As Abigail, I caused trouble in infinite space.

Guided by Yuno, Nanoha felt the exercise within her body and absorbed the surrounding magic power through her psychic core.

It must be said that Nanoha's aptitude for learning magic is really strong. She completed the exercise of refining and absorbing magic power in a very short time.

Afterward, Yuno taught the two some basic uses of magic, as well as some theoretical knowledge.

After a day of simple learning, Abigail had gained some understanding of Midcherda's magic. Unlike ordinary spells that manipulate magic according to specific rules, Midcherda also possessed the ability to explore artificial intelligence. Perhaps after learning this, she could create a few elemental golems to play with in her spare time.

"Fate, are we really going back to that place? I really don't want to go back!"

"Elph, I have something very important to do and I have to go back," Fate said with a serious expression.

"What on earth is going on?! Could it be about those three people who are getting in our way? They're just insignificant nobodys; there's no need for them to go back, especially since we've only collected two Sacred Stone Seeds. Knowing that guy's personality, he'll definitely..."

"Don't worry, nothing will happen this time."

Despite what Fate said, she was still unsure in her heart.

"Alright, let's go and come back as soon as possible."

As they spoke, a yellow magic circle appeared beneath their feet, radiating a dazzling light.

"Dimensional teleportation, destination: Garden of Time."

Then, after a burst of light, the two disappeared.

"This is indeed a Seed of the Holy Stone, there's no mistake."

In a room, a gray-haired woman looked at the two Holy Stone Seeds floating before her and spoke. This woman was Fate's mother, Presia Testarossa.

"So, what exactly is it that you said you had something to report to me?"

“Um, Mom, I met a girl named Abigail before, and she asked me to tell you that your method is wrong.”

Upon hearing Fate's words, Presia's expression changed.

Did she say anything else?

"She said she wants you to meet with her, and she has a way to make your wish come true."

Hearing Fate say that, Presia frowned even more.

"Tell me, besides all that, what else did she say? Tell me the whole conversation between you!"

She also said she knew why your personality had changed so drastically, and that I have an older sister...

"What? Did she really say that?"

Suddenly, Presia ran up to Fate with a somewhat ferocious expression, grabbed his shoulders, and stared at him.

"Yes...yes...she said that you will understand once I tell you these things."

"Tell me, who exactly is that person you're talking about, and what does he/she look like!"

Seeing Presia's reaction, Fate understood that everything Abigail had said before was true.

"Mom, is everything she said true?"

"That's none of your business. Just tell me all the information about that person."

"Okay, okay, Mom."

Fate then passed on information about Abigail's appearance to Presia.

After receiving the information, Presia waved for Fate to leave, and she seemed to be in a hurry.

When Fate came out of Presia's room, Elf, who was standing at the door, breathed a sigh of relief.

"This time, at least that guy didn't hit you again. Let's leave quickly, lest he suddenly cause trouble again."

Fite nodded at Elf's suggestion.

At this moment, in the room, Presia looked at Abigail's portrait with a serious expression.

"Who are you? How do you know about me? I haven't told anyone, not even Fate."

Precia then stood up and left her room. Outside, she didn't see Fate. She just stood there quietly for a few seconds, seemingly lost in thought.

Next, she arrived at a very secluded place, entered the room, and saw many culture tanks inside.

Presia walked to a culture tank in the center of the laboratory and looked at the girl in the tank with a gentle expression.

“Alicia, I will surely rise again to power for you. Abigail, is it? I’ll see who you really are!”

After saying that, Presia turned and left the room.

On a sunny day, Abigail was walking down the street. Because Nanoha was going to school today, her magic training had to be postponed until after Nanoha finished school.

With no other option, Abigail had to go out and find something fun to do.

But at that moment, a bolt of lightning suddenly struck Abigail from the sky.

The lightning struck Abigail's barrier directly, without causing her any harm whatsoever.

"Oh dear, this is a bolt from the blue! Tsk tsk tsk, is even the heavens against me?"

Of course, this was just Abigail joking, and she knew perfectly well that someone was attacking her.

Turning her head to look in the direction from which the magic was emanating from the sky, Abigail instantly locked onto her target.

"Since you made the first move, don't blame me for being impolite. Let me try out my newly learned magic."

After saying that, Abigail stretched out her hand, and then a magic ball that shimmered with dazzling white light was launched toward the target.

Chapter 162 Precia

Seeing the magic ball being offered to her, Presia calmly deployed her magic shield.

However, the power of this magic ball exceeded her expectations.

The moment they made contact, the magic ball shattered her shield, slammed into her, and sent her flying.

"I didn't expect it to be so strong..." Precia said with some surprise as she stabilized herself in the air. Although she was caught off guard, her protective suit was very strong, and Abigail did not try to kill her, so the magic ball did not cause her too much damage.

