[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-how-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game":3,"chapter-how-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game-how-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game-chapter-702":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","How to survive in the Romance Fantasy Game",{"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},1218794,1604,"Chapter 701: Frozen Trials 11.5","how-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game-chapter-702",702,"\u003Cp>Going to the forest wasn’t anything unusual for Celestine anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn’t thought much about it when she left the house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, sneaking into the forest to practice her magic had quietly become part of her daily routine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I should probably change locations soon...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She mumbled to herself as she walked through the snow, her boots sinking slightly with every step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The forest had always been a convenient place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thick trees provided cover from wandering eyes, and there was plenty of open space between them to safely cast larger spells without destroying anything important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that wasn’t the only reason she chose this place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the years, Celestine had realized something strange about the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it looked like an ordinary winter forest at first glance, it was actually magical by nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The trees themselves had a high affinity for mana absorption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was subtle, but noticeable once you paid attention to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever she released large amounts of mana here, the surrounding trees would slowly draw it in, dispersing the excess energy into the environment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost like the forest was breathing it in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made practicing far safer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spells that might have left dangerous mana residue elsewhere simply faded here over time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was one of the many small discoveries she had made while living inside this trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And also one of the reasons her mother had strictly forbidden her from entering the forest alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a normal perspective, it made sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A magical forest could be dangerous for a child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wild beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hidden mana currents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unstable terrain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what her mother didn’t know...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was how powerful Celestine had already become.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, practicing here actually helped her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes the cold mana inside her body built up too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When that happened, casting high-level spells and letting the forest slowly siphon away the leftover mana felt... relieving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like releasing pressure from something that had been building up inside her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, she had to be careful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If her mother ever found out she had been secretly using magic at this level...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scolding she got last time would look merciful in comparison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celestine rubbed the back of her neck slightly at the thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She really didn’t want to sit through another hour-long lecture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was also another problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The area she normally used for practice was already... ruined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or at least heavily altered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Years of destructive ice magic had left their mark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tree trunks frozen solid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chunks of ground permanently covered in jagged frost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the air in that area carried a faint lingering chill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finding a new spot to practice was starting to become necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the forest wasn’t endless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a boundary she couldn’t cross.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An invisible limit she had discovered long ago during the trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every time she tried to go beyond that point, something would stop her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A quiet but firm barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which meant the space she could use inside the forest was actually pretty limited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celestine sighed quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Guess I’ll just walk a little farther today...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She muttered, continuing deeper between the snow-covered trees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since there was still plenty of time before her mother returned, Celestine didn’t rush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She walked slowly through the forest, her steps quiet against the snow as she let her eyes wander across the scenery around her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The trees stood tall and silent, their branches heavy with frost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pale light filtered through the canopy, reflecting softly off the white ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every now and then a cold breeze drifted through, carrying the faint scent of pine and frozen earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was peaceful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strangely peaceful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in her original life as Snow, moments like this had been rare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a princess—and later as someone constantly surrounded by responsibilities, expectations, and danger—she rarely had the chance to simply walk through nature without purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only times she could really enjoy something like this were when she was with Riley... and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her steps slowed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint smile touched her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those quiet moments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Talking about nothing important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laughing over small things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those memories still felt warm, even now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although she was Celestine at the moment, deep down she was still Snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Snow missed the people she truly cared about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Living here for several years had made her realize something uncomfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first she believed she was only pretending to be Celestine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just playing the role until the trial ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But over time...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lines had started to blur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her habits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her reactions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes she would catch herself responding like Celestine would—not like Snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was subtle, but noticeable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two identities were slowly beginning to overlap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that was honestly a little frightening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow didn’t want to lose herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at the same time, she understood something important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she wanted to truly understand this trial... she couldn’t just observe it from the outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had to live it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had to think like Celestine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feel like Celestine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then would the trial reveal what it wanted from her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow let out a quiet sigh and lightly shook her head, pushing the heavy thoughts away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thinking too much again...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now, she just continued walking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something brushed past her senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carried by the cold wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FOOOSHHH—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celestine suddenly stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Mana?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes narrowed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was faint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subtle enough that most people wouldn’t have noticed it at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she felt it clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone—or something—was using mana somewhere deeper inside the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She focused for a moment, letting her senses stretch outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then she felt it again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her expression instantly sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because that energy...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt disturbingly familiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celestine’s thoughts turned alert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That signature...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She recognized it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It belonged to the same kind of foul beings she had dealt with not long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demonic energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which meant only one thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were demons—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or at the very least...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demonic cultists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Somewhere inside the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celestine’s eyes slowly turned cold as she followed the trail of mana back to its source.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She moved quietly through the trees, her presence blending naturally with the cold of the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She saw them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What unfolded before her was a scene she hadn’t expected... and honestly didn’t want to see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Six robed men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All surrounding a single young child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Toyed with her like she was some kind of animal they had just caught.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of them kicked her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another grabbed her roughly by the arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The child was already bleeding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tears streamed down her face as she struggled weakly against them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celestine stood still between the trees, watching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had long known that demons—and the cultists who followed them—couldn’t be considered normal humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their actions alone had already stripped them of the rights most people shared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite her own unpleasant experiences with them in the past, a small part of her had once wondered if they could be understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there was something deeper behind their actions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that thought vanished instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because right in front of her—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the men suddenly slapped the child across the face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound echoed sharply through the quiet forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl fell sideways into the snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when another man crouched down, reaching toward her in a way that was clearly not meant to help—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celestine’s mana reacted before she even consciously decided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cold surged outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mid-Level Ice Magic]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Frost Wave]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A burst of invisible freezing wind exploded outward from her position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air itself seemed to crystallize.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three of the robed men were caught instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their bodies froze mid-motion, frost racing across their limbs before they could even react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a single breath—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They became ice statues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The temperature of the entire forest seemed to drop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celestine walked out from between the trees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The snow crunched softly under her feet as she slowly approached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cold mana flowed around her body like a quiet storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"W-Who are you!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the remaining men shouted in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only now did they realize someone had approached them without a single one of them noticing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man who seemed to be their leader frowned as his eyes locked onto the small figure walking toward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calm expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked no older than ten... maybe thirteen at most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the spell she had just cast...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That wasn’t something a normal child could do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This child is dangerous.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alarm bells rang loudly in the leader’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, dark demonic energy began to gather around his body as he prepared himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The innocent look on Celestine’s face had disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What replaced it was something far colder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The quiet pressure of someone who had once stood above countless others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aura of Princess Snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t question them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t ask what they were doing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hand simply rose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One finger pointing toward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"E-Everyone call up the—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leader tried to shout a warning to his subordinates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was already too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mid-Level Ice Magic]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ice Spears]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of razor-sharp spears of ice formed instantly behind Celestine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They hovered silently in the air for a brief moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before shooting 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