Chapter 916 – Three People’s Hearts

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A barrier of earth suddenly appeared.

Any of the fairies who remained there would have known that it was a human wizard who built it.

＂Could it is… Those humans trying to protect us from demonic beasts?＂

Most of the fairies who remained there must have understood the intention and were unable to leave the place with worried expressions.

And- the one who was getting angry while watching the people was Dandelion, whose men were all trapped along with the demon beasts.

“Damn it! What on earth is going on inside?”

He wanted to go inside right away and help his subordinates subdue the demon beasts, but unfortunately, that was interrupted by the acrobat Careclaw, a noble from the same Fairy Council.

＂Calm down, but destroying that wall right now is an action that I cannot ignore, even as a manager of other fairies. ＂

Dandel’s body was tied up by a strong tree extending from the ground, unable to move from the spot.

＂Care Claw…! If my men are wiped out, you will be responsible for it!”

“It’s too much. “I’m just faithful to my role.”

Careclaw shrugs his shoulders in a sly manner while looking at the growling Dandelion.

“Of course I’m worried about your subordinates too? Those children are also precious to me and need to be looked after. But… A ‘small number’ of trainers and a ‘majority’ of audience members. It’s clear which side you should protect, right? This is a reasonable decision.”

Naturally, in order for Dandelion to get inside, he had to destroy the earth barrier surrounding the outside.

As much as he cares about his subordinates, what if the demon beasts come out through that gap?

There was nothing more difficult than catching many demonic beasts escaping from the tent.

＂In the first place, it’s sweet. If you had been watching the performance from the beginning, you could have responded right away, right? Where were you and did you come out only after the incident occurred?”

“I didn’t mean to come out in the middle just because it was me! “I was supposed to meet someone!”

When he answered in a strangely hesitant manner for a Dandelion, Careclaw tilted his head with a look of concern and asked him back.

“Anyone? “Who is that?”

“That… I don’t know. I was assigned a location because I had something to talk about, so I just waited there for a moment. In the end, the other person didn’t show up…”

At Dandelion’s answer, Careclaw couldn’t help but laugh.

“Puh-huh… I can’t believe I’m not present at an important moment because I got pranked like that. As expected, someone who is brave but has a bad mind is disqualified from being a noble.”

And then, towards Care Claw, Dandelion sharpens his gaze and asks.

“That letter… You didn’t send it, right?”

“Ha? Letter? What letter are you talking about?”

“In that letter, we and Her Majesty the Queen…”

“I don’t know what it is, but can you please stop trying to catch that strange pod? I’m busy helping residents evacuate. If Chopper had been there at a time like this, it would have been more helpful than Dande~ ＂

As if on purpose, the Careclaw was getting on Dande’s nerves, and was languidly walking with its large body to direct the evacuation of other residents.

＂Damn…!＂

Real situation.

Anger along with shame made Dande’s face hot.

And then, he feels a sharp, silent gaze looking at him.

＂Your Majesty…＂

Dandelion’s gaze towards its owner was full of fear and awe, more so than towards others.

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“Amelia! I went there!”

“Yes! Ha!”

Coo! A voice was heard.

Amelia slammed the hammer she was holding in her hand on the ground, blocking the path of the bison-shaped beast that was charging at her.

However, the hammer does not hit the demon beast directly.

With Cleon’s strength, if the hammer hits the demon beast squarely, the demon beast will not be fine.

And, the shock wave of the hammer she generated succeeded in stopping the demonic beast’s rush, just as she had intended.

The demon beast himself stumbled on the spot due to his trembling legs, but soon fell asleep, perhaps due to the magical power of the sleep magic flowing from behind Amelia, as he sat down and fell on his stomach.

＂Good…!＂

Amelia nodded her head as she tightened her grip on her hammer.

Moving with Cleon’s body was much lighter than moving with her own body.

Even if the size of the hammer he swings is larger than usual, his strength does not cause him to tire easily.

Cleon always praised or highly evaluated Amelia’s strength, but considering the time Cleon himself spent training to handle her sword, it would have been strange for her to be inferior to Amelia in terms of strength.

