Sacrifice

'Damn it, just do it!' Camila shouted in her head to encourage herself to say:

"Could you tell me more about that ego-sword?"

She didn't want to miss this opportunity.

Although she might come across as nosy, she just hoped that...

Isuke hesitated for a few seconds, remembering Leo's excitement, but... what could go wrong if he told her a little more about that sword?

"What do you want to know?"

Camila, upon hearing Isuke's relaxed tone, let out a sigh of relief and asked with some confidence:

"Is it an elemental ego-sword?"

If it was an elemental ego-sword, it would be a big problem for her to handle it, since she barely mastered fire magic.

While Camila imagined a scenario where she fought with that sword, Isuke replied:

"No, it's not. Let's say... it's a sacred ego-sword."

Sacred sword.

To use normal sacred swords, it was necessary to go through a purification ritual that Camila had seen many times in the temple where she resided for several years.

Some people screamed in the process, others regretted it after not being able to use mana, but others...

They became too proud.

Sacred swords were normally used by sacred knights for combat, as well as by priests, but the latter, not specializing in combat, many carried them out of habit or as a method of personal defense.

Going through that ritual would soon be mandatory for her, since with that she would officially become a priestess of the temple upon graduating from this academy.

Very few people were willing to sacrifice using mana and aura just to use a sacred sword which was only effective against demons or ghosts.

Otherwise, a sacred sword was neither better nor worse than a common sword.

Or at least that would be the case if it were a common sacred sword...

If it was a sacred ego-sword, how far would its power go?

In the sacred writings of the church, Camila could still remember images of a human holding a glowing sword while everyone around him knelt.

'No! Don't get your hopes up. Leo said he wanted to search for that sword with Isuke, but... what if they don't know?'

Camila's heart raced for a second.

"Isuke"

"Yes?"

Nervous, but trying to speak as clearly as possible, Camila said:

"You know that by making a contract with a sacred sword... you lose the ability to use mana and aura again?"

"Yes, I know"

Camila began to get nervous seeing Isuke's calm reaction, but before she could say anything else, Alexia and Leo arrived.

"Good afternoon!" Leo shouted happily while Alexia, who was behind him, frowned.

'This idiot... Was it really necessary to shout?' Alexia thought.

"What happened?" Isuke asked as he watched the two sit down.

Alexia checked inside the tent and smiled when she saw that they had arranged everything very well.

"We'll go in two or three days," Leo said the latter with some annoyance, but then continued his explanation with great excitement.

"We were late, since Alexia talked to other students to join"

Camila noticed that Leo was too happy.

'Shit...' Camila thought as she lowered her head.