Chapter 966 – Anyway, if You Take Your Eyes Off Just a Little…
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Boom…!!
＂Wow…!＂
With a loud shock, Lila’s body, which was digging in her hole, shook.
She also imitated Vivian’s method, and rather than using her magic to dig out the wall herself, she continued her digging using tools shaped by her magic.
Her body shook from the vibrations from the previous impact, causing her orbit to bend and dig into her stomach.
Thanks to this, crumbs of dirt and stones fell on her head, instantly crumpling Lila’s expression.
＂What did you just do!?＂
If you get angry and raise your voice, Vivian, who is waiting behind you, will come up and talk to you.
“I don’t know. But I don’t think it’s a normal vibration. Not even an earthquake…”
Then she ponders for a moment with her hand on her chin – then suddenly comes to her senses and speaks.
＂Could it is that the progenitor has already awakened!?＂
“… For that matter, the flow of magic power is still normal. And the vibrations quieted down… It would be better to think that something else was the cause.”
As Lila spoke as if to calm Vivian down, she looked in the direction of the vibration she had felt a moment ago.
It matched the hole of the cave they had been digging so far, but the distance was still widened to some extent.
Still, it’s not to the point where I can’t understand it completely.
“Okay. If it’s like this…”
As Lila said this, she rolled up her arms and released the drill she had made on the end of her wand to dig her hole.
“Oh, is it time for a shift?”
Vivian asks, but Lila shakes her head and answers by pointing the tip of her wand at the hole she was digging in a slightly different position than before.
“No. Since I have a rough idea of how many more times I will be fired, I am just trying to push through until the end.”
Because she had to dig up the entire ground and didn’t know how much distance was left, she proceeded while conserving her magical energy, but she thought there was no longer a need for that.
“Vivian. I will melt this ground with high-temperature rays and create a passage. But then the ground on the ceiling will melt and flow down, so you can use water or ice magic to cool the ground accordingly and harden it. If you do that, you can clear the remaining distance in an instant.”
＂Oh! It’s a combination of fire magic and water magic!”
“Kuon, the heat might escape from the back, so block it with a barrier!”
＂Okay.＂
Lila finished dividing her roles.
Adjust your breathing, increase your concentration, and concentrate your magic power on the tip of the staff.
Then, just like before when she controlled her illusion in her viewing room, a unique pattern appeared on her body.
A pattern resembling a stream of flame, centered on the heart and extending out to the tips of the arms.
＇Originally, the procedure of sending magic power from the heart to each body part and then connecting it to the staff held in the hand is omitted… You can extract the desired amount of magic power from the desired location without loss. ＇
Not only that, the expansion of the magical power engine means an increase in the amount of magical power that can be stored.
By applying the theory created by her fairy to her own body, she was able to increase her ‘storage’ and ‘instantaneous consumption’ of magic power to a much larger amount than before she came here. 〉
And, what that means-
Lyla Flamewatch has grown into a being with the potential of a level higher as a wizard – no, several levels higher.
‘Normally, I wouldn’t use such ignorant methods of magic – but if it were me now…!’
The next moment, her pattern shined even brighter.
Then-
Kugugu…!!
Because of the pressure of her magic flowing from her, the surrounding ground, as well as her walls and ceiling, were being pushed away, making a crunching and crunching sound.
‘Wow. Really…?
Vivian was secretly admiring seeing Lila like that.
Even though the overall amount of magical energy is still less than that of Vivian herself, the heat contained within it, or its maximum potential, surpasses hers.
Considering that I was a human who had just learned this method today, the growth rate was amazing.
I’ve only seen this kind of person once before.
Great Sage Sophia.
She, a colleague of the warrior Lesia and currently considered the strongest magician on the continent, was furious when she broke through the labyrinth, but perhaps thanks to that, she was able to check the total amount of her magical power without any hesitation. Br〉
＇Perhaps this sorceress named Lila is… Even more than Sophia…’
“Vivian! Let’s go! Don’t miss the timing!”
