Hyouken No Majutsushi Ga Sekai Wo Suberu: Sekai... Now

Amelia stared at him, her breath hitching in the chilled air. "Ray... who are you really?"

Ray offered a small, practiced smile. "I'll try my best, Amelia." Hyouken no Majutsushi ga Sekai wo Suberu: Sekai...

"Die, elite filth!" the assassin roared, unleashing a torrent of dark flames. Amelia stared at him, her breath hitching in the chilled air

"Ray! You're daydreaming again!" Amelia Rose called out, her crimson hair a sharp contrast against the grey sky. She raised her training sword, her eyes sparking with a mix of rivalry and genuine warmth. "The exams are next week. If you don't focus, you'll be at the bottom of the rankings." "I'll try my best, Amelia

He lowered his gaze, the blue fading back to a quiet, unassuming grey. "Just a student, Amelia. One who’s tired of the cold."

Suddenly, the air pressure shifted. A jagged rift tore through the space above the arena, bleeding violet shadows. This wasn't a training exercise. An Anti-Magic extremist—an assassin from the Eugenics faction—stepped through, casting a massive, obsidian-black spell circle that instantly drained the heat from the courtyard.

The world went silent. The dark flames didn't just extinguish; they turned into delicate glass sculptures of soot and ash, shattering into dust. The ground beneath the assassin’s feet blossomed into a forest of jagged ice pillars, pinning him instantly.