Help! My Overprotective S-Rank Master Who Loves Me Too Much Won't Let Me Go on Quests!

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Chapter 31: Aria-san vs. Shuteridone-san!

“A serious match? With me? I don’t have time to indulge Shuteridone’s whims right now; I need to quickly undo Adin-kun’s brainwashing,” Aria-san said whilst sighing heavily.

“Whims? I may have lost to Aria Feruste in the magic tournament, but saying I couldn’t unleash my true power is just the kind of excuse a child would make. I’ve long since acknowledged my defeat to Aria Feruste in terms of magic handling. But as I’ve said before, I am a swordsman. I lost in a magic tournament where my main talent couldn’t be used, but in a battle where swords could be used… I won’t lose.”

With that, Shuteridone-san aimed her sword at Aria-san.

However, contrary to Shuteridone-san’s attitude, Aria-san sighed deeply and said, “It’s inevitable that Adin-kun is brainwashed, but why is Shuteridone defending the succubus too? Shuteridone may not understand, but that succubus is a member of the Demon King’s Army, and those powerful magic reactions are because of her.”

“I realized once I saw the situation.”

“So what? Could it be that Shuteridone is also being brainwashed by that succubus?”

“Have you ever sensed anything like that from me? You shouldn’t have, because I haven’t been brainwashed… I helped this succubus because she showed signs of wanting to protect Adin Almarx-kun.”

“That’s just a move to strengthen Adin-kun’s brainwashing.”

“…That’s not how it seemed to me.”

“…This is getting us nowhere.”

“It seems so.”

Aria-san aimed her right hand at Shuteridone-san and unleashed a powerful lightning magic—directed at Shuteridone-san.

“Shuteridone-san!”

It was the same as during the magic tournament… No, it was even more powerful than before!

At that time, Shuteridone-san couldn’t match Aria-san in anything other than water magic… Even if she tried to counter Aria-san’s lightning magic with water magic now, water conducts electricity easily, so it might backfire quickly.

I considered supporting her, but I couldn’t possibly stop such immense magic as I am now, and I might even make things worse.

I decided to bet on Shuteridone-san’s strength… But until the lightning came right in front of her, Shuteridone-san showed no signs of casting magic.

“Shuteridone-san…!? You need to use magic to counter it or dodge it quickly—”

“There’s no need for that… I’ve told you, I am a swordsman!”

The next moment, when Shuteridone-san swung her sword horizontally, Aria-san’s lightning magic suddenly changed trajectory and flew high into the sky… Changing the trajectory of Aria-san’s lightning magic, especially with her powerful magical ability, was impossible with just a sword… I wondered how in the world she did it, and Shuteridone-san opened her mouth and said,

“I mainly use bestowal magic, a type of magic that hardly anyone uses anymore… By imbuing magic into a sword, it can surpass its original power.”

“Bestowal magic… So this time, you imbued wind magic into the sword to change the trajectory of my spell… But relying on objects is inefficient, considering that the current magic allows you to directly cast magic from within your body…”

“You have a bad habit of underestimating your opponent too quickly. It may not have happened before, but… I’ll help you cure that bad habit by defeating you.”

“Just because you defended against it once…”

But it was not just once; they continued to clash swords and magic several times afterward… Unlike the magic tournament, Shuteridone-san also demonstrated her prowess as a swordsman this time, making even that high-level battle from the magic tournament seem like child’s play… As I couldn’t take my eyes off their battle, I sensed a presence beside me and turned my gaze to it… There stood Etenela-san.

“E-Etenela-san!?”

“I realized there was no reason for me to stay on the roof the whole time, so I came down because I wanted to talk to Adin… Hey, Adin, can I ask you one thing?”

“Y-Yes, what is it?”

As soon as I asked, Etenela-san hugged me and said,

“I love you.”