Mr. Black Ghost pointed his wand at me, Prine.

"--Rubo-Fu.

Spell. A red flame was born at the tip of Ghost's wand, which spun around and around to form a fireball, which was then shot out.

A fireball.

I couldn't move.

--Aaaaah!

I don't know what happened. The fireball burst right in front of me, there was a loud noise, and I was helplessly rolling around on the ground, bouncing a few times, and then stopped.

All I know is that I took a direct hit, but thanks to my armor and my magic, I didn't die. But..,

--It hurts, it hurts, it hurts... ......!

My whole body hurts. It was like being hit by a carriage. I must have scratches and bruises all over.

I was in pain, scared, cold, and I didn't have the strength to stand up.

My vision was blurred with tears and I could not see anything. Even if I could see, I couldn't do anything.

A large shadow stood in front of me as I fell. I feel a hand reaching out to me.

Snap!

I was pulled, but behind me.

Pulled by an invisible force, I fly backward. I see Mr. Ogre, who is reaching out his hand to the ground and following me quizzically with his eyes.

--This is the magic glove .......

I perceive it vaguely. The magic gloves and socks given to me by Emma made me float and took shelter.

Furthermore, the coat of the cat goddess makes the surface transparent. As if to hide my inability to fight.

I, who had become invisible, was sent to a very distant position, and was slowly lowered to the ground.

--Uh-oh... ......!

Ouch, ouch, I'm scared, I'm scared, I'm scared, I'm scared, I'm scared, I'm scared.

--Ra-kun,ra-kun...... help,ra-kun......!

Mr.Akoni and Mr.Ghost can't seem to see me, and they are looking around with furtive glances.

I'm looking around with a fidgety look.


Monsters roaming around here and there in frustration.

I crouched down on my knees to avoid detection, and just cried, stifling my voice. I'm so scared, so scared. I cry, praying that they don't find me, that they don't find me, that they don't find me.

It was as if I was back in the old days.

No, I had not changed at all. I just misunderstood it because Ra was by my side, fighting in the dungeon with me. I just misunderstood that I could fight against monsters.

I haven't changed at all.

I've always been this way.

I was bullied at the orphanage. I cried in the corner of my room. I had no place to be alone, so I cried with my face in my knees while everyone glanced at me.

I'm a bad girl.

I'm a useless child.

I remember the day my mother abandoned me. I remember the day I was beaten for no reason in the orphanage. I remember the day my sister hit me at Lamode's house.

I remember the day my friends threw me into the river.

I was drowning and Ra-kun saved me. He took me home. The master scolded me, but Grandma, the maid, comforted me.

-- old hag .......

I remember the day when I first approached Ra-kun. I couldn't find the courage to talk to him. I was so embarrassed and ashamed. But the old woman told me.

--There is nothing to be ashamed of to be a friend.

The old woman was kind. The old woman who always held my hand when I was anxious when I first came to the mansion. When I went to the private school for academics, we always walked the streets hand in hand. That is when I met Ra and Mary.

Grandma is gone.

Ra-kun is gone now, too.

Once I had the courage to make friends with Ra-kun and Mary.

I could have.

I could have.

But, but, but-- ......!

I just don't have the courage to stand up now. I don't even dare to run away. If I stay here, I'm sure Mr. Ra will come to my rescue. So..,

'Rooooooo......!'

Mr. Black Ghost looked at me with a high voice that sounded like a gust of wind. Our eyes met clearly.

I had been spotted.

Hi-!

I fall back as if I had fallen on my buttocks. I can't get to my feet. I can't stand up. I can't hold my hands. I can't hold the cane. I can't do anything, I can't do anything, I can't do anything. .......

'Iso ni Niruko'.

When Mr. Ghost said this to Mr. Akoni, he looked at me too. He looked into my eyes and smiled. He was laughing as if he had found a funny toy.

The two monsters looked at me and nodded at each other. I finally understood what they were saying. I understood.

'A little bit, play'.
'A little bit, play'.

I wish I didn't know, I think to myself. All I can do is slink backwards. My buttocks end up on top of the cane, and I lose my position. I fall flat on my back, my coat is all over and the hood comes off, exposing my body.



'Hi-hi-hi-hi-hi-hi-hi-hi-hi-hi-hi-hi-hi-hi-hi-!'

My back hit the wall as I continued to fall back, still crying. I know I can't go any further, but I can't help but keep pushing back.

Please stop.

Please don't come.

I can't even say those words, and my throat quivers.

Mr. Ghost points his stick at me again. A ball of fire is born. It is a small firelight. He may be trying to bully you with his weak magic. The malice of it is incredibly terrifying.

I am without any protection, holding my head in fear, when suddenly..,

Giggle,

The magic cloth that had been wrapped around my arms and legs was released from me. It gathers in front of me, and soon takes the form of a human being.

--What is it, ......?

A fireball was fired, and the person popped it. The ball of fire, which flew in the direction of the day after tomorrow, hits a wall and explodes.

