The dim glow of the academy garden's streetlights cast long, eerie shadows over the scene.
Noah's golden eyes, sharp and unrelenting, locked onto Maya's purple ones.
His gaze was so intense, it seemed to pierce straight through her.
Inside, a storm of curses raged in his mind, vulgar and venomous.
'...She actually tried to kill me...'
'You conniving little bitch—!'
Noah's gloved hand clenched under the table.
Though his expression betrayed nothing.
His mind raced.
Cursing himself just as much as her.
'I underestimated her.'
'... This is a level of audacity I didn't think she had.'
'I knew she wanted to kill me...but... I-I didn't think she would reay try to-'
He could feel it now.
The poison coursing through his veins, spreading like wildfire.
A sharp pang in his chest reminded him of the reality of his situation.
And then, the system flickered.
[System Notification]
『Magic Nullification (Curse Stigma) Activated.』
