CH 139

CHAPTER 139: A COMBINATION OF TWO OR MORE TECHNIQUES

Esther attacked me. My mind went blank because of this unexpected event.

From the situation, I could guess what was going on. Amy, whom I thought I had just defeated, had transferred to Esther.

This Esther is not Esther. It is Amy. If that is the case, I have to attack her with the [Magic Sword]. Then I can purify Amy.

I put power into my hand that holds the [Magic Sword].

But my body doesn’t move.

It is natural. Esther is an important friend. She is the one who gently guided me when I first came to this world and didn’t know what was right and what was left.

(Am I you going to slash my benefactor with the [Magic Sword]?) (Toru)

There is no way I could do such a thing. Even if I knew that the [Magic Sword] would not harm her body, I could not cut Esther.

If I continue to be hesitant, Amy will be able to escape from us. After that, she might cause a horrible incident that I can’t even imagine. This time in the form of Esther…

(What should I do? What should I do!?) (Toru)

I can’t think of a good move.

In the midst of all this…

“Toru!” (Lily)

“…!” (Toru)

I gasped when I saw Lily. An enormous amount of mana was swirling around her small body. The pressure is so great that even I feel suffocated.

I immediately moved behind Lily.

“Toru. Put your hand on my shoulder.” (Lily)

“Got it.” (Toru)

“I’m going to use a new magic. I’ve never tried it before. I may fail… But if it succeeds Esther will be saved. …What do you think?” (Lily)

“—Let’s do it!” (Toru)

I nodded without pause.

“The magic is specialized in the purification of the soul. When you release the magic, the person will return to their natural state. However, it is very difficult. Help me control it.” (Lily)

“I will!” (Toru)

I feel the mana swirling in Lily’s body with the palm of my hand that touches her.

She must have been kneading mana incessantly for quite some time. The mana swirling around her small body was breathtakingly huge, even with someone like me with enhanced level and skills.

Mana was being assembled little by little. It was like a three-dimensional puzzle.

Twisting, turning, and overlapping…

I supported the complex movement of mana. I had never experienced anything like this before, but with the high level of skill, it followed Lily’s will.

When the assembled mana reached a certain amount, Lily opened her mouth.

“I call forth from the heavens—The eager force of annihilation.

The power to move the devil, right evil, and make fallacy true.

Return to nature… phantasmal life.” (Lily)

~3rd Person Perspective~

For Lily, it was magic that she staked her life on.

Now that she had friends again, she would not repeat the same mistake.

When the violator of her friends appears in front of her again, she wants to make sure that she can destroy them.

And—never feel the same sorrow ever again!

Her magic skill sealed by the Sacred Treasure was released the moment Amy left Luka’s body. Now, there is no possibility that her magic will be a misfire, as it was earlier.

When she tried to deploy the magic she had kneaded inside her body outside, her body was subjected to a tremendous load.

“—Kuh!” (Lily)

It was a burden too heavy for Lily’s small body. But it soon became lighter. Toru was taking the weight off her shoulders.

It is a tremendous skill to take over on the spur of the moment. But Toru was able to do it without difficulty. He has that kind of talent.

(As expected of Toru.) (Lily)

With him, this magic will never fail.

(Together, we will conquer the deepest depths of magic.) (Lily)

With warm trust welling up from deep within her heart, Lily uttered the last words in a loud voice.

“[Sacred Light – Holy Expiation]!” (Lily)

A white light appeared above Esther’s head.

The light slowly fell, enveloping her.

[Sacred Light – Holy Expiation] is a light-attribute magic. The light attribute is similar to the [Magic Law] that is activated by borrowing the power of God. It is the highest level magic of this attribute, it can also exorcise evil souls.

However, Lily’s power was not enough to handle it. The magic she had developed was too complex.

Therefore, Lily asked Toru for help. Loved by all the gods, if he was there, this magic that required skill equal to that of a god would be successful…

The light that enveloped Esther did not subside but grew stronger. Lily turned her face away from the light, as holding out her arm was no longer enough.

Glancing at Toru next to her, she saw that he was looking directly at the center of the light.

(His eyes are burnt!) (Lily)

Lily was taken aback, but soon she realized what was covering his eyes. [Blind] had been deployed in front of Toru’s eyes. It was not something that would rob him of his vision but was stretched thin enough to block out a moderate amount of light.

(I see… how clever.) (Lily)

Attenuating the light with Blinds while observing what is happening is a well-thought-out trick.

—Even so, he is quite used to it.

Lily can only assume that he had practiced this technique during normal days, by deploying a moderately adjusted [Blind] at the moment the magic was triggered.

(…a waste of reflexes and skill.) (Lily)

Lily, while commenting on such a thought, imitated Toru and deployed [Blind] in front of her.

A/N: [Blind] sunglasses.

I tried to put out a nostalgic technique.

(If you don’t know what I’m talking about, please go back and read the series again.)