Magic Maker - How to make magic in another world - - Chapter 192

Magic Maker – How to make magic in another world –

Chapter 192   Shion’s Decision

Rapunzen’s attack was supposed to catch me.

Rapunzen’s fist stopped right in front of my eyes.

“Gah…!?”

It was Rapunzen who let out a small groan.

Suddenly convulsing, she staggered back.

She spat blood, finally collapsing to her knees, clutching her chest.

Rapunzen’s body was dyed a deep red.

“W-what is happening…?”

Unable to comprehend the situation, Rapunzen trembled.

Her eyes went wide, and she looked up at me.

“Could it be… no way…”

I used water magic.

But it wasn’t ordinary water.

The liquid floating in the air was a deep crimson.

Yes, it was…

“You used blood… for magic…!?”

Rapunzen screamed in shock, a gaping hole in her abdomen.

At the moment of utmost peril, I had used water magic infused with blood.

The large amount of blood was my own.

I had gathered the blood pouring from my body and shot it at Rapunzen as a blood bullet.

This was no longer just water magic.

Blood magic.

A Blood Bullet.

To be precise, it was a composite magic using blood magic and wind magic.

Honestly, I didn’t expect it to be this effective.

Since it was a spur-of-the-moment decision, I had used about five hundred units of magic power.

Yet, it had this much power.

Of course, it also helped that Rapunzen had very little magic power left and wasn’t using a focused shield.

Even so, I wouldn’t have gotten such results with Aqua Bullet or other magic.

Using blood was a sudden idea.

But I was sure it would be effective against demons.

I recall the battle with Einzwerf.

He said he would make me his kin and bit my neck.

Like a vampire, he tried to suck my blood.

Afterward, he ingested my blood, which had received the blessing of the fairies, and began to suffer.

Next, he was hit by attacks from my father and Mr. Glast, resulting in his arm being cut off.

Without a doubt, drinking my blood had weakened Einzwerf.

Though I didn’t understand the specifics of the weakening, my father’s and Mr. Glast’s attacks, which shouldn’t have been effective, had indeed worked on Einzwerf.

So I took a gamble.

I thought that if I used magic with my blood, blessed by the fairies, to deal damage, it might weaken Rapunzen as well.

As a result, my prediction was correct.

In fact, it exceeded my expectations.

Rapunzen’s magic power was almost completely depleted, and the remaining power was distorted.

She likely couldn’t weave magic properly and wouldn’t be able to use spells.

With my enhanced perception, I understood this.

Thanks to Melfi.

Without her, I wouldn’t have had the fairy’s magic and blessings effective against demons, and my means of counteraction would have been limited.

“D-damn… h-human…!”

Rapunzen collapsed weakly.

However, she seemed to remain conscious, glaring at me.

I tried to stand up, putting strength into my legs.

But I couldn’t, falling forward instead.

We were both at our limits.

Both Rapunzen and I had exhausted our strength, our magic power nearly depleted, and had bled too much.

At this rate, we might die.

We glared at each other while lying on the ground.

There was no time to rest.

I had to kill her here.

A being that harms humans.

A being that hurts the people precious to me.

I had to kill her.

I will kill her.

“I-I’ll kill… kill you…!”

I crawled towards Rapunzen.

My dulled body wouldn’t respond properly.

By sheer force of will, my body moved.

I advanced only a few centimeters at a time.

But surely, I was closing in on Rapunzen.

“…No.”

A change came over Rapunzen, who had directed murderous intent at me.

Her eyes as she looked at me began to change.

“…S-stop.”

Denial and rejection, and then fear, appeared in her eyes.

The arrogant and haughty demeanor of the demon faded.

There was no trace of the composure she had earlier.

“…S-stop, don’t come any closer!”

Ignoring Rapunzen, I continued to crawl forward.

Driven purely by murderous intent, I moved my body.

“Please, don’t kill me… stop, stop it, no. Nooooo!!”

Rapunzen turned her back to me and began to crawl away.

My body was consumed by anger.

She had said she wouldn’t hesitate to kill people and would slaughter everyone.

Yet now she was afraid of being killed herself.

If you’re willing to kill someone, you should be prepared to be killed.

We understood that.

That’s why everyone fought so desperately.

But not her.

Did she really think she wouldn’t be killed?

Her arrogant, thoughtless attitude was infuriating.

