Only My Magic Levels Up - Chapter 212



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Episode 212 Sky Fairy (3)

My mind, which was about to loosen up a little at the thought of resting, tightened up.

If I chase you this far and then lose you, it would be worse than not chasing you in the first place. I can’t let you go like this because it’s so unfair.

“Lilia!”

Galen hurriedly grabbed Lilia’s arm.

The thought had already been conveyed to Unica faster than she could utter a single word of her name. The primordial spirit of life wrapped around Lilia’s wrist immediately projected magical power.

Whew!

In the blink of an eye, a temporary wind spirit appeared and wrapped itself around the two people’s bodies.

Even though the situation unfolded so quickly that there was no time to explain, Lilia was not flustered. She immediately guessed what had happened.

Paaaaang!

Immediately afterwards, the wind lifted them slightly and pushed them hard, pushing the surrounding scenery backwards.

Since Unica was working hard, Galen didn’t have anything to do right away. Lilia knew that, so she asked comfortably without thinking of being a bother.

“Did you get caught?”

“I don’t know. I wasn’t showing it at all.”

If the guests had glanced back or tried to use magic, the spirits would have been foolishly wary.

He just kept walking without showing any sign of it and then suddenly ran away, so I couldn’t tell if it was because he got caught or for another reason.

“I don’t think I showed off enough to get caught.”

“Thank goodness we’re heading north!”

“It’s a blessing in disguise. If I had gone back the way I came, I would have been a little sad.”

Galen, who was flying so low that he barely touched the ground, soon caught up with Tenebrae and Gleba.

They were spirits who could hide in the darkness and underground respectively, but although they were strong in controlling the area, they did not have the ability to move quickly. No matter how hard they moved, they could not catch up with the guests who were getting further and further away.

Still, it was admirable that they had chased him this far. Galen, who had slowed down slightly and retrieved the two spirits, immediately gained altitude. The wind pushed the two upwards obliquely from below.

Shhhhhh!

The speed across the night sky gained even more momentum.

As if she was afraid of high-speed flight, Lilia clung tightly to Galen’s arm. Of course, it wasn’t very convincing, since she had been flying around the sky and cutting off wyvern heads since she first received the spirit’s assistance.

“Even from the spirit’s perspective, isn’t it easier to move one than two?”

“Well, that’s not wrong, but… … .”

“You have to conserve your magic power as much as possible!”

“Yes. Let’s say that’s true.”

Anyway, even though I was flying at a speed incomparable to that of walking.

I couldn’t easily keep up with the customers moving in front of me.

To be honest, Galen couldn’t even see it with his eyesight. Even if he was looking down from the sky, how could he possibly discern the size of a single person on the ground based solely on moonlight?

“It is peculiar, for sure.”

Lilia, who had been watching the guests’ movements on Galen’s behalf, whispered in his ear.

“I’m running, but it feels like I’m running?”

“It is that fast.”

“No, no. It’s not just because you’re fast. It’s because your gait is unusual… Is it because your body is abnormally light?”

Neither the Jewel Warrior nor the Archbishop, strictly speaking, are ‘light’ in their movements. They may be described as such, but in reality, they are just incredibly strong.

The arm strength is so great that any weapon appears to be light and quick to swing, but the weight of the weapon itself does not evaporate.

Because their legs are so strong, their weight doesn’t seem to be a hindrance at all, so they can move quickly. It’s not like their weight just disappears somewhere.

So, if the customer is just running at full speed, there is no reason why it would be any different from Lilia herself running.

Something was different. It felt awkward.

“Isn’t that because you’re a wizard?”

“That’s right. But it’s different from just flying with magic… Even if I ran with the help of a spirit, it would be a bit different… … .”

“Well, you’ll find out later.”

“Is that later after you steal the magic?”

“That is correct.”

“You speak so confidently!”

“Just because you’re embarrassed doesn’t mean you won’t steal.”

Even as the two men chatted, the pursuit continued.

Ten minutes.

Twenty minutes.

Thirty minutes.

The speed of the running customer was the same as before, and the distance was also the same as before.

“But at this point, I can’t even make excuses.”

Lilia muttered a little worriedly.

“I was following you to try and create a natural opportunity to make contact while you were staying at a place like an inn, but if you move that quickly, it’ll feel unnatural no matter where you meet.”

“Because it only means that we followed along just as quickly.”

Galen nodded and added.

“But before that, I wonder if they haven’t noticed our pursuit.”

“Well, if you take away the sky, it’s already a long way from being secretive. Since it’s come to this, why don’t we just attack now?”

“I’m not doing this on purpose to avoid it, am I?”

“Oh, really?”

“Considering flight efficiency, this is almost the maximum speed. I can increase it without thinking about it later, but my opponent can’t do that. I don’t know if I can adjust the speed arbitrarily.”

Unika was already whining about how it would be better to switch roles. She seemed a little tired of being pushed by the wind spirit without stopping.

That doesn’t mean that their magic power has already run out. Originally, Galen and Unica took turns using magic to give each other time to recover their magic power, so they were going to do the same this time.

Seeing the customer calmly maintaining the same speed for about thirty minutes as if it was nothing, I had a strong feeling that the chase would not be easy.

“I’m a bit of an oddball, most wizards almost always keep some reserve magical power.”

“Because it’s over once everything falls?”

“Yes. I don’t think there are any magicians who would use all their magical power for simple movement, except in an urgent battle situation. In other words―”

“Are you saying that the customer is also not particularly burdened by the current consumption of magical power?”

“Maybe so. If the reason you didn’t buy a horse was because you could easily replace it with your own magic, then it must mean you’re used to long-distance travel.”

“In many ways, he is not an ordinary wizard.”