--What is ......?

I look up in dismay. The cloth changes color quickly and takes on the appearance of a white, transparent person.

'What--'

Lady Emma.

The ghost I met one level above, the queen of this castle, appeared before me.

She looks at me and smiles.

'Miss Prine! It's all right now.

But then he comes up behind me and his expression darkens slightly.

I would like to say, '-- but I'm sorry. My residual magic in this cloth is not enough to defeat them.

'Emma, sir. ......'

Suddenly, I can't keep up with it.

'But I can help you. Is that clear?'
'Help, please: ......?'
'You'll beat them, that's what we're here to help you do.
'I'm ......?'

Yes," says Emma, smiling. Then she lifted me up - the cloth wrapped around me, to be precise - and sent me flying again, moving me. The coat became transparent again, hiding me.

Again I see Mr. Akoni's sword swinging down on the spot where I was a moment ago, as I fly back.

Emma looked at me and smiled, as if I was the only one who could see her.

'Come on, stand up, Miss Prine. You can do it.

I shivered all over.

'I can't, I can't. ....... I can't do it. ......!

But Emma shook her head.

'No, you can't do it. You are the mage who freed us from the dragon's curse. You must have confidence. Be brave.
'But that's what Ra-kun did because of ...... Ra-kun! I couldn't do anything on my own,...... and I didn't have the courage,......'

Then Emma laughed,

'What do you say, Miss Prine?

She looked as kind as if she were an old woman.

'You've been brave before, haven't you?

'What--?'

Why, you're going to ...... about it?

'You can do it. Come on, join my voice with mine. Try to imitate me.
'But, but ......!

I can't hold the cane because I don't have the strength. ......!

'Well, that's not such a big problem.

The cloth wrapped around my arm and moved my hand to gently hold the cane.

'Here, see? Let's start with fire magic. Follow me and chant. --Burn, Salamandra!

Emma placed her hand on my hand as if she was holding me gently from behind.

I just couldn't refuse Emma's request, and I felt that she would be angry if I refused, but..,

'Mo, mo, yo, seirei, saraman, dorayo ......'

Tatteredly, she imitates Emma-sama.

'Firelight'.
'Fwah, fwah, fire, light'.

Boom!

A huge fireball shot out from my wand, flew toward the ceiling, and exploded.

Gosh!
'Hyooooooo......!'

The monsters shouted in surprise as magic suddenly appeared from the void. No, their voices seemed to be mixed with some shivers. .......

'It's amazing, Miss Prine. Firelight with this kind of power. Look, which is bigger, the hole in the wall made by the firelight that Ghost shot or the hole in the ceiling made by the firelight that Prine-sama shot?

Emma looked as happy as if it were her own, and I answered.

'My, my, my. ....... But, but ...... Emma did it for me. ......'

'No, I was just cheering you on. It was Prine who shot that huge fireball. Now the next one. Point your wand at the red devil, and join us. ....... --Demon particles!

My arm moved on its own, and my wand pointed at the red devil. I imitate Emma desperately.

'Ma, ma, miya, miya no, ryuusho ......'.

'Let my enemies be as dust,'
'Let my hand be dust, and let it be dust, and let it be dust, and let it be dust, and let it be dust, and let it be dust.

'Cleave.
'Nag away'.



'Photon ray'.
'Whoo, a photon ray!

Bewwah!

A flash of light from the wand hit Mr. Akakani's shield, which he had quickly brought forward, melting it and causing it to melt. Mr. Akakoni threw his shield down and avoided.

Gooaaaahhhhhh!
'Hiuuh! Biyuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!

I was invisible, sooo, and Emma lifted me up and moved me. The monsters, who can't find me, are looking for me irritably.

'Yes, Miss Prine. You are very good at magic. Next is ice magic. --Frozen fire. Relentless, cold heat.

Emma led me to the wand. I followed her.

'Ouch, fire that burns. A relentless, cold heat.

'The retroactive fire reminds me of the sharpness of zero degrees'.
'The fire that surges recalls the sharpness of the reydo.

'Icicle Lance'.
'Icycle Lance'.

The ice spear grazed Mr. Ghost, freezing half of his body. The monster lets out a high-pitched scream.

Lady Emma doesn't stop.

Yes, well done, your magic is a path-breaking magic. Your magic is the magic that can help someone. Now let's cast a delay spell on the red devil. Are you ready? Follow me. --Heavy and slow, thy magic element is bound.
"Heavy, slow, thy element is bound, bound, bound...

'Slowly'.
'slow, slow, slow'.

With a "gunk," the red devil's body dropped as if he were sinking. He groans and tries to get to his feet, but his movements are very slow.

Emma-sama doesn't stop. She continues to talk behind my back.

'Wonderful, your magic has made that terrible monster seem as if it cannot move! Now the next one. And don't forget to cast a defensive spell on yourself. If you are safe, the party will survive. --My shield nothing can get through.