Don’t mess with me.

Don’t mess with us.

Don’t show the same fear as humans while claiming to be different.

You are different.

You are the enemy of humans.

Stop thinking.

This one must be killed.

Fueled by rage, I stood up.

As I got close, Rapunzen turned around.

She looked up at me, her face twisted in fear.

“No, no, don’t kill me… I don’t want to die…”

“How many humans have you demons killed!?

You think killing humans is normal, but you’re scared to die yourself!!”

Demons are the natural enemies of humans.

There is no room for negotiation.

Einzwerf mercilessly killed many people.

Rapunzen also tried to kill us immediately.

That’s why demons are our enemies.

Rapunzen, trembling with fear, crawled to the wall.

When she ran out of space to escape, she turned and pressed her back against the wall.

With a fearful expression, she looked up at me, then quickly lowered her head.

She was prostrating herself.

“…I’m s-sorry, I’m sorry.

Please don’t kill me! I was wrong, so I beg you.

Please just don’t kill me, please forgive me!”

This one is trash.

After trying so hard to kill me, what is she doing now?

What good is an apology?

She just wants to escape from this situation.

Even if I forgive her here, she won’t change her ways.

Once she recovers, she’ll try to kill people again.

“You will be killed… if you kill people, you must be killed!”

“I won’t kill anyone anymore! I won’t harm humans! Please forgive me!

I beg you! I’ll become your servant! I’ll do anything you say!

So, please, I’m begging you!!”

I gathered magic power into my right hand.

She has no magic power left, and no shield either.

With this blow, I can surely kill her.

“Eek! Help me, please don’t kill me…!”

Tears streamed down Rapunzen’s face as she pleaded.

She pressed her forehead against the ground, begging for forgiveness.

I raised my fist.

“I don’t want to die. I don’t want to dieee!”

I ignored Rapunzen’s pleas for her life.

I can’t forgive her.

Demons must not be forgiven.

She tried to kill people.

She probably plans to kill more in the future.

And above all, there’s something I can’t forgive.

“How dare you hurt my sister!!”

I brought my fist down.

With all my strength, I struck.

A deafening sound echoed around us.

My fist was buried in the rock wall.

Right next to Rapunzen’s head.

I didn’t kill her.

I couldn’t kill her.

It wasn’t out of sympathy.

I lost my composure.

Killing Rapunzen here might not be the right choice.

That’s why I didn’t kill her.

There is value in her.

Information about the demons, the events of a thousand years ago, and many other things I want to know.

I decided to postpone the decision to kill her.

Rapunzen suddenly collapsed.

She lost consciousness.

Apparently, she fainted from sheer terror.

Perhaps, having never experienced being cornered due to her strength, she felt the fear of imminent death.

In any case, this exchange may be meaningless.

Everything is too late now.

I sat down on the spot.

The collapse continued.

The ground rumbled, and rocks kept falling from the ceiling without end.

There was no escape.

Time was running out.

Rocks were falling from the ceiling one after another.

The rock walls were collapsing, leaving almost no safe place.

I didn’t even have the will to move anymore.

No matter what I did, my body wouldn’t move at all.

“…Sister, I’m sorry… I don’t think I can come back…”

Am I going to die here?

I heard a tearing sound.

A mixture of pleasantness and eeriness struck me simultaneously.

Cracks ran through the ground.

They multiplied, eventually covering the entire surface.

A particularly large rock fell.

The ground shook, and the hall was destroyed.

As the ground crumbled amidst the collapse, it fell away.

Was the abyss created by Rapunzen?

If so, then the abyss might change its form depending on Rapunzen’s condition.

If the abyss was collapsing because Rapunzen had been pushed to her limits…

“Well, it doesn’t really matter anymore…

Everyone managed to escape safely, right…?”

I muttered that as I fell.

As the wind roared in my ears, I could only think.

“I’m sorry, everyone.”

I couldn’t make it back safely.

I would make everyone sad.

I couldn’t save the world.

I couldn’t create or use magic anymore.

Even so…

“I was happy…”

I had people who loved me.

I had people I loved.

I could create and use magic.

I had things I wanted to do, things I had to do.

I cherished those days beyond measure.

I cried.

Tears flowed upward as I fell down.

I continued to fall down, down.

In the darkness, my consciousness gradually faded.

And then I let go of my consciousness.