Chapter 20
The observers returned.
This time—
Closer.
"…We'll test him."
One mage stepped forward.
Carefully.
"Water Ball."
A simple spell.
Released.
Rudeus raised his hand.
The spell—
Stopped.
Then—
Disassembled.
Not blocked.
Not redirected.
Erased.
The mage froze.
"…That's not interference…"
"…That's deletion…"
Rudeus looked at him calmly.
"…Your structure was inefficient."
Silence.
"…Who taught you magic?"
"…No one."
That answer—
Made things worse.