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The short-haired woman had a face that Arpina did not like.

This was because up until now, all she remembered was running away from Arpina.

Even though it was the same advanced level of mystery, there was a difference in level.

And Arpina was also not happy.

He had several mysterious magicians with him, and he came running after receiving a signal that Leah was in danger.

The longer time passed, the more disadvantaged Arpina became.

To be honest, it was the worst situation.

Arpina confronts a mysterious black magician and learns that Raidra is dead.

I also knew that the routes of those heading to Mayra had all been read.

If you wanted to survive in that situation, you could have run away alone.

But how could she run away alone, leaving Leah behind?

‘We have to finish it off as quickly as possible and run away.’

As soon as I had that thought, the short-haired woman’s expression changed and she let out a faint smile.

“What should I do…now it’s you who’s being chased.”

Arpina noticed why she said that.

There was someone flying in, making a sound that seemed to tear the space apart.

“Poohahahaha! Labella, you’re really scared because you met your natural enemy!”

“Shut up, Rodrick!”

A man with long black hair appeared on a silver broom and landed next to a woman with short hair.

He stroked the broom carefully and let it float behind him.

Arpina bit her lip.

I guess I could somehow get Ravella to do something, but that guy was the problem.

He was someone who could not guarantee victory even if faced alone.

This left us with two choices.

Either fight and die, or send Leon or Liara behind you and hold on and die.

Arpina’s worries did not last long.

She glanced at Leon.

It was a gesture telling him to run away with Leah.

Leon’s golden wings, which were holding Leah, flapped and his body floated into the air.

“Isn’t it tear-jerking to see him sacrifice himself for his disciples?”

“Disciples.”

“Huh?”

Rodrick tilted his head and created a crow on his palm, while Labella opened up her fan.

“Let’s see how desperately he will hold out for his fleeing disciple?”

Arpina, ignoring the simple provocation, summoned all of her summons.

Six colorful summons appeared beside her.

A firebird, a wind cloud, a blue fish, a brown golem, a wolf with electricity running through it, and a deer with flowers on its horns.

They were summoned creatures, each with different attributes.

A sense of tension began to flow that it wouldn’t be strange if a battle broke out at any moment.

“Go quickly!”

Leon, who was expected to run away, was still floating behind Arpina.

Arpina raised her hand, screaming in frustration.

The summoned creatures surrounding her leapt forward.

Labella swung her fan, and Rodrik split the crows.

And Leon said softly.

“Kito.”

At that moment, something brushed past Arpina.

The long bird’s head flew past Arpina, opened its mouth, and swallowed Labella whole.

From Labella’s perspective, she was only concerned about Arpina and was suddenly attacked by surprise.

“Kkiyaaak!”

Labella’s scream echoed from the bird’s mouth.

Within it, complex flows of magical power were intertwined.

And at some point, Labella’s voice stopped, and smoke began to leak out from between the bird’s sharp teeth.

The smoke continued to rise in thick clouds.

Rodrik and Arpina stared blankly at the sight.

“Go… Joe?”

Fortunately, Rodrick quickly came to his senses and stepped back.

The flock of crows that had been flying densely around him also followed him at the same time.

“Remember.”

Kito opened his mouth and blew out a puff of smoke, then flew high into the sky.

And then, enveloped in light, he transformed into the shape of a very small person.

The female figure with gray wings lay down on top of Leon’s head.

It was a calm gesture considering he had just destroyed a person in his mouth.

“Keep your promise… … .”

Kito said in a sleepy voice.

Leon nodded.

“I’ll find it for you within a month.”

Left alone, Rodrick looked up at Kito, who was sleeping on Leon’s head, and laughed in vain.

“Have you lost your entire clan and now decided to live off humans? And… … .”

The man’s gaze turned to Leon.

“You were the one who interrupted our plans? A mere beginner in the art of… Maeng… … ?”

His speech became more and more slurred towards the end.

Because it was strange even when he said it himself.

“How old are you?”

“Arpina.”

Leon, who had left Leah and Kito behind Arpina, called out to Arpina without answering Rodrick’s question.

Arpina was also flustered, but Leon’s words brought her to her senses and she raised her magical power.

Rodrick also quickly raised his head and the corners of his mouth curled up.

“Oh… A bratty brat. Do you like it? The way he looks like he can do anything despite being a beginner in the secret arts is attractive.”

He knew that the monster couldn’t exert any more force.

