"Is everything okay Alice ?" Monika said, snapping her out of the deep focus. She looked around confused.
"Why is it so bright ? It was pitch black moments ago" It seemed that she had been standing there all night.
"Because it's morning already. Just what created such urgency to make you so focused the entire night. It doesn't seem to be magic training because i don't see any damage to the training ground." Her master said.
"It seems that I have 2 tears now" She said. Monika laughed.
"That's a good one. 2 tears, like that would be possible" Alice proved it to her.
She activated her rend, the tear on her mana core shined brightly with a blue color. But next to it Monika could see a smaller white light. She didn't believe her eyes.
"I have never seen anything like that" She stared, then took a step looking even closer.
"It seems that the goblin king crystal that got fused with my mana core caused this. I spent the entire night trying to activate it and find out what kind of rend it will have. Also can you stop staring so hard at me ?" Alice thought that she wouldn't mind Monika checking it out but she felt very embarassed for some reason.
"Don't tell anyone else about this. We will figure out what this is and try to make it into your strength. But I have to say that you are full of surprises" Her master said "Oh i almost forgot !" She ran back into the mansion. Leading Alice into her office. "Yesterday at the party I talked to one if the VIPs at the longue who is a teacher at Redacre academy and asked him for a reccomendation letter" Guildmaster gave her an envelope. "This is your reward for the tournament."
Alice was very thanful. So thankful in fact that she hugged her master and kissed her on a cheek
"Thank you so much ! I have no clue how could i ever repay you for this!" She felt so happy that her hard work in the past 2 months finally paid off.
Monika blushed from the sudden affection. "But we need to somehow solve the problem with those 2 tears." She thought what would be the best course of action "Oh i know! What if you just use the new one while you are in the academy. Then you will be able to focus fully on it and no one will realize that you have more than one" She was very proud of herself for coming with this plan.
"This actually sounds like a good idea. But how will i hide the other one ? I can only use both at once." Alice asked.
"You have around a month and a week before the eneterance exams for academy start. You just have to figure it out beforehand" Her master shrugged.
"Do you have an idea how to do that ?"
"I think you should stop using your precise mana manpiulation rend and try the same thing you did before your rend manifested" Monika replied. "A lot of trainint is a good first step. I will also send you on some missions to give you more experience" she then added.
"Thank you for your help. I appriciate it a lot." Alice said
"I am your master after all" she replied.
After that conversation Alice went back to training and Monika signed her up to run errands around the guild.
...
[Okay you are booked for the next month]
"But it's been only 30 minutes since we talked. How are you so fast" Alice responded in her head
[Don't underestimate the powers of a guildmaster ☆~]
She sounded very proud of the fact.
[And remember. Only use your new rend]
"Yes master" She obliged and made her way to the guild hall.
...
Her tasks consisted of supporting parties that needed more members. Her ID got upgraded to a B rank and put her rend as "manifested".
In that time Alice built a small reputation as a guide for new adventurers. Her ties to the guildmaster weren't revealed to prevent any kind of problem for her. Whenver she wasn't dungeon dwelling with adventurers she was practicing activating her new rend. She still couldn't activate her white rend but she learned how to only use one at a time, the only use she found for it so far was a weak flashlight in a dark place.
"So still nothing ?" Monika sighed.
"No matter how much i try it just refuses to do anything" She was starting to doubt that its possible to make it work.
"No worries. It takes some people years to finally find a way to use their rend. I found a mission for you that might help you. But it will take the rest of your time before the academy begins so you gotta choose between it and your training." She stared at Alice awaiting for her answer.
"What's the mission ? Its hard to decide if I don't know that" The young girl was thinking about it but if it was something too dangerous she would decline.
"There was an ent infestation in the forest up north. Redacre was tasked with solving the issue with it" She showed the forest on a map.
"Okay that doesn't sound that hard. Count me in. I bet i can do it fast enough to still have time before academy starts" Alice was confused why did Monika say that it will take the rest of the time she has left.
"We will see about that when you get there. I wish you the best though" She grinned. "I already notified the guild before, i knew that would be the choice you make. Go there right away or you might miss it" Alice ran there right away.
"You should have told me sooner stupid master." Because of her not relying on her mana manipulation rend she got better at using them. She got to the guild hall which was 5 kilometers away in 10 minutes.
"I'm here for the mission related to the ents" She told the clerk.
"Oh you are the one who will solve it by herself ?" The clerk answered.
[Good luck :)]
"I will punch her when i get back" Alice thought.