Became a Childhood Friend of an Academy Genius

23 – Wizard’s Forest (4)

There was a huge explosion, but fortunately the impact on Lone and I was minimal.

When I opened my eyes wondering what was going on, I saw a figure from the back, as if I had seen it somewhere.

A burning red-haired man and a girl with light green hair.

If I’m not mistaken, it must be the two men and women we met earlier in the carriage.

“Are you guys all right?”

As she aimed the Partisan in her hand at her opponent, a sharp roar escaped from her man’s mouth as she turned her head away.

When I checked her face, I saw a familiar face.

Aldrick Vilmeyer, the cadet of Class C who gave me motion sickness medicine in the carriage earlier.

I can’t believe I’ve reached this far even in the rush of spirits.

“I tried to block it as much as possible, but it must have been too much…. Sorry.”

The woman who turned her head after her, even though she had saved us, instead handed her an apology and put on a restless expression.

It was Enya Sistina who was explaining about the Wizard’s Forest in a confident tone to Professor Wilhelm’s question.

‘I wonder if these guys were a team.’

I wasn’t particularly inspired before, but these are faces that make me feel really welcome to meet them in a crisis situation.

Anyway, are we going to get a reward for saving the cadets now?

This is why people have to live kindly.

“Rather than that, who the hell are those guys? Judging by the outfit, it doesn’t look like a student.”

“It’s an enemy. That would be the most reasonable answer.”

I didn’t have time to explain the remnants of the followers right now, so I replied briefly.

Then Aldrick’s eyes narrowed and he nodded as if he understood.

It’s nice that I’m not the type to pry.

“Rone, what is Astesia’s blessing?”

“Ugh, yes. Here you go.”

She asked Lorne, who was still in shock, where the flower was.

Then, Lorne carefully takes out a platinum-colored flower from her arms.

Fortunately, it seems that the flowers were prepared in advance at the moment when I hesitated.

With this, you can ease your worries.

‘It would have been nice if the Spirit King’s hand had been intact here.’

I don’t know if it was because of the impact of the explosion earlier, but the blue stone was already shattered and rolling on the floor.

It’s a pity that the last way of escape is gone.

Even if the things these two have are fine, there are only two that can move in the end.

That means either we have to decide here or someone has to be the bait.

There’s no way they’d let it go when the four of us ran away at the same time.

At least, even if Barther’s side is incapacitated, the other one is a problem.

I’ve been wondering about that gloomy green robe since I first saw it, but if my guess is right, it must be him.

‘【Puppeteer】Sirius. That bastard appears at this point.’

In the original story, he is the one who killed Aden’s father, and also a member of his followers.

It has a setting that it always wears that unpleasant robe and doesn’t show its face properly, and it uses special magic to manipulate or manipulate something according to its name.

Moreover, his skill is clearly superior to that of Barther.

To be honest, it’s an enemy I don’t want to deal with at this point.

But can you do anything?

Fu-wook.

‘I have to fight.’

Pull out the sword from the floor and take a stance.

Anyway, this side also has a corner.

Even in the original work, Professor Wilhelm, who sensed the abnormal situation of the spirits, entered the forest to explore and found Aden.

If we can hold on until then, it will be our victory.

“To fight?”

“I can’t even run away anyway. You saw that magic before.”

I shrugged at Aldrick, who was asking me as I got into my posture.

Considering that we can use such large-scale magic, it would be a shame to run away and kill us in the forest.

Rather, it’s best to drive so that magic can’t be used here.

At least in terms of numbers, this one has the upper hand.

With the help of the two wizards, it might be possible to survive the time.

“… Indeed.”

Aldrick nodded his head in agreement with my words.

Although he tried hard to put on a calm expression, I could see it in my eyes.

The finely trembling tip of the Partisan blade.

He must have been scared as expected.

It has to be.

The difference in ability with the opponent is obvious enough to be felt.

Right now, it feels like my body is weighed down by Sirius’ mana.

“Are you all right? You can run away.”

Unlike us, the spirit king’s touch was still intact, so I asked the last question to the two, but the answer was firm.

“Running away. It’s tough even with four people, so how are you two going to hold on?”

“Right. If you had intended to run away in the first place, you would have ignored it and passed by?”

Even if you say it with your legs shaking, you don’t have much trust.

Nonetheless, I am grateful for that heart.

“Rone. Me and Aldrick will dig in, so just help. If something goes wrong, just take flowers and you two run away.”

“… I’m not going to run away. Because I don’t want to be saved twice.”

Perhaps it was because he remembered something from the past and was filled with emotions, Lone wiped away his tears and made up his mind.

Whatever the reason, the thought that we will fight together until the end is admirable.

Then there is no reason to hesitate.

Wheein.

The moment he corrects his posture and runs towards Sirius.

I felt a slight breeze under my feet.

