106 – Compatibility
“…… Keugh!”
Violet sighed.
The wand was already out, but there wasn’t much I could do about it.
Why was that?
At the same time as she resigned from the ninth circle of Tsushima, she was rated as the highest rank among the 12 demon lords.
As of right now, I was overwhelmingly being pushed back by a boy who wasn’t even 20 at the most.
「Icicle Chain」
“…… !”
Charleurreuk!
Chains of ice came out from above, below, left, and right of her.
Literally, tearing through space.
Violet gritted her teeth.
Even if you can’t understand the situation, even if you can’t accept this unfortunate situation that happened so suddenly.
Still, what had to be done was clear.
She raised her mana.
Purple mana blooms like a full bloom.
『Purple Garden』
Her unique magic was activated, and all sides of her were dyed in bright purple.
It could be interpreted as light purple.
It was just wrapped in bright brilliance.
And, by that brilliance, the chains of ice had to disappear without leaving a trace.
“… ….”
In a way, it could be evaluated as a perfect defense, but Violet’s expression was not very good.
Cold sweat was dripping down steadily, and her eyebrows were deeply dug, revealing her emotions.
And.
The reason, the cause.
Because it was none other than the boy wizard in front of me.
I could see her flowing platinum hair.
Then, blue eyes that seemed to contain the sea entered my field of vision.
There was one thing that could be learned from him.
Violet’s expression calmed down in an instant.
And spit it out.
“…… White Qliphoth.”
Name the boy.
…… The name of the winner of this Imperial Magic War.
“I didn’t expect you to recognize me.”
Shrugging her shoulders, White waved her hand again.
“…… !”
And with that simple hand gesture, monotonous if monotonous movement, Violet had to raise all her nerves.
Immediately, a spear flew in.
Weeeaeaeae liquid!
It makes a piercing sound that rips through the air, and flashes sharp anticipation.
A bluish-white spear flew at Violet’s neck.
Kaang!
“…… Kut.”
Unsurprisingly, they succeeded in blocking it.
Due to the purple shield spread by her violet, her spear finally disappeared without reaching her.
But even then, it’s still the same.
To the extent that it could be described as consistent in a way, Violet’s expression was just complicated.
──Why?
That was the only question that filled her head.
I don’t care about everything else.
At least it wasn’t a problem to worry about right now, so I’m ruling it out.
…… I just focus on the boy in front of me.
The winner of the Great War of Magic, and the heir to the Clifford family.
A mage from the 7th circle.
…… And, if there is one other singularity.
That is—
“…… It must have been you.”
“What?”
Despite White’s immediate reply, Violet just shuddered.
A look of astonishment crossed her face.
Then, she opened her mouth.
With this current situation, I will tell you one thing that can be known.
Violet’s eyes began to vibrate violently.
“…… You were the beast that killed the demon lords until now. It was.”
“… ….”
White was silent.
With her mouth firmly shut, he gazed at her violet with unwavering eyes.
And with that kind of gaze, with that kind of pressure.
Violet just shuddered.
Just because he, that boy, was a powerful person who far exceeded the 7th circle?
…… It wasn’t.
That wasn’t it.
It was clear that a boy who was not even twenty years old would be astonished to have reached the 8th circle or even higher.
Still, at least right now, the reason Violet’s pupils were shaking wasn’t because of those things.
──I couldn’t see a gap to dig in, it was like an iron castle.
…… So, it doesn’t work.
I kept casting magic, but it didn’t work at all.
The reason Violet was shocked was there.
…… After meeting that boy, she continued to cast one type of magic.
It was none other than her, her own specialty, spirit-type magic.
When it comes to her spirit world magic, she was a woman who prided herself on reaching a higher level than anyone else.
It wasn’t just that she was alone.
That was something that any wizard on the continent would admit.
The number one spirit world magic is the purple demon king Violet.
…… So, she couldn’t help but be even more shocked.
“…… Why doesn’t it work?”
“… ….”
White was silent, but Violet could be sure he understood what she was saying.
Those empty eyes, the blue eyes that lost their light, were making me have that certainty.
