Exchange
Amidst the arduous exchange of magic, Mira and Lily are gradually getting overpowered. Especially Lily, she just fought Hazen, so most of her Magic Power had been depleted. Nevertheless, her recovery prowess because of her youth, the height of her potential were holding back the magic of tens of Aristo believers at one go, but as expected, she’s reaching her limit.
“What’s the matter? That’s all your strength amounts to huh. Is the only thing amazing about you that impudent mouth and that vigour, I wonder?”
“……haa……haa”
She’s already struggling to breathe. Lily, who has no time to be dealing with someone like Asch, she is. However, she thinks.
If……I managed to survive……I’ll kill you.
Mira, too, is completely going toe to toe against Lloyd, but if you put it in another way, you can also say that she’s completely being held back by Lloyd. Having an exchange of magic, with no leeway to back up Lily.
“Fuu……Mira. I don’t remember making you such a weak doll. Listen, if you can’t take out someone like him with ease, it’s outrageous to claim to be my doll”
“Asch-sama……the fact that I am your doll is, my greatest shame”
Mira answers indifferently.
Cis musters all her strength, trying to unleash magic somehow, but there’s no way it’ll come out that conveniently.
“Äsch-sensei……is there nothing we can do? At this rate……Mira-san and Lily will”
“Fuu……Cis. Believe in the strength of those two. Those girls, they not that frail, you know”
The two of them thought.
‘You’re the one to say’
“But……at this rate……”
“Cis. You are, not suited for fights. Look……unlike those girls”
Mira and Lily’s eyes met for an instant.
‘Let’s kill him, for sure’
“But……why……I also somehow……want to be of help……”
Cis says and musters all her strength somehow.
“Don’t worry. You can become a remarkable Magician one day. Don’t rush……”
“Now! I……want to be of help, now!”
Cis squeezes Asch’s shoulder and complains. Even if she becomes capable of using magic in class, if she can’t use it practically, then what’s the power for. If she can’t be of help to the one who’s precious to her, here……what’s the power for.
“Well, calm down. If you wait just a little more……”
“What are you saying so carefreely!”
Cis shakes Asch’s shoulders vigorously.
“N, no, well, even if you say that to me……”
“I know that it is my fault! That I am weak……that I cannot do anything……but! Anything……anything……please! Hey, even a miracle will do……even a miracle! It’s fine even if I can never use any magic until the end of time. That’s why……please……”
Saying that, she pounds her chest over and over and over again.
“Haa……haa……Ci……Cis. Don’t……push yourself. I’m……fine……kuu……”
Lily runs out of strength and collapses while saying.
“Lily!”
Cis says and rushes over. Mira is temporarily receiving the Aristo believers’ magic. Asch, too, touches the out-of-breath Lily’s forehead.
“Magic Power Deficiency……well done, coming this far. Mira, how much longer can you endure?”
“……maybe, 30 seconds”
“That won’t be enough……1 minute”
“……understood”
While saying that, Mira just single-mindedly endures the exchange of magic released from Lloyd and Aristo believers. Cis, while tearing up badly, hugs Lily and tries to chant Healing Magic over and over.
“Sorry……it’s because I can’t do anything……it’s because, I’m useless. I just keep burdening you……sorry……I’m sorry”
Cis chants her magic in tears over and over and over again, but that hand of hers doesn’t light up at all. When Mira started being overpowered by the force of the enemy’s magic,
“……about time huh”
Asch sensed the presence outside and muttered.
Dokkaー――n!
Along with the loud sound of the wall’s destruction, what appeared was a monster. Furthermore, it wasn’t an ordinary monster, but one with a bizarre figure. In the middle of all that, there’s another. It was the familiar five years old child’s figure of the Demon, Berzelius.
“Bel-chan!?”
“……hehe. I came to save you, lass”
The familiar who approaches Cis embarrassedly.
“Wha, what’s that!?”
A single Aristo believer shouts.
“Kukuku……it looks like I managed to surprise you through and through”
The Dark Magician, he laughed eerily.
