My Classmate Became My Familiar - Chapter 2.9
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Chapter 2.9
It was an inaudible whisper, yet I could hear it getting louder and louder.
“Strength… Give me… your power… this time… Give me… enough power to… protect Ashiya-kun. Lend… me… everything…! I’ll give you everything! All of it…!”
Her speech was irregular and sounded like she was hallucinating. She was talking to herself…
Also, what do you mean to protect me? Don’t tell me you’re worried about me and not yourself in this situation?
How could that be? You should think about yourself.
And yet, I could do nothing but to feel the desperation in her voice.
Ryouka grunted, “Hah? What’s with her? It seems your servant lost her mind from fear.”
I was no longer interested in Ryouka’s mockery. I kept staring at Fujiwara.
Fujiwara, who had been pleading to someone, fell silent. It seemed as if some switch had flipped in her.
Her fingertip twitched, and the vibration quickly spread to her body.
“Aah, argh. Aaa, AAAAAAAAH!”
Fire emanated from her body.
Unable to endure the intense pain, she scratched herself and bent her back into an arch, and her jet-black hair turned scarlet. It was as if her hair itself became a flame.
The flames spread in the blink of an eye and engulfed her entire body.
It was the first time I’ve ever seen such a transformation.
Her face became more dignified. Her body became more feminine. Her limbs grew longer, and her skin became even more translucent. Even her clothes changed from a uniform to a gorgeous crimson dress…
Ryouka and her minions stood dumbfounded at this sight.
“Fujiwara…”
I didn’t understand what was going on either, but I knew that this transformation was not good for her.
However, all I could do was watch and wait.
Eventually, the transformation ended, and there was the demoness, the very entity of crimson flames.
The maniacal smile she wore was a look I had never seen before.
“Ku-ku, Kuhaha… Hahahahahahaha!!”
She laughed loudly with such intensity that it made her previous weakness look like a lie.
There was no doubt in my mind.
Fujiwara’s body, soul, and everything had been taken over by that demoness.
“Finally! At last, that damned little girl has disappeared!” As if to confirm my thoughts, she happily stated.
And while everyone else was motionless, only one person caught her eye.
“My Lord! We have met at last! Though a human, you have taken this lady under your wing. Kuha, kuahaha!”
The demoness waved her index finger in the air, and with that simple movement, the barrier around her shattered.
The cronies started to panic, but there was nothing they could do. They were defeated one after another by her slaps. Yes, slaps.
“Ah, ah?” Ryouka grunted. “What’s with that appearance? Isn’t she supposed to have run out of magic power and become immobile? How did this happen?”
“Hmm? No magic power? Are you referring to this lady? I have plenty of magic power of my own.”
As if to answer her question, countless blue lights appeared around the demoness.
The magic particles in the atmosphere vibrated. A large amount of magic power that seemed from another world swirled and got absorbed by the demoness.
“Wonderful, the concentration of magic power in this world is dense! It’s so powerful!”
No way.
How was this possible? That woman was able to absorb magic power from sources other than me?
If that’s the case, she’s beyond our world’s knowledge. She’s entirely a foreign being.
Even if she had been turned into a familiar, there’s no way a summoner could control her because she could move around at will without any need for the summoner’s magic power.
I couldn’t use the right of life and death on her. The shackles that restricted the magic power production in her body were useless.
“You phony,” Ryoka retorted. “This can’t be happening. Impossible.”
Ryouka glared at the demoness.
Her entire body, covered with red magic circuits, responded to her anger.
“No matter who you are? I won’t let you ruin my plan…!”
She clenched her fists and accelerated with a step, cracking the ground, and leaped at the demoness.
The demoness, in return, waved her hand in annoyance at the presence that was closing in on her.
“Impudent.”
In conjunction with the demoness’ movements, an invisible force struck Ryouka from the side, twisting her body and blowing her away.
She crashed into the outer wall of an abandoned building.
Cracks appeared on the wall as it crumbled and fell.
“Gah, Ha- Hah…”
Ryouka struggled to get up, but she didn’t have the strength.
Vomiting blood and scraping the ground, she was like a bug with its legs crushed.
The difference in strength was overwhelming.
Of course, I knew that the demon was strong.
Fujiwara, a summoner weak at physical combat, had been dramatically strengthened after fusing with her. In addition, I had seen how violent she was during the summoning test, so there was no reason to think she was weak.
However, I never thought that the change in consciousness would make such a difference.
As I was unable to move due to surprise, the demoness came to me.
She smiled and sat in front of me. A strange light illuminated from both of her palms.
I was about to be killed, so I reminisced about the summoning test.
She sure had a grudge against me for what I did to her that time.
She put her right hand on my head. I forgot to breathe and just stared into her eyes.
But… the pain I was prepared for did not come.
On the contrary, my broken arm got enveloped with a warm sensation, and the pain eased.
I looked over and saw that my arm, which got grotesquely disfigured, had healed.
Healing magic, huh? And quite advanced…
But why did she?
As I was puzzled, she kneeled down in front of me.
“I’m Sofia Edel Eilam, the Third Imperial Princess. You refer to me as Sofia. My Lord, in the name of the God I believe in, I hereby swear that I will become your sword and spend my life paving the way for your victory.”
What was that?
I couldn’t process this sudden development…
I noticed that the mark of obedience was still engraved on her forehead. Well, since she’s linked to Fujiwara, she might be under its control. So many things happened all of a sudden that I completely forgot about it.
I replied with a tense face, “Thank you for the courtesy.”
The way to victory!
As if I would ever walk that path.
“Can you stand? Let me give you a hand.”
“Eh? Oh, I’m sorry.”
I grabbed her hand and stood up.
The demoness, smiling, turned towards Ryouka, who was still struggling and leaped in front of her.
“Now, My Lord. What to do with this little girl who doesn’t know her place? I believe that only with death she can atone for her foul play.”
“Oh, uh… I wonder about that.”
Her remark was vicious. I could understand why she wanted to do that, considering what she had done to us.
But in this era, if I were to take another’s life for such a reason, it would turn the rest of my life into hell.
As I struggled thinking about what to say, the demoness focused her magic power into her palms in front of Ryoka.
Ryouka cowered, while I couldn’t believe my eyes at how much potential she had. Her arms started to glow like they were on fire.
It’s amazing…
Not even a piece of flesh would remain in this world after being hit with that.
“Hii. No, please don’t… Save me…”
Ryouka shivered and begged for her life.
She had broken completely. Just what happened to her earlier show-off?
“There is no such thing as mercy for fools…”
Demoness turned around as if something caught her eyes.
I followed her gaze and saw that Ryouka’s cronies had returned and were looking at us, unable to comprehend the situation.
“My Lord. Should I kill them all together?”
“Absolutely not! I don’t know what it’s like in your world, but here, killing someone is a big deal! It is national law!”
“Ha? What a soft world. Life is meant to be taken. Hmm. I guess the Lord will have to rule and correct the order to the way it should be.”
While saying something disturbing, she raised her finger with a twitch, a flash of lightning fell from the sky.
The explosion tore the ground, and the cronies were blown away.
I had no idea what just happened, but after a few beats, I finally understood.
This woman could drop lightning with just a flick of her finger? How could it be possible…?