Collision Course

Mountainsea didn’t forget about ‘gold-plating’ the second time, treating the word casually. She’d remembered to be respectful to her new teacher, but didn’t notice the legendary mage’s face darken. Of course, even if she had noticed anything, she would’ve continued to speak.

Sharon laughed all of a sudden, her eyes crinkling into charming crescents as the haze dissipated. “Gold-plating? Just because I’m a legendary mage?”

Mountainsea nodded in reply, “Yes! You included, I’ll have three legendary teachers to boost my background.”

Sharon smiled elegantly in response, “Who are the other two?”

“One is the elder of my tribe, and the other is the Sword Saint of the Millennial Empire,” Mountainsea answered with delight, tucking a stray lock of hair behind her ears and tilting her petite face. Nobody would have...