Battle War; Magic, Sword and Dragon

Anger

Elsewhere, a similar incident occurred. Kuro, Laila and Lic were currently surrounded by hundreds of cloaked figures surrounding them. A reddish aura emanated from Laila's entire body as she used defensive magic at full power.

He did so after being told by Kuro that the petals raining down on the entire city was a magic that made people unconscious.

Lic is unaffected because from the beginning he is not human, while no one knows for sure why Kuro is not affected.

"City."

Laila nodded and instantly flashed Scarflare in her hand and in Kuro's hand. This was the plan B they had done as long as Kuro still did not have a replacement for Lic.

"Lic, don't worry. We'll protect you."

The two of them immediately stood in front of Lic and prepared to protect him.

The cloaked figure instantly attacked at almost the same time as the weapon in their hands.

They're fast, but Laila and Kuro are faster. Both of them could slash their opponents easily into pieces. When compared to their opponents in Dragonia, they were weaker and easily defeated. It's just that their large numbers overwhelm them.

"City."

"I know they're not human. They are dolls."

Other than no blood, the scattered pieces of their bodies showed they were made of wood that was shaped to resemble humans.

But thanks to that they know there's no need to hold back anymore.

The fire blazed violently from Scarflare which was in Laila's hands. The pressure of Laila at the same time increased.

Laila just directly planted the Scarflareke ground and the fire instantly spread into the ground.

"[Scar Blast]"

The flames instantly spread out in all directions and burned all the approaching enemies to charcoal.

"Hey, look first if you're using that kind of attack."

Kuro was in the air carrying Lic in his arms.

"Your clothes are on fire."

Kuro glanced at his clothes. As Lic said, there was indeed a burning passage.

Kuro immediately landed and put out the fire that burned his clothes.

"Did you do it on purpose?"

"Either... What are you talking about?"

Laila glanced in the other direction like avoiding something.

Kuro let out a heavy sigh, at the same time the enemy again surrounded them with more numbers.

"They really don't know when to give up, but-"

"If we don't find their controllers, then this won't end."

But it wasn't easy. They could only see the puppets and not their controllers. In addition, there is a possibility that the doll is controlled from a considerable distance.

The two turned their backs on each other and simultaneously protected Lic. The two of them knew there was no reason to talk to the two of them, so they knew who their enemy's target was this time.

Lic could only see the two backs of the person who had protected him. They both work well together even though they often don't get along.

The fight was getting more fierce and the puppet chunks were piling up like trash. Although weak, but the enemy does not want to give up.

"......."

Laila was already exhausted and her breathing was panting. The aura shrouding him was also thinning. It was a sign that Laila was running out of steam.

Unlike Laila, Kuro still looks fit and can still fight, but that does not mean he is unaware of the situation now.

"Laila, get ready to get out of here."

Laila nodded and approached towards Lic and immediately hugged him.

Kuro prepared with his horse and drew his sword.

"Accell Blade Art, Tornado Slash"

A tornado of high speed appeared and slashed down all the wooden puppets within a radius of 20 meters. After the tornado disappeared, all that was left was a wooden puppet that had fallen to the ground. Kuro, Laila and Lic disappeared without a trace and left only chaos.

Shortly after, a figure appeared on the roof. Two other figures appeared from different directions.

"He's stronger than we thought."

"..how is he not affected by your magic?"

From the sound that was heard, both of them were women.

"That's not important. Although he was not affected, but other people were certainly not like him. Sooner or later we'll get what we want."

The three of them were only speechless, but they displayed the same aura.

Meanwhile in the school dormitory, Charlmilia with her long hair walked down the school hallway. Many pieces of wood were scattered and crushed into small pieces.

The Byakko ran behind him with a mouth full of pieces of wood.

".......anyone who does this must be tired of living."

A bloodthirsty look that had never been seen now appeared on Charlmilia's face. His face that he had been showing all this time was just an illusion.

Charlmilia stopped.

"I thought you guys were gonna be okay, Knox, Jinn."

They both emerged from behind the shadows. They're tattered camping, but obviously they're fine.

