Chapter 72 – 72. Rescue

Tak, Regina closed the book she was reading and cautiously got up and approached John. She reflects back at John, her glasses glistening as she wears them.

“Did you say you would do anything?”
“Yeah, whatever.”
“You know what that means, right?”

Literally anything—even her life and soul could be mortgaged. The moment she put those words into her mouth in front of her sorceress, she could never go beyond joking.

However, Yohan nodded and expressed his determination. Seeing that, Regina took out a piece of paper from her bosom as if understanding.

“I will make a contract. If you’re dealing with a witch, you’d be satisfied with a verbal contract, but…… Because you are human.”

“You can do whatever you like.”

“All right.”

『Contract』
Gap Regina Star gives Yohan one of her information.
In return, B Yohan fulfills A’s request for anything.

After writing her own name, Regina handed her paper and pen, and she urged John to write her name down. After meticulously checking the contract, Yohan wrote down his name as it was.

As soon as the names of the two were written, the contract was blazing brightly. As Johann, startedled, looked at her, her Regina muttered that it was nothing to her.

“It is proof that the contract has been concluded. No big deal. -So? What kind of information would she want to the point of mortgaging her life?”

“…… Can you find out where the owner is?”

Saying that, John handed over the monster’s hair and Beatrice’s hair. Regina, who realized that the two hairs belonged to different individuals, looked at John in silence and asked.

“Two people. Then the contractual request should be two…….”

“You only need to know the whereabouts of one of the two. I’ll be with you anyway.”

“Aha, so…….”

Regina first grabbed her black fur and used her magic. She had some sabotage, so she couldn’t pinpoint the location.

Only then did Regina realize the reason for John’s passing of the two different hairs, and grabbed her red hair and used her magic.

Fortunately for her, this time she was able to pinpoint the whereabouts. Although this also felt a little discrepancy, she was able to guess based on the location of the black hair she had seen earlier.

“I found it. The coordinates…….”
“Tell me the coordinates.”

Margaret, who had entered the library with John, stepped forward as if she had been waiting. Knowing her magic, Regina nodded and handed her the coordinates I had discovered.

After receiving her coordinates, Margaret nodded her head and looked at John.

“…… I’ll check and see if the information is clear.”

“Good. But don’t even think about running away. Your soul is already mortgaged. If you run away, you won’t see anything good…….”

“Don’t worry, keep your promise.”

Leaving Regina alone, John left the library with Margaret. After getting off at the cabin, John and Evangeline moved to the location where Beatrice was.

* * *

The monster looked down at Beatrice, who was silent in front of him. The monster felt a familiar magic power from Beatrice. Magical power unique to witches.

A unique aura exuded by those who created him. This monster, who had been sealed away for hundreds of years, couldn’t tell the difference between the witch who created it and Beatrice, so it recognized Beatrice as the existence that created me.

As all creatures do to their mothers, this monster also showed friendliness towards Beatrice, acting charmingly and handing over food she had picked up in the nearby forest.

However, Beatrice rejected everything the monster handed over.

—Eat. Gurgling -.
“…… I’m not going to eat. Put it away.”
─Why don’t you eat? Delicious.

Monsters and witches. We couldn’t communicate with each other at all, but just because we couldn’t communicate didn’t mean we didn’t know what they were talking about. Beatrice was able to fully understand what the monster was saying just by handing her something to eat.

However, I didn’t want to touch those uncooked fruits from the forest, or the fruits that the monster handed over, whose hands might have been washed.

The monster, who had been rejected over and over again, did not give up and went out of the cave to find food that Beatrice would like. At this time, he did not forget to cast a spell on the cave entrance to prevent Beatrice from escaping.

After leaving the cave, the monster faced two witches looking at it.

-Mother. Mom?
“Who is your mother?”

Evangeline frowned at the monster as if it were unlucky. As seen from the traces left behind, the monster’s appearance could not be seen properly.

How long will they be able to hide? – Evangeline stretched out her hands and used her own magic. The strongest shield possessed by the witch of love, capable of dissolving everything it touches into atoms, flew away.

