Temperance
Cis, who opened her heart up to Asch, was unexpectedly talkative. Unexpectedly talkative, occasionally making her slightly strange laughter, and gesturing with her entire body happily. As though, a young girl who reunited with her very close friend after ten years desperately trying to fill up the blank spaces.
・・・
After that, perhaps about two hours went by,
“Asch, there is less than an hour before the end of the assignment”
Mira mutters indifferently.
“……Cis, let’s have our enjoyable chat next time, shall we. Time sure is boorish……and other than that, it looks like there’s a boorish guest as well”
Cis shows a bewildered expression at Asch’s words.
“Eh? Aren’t we the only ones around”
“Fuu……hey, won’t you cut it out and put an end to the hide and seek? As a gentleman, I can’t say I admire peeping. Or, shall I force you to show yourself?”
Asch said and pointed into the forest.
“How……did you know”
A single man appeared from the adjacent forest all of a sudden. His physique is great, and he’s wearing a white vestment. His age is probably roughly in the twenties; he is brimming with youthful vigour.
“Who do you think I am? It is a walk in the park to see through the Magic of a novice like you”
“……even though you were pointing in the completely wrong direction, how can you act so cool?”
Mira stares upwards at Asch she’s carrying on her back. By the way, she won’t say it out loud, but one can go as far as to say that Asch didn’t notice it at all. It’s just that, the super-excellent butler secretly whispered it into his ears. An ill-natured narcissistic Magician who takes credit for Mira’s feat he is.
“Who are you? Why, are you observing Cis……no, why are you observing the girls”
Asch asks, and the man’s expression turns grim in the blink of an eye.
“Did you notice……right from the beginning?”
“……of course”
“……”
The super-competent butler thinks of Asch, who lies without batting an eyelid.
‘This worthless lying Magician’
“But, I don’t know your objective. Initially, I had dismissed it, thinking that perhaps it was a young man who’s troubled by the obstacle known as the age gap. Age matters not in love after all. Rather, the romantic scene of you suddenly appearing and confessing to somebody, was what I was――”
“Asch-sama, you are digressing”
Mira tries to correct the direction.
“Gohon, pardon me. You were changing the girl you observe one after another. It was as though, you were investigating something”
As the worthless lying Magician profoundly spells out the super-competent butler’s insight, the man made a fearless smile.
“I see……you are a more dangerous man than I imagined”
“I shall spare you if you resign yourself and spell it out honestly. However, if you are going to resist, I’ll have you experience a little bit of pain”
Asch made a fearless smile that seeks to outdo him.
“……even though your legs gave out and I’m carrying you on my back, how can you act so cool?”
Mira stares upwards at the worthless narcissistic Magician.
“Negotiation failed……huh”
The white vestment wearing man, he closed his eyes and started to chant his Magic quietly.
“Cis, you stand back”
“Ye, yes”
She replies, turns around, and takes her distance from the two of them(+Asch who’s being carried on Mira’s back).
“Mira, are you able to close the distance and attack during his chant?
to Asch’s question,
“I have the baggage known as you, so it is impossible”
Mira responses with cold words.
Before long, the seal that man drew with both hands starts shining solemnly.
＜＜Oh Symbolism Of Light, Become A Blade Of Holiness, And Pass Judgement, On The Sinners＞＞ーー Seal Of Light (Saint・Stark)
It is the Sun・Emblem’s Superior Transposition Magic, where unlike the regular one that’s released singularly, it barrages countless light on the target.
The light released turns into countless blades and attack Mira.
“Mira! I’m counting on you”
“……please, can you keep quiet for a bit?”
The things that were out of Asch’s calculation.
From the detailedness of that seal, the man, he is undoubtedly a high-ranking Magician in the Narsha Kingdom. The man is an individual who is well-accustomed with actual battles. The man was so composed that one can tell that he had executed many people with this Purification Magic. And then, without any hesitation, he released a Magic that can kill with certainty.
The things that were out of the white vestment wearing man’s calculation.
That they possessed the speed to completely dodge the countless blades of light, with rapid movements impossible for an ordinary person.
＜＜Oh Holy Mirror, To The Fool, Show Them, A Baptism For Their Mistakes＞＞ーーDoor Of Truth(True・Repent)
That she, through matching the wavelength of the element, put up a Reflection Magic, that returns the opponent’s Magic as it is, and reflected the Magic the man released with all his might all so easily.
“Kuu……”
＜＜Oh Ultimate Ice, Protect, The Gallant Holy Maiden＞＞ーー｜Protection Of Ice《Ice・Talisman｜》
That the Magic he himself released had the power to break his own Magic Barrier, and pierce him.
That blood gushes from all over his body……and his life will run out in a few more minutes.
