Chapter 4 4 STATUS AND MAGIC

I swiftly turned my head toward the walking Duke of Slendlock.

I found he had a broad back for an eighteen-year-old man.

What a body you got there. . . smirking sweetly and without a second thought.

I took one of my shoes and strongly threw it on him.

The sound of a fragile shoe hitting someone's back is now falling on the floor over the silence.

"Lady Maria!..what are you doing!?"

Shocked and disbelief was written on Nickelsi's face.

I didn't pay him any attention as my focus was on the back of a certain Duke.

He slowly turned his body, looking at me nonchalantly, if there was ever a bit of surprise, then I failed to notice it from our distance.

"Leave! Hmph. You don't need to tell me that! I will leave this place with my intention. Right now, as soon as possible!"

After those words, I turned around and walked out of the mansion.

No-one stops me, of course, which I'm very glad at and at the same time aggravated because of an annoying problem.

The Duke Estate is built on a hill near an unnamed forest, and the main town is quite far from here.

It means I must have a long walk to get there.

Ah, what a pain for my feet, but I have only this choice without a carriage or the luxury of a horse, it is the only way for me as flying with an open broomstick is also not a good option.

I do not possess that kind of magic.

This world was completely different from the previous reality that I had lived in.

Based on my little knowledge about it, this is likely to be the novel I had made before dying and experiencing this second life all these past years without any kind of cheating sheet, only I could say I'm in the Misterilia Empire.

This is the whole setting for the female protagonist's learning point as a puny ambitious healer.

In this reality, magic is existing in different kinds of forms, under the following terms from the Knights, Priestess, Guardians, and Mages.

The Knight, are top in the Hierarchy even though they do not have any magic aura colors but relying only on their golden core energy and strength abilities. 50 % of people fall under this form category either noble blood or not.

The Priestess, are those people with white and pink magic aura, they can perform healing in different kinds of levels, from low-level Earth to high-level Heaven.

Also, they can acquire the abilities of four main elements as well as being able to contract familiars, but only 5 % of female individuals can have this rare case.

That's why all of the identified Priestess are special ones.

The Guardians, do not have any magic aura colors but blood magic marks appearing in their body.

They're the people who can control four elements known as Fire, Water, Earth, and Wind.

It was divided into nine levels of blood symbols, and only 9 % of nobles and 1% non-nobility have this case.

The Mages, they're the ones who have magic auras that were divided into thirteen types of colors under four levels.

First Earth Level: Black, Grey, Brown, Blue, and Turquoise.

Second Sky Level: Green, Moss, Yellow, and Orange.

Third Rainbow Level: Purple and Lavender.

Fourth Heaven Level: Cayenne and Red.

They do not do anything other than capable of making magical pills and contracting magical beasts. 20 % of female nobles have this case and 4% for male nobles and 1% from the non-bloodline.

Meanwhile, 10 % of non-nobility people have no engagement in the magic world due to many unknown reasons.

"Yet. Here I am, only Black Earth Level Mage!" My inner voice cannot help but be voiced out.

I've been in that level since I was six years old, and yet it wasn't even changing to the slightest pre-end Grey color.

I can only refine a mid-level magic pill which was a beginner exercise. Just being reminded of the extent of my disadvantages of magic.

I want to curse the heavens for not reviving the past life memories ah!

Come to think of it, what was Maria's character's state of level in the novel at this timeline?

I do not know about it, there were no recalling memories from my mind.

Even the Duke of Slendlock's magical abilities form, except the fact he will burn me alive somewhere along with the plot future scenarios because of his love for the female protagonist.

I do not know his magic nor when he meet the heroine.

After the villainess pestering schemes, what did the infamous Duke answer to that even?

Think. Think. Think.

I cannot remember any turning point or parts of the novel plot as if they have vanished without a trace.

Leaving me all alone with little hope of escaping my plotted fate.

I think cursing the heavens is not enough.

My head hurts from trying to gain memory that I stopped walking and squatted down, checking one of my feet, which was barefooted from ridiculous stunts back there.

It was so unladylike to do that when I am known as a villainess noble girl.

To pull out the move, did I make my reputation even worse?

Yesterday, Headline News: His Grace the Duke of Slendlock was hit by scandalous fallen noble Maria Ebillish with her shoe!

The Duke of Slendlock wouldn't mind the hit and run, right?

It was his fault, to begin with, he was supposed to ignore me, but he looked at me as if I had done something unforgivable with him.

The first part of this welcoming home part is our first meeting.

It means we have no interaction with one another, right?

I sighed in annoyance from thinking about this Duke.

First, meet of the first meet, he was ahead of my blacklisted people, he is a real deal.

Then the sudden cold gush of wind touched my cheek.

It's cold.

When I behold the view of the darkening sky from above, it will have a heavy rainfall soon.

When the raindrops started to fall, I quickly stood up and went beneath a big tree.

I cannot go back to the mansion now, even if I wanted to, I would only lose the last stand, and that infamous Duke wouldn't let me in, and worse, he has a chance of sending me to the death's door.

Too dangerous.