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Chapter 35. One fight (part 2)
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2024-10-29 19:42:56"Let's begin…" Gia had long waited for this precise moment, she wanted to show Liam that she was the only one worthy of his affections, not some weakling witch that can only rely on her beauty to achieve what she wanted.
Then she prepared her sword and sent a fireball, a very low-level attack directed to Emma. She thought that only basic and beginner movements will do the trick to show how far away was Emma from her. To show her the difference between true skill and a lowly commoner.
However, her remarks were true. Emma was nowhere near her level, after all, how could anyone dare to compare the daughter of a General who had been training all her life, with a sheltered daughter of a Count and granddaughter of a Duke that only had been reading books and just have a few days of learning to fight with magic.
Emma had to dodge the attack with all her might, the move again and again at the tune of Gia's launches of fire. The red-haired girl was having fun looki
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