"How to get him back!?" (Yuna)
I asked while dodging Beilung's attack.
Beilung was insane right now. He instinctively recognized the person who took Rhone as an enemy. Prim had disappeared from his mind. That was why he lost control.
"Now that Beilung is like this, it won't stop until his mana is exhausted. Right now, mana is flowing through the residents, Riyan, and me." (Rhone)
Rhone clutched her chest and answered in pain.
"Then what happened last time?" (Yuna)
"At that time, Riyan stopped his own magic and stopped Beilung." (Rhone)
That Riyan was sleeping in the basement. I couldn't ask Riyan to do it.
"Rhone can't be stopped?" (Yuna)
If Riyan could do it, there was a possibility that Rhone, who was in the middle, could also stop him.
"I'm sorry. I was able to do it in the past, but now my mana has been forcibly taken away from me." (Rhone)
Is it the magic circle on that body?
A magic circle was drawn on Beilung's body, and even a magic stone was embedded in it.
It seemed that there were various things that could be done about that magic circle, such as strengthening magic power and taking away mana.
"That's why he won't stop unless the mana of the people in this city disappears." (Rhone)
Until the residents' mana runs out...
"Does this mean that the mana of the residents is still being taken away?" (Yuna)
That was pretty bad.
When I used up all his mana while subjugating the Kraken, I collapsed.
In the Land of Wa, Sakura and Luimin used magic to strengthen the seal of the serpent. Both of them lost consciousness and were on the verge of collapsing.
If he continue to rob even after they lose consciousness...
I didn't even want to imagine it.
When Beilung raised his hand, a tornado appeared, engulfing the surrounding area as it headed toward me.
I created a tornado in the same way. Both tornadoes collided, sending grass, stones, and other things flying into the air.
The moment I thought the ground swelled up, countless spears shot out from the ground and attacked me.
I dodged to the right and kept running.
I fired a blade of wind, but Beilung also fired a similar blade of wind, which cancelled it.
As expected.
I rushed into the countervailing wind.
I had electricity in his hands.
This time it was not as numb as it could be.
If you get hit, you might die.
But I had to stop Beilung here.
Beilung retreated backwards, trying to escape.
Perhaps afraid of unknown magic and electric magic, Beilung didn't approach.
However, since I had bear equipment, I chased after the fleeing Beilung. The distance was getting closer and closer.
He got in the gap.
Beilung's mithril sword collided with the bear puppet.
"What? Those gloves..." (Beilung)
That was not what he asked me. Beilung said as if he was talking to himself. That was why I didn't answer either. In Beilung's current eyes, he had no intention of using me to study Prim.
However, I was trying to eliminate the nuisance in front of me.
Mithril sword attacks.
I made a bear appeared from the ground, but the bear was cut down.
The mithril sword was shining.
A mithril sword specializing in magic!?
Beilung attacked me while cutting down the bear.
I took out my mithril knife and parry Beilung's sword. This caused Beilung to lose his balance. I kicked Beilung away with the sole of my foot.
Beilung was blown away and rolled on the ground.
"Whew." (Yuna)
There was no time to breathe.
I was paying the price for playing too lightly.
Because of this, Rhone was suffering, and the residents of the town were also suffering.
It was my responsibility.
But even if we had fought seriously from the beginning, they might have ended up in the same situation.
Beilung stood up.
Is a kick like that not enough?
Everything had been strengthened.
It was the right decision to send Noa home.
It was dangerous, but Noa couldn't watch a fight where people were killing each other.
There was no choice but to do it.
That was what I decided for myself.
My desire to help Prim remained the same.
However, even though he was a bad person, I might end up killing someone.
"Whew." (Yuna)
I took a deep breath and took a step forward.
Beilung used fire magic to create a vortex of flame around him, keeping me from getting close. The flame burned the surrounding area. Some trees were burned.
I created a stream of water and extinguish the whirlpool of flames, then I pressed my foot and stepped forward. The bear puppet was wrapped in electricity.
But Beilung used his mithril sword and magic to keep me away.
Beilung's flame magic attacked from the side.
I built a bear mud wall to protect myself from the flames.
I couldn't get close.
Beilung was strong because he didn't think about anything anymore.
"Bear Cutter" (Yuna)
Three wind blades attacked Beilung.
Belung's mithril sword shined, and when he swung it down, the bear's wind blade was cut. The cut bear wind blade passed behind Beilung.
He cut the bear's wind magic.
It was no wonder, considering that bear's dirt could be erased.
But how much magic power did he use to counter bear magic?
The more powerful my attack, the more the residents' mana would be used.
Rosa's perspective
"That’s it." (Blitz)
Blitz pointed his sword at the man.
The man dropped his sword, blood oozed from his arm, and crouched down.
