Chapter 271: Socially Drained
Vee's effortless victory was causing quite a stir among the crowd, and a few noticed that her strange purple threads were unaffected by Llewel's reversal of time. In fact, if the corner they were collapsed in wasn't different from Galan's starting position, he would have ended up directly in them again!
"Vee, get rid of the thread," I informed her telepathically.
"Oh, yeah, better not leave it around before questions start get...
2025-05-26 06:15:01 +0000 UTC
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B2 - Chapter 2 - Bits and Bobs
"Okay, the test is one thing, but why's everyone giving us the plague treatment?" Oz asked upfront.
"Hmm? Oh! That's because of the test," the man chuckled. "Participants are forbidden from getting outside help, and we're closely monitoring the entire town to ensure that there's no cheating. They were probably worried they'd be disqualified from fraternizing with you."
"You've got to be joking," Oz complained while his frown ...
2025-05-24 06:15:02 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 270: Purple Death
"Ugh, don't tell me even you can't see through his illusions?" Vee asked.
"He was only an illusion the moment before you attacked him; I think he used some form of movement or substitution skill," I explained telepathically.
"Shit. This sucks," Vee groaned while dodging the incoming attacks from the butterfly. She even reverted to her smaller size to make her a more problematic target to hit.
"At this rate, I might as well l...
2025-05-23 06:15:02 +0000 UTC
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B2 - Chapter 1 - Journey of Time
Lily let out a blissful sigh as she stared out the window of her carriage, the sound of the horses' hooves clopping along the road while the wooden wheels and axles creaked. She was finally on her way to Regarth!
The past half-year had been almost dull compared to all the frantic excitement leading up to her test, and she still occasionally pinched herself as if expecting to wake up from some bizarre dream.
But no, I've...
2025-05-22 06:15:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 269: Saving Face
"Galan… can't you please leave me alone?" Aimon pleaded.
"That's Lord Galan," he corrected.
"Come on, we grew up together," Aimon groaned.
They grew up together? This pipsqueak? He's not even half the size of Aimon!
"A foolishness of my youth," Galan sighed dramatically. "I had hoped to foster a friendship between our branches, but you abandoned the cause and turned down becoming the Carren heir."
2025-05-21 06:15:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 268: Gala Deals
With Loreleia's speech finally coming to an end, an almost immediate and well-deserved round of applause erupted. The lighting in the area began to brighten and take her out of the spotlight. Unfortunately, that meant there was a new target—me.
There had already been some inquisitive glances my way during her speech, especially during her dramatic retelling of my cover story. Still, it was never more than a glance before they returned t...
2025-05-19 06:15:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 267: Jitters
As we continued walking around the city, we attracted a few glances and looks from the other elves. We received plenty of polite greetings, and while Llewel greeted back, I was required to give either a tiny nod or a finger flourish in response.
This is far too uptight for me. I can't believe my past self actually wanted to be a noble, and all it did was get me killed!
Once again, despite my inner turmoil and complaints, my ou...
2025-05-16 06:15:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 266: Caelthal
I felt a growing sense of unease as we walked towards the gateway portal, but I knew I had to keep up appearances. I quickly contacted Llewel, and to my relief, he promptly accepted the telepathic connection.
"Hello—"
"Do I need to supply any Mana for this teleport?" I swiftly interrupted. "I do not want to repeat what happened back in Dhoggurum."
"Oh, no. You do not need to supply anything. There is no need to worry....
2025-05-14 06:15:00 +0000 UTC
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Hey all, I hope you are all doing well!
So BBB 1 ended with chapter 82, and as I mentioned in the reader survey, I will be taking a 1-2 week bunny break to settle some admin and much-needed IRL stuff.
I'm just pointing it out again because I saw some mild concern that something had happened to me when there was no chapter this morning. Sorry about that!
Also, while I'm here, I guess I'll share some thoughts and info. Writing BBB was interesting, as I knew I wanted book 1 to ...
2025-05-13 11:53:42 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 265: Gateway
Finally, the day of the gala had arrived, and I felt as ready as I could be. This was also the day that we were leaving for the elven capital, where, from what I understood, we would likely stay for the foreseeable future.
Vee described it as "out of the frying pan and into the fire", another one of her randomly profound phrases she liked to throw around. I certainly agreed with the sentiment, I was directly putting myself in the crosshairs ...
