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Location: Louise's room
'What the hell is going on...' Ragna thought as he continued to polish the rusty sword he just bought. Right now Louise's room was in chaos as the owner's room and her redhead rival glared at each other in anger while said redhead's friend just nonchalantly sit on Louise's bed.
Louise had her arms wrapped around her waist as she glared at Kirche. "Like I said, Ragna chose that sword not because of our budget..." 'Well partially,' "... it's because he explicitly said that he did not want that."
"Yeah... Like he would really choose that sword. I will bet that he really, really wanted my gift." Then she turned to Ragna and a smile formed. "Right darling?"
"I'm just gonna said this once. Don't. Call. Me. Like. That. The last person who give me that treatment was obsessed to kill me." He thanked whatever god in this world that Nu was back in his world and there was no 'Nu number 2' in this world. He doesn't need to go through that again thank you. "Oh, about that shiny sword you're about to give me. Don't even bother. All I can do with that sword is asking my enemy to 'come at me and kill me'. Plus, it's only a decoration, not a weapon. So get that out of my face now." He said that while polishing the other side of Derflinger. He could've sworn that the sword just moaned in delight for a moment. Oh well, at least it doesn't have Jin's voice.
"You heard that Zerbst. While I may see that sword has beauty, I'll trust Ragna's judgment as he has more experience with weapons." Louise said triumphantly and gave Kirche a smug smile. Kirche, on the other hand, dropped her smile and start shedding crocodile tears.
"Why are you so cruel to me darling!" Right as she said that she threw herself to Ragna, who quickly moved Derflinger away from Kirche so she won't be hurt.
"Hey! Get off me, woman! I don't like strangers touching me!" The grim reaper immediately shoots her an irritated look and pushed her away. She pouted at Ragna's action, who continued to polish the sword.
"Just because darling treats me like that doesn't mean I'm willing to give up. In fact..." Kirche reached out to her cleavage and took out her wand. "I challenge you to a duel Valliere! If I win darling has to take my gift."
"Wait, I thought you students can't duel!" Ragna said in surprise.
"In secret..." Tabitha simply said.
'I really doubt the teachers won't catch them.'
"Very well then. I accept." Louise declared.
"But of course, we have to do this with magic!" Kirche triumphantly declared.
"And Close Quarter Combat," Louise said, surprising Kirche. "I prefer not to use my Explosion to attract the teacher's attention and you don't want to get blown up right in your face don't you?"
"Hmph, very well then Valliere. Hopefully, you don't regret this. Ragna will be the judge for our duel and we are doing this at the courtyard."
'And here I thought she understands what I just said.' Ragna thought in exasperation.
Location: Courtyard
The two moon shined brightly, somewhat managed to illuminate the field where Louise and Kirche duel. Ragna and Tabitha stand on the sideline, watching Louise and Kirche aiming their wand at each other waiting for the signal to begin.
Ragna walked a few steps forward and raise his left arm. "Both of you ready?" Louise and Kirche nodded. For a few more second, there was only silence as the wind blows.
"Begin!"He announced as swung his arm, signifying the beginning of the duel.
Louise dash towards Kirche as she began to chant a simple spell. Kirche immediately started her own chanting to take down Louise quickly.
"Fireball!"A ball of fire shot out of Kirche's wand, flying towards Louise. Louise quickly jumped to her left and aimed her wand at her target. "Wind!" As soon as she said that, an explosion happened. But unlike the usual one where there was only the 'boom' but not the damage, this one has some slight amount of damage and the smoke takes in a cone shape.
'Trying to blind me?! You underestimate me, Valliere!' Kirche hopped out of the smoke zone, trying to regain her vision. She heard footsteps from beside her, so she turned around only to see Louise was very close to her, hands clenched. Her eyes widen as she immediately felt pain in her stomach as Louise dug her fist into her gut. Louise immediately followed it up with a tackle only to be stopped by Kirche grabbing her shirt's collar and throw her away with a lot of effort.
"That was barbaric of you Valliere," Kirche said that with coughs in between. She can feel the damage she just received. To think that someone as small as Louise can pack a punch was something she had to be careful now. Thank Brimir that Louise was not someone who simply use physical violence to lash out on anyone.
"Anything goes in a battle Zerbst. Mother taught me that." Louise replied as she slowly regained her breath. Her petite body was a problem as she lacked the lung capacity to last very long. While she can endure longer than most others who have the same physique, she doubted she can outlast anyone who had done more physical training than her.
