Chapter 96: The Night Witch
 

“I’ve been waiting for you, Alfred.”
 
Noel, Princess Marietta, Sister Luche, Sophie, Brother Roberto.
 
Everyone had split up to take on their respective roles and settle things with their respective opponents. The hall I ended up in alone was occupied by the person I expected.
 
“…!!”
 
It was the evil woman still clad in the academy uniform, her intentions unclear even now.
 
Until I arrived here, I intended to strike at Lucille immediately if she entered my field of vision. She’s an unpredictable opponent. I planned to make the first move before she could … Read the rest

Chapter 95: The Opponent to Fight
 

Inside the palace, an eerie silence prevailed. There was no sign of the artificial knight soldiers like before attacking us.
 
Since we didn’t know the internal structure, I thought some exploration might be necessary… but the terribly cold presence emanating from deeper inside showed us the way we should go.
 
“…Niinii.”
 
As we hurried down the path, Sophie suddenly stopped at a bend.
 
“…I’ll take a separate action from here.”
 
“You have a reason, don’t you?”
 
Sophie nodded firmly and shifted her gaze to a path different from the cold presence.
 
“…The control … Read the rest

Chapter 94: Fist
 

With the preparations for the magic airship complete, we finally set out for the [Orchestra].
 
Excluding the crew members operating the airship, only six of us would actually infiltrate that mechanical palace: me, my elder sister Luche, my elder brother Roberto, Sophie, Noel, and Princess Marietta.
 
The rest would remain on the ground. Since that place served as the base for the [Children of the Six Emotions] who manipulated miasma, only those capable of countering the magic power of the [Sixth Attribute] could be counted on as combatants.
 
“Nenel, Elline. Take care of … Read the rest

Chapter 93: Each Person’s Resolve
 

 
Several days had passed since Lucille’s attack.
 
The [high-density mana crystal] needed to power the magic airship had finished charging the required amount, and all that was left was to make the final preparations and board the [Orchestra], but…the momentum was difficult to find.
 
The true identity of the Helmet Girl was Noel’s fiancée. Moreover, all the memories he had made with her had been erased.
 
And…Charl had been taken away by them. She was right in front of me, yet they just took her away.
 
“…I can never … Read the rest

Chapter 92 – The Promised Time
 

After entrusting Makina to Sophie, what jumped into my eyes as I hurried over was Lucille cradling the unconscious Charl in her arms. I managed to stop her from teleporting away by unleashing suppressing gunfire as she was about to disappear enveloped in miasma, but the profile of the evil woman I glimpsed looked cold, like a different person.
 
“Let go of Charl. Now.”
 
“I refuse. This person is necessary for us.”
 
“…Is that so?!”
 
I didn’t expect a proper response from her to begin with.
 
Using the [Acceleration] spell, I close the … Read the rest

Chapter 91: Sorrow and Emptiness
 

 
With each swing of her blade, an immense force of ice was expelled. The helmeted girl precisely launched jet-black ice to counter and nullify its power—no, shattering through Noel’s ice, managing both defense and retaliation in one move. The fact that their magics clashed head-on, with Noel’s being overpowered, showed that there was still a gap in strength between him and the helmeted girl.
 
“Marietta, help!”
 
The gap between himself and the helmeted girl had yet to be closed.
 
Reaffirming this, Noel unhesitatingly called out his sister’s name.
 
“My, my. To have my brother … Read the rest

Chapter 90 – Fate Dyed in Black

Countless needles piercing through my head in agonizing pain.

A flock of blades thrashing around in my lungs in agonizing pain.

The meager flames licking at my skin all over in agonizing pain.

Every conceivable suffering in this world seemed crammed into this body of mine, raging like a storm, trampling me.

There was no chance for my consciousness to fade. No, accurately, whenever I lost consciousness, the pain jolted me awake again. If it was just torture, it would have been fine. This single second feeling like an eternity made me want … Read the rest

Chapter 89: Falling into Darkness

Triggered by the name she was told, a mechanical armor constructs itself around Makina’s body.

It is like an iron shell completely enveloping the young girl. The distorted silhouette formed by the mechanized weaponry evokes a deity beyond human knowledge.

“[Code]…That’s something I made based on the ring Makina had, but…I don’t know that form…!”

An unknown form that even Sophie cannot grasp. That must be Makina-Orchestra’s true [spiritual garment].

“No…no…! If you take my body…then Even Al-sama too!”

A gun barrel points at me and a flash of light blinks.

“…Gh!”

The heat beam … Read the rest

Chapter 88: The Mechanical Goddess

Miasma overflows, and countless [Ragments] manifest their forms from the darkness.

“Leave the small fry to me.”

It was Sophie who took the vanguard.

“[Gale Magic Sphere]. [Gale Magic Arrow]. [Gale Magic Slash]. [Gale Magic Spear].”

The countless offensive spells released raged like a storm, crushing the [Ragments] one after another.

The army crawling out from the miasma had its momentum halted and diminished.

“Hahaha! As dexterous as ever, Sophie!”

“Don’t get too close, it’s troublesome.”

Though not Brother Robe, Sophie is indeed skillful as always.

Activating the magic in both hands simultaneously, her control … Read the rest

Chapter 87: The Battle Begins

The Magic-Powered Airship

As a result of the discussions, the ship that was the crystallization of Sophie’s self-designed and developed cutting-edge magical technology was adopted as the means to travel to the mechanized flying palace.

Although Sophie brought it so casually, this is an invention that could shake the world.

Flight magic has always been considered a highly advanced form of magic, but incorporating it into a magical device was thought to be impossible.

One of the major obstacles was the mana source that powered it.

Ordinary magical tools operate by consuming mana, but the … Read the rest