Ch. 16
Chapter 16. High-Level Offensive Magic?!
"!?!"
What's going on!?
Cidy was startled by the scene before her, her cute little mouth opening slightly in shock.
That was—
What the heck!?
If she wasn't mistaken, wasn't this the highest-grade type of “Spatial Transfer” magic?!
But what's with that magic circle!? It's so ridiculously huge!!
... The next instant, in Cidy's wide-open eyes, Restia's figure vanished into the sprawling formation of magic circles.
Whoosh!
At that very moment, just as Yan and the group of half-grown children before him reached the climax of their decisive battle—
"!?!"
A sudden sound came from above Yan's head. Instinctively, he looked up, and what entered his sight was a fleeting glimpse of a passing landscape.
Thud! Before countless astonished eyes, the once-empty sky was suddenly filled with the sight of a beautiful girl, descending like an angel...
Restia, cheeks slightly flushed, landed gracefully by Yan's side.
"D-Did you... see anything?" she asked softly, pressing down the hem of her long skirt.
Because of the angle, only Yan had caught a glimpse of that earlier scene.
But if he admitted it now, wouldn't he be branded a "gentleman"?!
"Eh..!"
Cold sweat slid down the side of Yan's face.
Then suddenly, he looked at the girl before him with some surprise.
"You're... that girl from before?"
Bang!! A sound as though a shot had struck straight into her heart!
"!!!!"
Restia's ahoge stood on end at once, as if she had just received some shocking signal.
"Y-You! You remember me?!" she burst out, speaking so fast she stumbled over her words, brimming with joy.
"Earlier—you were hiding behind that big tree, weren't you?"
Yan said.
"Mhm! Mhm!!!"
Restia nodded furiously like a pecking chick.
Great! He remembered her! And there wasn't that look of disgust in his eyes, either.
If she were to propose "let's be friends" right now, she might actually succeed!
"I'll handle things here. As long as you're willing to be my... my..!"
Gathering her courage, Restia decided to seize this moment and directly make her request to "be friends."
"Be your... what?"
Yan frowned slightly.
Faced with this sudden appearance, Yan still felt cautious and surprised. Yet, judging from her words, she didn't seem to be with those guys. She didn't look like she came here to pick a fight either.
Besides, that just now—
That was Spatial Transfer magic, wasn't it?! For such a little girl to wield such a high-level spell!?
Truly, another world is terrifying beyond belief!
In a world where "powerhouses" were everywhere, he had to stay on his guard even more!
He couldn't even relax around children!
Even though he couldn't sense hostility from her, Yan still didn't believe she had come to help. He intended to carry out his plan as before.
After all, he didn't know her at all!
"You two—don't ignore us!" The group of half-grown children on the other side couldn't help but shout at this moment.
Their spells were nearly finished as well.
They cast their eyes toward Yan and Restia.
Their magic was already complete. There was no stopping it now!
And as Yan and Restia turned their gaze toward them—
The next moment, countless streams of water, breezes, and all sorts of elemental attacks surged straight toward them.
Although the boys and girls still retained some sense, and none of them cast lethal spells like that earlier Wind Blade user...
So many spells crashing down like a tidal wave still carried an overwhelming force. Even if Yan took it head-on, he would definitely be injured.
"W-Whoa... n-no good! I lost control, too much mana poured out! Hurry... stop it, or it'll kill them!"
"We... we can't stop it!!" the group of youths shouted in sudden panic.
Only after the magic was unleashed did their faces turn pale, realizing they had gone too far.
They had no idea just how much destruction their combined spells could cause. But seeing the countless streams of water filling the air and the winds so strong they were visible to the naked eye—
The boys worried that Yan might actually be killed by accident, and their hearts went cold with fear.
Crash!!! Torrents of water wrapped in swirling wind roared forward.
"Get down!!"
Yan barked, unwilling to let such a small girl stand in front of him.
Even if she had shown off that impressive Spatial Magic just a moment ago.
Just as Yan thought of pulling Restia behind him—
And at the same time, unleashing the large-scale wind elemental spell he had prepared—
However—
Before countless shocked eyes, Restia suddenly spun around and ran straight toward the incoming torrents, raising her right hand high.
... Her steps halted just three meters from the raging water.
In the next instant, a dazzling, radiant-white magic circle bloomed from her palm.
Yan: "That's—!"
Along with that blinding array...
A destructive beam of white light erupted, streaking toward the water wrapped in wind!
——BOOM!!!
A thunderous roar shook the entire village.
Startled, countless villagers looked up in alarm.
The destructive white light tore through the torrents, blasting apart everything in its path, then shot toward the far-off horizon.
... It was a brilliance that pierced through all things!
The sky itself burned with a scorching aftertaste where the white light had cut through.
Gale winds rushed in to fill the void left in the atmosphere, hissing with a high-pitched wail.
".....!!!"
"Eh...?!"
Yan's eyes widened as he froze, staring blankly at the sight before him.
The other half-grown children around him had already gone stiff, their faces empty with shock.
Everyone was stunned.
‘One strike!’
She... she destroyed their combined spell with just one strike!?
Even the clouds at the edge of the sky scattered apart from the aftershock.
"...Gulp..."
Yan glanced at the sky, then slowly lowered his head.
Hey, hey! Isn't this a little too much of a joke?!
The smile on his face was on the verge of collapsing. Just now—was that really magic cast by such a tiny girl!?
【Simulated Star-Creation Map】 roared into overdrive, observing the mystery, deciphering the unknown, analyzing that spell's formula.
Finally, it was converted into his own knowledge—into his power!
As he absorbed that terrifying magic formula, line by line, fragment by fragment, imprinting it into his mind—
Yan rapidly began reverse-engineering the structures of various high-tier spells.
It was High-Level Offensive Magic.
A deeper mystery of magic—one he had never encountered before, not even from Uncle Baird.
Once again, Yan confirmed it: his earlier feelings had not been wrong.
This girl truly possessed some quality... something that seemed to draw in the “cosmology.”
Even if his guess turned out to be mistaken, gaining that magic alone was already a harvest beyond joy and delight!