Louise and Kirche ran towards each other after a few seconds. Louise made a jab with her right hand, which got countered by Kirche swatting her arm away and followed up by a backhand slap. Louise rolled on the ground to avoid Kirche subduing her on the ground. She managed to stand back up and looked at Kirche, who adopted a fighting stance albeit somewhat sloppy. Just as they were going to continue, Ragna said something that broke their concentration.
"What the is that giant thing?" Ragna pointed at a distance where the vault was.
"That's a golem! A triangle class one in fact!" Louise said after identifying the structure.
"It's at the vault! So that means..."
"Fouquet." Tabitha finished her friend's sentence.
Louise immediately sprinted towards the golem's direction, with everyone just behind her. As they approach their destination, the golem raised its arm punched the vault's wall. They became surprised when they saw there was no damage to the wall.
"Holy shit. That wall's tough." Ragna said in awe.
"I heard it was reinforced by multiple Square class mages. But to think it's that powerful..." Kirche muttered.
When they reached where the golem was, they notice a figure on the golem's shoulder. The figure noticed them and clicked their tongue.
"What are you children doing here late night? Go back to your bedroom now." The figure said.
"Uh... I'm the adult here." Ragna deadpanned.
"Never mind about that. Fouquet the Crumbling Dirt, cease your action now!" Louise and the other mages took out their wands, ready to attack at any moment.
"As if I would do that!" Fouquet flicked their wand, causing the golem to raise its leg. "I've waited too long for this opportunity, now get out of my way!"
The golem tried to stomp them, crushing them into a bloody smithereens. Louise and Tabitha quickly move away while Ragna grabbed Kirche by her waist and dash away. Ragna released her as soon as soon he stopped, causing her to make an audible "ow". He turned to the golem and started to run towards it.
"Ragna what are you doing?!" Louise shouted at him.
"I've fought something bigger than that doll before. So..." Ragna unsheaths Derflinger, who was now a lot less rusty than he was last time. The runes on Ragna's hand glowed, but he ignored it for now as he could feel a boost in his overall strength. With his newfound strength, he leaped upward when he was in front of the golem, reaching all the way to the golem's waist. "This should be easy as hell!" He placed one of his foot on the stone surface of the golem and started to wall running towards Fouquet. Fouquet was surprised by the feat, but quickly recovered and started to shoot large stones at Ragna.
Ragna wanted to dodge but that would mean he will lose some momentum to wall run due to the extra distance he needed to uncover. Just then, fireballs and icicles flew past him, colliding with the stones. He didn't turn around as he knew it was Kirche and Tabitha did it. He said a "Thanks" as he continued to reduce the distance between him and Fouquet. When Ragna got around the golem's chest, he noticed Fouquet grinned.
He widens his eyes when he got caught by one of the golem's hand. "Shit!" The golem started to crush him, causing to scream in pain.
"Ragna!" Louise and Kirche screamed in horror while Tabitha tried to help him by continued her icicle assault on its joints but to no avail.
Louise clenched her teeth and tighten her grip on her wand. Immediately she placed her left hand on the right side of her chest. Her eyes lose it's light and one of her eyes slowly turn red.
"Restriction-"
"DON'T YOU DARE DO THIS YOU LITTLE BRAT!" Ragna shouted at Louise, breaking her trance and return her to normal. He screamed again when the hand tightened even further. Louise, who had enough, chanted and fired a spell. "Fireball!" Unfortunately for her, she hit the wall of the vault. However, the blast managed to affect Fouquet, causing them to lose their concentration and caused the hand to released Ragna.
Ragna managed to land safely by rolling on the ground. Fouquet noticed a crack on the vault's wall when the dust clear. They immediately command the golem to punch the wall. Upon impact, the wall broke, allowing Fouquet to enter the vault. Fouquet entered the vault through the hole and began their search for their target.
Giant Blade of Darkness.
Fouquet surveyed the vault and found it. The blade was contained inside a box with a white paper writing [Giant Blade of Darkness] on top of it. Fouquet picked up the box, surprised by the sheer weight of the box, nearly dropped it.
'Whoever used this blade must be a really huge brute.' Fouquet though as they walked towards the entrance. They command the golem to raise one of its hand and promptly throw the box at its palm, causing a thump sound upon landing. They jumped on the shoulder of the golem, but not before leaving a message 'I have the Giant Blade of Darkness. – Fouquet the Crumbling Dirt.'
Meanwhile, on the ground, Tabitha quickly went to Ragna and used one of her water spells called 'Guerir'. While it's not as fast as Celica's healing, it's better than nothing for Ragna. Louise knelt beside him, apologizing him over and over again for failing to assist. He told her it's okay a few times in order to shut her up. Kirche, on the other hand, stayed vigilant, looking at the hole made by Fouquet. The moment Fouquet's golem raise its hand, she informs everyone about it.
