"What is this? This exciting feeling!"
Luck felt the magic in his body continuously growing stronger, his fanatical smile becoming even more joyful, and blue electrical currents involuntarily diffused into the air, making crackling sounds.
Magna looked at his hands in disbelief. The red magical glow emanating from his body and the inexplicably warm sensation—there was no mistake, his magic power was continuously increasing.
Although slow, it was indeed… strengthening.
This was definitely an opportunity!
The two exchanged knowing glances. Having spent a long time together and frequently going on missions, their Tacit Understanding (tacit understanding) was naturally high. A simple exchange of glances let them know each other's intentions.
Lightning Magic-armored boots and arms materialized on Luck. In an instant, he charged towards the clown, his lightning-streaked figure leaving a long trail of electrical charge sounds in the air.
Magna's Flame Magic baseball bat also swung at the same time. "Flame Magic: Hellfire Scatter Shot!"
"Bang!"
A crisp hitting sound rang out, and a fireball was struck by the baseball bat. The bright ball of fire shot through the air like a pillar of flame. The pillar of flame suddenly dispersed mid-motion, flying in various directions like splitting molten fire.
Luck was the first to dart in front of the clown, his Lightning Magic-armored arm reaching to touch the spinning dice on its fingertip.
His fanatical smile held a hint of arrogance, and blue electrical arcs roared like snakes on his arm.
But… just like when they first entered the Magic Palace to snatch the dice, the clown suddenly vanished, reappearing behind Luck, maintaining its leisurely posture with the spinning dice.
"Thud!"
Luck shifted his stance, changed his center of gravity, and, with astonishing reaction speed, tried to touch the dice again.
But this time… the clown instantly left its original spot, appearing a few meters away from where it had just been, its eerie figure like a ghost.
'Space Magic, capable of continuous, uninterrupted teleportation, and the spell casting frequency is very fast. This level… is completely incomparable to Finral.'
'However…'
Magna's Hellfire Scatter Shot rained down like fireworks. Although it didn't hit the clown, the ignited flames and smoke created a hazy environment, with lightning flickering within the scattered smoke.
'No matter how fast the spells are cast, one still needs to react to them.'
'I only need one chance.'
The dispersed explosion smoke almost covered the entire circular platform.
The clown surveyed the black smoke and flickering blue lightning around him. 'That's a good idea, but unfortunately, you've got the wrong target.'
In an instant, its figure flickered, appearing out of thin air in the sky, looking down at everyone. Although its face still bore the comical clown makeup, it inexplicably exuded a powerful pressure.
Luck, in the smoke, paused, looking up. "Huh? You can play like that too?"
Looking at the clown floating high in the air, Magna tightened his grip on the Flame Magic baseball bat. "This guy really seems troublesome!"
"However, if we're just trying to snatch the dice…"
He changed his attack method, swinging the baseball bat to launch a ball of flame. The flame dispersed in the air and then suddenly vanished. Magna's lips curled into a mischievous smile: "Hehe, I've tricked countless guys with this move."
"Let's see how you dodge this, Exploding Scatter Disappearing Magic Ball!"
The scattered fireballs materialized in the air, appearing incredibly close to the clown, almost sticking to its body.
"Got it!" Magna looked at the scene in the air, a little delighted. "This way, the dice should fall from its hand, right? What a good opportunity!"
The imagined scene did not occur.
The scorching fireballs clinging to the clown did not explode, but instead floated silently in the air, as if held captive.
"Huh?" Magna looked at this scene in disbelief.
The clown lightly pushed away the fireballs beside it with its hand. It looked down at Magna, who was holding the Flame Magic baseball bat on the ground. "Your magic power should be the lowest among these people, but your magic is very interesting. Amusing."
A shadowy figure attacked from behind. The clown slightly turned its body, and the shadow passed by in an instant, failing to hit its target.
Arcs of light faintly flickered in the air.
The clown shifted its body, easily dodging the invisible flying slashes.
Taking advantage of the gap in Magna and Luck's attacks, Bai En came behind the clown and launched an offensive. Seeing the clown dodge his layers of attacks, he no longer held back, slightly raising his right hand.
