Chapter 58：Invitation (1/2)

Almina was trying to invite him to her party. Yman initially thought that she was inviting him into a celebration but when he remembered about the Elites announcement from this morning, he figured out that she was inviting him into their group.

Yman felt excited and happy for the invitation and it was showing on his face. Although he felt bashful being in a face to face situation with one of the most beautiful girls in the academy, he was dejected when he remembered that his ability might not be of help to Almina's group.

Actually, after the evaluation exam on the Outerworld, he tried to join some groups, but when they learned that his ability was self-healing magic, they kicked him out of the group.

Now Yman was afraid that Almina might kick him too after she would know that his ability was useless to their party.

Not only that, but his physical strength was also way weaker than the rest. Even the girls were stronger than him.

So Yman had to decline her invitation with regrets on his face.

”I don't care...!”

Yman was about to leave but rooted on his feet and stared blankly at her face when Almina suddenly exclaimed.

She opened her mouth once again and continued saying, ”I don't care if your abilities are no use in the party. Your commanding talent is more than enough to be qualified in my group. And besides...”

She added then stopped her words again and bit her lip, unaware of how blushful her face had become. Even Yman had noticed the redness in her face. But he somehow did not give it any malicious meaning. He just thought that the heat from the sun got her. However, she looks more stunning and lovely than usual. He could not help admiring her beauty once again.

If his memory serves him right, this was the second time that he was in a face to face situation with this girl. Now that Yman thought about it, he was yet to say 'thank you' at her for saving him last time.

She lifted her right hand in front of her chest, and her left arm was straight down pointing the ground on her side as she gripped her hand into a fist that slightly lifted to the side. Then she stared at him while furrowing her brows.

After a deep breath, she said, ”And besides, I - I want you at my party, not because of your magic.”

She said shyly. And even become redder.

|Hm, not because of my magic...?| He had a puzzled expression surfacing on his face. How come someone invited someone into their party of magicians but not because of his/her magic?

|So it must be because of my commanding talent again, huh.|

He wanted to rebut that what happened last time when they fought the Mustang Spider was just a lucky one because he had a little knowledge about that monster, to begin with. But if they encountered an enemy that unknown to him, it would be a problem.

However, he really wanted to join their party. It would be easy for him to increase his combat experience if he had a party to help him kill some monsters. Which was difficult for him at his current state.

He needed to increase his breakthrough level as soon as possible so that he could control his Black Mana for a longer time. And besides, he could not execute a strong spell if he was low level.

”Uhm, can you tell me... what do you mean by not because of my magic?” For some reason, even though he expected already that what she meant by it was about his commanding talent but oddly enough, he was curious about it. Hoping for a different reason from her.

”Hmph, you've got guts for asking someone you have forgotten after you stole her first kiss,” Almina mumbled in an indefinite voice, the reason why Yman did not understand what she was mumbling.

She could not believe that even though they were in this distance. This guy still did not remember her. After stealing her very first kiss. This guy had the nerve to forget her. She initially wanted to lash mean words at him for forgetting her. But she could not bring herself to get angry at him for some odd reason.

”Ha?” Yman awkwardly asked after he failed to understand what she mumbled about.