"You're awful chatty aren't you Negi-Bouzu, tell me why exactly are you fighting me instead of Takeo-Sensei?" Chao asked, she narrowed her eyes and appeared behind Negi in seconds. "I see…"
She grabbed Negi by his wrist and noticed that the Cassiopeia in his hand was nearly busted. Negi stepped back away from Chao to gain some distance away from her.
"In the current condition of the Cassiopeia you'll have at best three uses left and at worst you'll only have one." Chao explained, with a smirk.
"Even if it's one hit, I'll make it count." Negi declared with a determined expression.
"Before that last hit, you probably know what I'm trying to accomplish." Chao responded, as she floated into the air. "Would you become my comrade and help bring justice in this world of evildoer?"
Negi looked at with a conflicted expression, his mind started drifting to a not so distant memory.
[Library]
Negi was still lying on the couch in the middle of the white magic circle, recovering his magic energy. He looked and noticed that Takeo was hanging up his phone.
"Your plans almost ready to go, Negi-Kun." Takeo said, as he placed his phone in his pocket.
"Takeo-San, do you really believe what Chao-San is doing wrong?" Negi asked. "I want do here your person opinion."
Takeo looked at him with a confused expression, which later turned into a smirk.
"Negi-Kun, let me tell you some of the dumb mistakes I made while working as a Freelancing Mage. On my first assignment in the magic world, I was assigned to capture a dragon egg. I got it, but I had to deal with the angry parent and I was barely able to get away with all of my body parts intact. That mistake pushed me to master Instant Movement more." Takeo answered. "I may not be old like a Loli that shall not be named. But, the mistakes in my like taught me how I should become stronger and a better Mage. If I had left Mahora I probably wouldn't have had this much fun in my life…"
"But Takeo-San, that doesn't…" Negi interjected.
"The children should let their Senpai finish, I don't know what kind of future Chao-Chan had. Not a day goes by where I wish I can change my past, where I can stop my dad from leaving or make sure that girl didn't have to see those tragedies." Takeo answered, with a sad expression. "And it hurts that my future counterpart wasn't there when he…well I wasn't there to help her get through it. But, as a human…well in my case a cursed half-human we have to brave through those tragedies that's…"
Negi's eyes widened, Chao appeared behind him with a displacement bullet hitting him. And in a flash, a Casseopeia cracked. Once everything died down, Negi was behind Chao breaking her Casseopeia with a lighting infused elbow strike.
"In those tragedies, that's when humans grows stronger to fight through them." Negi declared.
Chao appeared behind Negi again, but Negi countered and appeared behind him with his fist clenched. He surrounded his fist with a swirling, Sagitta Magica Series, Fulgur.
"Raikahouken!"
Negi launched his attack at full force and attacked the Casseopeia that was on Chao's back and sent her flying towards on the airship. The attack generate a bolt of lightning, once it vanished Chao was lying on the ground with the Casseopeia completely shattered.
"Saving the world can't be that easy of a task." Negi thought, as the Casseopeia in his hand broke apart. "Chao-San, I can't deny you…but, I won't become your ally!"
"I figured you'd say that." Chao stated, with a smile.
Those who were fighting the air, looked and their eyes widened out of disbelief. Chao held her hand out and fired off a barrage of displacement bullets, Negi dodged the attack.
"Chao, the match is over so please stop this!" Negi begged.
"Sorry, but this isn't over yet!" Chao declared.
The drones that were around Chao directed their own attacks at Negi, he dodged the attack while breaking one of them. He looked up and saw Chao summoning a large row of displacement bullets, she launched the large barrage of attacks.
Negi was able to dodge all of the attacks and stood on top of his staff.
"Chao-San, a human who can't use magic can't possible win against me!" Negi declared.
"Really, I guess I was able to make this far." Chao responded, she held her hand up. "Code IIIIIII IIIIII IIIIIII IIIII Spell Pattern Circuit Open, Seal Released."
An array of magic circles appeared under her, completely surprising everyone who were nearby.
"Last Tale, My magic scir Magister. Heed the Contract and Serve Me, O Tyrant of Flame! Come, flame of purification, fiery broadsword Fire and brimstone surge forth, burn down Sodom, turning the sinners into the dust of death! Blazing Heat in the Sky."
"An incantation, but that's…" Negi stated, with his eyes widened.
"Don't forget, I'm the descendent of Negi-Bouzu and the Thousand Master." Chao answered. "So why wouldn't I be able to use magic."
As Chao was preparing to attack him, Negi activated a powerful magic barrier. Once Chao attack she launched a powerful fire attack, Negi's barrier broke and he was sent flying from the airship. As he was falling towards the air, he later regained his balance and stood on his staff.
"What a wonderful recovery Negi-Bouzu." Chao stated. "Since we're done negotiating we'll settle things with magic."
"There's no way, Chao-San should know a spell that powerful no matter how much of a genius she is." Negi thought, he looked forward and noticed a change in the flow of magic around him.
He looked and saw that there are several patterns were on Chao's body, he also noticed that she was slight becoming more and more out of breath. On the ground, they noticed the battle between both her and Negi.
"That's..." Takeo thought, as he gritted his teeth. "Chao-Chan, you're really planning on taking it this far."
"Last Tale, My magic scir Magister. Evocatio Spiritualis de Undertriginta Salamandris Lanceferis."
"Chao-San, stop this!" Negi demanded.
"It's no use!" Chao declared.
Chao summoned a large number of lance wielding fire spirits and launched them all at Negi, he gritted his teeth and held his hand up.
"Ras Tel Me Scir Magister. Evocatio Spiritualis De Septemecim Valcryriis Mortiferis."
Negi summoned seven wind spirits, once both of their spells collided it created a large uproar. Both Negi and Chao collided, Negi was trying to convince Chao to stop using that power. But she remained adamant, she punched Negi in the stomach and sent him flying.
"I've came from the future, and waited two years just for this moment!" Chao declared, as she gathered a large number of magic fire arrow. "I won't be stop with just words!"
"Last Tale, My magic scir Magister. Sagitta Magica Series, Ignis!"
Negi gritted his teeth and summoned the same number of light magic arrows.
"Ras Tel Me Scir Magister. Sagitta Magica Series, Lucis!"
Both of their separate elemental magic arrows collided against each other, creating a large cloud of smoke. Once it cleared both Negi and Chao were standing in front of each other.
"Were those two years with everyone in Class 3-A, were they just about completing this goal?" Negi asked.
"No, I never thought I would have so much fun these past two years." Chao answered, with a sincere smile. "All the fun that I had with Ku Fei, Satomi, everyone, including being able to meet the two people I looked up to most…I'll always cherish those times."
After looking up, both of them made eye contact with each other. Negi balance off his staff and held his hand and Chao held her and up.
"Last Tale, My magic scir Magister. Heed the Contract and Serve Me, O Tyrant of Flame! Come, flame of purification, fiery broadsword Fire and brimstone surge forth, burn down Sodom, turning the sinners into the dust of death! Blazing Heat in the Sky."