Maou Gakuin No Futekigousha

Chapter 25



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



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