2025-05-12 06:15:02 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 82 - Acceptance
[It certainly sounds like they gave you a thorough rundown. I trust there were no issues with your heritage and your acting?]
"Only the first test, they thought I had snuck in," Lily replied. "It sounds like a few kids who don't have the capability for magic try to take the test anyway. I feel bad for them."
[It's an utter tragedy and possibly the worst of what has become since my slumber. While the evolutio...
2025-05-10 06:15:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 264: Fable
Much to my relief, Paeris seemed much more amicable to my requests to go hunting. I wasted no time in requesting an outing to replenish my much-needed slime reserves and slowly grind away at my experience requirements.
Vee was being a little lazy and even tried opting to stay lazing about our home, but I convinced her to come along, as without her being there, I wouldn't be able to work on the [Companion Growth] skill.
I did note that Pa...
2025-05-09 06:15:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 81 - Evaluation
"Why Regarth?" Delila eventually asked.
"Rose and I want to become adventurers, and Regarth is affiliated with them and has its own dungeon!" Lily explained excitedly.
"Stremweth has access to a dungeon," Stuart pointed out.
"As does Helia, one we share with our brother-school Kalway," Delila added.
"I didn't know that," Lily admitted.
"I don't blame you," James interrupted Stuart and Delila. "While they b...
2025-05-08 06:15:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 263: Crazy Slime
Despite my "discovery" and Mother giving me ample temptation to go down that path, I was blocked. I had thought creating the dimensional debuff was a tall order, but when attempting to modify even the slightest bit of the [Positioning] spell, I had the entire framework violently implode, claiming a massive chunk of my Mana and even my arm.
"Huh…" I commented as I regrew the arm.
"Huh!?" Vee cried. "That's all yo...
2025-05-07 06:15:01 +0000 UTC
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Hi all, I hope you are doing well.
With Bookbound Bunny about to reach the end of book 1 I have had a question on my mind for some time now - what does the distribution of my readers look like?
Are you here only for Syl? Are you only here for Lily (and Arakil)? Or are you here for both? I'm curious to see how much overlap my two stories have.
On Royal Road it's quite easy to tell, but on Patreon it's unfortunately a little ambiguous since I didn't opt to split the s...
2025-05-06 13:40:48 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 80 - Offense
Lily glanced down and saw the rapidly crumbling rock lying on the ground. She hadn't felt any pain but still retracted her cloak slightly and examined herself carefully. To her relief, she couldn't find even a hint of damage to her person or clothes.
"I told you the Ward would protect you," Delila said confidently.
"I expected the rock to still travel," Lily answered.
"The Ward absorbs the spell, including all its momentum, and t...
2025-05-06 06:15:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 262: Posture
When Alpha finally reformed, I was met with a new message I'd never experienced before.
<[Sub-Core Alpha LV 6] has been fully reformed. Swap Primary Core?>
Immediately, I was relieved that such a feature was available, as this meant that I could regain my enchantment engravings without any extra hassle.
Thanks, Gramps. Now, I won't need to break my core again to customize my enchantments!
I w...
2025-05-05 06:15:02 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 79 - Defense
"Alright, can this cloak do anything else utility-wise besides stealth, or shall we move on to the defensive testing?" Delila asked.
"I can sort of use it to grab things," Lily explained.
To demonstrate, she raised her right hand and sent the cloak billowing outward, mimicking her arm movements as if it were alive. She made the extended cloak and made a clutching gesture with her hand, causing it to latch onto one of the unoccupied cha...
2025-05-03 06:15:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 261: Debut Planning
The only downside to this slime-water ruse was that I couldn't use my plethora of slime traits to enhance it. Personally, I was distraught at not being able to find an excuse to deceptively use [Nitro Slime], as it had rapidly become one of my favorite traits of the bunch.
The one exception was [Cryo Slime], as ice and water magic had a lot of synergy between the two. This meant that I could use "icy cold water whips" or even "freeze"...
2025-05-02 06:15:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 78 - Presentation
"When's the next test?" Lily asked curiously.
"Once we finish testing all the students, we will call in everyone with the minimum capacity," Delila explained. "Feel free to take a break, get a snack, use the restroom, and be ready."
Lily nodded eagerly and walked away feeling relieved as the next student was called up to the orb. Richardus followed after her, looking relatively pleased himself.
"I wonder what the next test i...