They were shocked when they saw Charlmilia's gaze.

"Finally you showed me your true figure..."

"No. From the beginning this was my true figure, only that I was currently angry. You must know this magic."

"Yes that's it. They're really outrageous this time."

Charlmilia then continued on her way. They both followed from behind.

"You have the same thought as me? I don't think I need to ask the obvious, do I?"

Jinn and Knox just smiled.

The three walked along with an aura filled with hatred. Their experience in the battle at Dragonia had taught them that they should act immediately.

But that doesn't mean they will fight hatefully, but they can't forgive cowards who can only stab from behind and take advantage of innocent people.

Without the two of them knowing, the other two figures saw the three of them from the corner of the hall.

"..............."

"..............."

The two nodded at the same time as the sign thought the same thing. And they also know what they should do.

They both minimize their mana pressure to the smallest extent. After that they came out of the hallway of the school dormitory towards the middle of the city of Areshia. Heading to a place that might be a battleground.

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The town of Areshia became quiet, but the sounds of fighting rang out in various corners of the city. Large explosions sometimes occur and it is a sign of a fierce fight going on in that place.

"Byakko, pinch them!"

The Byakko attacked the puppet with its huge fangs and destroyed all the puppets that were trying to attack the three of them.

Knox and Jinn only helped him by using simple attacks and less deadly attacks, but that was enough to finish off the wooden doll.

The large amount was enough to make them hassles, but it did not take long until the three of them smashed them into rubble.

"Fuhhh. I think we've taught them enough."

Looking at the place where the battle was now in disarray and almost completely destroyed, Charlmilia's relief sounded imprecise.

Byakko approached and he went straight up to her. He stroked his Magic Beast head like he was petting a pet.

"We're gonna get a scolding, but I don't think it's a good time to think about it."

"We'd better think of a way to kill them. I think we should just mutilate them. You two agree?"

"......"

"....."

They did not answer and instead broke out in cold sweat.

"We're more curious about what you're thinking right now, and to be honest right now you're freaking us out."

The two did not want the SSS magician to go berserk with the Byakko. They knew Charlmilia was more troublesome than their enemy.

"Knox, why be afraid. I was angry for a personal reason. Should I tell you why?"

"...no, thank you. But I think Jinn wants to hear it."

Charmilia immediately turned her head towards Jinn who was inspecting the wooden puppet that had been destroyed. With a scary smile.

"........I don't either. We better not hear it."

"Ahaa. Thank goodness, if I hear that, I think I'll also let Byakko tear you both apart."

"......."

"......."

Both are aware, whoever is the mastermind of all this, you should run away if you meet Charmilia. But at the same time it might not be a good idea to work with Charlmilia now.

Knox tried to stay calm and observe the situation around them.

(Enemies attack using wooden puppets. From the attacks seen, it seems that the puppets are controlled automatically and programmed to attack anyone who escapes their sleepy magic.)

Knox knew Jinn and Charmilia must have had the same guess as him.

(What's the problem is that right now is what is our goal and who is our enemy exactly?..maybe Liberia?)

As he was thinking that, Knox was immediately startled by a mark on the shattered wood.

Knox just took that part and looked at it more closely. Charlmilia and Jinn approached knowing Knox had found something.

"Magic circle?" ask Jinn.

"More precisely some kind of magic formula. Charlmilia, do you know this magic?"

"No, but I don't care and quickly use your ability to find them so I can destroy them."

Knox wrongly asked Charlmilia. He regretted.

"It's a shame I didn't want to do that. You must know how big this city is?"

"Tch. basic useless."

"In addition it's not strange if the enemy wants to attack us, they should show their current figure, but-"

"They didn't do it and instead let us destroy their dolls" Jinn continued.

"Yes. This magic I've read. It was a Million Doll magic. By using a magic formula to a doll, the doll will control the other doll like a web of connected spider webs. That's why we easily beat them. Not a hard magic, even I can do it. The problem is to make this many dolls, it takes months and careful preparation. Of course the amount of mana is incredible."

"In other words you want to say this attack they've planned before?"

