Chapter 690 - Master vs. Apprentice (1/2)
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
This coup sounded chaotic, but it was simple in nature. In short, the sorceress Philippa Eilhart had joined forces with Redania’s head of intelligence, Sigismund Dijkstra, and they planned to kill the sorcerers in Thanedd Island who were secretly supporting the Nilfgaardian Empire. Due to this, even Francesca Findabair, the one who led the Scoia’tael was deemed a traitor. Originally, the coup went down successfully. However, some started retaliating. As a result, the magical spells that prevented the use of magic in the tower was removed, and chaos broke out in the academy… everyone soon became involved in battle, whether they wanted it or not.
This coup was also the event that triggered the second war between the Nilfgaardian Empire and the Northern Kingdoms.
As the leader of Kaer Morhen, Olivia had always remained neutral. She remained so during this battle, plundering Thanedd Island in various ways. She almost forgot that her sister Cirilla’s “Elder Blood” was something that many ambitionists desired.
However, Olivia had her game system. It would always alert her whenever quests were released. To her, quests that involved her own sister took precedence.
Olivia did not think that she would meet Vilgefortz, who was considered to be the final boss this soon. Interestingly, he was her former teacher.
Geralt had managed to limp to the scene. He became highly anxious when he saw Olivia standing off against the formidable sorcerer. He had originally thought that Olivia would be safe. How did she walk right into the trap now? Against Vilgefortz too, no less!
If there was no Olivia in this world, in another world line, Geralt would have formed a small squad of brave people to take down Vilgefortz!
In the assault on the Stygga Castle, Vilgefortz had encountered Geralt, Yennefer and the vampire Regis. Yennefer was quickly beaten back by superior spellcraft. Regis was burned into a pile of glass. Geralt had been almost helpless…
Of course, Geralt had the protagonist aura and eventually defeated the biggest bad, Vilgefortz.
However, Olivia was in this world line. Everything would change. Cirilla would not be forced to use the portal to escape and once again experience bitter exile. This second exile would have broken her. She would also meet her homosexual partner, only to have it end tragically.
Obviously, Olivia would not let this happen. At that moment, she stood alongside Cirilla!
Vilgefortz saw the grown-up Olivia and matched her smile with an equally cold smile.
As a source sorcerer who believed that blood energy was supreme, he had always looked down on Olivia, a sorceress with mediocre blood energy. In fact, he had been rather unwilling to be Olivia’s teacher. If not for Emhyr, he would have regarded Olivia as a side-character.
In the eyes of Vilgefortz, only the “Elder Blooded” Cirilla could give him actual power!
“Olivia, you’ve grown so much in the blink of an eye. To you, it has certainly been really long since we last saw each other, but for me, it has not been long at all. Well, if you’re smart, you should be wise and step aside. As your teacher, I’ll be willing to let you live. I’ve heard that you’ve developed Kaer Morhen rather well and it is said that you’ve found another way to use magic. However, in my opinion, all of that is just a gimmick. The mystery of magic is not something someone with average blood energy like you can ever grasp!”