Keying-!

-Mom! I missed you!

However, the monster flew away Evangeline’s attack and rushed at her.

When an attack that had never been blocked since learning about the basic structure of the world from Johann was blocked, Evangeline approached the monster with a smile as if it were fun.

─Nice to meet you!

The arms of the monster swinging at Evangeline. Evangeline lightly grabbed the arms and flew straight up.

Evangeline, who flew several kilometers into the sky, took away the gravity of the monster as it was.

—It hurts! What is this!
“Gravity made me hate you. Shall we dance here for a while?”

After that, dozens and hundreds of magical powers condensed behind Evangeline’s back. The most basic magic that all witches can use in common.

The magic cannon was fired straight at the monster. A mass of pure energy with almost no mass passes through the monster’s body.

Every time I brushed against the monster, the monster realized that my body was spinning round and round. Rotating could cause the body to move forward.

-Oh no!

The monster spun around and flew towards Evangeline. Like a fish going against the current.

While Evangeline, who had never imagined that she would twist herself in the air and fly towards her, was caught off guard, the monster’s kick rammed right into her.

“Kyaaaaagh-!?”

The power of separation emanating from the monster’s body passed through the barrier around Evangeline’s body and hit her directly.

Evangeline, who had been hit by a foot, was slammed to the ground, and the love magic that surrounded the monster’s body was released due to the impact.

Wheeeee-

The monster, which had fallen from several kilometers in the air, landed on the ground casually and looked at Evangeline, who landed on the ground before him.

─Enemies, monsters, kill.
“Shut up…… Who says who is a monster…… ?”
—Under the blade of God, be judged.
“Haha, mentioning the monster, mentioning the name of God…….”

Evangeline, who stroked her broken abdomen and blocked all pain, glared at the monster that landed in front of her. The gap around that monster’s body was a good relationship with most witches’ magic.

It wasn’t as much as nullification, but there were parts similar to nullification in that it pierced through and attacked witches’ magic.

‘It’s a big deal…….’

I promised not to lose to anyone, but honestly, it was pretty dangerous now. Evangeline glanced sideways at the cave John must have entered and waited for him to quickly finish his work and return.

-Die.

But first, the monster pounced on her.

* * *

While his teacher was away with the monster, Johann quickly headed inside the cave in search of Beatrice.

There was some unknown magic hanging at the entrance, but it didn’t mean much in front of dispelling magic.

After removing the magic and going inside, Beatrice, who was crouching in the corner, caught my eye.

“Beatrice!”
“…… John?”

Realizing belatedly that the owner of the footsteps was Yohan, Beatrice lifted her head, checked Yohan’s face, and ran towards him with a broad smile.

Hugging her, Johann fumbled over Beatrice’s body to see if there was anything wrong with her body.

“It’s okay!? Are you not hurt anywhere!?”
“No… John more than me? What about that monster….”
“Master is dealing with you now. Don’t worry. Master is the strongest, so there’s no way you’ll lose to a monster like that, right?”

John reassured Beatrice by saying that. In fact, not just to reassure you, I actually thought so too.

Master is the strongest. That’s why there’s no way to lose to monsters. Unshakable faith.

I should have rescued Beatrice, I should have confirmed that there was nothing wrong with her body. John immediately came out of the cave.

“Master, I saved you, now run away!”
“Keuuugh-!”

The moment I got out of the cave, I found Evangeline struggling with blood all over. Seeing the blood dripping from her forehead, John widened his eyes in disbelief.

Evangeline, as if confirming that John had come out, shouted at Margaret next to him.

“John! Run away at once!”
-Mommy!!!

And—— Evangeline wasn’t the only one who confirmed Yohan. The monster that was fighting her also confirmed Johann and Beatrice he had brought with him.

In response to John’s act of taking the witch I brought back, the monster stopped dealing with Evangeline and flew straight towards John.

“Disciple! Kyaaak!?”

Even the witch of the space blocking his way was repulsed by the power of separation, and the monster stretched out its hand toward John.