I Became the Burden of a Conscienceless Party

101 – Faith and Love (2)

Faith and Love (2)

Before Esmeralda and Tina track down the two.

As Esmeralda had predicted, the two of them tried to shake each other off in the middle.

The two people started to fire magic at each other at the same time, as if they had made a promise from the beginning.

“Haha, no matter what, there are some things we have in common.”

“If I had known that, I would have just backed off quietly.”

The fight between Milia, who mainly used elemental magic, and Irina, who used divine magic and barrier magic, was bound to always continue in a consistent form.

Basically, this is because high-power elemental magic often easily destroys divine magic.

That’s why Irina has no choice but to focus on defense rather than offense.

Fortunately, she was well-versed in the art of barrier magic, so even if Millia’s magic boasted great firepower, it was not easy for her to break through the barrier that was grafted with Irina’s divine magic.

But that’s it.

“Irina, you can’t beat me.”

“Well, isn’t it impossible to know until you try?”

Irina responded with a relaxed expression, but Jeon Hwang couldn’t do that.

She was originally a support character, not a combat character. So she was bound to be somewhat vulnerable in 1:1 combat like this.

Normally, I would strengthen my defenses with a barrier and wait for support from my allies.

However, there is no support coming. So she must prepare for a counterattack while fortifying her defenses within the barrier.

Her usual means of attack are close combat using divine magic and Morning Star.

Unfortunately, both are bad against Millia.

“Are you just going to keep holding on?”

“Why don’t you be careful, they might be looking for an opportunity?”

“Will that opportunity ever come?”

The tentacles of all the workshops.

Moreover, it is a mental attack that makes you feel bad just by looking at it.

The magic that Millia had recently developed was aesthetically problematic, but it certainly boasted an absurd versatility.

“Irina, give up.”

“Give up and die?”

“If you step back, I will stop attacking you. I don’t want to kill my friend either.”

“You have a lot of free time.”

Irina began to counterattack, having prepared a strong defense with a barrier.

Cheeeeeeek!

The divine magic she deploys repeatedly strikes down at Millia’s tentacles, dismantling her magic.

Millia’s tentacles began to melt and disappear, making a strange sound as if they were something evil.

Millia was not fazed by this phenomenon and continued to regenerate tentacles and strike Irina’s barrier.

“… … There is no way Irina can beat me in this war of attrition.”

In Millia’s case, she simply needs to supply additional mana to regenerate her tentacles, but Irina needs to weave in divine magic one by one to burn some of her tentacles.

Milia, who merely provides fuel, and Irina, who has to create a finished product from scratch.

It was obvious which of the two would be more tired and mentally exhausted.

“I think Milia-sama’s love is truly amazing. She leaves only one person in her world. I envy her. That she can love like that.”

“… …What are you talking about?”

“I have to consider all sorts of things in order to love.”

The next successor to the Magic Tower and the actual leader of the Celestial Spirit Sect.

Although the positions of the two people seemed similar at first glance, there was a huge difference.

And the biggest problem is that the Celestial Spirit Sect is in an extremely unstable state compared to the Magic Tower.

That’s why Irina had to think of as many things as possible.

Even with every word and action, I had to consider and prepare for various situations before moving forward.

It’s become a habit.

“It seems like Lady Milia hasn’t been paying attention to me for a long time. She was so focused on Mr. Jim that she didn’t even notice me… … .”

Wouldn’t she have dealt with Millia, who could be called her greatest enemy?

While Milia acts selfishly, only looking at one person, Irina discards everything else around her for that one person.

Yes, she had been planning to get rid of Milia from the beginning.

“You didn’t even prepare a countermeasure to deal with me, did you, Lady Milia?”

“… … .”

“If you only look at a person’s fragmentary side and act accordingly… … .”

Irina pulled her outstretched hands together and made a hand gesture.

“Are you caught in an unexpected place?”

Why she is a saint.

Something only she has proven.

“All priests follow the teachings of God and imitate his actions, but those who reproduce the teachings of God themselves are called saints.”

Kuuu!

As Irina made a certain gesture, the entire space shook.

The special ability of Saint Irina, who could not be used when fighting against demons because her magic and divine power were mutually canceled out.

“Zhan Falun seal.”

That’s why no one in the warrior party knew of the existence of that power.

A power that has been hidden to a terrible degree.

“Why… … ? Mana… … .”

“Magic is definitely… … something that overturns existing principles, right?”

