"Really?" Noelle's eyes lit up.
"Of course!" Kahono was a woman of action and immediately led Noelle into the water.
"Sea Dragons Lair!" Noelle took a deep breath and immediately cast Sea Dragons Lair to walk underwater. At first, she was very nervous, but Kahono held her hand firmly, which encouraged her greatly. Furthermore, when she was fully submerged in the seawater, she discovered that the Sea Dragons Lair was just as she had expected—there was plenty of air inside, so there was no need to worry about breathing.
"Noelle, you're doing great. Don't be nervous. Also, I've noticed that you've been suppressing your Mana, afraid to release it all. When you suppress your Mana, you also get distracted. You might as well just use your full power; that will definitely lead to faster progress!" Kahono noticed the issue and reminded her.
"Kahono, you don't understand. I want to use my full power too, but that makes my magic very prone to running wild!" Noelle complained.
"I see!" Kahono nodded.
"Hey, you two are being really unfair, leaving me all alone!" Asta rushed in from outside, angry.
"Ahhh! How did you rush in here!" Noelle was startled. More importantly, the Sea Dragons Lair hadn't burst.
"Use the demon-slayer sword, idiot. I heard what Kahono said just now. Noelle, you should be able to feel the pressure from the seawater now, right?" Asta asked seriously. The Sea Dragons Lair should have descended 10 meters by now, and the water pressure was already very strong.
"Yes, I noticed. The effect is completely different from training on land. The water pressure outside is constantly squeezing the Sea Dragons Lair, but I can still hold on at this level!" Noelle said seriously.
"But the seabed is at least several hundred meters deep. If you keep controlling your Mana like that, I'm afraid it'll be very hard to sink that deep!" As soon as Asta finished speaking, the Sea Dragons Lair began to wobble.
"But..." Before Noelle could finish, Asta held her hand.
"Didn't I say, as long as I'm here, don't be afraid of anything!" Asta said.
"Yes!" Noelle nodded heavily. This time, she released all her Mana, and the Sea Dragons Lair instantly expanded by more than double.
"What abundant Mana!" Kahono couldn't help but feel envious after seeing that.
"The Mana in the ocean is starting to get stronger, and the currents are accelerating. No, it's going to break!" No sooner had Noelle finished speaking than the Sea Dragons Lair burst. At this point, they had descended 50 meters. The water pressure at this depth was extremely powerful. The moment the lair burst, Noelle felt as if her body was being crushed by a heavy hammer, and the air in her chest was instantly squeezed out.
This panicked Kahono. Although she could pull Noelle back to the shore, she hadn't expected Noelle to lose oxygen instantly.
"Am I going to die?" Noelle thought painfully. Just then, a warm body embraced her, and then oxygen was delivered to her lips. Asta held Noelle tightly, giving her oxygen while using Chakra to protect her body, offsetting the water pressure to prevent Noelle's lungs from bursting.
"Ahhh! An underwater kiss—this is just too romantic!" Kahono was left feeling like a third wheel.
"Asta..." Noelle was stunned. She never expected things to develop to this point. Out of shyness, she wanted to push Asta away, but who knew that Asta would be unusually firm. After all, this was the deep sea, and no mistakes could be made, so Asta maintained the oxygen-transfer position and carried Noelle all the way back to the shore.
"Luckily, I followed you; otherwise, it would have been so dangerous!" Asta said with a straight face.
"Stupid Asta, who told you to kiss me!" Noelle was so angry she kicked her little feet around. This was her first kiss!
"I was clearly saving you. Don't say I don't know anything; you have to use your tongue when kissing, right?" Asta smiled, feigning innocence.
"Tongue?" Noelle's eyes went blank; she was terrified.
"Asta, Noelle, you two aren't a couple, are you?" Kahono poked her gossiping little head out of the seawater.
"Of course not, don't talk nonsense. I am a Princess, and Asta is just a commoner!" Noelle denied it flatly.
"Is that so? But I think Asta is very excellent. If Noelle doesn't have those feelings, can I pursue Asta?"
"Of course we can't, we're still young, we can't date!"
Noelle said nervously.
"Kahono, stop teasing Noelle. The suggestion you made just now was very useful; I wonder if you have anything else to add?"
Asta brought the topic back.
"Originally, when we all cast spells, it was natural. After all, magic is innate and should be as natural as using your left or right hand. But Noelle gets unusually nervous. I think it's for psychological reasons. Noelle, can you tell me why you get nervous as soon as you cast a spell?"
Kahono said.
"This..."
Noelle suddenly became bashful. She couldn't tell Kahono that she had unfortunate experiences in her childhood, which was why she got nervous!
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"Noelle can't cast magic normally because of some bad memories. Is there a way to overcome this?"
Asta felt that Kahono's Song Magic should have a healing function.
"There is a way, but Noelle needs to think of something warm when casting spells, like spending time with family or something!"
Kahono said.
"Family..."
Noelle had a bitter look on her face when she thought of her family, because it was her family that had brought her a huge psychological shadow!
"As long as it's a warm memory, it's fine. You can also think about things in the squad!"
Asta said.
"Okay, I'll try!"
Noelle said as she cast Sea Dragons Lair again. This time, she held nothing back from the start. As expected, the massive Water Magic went out of control. "It's going to go berserk!"
"Noelle, pull yourself together!"
Asta shouted.
"Asta!"
Noelle's pink eyes snapped open. Looking at Asta's serious face outside the lair, those words couldn't help but echo in her mind again.
"Remember this feeling of being held in my arms. When you encounter danger, ridicule, helplessness, or even despair in the future, you can hold me tightly, and then leave everything that follows to me with peace of mind!"
Asta's voice resonated in Noelle's mind again, and her heart couldn't help but feel warm. Then, a change occurred in the grimoire in her hand once more—a brand new magic was born!
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