Magic Maker - How to make magic in another world - - Chapter 186
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Magic Maker – How to make magic in another world –
Chapter 186 Magic combat goes hand in hand with experimentation
With a powerful metallic sound, Marie’s body was repelled.
“What a cowardly sneak attack!”
Rapunzen blocked Marie’s attack with her arm. Despite being flesh and blood, she deflected the strike of the iron thunder sword. A shield. The gathered magic in Rapunzen’s arm was extraordinary. The magic collected through Magic Gathering endowed her with resistance to physical attacks. It seemed that the magic-imbued iron thunder sword couldn’t inflict damage.
“Ugh!”
Marie was thrown off balance in mid-air, exposing a clear vulnerability. Rapunzen gathered magic in her right hand, rotating as she thrust her fist forward. Marie instinctively defended with the iron thunder sword, but she couldn’t absorb the impact, being thrown backward.
“Sis!”
In an instant, I cast a Blow towards the direction where Marie was thrown.
“Kaha!”
Marie collided with the wall and fell to the ground. Despite mitigating the impact with Blow, it wasn’t enough. Overwhelming power. All that with bare hands. I quickly ran to Marie’s side in that moment.
“Are you okay!?”
“I-I managed somehow.”
Marie stood up unsteadily, her iron thunder sword now broken in half. It seems it couldn’t withstand the previous blow. Structurally, the iron thunder sword had some issues with its strength. Just enduring that one strike was impressive enough. Keeping an eye on Rapunzen’s movements, I gathered magic and touched Marie’s body.
“Heal.”
Pure white oral magic gathered at my fingertips, and the bruise on the area touched by magic gradually disappeared.
“Thanks, the pain has subsided.”
Marie discarded the broken iron thunder sword and drew her beloved sword, a weapon without magic. Since the iron thunder sword proved ineffective and wasn’t readily available, resorting to a regular sword might not be more effective, but it was better than fighting bare-handed, and that seemed to be the current situation.
“That demon defended against sis’s attack with a shield. Maybe the iron thunder sword did have an effect.”
“…But her reaction. Even when I approached by canceling magic, she defended. Her magical perception is quite sharp, or there might be another reason. Either way, it seems challenging to land a hit in a straightforward fight.”
“I’ll draw her attention. Sis, borrow a few iron thunder swords from the knights and attack during the opening.”
“Got it. Be careful, Shion.”
“You too, sis.”
“Why are you whispering to each other! Fragile humans! If you won’t come, then I’ll come to you!”
The gathering magic in Rapunzen’s right hand.
A flowing boost and a shield.
A high-density amount of magic.
Certainly surpassing Marie and me.
The magic that threw the stones should have involved magic manipulation.
Boost and shield are of the same type of magic.
If so, Rapunzen’s expertise might lie in vast magic manipulation?
It’s premature to jump to conclusions.
But without making assumptions, without clear information, it’s impossible to discern things.
The situation is dire.
But it’s also a valuable experience.
To survive, I must win the battle.
But I have an irresistible urge.
What exactly is magic?
If I understand magic, I might be able to enhance my magic further.
I might come up with new magic.
I might discover some magical technique.
This is a battle.
But it’s also research and experimentation.
I believe that magic and sorcery are similar but different.
So, what to do?
It’s predetermined.
Experiment and make mistakes.
Even if it’s a life-threatening venture.
This is not a game.
A slight mistake could lead to everyone’s death.
But I can’t stop.
Because I’m a researcher of magic.
With winning as the premise, I research.
But I must not forget that the top priority is the lives of my comrades.
“Now, let the experiment begin.”
I braced myself and closely monitored Rapunzen’s movements.
As Rapunzen shifted to the edge of the hall, targeting Marie, I unleashed my magic outward.
“Hmm?”
As Rapunzen noticed my magic, she turned her attention back to me.
I usually keep my magic suppressed, using magic manipulation to avoid drawing attention from fairies when entering the Fairy Forest, Alsphere. Excessive magic emission can be disruptive and conspicuous for those with magic perception.
In any case, I released my magic, successfully diverting Rapunzen’s focus. This confirmed that Rapunzen also possesses magic perception.
This revelation clarified one aspect – magical beings indeed have magic perception. Though I had a strong presumption, establishing certainty and reproducibility is crucial in research.
To grasp the current situation, I concentrated my awareness. The distance between us was around 10 meters – neither too far nor too close. Considering Rapunzen’s magical power and physical abilities, she could close this distance instantly. However, Rapunzen remained stationary. What is she doing? Why isn’t she launching an attack? Could she be on guard? Is it because I halted Rapunzen’s sorcery?
If she’s not making a move, I should seize the opportunity. I gathered my magic at my feet and manipulated it to move.
“Hahaha!! Nahahaha!”
Suddenly, Rapunzen burst into laughter. Did she sense something? My caution increased even more. Amidst this, Rapunzen grinned.
“Whatever you try doesn’t matter! You can’t possibly defeat me with that level of magic! Come at me!”
Rapuntzen kicked the ground, approaching me at an abnormal speed. Reacting quickly, I leaped to the side, narrowly avoiding Rapunzen’s attack.
“Too slow!”
As Rapunzen landed on the ground, she immediately turned toward me. Swiftly changing direction, she closed in on me. I hadn’t touched the ground yet; it was too fast. However, it didn’t exceed my expectations.