2025-05-01 06:15:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 260: Slimy Subterfuge
I continued my spell tinkering, and when Vee finished eating, I encouraged her to continue spell wrestling with Mu, Nu, and Xi. Thankfully, she took my advice and went about it with minimal complaints.
Some time passed, and eventually, Paeris returned, accompanied by Llewel. Once the room was secured, I let everyone join the telepathic conversation, and we got down to business.
"Greetings, Syl, I trust you're enjoying the bett...
2025-04-30 06:15:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 77 - Test Day
The day had finally come; the tests for the magic schools and academies. Despite feeling relatively confident, Lily still found her gut bubbling with some anxiety.
We've prepared so hard. I've even drunk another Mana potion and killed a few monsters; I don't think there's anything more I could do to be ready.
The entire day was dedicated to the tests, with no classes held, not even for the non-magical orphans. Lily tried to r...
2025-04-29 06:15:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 259: Were-Traits
Paeris asked if I wanted to return yet, but I opted to do a bit more hunting. Even if I couldn't find another interesting monster like the werewolf, I wanted to obtain more food for my slime reserves.
Even disregarding my own safety by having a good surplus of slime mass, if Paeris was correct about my tendrils appearing similar to a hydromancer's mastery over water, then I'd need a lot more! I could summon an absolute flood of magical w...
2025-04-28 06:15:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 76 - Surprise
Lily was feeling better than ever after collecting her spoils. Whatever had caused the strange fire gremlin had made it a ripe treasure trove for her advancement.
She had tried asking Arakil about it then and there, but he cautioned Lily to instead return home and discuss it later. Looking at how low the moon was, Lily agreed and realized it was far later than anticipated.
Wrapping her cloak around her, she began a brisk jog back to t...
2025-04-26 06:15:02 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 258: Werewolf
While Vee was surprised at the monstrous wolf, I was delighted.
A new type of monster for me to eat!
However, it wasn't all good news, as the monster's transformation had cleansed it thoroughly of all my debuffs. Frankly, I had never expected a "normal" monster to be able to resist them like that, as, from my perspective, they were quite foolproof.
It also dispelled my [Cyclone] with a roar, although the [Sand Pit] ...
2025-04-25 06:15:00 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 75 - Hunting
Lily placed Arakil's notebook open on her lap, hoping it would aid in his gathering attempt. She kept nervously looking around, hoping that nobody spotted the dazzling display, and was ready to flee at the drop of a hat.
When she felt like the coast was clear, she closed her eyes and began a small meditation session to see if Arakil was progressing.
She could still see the black flakes from the defeated monsters floating about and saw ...
2025-04-24 06:15:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 257: Familiar Hunting
Crossing the barrier did nothing to Vee or me, and we entered the forest's more "untamed" section. Although compared to the forest I started in, it was still remarkably prim and proper, as it seemed like the trees were grown and nurtured in a clearly orderly fashion.
If that wasn't enough, there were even walkways with not even a single bit of wear and tear from invasive weeds. Clearly, the elves knew their stuff when it came to con...
2025-04-23 06:15:05 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 74 - Resizing
Lily considered writing a letter back immediately but decided to hold off until she had passed the magic examinations. Most of what she wanted to tell Rose couldn't be written down if it would be scrutinized before it reached her.
Lily even considered saying nothing and just surprising her when she eventually arrived at Regarth—a fitting punishment for Rose's forgetting to respond and the vagueness she included in her letter concerning Al...
2025-04-22 06:15:00 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 256: Roleplay
With such a tantalizing skill on display, I wasted no time trying to purchase it. I was flooded with relief when the confirmation prompt popped up, as I was concerned I'd lack a prerequisite for it since I'd never gained [Acting] through a class revelation.
<Spend 1 Skill Point to upgrade [Acting] into [Roleplay]?>
Goodbye [Acting] and hello [Roleplay]! Yes!
<Skill [Acting LV 6] upgrade...
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Chapter 73 - Better Late Than Never
When Lily returned to her room, she immediately consulted with Arakil. She was curious about his thoughts about the training and wanted to see if he had any feedback.
She also realized that she hadn't consulted him after the whole bucket fiasco and moved straight to going along with Theo. She nervously asked if her actions were fine and felt a wave of relief wash over her when Arakil saw no issue with them.
[I ha...
2025-04-19 06:15:02 +0000 UTC
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