Cleon was also standing on the other side with three people in the middle, using arrows and restraint techniques to suppress the demonic beasts that were charging at them.

And the fox who was performing with Cleon was also distracting the beasts by dodging between their legs and leaving a trail of flames.

The magical beasts that attacked physically like this were relatively easy to deal with.

If there is a problem-

＂Pfft!＂

The next moment, Amelia saw a huge fireball flying towards her.

To defend it, she had to create a huge barrier with magic to protect everyone behind it.

Once again, a different ‘cooing’ sound from before rings out, and a magical barrier appears in front of her.

A barrier with a dark gray color because it uses Cleon’s black magic power, which is different from the holy magic power normally used.

And, right after, the fireball collided with the barrier, and although it succeeded in blocking the ball, it had to consume a lot of magical energy as it disappeared along with the barrier.

Cleon said earlier that it would only take 1 minute, but it seems like just 1 minute has passed…!

“Lila! Kuon! Not yet!? “

Cleon’s voice rose.

“Sorry…! Just a little more…!”

Cuon answered Cleon’s question in a slightly distressed voice.

She, too, was trying to use her magic with all her might, but for some reason, she was not properly synchronizing with the magic flowing in and her magic.

‘Why…!? Originally, it was supposed to be my magic…!’

It would have been nice to think that something was preventing her from using the magic, but even Kuon himself couldn’t figure out the cause.

Kuon had no choice but to find the cause within himself.

She thought there was no problem with Sasha handing over her magic.

As for Lila, she controlled her magic in a form that she could use, and acted as her valve in the middle to prevent her from overloading her magic even by mistake.

There is no problem with the two of them, if there is a problem – of course it is you…

Thinking about it that way, as the magical light from Kuon gradually faded, the power of the magic seemed to become weaker.

“Wait a minute, Kuon! The magic output is weakening! Don’t worry, we will provide proper assistance!”

“Uh, yes…! Sorry…!”

Seeing Kuon like that, Lila encouraged her Kuon.

But- it wasn’t just Kuon who felt worried.

It must have been the same for Sasha.

＇The reason Mr. Kuon’s magic isn’t working properly is because I’m not sending my magic properly…’

In Sasha’s head, such a thought arose and would not leave.

Unlike Laila or Kuon, Sasha did not normally use her magic.

For her, her magic is an ability that she only recently began to learn the basics of.

Also, since she had not received any such training professionally, it was natural that she was not confident.

＇As expected, I can’t be of help to the party like Laila… ＂

If Sasha’s mood becomes depressed, her magical power output, which is greatly affected by her emotions, will also drop.

Like Kuon, her pattern, which had been sparkling under Sasha’s feet, was also slowly losing its shine and starting to shrink in size.

“Wait a minute…! Even Sasha! If you do this, I too…!”

Lila’s voice gradually faded.

As the output from both sides became insufficient, both the construction of the spell and the control of magical power became a mess.

It may have been Lila’s talent to somehow handle it – as if it resonated with something in her, a shadow also appeared in her mind.

Even so, the decline in her output due to her lack of confidence was something that did not happen, at least not to Lila.

No matter what situation or difficulty she finds herself in, she struggles to find a way to solve it.

Even if you are criticized for being ugly, even if you are criticized for being unsightly.

She thought that the fact that Lila did not stop struggling meant that she was qualified to be by Cleon’s side.

But- maybe.

There’s just one thing, she says she’s worried too.

At the speed at which she runs forward without looking back, does she leave others behind?

If you reveal these thoughts to someone, they will definitely tell you that Lila should do everything she can.

However, in the process – if you don’t look after others…

A scene that appears in Lila’s mind that should not exist.

As I was walking forward-looking forward, I suddenly felt like I was not aware of anything.

When I look back, Sasha and Kuon are lying down.

＇That kind of thing… Never…!＇

Laila unknowingly suppresses her powers.

＂What…?＂

And when the hearts of all three people became weak and their minds became unstable, of course the magic they had created together disappeared like a withering flower.

