softly as she looked at her hand.

She had lost her sense of touch and even her sense of taste as a side effect of her Legacy.

When Ethan was holding her, she didn\'t feel anything. She was simply numb.

So when the treatment ended, she decided to ask him to touch her hand, thinking that she had truly lost her sense of touch.

However, when Ethan held her, she was surprised because the sensation of being touched returned to her.

As if wanting to test something, she lightly bit her lip until it drew blood.

When she tasted the familiar taste of her blood, she understood that she had also regained her sense of taste.

Her wound healed completely a few seconds later as if nothing had happened.

The young lady then glanced at the Coliseum one last time before walking back to her Manor.

It was a long night, and she was truly tired.

Less than five minutes later, her entire body had once again become as cold as ice, sending a faint mist from her hands as she returned to the Eques Manor.