“Even if it’s gold, it’ll be hard, or if it’s a jewel… or if you’re using something that’s not very good.”

“… Something like Davia’s crystal ball?”

“It’s only a possibility.”

Because he is a jewel wizard, he possesses a lot of pure magical power.

Or, they are holding a horseman who has offered a large amount of sacrifices, so they are receiving a lot of external magical support.

If it was the former, it would have been better, but if it was the latter, they would have had to catch him and kill him.

Lilia was just following the guest, wondering if he was a fairy or not, but when a new possibility arose, she was troubled.

“Well, your magic power isn’t that great right now, is it?”

“There’s still a lot left, the magic itself.”

“Then how about we wait a little longer? If they haven’t noticed us, they might not have to move all night. Then we can catch up easily.”

“If you think it won’t work out, then you can try it then.”

“Yes! Brother, you can adjust the timing well.”

“great.”

Since he still had some magic power to spare, Galen decided to accept Lilia’s proposal.

Another thirty minutes passed like that.

The sun had set more than an hour ago, and since we were moving so quickly, we were already quite far from the city. There were small villages here and there, but now that we had only just passed by, there were no people on the ground.

He still had some magic left, but he was starting to feel cold and hungry. Galen seriously considered just taking it in and ending it quickly.

That was when.

“oh?!”

Lilia suddenly let out a short scream. Galen, who had been absentmindedly thinking, flinched.

“Why, why are you like that?”

“Come this way!”

No further explanation was needed, for it was soon visible to Galen as well.

Even based on Lilia’s standards, it was still a distance that could be seen with the naked eye, so it couldn’t be said to be very far.

If both sides are running quickly in one direction, and the one in front suddenly turns 180 degrees and runs without slowing down, the distance between the two sides will quickly become shorter.

If the guest had simply run in the opposite direction, Lilia wouldn’t have been flustered.

Galen was also taken aback when he saw that they were running towards him, stepping on the sky as if climbing stairs.

However, since it was something they usually did, the two of them were not confused any further.

“I was wondering what the story about the law was.”

Galen muttered with a laugh.

I could see why Lilia had described her as ‘unusually light’. It was a very apt description.

Rather than feeling like I was powerfully kicking the air, I felt like I was gliding lightly across the sky. It felt like something light like a leaf was flying in the wind.

Anyway, it was better that you came from that side just as I was trying to catch up.

Galen slowed down.

However, unlike him, who had followed me out of curiosity and was naturally planning to initiate conversation.

There was no way I would be willing to talk to a customer who had decided to do it himself after failing to get rid of the bastards he had just seen for the first time today.

Seeing his guests not slowing down at all, Galen realized something was wrong.

“Brother! Unica!”

“Oh, yes!”

A little before that, Lilia discovered the silhouette of daggers in the guest’s hands and shouted urgently. Galen quickly answered.

Since Galen had already taken over and was handling the temporary wind spirit himself, Unica, who had been resting, was able to step forward immediately. As soon as Lilia broke away from Galen, a new wind spirit enveloped her body.

Phaaaat!

Lilia immediately drew her sword of light. The eyes of the guest who was rushing in at the undeniable evidence of the priest twitched.

“We have no intention of fighting!”

There’s no use in saying something like that while holding a knife, but he said it while only preparing for defense without swinging it first.

But the guests did not trust the church and the clergy as much as ordinary people. They were more concerned with getting rid of suspicious stalkers.

As a result, the guest’s movements did not slow down at all. The dagger, which had been approaching without mercy, aimed for Lilia.

Lilia couldn’t just let him get stabbed like this, so she quickly blocked the dagger.

However, the dagger that should have collided with the Whi Kwang Sword slipped with a strange frictional sound.

“Huh?!”

As the trajectory of the Whi Kwang Sword distorted, the dagger in the guest’s other hand stabbed the other side. The movement was too fast.

Papapapat!

There was no way to respond. Lilia, who had hastily drawn up the miracle of blessing, turned her body precariously. Her coat was slightly scratched.

The guest didn’t even show any regret. He just continued his attack with an expressionless face. At first glance, he seemed to be swaying, but he was swaying frantically from left to right, like a ghost’s movements.

“Aww, wow.”

It wasn’t yet in full spirit inspection mode because the wind shoes, or flight function, was still activated.

Even in her normal state, Lilia, who had grown to a level comparable to that of a Jewel Warrior, could not keep up with the speed.

More precisely, I was unable to properly respond to the bizarre swordsmanship I was encountering for the first time in my life.

Ts …

It was common to use this technique to deflect an opponent’s attacks, but the guest’s dagger was not at the level of deflecting Lilia’s sword, but rather almost sliding it.

Without ever properly engaging her weapon-to-weapon, he evades all attacks, persistently exploits only Lilia’s weak points, and when it seems like it won’t work, he retreats without hesitation.

This kind of extreme evasion should not normally constitute a sword fight, but the customer’s overwhelming speed made it possible. Even though she was carrying a box on her back. She was also carrying a backpack.

Should I pull out the power? But if the fight gets any more intense, it won’t be easy to stop.

It was a moment when Lilia was pondering.

Chomp!

The darkness around her, which had been pushed away by her platinum-colored aura, stirred. A pitch-black whip appeared behind the guest and flew towards his waist.

Pfft!

The guest who had been pushing Lilia until just before suddenly slid to the side and spun around. The dark whip, whose point of impact was cleverly missed, could not overcome the rebound and burst.

“Ha, this is true.”

Galen, who had been casting magic behind Lilia, muttered with a subtle expression.

[Liberation of the Sky]

[1% progress until first acquisition]

Judging from the status window that pops up, it is indeed magic.

“What kind of magic is this?”