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Chapter 63

「Lilith-san? A punishment, you said? What are you talking about? No… Lute-san too… What are you all saying? You can’t possibly think you can defeat me in my current awakened state, can you?」

This talk got on my nerves a bit.

「Hey, Liz? “You” is not the way to call us, right?」

「Even if you say that, you are just fledgling adventurers, aren’t you?」

Well, Liz is just ten years old.
And apart from a few others, other people treat us that way usually.

ーBut I have to say, I got a bit irritated again.

Lilith seems to be in a raging fury.
Just a while ago, she was pampering her so much… but now she’s laughing quietly with a mask-like expression.

Honestly, it’s scary.
Probably, if she had a child, she’ll be busy indulging and disciplining them.

「Fledgling adventurers… huh. Well, so that’s how we’re seen in society.」

「I can slaughter veteran adventurers just with the awakened skills I inherited.」

「And?」

「…There are others besides me… who have such talents. I’m being targeted by those people. By those who possess… even more powerful abilities than me.」

「I see.」

「So… please don’t concern yourselves with me… I know Lute-san and the others are good people. I appreciate you for saving my life. But… you should stay away from me.」

Liz pleaded with teary eyes, and I promptly asked her.

「Why?」

「Huh? Why… if it continues like this, Lute-san will also be involved…」

Casually, I replied,

「Doesn’t matter, does it?」

At that moment, Liz looked momentarily stunned, then immediately shook her head.

「It seems you don’t understand even if I say it. If you get involved with me… Please experience firsthand what kind of fate you’ll face…」

As she spoke, Liz faced Lilith.

「What I use is not general magic. It’s called unique magic. Lilith-san? I’ll go easy, but… even an average magician will suffer light injuries even if they manage to defend against it… so don’t let your guard down… and defend with all your might!」

Liz furrowed her brow and aimed her palm at Lilith.

「I’m sorry. But… if you keep getting involved with me… you’ll suffer even greater injuries.」

「…」

Lost in thought, Liz shouted at the silent Lilith.

「Scarlet Flare!」

A ball of crimson flames assaulted Lilith.

Then, Lilith snapped her fingers.
Simultaneously, the fireball instantly dispersed and melted away into the atmosphere.

「…Useless.」

「Huh?」

Faced with her strongest spell dissipating in an instant, Liz could only express sheer astonishment.

「…I’m a magician. And my abilities are on a different level from someone like you who relies solely on awakened skills.」

Quite the high-and-mighty attitude.
Well, I acknowledge the formidable path Lilith has overcome to become stronger.

But if it were the Lilith from two years ago, she’d probably have been reduced to ashes by that Scarlet Flare.

「…Lute?」

Lilith asked with a stern expression.

「Yeah, I don’t mind. Do as you please.」

Nodding at my words, Lilith addressed Liz.

「…Hey, Liz?」

「What is it? Lilith-san?」

「…From now on, call me ‘Lilith-onee-chan’.」

「…I have no comment on that matter.」

Wearing a displeased expression for a moment, Lilith spoke up.

「…I said it before, but I am a magician.」

「I’m aware?」

Then, Lilith readied her staff.

「…Relying solely on talent… a foolish magician wannabe like a frog in a well… I’ll show you little girl what real magic is.」

Lilith raised her staff high above her head, speaking in her usual languid tone.

「…Golden Roar (Drag’s Genocide).」

A vast expanse of golden light shot towards the sky.

Streaks of light pierced through the clouds, scattering and dissolving them in the azure sky.

Then came a thunderous explosion.
Facing the roar that seemed like a cry from the atmosphere and the shockwaves, Liz questioned Lilith.

「That is absurd… using magic to do… something like that… it’s impossible…」

「…It’s not absurd. That is the magic I unleashed.」

「It’s not about that… that is indeed pure magic. But… even with a large-scale spell from a High Elf group… this scale is… absurd…」

Liz exclaimed with a gaping mouth, shaking slightly in astonishment.