I Picked Up a Witch With Amnesia

8. Bianca del Castana – 10

A woman named Bianca del Castana was well aware of the history of a man named Cain von Estel. He knew in great detail what kind of martial arts he used and how strong he was. Well, there’s no way you wouldn’t know. When Cain was a part of the expedition, when Cain was taught ‘Flowing Star’ by the princess, Bianca also helped him in many ways in the training.

flowing stars. Centering on the caster, it is the ultimate counter technique that controls all ‘flow’ within a certain radius at will, regardless of its type, and returns power to the opponent intact after amplifying the flow.

To compare it, it was no match for an invincible shield. No matter how powerful an attack is, basically, the effect is applied only when it touches the body. However, the flowing star cuts off the ‘flow’ of the attack leading to the caster, thus undoing the attack itself.

Of course, there were limits. It was quite difficult to control the flow of an attack that boasted excessively strong power or an absurdly huge surface area. Isn’t it clear from the fact that even though Cain had just sacrificed one of his own arms, Bianca’s ‘Sigh of the White Flame’ was only a part of changing the trajectory, rather than returning it to her?

However, despite such limitations, in Bianca’s eyes, ‘Flowing Star’ must be an amazing technology that is not inferior at all even compared to magic. It is possible to control all energy within a certain area according to the will of the caster. This was a feat that could not be reproduced even by the current generation of magic, and the fact that it was the power of swordsmanship, which could be said to be an extension of mere human movement, was only more remarkable.

But, at the same time, that was all. I admit that the flowing star is a great swordsmanship, but in the end it was nothing more than a swordsmanship, and its essence was nothing more than a counter.

A counter is a technique in which, on the premise of the opponent’s first attack, the force is returned to the opponent as it is. In other words, it is also said that it is a swordsmanship with contradictory defects that cannot actively attack the opponent, even though the main purpose of swordsmanship is to defeat the opponent.

Crucially, the flowing stars were nothing more than ‘swordsmanship’. No matter how much he used the dragon, only the range the sword reached was included within his attack range. The situation would be slightly different for Masters who had awakened an Aura, but Cain had not awakened an Aura.

If so, the countermeasure to deal with him was really simple. Maintaining a certain distance from him and only performing long-range attacks. It was an extremely simple and textbook countermeasure, but there is no more effective way for a wizard to fight back against a swordsman.

Giying-

Without starting or even chanting, Bianca’s fingers fired beams of light like heavy rain. Because it focused on quantity rather than destructive power, its killing power against humans was extremely low. That number, a whopping eleven.

“Kuk!”

Caan-!

Some swing their swords to deflect beams, some raise their trembling left hands to change their trajectories, some gracefully dodge attacks, and Cain tries to close the distance with Bianca by all means.

However, in the end, it was to no avail.

thud!

Bianca lifted her foot and stomped the ground once, creating an intense shockwave centered on her and shattering the ground around her. As the ground itself tilted, Cain’s movements were also temporarily restricted.

Geee-!

Taking advantage of the gap in Cain’s movement, a flash of light of an incomparable size explodes at Cain!

Quaa-!

Instantly, with a deafening explosion, a gorge appeared on the ground near where they were standing. The flash of light sent by Bianca was a trace that cut through the ground.

However, neither Bianca, who had sent the magic, nor Aria, who had been quietly watching their duel due to Cain’s trusteeship, did not blink an eye. No, rather, Bianca spoke in a low voice to the scene of destruction where the dust was rising with a bitter smile.

“You know you’re not dead, so why don’t you stop pretending to be dead?”

“…Have you heard?”

When the answer came back, which was in no way relaxed, Bianca finally snorted.

“You think who didn’t notice that the trajectory went off at the last moment? In addition, the ‘flowing star’ in the flash series is the easiest type of energy to control the flow. Who do you think helped you with your training?”

“…That’s true. You forgot an important fact.”

As the dust clears, Bianca sees Cain, who looks fine on the outside. However, apart from his laid-back attitude, Cain’s current condition was not so good.

The flash of light sent by Bianca earlier was so powerful that it only slightly twisted the trajectory at the last moment. Even that, the flow control was not perfect, so the flash of light contained a powerful destructive power to the point that I lost the sword in my hand. Blood was leaking from the palm of his right hand from the previous impact.

“Cain, it’s no use. stop now If you thought that I, who knew all of your tactics, would allow you to approach even a little bit, you would be very mistaken. For you, the odds don’t exist at all.”

“…Well, isn’t that the only way to know it after trying it to the end?”

Saying that, Cain grabbed the sword that had fallen to the ground again. No matter how he looked at it, Cain showed no intention of surrender.

‘…Things are going pretty hard.’

On the outside, he tried to pretend to be relaxed, but now Cain’s inside was nervous. Going this way, the odds of winning were slim to none. It wasn’t that there was no chance of winning. He, too, had a few corners to believe in, so he stepped out with a loud voice. But, wouldn’t it be necessary to at least have access to her to use numbers or not?

Watching Cain straighten his posture to somehow create a gap from Bianca, Bianca asks him a question.

In fact, I tried not to ask until the end. She never intended to ask this question during the fight, but she couldn’t help but ask it because her pride as a woman suddenly arose inside her.

“…Cain. I’ll ask you one last time What is the reason you want to protect that woman? Do you think it’s worth protecting that woman even while fighting with me like this?”

The face of Bianca, who unknowingly showed sharp murderous thoughts and asked Cain such questions, had the face of a woman looking at a man.

“…I don’t fight because I want to fight either. If you don’t do this, aren’t you going to end things with Arya, Bianca?”

