The Neighborhood High School Girl, Miss Isezaki, Is the Great Saintess Returned from Another World~ And I, Suddenly Awakened as Her Exclusive Mana Supply Uncle, Travel Between Earth and Another World with Time-Space Magic~ - 163. Thunder Goddess
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“Die! [Divine Thunder God Bolt]!!”
A deafening thunder roared, and a blinding white flash filled the field of vision.
“Hey, Isezaki-san!?”
I shouted in shock at the sudden attack. But my voice didn’t reach Isezaki-san. She continued to stare straight ahead.
And in her line of sight, there was no Maristel, blackened by the lightning strike—
“What… What kind of magic is that!? You shouldn’t have any magical power!”
Maristel shouted from a spot several meters away from the lightning strike point.
Her hair was slightly singed, but she seemed to have avoided the direct hit of the lightning. Even with [Leap Warp], it must have taken incredible instinct and reflexes.
But while Isezaki-san continued to stare at Maristel—
“Shut up! Close that mouth now! [Divine Thunder God Bolt]!”
“Eeek!”
Another [Divine Thunder God Bolt] was released. Thunder roared, and lightning flashed, causing Maristel to disappear again and reappear a little further away in an instant.
Seeing this, Isezaki-san launched another attack.
“[Divine Thunder God Bolt]!” “Eek!”
“[Divine Thunder God Bolt]!” “Eep!”
“[Divine Thunder God Bolt]!” “Yiieee!”
Successive strikes of [Divine Thunder God Bolt]. But Maristel desperately avoided them all, wiping the cold sweat from her pale face.
“Eek, eek… If one hits me, I’ll die, I’ll dieee…”
“Huff, huff, huff… You’re quite elusive…”
Isezaki-san grimaced, glaring at Maristel. It was a sight I couldn’t imagine from her usual self. Perhaps she had faced something terrible with Maristel.
But Maristel was a valuable source of information for the Digram army, and above all, I had no intention as a guardian to let Isezaki-san become a killer. If such a situation ever arose, it would be my job at that time.
Although I was taken aback by the sudden turn of events, I had to stop Isezaki-san for now.
“Huff! Huff! Huff!”
“Isezaki-san, let’s calm down a bit.”
I approached Isezaki-san slowly and spoke. However, with bloodshot eyes, she said,
“Husband, move aside! I have to kill her! — [Divine Thunder God Bolt]!”
“Eeeiieeee!”
Another [Divine Thunder God Bolt] was unleashed. And Maristel desperately avoided it. It seemed her excitement had not yet subsided.
In this situation, there was no choice but to resort to physical means.
I moved away from Isezaki-san and lightly shook off her grasped hand. That alone would render her unable to use magic. Yeah, I should have done this from the beginning.
However, Isezaki-san, unaware that her hand had been released, tried to unleash another [Divine Thunder God Bolt].
“[Divine Thunder God Bolt]! … [Divine Thunder God Bolt]! Why, why won’t you come out!? — Husband…!”
The failure of [Divine Thunder God Bolt] seemed to bring Isezaki-san back to her senses. She looked at me with a hint of panic.
“Isezaki-san, let’s calm down a bit. Let’s talk.”
“But, but, but I…!”
Isezaki-san gritted her teeth in frustration. And amidst such exchanges, Maristel, drenched in sweat, burst into laughter.
“Hehe, hehe! I was surprised by your ability to conceal magical power and unleash such a terrifying magic repeatedly, but it seems your magical power has run out.”
Regaining her composure, Maristel wiped the sweat from her forehead and took a vial from her cleavage.
Then, she opened the vial and began to sprinkle its contents in a circular motion. The surrounding ground was tainted with a nauseatingly vivid red liquid.
Once she had used up all the contents of the vial, Maristel threw it aside and chuckled darkly.
“Now it’s my turn— I’ll show you my ace in the hole…”
Maristel’s expression disappeared from her face, and she began chanting something in a low voice.