But just then, Abigail suddenly appeared in front of Presia.

"Hey lady, you're being way too unfriendly. You hit me the moment we met. If I weren't so easygoing, you'd be done for."

"Who exactly are you? With your level of magic, you couldn't possibly be unknown. But I have no information about you. Also, how did you find out about me? And is what you're saying true?"

Upon seeing Abigail, Presia's first action was to bombard her with a barrage of questions, as that was the very purpose of her visit.

Actually, the attack just now was a test. If Abigail couldn't even defend against his ordinary attacks, then there was no need to have a peaceful conversation with her. But since she was able to block his attack and cause him harm, it was clear that coercion was out of the question, and he could only try to switch to peaceful negotiation.

Of course, her method is problematic. If Abigail were weak and subdued, it would be fine to force her to interrogate her. But Abigail is very strong. If this behavior makes Abigail resent her, then she will have lost more than she gained.

Fortunately, Abigail didn't mind the matter, or rather, she didn't take this minor offense to heart when it came to what she wanted to do.

"How am I supposed to answer all these questions? But you can rest assured that everything I say is true. Compared to your search for that elusive technology using the Seed of the Holy Stone, I have a definite method to resurrect others."

"Really? Just tell me, and I'll do anything!"

Having said all that, Presia had nothing left to hide. Although she didn't know where the other party got this information, she was now eager to know about this technology.

"Of course it's true, but I don't know much about your daughter's current situation, so if you'd like, please come to your house for a visit."

Looking at Abigail's smiling face, Presia had a feeling that this girl was a bit unreliable, or that she had ulterior motives. But at this point, there was no other way. Her attempt to seize the Seed of the Holy Stone was her last struggle. Even if Abigail really had some purpose, she would do anything if it could revive her daughter.

"Okay, but I hope you're telling the truth. Otherwise, I'll show you what happens when you lie to me."

Abigail didn't care at all about Presia's blustering but cowardly demeanor.

"Alright, let's go quickly."

Seeing that Abigail didn't seem to care, Presia didn't say anything more. With a wave of her right hand, a magic circle appeared at their feet.

"Dimensional teleportation, destination: Garden of Time."

Then, after a burst of light, the two disappeared.

Upon arriving at the Garden of Time, Abigail marveled at the unique scenery around her.

"This place is pretty nice, but it's a bit noisy outside."

Presia showed no interest in responding to Abigail's teasing. She simply walked off in one direction, muttering to herself as she went:

"Didn't you want to see my daughter? Come with me."

Abigail then followed Presia into her laboratory.

"This is my daughter, Alicia. Now tell me, what should I do to bring my daughter back to life?"

Presia led Abigail to a culture tank. Abigail looked inside and saw a small, blonde girl who looked exactly like Fate. She was Fate's older sister, Alicia Testarossa.

"Hmm, not bad. The situation is better than I expected. As expected of a high-level mage, your daughter's soul is well protected. Without a soul, although it is possible to revive your daughter, it would only be a copy with your daughter's memories."

"Soul? What is that? Does such a thing really exist?"

Hearing Abigail say this, Presia asked curiously. She had to understand every step of the process, otherwise, failure would be the end of her.

Moreover, she had a deep understanding of the clones that Abigail mentioned, since Fate was just like that.

"Of course it exists. How should I put it? If you really want to explain the soul, you can think of it as a collection of the spirits of intelligent life. Hopefully, that makes sense to you."

Presia nodded. After Abigail's explanation, Presia had a better understanding of the concept; she had heard of such research before.

"Then what do I need to do next? As long as you can revive my daughter, you can ask for anything."

Precia was quite straightforward; she didn't want to beat around the bush with Abigail.

"Now is the time for you to make your choice. Although your daughter's soul is still alive, she has been asleep for so many years, like a vegetable. Awakening her is not as easy as you might imagine."

"Then what should we do?" Precia asked quickly.

"I don't know. All I can do now is to create a body that can hold her soul and then transfer her soul into that body. As for how to awaken her, that's a question for you to research."

Upon hearing Abigail's words, Precia showed a hint of regret, but more than that, she was overjoyed. Although she couldn't completely bring her daughter back to life, this was already a very good result.

"However, there's a price to pay for helping you with this."

Just then, Abigail suddenly spoke.

"I knew it. Tell me, what do you want me to do for you? Or what do you want in return?"

He wasn't surprised by Abigail's sudden request, since he and Abigail were not related and there was no reason why she would help him unconditionally if she didn't have some kind of request.

"It's simple. I need all the knowledge you have about magic. Also, you should have the ability to create magical devices, right? Make one for me."