"Why did you come... come to where Yoshino was sleeping? Are you... are you trying to do something bad to Yoshino?" Yoshino woke up to see a powerful magic circle attacking her. Reflexively, she used a magic circle to absorb the magic, then cautiously watched the four people opposite her from Shiina's back. Her pitiful voice made the four people pause, as this didn't seem to match the Ice Spirit they had imagined. This sounded like a Little Girl's voice, why?
"Hey! Al, what do you think? Shouldn't the legendary highest-ranking Ice Spirit be a beautiful Big Sister? Why does this voice clearly sound like a Little Loli? Could we have made a mistake? Perhaps this Little Girl's voice is one of the Ice Spirit's guardians, you never know." Nagi and the others gathered together, discussing in whispers. They had originally expected to see a slender beauty, and although they hadn't seen her in person, just hearing the voice had already somewhat disappointed him.
"What does it matter? I think it's very cute. After all, she only slept here for thirty-something years. Perhaps she hasn't been the highest Spirit for long, so she might still be in her Early childhood. Haven't you felt that faint sense of pressure emanating from her?" The swordsman Eishun didn't think too much about it. After all, he was a family man, unlike the other single members of the team. No, it seems that besides Nagi, the other two are thousands of years old. This is no longer the level of a single dog, but the level of an Archmage.
Ah... it seems I've strayed a bit. Let's return to the main topic now. Swordsman Eishun had a very good feeling about Yoshino because he also wanted a child. Hearing Yoshino's endearing voice, he couldn't help but feel a sense of tenderness for her in his heart. If he had a daughter in the future, she would surely be as cute as this Spirit.
"Eh~ What? That's not true at all. What the heck~ I only came because I thought the Ice Spirit was a beautiful Big Sister, but it turns out to be this Little Girl. And even the guardian is so weak, it's really disappointing. This rabbit is only this big for nothing. I should have just gone to challenge a dragon instead." Nagi mumbled with a pout. However, his words easily reached Shiina's ears in this enclosed space, which made Shiina uncomfortable. It seems this guy needs a good lesson! He needs to be taught a good lesson.
Thinking this, Shiina looked at the magic circle that had just blocked the Thousand Thunders. Seeing the violent and restless energy on it, Shiina thought for a moment and came up with a good idea. It remembered that last time, Yoshino had infused its Angel power into it when it transformed into Zadkiel, greatly increasing its power. If it could use the opponent's abilities to fight him, it might work!
"Yoshino! Now, infuse the absorbed power from the magic circle into my body! I need to teach this arrogant guy a good lesson!" Shiina shouted to Yoshino, who was hiding on its back. Yoshino had just woken up and probably hadn't fully regained consciousness yet. That guy's attack almost hurt Yoshino just now, and for that, it definitely had to settle the score with him.
"Eh? But... but fusing energy that I haven't fully analyzed into you would have a great impact on you, Shiina. I've only analyzed about eighty percent of this magic right now. Wait another minute, and I'll be able to analyze it completely. Let's wait a bit for now." Seeing the magic circle next to them constantly flashing with immense thunder, Yoshino spoke. Since just now, a small magic circle had appeared in her right eye, analyzing this top-tier magic. She had never tried implanting unknown power before, so it was better to be careful.
"It's okay, Shiina. I've grown a lot in these thirty years, so let me show you what I can do now! Besides, it's been a long time since we fought side-by-side!" Shiina said, full of fighting spirit. With Yoshino's help, she no longer needed to hold back her attacks. Now, these guys would see that Shiina-sama hadn't been slacking off for thirty years! She had been working hard to improve her strength.
"...Thirty years? So I've been asleep for thirty years, right, Shiina?" Yoshino said, stroking Shiina's back, a hint of heartache in her voice. It must have been very hard for someone with Shiina's personality to stay here and guard her for thirty years, right? Thinking this, tears fell from her sapphire-like eyes. "You must have felt very lonely, Shiina."
"No! The memories I have with Yoshino have always supported me. I failed to protect Yoshino back then, so at least I could protect you while you were asleep. This is what I should do; I am Yoshino's hero! And just like Yoshino, I love you the most," Shiina replied with a smile. However, unlike what Yoshino thought, she at least had Zadkiel with her during those years, which made her not feel so lonely. Plus, she had several terabytes of Yoshino's treasured photos. She wouldn't be lonely.
"Hehe~ Oh, Shiina, you've become quite glib in these thirty years. Where did you learn to talk like that? You're saying what I used to say to you, but now you're saying it to me? And these people don't have any hostility towards us, so we don't need to fight them, do we?" Yoshino said. Like Shiina, she felt very familiar with these people, as if she had seen them somewhere before. But having been asleep for thirty years made her mind a bit hazy, preventing her from remembering who these people were.
"No way! And that guy not only looked down on me but also looked down on your loli figure, Yoshino! That's just too much! I have to teach him a good lesson!" Shiina said indignantly. Didn't these guys know that Little Loli were the treasures of the world? And Yoshino was so cute and adorable; these ignorant guys needed to be shown a thing or two.