"Mana Zone, full open!"
"「Release」!"
Slashes rained down like a downpour within the space, sharp and invisible.
Sensing the sharp edges around it, the spinning dice stopped rotating, showing two dots on its face.
The released slashes hovered in the air the moment the dice showed its number. Within Bai En's Mana Zone perception, the dense slashes were all enveloped by a circle with strange patterns, suspended in the air. The hovering slashes didn't seem like Space Magic… more like Time Magic!
"This…?"
"How can this be?"
Bai En stopped his attack. "Is this… Time Magic?"
"That's right~"
"But didn't you use Space Magic before?"
The clown didn't find it strange. It nodded affirmatively, "Yes, it was Space Magic."
"You have… two types of magic?"
"Guess?" The clown did not explicitly answer Bai En's question, instead calmly commenting: "It's just one or two types of magic, is there anything so rare about that?"
"In the era I was born, everyone was as shocked as you, but… in fact, it's nothing remarkable."
The strong are always unaware of their own strength, and the abnormal are the same.
Bai En's mouth twitched involuntarily. "Hehe~"
'Space Magic, Time Magic… anyone who has mastered even one type of magic is already considered an outstanding Mage. But this guy has mastered both simultaneously… is something this outrageous even possible?'
During the Elf Tribe Reincarnation… the vice-captain of the Golden Dawn, relying on offensive Space Magic, simultaneously made two Magic Knights Squad Captains suffer immensely.
'Wait a minute…'
Bai En suddenly discovered something even more bizarre. He asked the clown, "Where is your grimoire?"
...Until now, its grimoire had never appeared.
'Is it hidden?' Bai En surveyed the surroundings.
"grimoire?" The clown replied directly, "I don't have a grimoire."
"???"
"A grimoire, at most, is a book that can enhance magic power and improve magical phenomena."
"Not everyone needs it." The clown's voice was calm.
"...Can I interpret that as you saying you are so powerful that you no longer need a grimoire?" Bai En asked "presumptuously."
"If that's what you think, then there's no problem."
'Is it real or fake?'
Bai En had only known one person to date who could cast powerful magic without a grimoire.
The leader of the Elf Tribe, Licht, wielded a demon-dweller sword from beginning to end.
He fought Asta in his demon state and Yuno assimilated with an Elf Tribe member.
He even contended with high-ranking devils from the underworld.
But… where did this thing in front of him come from?
Even if he was the second Wizard King of the Clover Kingdom, Milton Silvester Ting, wouldn't this be a bit too outrageous?
The clown suddenly asked, "What is the current Wizard King's magic?"
"Time Magic."
"Time Magic? That's quite a coincidence. He should be the strongest person in the Clover Kingdom right now, right?"
"That's right." Bai En answered very straightforwardly.
The current Magic Emperor Julius Novachrono was indeed the strongest person in the Clover Kingdom, though he was a bit special.
A hint of regret appeared on the clown's face. "Oh dear, I didn't expect there to be a Mage with Time Magic in this world. I really want to compare my mastery of Time Magic with him, but I suppose there won't be a chance. What a pity."
Bai En's expression turned strange. 'Comparing mastery of Time Magic with the host of a Time Devil?'
'Something feels off.'
Lightly raising its hand, the slashes enveloped by Time Magic shattered, and the white light of magic scattered like powder.
Bai En seized the opportunity, casting magic to control the kitchen utensils. The Magic Conversion that had previously missed its target in a sneak attack now stabbed back. The clown offered no resistance, simply shifting its body to dodge the attack.
"This sword of yours is very interesting. Is the sword's ability to repel magic?" The clown stabilized its figure, recalling the earlier scene where Luck snatched the dice from its hand, and asked.
"More or less."
Actually, there wasn't much difference between the two; in terms of effect, they were the same.
"It's a pity… if you were a little stronger, you might have been able to take this dice from my hand, but as it looks now, I don't think you'll have a chance."
"You are too weak."
The clown's voice carried a hint of regret…