Magic Maker - How to make magic in another world - - Chapter 189

Magic Maker – How to make magic in another world –

Chapter 189   Reach out

Marie and Rapunzen’s fierce battle continued.

“Haaaah!!!”

“Ruuuaaaa!!!”

It was like a hurricane.

The abnormal speed of their swords made it difficult to keep up just by watching.

No ordinary person could enter that fray.

In close combat, they seemed evenly matched.

But Rapunzen possessed overwhelming physical and magical power.

Marie, panting heavily, bore several wounds across her body.

Though their combat skills appeared evenly matched, there was a fundamental difference in ability.

It was only a matter of time before Marie would lose.

“What’s wrong, what’s wrong!? Is this all a human woman can do?”

“Kuuuh!”

Exhausted, Marie was being pushed back.

The tide couldn’t be turned.

Marie lost her balance.

Without missing a beat, Rapunzen drew back her fist notably.

It was a hefty punch, and Marie couldn’t move.

If it landed, she’d surely be incapacitated.

However, what halted her in her dire situation wasn’t my magic.

“Urgh!”

“Hah!!”

Dominic and Bruno swung their iron lightning swords from both sides toward Rapunzen.

Rapunzen, who hadn’t noticed their presence, widened her eyes in astonishment.

Rapunzen’s hand halted.

Simultaneously, both of their attacks hit Rapunzen’s shoulders.

And I immediately scooped up Marie.

It all happened in an instant.

When Rapunzen’s focus completely shifted to Marie, we sprung into action.

I carried Marie, putting some distance between us and Rapunzen.

Jumping was really convenient.

Not only could I just leap into the air, but I could also dash horizontally.

I landed on the ground while still holding Marie, adjusting my posture as I slid.

“Shi… Shion… They can’t win against her…!”

“I’ll handle it.”

I reassured Marie while applying some healing.

Simultaneously, I spoke in the fairy language.

“Melfi, please assist Dominic and the others. If they’re in danger, scatter magical scales around them.”

“Understood!”

Melfi noticed my oral magic power.

As long as it wasn’t too far, I could communicate with telepathy.

Of course, Rapunzen also had telepathic abilities.

However, Rapunzen couldn’t understand the fairy language.

That was revealed when Melfi attacked Rapunzen earlier.

“That kind of attack won’t workkk!!”

Rapunzen raised both hands with a roar.

In that moment, Dominic and Bruno’s swords were deflected.

Without delay, Rapunzen advanced toward Dominic.

Her punches were like a boxer’s jabs but several times faster.

Dominic had no chance of dodging.

However, when Melfi scattered magical scales around, Rapunzen leaped away from the spot.

It seemed she really struggled with fairy magic.

“Darn darn darn!! It’s so frustrating!! I’ll kill all of you!!”

She directed her anger towards us in a very obvious manner.

Good, she’s getting emotional.

If driven by rage, actions become simpler.

With this, Dominic and the others should be able to buy enough time.

But it won’t last long.

“Sis, I came up with a new spell.”

“A new spell? But right now, we don’t have time for that kind of talk.”

I informed Marie of the plan.

It’s a highly innovative and groundbreaking method.

Honestly, I’m not sure if it will succeed.

After finishing explaining, Marie’s determination gleamed in her eyes.

“Indeed, if that succeeds, we might have a chance.”

“Let’s do it. I’m ready.”

Several iron lightning swords were embedded in the surrounding ground.

They were arranged in a circular formation to be pulled out immediately.

This was done by the knights.

“Perfect timing.”

Marie stepped away from me and stood in the center of the circular arrangement of swords.

She picked up the iron lightning swords embedded in the ground.

Using her magic, she triggered them to revert back to their original sword form, the blades split in half, filled with magical energy.

Then, Marie enchanted the iron lightning swords with Aqua.

A water sword materialized.

“Let’s do this!”

“Anytime!”

With a shout, I began chanting Aqua.

Gathering moisture from the air in the hall and spilled water from a flask, I condensed them into a small sphere of water.

It appeared in front of Marie and remained still, positioned slightly higher than her line of sight.

“Now! Everyone, step back!”

I yelled to Dominic, Bruno, and Melfi.

I communicated with Melfi in the fairy language.

