"What?"

Rant Valo asked as he furrowed his eyebrows.

"You dare attack my grandson!"

The elderly man shouted at Rant Valo angrily. His name was Nawa Jared. He's Nerl Jared's grandfather.

"He attacked first."

Rant Valo replied coldly. This elderly man is getting angry at him just because he fought back.

"So you admit it!"

Nawa Jared got an aha moment when he heard Rant Valo's words.

"Wha—?"

Rant Valo was genuinely confused at the elderly man. So what he was saying was that his grandson can attack anyone, but they can't fight back? Talk about a privileged grandson.

"Hmph! I'll cripple you for attacking a disciple of my Immoral Cleansing Sect!"

Nawa Jared snorted before he waved his hands around.

"Light Spear of Fallstreak!"

Nawa Jared shouted. This magic technique was the standard version of the secret magic technique that Nerl Jared displayed earlier. Basically, what Nerl Jared used was a forcefully used magic technique.

The hole in the clouds from earlier glowed brightly again. This time it was a big and distinct spear of light that fell towards Rant Valo's group.

"Hmph! Using your seniority to bully my disciple."

Floriana Sabina snorted in displeasure. She waved her hand to her head lightly, and a transparent orange barrier appeared.

BOOM!

The ground shook heavily. It was like a heavy object fell from the sky to the ground. The impact shook dust into the air that obscured Rant Valo's group.

When the dust cleared, the crowd was able to see Rant Valo's group unscathed while Floriana Sabina was crossing her arms together as she looked at Nawa Jared coldly.

"What!?"

Nawa Jared was in utter disbelief. Someone was actually able to defend against his strongest magic technique, and she even did it so casually. Fear slowly gripped Nawa Jared's heart. He realized that this group of three might not be as simple as he thought they would be.

The reason he was even here in the first place was that he received a sound transmission from a Magic Device that someone was fighting against his grandson. Otherwise, he wouldn't have even come here.

"What what? You dare interfere in the fight between the young generation."

Floriana Sabina said to Nawa Jared coldly. She was not gonna let anyone just take advantage of her disciple's low cultivation to bully him.

"Young generation? Look who's talking? Little girl, tell me, you have a powerful Defensive Magic Device, right?"

Nawa Jared mocked Floriana Sabina. He guessed that she has a powerful Defensive Magic Device. That's because she shouldn't have that kind of power to defend against his attack at her age.

"I do."

Floriana Sabina answered candidly. She did give Rant Valo one, after all. It was a pendant that would defend against any physical attack three times. Though, she didn't make it clear to him that she actually didn't use one.

"Then let's see how many times you can take my attacks!"

Nawa Jared grinned widely after hearing Floriana Sabina's confirmation. A Defensive Magic Device as powerful as that should have limited uses. It won't be long before she won't be able to defend against his attacks.

With that said, Nawa Jared circulated his mana once again. This time, he attacked repeatedly.

"Light Spear of Fallstreak! Light Spear of Fallstreak! Light Spear of Fallstreak!"

Nawa Jared attacked three times consecutively. It was the same magic technique, but this time it would be hard for Floriana Sabina's Defensive Magic Device to keep up. Usually, Defensive Magic Devices only have a maximum of three uses.

He couldn't help but grin victoriously after arriving at that thought.

Of course, Floriana Sabina merely glanced at the three light spears falling towards them from the sky. The barrier was still set up so she wasn't worried.

"Master Floriana, why are you still wasting your breath on this oldie?"

Rant Valo asked while the light spears fell to the barrier with three resounding booms.

The crowd around them had already backed farther away. They were afraid of getting hit by the shockwaves of the blasts.

"T-THIS IS!?"

Nawa Jared clawed at his white hair in disbelief. Just how powerful is that Defensive Magic Device?

"Disciple, this is how you flex your strength."

Floriana Sabina smirked at Rant Valo. She was clearly having fun messing with Nawa Jared. Rant Valo's cheeks twitched when he heard her words. He felt pity for Nawa Jared.

"I don't believe it! Your Defensive Magic Device should have a limit!"

Nawa Jared was not willing to believe that these kids in front of him had access to such a powerful Defensive Magic Device.

Nawa Jared sent five more attacks. It resulted in five more booms that even started to crack the ground around them. Of course, it was still unable to penetrate Floriana Sabina's barrier.

"W-Who are you people!?"

This time, Nawa Jared was tired. His mana was almost depleted. Fear was evident on his face as he looked at the three of them.

"Fufufu. Etch this name into your mind. I am the Youngest Saintess in the world, and a Mana Dominion stage expert, Floriana Sabina!"

As usual, Floriana Sabina lifted her chin high up and introduced herself arrogantly. A thunderclap even sounded from afar at the end of her words.

"..."

Nawa Jared had a deadpan face as he looked at Floriana Sabina. He didn't believe any shit that she said.

"Stop messing with me! Who are you?"

Nawa Jared shouted angrily, and he asked once again.

"This is my master, Floriana Sabina, this is my servant, Veia, and I am Rant Valo, a villager."

Rant Valo walked forward and introduced them one by one with a smile on his face.

"What?"

Nawa Jared became even more confused from his introduction. They had such an odd mix-up that it's hard to believe what he just said.

"Annoying!"

Floriana Sabina shouted in annoyance. She flicked her finger, and an ember of white flame flew to Nawa Jared's forehead in the blink of an eye.

"..."

It was silent and fast. Nawa Jared didn't even have time to react before his body started to turn to ash in front of the crowd.

"Master Floriana!?"

Rant Valo turned his head to Floriana Sabina in shock.