The Great Sage applied a spell so Stella won't be able to use the mana he released to protect her. As such, Stella could only use her own mana now.
She sighed in relief as she returned to the Grand Magus who was restlessly waiting for her. He was pacing around when she was teleported back to the training room.
"What did his holiness say?" he asked excitedly once he spotted her.
Stella then relayed the situation as per the Great Sage's explanation and the Grand Magus' eyes suddenly glowed. She realized that he was analyzing her and was probably looking for traces of the sage's magic.
"Amazing! How did I miss this? I can barely see His Holiness' mana leaking from the necklace. But then it vanishes. I can't detect any trace of his mana in your body at all. How could this be? Can I look closer?" the Grand Magus asked with so much fervor that Stella was creeped out. He was looking at her as an experimental subject.
