WHY АКЕ YOU CASTING SPELLS FOR ЛАТ) — қ | Аы TAS PROBLEMS SOLVED?! NEED A NEW SPELL TO CROSS THE GAP! M-MY HANDS WON'T STOP SHAKING. I-I’VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO ІРІ FEEL DRAW WELL SOMEONE’S WHEN SOMEONE’S EYES, I START WATCHING ME. SWEATING AND THE PEN SLIPS, AND I TREMBLE SO BAD, THE LINES GET ALL WAVY. THE SPELL ENDS UP A BIG I WISH I COULD DO SOMETHING... BUT I’M NOT CAPABLE OF / ΑΝΥΤΗΙΝΘ ΟΝ ΝΥ OWN...! m
ee ee SSS SS — SSS -τ-.. зоо > A-AND THEN WHEN ТНЕУ... + SEE МЕ SHAKING AND PANICKING, IT JUST GETS SO THIS РА (/ M | | I WANTED 1 STUDIED ΈΑΝ... | À SS A x TO FINALLY AND PREPARED. | | I DREW ALL THE SPELLS— THE RIGHT ANSWERS— AHEAD OF TIME. WHEN I’M ALONE, I CAN CONCENTRATE. AND I CAN DRAW. WE’RE NOT ВАККЕР FROM BRINGING OUR QUIRE TO THE TEST. ALL I'D HAVE TO DO WAS CLOSE THE RINGS AND LET I FIGURED EACH SPELL I MIGHT LOOK ACTIVATE. LIKE I KNEW WHAT I WAS DOING.
I HADN'T PLANNED FOR IT. THIS MUST BE MY PUNISHMENT FOR TRYING TO PASS THE WRONG WAY. COULD, I’D . IN ΤΗΕ ROAD... IT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO BE HERE. 27 77A 2, М. 7277 A ` 77 - „// ВИ tiq lig ji ANY . 5 7 ж FIND A WAY TO STOP BEING ME. I WISH I COULD BE ANYONE ELSE. j — | 网 Шу BUT THIS GAP... ] \ WHY DO THINGS ALWAYS END UP LIKE THIS YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO BE YOUR OWN PERSON. CY a x ШЇ /” N 4 S UM г (ns i YAR eg (u \
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AGOTT! КІСНЕН/ STAY I'LL BACK! PUT UP A SHIELD OF IS THIS A MAGICAL TRAP SET BY THE ROMONON?! ANCIENT SPELL ГҮЕ NOT ENCOUNTERED BEFORE?! 2р), — É Ξ E = На. μας. αν κα] 2. =
WHEN I WAS HIDING INSIDE, I CAUGHT SIGHT OF THE SEAL. THE ONE FOR THE BORROWSHADE MIRROR. HAPPENED TO YOUR CLOAK?!
WITH THIS, I BLEND IN WITH THE DARKNESS. I CAN DRAW WITHOUT BEING AS LONG AS THEY DON’T REALIZE ТМ STILL COUNTS, RIGHT? I FIGURED LIKE THIS, I JUST MIGHT BE ABLE TO CAST! I CROSSED OUT THE MIRROR PART OF THE SPELL... ы WHICH LEAVES THE CLOAK ONLY GATHERING SHADOWS. THE MYRPHON TO SEE ME EITHER, SO IT MIGHT MAKE BUTT STILL HAVE su MY SOUNDΤῸ LEAD THE Ы SPELL WITH CALLS ON IT. BY HIDING MYSELF, I CAN % ON M CONCENTRATE. 1. OWN. TO WORRY ABOUT OTHERS LOOKING!
