A Banished Failure Survives in the Borderland and Becomes an S-Rank Exorcist

The moment we got out of the basement, Shelley and I witnessed Bell sink into the sea of blood. We didn't need each other's words. Shelley rushed straight to Bell, and I headed for the other Magus.

"Gh... shit!!

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I accidentally leak a complaint. [M] Bell was defeated and I was fighting the opponent like this... but I was lacking in decisiveness. The opponent is full of creativity. It is evident from the scratches engraved on the body. I'm sure it's proof that Mr. Bell fought for his life. That's why I have to take over. [M]

This Magus... kills here.

Shelley got in the way earlier, but with so much emotion, a decent fight is no longer possible. I kicked Sherry in anger because I decided it was impossible to come to this fight. [M]

I'm sure she knows what that means.

He's a relative Magus, but he's completely devoted to defense. There is no glimpse of the will to attack. There is only an unyielding will to defend oneself. I have exploded the composite knife "Multiple Knife" and activated the invisible sword "Invisible Blade" starting from both feet. With this technique, the battle would be over as soon as a Magus like you can. But have you ever beaten Mr. Bell with a boulder? He keeps an appropriate distance while cutting through all my attacks. Not too close, not too far away, and keeping just the right distance, he caught me in a series of attacks.

--Lack of decision-maker! Damn, I have to use it!?

I still don't have the ability to use it... because I was exhausted in the battle with the ancient scorpion Ancient Scorpion earlier, and I wondered if I could fit under complete control.

When I'm slightly lost, a magician appears from nowhere to catch my sword.

"... Phew. It was a short haircut. Mr. Alfred."

"Hah... hah... hah... thank God, Aureel"

"Did you do this?

"... ahh. I killed Bertina Wright."

"Excellent! This is the biggest battle of all! Well, with you. All you have to do is go home."

A magician called Aurelial smiles at me invincibly while taking my attack at the border or something.

"Julia Curtis. Nice to meet you. I am the Twelfth Apostle of St. Peter, fourth in the Order. My name is Aurelial."

"... shut up!!

"Ooh, oh, it's getting rough... but I don't know if I can keep my normal mind from killing my buddies..."

What's going on? The boundary right in front of you. It should never be strong. That's why I can't break it. I thought it was specialized in physics, and I tried to activate the area diffusion "Diffusion", but nothing changed.

All I could do was scream in front of this border. [M]

"Now, if you'll excuse us."

"... wait!!

"Fufufu, I'm sure we'll see each other again. And you recovered part of this earth at dusk. You should be proud. Now, if you'll excuse me...."

As a courtesy, the two magicians disappeared by the magic of transfer.

Again.

I missed it again.

I don't know what happens to the magic of the Magus. Even with this Twilight Site, there's something you can't catch. I realize once again that this world is much wider than I think.

Besides, as before, we were killed by the Premium Warlock, but there's nothing to damage there.

We are moving forward. Indeed, defeating the ancient scorpion Ancient Scorpion may have brought back some of this dusk. Successful operations will surely flourish in marginal cities. After defeating the Man-Man War, we were finally able to move forward.

That's right. The operation was a success. The target has been destroyed and the rest of the monsters will soon be finished.

Success. Success... but...

But it's built on a definite sacrifice. That's why I could never... just let go and rejoice.

We succeeded, but there was no pride in it...

……

It's raining. It gains momentum, and this body gets wet in no time.

It's just pathetic. After all, several lives were lost from my palm. [M] I couldn't save him. Awakened to my abilities as a Magus, I reached the rank of Premium vs. Magus Zero. But somewhere in my heart I wonder if I was proud of that fact.

I am strong. Besides, other Premium vs. Mages are also strong. That's why I thought it was okay, but it was just optimism.

I can't face reality. Sure enough, I wouldn't have been able to ravage Ancient Scorpion like that on my own.

It's growing, and I'm getting stronger. That pride... no matter how strong it is, there is always life that falls from this hand. I didn't understand the obvious. [M]

……

Look up to heaven. Still, the world is dominated by dusk, a red and black purple and black light.

