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"What does this have to do with you? I'm just spending more time on experiments. There's no need for me to tell you everything, is there?"

"Could it be that you're concerned about me, Your Highness?"

Sandone initially didn't take it seriously and continued to be sarcastic towards Yulis, but Yulis's next words silenced her completely.

"That's right! I'm just concerned about you!"

"Who else could I possibly know in this academy besides you?"

"Do you know what? I almost thought you'd been assassinated!"

"If I never see you again, I...I..."

As she spoke, tears welled up in Yulis's eyes. Although she often bickered with the girl in front of her, it only proved that the two had a good relationship.

"I'll be all alone now..."

The sound was as faint as a mosquito's buzz, but Sandonne heard it clearly.

"So that's what you were thinking?"

"No, no! What just happened was all an illusion, your imagination. I didn't say anything!"

Seemingly realizing she had overreacted, Yulis quickly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and then drew her weapon without hesitation.

"It's all your fault! You made me worry for nothing!"

"During this time, I've become the tenth of the twelve members of the First Page, and my strength is different from before!"

"I'm going to teach you a lesson today!"

"Remember this: you are the challenger!"

Columbia & Sandonne/Academic City: Chapter 12 Anti-Julis Mode

"Huh? Are you sure you want to fight me?"

Sandonne had just listened to Yulis's heartfelt words, and Sandonne empathized with the girl in front of her, which was rare for her. But she never expected that Yulis would directly challenge her.

They even uttered lines that are worthy of being described in world-famous paintings!

What, Yulis (IV)? Are you planning to become Yuriel (II)?

A few days ago, Sandone could at best have fought Julis to a draw, since her own strength was only so-so, and she mostly relied on her intellect and the weapons she created to fight.

Without suitable weapons, Sandone would find it difficult to defeat a witch like Euryss with special abilities; at best, he could only rely on his physical advantages to fight her to a draw.

But now, the polarity has reversed.

The most convenient machine in Sandonne, Pronia, has been created and integrated with the world's science and technology, resulting in an unprecedented boost to its power.

With the addition of other weapons she developed, Sandone's strength has risen to the forefront of the entire floating city, and only a very few people can pose a threat to her.

Even if Yulis becomes stronger during this time and joins the Twelve of the Beginning Page, so what?

Her skills are still not enough!

According to Sandone's calculations, she has at least a thousand ways to utterly defeat Yulis, or even complete the game without taking any damage.

So, in this situation, is it really necessary to engage in combat?

“I urge you to think twice, Eurythm.”

“When I fought you before, I only had two small, unidentified guns... But now, I'm fully armed, with all the weapons I made myself. You have no chance.”

Sandonne's tone was completely flat, as if he were stating an unquestionable fact, but to Julis, it meant something entirely different.

Although not a single word has changed, Yulis has never forgotten that condescending attitude!

Is this how you've always viewed me?

Yulis was so angry that her teeth itched, and her aura became increasingly fierce. At this moment, she made up her mind.

No matter what, we must teach this pretentious guy a lesson!

"My mind is made up, no need for further words!"

"If I don't teach you a lesson today, I'll change my name to backwards!"

In response to Julis's words, Sandonne simply rubbed his forehead in resignation and said earnestly, "Then let's do it..."

"Tefisri von Alsikrei Sliyu!"

Yulis: ? ? ?

Good guy!

You're mocking me like this, aren't you?

Let's go then!

As the words fell, bright flames ignited on Euryth's body, gradually transforming into the shape of flower petals under the girl's control.

"Bloom! Six-petaled Flaming Flower!"

Several beautiful flowers flew towards the distant Sandone, and they did look very pretty, befitting Princess Euryss's status... unless you ignored the temperature of those flowers!

Fireballs, like cannonballs, flew toward Sandone in the distance under Euryth's command.

Although she could take the opponent's life at any moment, Yulis had already controlled her strength... all she needed to do was turn the opponent's hair into an afro!

However, faced with such an attack, Sandoni made no attempt to dodge. Instead, he remained standing still and even picked up a teacup from the table and took a sip of black tea.

“Pronia…”

"Activate 'Anti-Julis Mode' and give our princess a good reminder: don't play with fire. If she accidentally starts a fire, I won't be covering for her like I did last time!"

Once Sandone finished inputting her command, the giant robot Pronia instantly appeared in front of her, helping the petite girl block several attacks from the flame flowers.

"You actually created such a huge morph? But you won't be able to stop me so easily!"

The term "mimicry" is actually a general term for man-made machines in this world, but most of them are weak and can only deal with ordinary people.

If we were to face off against the Star Pulse Generation, we could only fight the weakest of them... If we wanted to improve their strength, we would need specially made shapeshifters.

During these days of hands-on training, Yulis had already gained a basic understanding of mimicry and knew how to deal with these things.

She could tell at a glance that the one next to Sandone was a specially made android, definitely much stronger than the ones used for training in the academy.