At Cain’s answer, Bianca felt more heat rise in her head. Are you saying something like that is an answer?

“I know that? Your answer sounds logical at first glance, but in reality it is nothing more than a contradiction. The day you left the Marquis of Castana, you told me this. You can’t only look at me for the sake of the young people who only look at you.”

“…..”

“Then who is that woman? Wasn’t that woman the one who drove to death all the territories you were supposed to rule in the distant future? But on a subject she so defended, why did I push away? Answer me!”

At Bianca’s words, Cain smiled bitterly. Bianca was right. His actions now were too hypocritical. It was an incoherent mess. Only then did it become inevitable to hear bitter criticism from Bianca.

However, it was also unavoidable. If he hadn’t come forward, Arya would have died at Bianca’s hands. I didn’t like that. I hated Bianca killing Arya and Arya dying at someone’s hands. If he had only watched it quietly, he would have regretted it. He just didn’t want to regret it.

Also, he has already accepted Arya. She was the ‘witch of winter’ in the future, but now she is also a maid and magician of the Duchy of Estel. It was said that she was also one of the territories he had to take responsibility for and protect. so.

“sorry. Bianca. It’s just a mess with no logic or anything. But, I just wanted to stop you.”

“…Cain, you…”

“And if she ever becomes the ‘Winter Witch,’ I’ll make her responsible, even at the cost of my life. I’ll put the sword through her heart myself. However.”

Saying he will never let that day become today, he raises his sword at Bianca again.

Bianca looked at Cain like that and closed her eyes. Truly, he was an impudent man who had no place to be stubborn. And, there was no shame. No matter what, that brat who casually spits out the words that he prioritizes other women in front of him!

“great. If you’re like that, I’ll take it seriously from now on.”

If you come out like that, I will prioritize my feelings over my love for now.

In an instant, suffocating mana leaked from Bianca. At that overwhelming magical power, Cain unknowingly gulps down and swallows. This was the real beginning.

“The land of white nights.”

As Bianca gently steps on the ground with her feet, hundreds of meters in all directions turn into ice in the blink of an eye. When the frictional force of the ground became extremely small, Cain was unable to balance for a moment and staggered his body.

“The Thorn of the Cold.”

Kwak Kwa Kwam-!

Spikes made of ice began to rise from all sides. In an instant, the surroundings of Cain were densely filled with ice forest. Each of the thorns of the ice boasted a sharpness that could easily pierce a human torso. If this is the case, he will be able to bind his feet so that he cannot run amok!

“…under?”

Expectations were wrong. Cain was running casually as if he were stepping on flat ground on the ice with infinitely low friction. It was using the flowing stars to correct the balance of the whole body.

He slashed the thorns of ice that blocked his way with his sword, jumped over, and reached her nose in an instant. There was a feeling that the running speed was accelerated because it was ice everywhere.

“huh!”

Of course, there’s no way Bianca would easily allow that. In the bloody battle with Arya, he had consumed so much mana that he couldn’t afford to hit a multi-magic field, but there was no need to use that.

“Winter’s Crystal.”

Goo Woo-woong-

Between Cain and Bianca, a huge semi-circular ice barrier with a thickness of over 1 meter was formed. Cain focused his entire body and swung his sword at the barrier, but the thickness of the barrier was so thick that he couldn’t break even half of it.

“It’s too much. Can you at least use an aura to break this barrier?”

After saying that, Bianca snapped her fingers.

At that moment, the thorns of ice around Cain suddenly undergo a phase transition and turn into steam, and soon-

Kwak Kwa Kwa Kwam-!

It caused a huge steam explosion. Since there were no signs or anything, Cain was swept away by the explosion without even being able to scream.

Bianca was sincere. And he wouldn’t have died. Ariel Thiers, as long as there’s a woman who doesn’t want to look at her, she can heal pretty much any injury.

“…I am also a woman who does it when I do it. Even if the opponent is you.”

The water vapor gradually ceases. The blurry vision is secured. By the way.

“…!”

There was no The figure of Cain, who was thought to be scattered on the floor, swept away by the explosion, was nowhere to be found!

“It’s here. Bianca.”

And from beside her, a familiar voice is heard. The moment she heard that voice, Bianca was startled as if her heart would jump out. I’ve never missed his tracks for a single moment, how?

Of course, it was an application of flowing stars. After adjusting the flow and refracting all the light and sound that came towards him, he temporarily disappeared from the world.

For an instant, Bianca’s face was stained with bewilderment. How could I allow this much access without even realizing it!

…But at the same time, that’s it. Cain has no means of attack to break through this thick ice barrier. As long as she stays inside this barrier, her victory will never change.

But that was the time. A blue energy began to rise from Cain’s sword like a haze. The moment she saw that energy, Bianca raised her voice without realizing it.

“Come?”

ugh-

As Cain fixed his sword, a blue aura resembling a clear sky began to pulsate. The energy that surged like a storm soon became a single blade that seemed to cut everything according to Cain’s will and began to shed terrifying momentum!

“Calendar month.”

At the same time as Cain licked his lips, countless lines of meditation were embroidered in the air as if following him. A slash that cannot be followed with the naked eye. And after a while, the thick ice barrier that protected Bianca was shattered into dozens of pieces.

Kugoogu Palace-

“…Cain, no way, you…”

As Bianca stared at the blue energy flowing from Cain’s sword, not even paying attention to the fact that the last bastion that protected her had collapsed without a trace, Cain simply shrugged his shoulders and replied. .

“You didn’t think I was going out without any countermeasures in dealing with you, did you?”