Anyone could see that the situation was like that.

“The label was useless anyway… … .”

Before Rodrick could finish speaking, a giant firebird flew in.

He put his hand on the broom and was instantly lifted into the air.

Only the little crows that remained there collided with the firebird and exploded.

“Slow.”

Rodrick chuckled, not caring about the crow.

A black aura gathered above his head and swelled up like a balloon, creating a giant crow about 3 meters tall.

And then the giant crow split into dozens of medium-sized crows.

This time, dozens of crows rushed towards Arpina’s summons.

Fire poured out of the Phoenix’s mouth.

When the flames touched the crow, it exploded.

And in the explosion, the little crow split into dozens of pieces and flew back towards the firebird.

Boom- Boom-

Every time it touched the Phoenix’s body, a small explosion occurred.

Each summoner faced the same situation.

A bolt of lightning struck Rodrick’s head as he floated in the air, but Rodrick dodged the bolt with ease.

An embarrassed expression appeared on Leon’s face.

He was currently fighting five secret-level magicians and was quite depleted of his magical power.

I had some magic left over to use floating magic, but it wasn’t enough to overuse the Nine-Way Spirit.

“I told you to run away.”

“Let’s live together.”

Leon asked Arpina.

“If I catch the crows’ attention… …can I deal with that guy?”

“… … It is possible, but don’t think about sacrificing yourself. You won’t be able to handle it when Leah wakes up.”

“I won’t sacrifice. I told you that we should live together.”

With those words, Leon flew towards Rodrick.

“Huh?”

Rodrick’s eyes widened, as if he hadn’t expected a novice wizard to rush straight at him.

Of course I wasn’t embarrassed.

I was really curious.

“Are you determined to die on your own feet? What a pity.”

Leon could gauge the crow’s power to some extent.

The little crow is the beginner’s level of secret arts power.

A medium-sized crow imbued with mystical primal powers.

Naturally, the giant crow would contain mysterious, advanced powers.

The Guardian Robe that Leon was wearing could withstand even the most novice level of mystic magic.

The number of defensive magic circles engraved on the Guardian Robe is now 10.

This meant that it could withstand 10 attacks from a medium-sized crow.

‘The little crow… … .’

Leon took out dozens of D-class scrolls he had collected so far from the subspace.

Seeing that sight, Rodrick’s expression became even more puzzled.

“I really feel bad about killing you. Can’t you stay out of the adults’ fights, kid? I’ll play with you later.”

“… .”

The sight of Rodrick licking his lips with his tongue was utterly disgusting.

Leon frowned as he was.

Swear words came out of his mouth without his knowledge.

“Let’s fight, you piece of shit.”

“Hmm… … .”

There was no change in Rodrick’s expression.

Isn’t this it?

Leon opened his mouth again.

“I don’t want to play with Mr. Uncle because he’s so ugly.”

“… … die.”

A medium-sized crow leapt out from Rodrick’s palm, his face hardened menacingly, and rushed at Leon.

Leon used the acceleration of his golden wings to rush towards the crow instead.

bang-

Leon, wrapped in the Guardian Robe’s shield, lunged through the smoke toward Rodrik.

Leon was followed by dozens of small crows that had split into several groups.

Leon threw the D-rank scroll behind him.

The little crows exploded in a chain reaction when they came into contact with the scroll magic.

Leon swung the wooden sword he was holding in his hand at Rodrick, who was right in front of him.

He dodged with a flick.

Leon didn’t think he would be right either.

“There’s nothing more disgusting than an ugly man pretending to be handsome.”

Leon whispered softly and used acceleration again to fly behind Rodrick.

“You crazy bastard… … .”

This time, ten medium crows jumped out and headed towards Leon.

Meanwhile, Rodrik was keeping Arpina’s summons in check.

Leon once again deliberately ran towards one of the ten crows rushing at him.

Another of Rob’s defensive magic circles disappeared with the explosion.

Leon realized he needed to attract more attention and immediately used his Blink Scroll.

However, Blink found it too easy for a wizard of more than a mystic to read the flow of magic.

Suddenly, a medium-sized crow was flying towards the spot where Blink had appeared.

bang-

The Guardian Robe’s magic circle shined once again.

Now there were seven magic circles left.

Rodrick also noticed that the shield that appeared around Leon wasn’t a one-time thing.

A black aura began to gather above Rodrick’s head.

The idea is to create a giant crow.