Vivian was momentarily mesmerized by Lila’s magic.
However, as she suddenly came to her senses at the call, she prepared by raising her magic power just like Laila.
“I haven’t decided on the magic name yet… So I’ll shoot at 3, 2, 1!”
＂Huh!? Come all the way here!?”
And, while she was embarrassed by Lila’s words that were not neat-
The next moment, the entire huge magic circle that appears at the tip of her staff turns red, and all the magic concentrated there takes on intense heat.
＂3… 2… 1…! Now!”
Kwaang!
A heat ray thick enough to easily sweep around the size of a human body appeared, instantly melting the ground in front of it and moving forward.
It’s like a pillar of flame.
Lila finally unleashed the ‘magical bombardment’ that had surpassed the ‘Great Man’ and entered the realm of the ‘Great Castle’ from her staff.
If a mage like her were to enter a country somewhere, she would be treated as a powerful force that could single-handedly change the outcome of the war.
＇Perhaps… We gave wings to an absurd talent…? ＇
She was worried that if the balance of the human world collapsed, her responsibility would return to this side, but she thought a little…
‘Well, it’ll be okay! Nothing bad happened to Sophia either!
Her thoughts quickly shifted to optimism, and with a movement of her hands, she also let her magic flow, fixing the passage created by Lila with her water magic.
After some time, Lila stabilizes her activated magic organs by consolidating her supply of magic power.
The pattern that appeared on her body disappeared, and the heat rays extending from her staff also disappeared, leaving only a wide open space in front of her eyes.
“Whoa. Is this okay?”
That’s how the passage created by Lila and Vivian.
The end was connected to a dark cavity, different from the ground where waves and waves continued like before.
Thanks to Vivian’s help, Lila moves forward, stepping on the already cold ceiling, walls, and floor.
Without her, her shoes might have stuck to her melted ground, or even her shoes might have melted into a sticky mess.
And the rest of the party will follow behind her.
“Let’s see – the tremor happened here earlier.”
Then, Lila put her face forward a little and looked down at her, but it was so dark that she couldn’t see anything.
＂The progenitor here…?＂
As Vivian mumbles, she looks down at her, just like Lila, but she doesn’t see it either.
Instead, I should say, there was a collapsed wall a little far away, and a very small amount of light was streaming in from there.
“I can’t see anything… Sasha!”
＂Yes?＂
Sasha, who had been quiet behind her at the sound of her calling him, jumped in front of her and stood next to Lila, pointing downwards.
“Check what’s there before you get close.”
“Eh… If it’s this dark, no matter how bad it is…”
Even though Sasha is troubled by Laila’s words, she looks down at her with the hunter’s imprint in her eyes.
Then, she would tilt her head and say ‘Huh?’ In a curious voice.
[What… Is that?]
Even Ruben, who shares Sasha’s feelings, must be embarrassed, sounding troubled.
What Sasha’s eyes caught was a mass of magical energy that existed far below the dark cavity.
＂… Octopus?＂
＂Octopus?＂
Lila, who was listening next to her, expressed her doubts.
Massive, tangled magical powers were writhing in the form of tentacles, continuously crashing like waves below.
As she was looking at it, Sasha felt as if something slippery was wrapping around her legs and arms, and her body trembled without realizing it.
＂I think it would be better not to get too close…?＂
Sasha says that because of the danger she feels there, but Vivian sniffs her nose for a moment.
“For a moment! Little sister… I smell like Melusine!”
＂What kind of sense of smell do you have…＂
Lila would also look at her as if she were dumbfounded by Vivian’s slightly manic remark.
“The older sister’s sensors (eyes) and older sister’s radar (nose) can determine her younger sister’s location even if there is a small distance…!”
＂It’s a little scary… So, she’s saying that her sister Rader is where Melus Jean is?”
In response to Lila’s question, she puts her hands down.
＂… Down there? ＂
“Of course. If the progenitor is in this cavity, there is a high possibility that she is under the magic of her progenitor. “I have to save you!”
