Maou Gakuin No Futekigousha

Chapter 25

25 . The second match

Me and Misha are heading up the stairs towards the upper levels of the dungeon .

“Catching up?” Misha asks .

Sasha tried to use Flight <Fres> but I prevented that . Walking normally we still haven’t caught up though . Perhaps she’s running?

“It’ll be fine . ”

I raise my foot slightly and stamp on the floor . With a rumbling noise, the dungeon begins to shake so violently even standing becomes difficult .

“Hold on . ”

“……Nn……”

Holding onto my hand Misha is able to stay upright somehow .

After about a minute the shaking finally stops .

“You can let go now . ”

Misha gently lets go of my hand .

“What did you do?”

“I changed the topography a little and made some dead ends . We can catch up now . ”

After advancing onward for a while a bright space appeared in front of us .

The room where nature magic could be performed .

Sasha was there though she appeared to be at a loss .

The reason was probably the fact that the passage we came through was no longer there . When I stamped my foot the terrain changed dramatically and collapsed the tunnel .

“Yo Sasha . ”

When I spoke she jumped before turning around . She still grasping the king’s sceptre .

“Is this your doing?”

I assume she’s on about the dead end .

“Why would I tell a traitor?”

Sasha’s eyes take on a grim look .

She’s being cautious since she doesn’t know what my aim is .

“If you want the king sceptre you’ll have to kill me . ”

“What? No . Misha wants to make up with you . ”

Sasha rolled her eyes with irritation .

“Are you an idiot? Have you already forgotten what you did to me a while back?”

Sharp words but Misha just stares at Sasha .

“I’m amazed at this idiot doll as well as you Arnos . You take everything this child says so seriously . This child you are so enamoured with does not exist . It has no life and no soul . It’s just a trash doll that will disappear tomorrow . ”

“Fumu . I’ve already heard about that . So what?”

Were my words unexpected? Sasha appears to be at a loss .

“… . . I see . She told you . Doll-san has been behaving like she’s alive for a long time now . Is it afraid of disappearing?”

“Wrong . ”

“What is?”

“It’s decided that I will disappear . There’s nothing to be scared of . ” Misha said indifferently . “But before that, I want to make up with Sasha . That’s all . ”

Sasha glares at Misha .

“I also want to know the truth . ”

“About what?”

In a rare moment of hesitation Misha stalls before asking Sasha

“Does Sasha hate me?”

Sasha didn’t answer the question and instead turned to me .

“Nee . Do you want to fight again?”

She’s a woman who obviously hasn’t learnt her lesson .

“What kind of match?”

“I will draw a magic formation . If you can use it on your first attempt you win . If you can’t it’s my win . ”

Using the magic formation that another person has built is very difficult . You need to know what type of magic it is as well as understand the technique for using it . Normally the side drawing the formation will have an overwhelming advantage but that’s only if their opponent is not me .

“That’s all? It’s quite advantageous for me . You can apply some more handicaps if you want . ”

“I’m fine . Even you will find this impossible to do . ”

Fumu . She’s confident . How interesting .

“What are you betting?”

“If you win I will answer that child’s question . ”

“And if you win?”

“You’ll use a single magic of my choosing without refusing . ”

A strange condition .

“What magic?”

“Oh? You have to check? Are you too scared to play now?”

Hou . This fellow knows how to rile someone up .

The condition is to use one magic unquestioningly . It’s a broad condition and the use of Contract <Zekt> will make sure it’s absolute . <Zekt> cannot be cancelled by being halfhearted either . I need to be cautious due to my high magical power .

If she makes the conditions simple and limited, using <Zekt> should be okay .

“Very well . I accept your challenge . ”

Sasha smiled in satisfaction and used <Zekt> .

After checking the contents I sign it .

“Well then, whats the formation?”

“I’m going to start drawing it now . ”

Sasha turns around and walks off before stopping in the centre of the room .

Closing her eyes she holds the king’s sceptre with both hands and raises it up .

Magic power particles begin to rise up and an original magic circle starts to form at her feet before gradually spreading out all over the room .

It’s a magical formation of considerable scale .

Originally, this formation would be beyond what Sasha could cast due to her power levels but with the kings sceptre and the <Phoenix’s Vestment> her magic power has risen enough to let her create this formation .

Magic characters and gates form one after the other . Ten minutes or so pass and Sasha is still building it .

I still have no idea what this magic is .

For starters, I don’t know this magic . It resembles no magic from the age of myths . This is either something developed in the last 2000 years or judging by Sasha confidence something she herself has created .

Another reason is the formation is unfinished . By my guess its not even at 10% yet .

There’s too many options to guess at the moment . At this stage, even for me, it’s impossible to narrow down what kind of magic it is .

“How long is this going to take?”

“Don’t worry . It will be done before that child disappears at midnight tomorrow . ”

At her current pace, it will only just be done by midnight tomorrow .

I see . It’s probably a strategy to delay me . Does she think I’ll be in a hurry to save Misha before midnight so I’ll rush and fail or is she planning something else entirely?

“Oh? Are you getting impatient a little?”

“You challenged me to a match so you should do your best . Don’t ruin it with petty tricks . ”

“What wonderful confidence . Take a look . I’ll win this time . ”

During our last match, the differences in our abilities were clearly shown . Where’s her confidence coming from? Sasha understands how powerful I am .

“Interesting . Out of respect for your reckless courage, I’ll not look at all until you complete the formation . ”

I sit down and close my demon eyes before casting Magic Clock <Teru> to see what time it was .

Sasha is concentrating on constructing her formation . At this scale if she makes even a tiny mistake she won’t finish in time though I don’t think her pride will allow her to make a mistake .

With considerable concentration, Sasha continues drawing without making any mistakes .

As the sun goes down moonlight enters the room .

Misha watches her sister figure desperately building the magic formation as if trying to burn the scene into her eyes . It’s like she would regret even blinking and continues watching her .

In this way, time passes and eventually <Teru> shows the time 11:45