I Picked Up a Witch With Amnesia

8. Bianca del Castana – 08

At Arya’s statement, which was practically a declaration of victory, Bianca unknowingly smiled bitterly. A while ago, Arya said that she was arrogant towards herself, but in reality, it was Arya herself who was acting arrogantly.

“I admit that I was careless and took a good shot, but isn’t it a bit early to start feeling like I already won?”

As soon as Bianca’s words are over, her body begins to leak a different level of aura. Arya took a step backwards involuntarily at the stifling amount of mana, more than enough to fill the entire space where Bianca and Arya were.

“…Could it be that you were still hiding your spare energy?”

Facing Arya, who had a bluish complexion, Bianca smiled and answered meekly.

“Well, wouldn’t it be natural for you to hide your power? If you thought that there would be an idiot-like wizard who would give out all his power from the start without even properly grasping the strength of the opponent, it would be a very cute opinion.”

When Bianca snapped her fingers in pity, the blood stains from her body disappeared. Although the outside was back to normal, Bianca’s inside wasn’t normal enough to say it was a mess. Arya’s deadly blow just before had dealt a serious blow to Bianca.

The amount of magical power remaining in her is about 30% of the usual. However, even with that much, I was confident that I could overwhelm the opponent in front of me. The analysis of Arya had already been completed for a long time.

“Redeem the enemy. Chains of sorrow!”

Cheerreuk-

In an instant, dozens of chains appeared in the air and ran through the space to restrain Arya.

“…what is this again?”

Pajijik-!

Arya wrapped herself in lightning again, trying to evade the chains that were trying to bind her at an invisible speed. However, the chain that Bianca summoned clung tenaciously to Aria, swimming around the space as if it had its own will.

“huh!”

The chains were too slow to keep up with Arya as she ran across the battlefield at subsonic speeds. However, at the same time, it was clear that Arya’s actions were limited a little by the existence of chains.

“The Roar of the Seven Headed Dragons.”

That was Bianca’s goal.

Bianca lowered her slender index finger, creating a new magic once again. It was the same double casting as Arya had just done.

Goo oh-!

A fire dragon with seven heads appears in front of Bianca. The Fire Dragon, created by Bianca’s magical power, was a crystal of ferocious magic that ran amok and tried to slaughter enemies as if it were a living creature, following the owner’s command.

“Now, try to avoid this as well as you can.”

As soon as the ruthless mistress gave the hunting signal, the seven-headed fire dragon drew an irregular trajectory like a living snake and pounced on Arya, like a guard dog.

“Aww!”

As the seven-headed fire dragon attacked her while the escape route was blocked by chains, a moan escaped from Aria’s mouth as she realized that there was nowhere to escape. There was only one way to overcome this situation, and it was a head-to-head match.

“Heavenly thunderbolt, let the thunder move right here!”

Paji Jiji-!

Arya’s whole body begins to dwell once again with a fierce thunderbolt. The thunderbolt he had just raised was for evasion, but the current thunderbolt was for slaying opponents while fighting against them.

“…Goes.”

Arya’s whole heart is focused on the annihilation of the seven-headed fire dragon and Bianca.

aah-!

The seven-headed dragon screamed in agony and attacked Arya. Even while looking at the teeth of the fire dragon that had come right in front of her eyes, Aria did not turn her eyes away. No, rather, after taking a step towards the Fire Dragon, dig in head-on!

Quaang-!

Arya’s thunderbolt-clad blade penetrates the first head of the Fire Dragon and shatters it. The flames, red like blood, became phantom flames and scattered, just like flowers scattering.

At the same time, Arya launches the model into the air and twists slightly. Immediately after that, three fire dragon heads barely pass Arya’s body.

Whirik-

As Arya’s body lay defenseless in the air, a fire dragon opened its mouth and charged towards Arya. However, Arya did not panic at all and turned her body in the air as it was, swinging her right foot and smashing the dragon’s head. It was one of the self-defense techniques he learned from Duke Estelle, who loved her as if he were his own daughter.

However, when Arya breaks the fire dragon’s head, the two remaining heads begin to invade her body. The two guys, who bit Arya’s left arm and right leg tightly, soon became a burning chain and restrained her body.

“…Was it magic that was created from the beginning to restrain the other person?”

Plasma flashed on Arya’s body, and the two heads of the Fire Dragons that restrained Arya’s body exploded in an instant.

It took only 1 second to get there. However, that time was also long enough for Bianca to prepare for the ‘next move’.

“…!”

Bianca’s eyes light up as she looks at Arya. Now I don’t care anymore. The experience of belittling the enemy and then vomiting blood was enough. Although she falls short of the ‘Witch of Winter’, the current Arya is also more than worthy of being called a strong woman.

…So, do your best. Use everything you can to defeat the enemy. It was a courtesy to the rival who hurt him, and at the same time, it would be a tribute to the other person!

Bianca stretched her right arm skyward and uttered an incantation in a very low voice.

