Combat Maid Harem

Lawrend watched the crystal ball in silence. It wasn’t reacting, nor was it moving.

He could faintly see a faint shadow moving inside using his elemental eyes.

A few minutes later, a white fog exited the crystal ball. It was none other than Valentina.

“Humu, humu… I have never seen such an advanced magic circle. I’m afraid that I don’t know how it works,” Valentina said in disappointment.

“How much do you know about magic circles?” Lawrend asked.

“I know a lot, Master. I can make a Heaven Mage staff if I wanted to,” Valentina replied.

“Wow! So you still can’t understand the magic circles inside this crystal ball even though you can make Heaven Mage staffs?”

“Yep. It uses techniques and solutions that I’m not familiar with. It’s almost alien to this world, or it could be the new magic circle technology that was developed in this new civilization.”

The magic circles inside the crystal ball were like science that developed in a different way. For example, speakers produce sounds using magnets, but that is not the only way to produce sound. It is also possible to produce sound using plasma.

Someone who was an expert at magnets producing sound would not necessarily be an expert at plasma producing sound. That was, in essence, the difference between the two magic circle technologies.

“You can study it if you want. I have no particular use for it anyway,” Lawrend said.

He thought it would be amazing if Valentina could further increase her magic circle knowledge by studying the crystal ball. Magic artifacts were just unique materials inscribed with magic circles.

In turn, she would be able to make him powerful magic artifacts. He would then ask her to make him a staff at that time.

“Thank you, Master. I was already thinking of asking you about that,” Valentina replied with a smile on her face.

“No worries. I will put the crystal ball beside me on the bed. Just think of it as you sleeping beside me,” Lawrend replied.

He grabbed the crystal ball and placed it beside him on the bed.

“Hehehe. That sounds cute, Master.” Valentina giggled.

“I will go practice magic,” Lawrend said.

“Okay, Master.”

Valentina turned into white fog and entered inside the crystal ball once again.

Lawrend faintly smiled and closed his eyes.

He remembered the efficient flow of mana inside the Pillar Heaven Mage. It was very different compared to the flow of mana inside his body.

After he became a Grand Mage, his mana flowed in a vortex. It continuously sucked in mana, which made it possible for him to hold on to even more mana compared to before.

If that suction force was taken away, then he won’t be able to hold as much mana. That was why efficiency was very important after the Arch Mage level.

Lawrend had also seen an Earth Mage at the stadium. One of them was the referee. He was quite powerful, and his mana flowed in a spiral motion.

It sounded the same as a vortex, but they were very different. Lawrend’s flow of mana got an empty void at the center because of the centrifugal force that pulled his mana away from the center.

He doesn’t know how the Earth Mages did it, but he was sure that it wasn’t easy.

There were also other factors that made Earth Mages and Grand Mages different. One of them was the understanding of the magic. You may be able to store more mana, but it would still be hard for you to insta-cast a Grand Mage Spell if you lacked the understanding.

Not to mention, it would be impossible for someone that lacked the understanding to chant an Earth Mage spell.

Lawrend spent the time internalizing and analyzing how to improve his magic. His mind was filled with simulations, and he would practice them on a small part of his body.

A day quickly passed.

Lawrend opened his eyes.

“Master~~ It’s morning!” Elena’s voice sounded from the door.

“I’m awake,” Lawrend replied.

“Okay~”

Elena left.

Lawrend looked at the crystal ball beside him and lightly knocked on it.

“Hm?”

Valentina poked out her head from the crystal ball.

“We’re going,” Lawrend said.

“Oh… That’s a shame. I think I somewhat understand the basics of this magic circle technology, Master,” Valentina said.

“Really? That’s great.”

“Mm. But… give me a reward, hehehe.”

Valentina smiled lasciviously and winked at him.

“Fine.”

Lawrend agreed.

He leaned forward and pecked her lips.

“E-Eh? Is that all?”

Valentina stared at him in confusion and disappointment.

“We’re returning to the Primitus Continent. We can’t miss the ship,” Lawrend replied.

“Hmm… I forgive you,” Valentina replied sourly.

Lawrend left the room and knocked on Elena’s room.

“Master, everyone is already downstairs. I’m just taking care of Eina,” Elena replied through the door.

“Oh, I see.”

Lawrend went downstairs and found the others.

Aleshia carried Zio, Aezel carried Veronica, Grape carried Straw, Humility carried Courage, Ramiela carried Nephilim, Amene carried Hanz(Elena’s), and Nao carried Law(Elena’s). Ella and Feli ate at the table.

The only one missing was Elena and her other baby, Eina.

“Are we leaving, Master?” Aleshia asked.

“After Feli and Ella finishes,” Lawrend replied.

The two young kids ate slowly and savored the last taste of the Altro Continent that they would experience in a long time. Many delicious foods could only be found here; something like an Octopus Barbecue.

A dish that Feli was a fan of. She picked up the barbecue stick and bit off a sizable chunk of the 2-inch cube of octopus tentacle.

“Nyaa!”

After waiting for several more minutes, Elena finally came down. Eina was covered from head to toe. Since they were slime babies, their bodies were transparent.

Elena told him a month ago that they should be able to change their skin texture once they become ten years old. At that time, they could be whatever they wanted to be.

As for how she knew that, she told him that it was just a mother’s instinct.