Battida Restaurant was a rather historic establishment.
According to their marketing strategy, it was known to be one of the first restaurants established in the harbor district, with its main attraction being the fresh seafood directly transported from the port.
Considering that Patricia, unlike himself, did not possess pervasive Enhancement Magic for the body, her eating habits and daily routine should still fall within the range of normal humans.
Ronald, whose funds were not yet depleted,
voluntarily ordered a dinner that came highly recommended by the restaurant.
There was still plenty of time, and as Patricia quietly savored her dinner, an idea suddenly sprang to Ronald’s mind.
So he asked straightforwardly,
"Patricia, I have a Spell that can temporarily enhance a companion. Would you like to try it?"
Patricia’s response was quite polite.
The young lady first set down her knife and fork, then wiped her moist lips with a napkin, and finally looked at Ronald with inquiring eyes:
"Could you give me a brief introduction?"
"Of course," Ronald nodded in response, then began to explain, "It’s a spell from the ’Alien Angel,’ which will awaken different abilities in different people, and it won’t harm the body..."
Patricia listened quietly to Ronald’s narrative.
After considering it for a moment, she nodded slightly:
"If it won’t take long, we can give it a try."
Since he had planned to observe the surroundings from the beginning,
Ronald chose a spot at the top of the entire restaurant, a terrace with an open view that did not provide shelter from wind and rain.
The few people around paid no attention to their actions.
With Patricia’s consent, Ronald immediately activated the ability he had acquired from the "Mars Heavenly Trial."
Strong yet succinct Magic Power flashed by.
The Spell of the Heavenly Chapter was carried out with its usual swiftness.
Patricia merely blinked slightly and then felt herself strengthened. She frowned briefly and then glanced at her right hand, which was accustomed to holding a sword.
"This is quite interesting..."
Ronald asked with some curiosity:
"Patricia, what ability have you awakened?"
Patricia did not respond to Ronald immediately; her expression was somewhat troubled.
Sitting at the table, pondering for a few seconds, Patricia picked up the small dinner knife she had just set down, and then, in front of Ronald, she waved it through the air over the shrimp shells on the table.
A fissure instantly appeared on the orange-red shrimp shell.
Ronald saw clearly that Patricia’s dinner knife definitely did not touch the shrimp shell, and before they could make contact, she had already drawn it back. There was also no presence of something like sword energy or Magic Power to extend the reach of the cut.
Ronald was understandably confused.
While pointing at the shrimp shell on the table, Patricia tried to explain in a way she understood:
"Normally, when my dinner knife cuts down, a crack identical to this one would appear on the shell. But after awakening the ability, the situation is different. I no longer need to complete the entire cutting action. As long as I make the initial motion, the corresponding result of the slash will directly manifest."
Ronald raised an eyebrow.
This ability truly was as Patricia described—quite interesting.
Was it reversing cause and effect?
Or was it simply eliminating the process after the slash began?
Merely guessing could not reveal the full extent of this power.
So, with such questions, Ronald and Patricia began to test this new ability.
——The process was very smooth.
In terms of the outcome, Patricia’s ability should be categorized as the latter.
For instance, if Ronald now raises a napkin, Patricia doesn’t need to extend her arm, just wielding a knife she can make a gesture, and that ability would naturally result in the napkin being cut into two halves.
But if, at the moment Patricia launches her attack, Ronald takes protective measures for the napkin or dodges, then the cutting action would fail, and the napkin would remain undamaged.
In general—this kind of ability belongs to one that eliminates the process after the attack commences.
Although it can directly lead to the outcome.
It lacks the ability to enforce cause and effect.
Of course, this doesn’t mean the ability is weak.
In the hands of a swordsman as sufficiently powerful as Patricia, it is certainly capable of greatly enhancing combat strength.
The two continued to discuss the potential application of Patricia’s ability.
But as they were testing the details, Ronald’s expression suddenly changed, and he immediately halted his movements.
Patricia noticed Ronald’s unusual behavior:
"Ronald, what did you find?"
Ronald nodded slightly and pointed towards the northwest direction of the harbor area.
"My reconnaissance magic has detected someone with malice approaching this side, and their thought waves are quite chaotic, which fits the thinking patterns of those evil cult magicians."
Patricia looked in the direction Ronald indicated.
On the sea outside the harbor area, a fishing boat that seemed ordinary was approaching, showing no signs of magic fluctuations, nor any caster’s attire.
If only ordinary people saw this fishing boat,
At most, they might judge from its appearance—that it is just a fishing boat still working hard on the harvest festival celebration.
Having confirmed the target,
Patricia gave Ronald an inquiring glance:
"Should we make a move directly?"
Ronald did not agree with Patricia’s suggestion.
He just wound a bit of magic power around his hand and then gestured to another spot on the restaurant terrace.
Following Ronald’s gesture, two people who were originally enjoying their dinner immediately stood up and approached Ronald.
—Ronald had noticed the situation early on.
—They were two investigators.
With such an excellent location as Battida Restaurant, the investigation bureau certainly wouldn’t fail to dispatch personnel here. So after observing the movements of the group of evil cult magicians, Ronald immediately summoned those stationed here.
The two investigators approached Ronald.
They asked with considerable respect:
"Mr. Ronald, what can we do for you?"
Ronald pointed to the fishing boat that was nearing the harbor:
"Do you see, that fishing boat approaching the harbor, there are quite a few evil cult magicians hidden aboard."
Hearing Ronald’s alert, the two investigators exchanged glances.
One of them quickly drafted a magic-infused mark and began relaying the message to other colleagues, while the other bowed slightly to Ronald as a token of thanks:
"Mr. Ronald, thank you for your tip..."
Leaving this simple thank you.
One of the investigators immediately left the restaurant while the other returned to his original position to monitor the condition of the fishing boat.
The investigation bureau had multiple collaborations with Ronald.
Now that they had received the information, they were obviously preparing to deal with these evil cult magicians.
On the other side of the terrace, Patricia, who had picked up her knife again, observed the actions of the investigators, then quietly asked Ronald:
"Aren’t we going to get involved?"
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"The investigation bureau can handle these evil cult magicians, as for us, we need to be prepared for even bigger trouble to come."