Bishop Firens (2)

Bishop Firens (2)

The moment I uttered “point explosion.”

A powerful mana explosion occurs, and the entire house begins to burst.

I’m spreading mana appropriately to protect those around me from being swept away, when someone starts chanting a magic spell.

“Did… did we get him?”

I can’t believe someone would actually say something like that.

I shook my head with a wry smile.

There was no way someone with such immense magical power could be taken down by this level of magic.

Knowing this, I was refining my mana and preparing for the battle that was about to come.

From within the destroyed house, a man who appeared unharmed and perfectly fine stood up and spoke.

“… No matter what, attacking during a greeting is a bit much, don’t you think?”

Thinking that was a fair point, I briefly shouted.

“Point explosion.”

Once again, a powerful mana explosion erupts.

This time, I’ve definitely added magic penetration, so the impact should be considerable.

As I was nodding in satisfaction while watching that intensely exploding magic.

Swearing started to be heard from inside the bizarre house.

“… Shit. Is this guy crazy?”

The composure and strangeness he first showed have disappeared without a trace, and only anger remains visible.

Thinking this was the right appearance, I shouted briefly.

“Point explosion.”

“You son of a-!”

As I was smiling with satisfaction at seeing it explode again along with the curse.

I could feel the people around me looking at me with bewildered expressions.

They probably didn’t expect someone to suddenly use such magic on a stranger.

Ignoring the gazes of such people, I was about to use point explosion again.

Then, a powerful magical energy spread from the inside, and it started to violently burst out in all directions.

‘I don’t know what it is, but it’s certainly strong.’

Seeing it display such power even after being hit by consecutive point explosions mixed with penetration.

Thinking that it’s definitely not an ordinary being, I dodged.

– Crunch.

Those who couldn’t avoid the attack mixed with magical energy were engulfed by it and turned into red lumps of meat.

As I was drawing up mana while looking at those who had instantly flattened.

A grotesque scream that sounded like shrieking was heard from inside the house.

“Don’t run away!”

Run away… Who are they telling to run away now?

I smirked at my arrogant opponent and slowly opened my mouth.

“You’re noisy.”

At those words, he became even more enraged, scattering magical energy.

He smashed things around him with his hands and shouted.

“Those eyes…! I’ll gouge out your eyeballs and feed them to your family!”

Thinking his taste was quite refined, I sneered and gave him an answer.

“Then I’ll make the followers of the Heaven God Cult tear your body apart and eat it.”

“How dare you!”

With those final words, the magical energy bursting from his body rushed towards me in an instant.

Normally, I would have dodged or blocked this.

‘But now, there’s no need for that.’

I activated a space expansion spell in front of me, infinitely increasing the distance between the target’s magical energy and myself.

‘Then, if I cancel the space expansion spell.’

It would be possible to shatter the spell without even needing to seize control of it.

‘… However, when destroying an enemy’s attack in this way, it’s far less efficient than contesting for spell ownership.’

Rather than simply eliminating it, it would be better to use it in a different way.

‘For example, like this.’

I smiled slightly, and as hundreds of spells poured towards me, I reached out my hand to grab them, and then.

I used spatial compression magic to gather hundreds of spells shot by the enemy in one place, forcibly compressing them.

The recoil was so intense that my hands tingled.

Feeling that recoil, I decided to add one of Deren’s special seasonings while looking at the enemy’s bewildered expression.

‘Magic Penetration.’

No matter how powerful a protective barrier they use, Magic Penetration solves most problems.

I wonder if that guy will survive this, I thought as I fired it back in reverse.

Hundreds of spells created with the most powerful destructive magic.

Not only gathering them in one place to amplify their power, but also adding Magic Penetration.

The moment I released the magic in reverse.

Everything around literally began to vanish, disappearing completely.

– Kwaaaaaaaang!

An intense explosion sound echoes everywhere, enough to deafen the ears.

As I watch all the mana in the air disappear due to that explosion, I dust off my hands.

Black bones… no, something unidentifiable that I’m not sure if it’s right to call bones, emerges from the pure white ashes.

