episode_0095

“Before Bloodstain could land, Mariel confirmed the presence of the four of them and used spatial teleportation magic.

And so, the four were sucked into a dimensional rift created by the spatial teleportation magic.

However, due to the urgent situation, the stability rapidly decreased.”

So, Mariel used spatial teleportation magic.

Certainly, now that Milaia has joined as well, the best course of action is to leave the place if possible.

But it’s unsettling to hear that the stability has rapidly decreased.

As evidence, the dimensional rift in front of me… the exit that I have to squeeze through is only about a foot wide.

How am I supposed to pass through such a narrow opening?

If I force my way through the narrow opening and get stuck when it closes, I will become a ‘Yunoa that was.’

Furthermore, the dimensional rift in front of me was trembling as if it would close any moment, making a creaking sound.

The surroundings were like a space filled only with blue magic, empty of anything.

What will happen if I don’t enter that open dimensional rift and just stay here?

“Spatial teleportation magic creates a bridge between artificial magical spaces in the space-time continuum, allowing passage between them.

Naturally, if the caster’s magic is depleted, the dimensional rift will close, and the space where Yunoa currently exists will also disappear.

Even a fool could understand that something cannot exist in a vanished space.”

So, whether we like it or not, whether the possibility is high or low, we must pass through that narrow opening to leave this place.

Are the other three in the same situation as me?

It truly feels like the beginning of the Despair Arc of spatial teleportation magic.

But we couldn’t blame Mariel.

She must have made this decision, enduring instability, to survive.

If we had stayed still, all four of us could have been overwhelmed by Bloodstain at once.

Moreover, the narration had stated that we couldn’t withstand that attack.

Rather than all four of us being swept away and dying together, it would be better to be sent to the dimensional rift by the unstable spatial teleportation magic.

The problem is how to escape this space…

Forcing my body into a one-foot-wide opening seems impossible.

The opening is so small that not even my head can fit through, making it impossible to attempt to enter.

Crackle… crackle…

The small dimensional rift made an ominous sound and shrank even more than before.

If this continues, will the rift completely close?

Damn it, whether I die by Bloodstain or get trapped and die in another dimension, it’s all the same.

If this magic is so dangerous and unstable, wouldn’t it have been better to teleport Bloodstain instead of us?

“He came up with the idea of using Mariel’s unstable spatial teleportation magic against the enemy, trapping them in a dimensional rift and killing them.

For Yunoa, who usually lacked creativity, it was quite a clever idea.

However, Mariel’s unique spatial teleportation magic unfortunately did not work on other races by default.

Moreover, if the opponent had stronger magic power, there were plenty of ways to break the magic or defend against it.”

I thought it was a genius idea to use spatial teleportation magic for attack purposes, but the narration quickly shut down that possibility.

Could someone teach me how to get out of here?

Are the others okay right now?

Even though I managed to escape this dimensional rift and succeed in teleportation, the worst scenario of being the only one left alive after everyone else is trapped in another dimension when the magic ends flashed through my mind.

If that were to happen…

No, let’s not even imagine such a terrible thing.

They say words have power.

But where does this spatial magic lead to?

Since Mariel suddenly cast the spell without my knowledge, I couldn’t know the destination.

I could peek outside through the dimensional crack, but all I could see was just dirt floor and some wooden-like things, so I had no idea where we were.

Perhaps a forest somewhere on the continent.

“Let’s not panic… There must be a way somehow…”

Honestly, there was no solution coming to mind, but I deliberately muttered to myself out loud to give myself courage.

The endless expanse of blue space around me, and the dimensional crack torn open there.

If I couldn’t find a way out of this place before Mariel’s magic reached its limit, it would be the end of my life.

“Hmm.”

The narration didn’t give me any hints.

It was different from before, where it would usually throw hints at me in precarious situations.

Looking at it positively, maybe there was a possibility that I could somehow get out of this situation on my own?

The blue space created by Mariel’s magic.

Blue… Blue magic…

After all, the source of all magic was magic itself.

And I could sense and control magic with a special talent.

Even if that magic belonged to someone else.

Once, Mariel had experimented on me, casting a binding spell to immobilize me and then shooting fireballs at me. She had said to me, “Take control of the magic and get out of this situation.”

It wasn’t just a random thing; it was an action taken after observing me to test if I had a stronger control over magic than an ordinary person.