"It could be like that, but we still don't know very well the enemy's purpose. This kind of attack is not an attack aimed at killing like in Drago - sorry, I don't want to remind you."

Jinn looked glum. He had bad memories in Dragonia. That is what has changed the way he thinks. It took a long time for Jinn to return to her usual state.

"It's okay. I'm getting used to it."

"But we took it all out in an instant. I hope the enemy will come soon..fu fufu..."

"Calm down, we don't know the enemy's strength yet either. It would be dangerous if we acted wrongly. You should know better than I do, Charl.."

"No. I'll show you I'm more dangerous."

The terrifying aura and sinister face displayed Charlmilia. He gritted his teeth and clenched his hands tightly. Byakko's eyes also showed anger following his master's anger.

"I'll give them back. They don't know how hard and how many failures I've had to make that cake."

"........."

"........"

Jinn and Knox finally find out the reason why the girl is so angry.

After returning home from Dragonia she changed her appearance like any other normal girl. Of course her beauty has captured a lot of men, but she's bad at cooking. Just like Laila.

And upon learning Charlmilia managed to cook for the first time. Of course both are happy.

Somehow the two of them could now understand the reason why Charlmilia was angry. Letting Charlmilia go berserk might be the right choice for them.

Meanwhile, Kuro, Laila and Lic were in a dark room. They were currently somewhere underground in the city of Areshia.

"I can't believe this town has a place like this."

By lighting a small fire in a wood, they could see the area around them.

"This is an underground passage to send goods in secret in times of war. This place isn't recorded in any books, so we can be safe for a while."

Laila sighed and sat down on a sizable rock. Lic sat down near him. The same thing Kuro did after putting a torch on the wall.

"As usual you always know a place like this. Could it be because you were a Shadow Knight?"

"You made me remember the past. It is true that as Shadow Knights we are required to know of a place like this. You must know our job is to gather information, and information is more valuable than money. Sometimes we have to pass through places like this in order to avoid enemies and of course to save time."

"You're great ha . hh. ha."

Laila looked exhausted and her breath was panting.

"Don't say much. You better rest so you recover."

"..i understand, but..."

Laila looked at Lic who was not far from her. Lic's plain face slightly made Laila better, but given that their enemies were after Lic, Laila was impatient to kill them.

"They want me, don't they, Papa, Mama?"

"Yes." Yeah." Answer Kuro. "But take it easy, we won't let them take you no matter what."

"What Kuro said is true, we will not allow that. Leave everything to Mama and Papa."

Laila held onto Lic's shoulder and said:

"You may be thinking why we're doing all this, but one thing you should know, we love you. It doesn't matter if you're the Holy Arm or the spirit that possessed Kuro's sword. Now sera-"

"?!"

"Lic, what's wrong?"

"No, it's just that I love my Mom and Dad too."

Laila smiled happily and immediately hugged Lic for quite a long time. Kuro just smiled looking at that heartwarming sight.

"In that case, may I join the fight together"

"Can't."

Unexpectedly, the one who cut was Kuro.

"Papa?"

"I can guess what you're thinking right now, but I, we're not going to allow it. Without you I might be weaker, but that doesn't mean I can't fight."

"Moreover maybe that's what the enemy wants, which is why we don't allow you to fight no matter what."

"......"

"Can you promise never to ask me that again?"

"......Yeah, I promise."

Laila then smiled slightly. Kuro also showed the same expression.

"You're becoming more mature, Lic. Thank goodness ka- cough.cough..."

"Laila, are you okay?"

"....It's okay. I just cough a little."

Kuro did not stay silent and looked around once more. With his eyes accustomed to the dark and sharper than humans and even witches, Kuro found the source of the small spring that was not far from them.

Kuro approached and checked whether the water could be drunk or not. After making sure it was safe to drink, using his hands he brought water to Laila.

"Home. You'll be better."

Laila immediately drank the water and finished it.

"Thank you Kuro."

"Do you want any more?"

"No, that's enough. We better think about what we should do. Kuro, you must have a clue about who they are. .justin?"

Kuro laughed bitterly as he looked at Laila's gaze filled with suspicion.