As Vivian spoke while clenching her fists, Lila couldn’t help but make a contemplative noise.
Simply thinking about it, the fact that Melusine got caught meant that others could get caught up even if they went down.
＂… Sniff… ＂
It was that time.
Sasha, too, must have felt something when her nose rang.
＂Sasha?＂
＂It smells like Mr. Cleon…＂
＂You too!?＂
＂Little sister Sensor (eyes) and her younger sister Radar (nose)…＂
＂It’s okay to brew it with the same ingredients! … And Sasha, you’re not even my real sister!”
Lila spoke like that while stopping Sasha from speaking.
＂Hing.＂
Sasha cringed as she answered that.
＂Cleon, it’s down there?＂
＂Uot… Kuon.＂
At that time, when Kuon, who had been quiet behind her, stepped in front of her, raising his voice, Lila reacted as if she was a little surprised by her spirit.
＂Perhaps, like Melusin, she may be caught by the magic of her ancestor.＂
And Vivian says something that seems to unintentionally encourage Kuon.
Kuon silenced her for a moment, then narrowed his eyes and looked down at her.
＂… Why are you doing that?＂
When Vivian asks her Kuon, Kuon will answer by shaking her head.
＂… In this case, if Cleon is isolated with someone – especially a woman. In general, there is a jinx where bad things happen.”
“Should I say it’s a jinx, it’s true…”
＂Yes…＂
The three original party members nodded like that, and Nagi, who was standing a little behind, just tilted his head.
Amelia, too, was blushing as if she knew what they were talking about.
“Anyway, we should go down to save Cleon and Melusine. Everyone, get ready. Kuon, please take care of the barrier.”
“Huh. Leave it to me.”
Upon hearing Lila’s words, Kuon immediately created a barrier and surrounded her entire group, centering around himself.
After confirming the formation of the barrier, Laila relays her words to Amelia.
“Amelia, can you take care of her lighting? It’s okay if I make it myself, but I want to save my magic power because I don’t know what might happen.”
“Yes. I understand.”
When Amelia spreads her hand and lifts her palm, what is created there is a ‘light sphere’ that other wizards also create…
No, it was a shining ‘lantern’ made of divine magic.
＂…＂
Lila would blink her eyes two or three times when she saw that.
“… Why, why are you doing this, Lila?”
＂No… Yes. I thought that was enough.”
Considering that constructing objects is a more advanced task than performing magic with magic, Lila shook her head, thinking that the nature of her magic was quite unique.
＂Sasha is-＂
“I’ll let you know as soon as the tentacles below attack!”
Sasha will speak energetically to Lila while clenching her fists.
She was a good girl who knew what she had to do.
“Good! Then let’s go down! Whether it’s an octopus or a poem, it won’t start unless you go in!”
It was at this moment that Lila also strengthened her resolve and began to slowly descend downward, using flight magic on everyone in her group except Vivian.
Once again, a large vibration occurred and shook the entire space.
Fortunately, they flew into the sky first, so they themselves were not shaken, but this time the shaking was even bigger than before.
＂This, this…＂
And Sasha, who was observing her tentacles with his eyes, realized that the vibration was caused by the tentacles’ wriggling.
And at the same time-
[Because Cleon’s ── is ──♡♡♡]
A voice that required self-regulation was resonating within the community.
＂…＂
＂Wow-oh.＂
Vivian lets out an exclamation without realizing it.
He looked back at his companions while laughing heartily, then ended up hiccuping with a ‘sigh’.
I don’t know who the owner of that voice was, but the faces of everyone in the group except Nagi suddenly turned cold.
＂Huh… ＂
＂I know very well that you shouldn’t leave Cleon alone…＂
＂Yes… This is a bit.＂
A chilling voice.
They say a woman’s jealousy is colder than ice magic.
Vivian swallowed her saliva without realizing it at the sight.
When we found Cleon, we thought we needed to be a little worried about whether he would still be in good shape.