“Matsunaga-sama! Isezaki-sama!”
At that moment, Colin rushed forward to protect us, and Regina followed, coming to our side.
“Should we kill her now!?”
Colin’s ominous question was met with Regina shaking her head.
“The incantation seems quite elaborate, and if interrupted, the magic could go haywire. We should keep our distance and observe for now…”
“Yes…!”
During the brief exchange between the two, Maristel finished her incantation.
With a face as pale as if drained of life, Maristel looked at us and twisted her lips.
“I’ll show you my masterpiece, into which I poured all the accumulated magic and energy of this workshop. …Come forth—Eldritch…!”
As Maristel called out with her hands raised, the liquid scattered in a circle emitted a crimson light, resembling a magic circle.
Suddenly, in front of Maristel, a mass of pitch-black began to vaguely emerge. It rapidly spread and grew to the extent of covering Maristel.
—From within the gaping darkness, a massive figure clad in tattered black robes slowly crawled out.
With arms devoid of flesh, it gripped an old staff, while a necklace adorned with skulls hung around its neck. From beneath the hood covering its face, eyes darker than the darkness itself could be seen. It was a truly ominous sight.
“Is that… Eldritch? I’ve only heard of such things in ancient tales…”
Regina muttered, trembling at her feet. Hearing this, Maristel grinned with satisfaction.
“Hehe, this Eldritch here… I gathered the accumulated resentment and unrescued souls from the long-standing conflicts in the entire magic stone mining area, and condensed them into this. It was my precious treasure that I painstakingly created, yet to think it would be used in a place like this… You guys are truly vexing…”
“Oooooooo…”
Eldritch roared hideously. Just hearing it sent chills down one’s spine, and one’s body felt frozen with fear. Even Colin seemed pale.
The monster turned its attention towards us with casual movements, and its terrifying gaze seemed to shorten our lifespans just by staring at us. Watching this scene, Maristel cheerfully exclaimed,
“Now, my dear Eldritch. Have fun playing with those kids.”
“Oooo… ooo…”
In response to Maristel’s voice, Eldritch pointed its staff forward. Its target, of course, was us.
—This is bad. I don’t feel like I can handle this.
Physical attacks seem ineffective, and it would be incomparable to the Orc King Zombie. I quickly surveyed the surroundings.
Isezaki-san, Colin, Regina—all fortunately present in this situation. If that’s the case, using [Dimensional Teleportation] to escape right now would be the best option.
“Alright, Isezaki-san. Let’s get out of here.”
I whispered quietly.
But with a smile unsuitable for the situation, Isezaki-san responded with words.
“Then, may I have your hand, husband?”
“Huh? Oh, sure.”
If we’re going to escape, I need to touch her. I reached out my hand.
Isezaki-san grabbed my hand and extended it towards Eldritch with solemnity.
“And now, to those ensnared by darkness, I shall bestow divine judgment—[Judgment Ray of Condemnation]”
As Isezaki-san quietly chanted, a gigantic pillar of light suddenly appeared and enveloped Eldritch.
“Ooooo… ooooooo…!!”
Eldritch struggled within the pillar of light. Seeing this, Maristel’s eyes widened in shock.
“What… what’s that!? What’s happening!? Eldritch!!”
“Ooooo… ooo…”
But Eldritch didn’t respond to her.
Within the pillar of light, Eldritch’s black robe crumbled like crushed dry leaves, its staff shattered like sand, and its body dissolved into the light—
“Ooo… ooo…”
—Eventually, as Maristel looked on dumbfounded, Eldritch completely disappeared as if it had never existed in the first place.
“Eeeehhh, w-wait, i-is this some kind of joke!? Th-that thing, Eldritch, what happened!? What does this mean!!”
Kneeling down with a thud, Maristel screamed. Her cry echoed loudly in the now silent workshop.
Original Author’s Comment:
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