It heals wounds. It purifies what is evil. Yes, it is the ultimate form of sacred magic that returns the world to its original state.

In the sanctuary she created, no one can perform magic.

Even if you try to distort the flow of mana, this place will hinder it.

It is the power to force the most natural appearance of the world onto a certain area as if it were a photograph.

From the beginning, we were continuing an unnecessary war of attrition for that purpose.

Because I needed to fire sacred magic in a flurry to scatter sacred power around.

“Even so, since Lady Millia might be able to adapt to this space, wouldn’t it be better to finish this quickly?”

Milia advised Irina to step aside, meaning she was looking at her with some amusement.

On the other hand, Irina showed that she was not letting her guard down even though she had an overwhelming advantage to deal with Milia.

“Huh?!”

As Irina said, Milia tried to adapt even in this sanctuary.

At that moment, Milia swung her staff violently as if forcibly twisting the flow fixed in space.

“Then it’s too late. Don’t we know that best?”

Kwajik!

Irina is the most surefire way.

In other words, he immediately struck Millia’s head with an attack using Morning Star that didn’t require any preparation time.

***

Esmeralda was using all means, including potions, to save Milia.

Truly exquisite control of power.

The attack ended at a level where Millia would not die, but could be saved if emergency treatment was applied.

“This was it… … !”

Esmeralda, who was running around trying to save Milia, was shocked.

While Irina was dealing with Milia, she was also considering Esmeralda and Tina, who would be following her later.

Even if she is Esmeralda, she would never leave someone she could save behind and chase after them. Especially if that person is a precious comrade.

That’s why Esmeralda couldn’t rashly chase after Irina even though she knew where she was going.

“… … .”

Esmeralda laid down Milia, who was mumbling with her head down on the floor, sweating profusely.

“I’ll kill you. I’ll kill you. I’ll kill you. I’ll kill you. I’ll kill you. I’ll kill you. I’ll kill you. I’ll kill you. I’ll kill you. I’ll kill you. I’ll kill you… … .”

“hmm…….”

Esmeralda turned Milia over again. It seemed like it would be difficult to treat, but it was still too scary.

Even Tina, who had always thought that Esmeralda’s evaluation of her colleagues was excessive, didn’t say anything during this event.

“… … I wonder if it would be better to just leave him alive. What do you think, Tina?”

“I hate to say this, but… … it looks like Millia needs some time to cool her head.”

In the end, the two decided to ‘just’ keep Milia alive.

In a way, it was a choice that exceeded Irina’s expectations.

Even though Irina knew the two people’s behavior patterns, she would not have expected that the two would be scared by Milia’s appearance.

“Alright. Now, follow Irina… … .”

Just then, he was about to start chasing Irina again, leaving Milia literally alive.

“Esmeralda.”

“… … Yes, I felt that too.”

Esmeralda and Tina could almost simultaneously feel the unease floating in the air.

The feeling that nothing has changed, yet everything around you has changed.

Esmeralda said to Tina, feeling a little creeped out.

“Protect Milia.”

“… … It’s already happening!”

Fortunately, Tina had better intuition than Esmeralda, so she was ready to prepare for guarding Milia faster than Esmeralda.

Tina quickly set up traps around her and raised her senses to the max.

‘What is this? Is this also Irina’s trick? And why is this so unpleasant?’

It makes me shudder as if I were submerged in a winter sea.

An indescribable feeling.

It was different from when I met Rapha or Belphegor.

Esmeralda, who had been cautiously looking around, suddenly raised her head.

“moon…….”

A full moon floating in the sky.

It was falling slowly.

For a moment, Esmeralda recalled the time when Five invaded the Magic Tower, but the results were completely different.

“Tch!”

Unlike Five, who fell and became a giant fireball, the girl who was just crouching down landed lightly on the ground.

Esmeralda looked up at the sky again at the sight that was so natural, but the moon had long since disappeared.

Was her sense of distance shattered? Esmeralda glared at the girl who had landed on the floor with her holy sword drawn in a sense of unease.

“Ta-da~ Hello! My name is… … .”

[Name: Third]

[Race: Trickster] [Title: Legion Commander, Trickster, Magician]

“aaahhh!”

“Wh, what, what? I haven’t done anything yet… … ?”

Esmeralda, who had just activated the Emerald Tablet and checked the information displayed on it, suddenly let out a scream.

“Why do you keep picking on me!”

Today was the moment when Esmeralda’s mind finally burst from the series of absurd misfortunes that had occurred.