[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-after-turning-into-a-girl-i-gained-a-game-panel":3,"chapter-after-turning-into-a-girl-i-gained-a-game-panel-after-turning-into-a-girl-i-gained-a-game-panel-chapter-140":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","After Turning into a Girl, I Gained a Game Panel",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1657773,2122,"Chapter 140 : Chapter 140","after-turning-into-a-girl-i-gained-a-game-panel-chapter-140",140,"\u003Cp>Chapter 140. The Match\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zeno’s face glowed with excitement. He was clearly delighted by Caleb’s praise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, no one discussed anything particularly meaningful. They merely complained about their superiors or mentors, and Fulan found it difficult to join the conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once everyone had finished the food before them, Caleb suddenly made a suggestion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I imagine no one has anything else to do now, so why don’t we have a bit of entertainment?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh? What kind of entertainment? A magic duel?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zeno’s eyes lit up, and he quickly asked with both hands held before his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A magic duel was a form of contest among mages. The general method was that both sides first put up shields, then, once both were ready, the duel began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Depending on the rules, victory might be decided by breaking the opponent’s shield or by inflicting damage on the opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the end, for mages, it was merely a form of amusement. The real way for a mage to grow stronger was, without exception, through the study of spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On a real battlefield, mages would equip themselves with a large number of trigger-type items, widen the distance, and bombard the enemy with spells. They already considered the distance used in magic duels uncomfortably close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So in the eyes of mages, it was nothing like the importance that dueling held for warriors. It was simply a pastime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, that would be far too unfair. How could we possibly defeat Mister Zeno, a researcher from a major society?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caleb replied slowly. He spread his hands as though Zeno truly were difficult to defeat, and no one noticed the trace of malice hidden in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daphne frowned and raised a hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then what are we competing in?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caleb laughed a few times, then rose to his feet and turned around. He walked over to a decorative longsword, ran his hand slowly across it, and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why don’t we hold a knightly Grip-of-the-Sword Duel?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caleb’s proposal surprised both mages, but after thinking it over, they both agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not bad. That way, none of us will know what we’re doing. It’s fair.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have no objection. None of us should know this activity anyway.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fulan’s expression was complicated, but in the end she also agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caleb led everyone to a somewhat spacious room, where some suits of armor and weapons were displayed on racks nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But those things were mottled with rust, as though they had been abandoned there long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caleb turned around and said to the others,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let me add a prize for today’s contest. Whoever wins in the end will receive something that came into my hands by chance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh? What is it?” Zeno scratched his head, curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caleb turned and brought out a square object from the adjoining room. It was not large, but the decorations on it were rather intriguing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At its center was a red crystal, while the other faces were covered in a pale yellow coating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is a token. Even when I first obtained it, I had no idea what it actually was.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But I do know that it must correspond to some sort of switch or some kind of door. Since I’ve been staying in Ged Town all this time, I have no use for it. So I might as well see who has the luck to win it tonight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zeno said with complete confidence,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ha... then it’s bound to be me. I think I’m rather talented when it comes to warrior duels.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wouldn’t it be awkward if I ended up winning it back from you?” Caleb joked, watching Zeno’s movements with smiling eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then let me explain the rules. Offensive and defensive spells are not allowed. You may use certain spells that strengthen the body. Victory goes to whoever makes the other person drop their sword. No objections, I assume?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“None.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After discussing it among themselves, the four mages decided to split into pairs. The winners of each bout would face one another, and the final victor would take away “that thing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zeno stood carelessly in the field with a wooden sword in hand, while opposite him stood the master of the house, Caleb, who had already assumed a stance and was treating the match with complete seriousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once it began, Fulan witnessed a scene so dreadful that she could barely bear to watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither of them understood anything about footwork in combat. Neither knew how to adjust their position, and each obligingly kept the other at exactly the sort of distance their wooden swords could barely reach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever they attacked, either the other person was too far away and the strike cut through empty air, or they were too close, leaving no room to swing at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The match had already gone on for twenty seconds, and forget touching each other—they had barely even clashed wooden swords more than a few times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, they both realized that they could not keep dodging like this forever, so they finally began maintaining a closer distance and fought there instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, after a minute, one strike landed against the hilt Caleb was gripping. At that instant, it seemed as though some spell had been used, making the attack suddenly much more powerful. Caleb could not hold onto his sword and lost the match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Impressive... may I ask what spell you used to enhance your attack?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caleb rubbed his wrist. That last blow had hurt badly, and it was only after rubbing it for a while that the pain eased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It was nothing. I just had the evil spirit I summoned assist me from behind. When I attacked, it simply shoved my arm forward.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zeno did not hide it in the slightest, directly revealing the trick, and both sides burst into laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then it was Fulan and Daphne’s turn to fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment she took up the sword, Fulan felt that something was wrong. Why did this sword feel like it was refusing to obey her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted to slash forward, yet the sword kept tilting backward, making it difficult for her to control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glanced at Daphne opposite her and saw the smile on her face. It was very likely that Daphne had tampered with something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Fulan did not bother arguing with her. After dragging things out on the field for thirty seconds, she simply stepped forward and poked Daphne’s hand with her sword, forcing her to drop the wooden blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daphne gave a wry smile at the sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you have some kind of powerful physique-enhancing method? Why can’t I control your wooden sword?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fulan casually found an excuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When I was still an apprentice, I found a Body-Tempering Technique and practiced it for a while. Then I learned it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the final battle with Zeno, the outcome was just as expected. Even though Zeno and his evil spirit tried their hardest, putting considerable force into every strike, before Fulan’s raw stats, she used nothing at all and ended the fight in thirty seconds with ordinary basic attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, are you even a mage? Why are you this strong? My evil spirit can barely take it anymore.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He accepted his defeat helplessly, then handed the token to Fulan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, Zeno proposed,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you going to the Antir Region as well? Want to set out together?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No. I have some very important matters to take care of in Antir, so it isn’t convenient for me to travel with others...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fulan accepted the token and turned it over in her hands a few times, but discovered nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None of the three mages noticed that Caleb, the host who had invited them here, was standing to one side with a strange smile on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>",1290,"2026-06-06T12:21:11.535Z",1,"novelbin.me","7e3215e1032386074bf297a935381a24d99b6f35b6faa621ae63e8e6ba4965ac","after-turning-into-a-girl-i-gained-a-game-panel-chapter-53","after-turning-into-a-girl-i-gained-a-game-panel-chapter-139",178,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-turning-into-a-girl-i-gained-a-game-panel-cover.jpg"]