Ragna stands up, "Alright, if that asshole runs we're going after him. I'm not done with him yet."
"I think we should leave this to the teachers," Kirche suggested.
"Oh, we're so gonna leave it to them and let Fouquet run. Great idea Zerbst." Louise said sarcastically.
As soon as she said that, the golem began to move. It turned to one of the wall's exit and marched through it.
Everyone tried to catch up to it, but Fouquet wouldn't have it their way. The thief casts a few more of their spells, shooting large rocks and stone spikes towards them thus delaying them.
"Damn, how are we going to chase him down now?" Ragna muttered, loud enough for everyone to hear.
Tabitha whistled and looked up to the night sky. Everyone got confused and looked up, noticing a silhouette slowly descending. When the silhouette landed, it revealed to be Tabitha's familiar, Sylphid. She pushed Ragna towards the dragon with her staff, annoyed him slightly. "Hey, what was that for?"
"Hey, what was that for?"
"Ride..." Tabitha simply said while she mounts Sylphid.
"Fine, as long as we can chase him down."
"What about us?" Kirche asked.
"Stay here and call whoever teacher you got," Ragna replied. "Let's go chase that piece of shit."
Sylphid flapped its wings, lifting the Reaper and Tabitha into the air. Soon, they began to chase the golem.
As soon as they leave, the teachers arrived.
"I'm sorry we're late. Are you girls hurt?" Louise and Kirche shook their head. "Thank the Founder. Now please tell me what happened."
Louise told him about everything that happened (except her duel which got replaced with her and Ragna strolling around) to Colbert. The bald man immediately called all the combat-ready teachers to chase Fouquet. The staff complied and began to rush towards the stable.
"Now then," Colbert turned to the girls. "Both of you should go back to your dorm. Let us handle it."
"No," Louise said, surprising him. "I would like to assist Ragna, Professor Colbert."
"Miss Valliere, I highly not recommend that. Not only it's dangerous but-"
"You're asking me to stand on the sideline and hope my familiar to come back?! I refuse to do that. Besides, we're dealing with a Triangle-mage construct. The stones are very hard to be broken unless we could use a Triangle or Square Fire-Earth mage, which I remember we don't have right now."
Colbert tried to say something but quickly got interrupted by Louise. "And as a noble, my pride refuses to let my familiar to fight alone. I want to fight by his side that is final, professor!"
Colbert stared at Louise, who had a determined look. He continued to stare and eventually gives in with a sigh. "Very well, have it your way, Miss Valliere." Louise immediately brightens, "But know this. I will go to the chase with you to ensure your safety. Do you understand?"
"Yes, I do." Louise quickly reply.
"I would prefer 'we do' Valliere."
Both Lousie and Colbert turned to Kirche. "Why is that Zerbst?" Louise narrowed her eyes at Kirche, trying to understand her motives.
"You can't even cast a proper spell Zero, how are you suppose to take that construct down?"
Louise smirked, "You are so going to retrace that statement Ardent."
Yes, I'm very aware that this chapter is short and I'm taking too long to make this chapter but hear me out.
There are good reasons why I'm seriously late.
1. Recently I and Mechadragon99 are having a huge exam, so we pour most of our time into revision.
2. My laptop got overheated 2 months ago so I can't write outside of my house anymore. Plus, during that time I was forced to live in my school dorm so that sucks. Right now I'm not living there already.
3. My internet got struck by lightning so the bloody thing took me a month just to fix it.
Finally, this chapter is short due to the fact I can't think of how to continue after the end so I decided to leave it at that and post this chapter so forgive me if you guys don't like it. I'll try my best to make better chapters next time after our exam.
With those out of the way, review time.
marconator360: Sorry if I didn't reveal what that sword is but I promise I'll do it in the next chapter.
Neema Amiry and Cookie: You're welcome.
Kotano-chan: Heyo! Sorry for late update, even though I have time to do reviews in stories I've followed. So, how's your test? Did you do good? I hope so. For me, I've struggled a lot in Physics and Accounting but I managed. The need of 'soul' for weapons kind of freak you out? Well considering Nine the Phantom and the other Nox Noctorus users were dealing with a world-ending monster, I guess she has no choice at the time anyway. I hope you're okay with this chapter for now.
Fateoffencer: Well... it can be hard distinguish them sometimes but I don't want to annoy my readers with 'demee' or any other catchphrase (I guess that what you call them?) I guess it's just you but I'm glad that you read this story at least.
Well, that's all for now.
Good night everyone, Happy Halloween. (Even though it's late.)
