Chapter 105: The Power to Change Fate
 

“I’m not surprised.”
 
While coolly deflecting the flashes of magic unleashed by Makina, the Night Witch weaves her words.
 
“That Leor or whoever appeared in your plight. That Makina-Orchestra rose up and rushed to your side.”
 
“—-kuh……!?”
 
Shadows overflow, pushing back the beams Makina fires.
 
“[Flame Magic Sphere]!”
 
Even a slight graze from those shadows means I’m out. I lay down long-range wires and unleash a barrage of fireballs. I don’t expect this to defeat her.
 
“It’s only natural, considering the [Original Magic] you fully awakened.”
 
“…….!? [Original Magic]……you say……?”
 
What flashes … Read the rest

Chapter 104: Black Lion
 

The silhouette of a figure who had lost his right arm, now a one-armed man. In his left hand he gripped a greatsword, broken halfway down its length. His rugged face looked even sterner than in my memories.
 
“Leor…brother? Is it really you, Leor brother?”
 
“…………”
 
“Leor, I—-guh!”
 
In response to my question, a sloppy kick slammed into my abdomen.
 
My body doubled over, tumbling across the floor from the impact of the kick.
 
“Ugh…! What are you…”
 
Right after that, a miasma blade released by Lucille passed over the spot where I had just … Read the rest

“Watch closely, Alfred.”
 
As the Night Witch declared, a mud-like blackness began to ooze out from her shadow.
 
“This is the power of the spirit [Claudia]. My magic. Its ability is—-[Despair].”
 
“Despair…you say…?”
 
“You’ll understand once you experience it.”
 
The shadow coiled around her staff. I couldn’t tell what she intended to do, nor what that ability entailed.
 
Then I’ll just have to strike first.
 
“[Phantom Skirmish]!”
 
I closed in, slashing at the shadow-coiled staff twice.
 
The spirit [Arsène]’s magic—stealing any magic I struck at the same place twice.
 
With this, I should be able to steal her so-called [Despair] … Read the rest

Chapter 103: Despair
 

“Alfred, Are you deeply moved?”
 
“Huh?”
 
“The history of your royal family could be rephrased as a history of battles against the servants [Ragments] born from my miasma. In other words, the one standing before you now…the [Night Witch] is the archenemy of you royals, is she not?”
 
The Night Witch.
 
Indeed, she was the existence that had once brought calamity to this world.
 
Indeed, she was the root that had engraved the still rampant miasma onto the world.
 
“—-So what?”
 
“Oh?”
 
“Unfortunately, I’ve been quite the irresponsible royal for a long time. The royal family’s … Read the rest

Episode 102: Steel Arm of Remodeling

“[Flame Magic Sphere] [Earth Magic Arrows] [Raging Wind Magic Spear] [Water Binding Chains]”

With a flowing incantation, lights of magic power sparked from her mouth, shattering the golems. However, no matter how many times she destroyed them, more golems kept being summoned from the magic circle engraved under the floor.

“It doesn’t end. Endless?”

The golems’ forces were unceasing. The supply from the summoning continued endlessly.

But Sophie was not just blindly unleashing her magic either.

“…I’ve grasped the golems’ capabilities, the locations and number of magic circles too.”

She was not mindlessly intercepting … Read the rest

Chapter 101: Water of Embrace

“I…hate you…!”

Liatris’ face twisted in pain, as if suffering a headache.

“You…? Dear Brother! Could it be, Lady Liatris’ memories are…!”

“…starting to return?”

Memories. The incident with Makina-Orchestra flashed through his mind. She had tried to transfer her soul into a human body to retain her memories. In fact, she had been able to operate in a different physical form while unstably retaining her memories as Makina.

The moment he recalled this, a hypothesis formed in Noel’s mind.

Memories are stored in the brain, but what if they are also backed up in … Read the rest

Chapter 100: The Flame of Passion
 

“Manifest, [Undine]!”
 
“Let’s play, [Jack Frost]!”
 
There was no choice but to fight against Liatris with half-hearted power.
 
The two clad themselves in spirit armors as soon as the battle began, but the moment they donned the spirit armors, their enhanced senses made them feel the pressure from the girl standing before them even more strongly.
 
“Such an ominous magical power… Brother, it’s different from when we fought her last time!”
 
“It’s clearly different… There’s a high possibility that something has been done by Lucille.”
 
However, that didn’t change what Noel had to … Read the rest

Chapter 99: Divine Ascension
 

“Magic to become a god? That’s just an arrogant thing to say!”
 
Loretta lunged forward, thrusting her sword wrapped in a violent wind, but its edge caught nothing.
 
“Disappear…ugh!?”
 
While her expression showed shock, I had already leapt into Loretta’s bosom and driven my fist into her.
 
“That sensation just now…a spirit…? Luche, don’t tell me you…!?”
 
She seemed to realize it after taking that blow. I have to give her credit for that.
 
“That’s right. [Divine Ascension] is magic to become one with a spirit. In other words, … Read the rest

Chapter 98: Thunder God
 

“[Narukami – Thunder God]!”
 
“A high-level enhancement spell that envelops the entire body with a high-density of lightning magic power… You’re getting serious. It’s a shame we can’t come to an understanding, Luche.”
 
“How dare you…!”
 
Loretta’s appearance, clad in the power of the [Chaos Ring] said to belong to the Wind Demon King, was no longer what I knew. The four wings spread across her back, the lion and serpent-like garb adorning her body – everything was unfamiliar. And yet, Loretta’s face, the sword she wielded, it was all unmistakably her.… Read the rest

Chapter 97: The Meteor Fist
 

 
“Krah!”
 
Just by swinging his fist, Roberto unleashed a shockwave that mowed down the surrounding knights.
 
What was dreadful was not that it was magic, but simply the magic power kneaded into his raw physical strength. In other words, it could not even be called magic, just a pure force technique. In fact, Roberto’s right fist bore no ring at all.
 
The blond artificial human, CT-7110, observed the bold and passionate fighting of the man with a calm gaze.
 
“Well, I’ve taken care of most of the knights. Only … Read the rest