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MASTER QIFREY... ARE AGOTT AND THE OTHERS ALL RIGHT? I’M GOING TO LISTEN. CALL OLRUGGIO BOTH OF HERE. HE’LL YOU. TAKE YOU TWO BACK TO THE ATELIER. ONCE ГУЕ SENT WORD TO THE GREAT HALL, I'M GOING TO HEAD INSIDE THE CA—
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NZ ES MYRPHON/ Z| YOU HAVE А ае УОШКЕ GIVING US I ADORE A GOOD GAME OF HIDE-ANDGO-SEEK. I KNOW YOU'RE IN HERE. COME OUT, COME OUT, WHEREVER YOU ARE... 134
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WY Ἂς CAN YOU STAND?! RICHEH/ WE'RE GETTING OUT OF HERE! HURRY! NO MATTER HOW MUCH WE PLAN OR IMPROVISE, IT'S NEVER GOING TO BE ENOUGH AGAINST THIS 35 OPPONENT. & — EDEL М 2 US IF WE STRETCH THE STONE ALONG WITH US, IT'LL ONLY TAKE US 50 FAR. YOU ENJOY PULLING A WE САМТ FLY AWAY BECAUSE OF THE MAGIC CAST ON THE SERPENTBACK CAVE, (300000000000000066^ AAA
IF MISS ALAIRA'S NOT EVEN POWERFUL ENOUGH TO STOP HIM, THERE'S NO WAY I COULD... 1 следа ў Ç LAN г N {ΕΝ M га ή δν N |. WHAT'RE | ур YOU MISS ALAIRA Е WALKED ACROSS / \ КА." | DOING?! ТНЕ САР ІМ | ΤΗΕ ROAD BY CREATING ICE AT HER FEET! (n DON οπή, ПИ πας ἡ \ T | f ) Г | % „Ди ІР WE FREEZE THE ENTIRE ROAD, WE WON'T HAVE TO CARE WHICH OF THE TILES HAVE CRUMBLED! A Да ЖА)
THIS WAY, THE SPELL SHOULD EXTEND ACROSS THE ENTIRE Ж E C TAL | ο ης ALONG IT FASTER THAN TO GET RUNNING! AWAY. GET ON! HURRY! HURRY!!
N А ` SO FAST?! < < < T D O = = ©: HOW ARE YOUR SYLPH SHOES
IT’S NOT ENOUGH! WE NEED ТО 60 FASTER! USE WIND MAGIC TO PUSH FROM BEHIND! [4 / „АД. т i τ | қ УД. AR III αν: я
ІТ MIGHT НАУЕ ВЕЕМ PATHETIC... BUT I'M GLAD NOW THAT I DREW THESE AHEAD OF TIME. THEY'LL HELP YOU 141
/// ДЕ N NS z== Μπο ντ { 2 ml i" P. f uud μμ WHY DID THIS HAVE TO HAPPEN GOT MY WHEN I CHANCE FINALLY... TO TAKE THE TEST?! WHY DID I GET DRAGGED IT DOESN’T MAKE SENSE THAT MERE STUDENTS WOULD FIND THEMSELVES IN THIS MUCH DANGER OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THAT TIME WE WERE RUNNING FROM THE DRAGON. TETIA SAID THE SAME THING.
THERE’S А REASON THE BRIMMED CAPS KEEP SHOWING UP, AGOTT?! Cert
ТНЕ ONE YOU'RE LOOKING FOR ISN'T WITH US! DID YOU KNOW THAT THE KNIGHTS MORALIS WERE THERE А THAT DAY?! THEY vannoa ERASED HER ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING BY CHASING „АМ OUR 228 И =. — , THERE’S ATELIER// ὡς, I να ΝΟ LONGER 4o Ж) AN OUTSIDER... 144
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НАУЕ YOU NOT WISHED TO HURRY YOUR OR TO LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE YOU CAN REMAIN A CHILD FOREVER? TO HAVE IN THE о ЕТ о ο. МЕНИ / CONFIDENCE WORLD OFTHE \ LAETI 290 i τοις FORBIDDEN WITHOUT SPELLS, YOUR SECRETING PERFECT SELF | ШІ. ν | 15 WITHIN | TE YOURSELF REACH... SOAR THE SKIES j WITHOUT IT ALLOWED Js LAE BE FREE NEED FOR ME TO SHED η, y ΤΟ ROAM SHOES. MY WEARISOME ІШ? | | WHEREVER PHYSICAL N | \ YOU WISH.
ІМ ТІМЕ, ТНЕ WORLD WILL RECALL... DAY ARRIVE A LITTLE SOONER. SACRIFICES MUST BE 149