Leon threw all of his remaining D-class scrolls to block the small crow, then immediately threw his wooden sword.

“Pierce.”

Rodrick blocked the wooden sword shot by Leon with a defensive magic created through multiple spells without much trouble.

And then I realized that the wooden sword had a strange ability.

Rodrick, who was in the middle of calculating magic, frowned.

It was because the operation was interrupted.

But the mystic wizard’s ritual was powerful.

A momentary interruption could not cancel the magic.

As the wooden sword bounced off, Rodrick threw the giant crow he had created towards Leon.

The crow suddenly rushed towards Leon.

If it hit, it was instant death, regardless of the shield or anything.

Leon grabbed the orb.

As Leon disappeared from his spot for a moment, a giant crow flew past where Leon had been.

Rodrick thought he had used the Blink spell again, and when he tried to read the flow of magic, he realized he couldn’t find it.

It was only then that I realized that the kid hadn’t just rushed in without thinking.

Leon, who had returned to reality, looked at Rodrick and said.

“Slow.”

Rodrick, whose smile had completely disappeared, climbed onto the broom.

Leon’s eyes lit up at the sight.

“Now!”

Leon immediately used the acceleration of the last remaining golden wings.

Still, the silver broom’s speed could not be surpassed.

Rodrick appeared behind Leon and grabbed the orb before he could catch him.

Leon has disappeared again.

“… … What is it?”

It was a magic that Rodrick could not understand at all.

At that moment, a huge flow of magical power began to be felt from below.

While Leon was distracted, Arpina took care of all the remaining crows and prepared her magic.

A giant magic circle formed in front of Arpina’s outstretched palm.

In front of the magic circle, a sphere of colorful light was growing larger and larger.

It was clear that if that light source exploded, there would be no way he would be safe.

It looked almost finished already.

It was a fleeting moment, but it wasn’t a desperate situation to the point where I had to give up my life.

Because Rodrick had a grade A silver broom.

Rodrick, who was trying to hurriedly escape using the silver broom, was startled when Leon appeared again and grabbed the broom together with Rodrick.

And then Rodrick’s consciousness flickered.

When I opened my eyes, it was an empty field.

The air I took a quick breath of was thick with mana, and judging by the dense trees in the distance, I knew I was in a forest.

It was as if only this place had been artificially cleared of trees.

Of course, the great magic that Arpina was preparing was not visible.

All reason to run away disappeared in an instant.

“???”

As he looked at Leon, who was holding the broom together, a question mark appeared in Rodrick’s head.

His consciousness flickered again.

When I opened my eyes again, I was in the place where Arpina was preparing her great magic.

While I was momentarily confused by the incomprehensible phenomenon, the light source created by Arpina exploded.

Only Leon disappeared from that spot.

Paat-

The light burst.

A powerful explosion swept through the space where Rodrick had been.

Ku-kung-

Even though it was detonated into the air, the forest shook.

Only after the aftershocks of the explosion had subsided did Arpina begin to breathe heavily.

“Haa… Haa… .”

The forest in front of Arpina was cleared.

The dense forest had completely disappeared, and a faint heat was still rising from the huge dug-out dirt floor.

“… … You avoided it, right?”

Arpina was able to use her magic with peace of mind because she saw Leon disappear and reappear in an instant.

Still, I couldn’t hide my uneasy feelings.

Because it was really a precarious timing.

Arpina walked forward, carrying Leah, who was sleeping behind her, and a small woman with gray wings.

After walking a few steps, Leon suddenly appeared out of thin air.

“Whew… … .”

Arpina breathed a sigh of relief.

“That… .”

There was a lot I wanted to say, but for some reason I couldn’t say it properly.

“I repaid you…”

Arpina ended up saying just that one word.

Leon opened his eyes wide as if he had not thought about it.

And then he laughed bitterly.

“Arpina did it all.”

“If it weren’t for you, I would’ve died.”

Arpina thought back to the boy from two years ago who had boldly said that he would gain a powerful ally.

As he said, this was enough to make her a strong ally.

“We have to run away again quickly.”

Arpina, who felt embarrassed for no reason, pretended to have a serious expression.

It wasn’t over yet.

“Are you going to Meira?”

Arpina shook her head at Leon’s question.

“Unfortunately, there is no hope for Widia. I will take Leah to the Derkantia Empire. There is someone I can rely on.”

Then Arpina spoke.

“You go too.”