"..i'm glad you're used to my life, but I'm sorry I don't have a clue about the enemy this time."

"Seriously?"

Laila immediately stared intently at Kuro. He knew Kuro was pretty good at keeping things a secret, even from himself.

"...don't look at me like that. I'm not lying, but that doesn't mean I'm not looking for it"

"And the results?"

".....I still haven't found anything. But don't worry, I don't know why I feel familiar with this kind of attack pattern."

"?!"

Hearing that, Laila also realized that their attack was a little strange and had a certain pattern. Compared to the previous battle....

"You must have realized it. Anyway we have to move."

"Moving, ...where?"

"I know a safe place and no enemy will dare to approach."

"..and where is that place?"

Kuro just smiled a little.

"Sure at school."

"......huh?"

Meanwhile three shadows were jumping between the roofs of the Areshia city building. They are Stella, Hana and Amira. They were also attacked by wooden puppets, but the enemy was no match for them so they could defeat them easily.

Unlike Stella and Amira, Hana seemed to be filled with anger. He jumped even faster than his two friends.

Both knew their partner was having problems.

"Hana, I know what you're thinking and I don't like it. So stop it before we get into bigger trouble."

"I know what you mean, Stella, .but you don't forget who used Million Doll magic this way."

"......."

Stella certainly understands Hana's fear. Million Doll is a simple magic that uses mana threads to control wooden puppets. The more puppets, the more skill it takes to control them all.

But the puppets they had fought were not puppets that possessed great skills. It was another version of the Million Doll that used a kind of mana crystal implanted in a puppet and used a certain magic so that the puppet could control the other puppets. This is what makes the doll weak.

......but they know that's not all that's in the Million Doll magic this time.

"We need to stop them immediately. We know they're the ones who do whatever it takes for their mission to succeed."

Stella thought the same thing as Hana. While Amira does not really understand because he is a new member in their team.

"Khhhhh.."

Stella bit her lower lip and clenched her hand. At the same time he accelerated his jump. Amira followed beside him.

"alright. As the leader of this team, I don't agree with your actions and of course I'm against it."

"....."

"But as a friend, how could I possibly oppose it."

Hana smiled immediately.

"Thank you, Stella."

"No need to thank. I haven't liked them for a long time. I think thwarting their mission is a pleasure in itself."

Stella showed a sweet smile. With her maid outfit, she would probably become a maid famous for that smile of hers.

Stella turned to Amira.

"What about you? Uh. I don't think I need to ask."

Amira then smiled. He was willing to talk, but his gaze could always show what he was thinking.

Look and listen with your heart. That's the right way to know what Amira thinks.

The three then accelerated their movements and headed straight for the city center. The three of them knew who and the purpose of the perpetrator who attacked the city, because that was the first thing he did had to find them.

"?!"

When jumping over a building with a wide enough distance. A white light shot straight towards them at high speed. Ordinary witches would not be able to dodge, but the three dodged by using their comrades' bodies to move and move away.

The power of that light pushed their bodies so much that the three of them almost lost their balance, but they were able to land well unharmed.

After a while an explosion and the sound of broken glass rang out from the shield that had been shattered due to the attack.

The three of them were shocked and hard to believe because they knew that the shield protecting the city was not easy to destroy, but that light could do so easily.

His third eye widened when he found the figure that did it, which was a long blonde girl who was beautiful and of course had a chest size that was also unexpected.

"Fuf ufu.. meet you too."

Still shocked and dumbfounded, another figure appeared right in front of each of them. One of those figures was the white tiger known as the Divine Beast, Byakko.

"Can you tell me who you really are?"

Knox asked Stella who was already on alert.

Stella did not immediately answer and immediately used the telepathy they used.

The three nodded simultaneously and instantly took out a small ball in their pocket and threw it onto their front floor.

The light instantly shone brightly and made the view obstructed. After that, they disappeared without a trace.

There was no overreaction from Knox, he just let out a heavy sigh and held his head like a dizzy person.

"...they really suck."

Knox glanced at Charlmilia who looked increasingly upset and angry.