Episode 10.5 Side Story: Alice and the Great Sage

I knew she was approaching.

　There is only one person who can walk through the wards of the Nerissa without a care in the world.

The barrier that stunned even a dragon that was stretched over and over again popped off one after another like a soap bubble.

「There you are, Alice.
」

　An abandoned castle in a ruined kingdom.

　Alice appears before Nerissa, who was sitting on her throne.

The appearance seen for the first time in 10 years has grown from a little girl to a maiden.

「She has become beautiful,」

「You’re an old woman, Nerissa.
」

She was unintentionally provoked and nearly unleashed her magic.

　Alice doesn’t understand magic.

　It seems that the attack of the ancient dragon Ancient Dragon Ancient Dragon, which has stored thousands of years of magical power, was blown away by Alice’s single spirited attack.

　The only way to defeat Alice is through flesh and blood combat.

　I am utterly disgusted.

　It feels like Nerissa’s, the wizard’s, everything was denied.

「Nerissa, is there anything else you’d like to tell me? 」

「Nothing.
」

　Alice is slowly approaching.

　She doesn’t even try to hide the overflowing killing spirit.

　This is an order of magnitude different from ten years ago.

　I had expected Alice to come here.

　When I met Takumi in the morning and when I was fighting Leia, I felt the outside gaze the whole time.

　It wasn’t magic.

She just genuinely want to see Takumi.

　With that thought alone, Alice must have been watching Takumi from thousands of miles away.

As usual, it was too nonstandard and made me laugh.

　I look at the great sword that Alice is equipped with.

　It’s the sword that Nerissa bought for Takumi.

　 Alice isn’t a swordsman or anything.
But Alice had been left behind by Takumi for a long time the sword Takumi left behind for so long is the only thing she has.

　Just hit.

　Alice’s attack is simply that.

　That alone far exceeds all attacks in this world.

　There was only one way to counter it.

　Shedding the cloak of control, she kept the magical power inside her body out, amplifying everything inside her body.

　Explosively, her body was strengthened.

　It’s a shame that her excellent proportions are ruined, but it’s not to be.

　My height has more than doubled, and the clothes I was wearing have gone ballistic, leaving only my elastic leather bonnet.

「Nuru Bee, that’s disgusting,」

「Don’t say that.
I know.
」

　120 percent of super physical enhancement at full throttle.

　Challenge the limits from the start.

　It is further strengthened while regenerating a body that is collapsing because it can’t stand it and is disintegrating.

　After it’s over, my magic power will be exhausted and I won’t be able to move for a while.

「I’m coming!」says Alice.

　Alice approaches with the same line as her apprentice did.

　I will not retreat! Flirtatious! I don’t care! I will just punch her.

　We’re going to punch each other square in the face!

　Alice’s fist closes in on Nerissa’s face.

　Without avoiding it, she put all her strength into slamming her fist into Alice’s face.

　There was a powerful explosion sound and everything there was blown away.

　The abandoned castle was already littered with debris, leaving no trace of it.

　Alice was sitting on a throne that barely had any form left.

Nerissa was buried bodily in the wall in front of it.

She couldn’t move a single muscle.

　Even if she got out of the wall, it would be the same.

　All the magic power was blown away.

　She was like a squeezed balloon, a depleted shell.

　It was a blow.
A major blow.

　I didn’t expect the difference to be this great.

　It was as if the bottom of Alice’s strength was invisible.

「Will you not give me a toxin? 」

「Okay, now you can’t go to Takumi for a while.
That’s good enough for me.
」

　It’s true that I can’t transition if my magic power runs out.

　Until I recover, let’s pretend I am dead for a while.

　It would be nice if Takumi was a little worried about me.
Hehe (TN: And here we thought its a tradegy, you sadist!! Also, Takumi is probably realy really happy.)

「…… Can I ask you one thing?」

「No.
」

She had a blatantly disgusting face.

　I have no choice but to use my remaining magic power to read his mind.

「Why did you send Leia to Takumi?」

　Alice’s thoughts flowed into my brain.

　With a bang, I blew my nose boldly.

　What is this feeling?

　How is this possible?

　How is it possible for a person to have these emotions?

　Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow.

　My head hurts.
No, it’s killing my brain.

　Cut off your mind-reading skills.

「Blah blah blah.
Buha 」

I exhale heavily and looked at Alice.

　I shiver as Alice sits on my throne and looks at me in a matter-of-fact way.

　What an unconcerned look on her face and what a thought.

　After all, Alice only lived for Takumi.

　Moreover, she is convinced that Takumi is far more powerful than her.

　The strongest of the human race mistakenly believes that the weakest of the human race is the strongest.

　This would be impossible under normal circumstances.

　It’s not possible, but the reason is ……

「I know a little bit about it.
I understand a little.
I understand.
But do I?」

　Crunch, crunch, and slowly crawl out of the embedded wall.

　The magic power is already exhausted.
Lets get out of here.

　There is nothing more I can do.

　But there was something there that was non-negotiable.

「We are all born with different sized vessels.
」

　I walked up to Alice, sucking in the scattered magic as if to gather it up.

「People who have only small vessels can put only a few in them.
At best, they are enough to protect their families.
」

　That’s about it for most of us.

　You can die satisfied with that.

「Those with big vessels can put a lot of things in them.
Some have so much in their vessels that they can have vast fortunes, huge kingdoms, and the whole world.
」

　The vessels of the chosen High King.
Those who will go down in history.

「But even those with such a vessel can’t take on Nerissa and Alice.
」

　A powerful force is jeered, awe-struck, and eventually, persecuted by people.

　Even after more than a thousand years, it could not find a vessel to receive itself.

　Yes, except for one person.

「So there is only Takumi, neither Nerissa nor Alice」

　A broken vessel.

　Takumi didn’t have the vessel that everyone is born with.

‘Hey, Nerissa, will this make me stronger?’

　It reminds me of Takumi wielding the great sword I bought for him for the first time.
I should try.

　With that thought alone, the magic power that should have been completely gone comes out of the bottom of my body.

　I stand in front of Alice with my ragged body.

　I grin with all the strength I can muster.

「Stop it, you’re really going to die, Nerissa.
」

　Alice rises from the throne.

「Don’t lick it, my name is Nerissa.
I am Tilt the Great Sage, 372nd Head of House Hashtar, of the Lucian clan.
」

　It was foolish to oppose force with force.

　When I came here, I finally realized the last resort.

「Takumi belongs to Nerissa.
I won’t give him to you.
」

　Alice’s relentless, all-out fist closes in on Nerissa’s face as she says this.

　I imagine a single pipe.

　Just a single pipe that flows the power.

　I accept the force that came to my face as it was and let it flow.

　The body disintegrates, but it flows to the right hand and is transmitted.

　Ton, and I placed my right hand lightly on Alice’s chest.

　With a tremendous roar, the strongest of humanity was blown away for the first time in her life.

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