“The sigh of the white flame.”

A white dwarf begins to bloom at Bianca’s fingertips. Dazzling white light emanates from high up in the sky. At the end of the endless concentration of mana, the figure that reached the critical point was reminiscent of the flare of the sun.

Kurrrr-

The earth’s surface, which had already been half crushed, begins to boil due to the radiant heat. The atmosphere around the area goes crazy due to the high heat. And, while bound by Bianca’s magic on the ground, Aria’s face, which had to watch the completion of ‘Sigh of the White Flame’, gradually distorts.

“That magic-!”

How could Arya forget that magic? Even if she falls into hell, she will be able to remember it clearly. From 40 days ago to this moment, that terrible magic that gave Arya a nightmare that Cain didn’t exist!

“This is it. you did good enough So, just go to sleep.”

As Bianca flicks her finger down, the sun begins to fall. It was already too late to avoid that. Then, there is only one way left.

To the strongest blow, it responds with the strongest blow as well.

…In an instant, time in Aria’s body stopped. 2 seconds before the sun falls to the ground. Arya shakes off the death passing through her mind, and creates the strongest magic she can use at this point. Last time, all the training and effort she did were all for this moment!

Paji Jiji-!

The light of destruction created by the convergence of the thunderbolt and plasma that she wore all over her body soon begins to transform into a blade of absolute destruction that seems to rip everything that exists in this world in half. Arya’s unique magic developed over the past 40 days to counter the ‘Sigh of the White Flame’. Its true identity is-

“The blade of the Thunder God!”

In an instant, the two branches of light to destroy each other intersect, and dazzling light covers the world.

aa!

Two huge forces collide, and a terrifying roar reverberates. Huge vacuum waves draw concentric circles, sweeping away everything in all directions. In the aftermath of the collision, a gale blows that prevents life itself from surviving.

“aa!”

Arya’s whole body was trembling like crazy as she spread the blade of the god of thunder. Arya’s stamina and magic were exhausted more than she thought by using the one-hit tactic against Bianca, and her ‘Sigh of the White Flame’ boasted greater power than she expected. I was forcibly holding on to my whole body, which looked like it would jump out at any moment, but now I have reached my limit. In an instant, Arya pictured her own death in her head.

“…Sir Cain…”

I wasn’t afraid of anything like death. However, the fact that the woman who casually deceived Cain could not be condemned was the only thing that bothered him. I wanted to see him who always smiled at me.

“It’s over. Winter Witch. There is no one who can save you this time, anywhere.”

But just then, the answer to Bianca’s words comes from somewhere.

“…no. I am here.”

“…!”

With blunt words, a certain figure appeared right next to Arya. He stretched out his hand without blinking an eye toward the pure white sun that had come right in front of Arya’s nose. It was a reckless act that no one could see except as an act of suicide.

“…Oh, no!”

Seeing that scene, Arya let out a shrill scream without realizing it. It was because it was thought that he would be burned to death by the rolling white flames at any moment.

…However, what she feared did not happen. The moment his hand met the white sun, the sun changed its trajectory in his hand as if it had been ordered not to do so, and drifted away from Arya.

Woo-woo-!

The sun fell in a space far away from the space where they were standing, and soon caused a great explosion in the bay.

It was the result of developing ‘Flowing Star’ to the limit. The flowing star, which can see and control the ‘flow’ of all things, had the power to divert even the sigh of the white flame, the strongest magic that Bianca used.

…Of course, even he who had achieved such a great feat was not so normal. His left arm was vibrating with an acrid smell as if his flesh was ripening, and the ooze from burns was dripping from the tips of his fingers that had indirectly touched the white flame. His left arm was barely attached to his torso.

“…Unbelievable. Cain. Arms, arms…!”

Cain stretched out his hand toward Arya, who seemed about to burst into tears at him, and tried to comfort her, but soon realized that it was impossible. Because his left arm was already refusing his master’s orders.

“Okay. aria. Compared to your life, this is a bargain.”

I was able to save you, so it was not a waste of my arm at all, and towards Cain, who comforted her in a kind tone, Aria eventually burst into tears.

“Don’t cry. It’s really a reunion after a long time, but that expression doesn’t suit you.”

When Cain lifted his movable right arm and wiped away Arya’s tears, Arya stared blankly at his face.

“…then, why…?”

When asked why he had invaded the place where he and Bianca del Castana were fighting, Cain answered with a natural look.

“Aria, of course he came to pick you up.”

Cain lightly stroked Arya’s head with his right hand, then turned his head to Bianca, who was just staring blankly at him.

“And, Bianca. Neither do you. It’s also because I came to meet you, who went out for a walk at night alone without saying anything to me.”

Saying that, Cain stood tall as if blocking the gap between Bianca and Arya, and soon opened his mouth with a voice that was so resolute.

“Both of you, this is it. No more fights, I will never allow it. If you still feel like it’s not enough-“

“From now on, I’ll let you hang out instead.”