The Witch, Who Once Was Called A Saint

"... Ios, you're pretty strong"

That was Astreia's first honest feeling of how Ios fights.

I knew it would be somewhat strong because I was a knight.

But much stronger than I imagined.

If Kimyra is an opponent with an overwhelming attack power, there is no substitute for being almost defensive. But he exchanges attacks from Kimyra, and from a critical point, he snatches the neck of the weakness shown by Astreia.

After we've identified the limits, too.

……

I figured it wasn't a pleasure to be able to defeat them.

Two knights can continue to fight their opponents who are driven into a state of devastation, even if they carry them alone. There was no connection among Astreia that it was the same person who had made the house of his own.

(Rather than buying time, you're seriously going for it)

But when I saw such an ios, my mouth just got a little loose.

You'll do it.

My mouth moved, but that didn't make any noise.

But what would be most effective in this situation? I was going to be a decoy myself, but this would be better if I just carried out an ambush like this. Ios is totally distracting me from Kimyra.

(... I'll just have to use some ridiculous sorcery that I can switch over here even if I fail)

That's what I thought. Astraia drew literature on the ground with her feet.

He then concentrated his spirit and aligned his breath with a wave of magic. The magic in my body has drained me considerably. So we need more magic manipulation than usual to squeeze it out.

Chili and all over her body start to hurt, but there's no second chance of this.

Astreia put her hand up against the sky.

Then at the next moment, many ice columns appeared in the universe.

countless with sharp cuts. They headed straight for Kimyra.

At the same time Astraia moved her left hand quickly this time, erecting an ice wall around Ios and guarding her from the ice column.

Ios jumped backwards from the initial point almost at the same time as that.

A number of ice columns pierced Kimyra.

But it wasn't the neck, it was the tail that sheltered the neck. A large number of ice columns stabbed the tail and fell on the spot with a blur.

(Wasn't it fatal!

Shortly afterwards, a scream echoed that tore the tympanic membrane. Kimyra waved her body to the left and right, looking completely aware of the pain.

(Couldn't knock it down, but the tail in the way is clear, the movement should have slowed down)

Conversely, anger may increase your attack power, but if this makes it easier to attack, the minimum pass line would be a breakthrough. Kimyra's target was also moving from Ios to Astreia.

"Again, Ios. Those two are beginning to recover. If we take down this Kimyra and secure the crossroads, we'll be fine."

"... too bad, I was going to knock you down by the time I got back. But I'm really happy that I'm no longer concerned. Thanks."

Astreia raised the corner of her mouth to words that were neither joking nor serious.

"I'll take care of the delicious. Aim for it, huh?

To put it that way, Astraia stepped towards Chimaira.

A number of fine, but uninterrupted balls of flame spit out of Kimyra's mouth strike Astraia, but Astraia also appears and bruises a number of ice shields. It's a disposable state that will crumble and disappear if it hits, but that was enough because Astraia is moving.

But gradually Kimyra's attacks are also increasing in intensity. Are you saying that they have focused too?

(But this should make ios easier to target)

I just don't mean to be on the defensive side with Astraia. In an attempt to do some damage, he simultaneously purified multiple arrows with ice, with which he aimed at Kimyra's neck muscle. But it is stopped by the continuous flaming spit of Kimyra. Still, Astraia releases an arrow of ice again.

(Big ice columns are going to be able to break through that much flame, but they don't have enough residual magic to make big ice columns, do they)

But it's also for a moment that I thought of that.

Seeing Kimyra try to artillery heavily in a series of attacks, he understood that the aim had been achieved.

Immediately after, Kimyra's movements stopped altogether.

That was a moment. But at that next moment, a voice, not necessarily a voice, mutilated the area.

So what Astraia saw was the figure of Ios piercing his sword through Kimaira's throat.

It made me feel that way, like a brave man in a story, like one of the illustrations. So I was delayed in realizing for a moment.

To the fact that Kimyra, who had been, glowed her eyes just before its fall.

Not good.

I didn't know what was going to happen.

I just knew something was going to happen. At the next moment, Kimaira raised an unparalleled roar.

I don't think I'll take the distance, but my legs don't move well because I let them loose once.

I'm using too much obvious magic to understand what my body is saying... I tongued about that condition.

(Worst case scenario, it doesn't matter. Still, I don't want people to see me play it, and if it was more or less that place, Ios would be in danger -!)

Astreia's body, who thought so, moved backwards by force that had nothing to do with his own will at that time.

Which, after all, would have come first to realize that or felt wrapped up in a person's body?

Vision is zero in the dark. The feel of clothing on the face.

"Get down!!"

Started by the voice, Astreia spread her hands and protruded forward.

A rapid temperature rise can be felt from the fallen Kimyra.

If so, I imagined creating an ice shield and instilled the magic that was left over.

Shortly afterwards, a grunting noise and a grunting, and then a disconnected scream dominated the area.

I hear the ice start and crack, and my skin tells me that a hot air has occurred.

It was suicide bombing, and I realized it only after I felt the feel of the earth on my back.

(Done......)

Now it should be okay to break the tension.

The first ice wall I made to protect the knight didn't make any cracking noises either.

So I sighed in relief, Astraia, but I remembered I forgot one thing.

Why are you lying on your back right now?

"Are you okay?"

"Hih...!?"

The fact that Ios' face was right next to him was more surprising than when he confronted Kimyra, so much so that his heart popped out.