"My shield shall pierce nothing.

'Shield'.
"Shield.

A wall of visible thick magic elements formed around me.

Emma-sama won't stop. She won't stop. Her words seemed to be filled with power. The more Emma spoke, the more power filled me.

'Yes, your wards cannot be broken by anyone. Now there is nothing to be afraid of. That's wonderful. Next time let's aim at both the ghost and the red devil. You already know that much magic. --It repels and contracts, a tiny chamber of frozen white. Burn, destroy.

I continued.

'-- it rebounds and contracts, a tiny chamber of frozen white. Burn, destroy!

''Exploding Light Explod ''

Huuggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!

A huge light was created and exploded over the heads of the monsters.

'Goaaaaaaa..................!
'Hiuuu........................!'

They quickly defended themselves, but the surface of their bodies was severely burned, and they screamed in agony.

I move as Emma-sama tells me to, as she leads me.

It's okay, Miss Prine. You are strong. You are very strong. Now, fly...'

She flies through the air with her Photon Wings and becomes invisible by passing magic power through her coat.

You are able to fight alone, aren't you?

The angel's underwear is also enchanted, further increasing its speed. While avoiding Ghost's fireballs, she pulls out her wand from her coat and shoots attack magic from the air. The monsters cannot do anything.

You are able to fight against the vicious monsters. You are overwhelming those monsters.

He increased the number of fireballs using a numbering technique. Mr. Ghost heals Mr. Akoni, whose body has been shredded in half by the explosion of numerous fireballs, with magic.

Slow and heavy "Slowly" is strengthened with the power technique. Mr. Ghost, whose body has become heavy and is crawling on the ground, is desperately repelling my magic.

I suck in a breath.

--Frozen fire. The relentless cold heat. The surface of a quiet lake in turmoil. The roaring flames remind me of the sharpness of zero.

Yes, my lady. That's all right.

'Whiteout'.

--Byuuugghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

A pitch-black blizzard swept over the large room. With all visibility blocked, we focused our magical power to see our invisible enemies. The monsters, frozen from the edges of their bodies, were still moving.

'Hyuuuuu......'

My breath is white. But I don't feel cold. Thanks to the magic of my coat and Seyfield's protective space.

But my cheeks are a little cold. Traces of tears remain on my cheeks.



Before I knew it, the tears had stopped. It was a strange sensation. It was as if something that had been supporting me had been transformed. It was as if a pillar was born inside of me, a pillar that had never been there before.

--It is a repulsive, shrinking, freezing white tiny room. Burn it, destroy it, envelop it, unleash it, burn it to ashes.

You can do anything by yourself.

--Deeper, grander, more divine.

Exploding light!

C'mon ...... goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

The two half-frozen, immobilized monsters disappeared without a trace with the blast magic I unleashed.

It was a victory.

I had won.

Ah ............

The wind blows a gust of magic element. I looked back into the empty room. I already knew who was really behind me.

Thank you, old woman.

Maybe it was an illusion that Emma showed me. Maybe it was a figment of my delusion created by my weak mind.

Still, the old woman smiled kindly at me, as she always did. Just like when I won the first place in the academic examination.

It's all right, Miss Prine. You did a good job.

The winds of magical elements cease. The old woman fades away. The magic cloth falls to the ground as if it has lost its power. It can no longer be used as armor.

I prostrate myself before it, lift up the cloth, and meditate. I prayed.

'I am sorry for what I have done to you, Emma. But thank you for ......! For giving me courage, for letting me meet my grandma: ......!

I can hear the voices of Emma and Grandma.

When you feel your heart freezing again, remember today.
If your heart freezes again, remember how you spoke to him that day.

You can change the future - if you have the courage. You know it.

'Yes, Emma, old woman. ....... I will not forget ......! I'm sure, I'll never, ever forget ......!

The tears should have stopped.

I started crying again and kept crying for a while.





'Prine!

It was not long after that that Ra-kun came running to me.
I was bleeding from all over, injured everywhere, and still crying, and he hugged me tightly.

'I'm sorry, Prine, I'm sorry ......!
'No, Ra-kun. Thank you, thank you. ......'

I calmly told him that I could fight alone, that Emma and Grandma had come to my rescue, and that I had killed both monsters.

I was going to, but...

'Gus, thank you! Raagh! I was scared ohhhhhh!!!!!!!'

My body is filled with tears like a weir .

I was able to fight by myself, but I was still a crybaby, and I was so relieved when Ra-kun was by my side.

After that.

When Ra-kun found out that I had defeated two raid bosses by myself, he was happier than I was and magically froze the floor, lifting me up and sending me flying with an ice dance that filled the entire large room.

'That was awesome, Prine! You're still the best ahhhhh!

'Ha-ha-ha-ha! Ra-kun! Ra-kun! I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you!

I don't know when Assassin's wards were lifted, but I was having a great time until the next forty adventurer clansmen who entered the big room gave me the cold shoulder. Hehehe.