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"Prey?"
Conrad looked as though he had just heard the funniest joke in the world.
"How arrogant, you little brat!"
He pointed down at Yuuki, and from the green spatial gate beside him, a condensed beam of magic shot out violently.
It was fast.
So fast that in the blink of an eye, it had already reached Yuuki's position.
Swish!
Yuuki raised his arm, bringing the Demon-Dweller Sword up in front of him.
The instant the magic beam struck the blade, a terrifying surge of magical energy erupted from the point of contact, blasting outward in both directions.
Screee—! Screee—!
Sparks of energy scattered wildly, accompanied by a shrill, grating hum.
Yuuki stood firmly in place, his body unmoving.
The hollow grooves along the Demon-Dweller Sword lit up one by one, completely absorbing the incoming magic beam.
"Then take it back."
Yuuki flicked his wrist and slashed backhandedly.
A dazzling arc of energy burst from the blade, forming a massive magic slash—but before it could reach Conrad, it was swallowed whole by the green spatial gate floating in front of him.
Seeing this, Yuuki's eyebrow twitched slightly.
Even the Demon-Dweller Sword's magic breaking effect had failed to cut through the spatial gate. Instead, it had been absorbed first.
A space that could absorb all magic.
Yuuki gained a clearer understanding of Conrad's Key Magic.
"A magic sword that absorbs magic?" Conrad said, equally surprised as he looked at the white-metallic sheen of the Demon-Dweller Sword in Yuuki's hands.
That brief exchange—
Was enough for both sides to reassess each other's abilities.
Recalling the multiple magical attributes Yuuki had released earlier—
And his declaration of calling Conrad "prey"—
Conrad quickly concluded that Yuuki's magic was, in some ways, similar to his own.
But compared to that, there was something else Conrad cared about far more.
"Was Julius killed by you?" Conrad asked coldly.
This black-haired brat knew exactly where he had been sealed—and even when the seal would break—sending subordinates ahead of time.
No matter how Conrad thought about it, Julius's death seemed deeply connected to this boy.
"No."
"In a sense, he died protecting the people of the Clover Kingdom."
Yuuki answered calmly, his gaze drifting to the crystal-like sword in Conrad's hand.
The Imperial Sword—Elsdocia.
According to the intelligence Yuuki had gathered, this national treasure had been further modified by Conrad using Key Magic. Beyond its original abilities, its additional functions were still unknown.
But one thing Yuuki knew for certain—
Conrad alone was already troublesome enough.
With the Imperial Sword added on top of that, defeating him would only become more difficult.
"Died for the kingdom's people…?"
Conrad muttered softly, a trace of mockery flickering across his face. Then his expression twisted—complex, furious—and he suddenly burst into laughter.
"How foolish! Then everything really should be destroyed!"
"Die!"
Conrad's gaze turned completely icy as he leveled the Imperial Sword at Yuuki below.
Now!
A sharp glint flashed through Yuuki's eyes as his figure vanished without warning.
Permeation Magic — Invisible Explorer!
What?!
Conrad's expression changed abruptly. In that instant, he completely lost track of Yuuki's presence.
"Not space magic?"
"No mana fluctuations at all—how is this possible?"
Not only could Conrad no longer sense Yuuki—
Even the Imperial Sword failed to absorb any magic.
Under normal circumstances, this could only mean one thing: there was no longer anyone with mana inside the arena.
In other words, the black-haired brat had already left.
But that was impossible!
Yuuki's target was clearly him—there was no reason for him to retreat now.
A deep, instinctive sense of danger surged through Conrad's chest—an intuition he hadn't felt in a very long time.
"Come out!"
Conrad roared, rapidly shifting positions in midair.
At the same time—
The single green spatial gate he had used against Mariella's group multiplied rapidly.
In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen green spatial gates formed around Conrad, encircling him like a spherical barrier.
And from each gate, terrifying magical energy of different attributes erupted.
Crackling lightning.
Scorching flames.
Raging torrents of water.
Flying sand and stone like razor-sharp bullets.
An overwhelming storm of magic instantly swallowed the sky.
Boom—!
Explosions echoed continuously as violent magical energy ravaged every inch of space around Conrad.
His eyes scanned sharply in all directions, searching for Yuuki—waiting for him to be forced out under such relentless bombardment.
But—
Nothing.
No trace of Yuuki appeared.
Not even the faintest ripple of mana.
It was as though Yuuki had truly vanished from the arena.
Yet the sense of danger coiling around Conrad's heart only grew stronger.
Suddenly—
All the rampant magic attacks froze, as if someone had pressed a pause button.
They vanished.
At the same time, the dozen spatial gates surrounding Conrad dissolved into green motes of light.
Conrad's pupils constricted.
He felt it—
An invisible force binding his entire body.
The vast magic within him instantly slipped beyond his control, as though it no longer existed.
Slash!
Yuuki's figure appeared directly in front of Conrad.
"Chain Magic — Magic-Binding Iron Lock Formation."
The restraints tightened violently.
Only then did Conrad realize—
His entire body was already wrapped in countless black chains.
From beginning to end, he hadn't sensed a single thing.
"What… is this?!"
Conrad struggled furiously, but without magic, the chains didn't budge.
Yuuki grabbed Conrad by the collar and dragged him down to the ground.
Looking at Conrad's furious, shocked expression, Yuuki smiled.
The combination of Permeation Magic and Chain Magic was exactly as he had imagined—
An invincible setup.
As long as the opponent was a human mage—
No matter how powerful their magic or how vast their mana—
Once bound by Chain Magic, it all became meaningless.
It was absolutely worth the trouble of infiltrating the prison just to obtain these two spells.
The only thing Yuuki found regrettable—
Chain Magic was merely a normal-tier magic.
It had no effect on devils.
Otherwise… even a devil would be worth trying to bind.
Nearly heaven-defying.
This was what made certain magic in the world of Clover truly terrifying.
(End of Chapter)
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