Fight
Three and a half hours after starting.
All six people journeyed amicably, to the meadows Krist designated. During that time, the ill-natured Magician doesn’t forget his psychological attack(mind attack) by berating and ridiculing it as『the most peaceful and idiotic journey on the entire continent』. In his head, he’s continuously thinking about how to disrupt his composure and carry the battle to his favour.
In the first place, he has never once been taught something like ‘fair and square’ by his mentor, Hazen＝Heim. Wars have a declaration of war, but fair and square doesn’t exist. Let alone, if you’re an assassin, sneaking up and stabbing them from behind, from the shadows, is an everyday thing. For Asch, who has such a world hammered into him, getting on board the『fair and square』playing field that Krist visualised, is anything but what he wishes for.
At the end of the day, the fair and square Krist has in his mind, is no more than a situation where he has the upper hand. Putting it in another way, it’s a disadvantageous situation where Jill is taken hostage, and he’s forced to participate in a fixed match. Assuming, if Asch shifts the battle in his favour, there’s the chance they’ll break their promise and come attacking, as well as the risk of a condition that’s even more favourable to Krist being added. Hence, the ill-natured Magician is thinking about whether or not he can rescue Jill during the journey.
Asch, nonchalantly draws close to Liana’s side and touches her palm with his finger.
“Kyaa……wha-, what?”
Along with a soft shriek, the long flax-coloured hair beautiful young girl instantly blushes. In a soft voice that nobody can hear, she glares at Asch with an adorable bewildered-looking expression.
“……”
‘Realise it’. He writes words on her palm while wishing for that.
“Un……got it”
She answers,
and squeeze.
“Nn?”
“Nn?”
Liana glares at Asch, with an embarrassed crimson red expression.
・・・
“N-, no that’s not itーー”
Crack Crack Crack Crackkk……
“……what, are you people doing”
Krist, who cracked his backup pen, asks Asch.
“N-, no……there’s, a bug……ahahahaha……”
“Is-, is that so? Tha-, tha-, thanks, Asch”
Fluster.
Fluster.
The two of them, frantically let go of their hands.
“……”
Crack Crack Crackk Crack Crack Crack……
Asch clicked his tongue at the failure of the『Jill rescue plan』, but the psychological attack(mind attack) on Krist couldn’t have gone any better.
They arrived at the western meadows. There are no obstacles like trees, just some weeds and bushes. It’s a location that Asch, whose fundamental strategy is cowardly preemptive attacks and traps, won’t choose to begin with. In the first place, he’s neither good with battles nor does he like them. Instead, he’s a super indoor Magician who’s thinking about deepening his magic knowledge and attaining great success as a researcher. For him, who isn’t picky about the way he fights and has the motto of the victory justifies the means, this situation is extraordinarily difficult to manoeuvre.
“Well then, let’s begin”
Deliberately informing him that, Krist starts his chant.
＜＜Oh Light Formationーー
Before he finishes chanting.
＜＜Display, The Existence Of Fire, To The Enemy＞＞ーーFlame Arrow(Fire・Emblem)
Asch cast first. For Chant, a longer buildup is required the higher level it is. The Dark Magician, who instantly judged that it’s high-level magic from the enemy’s Chant, came up with the strategy to overwhelm the enemy with his Seal’s speed and the Magic Arrow that’s several levels below.
“Kuh……”
Krist jumps to the side and dodges it.
＜＜Display, The Existence Of Water, To The Enemy＞＞ーーIce Arrow (Ice・Emblem)
＜＜Display, The Existence Of Wood, To The Enemy＞＞ーーWind Arrow (Wind・Emblem)
Water Element in his right hand, and Wood Element in his left hand. He cast both of them simultaneously. The enemy desperately dodges them continuously, without the time to even chant. Krist’s magic power, surpasses Asch’s drastically. Even if they were to land, they can’t deal fatal damage. Instead, the moment a hit lands and his movements stop, he has to continue showering him with magic without any break.
However, that crucial single hit doesn’t land.
The obstacle-less location of the meadows, was working against Asch’s favour. The directions the enemy dodges aren’t restricted, making it difficult to corner him. To begin with, he’s good with strategies that corner the enemy in a limited space, like chess. To such him, this unlimited space is nothing but a disadvantage.
Before long.
＜＜Oh Light Formation, Protect The Pure, From All Malicity＞＞ーーHoly Formation Protection(Saint・Talisman)
Krist finished his Chant. A magic wall of Light enveloped his vicinity.