The guy staring at his feet with his eyes wide open, probably the same for Aldrick.

The origin was none other than Enya.

“It’s only 2 star magic…. It’s better than nothing.”

Good. Is it wind-type blessing magic?

I definitely feel that my body has become a little lighter.

If it is accompanied by Lorne’s firepower support, it might be more manageable than you think.

Slowly.

As soon as I thought that, the forest around me grotesquely distorted and the weeds on the ground began to rise sharply.

Beyond that, he could see Sirius with his hand raised, eyes shining from the eyes hidden behind the robe.

‘Damn it. He said he was a doll maker.’

Amman’s high-ranking mages are said to be proficient in most magic except for their specialty magic, but isn’t this a bit excessive?

At this point, I think we should call them druids, not wizards.

“So that you go back first. I will bring Astesia’s blessing back.”

“… Sheesh, I can’t help it.”

Sirius, who lightly changed the surrounding terrain, gave an order to Barter who had just finished stopping the bleeding.

He looked up at Sirius for a moment with rebellious eyes, but soon after recognizing his mistake, he clicked his tongue and disappeared from the spot.

Only then did Sirius release his mana even more violently, as if there was nothing to worry about.

Tsutsutsut.

As if in response, the vegetation that rose up glared at us with sharp momentum like beasts of prey.

Followed by Sirius’ warning voice.

“If you leave the flowers and run away, I will spare your life.”

A line that seems to tell you that this is your last chance.

Regarding that, I lightly raised my middle finger and replied with a sneer.

“It’s bullsh*t.”

I couldn’t see it because it was covered by the robe, but it seemed like Sirius’s eyebrows twitched slightly at my blatant provocation.

“Then you won’t need a hand.”

A cold voice that does not contain any unique emotions continues.

Wedge fluid. With a clatter, the plants and plants that made bizarre movements like tentacles rushed towards the two of us standing in the vanguard.

Koo-woong!

Throw your body to lightly dodge it, and dig straight into the range of the sword.

Even in the original work, he was overwhelmingly weak in melee combat compared to other wizards.

I have no choice but to aim for that.

As if Aldrick and I are perfectly aligned, both sides close the distance at the same time.

Partizan’s reach was longer than my sword, so Aldric, who reached the range first, swung it roughly, but was blocked by another barrier that rose from the ground.

It seems that the attack has gone lightly, but it’s not at all.

Even for a very short moment, the opponent’s gaze was clearly directed towards Aldrick.

I didn’t miss that chance.

Recall in your head the movement of Professor Seras you saw before, and embody it.

Erases my movements from the opponent’s field of view.

Infiltrate the opponent’s unconscious and take a step forward.

His footwork is closer to that of an assassin than a prosecutor.

This is the body movement that can be said to be the identity of Professor Seras.

Although it was still clumsy, it didn’t work after giving Professor Seras a shot.

In other words, it means that even against this guy, there is a chance of being eaten at least once.

With that faith, we will rise more vigorously in the future.

Swoop.

Eventually, Sirius’s head turns and his pupils stare at me.

But he doesn’t do anything like raise his hand

It’s not like I’m hiding, as if I’m not reflected in their field of vision.

“…… !”

It wasn’t until the sword reached almost in front of him that Sirius’ eyes widened.

The reaction was quicker than I thought, but at this rate, the sword should be able to reach it.

Without stopping, he extended his sword even deeper.

Pooh!

Along with the sensation of the sword digging into the flesh, I heard the sound of something ticking and snapping at the tip of the sword.

Meanwhile, he twisted his body somehow and dug into his shoulder, not his head.

Confirming that, I tilted my center of gravity forward and shot my body forward like an arrow caught in a string.

Susseuk.

It glides over the bush as if it were skating, putting power on the sword that pierced the shoulder blade.

Even if I couldn’t kill him, if only I could cut off one arm.

If only I could ram his body into a wooden pole towering over there.

“Quit… !”

A moan of pain flowed from Sirius’ mouth.

The same trick will not work more than once.

Even if I can’t kill him here somehow, I hope I can at least inflict damage close to incapacity.

My sword, carrying such a wind, was about to reach the target wooden pole.

Pajijik!

“!?”

A bolt of lightning from somewhere hit my body.

Fortunately, I managed to avoid it somehow because I pulled out my sword and bit my body back, but the right arm sleeve was slightly scorched due to the effect.

Is it electric magic?

Because of that, he wouldn’t even have time to use magic.

Surprised with doubt, I raised my head to confirm the source of the pouring lightning.

There stood an intermediate level lightning spirit that radiated electricity from its body and guarded Sirius like a guardian.

“… f*ck.”

Recalling Sirius’ unique magical ability, I reflexively spat out a curse.

In a sense, it was like a being he hated to deal with more than Sirius himself had turned into an enemy.