Cleon, who noticed the situation, would immediately look back.

However, at the same moment, Cleon once again hears a rumbling sound above their heads.

＂Ugh…!＂

Sleif Nil was almost gathering lightning around his hooves before his companions.

Not only that.

As the magic of sleep flowing from them weakened, even the magic beasts that were still asleep started shaking their bodies little by little, showing signs of coming to their senses.

And-

＂Kang!＂

And a high scream was heard.

There, the fox demon beast that had been running around for a long time had lost its stamina, so one demon beast took advantage of the gap in its legs stopping and rushed in, kicking the fox and sending it flying.

＂Nagi!＂

Cleon called her by her name without realizing it and caught her as she flew.

＇… I have to do something… Somehow.’

I can tolerate it taking a long time for the magic to activate.

Now, his role was to protect the three people so that they could complete the magic safely.

If so-

＂Amelia!＂

Cleon ran in Amelia’s direction.

＂Yes!?＂

Amelia turned to see Cleon calling her name, and couldn’t help but panic for a moment when he came running towards her.

“Just hit me up with the hammer!”

＂Yes!?＂

And once again, she is shocked by his words.

Would you like me to hit it… With a hammer? Yourself?

For what purpose?

Although Cleon’s intentions are unknown, he is the only one who can fulfill Cleon’s request.

Now, I had no choice but to follow his words first.

Although Amelia was embarrassed, she tightened her hands and raised her hammer from top to bottom.

And Cleon strengthens her own legs with magical power, and at the same time, the hammer she wields burns, Shoo! And it went up high into the sky with great momentum.

Sasha’s body cannot use flight magic, but if she can leap using her enhanced physical abilities-

Sleipnil suddenly made eye contact with Cleon, who rose from the ground.

Cleon had just learned for the first time that horses could show surprised expressions.

And – she swung her whip, which she had secretly used, towards Sleif Neel.

Wow! When you hear the sound, it doesn’t hit Sleipnir’s body and bounce off – it wraps around his thick torso.

＂Good…!＂

Up to this point, as planned.

Sleipnir probably didn’t expect that a human would suddenly rise up, wrap a whip around his body, and hang on to him, so he was slow to avoid or react.

Using the recoil, Cleon deftly climbed onto Sleipnir’s back and held on to the reins.

＂Even if you collect all the lightning… If only you could stop the time from firing…!”

＂PRRR!!＂

The moment Cleon got on the saddle and took the reins, Sleipnir became more excited than ever before.

Perhaps his pride was badly damaged.

Puzzle! As soon as the sound was heard, a powerful electric shock erupted from its body, mimicking Cleon’s body.

＂Kaaaaa!!＂

Cleon screamed without realizing it.

That pain was a type of pain that was difficult for this body to endure.

Naturally, because it was a scream made by Sasha’s body, Sasha’s scream echoed throughout the space.

Although Cleon felt sorry for Sasha, he couldn’t leave now.

If you don’t stop him!

The lives of countless people depended on the reins he held.

That’s why it was necessary to release even a little of the electricity it had built up.

To defend the ground he had vacated, Cleon wielded the reins.

Then, Sleipnir resisted it and let some of the lightning he had collected fall to the ground.

As a result, the demonic beasts that tried to attack the group on the ground were prevented from approaching the group by lightning.

＂Ugh… Ugh…!”

But, that’s it.

Sasha’s body could not withstand the electricity that Sleipnir continued to emit.

Cleon felt his mind slowly becoming dizzy, and his grip on the reins was about to loosen.

It was that time.

＂Keongkeong!＂

A fox’s voice heard from the ground.

She stood up on her trembling legs and created as many will-o’-the-wisps as she could around her own body, even though she had just been run over by a demonic beast that appeared to be several times her size and tumbled across her face. Was paying

The goblin fire slowly spun in the form of a ring, spreading to the surroundings, and following its instinct, it drove away the demonic beasts that were afraid of the flame.

And – the magic power that forms the will-o’-the-wisps calms down the magic power around it.

Just like shamans calm the flow of magical power to purify the spirit vein.