Whether it’s because of taking a direct hit from the intense explosion or if that was its original form, I’m not sure.

A grotesque hand with no flesh left flails helplessly towards the air.

Then it slowly crumbles and begins to scatter as ash.

[Master… something’s strange. It disappeared, but it didn’t disappear.]

Around the time I was watching this scene.

Rumi, who was in my arms, tilts her head and speaks as if puzzled.

“What does that mean?”

[It definitely seems like he died from the master’s magic. But it feels like he didn’t die? I’m not sure!]

Normally, I would have dismissed this immediately upon hearing it, as I couldn’t understand what it meant.

But because I knew Luna’s detection abilities were quite exceptional, I found it difficult to simply ignore it.

‘Dead but not dead, huh.’

Could there be a main body somewhere else?

The moment that thought crossed my mind, I immediately drew up mana and scattered it in all directions.

If my guess was correct, the battle was just beginning.

So, as I was preparing for this, stretching out my hand.

– Kuung!

Dull yet majestic.

I’m not sure how to describe it, but it was a sound that spread in all directions, like the footsteps of a giant mountain coming to life.

An enormous amount of magical energy, incomparable to before, began to sweep across the entire floor.

[Ma-Master! Something is happening!]

Perhaps because the magical energy felt was unusually abundant compared to normal, Luna called out to me again, flustered unlike her usual self.

I nodded my head to signal her to be quiet in response to Luna’s reaction, and narrowed my eyes.

‘This much magical energy spreading out… It probably means the main body has descended.’

I raised the corners of my mouth, thinking this would be quite interesting.

After all, it was the first time I’d face such a powerful opponent.

So, as a welcoming gesture, I tried to launch a point explosion, but.

– Crack.

I see something transparent distorting and forcibly extinguishing my magic.

Recognizing that the opponent I’m facing this time is certainly different from the riffraff, I relaxed my shoulders.

* * * * *

After the intense explosion sound, Rumi couldn’t help but flinch at the massive burst of magical energy.

Recalling the black cat she had seen earlier, this was clearly an incident related to the ‘Heaven God Cult’.

‘Moreover, considering it happened not too far away…’

It was absolutely certain that this was happening because of her.

‘I, I must stop it.’

No matter how much of a genius Deren was, it was impossible for him to stop the Heaven God Cult alone.

Until now, it might have been manageable because the so-called big shots, like bishops, hadn’t moved.

But from the point when bishop-level figures stepped in, it was clear that even Deren wouldn’t be able to handle it.

‘At least 7th Circle… So, unless we bring in the top-ranked ones.’

Thinking it might be impossible to stop them, she grabbed whatever luggage she could to save Deren.

‘Before Deren dies or gets hurt… If I go to the Heaven God Cult and beg…!’

…Could she save Deren?

At that moment of doubt, she couldn’t help but stop her hands.

Thinking about it carefully, if they were willing to kill Deren in front of her, they probably wouldn’t spare him.

So her hands, which were packing, stopped and froze in place.

‘Then, what should I do.’

When her mind became too complicated to do anything.

Something approaches the window and starts hitting it.

A black cat.

A cat that looks exactly like the one Deren recently brought, or maybe… it might be the same cat, knocks on the window.

It drops a letter down.

‘… A letter?’

As I carefully reach out to grab it, wondering what it could be.

Someone urgently knocks on the door and says.

“Miss Rumi! Due to a large explosion nearby, the mana barrier momentarily broke. Are you alright?”

“Yes, yes.”

“That’s a relief.”

After saying I’m fine, the voice of the maid knocking outside calms down.

In any case, I’m in the position of a ‘maid’.

Thinking it’s a bit strange to be treated as a guest, I blink my eyes, and the letter in my hand catches my attention.

‘……’

Even without reading it, I can roughly guess what’s inside.

There’s a high chance it’s content from the Heaven God Cult trying to persuade me.

As I realize this, I feel my mind becoming complicated, conflicted in many ways.

Then, once again, I make a decision while piling up my belongings.

…To leave without further delay.

With that thought, I put everything, including the items I received from Deren, on the bed and got up.