Villains' Sisters Yearn for my Copious Mana

Chapter 23: A spar with Alice

"Could you go to the city and buy a tree's seed?" Max glanced at Zamira, who had been looking forward to the spar between him and her little sister.

For a moment, her face flashed with disappointment.

But then, the red-haired lady nodded to Max, "Any tree?"

"Any tree," Max smiled in response.

After Zamira left the scene, going down the mountain with her face clad in a mask, Max retracted his eyes to Alice. She was curious about this sudden request, thinking Max had asked her elder sister to go somewhere else because he was about to perform some high-skilled technique.

She canted her head, asking, "Why?"

Max mysteriously smiled at her, "I will tell you in the future."

He asked Zamira to bring him a tree's seed because Max wanted to fulfill his promise to his grandpa. Even though it was a fake world, Max would still leave some trail behind.

And as he continued developing with mana and his relationship with the twins, Max realized how valuable his grandpa's teachings were.

He took a battle pose, lifting his hand, "Let's start our battle for a phone."

And with those words, Max awaited Alice's next movement. He stared at her mature beauty clad in plain clothes with apparent expectations.

Alice naturally didn't disappoint. She clad herself in her water torrents, which coiled around her like eastern dragons. Her water was loud, fast, and contained an infinite amount of mana.

Her presence heightened, giving Max flashbacks to their first meeting. She was pretty cheeky and proud back then, her dragon form spitting out powerful water cannon at him!

And now, she would fight in close combat with water, always looking out to bite at him...

Max's lips curved as he felt more than just one stare at his body.

'It seems like multitasking is a common term for the real players. But that sounds reasonable. Every technique must hit the target, and we need more than just eyes to land them all,' Max whispered.

His thoughts were cut short by Alice's sudden move.

She kicked the ground with water splashing around her feet. Her speed was notable, immediately bringing her closer to Max. Around her arm, one thick water streak gathered, seemingly boosting her strength.

Alice joined her fingers, throwing a palm strike forward. Her opponent blocked her strike with his hand, yet his face scrunched, bringing Alice a bright smile.

Her physical strength was much better than Max's, and her water also surprised him by slipping through gaps in his defense.

"Ha! Ha! Ha!" Alice didn't stop at the first strike, immediately adding a few more. Each left Max surprised as he could read her, yet he couldn't stop the damage. Even blocking her palm strikes became harder with time, for Alica's strength infinitely rose in a battle heat!

And as kicks joined the fray, Max was forced to create a distance, no longer being able to contest with her in close combat.

"Where are you escaping, Max?!" Alice grinned as she asked, kicking the ground to catch her friend.

Max stared at her earnestly, focusing on their spar, 'A close combat skill will be helpful. Still, my defenses are indeed weak. If I use the barrier, I will deplete myself of mana in a few minutes. I don't know which inferior version I have to use against Alice. A wrong move, and she can use my inexperience to gain a victory.nove(l)bi(n.)com

And my imagination is my second weakness. I haven't created a proper all-rounder skill.' He inferred as much as he could from the spar.

And as Alice's face got relatively closer, Max formed the lightning mana bolt in his hand. With his feelings on the line, Max unconsciously poured more mana into it, turning his skill into a powerful weapon.

Since Alice was close, she could only use her water torrents to block it. Before Max threw it, her water gathered around her vital areas. And after realizing Max's target, similar to his [Mana Read], Alice called her water into one area.

Two elements clashed with dense and abundant mana within their forms!

BANG!

"Ah!"

"Uh!"

The power behind these two was so immense that Max and Alice got thrown away, their bodies stopping relatively far away from each other. Their eyes flashed countless system messages about their weak state and crowd control skills.

[Your right arm has been broken.]

[You have lost 1250 HP!]

[A bleeding has been applied onto you.]

[You are in momentary shock, stunned for five seconds.]

Max and Alice had similar messages, their state nearly the same.

They lifted their upper bodies after the stun wore itself off. They instantly looked into each other's eyes, feeling somewhat good as their confrontation seemed pretty even.

But Max's mana points were much higher than Alice's. If he got the hang of his inferior barrier and properly matched Alice's level, he would've won by simply taking time with her.

Of course, Alice also had her Ultimate Skill, so nothing was certain.

Nonetheless, Max felt proud of himself and was also happy to have such a sparring partner living under his roof.

He surely would use her presence more.

p "You've won a phone for today," Max smiled, casually passing his phone to Alice. If it were a real-world, Alice's hands would've been already extended to catch it.

Alice grinned contentiously, "I am pretty strong, am I not? That's the power of the dragons!

You should realize how lucky you are to meet us!" Alice replied with a unique satisfaction swelling her heart. She wasn't sure of her feelings, but she hadn't felt this good in ages, so that was the best.

Max nodded, wholeheartedly agreeing with her, "I will make you spar for the phone from now on."

Alice put her hands on her waist, not believing her ears, "Really now! I want to finish the destined heroine with my elder sister in peace!

Be more gentle! Sigh! I must pass you some more teachings on how to treat a high-class lady," Alice spoke in a disappointed tone, but at the end of her talk, a dazzling smile appeared.

She suddenly asked, "Why is your mana bolt after lightning? Is it because you want to counter me?"

Max looked far to the past before replying, "At first, I was scared of lightning. Then, I faced it brazenly, which made grandpa scold me. I then learned about lightning and thunder, getting more knowledge and respect for them.

It's just how I am," Max shrugged.

Alice squinted her eyes, staring into him as if probing whether he told the truth. After a short gazing, she looked to the side, believing him, "Okay."

And while these two had their talk, Zamira had long since returned. She hadn't revealed herself yet, for these two fought pretty intensely. But then, something stopped her from exposing herself.

It was surely the talk between her little sister and Max and how their relationship progressed better and better with every event.