When Rita opened her door, she froze.
There was a notebook on her desk.
The cover was familiar—it was the kind you could get at that crazy rabbit bookstore next to Rock Locust, fifteen for a gold coin during clearance sales.
Lightchaser had been here?
She'd actually managed to get onto the Academy's ship-house? With all its layers of protection?
Rita couldn't help but admire that kind of strength. She made a mental note to learn the trick from Lightchaser later, then sprinted to grab the notebook.
Its pages were crammed with intricate magic arrays and sigils.
Another skill she'd have to practice herself—[Flash Step].
A short-range movement technique. At S-rank, it could be cast instantly, with only a two-second cooldown.
At the end of the notes was a single line: "If you can push it to SSS-rank, you'll be unstoppable like me."
She got it. Pass through before any barrier or defense skill even had time to react.
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