How far did we go? I'm sure it's just... a small part of the way to the blue sky. Even so, we have lost the most powerful swordsman of mankind, as have the other anti-magicians. Too much has been lost compared to what has been gained.

Especially since Belle suffered a defeat... above all else. I can't believe she's going to defeat more noble and stronger than anyone... but I see her in sight. I'm no longer a corpse.

And she leaned against the remains, weeping Shelley. From my left eye I shed tears, from my right eye I saw her bleeding, and my heart was dominated by pain as if I could be tightened again.

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Shut up and go there. On the way, I found a severed arm. [M] I quickly realized that it belonged to Bell, who was developing Twilight Sites. Then he picks up his arm and moves on.

The sound of rain no longer makes it hard to hear the surrounding sound. Still, I'll tell you clearly. Tell them that this reality is possible.

"Sherry... the operation was a success. The Magus managed to escape, but we recovered the earth...."

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"Let's go home. To our home."

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"Mr. Bell... is dead... Sherry..."

"... hey Yulia"

"Yeah."

"... Sensei... you were strong, right?

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What should I say?

Shelley leans against the remains and looks me in the eye. [M]

It was strong. Belle was strong.

It is easy to say such a word.

I also know that Shelley wants the word.

But that's... that's just consolation. What I should do now is not feel sympathetic to Shelley and share the same pain. Lick the same wounds together, so that the two of us are not immersed in crying while only two of us are here.

All we need now is the will to stand up.

Sherry shed tears from her left eye and fresh blood from her right eye, which was cut beautifully vertically. Maybe it makes sense as a person to look at it and say something nice. But I can't stop her here.

In order not to waste Mr. Bell's death.

"... Mr. Bell was weak."

"......!!

"That's why I lost. You know that, right? I lost because I was weaker than the Magus. Mr. Bell was weak. It wasn't strong."

"... that's not true!!

"You can't deny it. Belle's body over there proves it."

"... why do you say that? Does Julia hate teachers...?

The eyes are telling. I can't believe you're saying that. I wonder why you don't share the same feeling. That's what he said eloquently.

But I will deny it as perseverance. What is needed now is not emotion. It's not sadness. I'm not crying. We need the will to look at reality and stand up.

"... I loved it. I'm not the only one. Everyone liked Mr. Bell. But... defeat is defeat. It's a reality that my left arm was amputated and I took my breath out."

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"Shelly, you know what I mean? That magician was stronger than Mr. Bell. Indeed, Mr. Bell was a strong anti-magician. But in humankind, it is. It didn't reach the top magicians. That's... that's the reality."

A heavy rain pours down on us as if he had flipped his bucket.

It also seemed to express our sorrow.

I don't want to say this either. I don't want to face such a ruthless reality. I want to talk about Shelley's favorite, convenient words.

You also want to lick the wounds deeply carved into each other's hearts.

But that is by no means acceptable. That's what an anti-magician is. Especially since we are superior versus magicians. You are not allowed to stop. You must survive the deaths of your fellow citizens and keep moving forward. No matter how painful it was. We can only move forward...

"... I know!! I know!! The teacher lost!! I'm weaker than that Magus!! That's why I lost!! I know that!! I know... but... hey, Julia... what am I supposed to do now?

I don't know anything anymore. I understand that feeling. Her constantly overflowing tears tell a true story of her feelings.

That's why I'm telling you. Show us the way forward.

As I approached Shelly, I knelt on the spot and hugged her. [M] It was already too wet for each other, but I didn't care about that anymore. I just wanted her to know about this warmth.

"... Shelly. Let's move on. We'll keep walking until we're free from this dusk. You're not allowed to stop. I'm sure that's what Bell thinks. She left it to us."

"... Julia... at the end of the day, if everyone... gets to the blue sky ahead of this twilight... yes, that's what he said."

"Mmm...."

"That's not a lie... we have to prove it..."

"Ahh... of course. We'll fight for Mr. Bell, too. With her death on her shoulders... we'll move on..."

"Mmm... mmm...!

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That's why we were hugging each other for a while and crying.

Never forget what happened today... while carving it into your heart.