“What, what the heck…”
“Whoa.”
The Giant Evil Spirit, bound tightly by a mass of fur, trembled.
Thanks to its tremendous strength, it was managing to move a bit even while tied up, but escaping was impossible.
Zzzzt…
“Cat Seal.”
Kugh!
Even if it got torn, it was just a matter of re-binding it.
After struggling for a long time, the Giant Evil Spirit finally stopped moving.
[Kya]
[Hey Lily]
[Well, of course]
[Not really surprising]
[Spell genius Lily, lololol]
[Look at Yena’s shocked eyes]
“Uh, how do you know the cat’s spell… No, this is a spell known only by the clan, right…?”
“Is that so?”
“Yes, it is! In the first place, Lily, you didn’t even know the Cat Seal spell. You were lying when you said you forgot all the spells earlier?!”
“That’s not it… um, how should I put it.”
Ah.
“After losing my memory, I awakened a strange inspiration.”
“…Inspiration, you say?”
“Yeah. The power to grasp the overall structure and method of spells. If it isn’t that special spell like the one from earlier, I think I could use it just by seeing it once.”
“??????”
“Would you try using another spell? Something I’m unaware of.”
Yena’s eyes widened even more.
Not believing it, she still hesitated, attempting to cast the spell.
“This, this is impossible, but let’s see. If I can use this, I’ll believe you. Spell formation. Open, Cat Rain Spirit…”
“Have you already used it?”
“Teleport… No. Don’t interrupt me while I’m focusing!”
“Then what’s that?”
“What do you mean…?!”
Arrows pierced through the sky filled with demonic energy.
They could be seen as ordinary arrows at first glance, but upon closer inspection, they were made of spiritual power.
The deluge of arrows flew in with incredible speed…
[?]
[???]
[What the heck]
[Arrow rain?]
Fwoosh!!
The helplessly bound Giant Evil Spirit was riddled with arrows.
Like endlessly raining onto a target, the arrows came pouring down.
Already tightly bound, the Giant Evil Spirit soon let out a final scream and collapsed.
“What is that?”
“The Rain Arrow spell… no way.”
“Hahahahaha!! What are you doing here, cuties!”
Swish!!
From afar, a figure with a massive build soared through the air.
Someone is flying in.
Kuwung!!
A giant, no, a massive giant over 3 meters tall, landed in front of us with a hearty laugh.
A man with a bold impression and black hair peeking from the front.
He was wearing the signature robes of a sorcerer, like us, and had a giant staff strapped to his back.
‘His spiritual power is unusual.’
Not as impressive as the giant evil spirit, but he has some considerable spiritual power.
Behind him, two other sorcerers were flying on strange leaves and birds, their sheer power seeming quite similar.
[What’s going on?]
[What’s with the trio?]
[No way, it’s the final blow, right?]
[Let’s kill them.]
[Why the final blow?]
“Eekek, I almost caused an incident.”
“What are you doing?”
“Hmm? What do you mean?”
“We were hunting that ghost. We even got permission from the Sorcerers’ Association, so is it okay for you to just barge in here and interrupt our hunt?”
Yena mentioned that all sorcerers must belong to the group called the ‘Sorcerers’ Association.’
Sorcerers not belonging to it lose basic rights and various benefits, and their lives could be at risk.
Therefore, most sorcerers were part of the Association and had to ‘strictly’ obey its rules.
Catching ghosts managed by the Association without permission, and stealing ghosts caught by others, was against the rules.
When I said this, the giant laughed heartily, his muscles bulging.
“How bold. So bold. Kekeke… Right, right. The pretty ones were here first and have been hunting already.”
“Then step aside…”
“But you only know one thing, not two.”
“?”
Sarak.
Piiik~
“Article 7, Section 3 of the Sorcerers’ Association regulations. The hunting deadline for demons in controlled areas begins at sundown.”
“And it’s already been a day since then, hasn’t it? Our little Level 6 kids?”
The man with glasses descended from the leaf and spoke first, followed by the girl who landed from the bird.
Unlike the burly giant, the man was slender, and the girl was grinning, adorned with unusual jewels all over her body.
We hadn’t been here long, but if it had really been a day, then what they said must be true.
Yena, who had been glaring at them fiercely, didn’t seem to argue back.
“Alright then. What about your reason for attacking the ghost we had?”
“Article 3, Section 1 of the Sorcerers’ Association regulations. ‘A fellow sorcerer whose life is in danger must be rescued. In this case, subordinate regulations are excluded.’”
“No matter how many regulations there are behind that, it’s useless. Oh, by the way, all sorcerers belonging to the Sorcerers’ Association are comrades. Comrades.”
“No matter how many Yuls there are, it’s useless. Oh, by the way, all sorcerers belonging to the Sorcerers’ Association are companions. Companions.”
