Chapter 84: Is This How You Play?

Eris actually didn't have strong talent for magic; knowing a bit of magic was just a bonus. However, her talent in swordsmanship was undoubtedly impressive. Compared to her path in magic, Roa was more optimistic about her path in swordsmanship.

Of course, it wasn't that her talent was bad; it was just that compared to her talent in swordsmanship, Eris's talent for magic could only be considered average.

Thinking this way, Roa felt it was better to be honest, but he held back the words at the tip of his tongue.

It was rare for her to be interested in learning magic; how could he dampen her enthusiasm?

Moreover, knowing a bit of low-level magic would also be convenient for her future life.

For example, starting a fire or boiling water was actually quite nice.

Just like learning, most of the knowledge isn't very useful in life; once you enter society, you basically forget what you learned in school, and only the frequently used knowledge remains.

Learning shouldn't be so utilitarian, so Roa didn't say anything discouraging.

Roa comforted the girl, "Eris, being able to cast magic to this extent on your first try is very good."

Upon hearing this, Rudy became displeased. He looked at Roa with his green eyes.

Recalling the time he had asked Roa about magic, he remembered Roa saying, "Magic is not such an inconvenient thing. Can't you learn it yourself?" and similar remarks.

Due to the impact of those words, Rudy had a deep impression. However, seeing Roa's comforting expression now, he didn't know what to say.

Roa had always been strict with him, but with Eris, he seemed like a different person.

Feeling sad, Rudy couldn't help but feel a deep sorrow. This heart-wrenching pain could only be soothed by Roa's praise.

With Roa's praise, Eris's slightly dejected expression disappeared, and she returned to a proud demeanor.

She crossed her arms, and her pride was evident.

Rudy couldn't hold back anymore. He deliberately shouted, "Roa, look at how much I've improved in magic recently!"

Roa looked surprised and nodded, turning his gaze to Rudy. He asked curiously, "Have you made progress in your magic?"

After a moment of thought, Roa nodded, "Alright, let me see your recent progress."

Rudy began to imagine the shape of a rock, and a rock appeared in his hand. Under Rudy's deliberate control, it spun rapidly before he shot it far away. This rock cannonball was one of Rudy's more proficient spells, and its principle was similar to that of a gunshot.

A bullet exits the chamber because the primer rapidly burns, igniting the propellant inside the cartridge (shell), and the propellant burns instantly, generating high temperature and pressure, pushing the bullet (projectile) out of the cartridge. At this moment, the bullet moves forward under the pressure generated by the propellant, and the rifling causes it to spin, ultimately being expelled from the barrel.

Rudy's rock cannonball operated on the same principle, continuously spinning and accelerating, increasing its speed upon firing to create a fast and destructive force.

Roa watched the rock cannonball speed away, eventually disappearing without a trace.

Roa fell into thought.

Of course, Rudy was holding back; he just wanted to show his older brother how impressive he was. He didn't want to shoot a hole in the sky.

Eris looked at Rudy in surprise. She patted Rudy's shoulder with a serious expression, taking on a big sister role, and said, "I didn't expect your strength to be quite good, even though your swordsmanship isn't that strong."

Roa nodded, "Indeed, not bad, Rudy."

Rudy smiled. It had been many years since his older brother had praised him.

But the next moment, Roa's "but" made his smile gradually stiffen.

As the saying goes, the most feared word is "but."

Roa rubbed his head, feeling a bit of a headache. He said, "But your close combat ability is really concerning. Even if you can cast such powerful magic, if you were to be ambushed, you might not even be able to defeat an intermediate swordsman, right?"

Rudy fell silent, recalling the long sword that had rushed toward him that night.

The chilling sensation was something Rudy would never forget; it was the closest he had ever been to death.

In that critical moment, he hadn't thought about catching that sword; he had thought about escaping.

That was just his nature. Although he had changed somewhat now, he was still essentially the same timid person, the one who wanted to run away when faced with problems.

Roa could tell from Rudy's expression what was going on. It was in his nature, and how could he change so quickly? But it wasn't just for Paul and the others; it was more for Rudy's sake. Having a close combat weakness was acceptable, but it couldn't be too obvious.

But how to change that was a difficult question.

From Rudy's character development in the original work, every change was a torturous process.

Thinking about it, Roa realized he wasn't good at this kind of thing. Ultimately, it was something Rudy had to work on himself.

However, Rudy now had the strength of a saint-level magician, and his magical power was close to royal level, which was commendable.

Roa turned his gaze to the proud Eris and pointed at the blonde next to her, saying, "In the future, when you compete with him, go all out and try to make him unrecognizable to his parents."

Rudy looked confused.

Roa patted Rudy's shoulder with a serious expression, as if to say he was doing this for Rudy's own good.

Instantly, Rudy's face fell. Eris looked at his expression and disdainfully slapped his forehead, saying loudly, "Rudy, why do you always have that expression?"

Rudy was baffled as he looked at the red-haired girl who was a head taller than him and then at the blonde brother who was several heads taller than the red-haired girl.

He couldn't help but wail in his heart.

Alright, alright, so this is how you want to play?