episode_0061

As Emily thrust the greatsword she held in both hands forward, she lowered her left hand that was wrapped around her right hand slightly.

A small magic circle appeared in her left hand.

I took a deep breath of the scent emanating from the Amelia special scent mask and cast a spell with all my might.

Emily’s signature magic.

A sealing magic befitting a paladin.

Even in the midst of battle, Emily would discreetly use sealing magic to seal the opponent’s movements by sealing their physical body. No matter how high their resistance, if they continued to be hit by continuous sealing magic, they would be unable to avoid Emily’s greatsword, leading to their defeat.

But I had seen this magic several times before.

The white needle created by magic clashed with the black mana, and the black barrier I created and the giant greatsword collided. With a tremendous roar, mana byproducts burst forth, and Emily and I distanced ourselves.

Emily seemed determined to end it here as pure white mana surged throughout her body, beginning to dominate the surroundings.

“Sigh… I didn’t want to resort to this…”

Emily’s demeanor completely changed.

I couldn’t afford to drag this out. Emily was, fundamentally, a monster. A stamina monster.

Stamina recovery, stamina regeneration, stamina increase, and all stamina-related abilities and magic befitting a paladin were being used, and it was getting on my nerves.

Furthermore, my body was not in a normal state right now.

Even though I was trying to hold on by forcibly enduring Amelia’s scent that I could sense from my nose, if the scent stored in this mask ran out due to a prolonged fight, it would be troublesome.

Therefore, if I wanted to face Emily, who was giving it her all, I had to do the same.

But if I did, I would definitely not be in my right mind.

“Tsk.”

I bit my tongue and reluctantly took out the essence of Amelia that I had been saving.

And it wasn’t just any essence. Normally, Amelia would spend some alone time once a month and collect the essence absorbed into her bed or panties, but the essence I took out was different.

It was the essence I had made by directly touching Amelia’s chest and belly.

In other words, it could be said that it was the essence created by the love between Amelia and me.

Emily’s mana had almost completely taken over the entire space. If I left it any longer, it would become troublesome.

I inserted the bottle containing the essence made from the love between Amelia and me into the mask. The magic on the mask turned the essence into mist, filling the inside of the mask with Amelia’s essence.

As Amelia’s essence entered my nostrils and gently descended onto my mucous membranes, the cells that had been asleep until now began to awaken one by one.

Emily finished all her preparations and opened her mouth with determination.

“-Battle begins-”

All the energy in the space began to empower Emily as if everything in the space was bending to her will.

[Battle begins]

What living being holds the most energy among all life forms?

The answer is simple. It is the planet beneath our feet right now. No living being, not even dragons, can compare to the energy contained in the planet we inhabit.

No matter how much energy one’s body contains, it is impossible to compare to the planet.

Then, can we use the energy in the planet? This question led many life forms to research the method, and eventually they succeeded.

That was the [Battle begins] magic.

When this magic was developed, many people were enthusiastic about it, but the number of life forms that could use it was extremely limited. Since it was about borrowing power from an immeasurable giant planet, it was difficult with just ordinary mana and energy.

However, there were naturally beings that could successfully wield spatial magic.

That would be Emily and me. Of course, top-tier experts like Helena and the master could all use it.

When the battles of the top-tier experts unfold, the tide of the fight turns into a game of territorial dominance.

What does that mean? Spatial magic is a type of magic that occupies a space. It draws in the power of the planet from that space. If one person is occupying the space, others cannot draw power from that space.

Why? Because someone else was already occupying the space with spatial magic.

So, this space belongs to Emily. Only Emily can draw in the power of the planet.

Emily drew in power and charged at me again.

With a much faster speed than before. A greatsword closing in on my neck in an instant.

One might think that using spatial magic first would be advantageous.

But.

“-Spatial Magic-”

-Boom!

The ribbon on my head moved to block Emily’s greatsword. At the same time, my mana began to absorb the pure white mana at an incredible speed.

Naturally, if the mana dominating the space is weak, it can be consumed by other spatial magic.

My mana, which swallowed up a space much larger than the one Emily controlled.

As if conceding defeat, Emily shouted “Spatial Magic” once again.

“-Spatial Magic-”

Black mana and pure white mana clashed, each trying to dominate the space. And then, we clashed.

Boom! A heavy, resounding impact. My fist struck Emily’s side forcefully, causing her waist to bend to the side and tumble to the ground.

At that moment, the pure white mana wavered and dispersed, while the black mana, which had not missed a moment, tried to swallow up the entire space again.

“…Spatial Magic!”

Emily knows it too. If she gives up this space entirely, she has no chance of winning.

The interesting thing about the fight with spatial magic is the density battle of mana due to space.

The wider the range of space one controls, the stronger the power becomes, but because of the wide area to protect, the density of mana decreases. This makes it difficult to manage and easy to be taken away.

One might say that it is possible to control space with energy brought from the planet. However, only mana can control space, so only the mana one possesses can dominate the space.

Just like how the pure white mana, as small as Emily’s fingernail, is protecting the space without losing its light.

“Ugh… Aaaaah!!!”

Emily shouted in anger as she plunged her greatsword into the ground.

At that moment, a burst of pure white light erupted.

One of Emily’s special magic skills, Reset.

The light burst forth, causing my mana, which had been dominating the space, to evaporate in an instant. Even maintaining a very small space allows the use of the magic Reset.

This is an incredibly frustrating magic that resets all spatial magic battles to zero. It’s a cheating magic, also known as the Reset magic.

Emily has defeated many enemies with this magic so far, but even today, I am a mana monster recognized by dragons.

If you are a stamina monster, then I am a mana monster.

The space returned to zero.

So what should I do now? It’s back to the territorial battle.

“-Spatial Magic-”

Controlling the entire space without manifesting mana into magic is not an easy task. It undoubtedly brings about immense physical and mana consumption.

I am using an enormous amount of mana for spatial magic, while Emily, even with depleted mana, is forcibly enduring with her foolish stamina.

Furthermore, spatial domination requires a very high level of concentration. Therefore, maintaining spatial magic during battle is extremely difficult.

“Here I go!”

As soon as I shouted, I charged at Emily first.

Emily, who had not yet fully dominated the space, was shaken by my charge.

Emily quickly raised her greatsword from the ground to block my path with it. I retaliated by throwing a punch at the greatsword.

As my fist collided with the greatsword, Emily’s body shook. It seemed like Emily wasn’t going to just stand there and take it, as sealing magic surged through my body.

In the fast-paced exchange of blows, Emily’s pure white mana began to waver. Seizing the opportunity, my dark mana engulfed the space entirely.

With each passing moment, my attacks grew stronger, and Emily grew weaker.

“Haah, take this!”

-Boom!

With a loud roar, Emily cast a knockback spell, sending me flying back about 3 meters. She then attempted to drive the greatsword into the ground once again.

“How predictable!”

Anticipating that Emily would reset, I prepared a spatial teleportation spell.

In an instant, I reached Emily and forcefully struck her wrist, causing her to lose grip of the greatsword.

“Damn it!”

Both of Emily’s hands reached out towards me with open palms.

I quickly turned my head to the side, avoiding the beam of light emitted from Emily’s palms.

“Nothing’s changed about your tactics, huh?”

Maintaining my position, I spun my body and kicked Emily’s abdomen.

“Oof!”

-Thud.

As Emily lost consciousness, I absorbed the remaining space and the fight came to an end.

“Sigh… What am I going to do with this woman.”

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Meanwhile, Helena…

Concerned about Amelia’s cold body, Helena undressed both herself and Amelia, sharing her body heat with her.

Of course, subtly touching Amelia’s body was a secret.