“Our lives were in danger, you say?”
“Yeah! You guys almost died, didn’t you?”
The female sorcerer chuckled, while the man with glasses nodded his head.
Lastly, the giant walked past us, heading towards the giant evil spirit.
[?]
[Hahaha]
[Crossing the line]
[Are they insane?]
[Let’s kill them, let’s kill them, let’s kill them!]
[Crazy, lol]
[Why is Yena just standing there?]
“……”
“Don’t take it too hard. It’s just how sorcerer life goes. Is a measly gemstone more important than your life?”
“I wasn’t in any life-threatening situation at all, you know?”
“Oh come on~ That’s just wrong. How can two level 6s take down a level 4 demon? You would at least need six or seven level 5s to even consider it.”
“True. We managed to bind it somehow, but that was about the limit. Better to give up and go back.”
“We didn’t ask for the value of our lives just to catch an ordinary evil spirit, did we? Aren’t we nice? Huh? Huh-huh?”
The man adjusted his glasses and declared, while the woman trembled and made a fuss.
In the meantime, the giant was pulling a gemstone as big as a person out from the giant evil spirit.
It was certainly large and packed with energy—enough for Yena to be envious.
“What happens to the huge gemstone?”
“Oh that? It’s obviously ours. You weren’t thinking of asking for a share, were you?”
“Do you have any conscience? You guys?”
“Hahaha… If the pretty ones would sweet-talk us a bit, we might consider giving some.”
“That’s not right. It needs to be split into exactly three pieces!”
“True. We can exchange this later for spirit stones…?!”
“Conscience? Nyang?”
BAM!!
The massive front paw slapped the man with glasses.
Simultaneously, the paw quickly moved, snatching the gemstone from the giant and throwing it to me.
I caught the gemstone in confusion.
Meanwhile, Yena lunged toward the slightly stunned woman, swinging her spiritually empowered fist.
“Die already, Nyang!!!”
“What?! This crazy chick!”
“You’re the crazier one, Nyang! Who’s stealing whose stuff, huh!!!!”
“You’re dead!”
[Hahaha]
[Yena’s in rage mode]
[Totally understandable]
[Her eyes are rolling, lol]
[She’s justified in killing them 100%]
[Nyan Nyan Punch!]
[Stealing the last hit is a serious crime!]
[Kill them, kill them, kill them!]
[Lily, let’s give it a go!]
“Shall we?”
I pulled out my hammer and infused it with spiritual power using a spell.
Yena and the woman laden with mythical artifacts intertwined and were flung far away.
The woman, adorned with a myriad of mythical artifacts, was entangled with me and bounced off into the distance.
It wasn’t a very sorcerer-like fight, but that was the original Yena vibe.
Even though there was a power gap between Yena and that woman, Beastmen have good basic specs, so she wouldn’t fall behind too much for now.
‘It started with a surprise attack after all…’
“I just don’t understand.”
Boom!
The giant clenched his fists, ready to crush them, and advanced.
The man with glasses was unharmed from the outset, blocking the front paw’s attack with a peculiar leaf.
“You were never going to catch us anyway. Even after saving your life, you’re still so tempted?”
“Such a lack of conscience…”
“Your tongue is long, for a lawbreaker.”
Twitch.
Veins popped on the giant’s forehead.
The man with glasses appeared calm, but his breathing changed slightly as if he were a bit pissed off.
“Come on. The Sorcerers’ Association will handle the aftermath.”
“Guh! Fine! Saheon! Don’t you dare jump in!”
“I wasn’t planning on it.”
“Looks like I’m going to have to teach this pretty little brat a lesson!”
Boom!!
A strong surge of spiritual power emanated from the giant’s fingertips.
As the power grew stronger, it eventually surpassed that of the Giant Evil Spirit.
‘Is he already at Level 4 Sorcerer? He’s certainly strong.’
This could put Yena in danger.
Sure, Yena is relatively strong compared to a Level 6 Sorcerer, but she showed signs of losing against a Giant Evil Spirit.
The woman who was launched away was on a similar level as the giant, so I needed to wrap this up quickly.
“Spell deployment. Gather.”
Kugugugugu!!!
“Spiritual Blast!”
The explosion of spiritual power enveloped me.
Even the Level 4 Giant Evil Spirit faced significant damage from the blast, but as the smoke cleared, shock painted the expressions of the two.
Two pairs of blue leaves had blocked the explosion.
It was the sorcery used by the man with glasses.
“…Leaf sorcery? How did you manage to use the Wrap Leaf technique?!”
“Spell deployment.”
Wuuu.
“Teleportation. Gather. Spiritual Blast. Rain Arrow. Explosive Arrow.”
The rain of explosive arrows annihilated the area!
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