Beast Taming? Nah, Dragon Herding is Way Better!-Chapter 108: Flying Further

"This…"

"Just how did they…"

"That place… really is a den of hidden masters…"

Observing the massive spire of ice with such grandeur that comes out from it nearly scraping the skies, the people in charge of the Flammenherz Kingdom's neighboring domains couldn't help but mutter to themselves as well, a mixture of terror and fascination to said kingdom as they wonder just who is this mysterious figure that just comes out of nowhere, greets the crown princess of the Flammenherz Kingdom and proceeds to completely obliterate the looming threat of the undead.

One among the people here, an old man clearly past his prime, displays neither an expression of terror nor fascination, as in his eyes are clear greed for whoever it is that managed to perform such 'miracle' in his eyes, the mind of the olden man already thinking of ways to get the identity of this hidden master, along with considering what it might take for him to make him move them to his side.

'That magic is just… divine…' he thought to himself as he recalls the events that just proceeds not even a few minutes ago, the arrival of that little lady in white shocking not only them, but the entirety of the armed forces tasked to defend the borders of their lands from the invading undead.

Coming out of nowhere and disappearing the moment she finishes dealing with her task, the white-haired, horned beauty merely waves one of her fair hands as she floats within the high skies, as if a divine being overseeing everything beneath her.

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And with that one simple motion, mana rages on as if soldiers emboldened by a charismatic general's words, surging towards the enemies as the air all around starts to feel drier and more frigid, a characteristic not in any of the five elements common to most mages and martial artists, a characteristic that appears to be unique to mana with the ice elemental attribute.

With the frigid air approaching the undead, it doesn't even take a few moments until this beautiful show of a phenomena created by Aria's influence over the ice elemental attribute mana starts revealing its sharp edge upon the unfortunate target of her magic, a magic completely akin to a rose, beautiful and alluring, yet possesses thorns that can make anyone bleed.

Clear crystal flower sprouts, blooms, and then grows until it eventually engulfs the entirety of the myriad of undead, turning them into complete sculpture encased in this solid, gem-like ice that doesn't even seem to melt under the heat of the sun, a testament to the might of whoever casts this grandiose magic.

"That old geezer from the Orion Principality… what a disgusting eye…" looking at this olden man staring at the ice pillars created by her martial sister with weird, borderline perverted eyes, the crown princess couldn't help but feel more than just a bit of disdain towards him, especially when this very person himself is one of the people who refuses to put any of their soldiers at all in the front line of this defense.

Hearing her words, the fierce-looking, tall general, her closest confidant in this battlefield, merely smiles helplessly as she knows just how much this princess' valiant character makes her loathe people like that old man, and she whenever she is acting like this, there is nothing that she can do to divert her attention and calm her down.

'Except maybe… should I try that?' thinking of the things that this old time superior and friend in the battlefield of hers, this tall lady wonders whether that will work to divert the crown princess' attention, the idea popping in her mind causing her to clear her throat to get the attention of the still hot-tempered princess before she speaks.

"Come to think of it, Princess Alisha, doesn't General Aria stopped for a moment before she left and told you something about that little brother of yours being in the academy? What things did the general told you?"

Hearing such words, the crown princess' eyes glows in excitement as she held the tall lady's hands before dragging her away, planning to tell each and every detail she received from her sister, whom no one notices handed a complete set of paper filled with records to her.

Meanwhile, the person who will soon be the topic of these two ladies standing near the peak of both the social standing and individual strength of the Flammenherz Kingdom is currently showing off within an arena filled with spires of varying height, revealing a might that is completely incomprehensible for someone of his level.

"That bastard is still flying!"

"Damn it!! Shoot him down!!"

"The hell do you mean shoot him down!? Didn't you see what his attack did to that place!?"

"Cowards!! You're all just too scared to face him!!"

"HAHAHAHA!! To the one who said that, I'd like to see you try!!"

On the other hand, watching this absurd talent of their competitor, the other students vying for a place for the Primaria Class couldn't help but feel their frustration turning into despair as they watch their target, an emperor-like young man who is clearly of the same age as them, receives their attacks with such ease that even they themselves wonders whether they are really putting in something to their attacks.

"Hey, little mister, do you know what sort of things that roommate of yours is doing for him to do magic like that?" looking at the emperor-like Diluc becoming more and more fluid with his control of whatever magic it is that is forcing him to fly, the young elven duchess couldn't help but ask the timid young man whom she knows is at the very least, is aware of Diluc's private life a bit more than them given that they are roommates.

With that being said, even this roommate of his is utterly confused on how he is operating such seemingly complex magic all while still maintaining his combat ability, taking into account all sorts of attacks being sent his way and still being able to deflect it, and even after all that, still somehow finding ways to counterattack.

"Alfia, there's no time to worry about all those things for now, there are people approaching our place…" looking at the distance, the elven princess butts in on the conversation that just starts between the two, not even a moment passing and the two already follows where the elven princess' gaze is currently at, with students more than twice of their numbers clearly approaching the place they are located on right now.

"Looks like we have a battle here as well…" seeing the clear malice on the eyes of this group of students, the elven duchess said with a faint smile on her face revealing a confidence on her that shouts just how much she has waited for a moment like this to happen.

As these two elven geniuses starts unsheathing their weapons, Diluc, who starts spreading his senses to the surrounding to look for his three friends, already became aware of their locations as well, a frown appearing on his face as he couldn't help but notice the malicious intent of the group approaching them from the distance, such event unknowingly planting a sense of urgency within him shouting at him to reach wherever they are as fast as he can.

Almost as if in response to this sense of urgency, both the fire and wind elemental mana starts gathering around his feet even faster in order to increase his speed, such increase something that made not only the participants who are all freshmen like him, but also the more experienced audience, along with the academy staffs as well as some instructors, shocked, as they never expected that such magic that can allow students with cores that has yet to develop to fly still hasn't revealed its true potential yet.

"That magic should be using at least three circles simultaneously to operate, and yet, he can still attack and defend himself from other freshmen…"

"The amount of mental prowess required to do that…"

"What a brilliant mental fortitude! If only even just half of the students have just half of what he has…"

As they get more and more interested at this freshman, the instructors commented on him as they lament among themselves, wondering why majority of the students sent in this supposed prestigious academy are not even just half as good as this young man right here.

In fact, these instructors merely have their standards altered after following Aria for the entire time she has served as the principal here, and even the students they deem as bottom of the pack within the academy can stand with their head proud outside, and be considered elite by most of the people they will encounter in their lives.

"Well, we can just beat that into them, don't forget that…" watching the performance of the student whom she fought with during the first part of the entrance exams, the white-haired, horned principal said with a hint of boredom in her tone, something that made the instructors quite puzzled.