I extended my arm to release a Blow. My body moved sideways with the force of the wind. Evading Rapunzen’s attack, I landed on the ground and immediately reached out, gathering magic.
“Bolt!”
Purple oral magic gathered at my fingertips as I thrust both hands forward. However, the electricity didn’t envelop Rapunzen’s body. With movements surpassing the speed of the electric current, Rapunzen lowered her posture close to the ground, and the Bolt passed over her head. Was it an instinctive dodge upon seeing my movement? Her judgment and reflexes were extraordinary.
I jumped to evade upward, but Rapunzen instantly jumped after me. It was an instantaneous response, an impossible reaction without extraordinary dynamic vision and reflexes.
“You’re too slow!”
Rapunzen’s fist approached in front of me. In an instant, I concentrated magic on my face and simultaneously moved my head with a boost.
“Ku!”
Barely avoiding Rapunzen’s fist, I rotated inadvertently due to the excess momentum. While spinning, I grabbed Rapunzen’s arm.
“Nua!? L-let go!”
We spun around like a windmill. The rotating vision was nauseating, but I didn’t let go of Rapunzen’s arm. Immediately, I channeled the maximum magic into Rapunzen’s body.
“Guaaaa!”
Rapunzen grimaced in agony. The effect was indeed there! It was the interference of magic through ‘purification.’ In terms of attributes, it could be considered a ‘holy attribute.’ The method was the same as healing, but when used on magical creatures or demons, it dealt damage to the target. I had named this technique ‘Holy.’
“Yo-you! L-let go! Kunu kunu!!”
Rapunzen began thrashing violently. The difference in magical power between us was obvious. If she went all out, she could break free using Boost. Utilizing the principles of a jump, I increased the rotational force.
“Ueee!? S-stoppp!”
Both of us were rotating in midair, resembling a fan. It felt like my vision was spinning in circles! My vestibular system was screaming. I felt like throwing up. But I didn’t stop. I boosted and grabbed Rapunzen’s arm, never letting go.
The arm of Rapunzen that I held gradually purified through the Holy magic. Her skin burned like a scald and eventually turned to ash. With this method, Rapunzen’s Boost and Shield were ineffective. And another thing became clear: Holy magic, the purifying spell effective against magical creatures, also worked on demons.
“Gugugugugaga, guaaaaa!!!”
Rapunzen groaned and thrashed with all her might. At that moment, an abnormal amount of magic surged from Rapunzen’s body. With an incredible strength compared to before, she violently tore me off.
Losing balance, we couldn’t hover in midair and were propelled away by our own rotational force. The accumulated rotational force was released, becoming centrifugal force that blasted us away.
Just before hitting the ground, I deployed a shield with maximum magic. Along with a thunderous sound, the impact ran through my body. Although the shield defended against external impacts and physical attacks, it didn’t absorb the entire shock. It protected against surface-level damage, but internal vibrations weren’t negated. The body experienced the effects of the impact load, resulting in being blown away.
It was like wearing armor made of a substance with high strength and hardness, yet lacking weight. I bounced off the ceiling and walls multiple times, rolled on the ground several times, and eventually came to a stop.
“Gu, ha…!”
No matter how much physical resistance the shield provided, it couldn’t prevent internal impacts. In other words, the internal damage caused by rotation and impact remained untouched.
My vestibular system, organs, and brain were excessively shaken. Nausea, headaches, distorted vision—the internal damage I suffered upon colliding with walls and the ground was immeasurable. I couldn’t even stand up.
“Gaah!”
Blood leaked from my mouth—whether it was vomited blood or hemoptysis, I couldn’t tell. Perhaps it was both. There was no doubt that my internal organs suffered extensive damage. My whole body trembled involuntarily. For now, my well-being had to be put on hold. I wouldn’t die immediately.
What about Rapunzen!?
“Haaaah!!!”
Simultaneously with Marie’s fierce spirit, I saw Rapunzen’s figure. She was currently collapsed, and Marie was about to attack her with her iron thunder sword. Rapunzen had taken damage too. If Marie’s strike landed, we could win! Marie’s sword descended.
“Igii!!?”
Certainly, Marie delivered a solid blow to Rapunzen. A clean laceration ran across Rapunzen’s abdomen, though it seemed shallow and didn’t lead to a complete severance. Marie didn’t make such a mistake.
In other words, it indicated how tough Rapunzen was. Marie proceeded with a second strike, attempting a sweeping attack with a flowing motion. However, Rapunzen avoided the blow by contorting her body just enough. While appearing to backflip and kick up Marie’s jaw, in reality, Marie executed a backward somersault to evade the attack. She managed to dodge, but it created distance between her and Rapunzen.
I stood up, healing myself in the process. While the wounds were healing, the nausea and headache persisted. It seemed healing only affected regenerative abilities, and complete recovery would take time.
“You… you humans! How dare you injure me! I won’t forgive you! I won’t forgive you!”
Rapunzen enraged and unleashed her magic. Inflicting damage didn’t diminish her magical power; it meant she still had reserves.
“What… what kind of battle… I… can’t do anything.”
“Really, the demons… they really existed…”
“To defeat them with magic… I… thought it was a lie… monsters…”
While Marie and I were engaged in the battle, the knights could only watch in fear. Dominic was no exception. They couldn’t use magic, and ordinary people were not supposed to be able to fight. In the midst of this, there was a movement.
“Shion!!”
It was Melfi.