“Why doesn’t my mental magic work at all…… !”
Violet spit out like chewing.
As if she was quite embarrassed, she was showing her passion that would not normally be reflected.
Her fingertips trembled, and a purple spell was formed on the tip, but in the end, the magic circle did not emit light.
It doesn’t work.
It was just useless.
For that boy.
Her own mental world magic didn’t work on that young boy who was only twenty years old.
At that point, Violet lost the confidence to properly maintain her reason.
Bewildered, shocked, and unable to comprehend the situation.
Mana was fluctuating, and he was failing even to create the correct spells driven by his emotions.
“…… Ah.”
In the end, the sound he spat out was nothing more than a broken voice that didn’t make sense.
Violet looked at White with wavering eyes.
…… Something seemed to be visible.
Since she is said to be the number one in spiritual magic, she was able to see more than anyone else in terms of spirituality.
So, it was visible.
I saw it.
…… The boy in front of his eyes, and the faint figure swaying behind him.
The figure of a man fluttering in a pure white robe, his dark blue eyes flashing.
“——Ah, ah.”
And at that point, Violet was finally unable to keep her sanity.
Just looking at the unidentified shape felt like my mind was being eroded.
Or, you could describe it as a feeling of being eaten away by the shape.
Actually, it didn’t matter at all, but I felt like I had to continue at least some useless accident.
In response to that intuition, Violet just carried on with his thoughts while shaking his body.
──What do you mean?
What is ‘that’?
It wasn’t a boy.
At most, it was not an image that a nineteen-year-old boy could have.
I couldn’t bear it.
It was close to impossible.
‘This is impossible… ….’
Violet swallowed dry saliva.
Due to the tension, his whole body was covered in sweat.
He was the one who dug deeper than any wizard in mind and soul.
He knew better than any other kind of magic because he was the one who delved into spirit magic.
──Can’t win.
As for ‘that’.
Against something like that, I couldn’t win no matter what.
“──.”
And it was just after that.
I wonder if I couldn’t stand it.
At the height of the pressure, could it be that the figure rising behind the boy couldn’t keep up with the force radiating from it?
Puff!
Soon after, Violet lost consciousness and had to break down her body powerlessly.
“… ….”
And, looking at her like that, White just took her step as if he had expected it.
There was no sign of panic at all.
Just calmly, with an attitude as if he knew everything, he moved his feet heavily.
White flashed her cold eyes at the fallen Violet.
“…… Superlative, you and me.”
Slowly lowering her body, White muttered quietly.
“With what kind of confidence did you want to look into my image in the first place, Violet?”
He laughs once.
It was a sneer at Violet.
Showing a fishy smile, White shook her head from side to side.
…… After all, this woman had dug her own grave herself.
If she had just believed in her own magic and used the 9 circles of mana to constantly pressure herself, her results might have been different.
Her flaw was that she tried to see through her own image with her special skill, mental magic.
‘No one would be able to handle that.’
Muttering to himself, White raised the corners of her mouth.
…… Her own past, when she was once called the ‘white wizard’.
Or, you could call it the future.
It was a mistake to cast her mental magic against ‘it’.
What did she believe in, did she put her hand on ‘it’ that she had transcended even the ninth circle, albeit for a moment.
“Whoa.”
White took a deep breath.
…… In any case, she wanted to peek into her own image, and she had to endure that much of her karma.
As a result, she doesn’t fit the title of purple demon king.
I had to collapse in such an unsightly manner.
“You may not be able to hear me anymore, but listen anyway.”
Duduk!
Bending Violet’s wrist roughly as she fell, White flashed her bloody smile over her face.
“My spirit is stronger than any wizard. Even though the realm is lower than the nine rings you have, that’s why you shouldn’t cast mental magic on me.”
Duduk!
This time it was the other wrist.
With the sound of bones crunching, Violet fell unconscious.
It was an unconscious reaction.
“You need to know the subject.”
Just muttering that, White clicked her tongue once.
A cold, sunken gaze scans Violet.
“It is your failure to engage in a spiritual battle against me, stupid bastard.”