Taming The Villainesses novel Chapter 190

(EP-190.2) Start #1

190 – The Start of the Festival #1

I was sat in the waiting room, trying to rest.

The throbbing pain in my head and the queasiness in my stomach, caused by Mana Exhaustion, made it difficult to regain my senses.

Next to me, an overly excited Elga was vividly describing the match that had just taken place.

“When you used that strange bullet-like spell to keep your distance, your legs were faster than I expected! I told you, didn’t I? Leg strength is crucial for mages too!?”

“Ugh-.”

“My theory has been proven! Mages need physical training too! The effects of the daily morning drills I’ve been giving you clearly paid off, right?”

“Euugh-.”

Elga boasted proudly, claiming the most credit for this victory.

Certainly, the training she insisted on proved helpful, but her voice ringing in my head made me feel like I was going to vomit.

Seueuk.

Then I felt something cold and damp on my forehead.

“Here is an ice towel. And Lady Lioness, aren’t you being too loud in front of someone suffering from mana exhaustion?”

It was Mirna, who wiped my face with a towel. Elga angrily frowned.

“Mana exhaustion...? Can’t you just endure that with ❖ Nоvеl𝚒ght ❖ (Exclusive on Nоvеl𝚒ght) mental strength?”

What an ignorant way of thinking.

But even before I could think of retorting, Mirna had already scolded her in my place.

“You non-mages are so ignorant...! Don’t you know that Sir Theo needs to rest after exhausting all of his mana?”

“... I don’t know that. But the loser is already up and about, moving around just fine. Does it make sense for the victor to be suffering like this!?”

From Elga’s words, it seemed like the Hunter had already recovered and was back on his feet... What a tough guy. His recovery speed was abnormal.

Still, the fact that I managed to knock down such a man once filled me with a subtle sense of confidence.

I guessed I was getting stronger now.

“Well, the final spell was surprisingly quite impressive. Was it that Angel Halo Gale or something? Conjuring that huge vortex.”

Elga also didn’t hesitate to praise my magic skills genuinely. However, Mirna couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

“Angel Halo Gale, what kind of spell name is that? Lady Lioness, you really don’t know much about magic, do you?”

“That’s the name he came up with himself. Isn’t it funny?”

In response to Elga’s question, Mirna changed her tone.

“Indeed, it’s a splendid name. Magic needs such emotional appellations to be as effective!”

“... What are you saying right now? Anyway, that level of magic is as strong as a siege weapon. All top-tier archmages are like that. Speaking of, I heard you’ve reached Rank 5?”

Who did I tell that I became an archmage? My mind wasn’t working properly. They probably heard it from Hynax or Aira.

“So, you’ve really achieved the 5th Rank. Huhu, truly a man chosen by I, Mirna Draco. This is yet another proof that my eyes don’t deceive me~.”

“Now that you’ve displayed such great magic in front of so many people, there will be a lot of clamoring to get you. This punk, when did you improve so much!? You kept it a secret from me too!”

“Lady Liones, there’s no reason for Sir Theo to show you his skills, is there?”

“What, you, don’t argue when you know nothing!”

“It’s hilarious for someone who knows nothing to be talking like that~.”

Chirp chirp.

The two women’s noisy banter was reverberating through my head, seeping into my bones. It felt like my body had become a giant pipeline, and the noise was echoing inside it.

Mana exhaustion, how awful.

I gathered my meager mental strength and managed to utter.

“Ah-. Please leave me alone for a moment.”

“This is because of you, Mirna Draco!”

“Lady Lioness, isn’t it because your voice is as big as 30 cats in heat?”

“What’s that supposed to mean!?”

Even as they left the room, they continued to growl at each other. With those women gone, the waiting room finally fell silent, except for the distant cheers.

━That was a lethal attack-!

━Oooh, that must have hurt-!

Were there other matches scheduled besides mine and the Hunter’s?

That was good.