"Stay there, stay there." (Blitz)
At first, he was acting cool, but when he lost to Blitz with a sword, he asked for help from those around him, but there was no way we would let him do something like that. The other knights also fell to the ground like that man.
The knights were strong, but they only fought selfishly and there was no cooperation. If they just attacked one by one, even if they were strong, there was a way to deal with them.
"If you move, you'll bleed and die, so don't move." (Blitz)
"Don't be silly. I can't believe I'm going to lose."
"You have the power, but your movements are mediocre. This is because you relied on the power of fairies and neglected your training. No matter how strong you are, if you lack skill, you will lose the battle. Fighting with power alone is a monster. It's the same. No, there are monsters who think in order to survive, so you guys are worse than that." (Blitz)
Even monsters would think and fight.
There were also monsters that desperately attacked you.
They wouldn't stop fighting just because they got cut by a sword.
These knights were not prepared to fight.
It might also be because they gained the power of fairies.
Blitz gave instructions to tie up the fallen knights. Ran and I bound the knights with earth magic.
"Blitz, what are you going to do now?" (Rosa)
We had two responsibilities.
The destruction of those two locations had been completed.
If something else seemed to be having trouble, we were supposed to head there, but when we looked up, we saw smoke coming out of other places as well.
It's going well.
"I'll go to Yuna. Leave the other places to guild master and the others and it'll be fine." (Blitz)
"Yeah." (Rosa)
If what happened this time was known, the most dangerous person in the current situation was Yuna-chan and the others heading to the mansion.
I knew Yuna-chan was strong, but Noa-chan and Prim-chan were the same. If Yuna-chan was fighting while protecting them, it might be dangerous.
There was no opposition from Ran and Glimos, so the moment I was about to head towards the mansion, I felt something being sucked out of my body.
The strength left my body and I fell to my knees.
"What"
It was not just me; everyone was on their knees too.
"Is your magic being taken away?" ()
"Why? The device that steals magic power should have been destroyed." ()
Ran and I both had a lot of mana, so it felt a lot strange.
"But this means that the mana is disappearing from my body." ()
It was the feeling you got after using big magic.
It was hard to put into words, but all that remains was the feeling that the mana had diminished.
"Hey, what do you mean? Isn't this the only device that steals magic power?" (Blitz)
Blitz stood up and asked the bound knights, but they too were suffering.
"I don't know. However, there were times when the lord went out alone, so there must have been something else that took away his magic power. We don't know where it is either. In other words, we are not trusted either. That's what it means."
The man answered even though he was in pain.
Does that mean all we did was in vain?
"But why is it that even you guys are being robbed of your magic power?" ()
"The only place where magical power cannot be stolen is within the grounds of the mansion."
Therefore, it was during the night that the magic power was taken away.
If you stayed in the mansion, your mana would not be taken away.
"But why is our mana taken away now?" ()
"One thing I can think of is Yuna. Maybe they needed mana to give power to the lord or the knight in the mansion." ()
In other words, Yuna-chan was fighting alone.
"Can everyone move?" (Blitz)
"I can move though." (Rosa)
I stood up.
"I'm fine too." (Glimos)
Glimos also answered.
"I can move, but I don't think I can fight." (Ran)
Ran investigated the mana within her body.
I also checked my mana, but it seemed to have been taken away quite a bit.
"Then I'll head alone." (Blitz)
"Are you planning on going alone?" (Rosa)
"We can't leave two people who can't use magic behind. That's why I ask Glimos for both of you." (Blitz)
Glimos nodded, seeming to understand the reason for Blitz's instructions.
But I was worried about letting Blitz went alone, and I was also worried about Yuna-chan.
"I'm going too." (Rosa)
"But, how about you?" (Blitz)
"I have magic stones, so I can fight for a little while." (Rosa)
Magic stones could help with magic, if only a little.
"So, I won't be a hindrance. Also, if you enter the mansion grounds, our mana won't be taken away." (Rosa)
"...I understand. But please at least promise to run away if you sense danger." (Blitz)
"Got it" (Rosa)
Blitz and I decided to go to the mansion.
"Rosa!" ()
When Ran called my name, she threw me a small bag.
I took the bag and looked inside.
"What's this?" (Rosa)
There are magic stones inside the pouch.
"I'll stay, so take it with you." (Ran)
"Thank you" (Rosa)
I gratefully received it.
"You two, please meet up with the guild masters." (Blitz)
"Got it" ()
We splitted into two groups and started moving.
Author's Note
Blitz and his party are also settled. They're heading to Yuna.
[Notice]
In the activity report, I wrote about the 19th volume of the book and the special benefits for purchasing it at the store.
If there is a store near you, please let us know.
[Notice] The release date of book volume 19 is October 7th. (The cover illustration is now available in the activity report)
[Notice] The release date of Comic Colors Volume 9 is November 4th.
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Please note that some kanji have been revised to match the book, so some may not have been revised.