Chapter 154 – 154. Archwitch Special Forces

Johan quickly realized that this was the future decades later.

It is because looking at the skyscrapers soaring into the sky, memories of the 21st century where he lived came to life.

‘Hey, the Empire State Building is also a 20th century building…….’

The first appearance of the train was in the 19th century, and less than a hundred years after that, such gigantic buildings began to appear.

If you think so, the pace of this development was not that fast. Not to mention, in this world, there is a mechanical witch, the answer to all techniques.

If the Empire and Makina put their minds to it, it wouldn’t be that difficult to develop like this.

“…… Do you know what the hell you’ve done?”

Of course, that didn’t mean that what Margaret had done was forgivable.

It brought John to an environment where he could ruminate on Earth’s memories of his. In other words, it means that John forcibly cut off all the ties he had ever made in this world.

Margaret tilted her head in disbelief and asked again.

“What did I do wrong?”
“If time passes like this, we won’t be able to go back to the past—”
“So, why is that wrong?”

Margaret, who interrupted Johann’s words, slowly approached him and opened her mouth.

“I- I just need John. Since you keep running away into the past, I sent time into the future in this way. —I don’t think there’s anything wrong with me.”
“…… You don’t even know your fault right now.”
“You! If only you hadn’t run away from me! This didn’t happen!”

With her tears welling up, Margaret burst out. She patted her chest and said, feeling unfair and frustrated.

“I didn’t expect much from you! I didn’t ask you to love only me, and I didn’t ask you to get rid of the other witches! It’s just- I’m just asking you to love me too!”

Don’t run away!
Fight back!

Seeing Margaret screaming like that, Johann hardened his expression of her.

“—You. Can you be sure that the John you know is really me?”
“Oh, of course. Yohan, I can be sure because I loved you more than anyone else…”
“Then, do you know that I had this ability?”

Johan instantly made Margaret her human. Sensing her her magic power her disappearing in an instant, Margaret tilted her head as if something was wrong with her.

She tried to use magic, snapping her fingers, to figure out what she felt was strange about her. Of course, it was impossible for a person without magical power to use magic.

“Uh, uh-?”
“Why, didn’t I know that something like this was possible?”
“No, what is this…….”

Johan, who had lost her magical power and had become a normal person, grabbed Margaret’s hand her and slammed her against the wall.

“I am not the John you know. Like you’re not the Margaret I know.”
“Oh, no. I can’t…… John, it’s John. Huh? My, our Johan…”
“Noisy.”

Johann, who put Margaret back into the cabin, sighed deeply and looked at the buildings erected in the distance.

First of all, I took her magic her away from her so she would n’t go further into her future her…….

‘Can I go back?’

I couldn’t help but shake my head when asked if I could go back to the past. As long as she can’t trust Margarit, she should get Regina’s help her, but Regina could n’t even turn back her time for a few days, so she sent only her memories of her to the past.

Since you came to the future decades later, it may be impossible to go back to the past.

It is impossible to meet the people left behind in the past…….

‘Yes?’

Come to think of it, it was nothing special to say that it was a relationship I had left behind. Only then did Yohan nod and realize that the current situation is not that serious.

However, it was necessary to consult with the witches. He says he has no ties left in the past, but the witches didn’t know…….

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“Um…… I have no idea what it is…….”

The witches who woke up from their sleep tilted their heads after hearing John’s explanation. I couldn’t understand what the hell you were talking about.

They said they came to the future? Maybe you can’t go back to the past? What do you mean?

Isn’t it natural that time originally flows into the future and cannot go back to the past?

“Once you go outside, you will understand.”
“Outside?”

Only then did the witches put on their coats and leave the hut. It was a forest of monsters, and it was a hut built on the mountainside, so the moment I went outside, I could immediately grasp the scenery of the village below.

The trees that blocked the view were all cut down, leaving only the stumps, and the buildings of the city below were built with materials I had never seen before and soared high as if piercing the sky.

Since it was a structure that was not easily seen in the era they lived in, the witches looked at the city with their mouths shut at the same time.

“No, what is that…….”
“…… Is this the future?”
“How did you build such tall things?”

While the witches burst into exclamation, John called Regina aside and talked with her alone.

“…… Regina, do you think we can go back to the past?”
“The past you are talking about, when exactly?”
“To the time in which we lived.”
“I don’t know what year this era is exactly…… As Miss Margaret said, if it is more than a few decades into the distant future—— unfortunately, it is impossible.”

As Regina said, she explained why it was impossible to go back to the past.

“Due to the nature of my magic, if I turn it back for just a few days, my magic power runs out. Recharging mana takes as much time as the time it was returned. It is not easy.”
“Isn’t it easy?”
“Theoretically – if you go back steadily for decades, it might be possible to go back decades ago.”

In theory—this statement was not taken so straightly by John. Even if it’s not necessarily a theoretical story, it’s the same.

To say that it takes decades to go back decades, what kind of pun are you talking about?

Of course, whenever time goes back, Yohan’s own consciousness also goes back to the past, so he won’t die of aging…….

‘It might break your mind…’….’

It was painful to live through decades of not recognizing anyone except Regina, Margaret, and herself.

Especially if you are a human being who only lives for a hundred years or so.

“That is impossible.”
“It’s not like that, but…… It is impossible to solve it in a short time.”
“Okay. Okay.”

Saying that, John looked at Margaret in the cabin. Did you do it because you wanted to be loved? It wasn’t good to do anything just because it was for the cause of love.

At least, it wouldn’t have been possible to do something like this.

“Master, so what are you going to do—”

Dada da da da-!

And at that time, John, who was about to ask Evangeline or the witches’ opinions, raised his head at the roar coming from afar.

Up in the sky, a helicopter was flying towards the cabin.

Several people jumped out of the helicopter, which stopped right above the cabin. Yohan was started by the act of jumping off the rope instead of falling.

‘No, what else is that…….’

Grand Witch Special Forces.
These letters were embedded on the outside of the helicopter.

“Attention everyone.”

Among the members who jumped to the ground, the member standing at the forefront shouted loudly and drew attention.

The crew member, who did not know if it was him or her, opened her mouth after confirming that their eyes were gathered.

“You are currently unregistered witches, and your use of illegal magic has been confirmed. We ask for your cooperation in the investigation.”

At the crew member’s words, Hecaterina burst into laughter and stepped forward.

“Illegal? Who decides what is illegal and what is legal?”
“—It is the name of His Majesty the Great Emperor.”
“Emperor? Ah, that little boy.”

At Hecate Rina’s words, the crew paused slightly, then took out the gun she had slung behind her and pointed the gun at her.

Since Hecaterina already knew what her gun was, she smiled casually and stepped forward.

“Why, what do you do with it? Shoot if you can—”

Taaang-!

The crew opened fire without warning, and Hecaterina was punched in the head and fell to the floor.

Seeing this, the witches salivated and grabbed her forehead of her. John sighed as well.

The crew members who killed Hecaterina approached Yohan’s party slowly, aiming their guns at them as if they had nothing to look at.

“Everyone, I will arrest you. Failure to do so may result in death.”
“Hey, I’m sorry.”

John looked at the men approaching and pointed at Hecaterina, whom they had passed.

Only then did the crew members tilt their heads and turn around to find Hecaterina standing up with a hole in her head her, and stiffened.

“Heh,haha-! Did you guys shoot first?”

Hecaterina, who raised her body with her blood flowing, said so and she transformed into a monster. A fearful witch has descended into the future.