Chapter 34: Glimpse
Til was standing still on the water and closed her eyes waiting for me.
She was standing on water hardened by blizzard.
Can I do it?
If I can adjust it well, it’s not like I can’t do it with lightening magic.
Right now, I’m not releasing all my powers in one go to fly. However, it seems that I could do it too if I were to regulate my powers carefully.
Although I cannot make footholds in thin air, if it’s on the water…
「It’s okay. Before the right leg sinks in, you have to step out with your left leg」
What the. Isn’t it easy?
Is it easy?
「Alice sama, Please try your best!」
「Do your best!」
Voices of encouragement can be heard as I was hesitating at the river banks.
I unintentionally tried to turn my back towards them.
「……」
「Alice-san, is something wrong?」
Curious expressions surfaced on their faces.
I felt the burden on my shoulders lessen.
Therefore, it’s amazing.
I think I can do my best.
I stared at Til who is standing on the water once again.
「Alri~ght!! I am coming, Til!」
After proclaiming to Til, I stepped out my right leg
I regulate Thunder on my feet and gently stepped on the water.
It’s before my battle with Til, therefore I felt my nervousness reach it’s peak.
After stepping on the water, I carefully applied my weight on it.
――I can do it?
Once I felt that it can withstand my weight, I took my next step in 1 go.
「Wah wah!」
As I thought, maintaining your balance is difficult!
My feet are unsteady.
And I put in too much magic power.
In panic, I stepped forward again with my right leg.
I felt that I was sinking.
Therefore, I hurriedly step forward with my left leg again.
「Teh, I will simply run with all my might!!」
However, I cannot stop.
Once I stop, I will sink
「Til!! Let’s start the test!! Immediately!! Now!!」
As I ran towards Til who was standing quietly on the water, trying to appeal her to start the test.
It might just end before the test starts!
「Thou are a noisy lass.―― Blizzard」
「Wai-！」
Oh my!!
As Til sleepily chants the spell for blizzard, my surroundings began to hail.
That range!!
The blue ice became sharp bullets and bombarded the area around me.
Thanks to my magic defense, I can withstand it.
「――tsu」
Immediately, I received a strong feedback and jumped back.
I had moved according to my instinct.
The opponent isn’t a thief….
「What’s wrong? Aren’t thou far away?」
Tillbell Einsaura (Tln: This makes the most sense)
The witch of ice and snow huh…
「…. I will say it frankly. My body is not listening to me. It’s terrifying.」
I tried saying it frankly.
As usual, I confess while increasing the distance by running away from Til.
「Thou art honest. However Alice? Thou art going to be working as an adventurer, dost thou not believe thou shalt not meet an opponent stronger than thyself?」
「That’s……」
「Certainly……」
Once more, I face toward to the river bank.
During the crucial moments, I hate myself for being unable to protect the people I want to protect.
「Will it be okay if I go at you seriously?」
「It was a foolish question」
I kicked the water surface and jumped.
Like Til, as I am unable to double cast, it is inconvenient.
「Descend from heaven a blade of light!! Become my sword and tear the darkness！ Lightning！」
From my right hand, I release my intermediate tier magic at Til.
Hesitating against Til is ridiculous.
「――Blizzard」
In my lightning’s line of fire, Til erects countless walls of ice.
My lightning was stopped by that wall and disappeared before it could reach Til.
「Hou?? You destroyed eight of them huh…」
After looking at the shattered ice walls, Til called out to praise me.
My strongest attack.
「Careless of me……」
My attack has been blocked.
My attack has been block by Blizzard?
No no. Although it is my impression, but it can also be use for defense. What an all purpose magic.
「Watto」
I paid attention to my landing and used magic to reduce my falling speed and stand on the water.
Refocus
I thought to myself as my legs stabilized
「It’s cold, it’s cold!!!」
Before I was aware, the water surface froze completely and my legs has been lodged in the ice!.
「This time, try receiving my magic.」
I am unable to run away?!
What an S!
「Blizzard」
This time, a single aim!
It’s bad!
I can only rely on simple magic to defend…… *Stabbed*!
「I hate pain!!」
「What the.. If you are a girl, things like this will happen. 」
So you endure it?!
I mean, this has nothing to do with that!
So skillful!!
「In the worst case if I don’t heal up ―― Instant death 」
and so I try to surrender
「 -ait, wait wait!!」
My pleas were in vain and blizzard was released.
For now, let’s use this chance?
Despite the hopeless difference in ability, must I move forward and fight?
「――The answer is YES!!」
It’s just that my stance looks uncool.
Til’s Ice magic is terrifying.
I gazed at the looming Ice hammer and adjusted my breathing.
「*Break the limit* Light Enchant!」TL: I really want to put bankai
On Til’s ice sword, I forcefully enchant it with thunder element.
「――Hou?」
This is my last trick!!
「THUNDERRR！！」
My thunder magic struck the ice bullet.
However, do not think that that’s the end, Til!
「GOOO!!」
I will force back Til’s magic!
It’s heavy!
*clenched one’s teeth*
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This is the place I will win!
「――Kuhhh.. LIGHTNING!!」
Consecutive invocation
My intermediate tier magic has been unleashed and finally the bullet was repelled and was heading toward Til.
Til who was floating in the air.
「This much of a chance is over! 」
At any rate, I have such great admiration for Til, no matter what amazing thing Til does is more than I can imagine.
If that’s the case, she can naturally cope with such unexpected situations.
「THUNDER!!」
I did not just attack in a straight line.
However, I must try my best against Til who can build ice walls in any direction.
It’s not over yet
The image I have of Til, will not lose to this kind of standard!
As I could not remove my feet from the ice, I fly towards Til together with the ice.
「How about close combat! Til!」
I clad my palms with lightning and thrust towards Til forcefully.
Thunder palms. TL: wtf.
Let’s use my trump, I thought to myself. Once
「――Kufu, I don’t hate it.」
「Ha――？」
The smiling Til struck my arm from below as I was thrusting out my palm and diverted the strike.
Leaving that aside, consecutive invocation has caused me to use magic beyond my limit and I went headlong into the river. Til was really not holding back.
「0 guard huh? Wake me up before the preparations of dinner」
Conversely, I was fondly struck by Til’s palm in the stomach and lost consciousness.
「Uuuu……」
「This place is……」
I dazedly confirmed that I regained conscious.
I more or less understand the situation.
For some reasons, I was sleeping on Ilya’s knees.
「Haaa…. How long did I sleep?」
Til is too strong……
From my experience, I felt that no matter what I did, it will be fruitless.
「Because it is just after the sun set, it hasn’t been that long.」
「Oshishou-sama has set out for a bit. As for Saira, she is preparing the meals.」
I see, I must thank Saira later.
Even though the practice had begun in the evening, it’s as they say, it really didn’t take that long.
「Umm……」
「？」
Ilya tilted her head curiously as I called out to her.
Ilya is cute.
「Did I look uncooll?」
「Kusu」
She laughed!?
「Did you not notice? When Oshisho-sama and ojousama were fighting, she was very happy from beginning to end. 」
「Ehh？」
It wasn’t the case of me being too desperate.
「Additionally, when we saw Alice-sama our hearts burned with expectation. That Ojou-sama will definitely succeed Oshishou-sama someday. I strongly hold that belief.」
「I do not have thoughts like Ojou-sama being uncool and so on. Please have more confidence, my lady.」
「Oh? FuFu, is that so?」
「Yes, it is.」
As I am someone who can be easily cheered up, this is troubling.
I want to be a disciple that Til can be proud of.
That much, I strongly swear in my heart.