I stood there, watching Karen raise both hands, preparing to release that forbidden spell that would cost him his life.

Damn it.


Why should I care?

This question lingered in my mind for less than three seconds before I completely cast it aside.

Whatever the reason, I couldn't just stand by and watch him die.


I quickly left the assembly hall, taking advantage of the chaos where no one noticed my movements. The corridor outside was equally in shambles, with scattered magical creatures wreaking havoc everywhere, but their attention was focused on the direction of the hall, and they didn't discover me.

I strode rapidly through the corridor and rushed up the stairs of the teaching building. Each step made me more certain of my decision—no, this wasn't emotional, it was a necessary strategic choice. If the academy's defenses completely collapsed, I wouldn't be able to stay safe on my own either.


Yes, that's right. This was a rational judgment.

I ran to the top of the teaching building in one breath and pushed open the door leading to the rooftop.

The scene before me made me gasp.

The entire academy had fallen into chaos. Not just the assembly hall, other buildings also had magical creatures rampaging. On the playground, in the gardens, in front of the library, everywhere were screaming students running and faculty members fighting.

And inside the assembly hall, the situation was even worse.

Through the broken ceiling, I could clearly see the battle situation inside. Around Karen's body, unusual frost phenomena had begun to appear—a harbinger of absolute zero. Once this spell is fully activated, everything within a hundred meters will be frozen, including herself.

The Chimera sensed the danger and let out a sky-shaking roar, while accelerating its attacks. Its three mouths launched attacks simultaneously—fire, poison gas, and lightning mixed together, forming a devastating composite spell.

Prince Theo desperately tried to go support her, but there were too many shadow wolves surrounding him, and he simply couldn't break free. The other professors and knights were also struggling in their own predicaments.

Everyone could only watch helplessly as Karen faced that terrible monster alone.

I took a deep breath and began to concentrate my magical power.

Star Weaving, this is the magic system I created uniquely in this world. It combines the Ancient Thaumaturgical Theory I mastered in my previous life with the unique mana circulation methods of this world. In my previous life, I never had the opportunity to develop it to its fullest potential, as my identity restricted my research into dangerous magic.

But now things are different. I am no longer that duke's daughter constrained by various rules and expectations.

I raised both hands and began to chant the incantation.

「Distant stars, ancient radiance」

With my voice, strange phenomena began to appear in the sky. The night-shrouded sky suddenly brightened, countless points of light began to twinkle among the clouds, as if I had summoned the entire galaxy down to earth.

「Traverse time and space, descend to the mortal realm」

A brilliant river of stars descended from the sky, pouring down like a silver waterfall. This starlight precisely targeted those monsters threatening the students—thorn beasts, shadow wolves, rock giants—none were spared.

「Star Arrow Rain!」

Dozens of starlight beams simultaneously pierced through the bodies of those monsters. They didn't even have time to let out a final roar before turning to ash under the purifying effect of the starlight.

The hall instantly fell silent.

Everyone looked up at the sky, searching for the source of the starlight. When their gaze fell upon me standing atop the teaching building, the entire scene sank into an even deeper silence.

I could feel their shocked stares, but I had no time to care about these.

Because my magic had only just begun.

「Ancient stars, heed my call」I continued chanting, magic power coursing through my body, 「Weave into lines, form a great net」

Countless tiny stardust particles extended from my fingertips, intertwining in the air to form a gigantic silver net. This net grew larger and larger, eventually covering the entire hall and even extending to other areas of the academy.

Each thread in the grid shimmered with gentle starlight, as beautiful as a dream woven by gods in legends. But this beauty contained lethal power—any magical creature touched by these threads would be instantly decomposed.

「Stardust Weaving·All-Encompassing Net.」

I softly announced the name of this magic, then gently clenched my fist.

The giant net began to contract.

Those ordinary-level magical creatures—Arcane Bats, shadow spiders, venomous scorpions, and some low-level creatures I couldn't name—were all purified during the contraction of the net. They experienced no pain, no screams, just quietly decomposed into harmless particles of light that dissipated into the air.

The entire process was as beautiful as a starlight fireworks display.

When the giant net completely disappeared, except for the damage to the buildings, no trace of ordinary magical beasts could be seen in the academy.

However, there was one exception.

The Chimera still stood in the center of the hall, letting out angry roars. As a high-level magical beast, it possessed considerable resistance to magic. Although my Heaven and Earth Net had caused it some damage, it wasn't enough to completely purify it.

Nevertheless, this was already sufficient.

Seeing the threat greatly reduced, Karen immediately stopped the Absolute Zero spell. His face was very pale, obviously the preparation work just now had consumed a large amount of his magical power, but at least he was safe now.

Prince Theo had also freed himself from the shadow wolf's entanglement, gripping the holy sword firmly again, ready to launch the final attack on the Chimera.

At this moment, everyone in the entire hall—students, professors, knights, nobles—raised their heads, looking at me standing atop the teaching building with expressions bordering on reverence.

Moonlight poured over me, with remnants of stardust gently dancing around me, making me appear like a goddess from legend descending to the mortal realm.

I could sense the complex emotions contained in their gazes—surprise, awe, fear, and a kind of indescribable worship.

"Is that... Senior Eliana?" a lower-grade student asked softly.

"That can't be... when did she master magic of this level?"

"This already exceeds student-level ability..."

"It's just like a legendary Grand Archmage..."

Whispers began to spread through the crowd, but were quickly interrupted by the Chimera's roar.

Although this high-level magical beast was injured, its combat power was still not to be underestimated. It angrily scanned its surroundings, eventually locking its hateful gaze on me.

After all, it was my magic that had eliminated all of its companions just now.

The Chimera spread its enormous wings, leapt from the ground, and flew directly toward me at the top of the school building. Its three mouths opened simultaneously, concentrating magic of different attributes, preparing to deliver a fatal blow to me.

But I wasn't panicking.

On the contrary, the corners of my mouth curved slightly upward, revealing an almost imperceptible smile.

Because I remembered something—in my previous life, I never had the opportunity to test the true power of my Stardust Weaving magic in actual combat. Back then, I was always bound by various rules, restricted by various expectations, forever only able to be a "qualified duke's daughter" and an "ideal candidate for princess consort."

But now things were different.

Now, I was free.

I raised my hands again, this time with an unprecedented light flickering in my eyes.

"Let me see," I whispered to myself, "what extent the true power of stardust weaving can actually reach."

In the crowd below, Prince Theo gripped the sacred sword tightly, ready to rush up and support me at any moment. Though Karen was pale-faced, his hands had begun to condense frost magic once more.

And in the corner of the crowd, Lina covered her mouth with her hand, her eyes filled with complex emotions—surprise, jealousy, and something else I couldn't quite understand.

Everyone was waiting to see what would happen next.

Including myself.

Because this would be the first time, in the true sense, that I revealed my full power to this world.