But even so, it is still a form of mimicry!

As long as the core can be destroyed, even just a small part of the internal structure, it can be easily paralyzed.

Isn't the high temperature of flames the natural enemy of these sophisticated machines?

Otherwise, how could there be talk of a motherboard burning out?

"Bloom, Nine-wheeled Dancing Flame Flower!"

Nine small fireballs suddenly appeared. Although they were not as destructive as the previous move, Yulis deliberately increased their temperature.

Clearly, Yulis intended to render this large, mimicry-like object completely obsolete!

But will things really go that smoothly?

of course not!

This time, Pronia clearly detected high temperatures in the surrounding area, and the symbol on her face immediately changed, gradually revealing the image of Yulis.

Then, the giant robot raised its hands, and two large holes, or rather two cannon barrels, suddenly appeared in its palms…

Seeing this, Yulis immediately manipulated nine fireballs to launch a random attack, but Pronia's speed far exceeded expectations.

As an intelligent machine, Pronia scanned the traces of nine fireballs in less than 0.1 seconds. The cannon in her hand immediately locked onto the direction and even sprayed out... an unknown white substance.

Oh, it seems to be fire-fighting foam liquid?

With each burst of fire, a fireball vanished into the air, its speed so great that even Julis, the manipulator of the flames, was drenched in sweat.

We're having a duel!

Can you use something offensive to fight me?

Yulis had never seen anyone use fire extinguisher in combat before, and seeing it for the first time made her quite nervous.

But Sandone's instructions were not yet complete!

Pronia immediately aimed all the cannons on her body at Julis. Except for the two in her hands, almost every part of her body was equipped with special weapons by Sandonne.

This is the moment for them to unleash their power!

The fire extinguishing fluid sprayed straight at Yulis, its speed no less than that of a high-pressure water gun, making it extremely difficult to resist.

Seeing this, Yulis had no choice but to conjure a massive fire shield, but such a fire contraption was like a paper window in front of the fire-fighting liquid, easily pierced through...

The white fire extinguishing fluid sprayed directly onto Yulis's body, instantly transforming the girl into a pose straight out of a comic book.

If you turned it into a comic and sold it, you could definitely make a fortune, right?

"Cough cough! What is that?"

The discomfort she felt made Yulis very unhappy. She struggled to her feet and was about to continue her attack when she saw Sandonne suddenly pull out a camera.

What are you planning to do?

This inexplicable action once again ignited the princess's anger, but Sandone, who was far away, only needed to say one sentence to completely break Euryth's defenses.

"That stuff isn't ordinary fire extinguishing fluid; it's something I made specially... called 'Dissolving Extinguishing Fluid.'"

"Besides destroying the form of flames and making your attacks disappear, it has another very interesting function... dissolving clothes!"

Upon hearing this, Yulis's face stiffened, and she lowered her head with some difficulty...

Then, the girl's screams echoed throughout the entire laboratory.

"Ya ya ya—!"

Columbia & Sandoni/Student City: Chapter 13 The Ladies Who Spend Millions

"You...you've always prided yourself on being a lady, haven't you? Why would you do something like this?"

After putting on the spare clothes, Yulis finally breathed a sigh of relief, but the blush from before still lingered.

Clearly, she was still resentful about Sandone dissolving her clothes…

"So what?" Sandonne said dismissively. "Even ladies sometimes show their unladylike side, don't they?"

"Just like your princess status, does being a princess mean you have to live like one all the time? How could that be!"

"If we really did that, we'd probably be exhausted to death by now, right?"

"..."

It must be said that Sandone's words made a lot of sense, and even Eurythm could not refute them, because she really did not like her identity as a princess, but she was caught up in the whole country and had no way to get out.

"This time, let's say you're right..."

Yulis sighed and went to Sandone's side, intending to have a good talk with her for a while. However, Sandone kept her eyes glued to the screen in front of her, and didn't look away even when talking to Yulis.

"What are you looking at?"

Upon seeing her good friend, or perhaps a close friend, who gave her a gentle smile, Yulis immediately sensed something was amiss.

What exactly is Sandonne looking at?

Even when she was talking to me, she never showed that kind of smile!

Who exactly are they talking to?

The question had barely crossed her mind when Yulis blushed, because she suddenly thought of a certain possibility.

Could it be a boyfriend... or a lover or something?

Because Yulis is a princess of a country, although only a princess of a puppet country, she is aware of the matter of marriage alliances.

The offspring of high-ranking members of conglomerates start considering marriage alliances at a very young age, and Yulis was no exception.

If she hadn't suddenly escaped from Lezetania, the conglomerate behind the country would probably have arranged a marriage for her.

Just thinking about these things made Yulis's face turn pale, because their abilities were far too weak to resist the conglomerate!

The engagement isn't something they can simply refuse to do just because they don't want to!

However, just as Eurythm approached Sandonne to see what she was doing, she was utterly dumbfounded…