As everyone stepped back, Marie swung down the iron lightning swords.

The water sword sliced straight through the suspended Aqua in the air.

Well, more accurately, it didn’t cut through it like a straight slice.

The blade moved across the surface of the water sphere as if gliding.

It followed the same trajectory as Marie’s weapon destruction technique she demonstrated in her fight with Bruno.

When slashing straight, the impact was strong, but the cutting effect was minimal.

So when Marie cut Bruno’s sword, she moved the blade across the surface instead of a direct cut.

She executed the same technique when cutting through the Aqua.

Boosted by her expertise in swordsmanship, body skills, agility, and honed techniques, the water sword embodied all her talent and skill.

It seemed as if she was caressing the water sphere.

What would happen if advanced techniques like the weapon destruction’s blade sliding were applied?

In the fluid movement, a phenomenon emerged between the water sword and the water sphere.

It was surface tension.

Magic could amplify and sustain phenomena in a target.

That’s what magic was about.

So, what about water? What about Aqua?

Why does it converge due to magic and form into water spheres?

It’s because of the magical force acting as a binding agent, causing the water molecules to gather.

In other words, it’s due to the properties of water molecules.

Surface tension is amplified, and if Aqua results from that maintenance, what happens when Aquas touch each other?

Excessive surface tension implies strong viscosity.

Aquas attract and connect with each other.

When enhanced physical abilities boosted by the boost and extraordinary swordsmanship are added to this flash, what happens?

The water sword touched my Aqua overhead.

As the touched part glided along the blade and eventually reached the tip, my Aqua and Marie’s Aqua merged into one mass.

Velocity, gravity, and mass.

All forces converged onto the blade, and eventually, what emerged was a water blade.

A beautifully crescent-shaped water blade was unleashed.

Due to the limited magical power of Marie’s Enchant Aqua alone, its power was weak.

Therefore, it couldn’t deal a fatal blow to Rapunzen.

But what if my magical power was synthesized with it?

And if it could be done at a distance?

This would overwhelmingly shift the situation in our favor.

Yes, this is the flying crescent slash.

Crescent Aqua!

The crescent blade was unleashed towards Rapunzen.

In an instant, Dominic and the others distanced themselves from Rapunzen.

It was just a momentary opening.

The crescent Aqua struck Rapunzen directly in the back.

“Guaaaahhh!!”

A large gash appeared, and blood gushed out.

Rapunzen dropped to her knees.

“It’s working! It’s working, sis!”

“Yes, we did it!”

As Marie and I rejoiced, Rapunzen glared at us with fury.

“You littttle shiiiits!!!”

She was enraged.

I’ve never seen someone so angry before.

Veins bulged visibly on her forehead, and her teeth were bared.

Her terrifying appearance made everyone flinch.

But that anger also proved that the previous attack was effective.

Earlier, she was attacked from a blind spot, which made her emotional and distracted her attention from her surroundings.

Hitting her a second time won’t be easy.

But an opportunity has arisen.

Although the precision of the Crescent Aqua is still low, with practice, its effectiveness will increase.

We need to put it into practice.

I immediately conjured Aqua in front of Marie.

And Marie swung her sword, creating Crescent Aqua.

Our teamwork gradually increased in efficiency and speed.

Initially, Dominic and the others needed to cover us.

However, soon Dominic and the others couldn’t continue fighting.

They were exhausted.

In a situation where one hit could mean death, it was natural for both physical and mental energy to wear out.

The same applied to Melfi.

From here on, only Marie and I would fight.

I can use magic immediately, and the required magical power for Aqua itself isn’t too much.

If we increase the size of Aqua, its viscosity decreases, and there’s a certain limit to the mass it can take to form a slashing shape, so there’s a restriction on magical power.

Thanks to that, I don’t consume too much magical power.

Marie needs to focus on cutting my Aqua without distraction.

It consumes her stamina, but Marie practices sword swings thousands of times every day.

Swinging a sword is as natural as breathing for her.

In other words, she still has plenty of stamina.

Marie’s magical power is only about half, but she should still be able to use magical swords.

“Kuh, this damn it all!!”

Rapunzen is struggling to attack.

The Crescent Aqua slashes fly.

