As Rebecca stared at the radiant light blooming from her grimoire, she instantly understood the nature of the newly awakened spell.
"My mana… isn't enough," she murmured instinctively.
"And you're not alone, Rebecca!"
Mariella, Neige, and Fana all smiled at once, pressing their hands firmly against Rebecca's back. Without hesitation, they poured the last remnants of their mana into her body.
Boom!
A terrifying wave of mana exploded outward from Rebecca, whipping the air into a violent gale.
"Even if you're a Wizard King, we won't give up!"
"Yuuki told us to hold you here—and I will see that through!"
Bathed in the surging mana, Rebecca stood tall, her presence sharp and heroic. She cried out as she slammed both hands into the ground.
"Manipulation Magic — Wrath of the Earth Mother!"
Rumble—!
In an instant, the solid arena floor surged like an angry sea.
A colossal hand of earth burst upward, reaching straight for Conrad.
"So, you awakened a spell at a moment like this… but at this level—"
Conrad glanced at the massive earthen hand and snapped his fingers lightly.
A green spatial gate opened.
The immense suction force swallowed the earthen hand whole.
But the next moment—
Conrad froze.
Like disturbing a hornet's nest, the ground erupted completely.
Countless gigantic hands of earth burst forth in waves, clawing upward toward him from every direction!
In mere moments, the rate at which the earthen hands emerged far exceeded the absorption speed of the spatial gate.
And then—
The hands closed in all at once.
Within a few breaths, a massive stone sphere—dozens of meters in diameter—formed at the center of the arena, Conrad sealed tightly inside it.
But that brief activation alone was enough.
Rebecca, Fana, Mariella, and Neige had completely exhausted their mana. All four collapsed to their knees, gasping for breath.
"…We did it," Rebecca whispered weakly, staring at the enormous stone sphere floating above.
"Did we… really?"
Compared to Rebecca's excitement, Mariella remained grim.
After all—
Even the barrier space created by the Boundary Hourglass had failed to seal Conrad.
"It's fine," Rebecca said quickly, forcing herself to explain.
"Once this spell is formed, it operates on its own. It doesn't just compress the target—when it completes, all the air inside is expelled."
"It's like being trapped in quicksand. Suffocation sets in almost immediately, followed by unconsciousness."
"The reason the barrier failed was because Conrad still had awareness and could cast magic. If he loses consciousness, that's enough."
"And since he was sealed once before… that means sealing him is possible."
But before anyone could relax—
Ripples suddenly spread across the surface of the stone sphere.
A green spatial gate appeared.
And the next instant, Conrad stepped out calmly, as though nothing had happened.
"How… is that possible?"
Rebecca froze, disbelief written across her face.
"Pathetic. Ignorant."
Conrad hovered in midair, gazing down at them arrogantly.
"You dare compare your magic to Julius's?"
"You don't understand the true power of my magic at all."
Julius's Time Restraint Magic could infinitely extend a single instant—preserving awareness while completely halting mana flow and physical movement.
That was true sealing magic.
That was the only power capable of imprisoning him.
Unfortunately—
Julius was dead.
And there was no one left in this world who could stop him.
"Die."
Conrad raised the Imperial Sword and unleashed a blinding slash of mana toward the helpless four.
Yet in the face of death—
There was no despair on their faces.
Only regret.
"…We couldn't stop him in the end," Mariella murmured softly.
"We've disappointed Yuuki-sama."
"I was naïve," Rebecca said quietly, her voice heavy.
"Hehe… Rebecca, you were amazing," Neige said calmly, a smile forming on his pale face.
"Creating magic like that—Yuuki-sama will definitely be surprised."
Fana said nothing.
She simply smiled gently.
After all, she should have died long ago. To live again, to fight alongside them, to experience this much… she was already satisfied.
"Demon-Dweller — Spatial Severance."
A calm, familiar voice suddenly rang out beside them.
All four looked up at once.
Standing before them was Yuuki.
Boom!
A thunderous explosion lit up the sky, brilliant light stretching Yuuki's silhouette long across the arena.
"…Sorry," Yuuki said, glancing back at them with a hint of apology.
"I'm late."
"We held him until you came, Yuuki-sama!" Neige exclaimed happily—then his body tilted, and he collapsed unconscious.
"Fire Magic — Phoenix Feather Robe."
Flames gathered in Yuuki's palm as he swept his hand forward. A warm, restorative fire enveloped the four of them, rapidly healing their injuries.
"You've done enough," Yuuki said gently, smiling at Rebecca.
"Leave the rest to me."
With another wave of space magic, the four vanished—teleported safely outside the arena.
"Space Magic and Fire Magic… another dual-magic user," Conrad said, unhurried, studying Yuuki.
"In my era as Wizard King, I never once saw such a thing."
"You must be their leader—Yuuki, was it? How about becoming my companion?"
Conrad could feel it clearly.
The vast, overwhelming mana inside Yuuki far surpassed that of the four from earlier.
"Sorry," Yuuki replied calmly.
"I have no interest in being your companion."
"But you hurt my people pretty badly—and that bothers me."
"As for 'dual magic'…"
Yuuki tilted his head slightly.
"What's that?"
In the next instant—
A terrifying surge of mana erupted from Yuuki's body.
A silver pillar of light shot straight into the heavens.
Within it, fire, wind, earth, water, mineral, plant, lightning—countless attributes cycled and intertwined.
The smile froze completely on Conrad's face.
"…What?"
"To put it simply," Yuuki said, his grin widening as he looked straight at Conrad,
"To me you're just another magic attribute…"
"You're my prey, Lord Conrad."
(End of Chapter)
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