＂This is…＂

Kuon raised his head and looked around.

As the flow of magical power stabilized, Kuon’s consciousness, which had been slowly falling into darkness in the connected mind, was brought back to reality.

Looking up at the sky, I saw Cleon holding Sleipnir’s reins and looking like he was about to fall.

＂-Cleon…!＂

After seeing that scene, Kuon could no longer worry about his own weakness or inadequacy.

＂Sasha…! Laila!”

The names of the two people who linked hands are called.

The two of them looked at her as she came to her senses at the call of her Kuon.

“I’m sorry… I couldn’t calm down, so I caused trouble to everyone again…”

“Ugh… It’s not Kuon’s fault!”

Sasha shook her head, and Lyla also told Kuon that it wasn’t her fault.

“That’s right. This is… Even though our magic power was connected as one, our hearts were not one. So, there is no way the magic will be activated properly.”

Magic is the power of the mind.

If three people were to use magic together, it was natural that their minds had to be synchronized as one.

Of course, the purpose would have been the same.

Now, to overcome this situation.

But that alone wasn’t enough.

＂What we need-＂

“Really. The hearts of three people must overlap as one…!”

＂Yes…!＂

The connection between hearts becomes the strength to support each other.

The circular connection created by the three people, the magic flowed to each other through the arms and engravings, connecting each other’s hearts even more strongly.

The disappearing magic circle that spread out beneath my feet created a light so intense that it was incomparable to before.

＇Everyone at the party…!＇

＇Fairies…!＇

‘And the demon beasts!’

＂So that no one loses their lives…! Blessings of peace and rest here!”

When Kuon chants like that, the shape of a tree appears in the center of the magic circle.

It had a shape similar to that of the sacred tree of Asteris, and it grew larger as magical energy flowed into it.

The tree, which was growing with the momentum to pierce the ceiling, contained both intense sleep magic and recovery magic.

The demons fall asleep one by one, making a thump, thump, sound.

Even the demonic beasts still holding on to the surface were trembling as their bodies became sluggish.

At the same time, the trainer fairies who had lost their minds were also recovering from the large wounds they had sustained on their bodies.

Indeed, in order to solve this case, a simple ‘sleep’ spell would have been insufficient.

“Paradise of light, come down! OhrmaZd!”

As Kuon’s voice rang loudly, colorful flowers finally bloomed on the magical tree.

At the same time, an intense magic spread to encompass the entire space.

Beautiful magical lights exploded from the sky and filled the space.

“We did it… Everyone…”

Cleon feels that both his tired body and mind are being healed by the magic.

＂… Pr… R…＂

And, Sleipnir, who was holding the reins, also stopped running wild, perhaps under the influence of magic, and the accumulated lightning scattered and disappeared.

＂Thank goodness… ＂

However, if there is one problem-

With magic this powerful, priority is given to covering a wide area, so the magic does not distinguish between enemies and enemies.

Cleon was relieved, but before he realized that the sleep magic was affecting him, he fell asleep on Sleif Nil’s back.

And, after Sleipnir fell asleep at the same time, he could no longer float in the air and gradually lowered his altitude.

“I did it…! Lila! Sasha!”

Kuon also looked back at the two with happiness as he watched all the demon beasts around him fall asleep.

＂Uh, yeah…＂

＂I see… I see…＂

However, when even Lila and Sasha, who are also magicians, gradually open their eyes, Kuon yawns widely without realizing it.

Shake it up!

From behind, there was the sound of Amelia in Cleon’s body falling.

Immediately after, when Lila and Sasha lose their minds-

Kuon, as if being guided by him, fell to the floor and fell into sleep.

As time passes, the earth barrier that Lila had spread with Kuon’s body slowly disappears.

The caster lost his mind, so in some ways it was natural.

The fairies, who were suspicious that the violent sounds coming from inside had quieted down, saw what they saw beyond the barrier of the disappeared land.

Sleeping demonic beasts, fairies, and Cleon’s companions.

Lastly – it was a huge tree of magical power that rose up in the middle of the tent, with beautifully blooming flowers.