Chapter 160 – #34_Redcliffe(4)

#158

One.
Della felt annoyed.
This is because the long-awaited burning desire cooled down as if cold water had been poured on it.
I was going to take Sharon to the room and have fun, but a flying fly came in and hit her candle.

Before Della was aware of the danger of the ribbon, self-defense activated and practically no damage was suffered to Della.
However, that is just the criminal’s feelings, and the sin of throwing his noble body into the air is heavy.
Della intends to hold him accountable.

“……..”
“……..”

Brief confrontation.
It is a kind of exploration in which each other examines each other’s appearance.

Della didn’t think the sudden appearance of a disturber was witchy.
I don’t know if it’s because of the armor, but he’s over 180 tall.
In addition, the plate armor and helmet that covered the whole body did not seem to have much to do with magic.

If I had to sum it up in one word, it would be the Black Knight.
This expression would be most appropriate.

But what kind of witch would walk around with such a rustic and unsightly appearance?
There was no way rumors would spread if he had such a unique appearance, so it was clear that he was talking about something.
And that judgment added more confidence to Della’s demeanor.

“I am Della Radcliffe, this duel was fought for good cause, and I have the power to dispose of Sharon Evergreen. So, if you interfere any further than this, I will regard it as a hostile act and use my strength.”

-Fury!

At the same time as he finished speaking, a small flame rose from Della’s left hand.
The shape of the flame, which may have occurred, is like a very small, softly burning ash.
But even the heat that radiated from it was nothing compared to anything like ashes.
If there’s anything I’ve decided to burn, it’s a super-high-temperature flame that won’t go out until it burns down to ashes.

“……”

But Siu didn’t answer anything.
The moment he answers, it is revealed through the voice that Siu is a man.
Even if luckily he manages to run away from the other witch, the revealed truth will catch Siwoo’s ankle later.

“Isn’t it okay to introduce yourself? And….”

However, Siu’s worries did not last that long.
Della’s arm swung sharply into the air.
Something comes

– Kang!

Before Siwoo could take a defensive stance, a sharp pain and late heat rushed to his forehead.
I can feel his neck snapping back and the helmet that was covering his face flying away, scorching his bangs.

“Keugh!!!”

I was mistaken.
The opponent is a witch who can defeat Sharon without a single wound.
She was not an enemy at a level where she could respond complacently, choosing whether to run away or fight.

“It’s polite to show your face when meeting someone you’re seeing for the first time…”

His hair and eyes, reminiscent of blazing fire, on the contrary, made him incontinent.
Siwoo belatedly tried playing the helmet with his shadow, but judging from the opponent’s reaction, it doesn’t seem very meaningful.

“Man?”
“Haa… It’s open.”
“You’re a man. Are you using magic?”

Judging by the size of magical power, I thought it was about 14th or 15th, but I can’t believe it was a man.
Della tilted her head with a rare fisheye expression.

“I showed you something interesting. Can’t you just let it go?”

Meanwhile, Della’s expression hardened.
Siwoo’s existence certainly shook the foundation of common sense.
However, the lowering of Della’s lips was a completely different matter from her magical inquisitive mind.

A man suddenly jumps out and embraces Sharon.
Because it was not difficult to guess what it meant.
What he was trying to get his hands on had already been intercepted.

“I never thought he would have picked up a man while he was walking around screaming to pay off his debt… It looks like he has a fairly loose crotch.”

The target of the sarcasm was not Siwoo, but the exhausted Sharon.
Sharon tries to respond to her, but only sighs as if her strength has run out.
Siwoo, who was not aware of the details, tried to talk first.

“I don’t know exactly what happened, but I want you to let it go like this.”

Siwoo raised his hand and showed me the ring of my family.
Unlike the time of EA, it seems like they are still able to communicate, and if so, there is no need to take risks and face head-on collisions.

Della’s ruby-like eyes glanced at Siu’s hand.
However, her reaction fell far short of Siwoo’s expectations.
Although not as much as Sharon, she wanted a little self-respect…

“So what? Did you know that you could just look at the ring and lower her tail?”
“Not like that. Even if it’s just to save Count Gemanai’s face…”
“What about my face?”

Della cut Siwoo off as if it wasn’t worth listening to.

“It was Evergreen who came over to my hunting grounds without permission and took the lead. Moreover, she seemed seriously injured, so I tried to treat her. Count Gemanai suddenly interjecting, please surrender the new recruit to save face? Isn’t that too arrogant?”

At first glance, it makes sense, but if you look a little closer, it’s a snort.
You’re going to investigate a person like this and take him for treatment in the name of treatment?
Besides, Sharon, who wants to get her citizenship back at all costs, couldn’t give her priority for no reason.
Even if it’s not that, of course Sharon and Della have been together for almost a month, and Sharon is the one who has the most credit.

“We will figure out the situation in the future and prepare appropriate compensation. I would appreciate it if you let me go back now.”
“It’s good to go back. Just leave Sharon behind.”

Look at this.
Later, she says that she will pay a proper compensation, but it is very suspicious that she insists on leaving Sharon behind.
If so, there is only one way left.

“Then there is no way.”

Buying time against Della and evacuating Sharon.
You can go back and think about it later.
A line of red magic begins to wind around Della, as if that jealousy had been transmitted to Della as well.

“I won’t dry it. As you said, I have the face of Count Murnay, so I won’t take her life, but I’ll show her hot taste.”

-Widely!

