Volume 9 Chapter 15 The True Nature Of The Curse
Yunea placed her hand on Bertina's chest, and Lisha placed her hand on top of it.
"What's wrong?"
"We often do this during training at the church. We combine our magic powers to enhance our magic. It's similar to a compound spell. Since Yunea-san doesn't have a high level of magic power yet, I thought my magic power could be of help."
"I see, I understand."
Lisha's magic power is extraordinary. She can sustain the Sanctuary for a long time. If we were to compare based on sheer magic power alone, she might be the most powerful among the humans.
By the way, I can generate infinite magic power with my magic, so it's not really a big deal for me. It may sound super overpowered, but in reality, there are limits to its output, and the others are much more impressive.
Yunea said nervously.
"I'm ready."
And Lisha nodded, golden magic power overflowing from their overlapping hands.
The golden color filled the box in an instant, enveloping Bertina.
"..."
Sweat trickled from Yunea's forehead as she closed her eyes.
Lisha also closed her eyes, quietly infusing magic power.
At this stage, there was nothing more I could do.
I could only trust the two of them.
With that in mind, I tried to take a step back so as not to be a hindrance.
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But Lisha grabbed the hem of my clothes.
I didn't notice when she grabbed it. Her grip on my clothes was firm, and there was no sign of letting go.
It's too late to ask her to let go, well, it's fine. Some people lose control of their bodies and collapse if they focus too much on magic. I'll just stay silent and lean against the pillar.
When I thought that, I saw something strange.
I should have been inside the house, but for some reason, I was standing outside.
In the dense greenery, where patches of sunlight stain the ground, a hooded boy speaks to me.
No, not me.
The boy in front of me is a Nest. So he must be speaking to Bertina, not me.
This is Bertina's memory.
Perhaps Yunea's magic is affecting her soul, and the circuit of magic power is connecting Yunea to Lisha, and then to me, causing memories to flow in.
But this magic is not meant to read memories.
It leads to the source of the curse, to sever it.
Memories flow like a flickering film, and days pass by.
In a matter of seconds, how much time has passed? That moment has arrived.
Nest's arrow pierces the demon, and at that instant, the curse strikes Bertina.
From there, memories become muddled, and the space we are in gradually loses its form, distorting.
The curse is resisting.
As it tries to crush us, the space darkens and approaches.
The barrier that stops it is a golden sanctuary.
This is Lisha's Sanctuary.
This place is either inside Bertina's soul or something similar. It's not a world where magic can actually be used, but rather a world of imagination.
Protected by the sanctuary, we continue to delve deeper.
And then, it finally revealed itself.
A wooden cabin stands alone in the black space. I remember seeing it in slow motion. It should be the place where Nest and Bertina lived together.
On top of the cabin, a hideous creature, resembling neither a snake nor a lizard, clings to it.
The lizard peers inside through the window and claws at the cabin to pry it open.
It must have been doing that for a long time. After all, it's harder to find a spot on the cabin that is not damaged.
Maybe, this place was the last refuge for Bertina.
The house that Nest built continued to protect her.
What is it? She's well protected, isn't she?
"..."
Now, the lizard looked at us. By chance, Yunea and Lisha had gone out of their way to bring me here.
Well, let's get to work.
This is the world of imagination.
When I stood in my own mental realm, magic didn't activate because it wasn't necessary.
Because I went there for a conversation.
But it seems there's no need for that with it.
"───!!"
The lizard screamed as if scraping metal against metal and lunged at me.
'Moon Blade (Cress).'
I beheaded it in a flash. Its black body melted away like mud.
This should make Bertina better. Now, all that's left is to return.
But at that moment, I transcended something.
What that something was, I don't know.
I just felt a strong force pulling me, experiencing the sensation of overcoming something that shouldn't have been possible.
Black vanished, passing through a golden spiral, and I stood there.
"...Huh?"
Did the voice come out, or did it not?
When I realized it, I was in an unfamiliar room, sitting up in bed.
──What happened?
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