Of course, Mariel had probably hoped for me to control the incoming fireballs and nullify them, but the situation was too urgent to control the rapidly approaching magical power of the fireballs, so I had to break free from the binding spell instead.

So, maybe I could control this dimensional crack as well?

If it was an imperfect magic that could collapse at any moment, couldn’t I take control of the magic that made up the spatial magic and stabilize it?

Of course, I didn’t know how to use real magic like Mariel.

But it was possible to sense the magic that had already been cast.

There was no time to waste, so I immediately closed my eyes and decided to try to sense Mariel’s magic filling the blue space.

Although it seemed like the entire space was filled with blue magic, surprisingly, the magic was concentrated in a small open dimensional crack. There was magic in the rest of the space as well, but not as much.

I focused on the magic that made up the dimensional crack.

Since it wasn’t my own magic, it required a high level of concentration to control it.

But it was a much easier task than controlling the magical power of the fireballs coming at me.

The sixth sense of feeling magic, a sense that couldn’t be compared or expressed with any of the five senses.

Reaching out to Mariel’s magic, I repeatedly felt a sensation of barely touching it.

Narrowing my brow, just a little more, just a little more…

I maintained my focus on reaching out to take control of the magic that made up the dimensional crack with a feeling of an invisible hand.

After a while, I suddenly felt like gears fitting together perfectly, and my influence began to reach Mariel’s magic.

As a result, the magic that made up the dimensional crack, controlled by Mariel, began to tremble unstably.

What if I tried to stabilize this magic as much as possible?

“Phew…”

Carefully adjusting the magic of the crack, it felt like putting together a complex puzzle.

Feeling that the amount of magic itself was lacking, I also infused some of my own magic into it.

My magic and Mariel’s magic, which belonged to me, merged as if they were originally one.

“Done!”

I strengthened the magic in the dimensional crack as if conducting reinforcement work on a building that seemed to collapse at any moment, and opened my eyes.

The dimensional rift, which was barely the size of a hand at first, was now maintaining a large oval shape big enough for me to pass through.

Rather than the first spatial teleportation, which was stable, it now had a more definite ‘door’ shape.

I crossed the widened dimensional door straight away.

***

“Yunoa…!”

After safely escaping Mariel’s spatial teleportation magic, the first person to greet me was Milaia.

We were in a forest we had never seen before.

Looking at the lush green surroundings, it was clear that we had escaped from the place where we were fighting Bloodstain.

“What about the others? Milaia, were you able to teleport here without any issues?”

“I ended up in a strange place and had to use my sword to forcibly tear through and get out here.”

…Tearing through dimensions with a sword?

As someone who had barely escaped by readjusting the magic that made up the dimensional crack, it was a ridiculous answer.

If an adventurer like her could do such a thing…

But that wasn’t important.

Where were Mariel and Sylphy…?

“Have you found the other two?”

They must be safe, please.

Milaia returned to her usual expressionless self and spoke.

“It seems like the mage who came with you did something. I arrived here first and managed to locate the others… Shall we go this way?”

I followed Milaia’s guidance and moved a little further into the forest.

And not far away, I could see Mariel and Sylphy.

“…As you can see, it’s a bit of a situation. I wanted to help, but I was afraid they might get hurt if I used my sword to solve it.”

Milaia looked at Mariel and Sylphy as she spoke.

Both of them were in a terrible state.

Just like when Mariel first came to meet me, they were stuck in the dimensional crack, unable to move with only their lower bodies sticking out.

Their four floating white legs were flailing around, unable to find a place to land.

Sylphy’s waist was even exposed, with her skirt clearly visible.

“Although Mariel’s spatial teleportation magic successfully removed the four of them from the battlefield, due to the unstable completion of the magic, Mariel and Sylphy became stuck in the dimensional crack, unable to move.

Yunoa quietly enjoyed their embarrassing appearance.

In such a situation, not long after escaping from danger, he couldn’t help but be a pervert.”

“This is…”

Feeling embarrassed watching the two in front of Milaia, I unconsciously looked away.

It’s a really bad situation…

Anyway, I was relieved that both of them were safe.

But this time, it seemed too tight to forcibly pull them out.

However, just like how I escaped from the dimensional crack, I felt like I could help the two in the same way.

“I think I can get them both out. Milaia, please watch over the surroundings so I can focus.”

“Got it.”

Milaia immediately nodded at my request.

And I closed my eyes and began to concentrate on my magic to pull Mariel and Sylphy out of the dimensional crack.