Their mass is overwhelmingly larger than a regular slash, and their speed is abnormally fast.

Moreover, in such a confined space, with vertical, horizontal, and diagonal slashes with considerable mass, avoiding it is clearly very difficult.

Rapunzen manages to narrowly avoid the Crescent Aqua, but it won’t last long.

“Guh! Guaah! You… ughh!!”

Rapunzen starts getting hit by the Crescent Aqua.

It’s because the speed of my Aqua creation and Marie’s swordsmanship are increasing.

It’s the synchronization of siblings.

Even without saying anything, I can sense what Marie wants, what she intends to do, and how she’s trying to do it.

“Th-this is incredible, I can’t intervene.”

Someone’s voice reaches my ears, albeit faintly.

But soon, silence descends.

The epitome of concentration.

I create Aqua effortlessly.

I was beginning to feel a sense of contentment in this situation.

However, it didn’t last long.

“If that’s how it is! Then take this!!”

Rapunzen’s roar snapped me back to reality.

She charged into the Crescent Aqua.

Despite guarding with both hands, she took the slashing attacks.

Unpleasant sounds of cutting echoed.

But Rapunzen’s momentum didn’t stop.

She ran forward regardless of the bleeding from her arms.

Just a few seconds.

During that time, Rapunzen reached Marie’s front.

Although Marie swung her sword down, Rapunzen easily dodged it.

“Gofu!?”

Rapunzen’s fist pierced into Marie’s abdomen.

Marie spurted blood and was thrown backward.

She crashed into the wall and collapsed on the ground.

There’s no doubt she sustained considerable damage.

Rapunzen’s wounds gradually healed.

It’s self-regeneration, automatic healing through magic.

The demonic power in her, still had plenty to spare.

But her stamina was being depleted.

Though her wounds had healed, fatigue was evident on Rapunzen’s face.

Healing isn’t omnipotent.

Presumably, it’s a magic that activates cells and self-regenerates through the effect of magic.

That’s why stamina shouldn’t be unlimited.

In reality, neither I nor Marie have recovered our stamina, and our bodies are worn out.

But there’s still a chance of victory.

I instinctively conjured Aqua.

But Rapunzen, as if anticipating it, swiftly moved towards my feet.

The impact shook my brain.

Before I knew it, I was flying through the air.

I couldn’t comprehend what had happened.

It felt like my whole body was paralyzed.

Desperately trying to think, I assessed the situation.

I had been kicked in the jaw.

If not for the shield powered by magic, my head would have been blown off.

But because it wasn’t a shield from magic collection, the damage was significant.

I needed to take evasive action.

I thought so, but my body wouldn’t move, and I fell to the ground.

The impact surged through me like electricity, turning into intense pain that assaulted my brain.

It hurt so much that tears filled my eyes in an instant.

“Ka…ha…”

Because I couldn’t take evasive action, my entire body was struck hard.

I struggled to breathe.

Rapunzen closed the distance in an instant and attempted to kick me away.

I quickly used a shield where she aimed to kick me.

I was sent flying like a soccer ball.

Rolling on the ground, I used healing magic on myself.

“Even for a human, you’re tough. Then I’ll finish you off with magic!!

I’ll make you taste my pain too!!”

Rapunzen raised both hands, causing the rock wall to tremble.

Accompanied by a rumble, gigantic rocks appeared.

Rocks overflowed from the wall and extended towards me.

They looked like the fist of a giant golem.

“Die!! Human!!”

My body wouldn’t move.

I hadn’t recovered from the attack I received earlier.

I couldn’t move. My legs wouldn’t move. Why couldn’t I move!

Am I going to die here?

The rocks loomed before me.

There was nothing I could do.

So, I just thought one thing.

That I was going to die.

In that moment…

Thud.

My body was thrown into the air.

What happened?

What I saw in my field of vision was Marie’s face.

A troubled smile.

A smile that seemed like she was about to cry.

“Shion, I love you.”

I reached out to Marie.

But the distance between us only increased.

Unconsciously, I released a blow.

Reach her!

Please, reach her!

But my magic didn’t reach Marie.

“Marie!!!”

The place where I was supposed to be.

The place where Marie was.

A gigantic rock passed by.

Marie was blown away by the boulder and flew into the sky.