For Sale. Fallen Lady. Never Used.

Chapter 201: This Is Magic (2)

Chapter 201: This Is Magic (2)

Kwaaang.

A whirlwind swirled from afar. It was the Sharpness Hurricane, a spell that sucked in everything in its vicinity and shredded anything it touched.

It was like watching an eraser wipe away tightly packed slime from a notebook filled with doodles, a sight that was deeply satisfying.

Yeah... this is magic.

I subtly aimed my staff and tried to cast the next spell.

“...Brother?”

But Helena, with her uncanny intuition, noticed immediately, and I had to lower my arm again.

“Oh dear... why does my arm hurt so much today...?”

“I will cast a healing spell for you.”

Helena, her hand emitting a white light, tapped my shoulder and asked,

“Will you come with me?”

“Hmm...no. I have a few things to prepare, so go ahead first. It takes time because I’m not quite used to it yet.”

“Understood. Then please follow slowly.”

Helena nodded with a bright smile. With a heavy mace in one hand and a thick scripture in the other, she ran lightly.

Tatadat.

Her braided blonde hair fluttered in the wind, and the baggy nun’s robe clung tightly to her body thanks to the wind pressure. And then...

Believing in the divine protection wrapped around her body, she plunged straight into the slime crowd.

Kwaang!

A loud noise like a car accident. Helena, who had plowed into the slimes, swung her mace.

Boom!

The slimes exploded as if a bomb had gone off.

These creatures had some resistance to physical attacks, yet they were being crushed by a force beyond their limit.

The cores shining in their center were breaking apart due to the wind pressure, even without the mace directly touching them.

It was truly an overwhelming ravage.

Was Helena this strong at this point in time...?

She seemed too skilled at fighting, even against slimes.

...Well, whatever. Helena, drenched in slime fluid, was smiling blissfully, and that was all that mattered.

Smirking, I started preparing to join in.

“Haaaa...”

I inhaled deeply, my lungs swelling, focusing my mind on my heart as I gathered my mana.

Thump.

Instead of spreading through my mana circuits, the mana sank heavily, pooling towards my heart. As my heart became fully imbued with mana and the magic infused into my bloodstream, I quietly chanted the spell.

“Flowing flames. Unquenchable furnace. Circulate, Blood Force.”

Hwaaak!

As soon as I recited the initiation words, my blood heated up.

When the heat, starting from my heart, filled my entire body, vitality began to boil.

Although I hadn’t fully mastered it, and only my stamina was enhanced, it was enough.

My base stats had significantly improved, and I had Helena’s buff as well.

The opponents were just slimes. In my current state, I was already more than strong enough.

After cracking my neck to loosen up, I smirked.

“Alright, let’s go.”

With a light push off the ground, the scenery blurred past me.

“That sounds... fun! Alright, Brother. But if it’s a bet, there should be stakes, right?”

“Hmm... right. If I win, will you guide us around the main headquarters?”

“Fine. But if I win, Brother, you’ll have to attend prayers with me until we reach the main headquarters.”

“Oh.”

That sounds a bit troublesome.

But well... as long as I win, it’s fine.

“Alright. Let’s start right away!”

With that, I suddenly dashed out and scattered light bullets everywhere.

“Ah! That’s unfair, Brother! Running off alone all of a sudden!”

“It’s not unfair; it’s strategic! I’ll go ahead!”

“Ugh...!”

Ignoring Helena’s grumbling behind me, I threw myself into the wave of slimes.

“Hmm. He looks like he’s having fun.”

“Indeed. I didn’t expect him to enjoy it this much.”

Faye focused her mana on her eyes at Iris and Iona’s words.

Yandel, who was firing low-level magic like playing a prank, laughed mischievously.

He had always been younger than her, but now he looked even more like a cheerful boy, causing Faye to nod involuntarily.

“Wow... he can smile like that too, huh...”

Perhaps something about Faye’s entranced or admiring voice caught their attention.

Carla and Elisha, who had just launched a mid-level spell and gained a bit of leeway, turned to look back.

And they saw Yandel and Helena laughing and chatting while crushing slimes.

“Playing with the Master... I’m so jealous...”

“Well, it’s fortunate that everything is going according to plan.”

Carla pouted her lips, while Elisha nonchalantly brushed back her bun hair and nodded calmly.

Carla’s cheeks puffed up at Elisha’s unusually calm reaction.

“Wh-what’s with that look? Trying to act cute won’t make me care about you at all! Besides, Carla, you also heard Yandel’s plans, didn’t you?”

“I did hear that Master would deliberately spend time with Sister Helena to get closer... but it looks like they’re having fun together rather than just keeping her company.”

“...Oh? That’s true.”

A bright smile, devoid of the usual suspicion or intimidation.

Seeing him truly enjoy the moment, Elisha let out a chuckle.

“He always says not to treat him like a follower of the Church of Righteous Radiance, but what is this...?”

Anyone could see that he was enjoying it as much as, or more than, Helena.

“Maybe they became close without needing to ask me.”

“Oh? Oh? Then maybe Helena also...”

Hearing Elisha’s mutter, Iona tilted her head, but the other four firmly denied it.

“That’s not the case.”

“Huh? R-really?”

At the confused Iona, Iris puffed out her flat chest and declared.

“You still don’t seem to know. The Master won’t accept anyone as his woman unless he falls into ruin!”

Of course. There’s no way anything could happen to the Church of Righteous Radiance, the most powerful among the United Divine Orders.

...Right?

Iris’s forehead creased slightly.