Della stomps her feet, and at the same time, her entire body, including her legs, starts to glow brightly.
The mana flowed from the brand began to draw a magic circle in the air.
And starting from that magic circle, the magic that wandered around in an instant comes under Della’s control.
It was unbelievable magical control and space control.

Darkly, sometimes lightly, like a haze, the tangled bundles of mana were naturally drawing a magic circle in the air.
It’s clear that the magic hasn’t even manifested yet.
Only the radiant heat that flowed out of it brought the heat that seemed to be ripening.

You’re not going to take my life?
It’s not even a joke.
There is no way to block the heat of that scale.
If fully activated, it dies.

“……”

However, Siu did not shrink or get scared in the slightest.
Strangely, when you enter a battle, such trivial emotions are pushed to the bottom of the list.

Moreover, Siwoo now is different from before.
When fighting Ea in Amelia’s mansion or fighting the homunculus in Latifundium, the form of magic had to be calculated backwards by looking at the way magic works.

However, now that there was no preparation in advance, Siwoo’s left eye clearly contained Della’s magic formula.
The advantage of being able to see the flow of magical power is an overwhelming advantage in magic battles.

Her magic formula resembles a hearth.
A simple magic formula in which three lines are connected in a V shape with a wide angle.
Judging by the shape, angle, and surrounding environment, it was a kind of shotgun that sprayed three successive bursts of flames fueled by magic power.

It may not have much power in itself, but it is the number that matters.
At first glance, dozens of magic circles diverged as if escorting Della’s surroundings.

“Burn up.”

-Wheeying!

A magic circle that absorbs magic from the surroundings along with Della’s chant and emits a noise like an overheated engine.
Even if Siwoo did a lot of defense, he couldn’t block an attack of that scale without any damage.
Therefore, Siwoo’s choice was to try to dispel before the magic circle activates.

“Bloom!”
“What?”

The black ribbon stretched across Siwoo’s back begins to weave between the magic circles.
Right before it is perfectly activated, magic is at its most vulnerable.
Therefore, Siwoo pierced the ‘core’ of the magic circle that he could see with his left eye with a ribbon and defeated it as he could see.
A ribbon that destroys half of the magic circle like a snake crawling through the air without even giving Della a chance to be surprised.

In the first place, as the ‘particles of shadow’ themselves cling to the magic formula and induce incapacity, it was much more effective than the dispel pin, which simply created a magical needle and interrupted the flow of magic.

-Wheeyeeeeeing!!!!

However, not all magic circles can be dispelled at the right time.
First of all, the number was too many.
Therefore, while dispelling half of the magic circle, he raised the shield of shadow to protect his heart and head.

– Kwakwang! Bang! Kwakwang!

Before covering his face, what Siwoo glanced at was colorful flames that filled his field of vision, like a shotgun being fired, or fireworks exploding right in front of his eyes.
Like hailstones mixed in with a storm, magical sparks that burn all over the body radiately scatter each time they touch the shadow armor and shield.

-Toduk! Dudududuk!

“Keugh!”

However, the Shadow Shield is not immune to all magical effects.
The sparks that had already been manifested and had a temperature of over hundreds of degrees burned Siu’s flesh as they passed through the armor.

Hot.
The feeling of uneasiness that the armor would heat up like a condemned prisoner in a brass bull engulfed his heart.

“You are amazing.”

After 10 seconds, which seemed like an hour, I heard Della’s voice.
Her tone was a mixture of sincere admiration, a rarity for a woman who rarely praised others.

“To see through and dispel my repeater on the spot… What is it? Is it like a secret magic weapon made by the Jemani family?”

Della’s specialty is fire elemental magic based on ‘space control’.
Unlike most witches who work their magic from inside the body by purely using their internal magic, Della uses her magic circle as a ‘relay’ to spread her magic with external magic.

As much as it goes through the relay, the precision is somewhat lower, but the magical efficiency is extremely high, and once the space is occupied, it has the advantage of being able to use large-scale magic several times.

“What else did you do? It must have been hidden.”

As the keynote of Della’s magic is the relay ceremony, it is no exaggeration to say that the most important thing is to cover up the relay ceremony.
Therefore, when installing a repeater, the entire stroke is used for concealment.
It is to scatter a haze that hinders identification around it to prevent interference and erase traces.

However, this man saw through the camouflage and attempted a dispel, and succeeded.
It is unknown whether it has an exceptionally good sense, or whether it possesses magnetic magic specialized in sensing.

But it didn’t matter.
A few hundred more repeaters can be made.
Della stomped his foot again and set up dozens of additional repeaters around the perimeter.

“Huh…”

Siu caught his breath.
Her armor returned to its original temperature, but it did not dry her sweaty body.
Because of that, my whole body is drenched in sweat and it is so hot that it is difficult to breathe.

However, there seems to be some odds.
As observed from the previous clash, the order in which Della’s magic is activated is as follows.

1) A magic circle was set up in the air in advance.
2) The magic of the brand is sent to the magic circle.
3) The installed magic circle moves external magic.
4) Magic manifested.
In order

So, how do you ensure you have a clear win?
When he went into battle, his instincts always gave him answers that were close to the right ones.
Again, intuition is calling out.

What Della doesn’t have and Siwoo has.
Its advantages should be maximized.

Let’s continue the hand-to-hand combat without giving distance by using the strength of the armor.
At the same time, it is to dispel the magic circle floating in the air with a ribbon.

“Whoop!”

Siu inhaled.
Leg strength reinforced to the limit crushes the soft asphalt like tofu.
Siwoo, who sublimated all of his strength into a leap, charged toward Della with his shield erected in front of him.