"Loli figure? So what? I like the way I am now anyway. Why should I be angry just because he doesn't like how I look now? What does his preference have to do with me? It's enough that Sister Nozomi and the others like me. Why should I care about a man's opinion? Shiina, you've become a bit strange; you wouldn't have cared much about such things before. Instead, you would have enthusiastically told them how great loli are. It seems you've changed a lot in these thirty years."
'It's not me who's changed a lot, but you, Yoshino. Why can you say such things so calmly now? Or is it that you're still not fully awake, and this is how you talk now?' Shiina thought, sweat beading on her forehead. She had indeed changed a lot in these thirty years, but why had Yoshino, who had been asleep for thirty years, become like this?
"Since Shiina wants to do this, then I'll help you. Those people just now wanted to bully Shiina, so I must help Yoshino get revenge! That red-haired gentleman has a particularly strong magical reaction, so even if we go a bit overboard, he should be fine. Hmm, one minute is up. Get ready, Shiina."
As soon as she finished speaking, the magic circle, radiating the power of Thousand Thunders, suddenly shrunk into a super-miniature magic circle. Then, this magic circle was swallowed by Shiina under the incredible gazes of Nagi and the others. That's right, it was swallowed! This sight made them widen their eyes. Wasn't she afraid of getting a stomachache?
"Roar!!!" After absorbing the power of Thousand Thunders, Zadkiel's body flashed with lightning, and one of its two light blue glowing eyes emitted a golden-yellow light. This sudden change startled them. What was going on? Why did it suddenly become so fierce? Had it taken drugs?
"Hey! Hey! Hey! Isn't this change a bit too much! Just now, this rabbit's magical strength was only A-class, so how did it suddenly become SA-class? This is totally cheating!" Nagi couldn't help but complain after sensing Shiina's current magical level. And there was another important question. "Why can I feel my own magic on this guy? Did it devour the Thousand Thunders I just released and turn it into its own power?"
"It's like the Dark Magic of the Dark Gospel, where attack magic that should be used to attack enemies is integrated into one's flesh and even fused to the soul level, a crazy technique that gains superhuman power by sacrificing the caster's flesh and soul. But it's also a bit different, as there's no backlash phenomenon, so it seems to be a new kind of magic. Interesting, truly interesting. I'm starting to want to collect her life story," Al said, a look of interest on his face as he watched Shiina transform from an ice monster into an ice-thunder dual-attribute monster.
"Stop talking, the other party clearly has hostility towards us. Get ready to prevent a sneak attack; this monster is no longer just that A-class small fry from before," the Magic Swordsman Eishun said, slightly drawing the katana from his waist. But Shiina's sudden words instantly dispelled his raised guard.
"You red bird's nest-headed idiot, get out here! Weren't you very proud just now? I'm going to let you know what despair is!"
"..." The three who were secretly on guard withdrew their combat stances. With great unspoken understanding, they retreated dozens of steps to either side, leaving Nagi alone.
"Hey! What do you guys mean by this? Why are you so far away from me? And what does 'red bird's nest-headed idiot' mean? Are you referring to me?" Nagi pointed at his face in disbelief. His handsome hair was actually called a bird's nest? And what did red idiot mean?
"Isn't that obvious? You really are an idiot," N and the others said in unison, as if they had rehearsed it countless times. But it was this kind of unspoken understanding that made Nagi feel as if his heart had been pierced by a sharp sword.
"You guys...!!!?" Nagi, who was about to shout back, suddenly felt a sense of crisis, causing him to quickly leave his original spot. The next moment, ice spikes appeared on the ground, piercing the spot where he had just stood. The golden lightning contained within the ice spikes actually made Nagi feel a hint of danger; the energy on them was a bit different from the Thousand Thunders he had just released.
But a huge figure suddenly appeared behind Nagi, who was in the midst of dodging. He quickly turned around, crossed his hands in front of him, and was instantly knocked away by a palm strike. He plunged into the ice layer, stirring up a large cloud of mist, preventing everyone from seeing Nagi's current situation. However, they were curious about Shiina's sudden surge in combat power. Could it be that she became so powerful because someone was commanding her from behind? Even her magical level had increased so much.
"Waaahhh!!! I am Nagi Springfield, known as the 'King of Thousand Curses' and the 'Strongest Magician in the World'! How could you make me so dizzy and disoriented! You just wait! I'll come and beat you down right now!" Nagi seemed to have been provoked into a rage, and a dangerous aura filled his body.
'Nagi Springfield? Isn't that the captain of Red Wings? Does that mean this is the negima! magister negi magi world, and I arrived in this world so long after the story began?' Yoshino thought of which world she was in through Nagi's name, but before she could speak, Shiina and Nagi were already fighting.
'I'll wait until they finish fighting. This BUG-level character probably isn't someone Shiina can handle.'
Thus, over the next few hours, explosions continuously erupted here, showing how intense the battle was.
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