The next day, Milora groggily woke up.
And then she saw a cleavage.
A very deep cleavage.
Two soft and fragrant things were pressed against her face, and two perfectly plump legs were wrapped around her waist.
Everywhere was filled with soft and bouncy sensations.
She rolled her eyes and, as expected, saw Torina’s sleeping face.
She must have fallen asleep while watching over her last night and used her as a body pillow, right?
“Mm… huh… Milora? You’re awake…?”
“I just woke up.”
“Oh…” Torina yawned and got up, shaking her head like a big dog to wake herself up—then her mood suddenly dropped as she remembered yesterday’s big failure.
Anyway, she should comfort Milora first; she must be more upset than her.
“Um… Milora, it’s okay, you don’t have to blame yourself.
Let’s think of a backup plan together.”
“Huh? Blame myself for what…”
“Failure is common.
Even if you didn’t gain anything, you’re still my adorable Milora!”
“Uh… sorry, I really didn’t find the Star Rune.”
“See? It’s okay, you just—”
“But I found a rune you didn’t mention, it seems to have resonated successfully.”
“Huh?” Torina was stunned.
Milora extended her hand, closed her eyes, and muttered something—a complex purple-black rune floated above her palm.
With the appearance of this rune, the clothes stacked by the bed floated lightly, and Torina felt part of her body become lighter and another part heavier… huh? Gravity? Has the gravitational field changed?
“Could it be… a Gravity Rune?”
“Yeah, it seems to be called that.”
“A Gravity Rune…” Torina scratched her head.
There is indeed such a thing as a Gravity Rune.
In terms of power, it’s not as strong as the universally acknowledged strongest Star Rune, but it’s still among the top.
It was mentioned briefly in the original work (just a brief mention).
However, in the history of the Deville family, very few people have mastered it, even fewer than the Star Rune, so information about it is severely lacking.
All of this is something Torina only knows in this life.
As for the original work… it was glossed over, so Torina doesn’t know how the Gravity Rune would perform in the actual plot.
“So, how is it? Is this rune… weak?”
“…No, it’s very strong.
I can confidently tell you it’s very strong.”
“Really!?” Milora’s face immediately lit up with joy.
“But I don’t understand it at all, and probably not many in the family do either, so you’ll need to try and develop its uses yourself.”
“That’s okay! This is great! In fact, this is even better!” Milora was even more excited, as “developing a powerful but unknown power” seemed to hit some kind of sweet spot for her, making her eager to jump into the essential training and leveling-up phase of a shonen manga.
“Ahem, just a reminder, you stayed in the maze too long and broke the rules, so you won’t have a third exploration opportunity today.”
“Huh…”
“But we can use this time to get familiar with this power, let’s work hard together!”
“Okay!!!” Milora was like a little puppy wagging her tail, so cute, here’s a bone for you to chew on~
“…Why are you putting your foot in my mouth?”
“Ah, sorry.”
——————
In the basement of the small building (a large underground training ground specially prepared for them by the Old Butler), a place where no detection equipment could find them, Torina and Milora had already changed clothes.
They needed to complete as much training as possible before next week’s battle festival began.
“First, let’s talk about the basics of rune magic—compared to other systems of magic, rune magic has a distinct disadvantage and advantage: the disadvantage is the narrow skill range, you can only use the runes you know, like I can only use the three attributes of thunder, water, and ice, and can’t use fire or earth runes.”
“Uh-huh! And the advantage?”
“The essence of rune magic is to trigger various phenomena through the world’s whispers, so the consumption of one’s own energy during casting is very low.
For example, using a thunder rune to launch a lightning strike with the same destructive power as ordinary thunder element magic, the mana cost of the thunder rune is less than half of the thunder element magic, which is a huge advantage in actual combat.”
“That’s amazing!”
“Additionally, learning rune-related skills is faster because it’s essentially a process of understanding and utilizing more of the world’s whispers, leaning towards intuition, without having to memorize a lot of theoretical knowledge.”
“No wonder your family’s grand ceremony attracts so many people.”
“Yes, and as I just said, learning and improving rune skills requires a lot of insight, so let’s jump straight into the sparring session you like.”
“Okay!”
“Watch how I do it.”
Torina summoned an ice rune, swung her swift sword, and the blade was immediately covered with a layer of frost, completing the ice attribute enchantment.
“Hey!” She slashed at the wooden dummy, not only leaving a straight slash mark on its chest but also causing secondary damage with the spreading ice shards.
“The nature of runes makes them naturally suitable for enchanting weapons and equipment, which is the most basic level of rune magic.
You try it too.”
“Um…”
“For beginners, you need to say or even draw the rune, how to say it… it’s up to you, try to communicate with it, resonate with the rune source introduced into your body, and you’ll naturally be able to say it.”
“…………” Milora squinted her eyes slightly, stroking the short sword blade, opened her mouth, and after a few seconds of silence, she chanted—
“…ᛯô”
As soon as she spoke, a purple-black light that looked like both water waves and electric light appeared on her short sword.
“Did it work!?”
“Mm-hmm, it shows you have talent.
It took me a few tries to succeed back then.”
“Yay!!!” Milora excitedly examined the blade, admiring the first rune magic she successfully cast, though the purple-black visual effect… didn’t quite look like Feng Aotian, it was more like a villain.
“Milora, want to spar with me a bit?” Torina asked.
“Direct combat?”
“Yes, I’m also curious about the effect of gravity enchantment.”
“Okay… then, excuse me!”
Milora didn’t hesitate, she immediately swung her sword at Torina, who also blocked with her sword—
“Oh?”
The moment the blades clashed, the sword in her hand suddenly became heavier.
The sudden increase in weight almost made her drop the sword, and her defensive stance was disrupted—Milora took the opportunity to swing a second strike, but Torina wasn’t flustered, she stepped back lightly to dodge, the opponent’s sword only grazed her sleeve—
Ripppp!!!!
The light fabric of the sleeve suddenly became as heavy as an iron block, and as it fell, it directly tore open her neckline, revealing a pair of magnificent maternal assets that could feed seven or eight children.
A sudden exposure~
Both of them were stunned.
Then—
“Ahhhh! Milora, you pervert!!!”
“You told me to attack you!?”
