Chapter 51: Invincible

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“Mil, create a wall of ice to prevent any damage to the surroundings!”

“U-Understood!”

I raised my voice and gave instructions to Mil, who was on the other side, sandwiching the culprit.

Mil nodded and once again used her ability, “Frozen Land of Niflheim,” to create a barrier of ice in the middle of the main street.

Inside were only Mil, myself, and the man.

If he can use flame magic at that level, the barrier would be broken easily, but if we can minimize the damage, it will suffice.

Above all, we managed to divert his attention towards us.

“I-I am not weak… I’m not a failure or a reject!”

The man continued muttering something while locking eyes with me and raised his flaming sword.

Upon seeing that, I immediately placed my right hand in front of myself and chanted.

“Arrival of Peace… Heavenly Guardian… Protect the powerless people… Aegis Freed… Peace for a moment.”

Instantly, a silver light emanated from my body.

A protective magic called “Aegis Freed” that nullifies magical attacks with a probability of one in a hundred thousand for thirty minutes upon activation.

It can be said that it is the strongest magic for an anti-mage.

If I have this…

“G-Gaaaaahhh!!!”

The man screamed loudly and swung his flaming sword towards me.

Meanwhile, I stood silently without doing anything.

In an instant, the fiery longsword that was thrust towards me “disappeared” from the man’s hand, as if extinguished.

-!?

The man seemed to have lost his sanity but was visibly surprised by the phenomenon.

He quickly jumped back, wary of me.

Thanks to the effect of the previously used “Aegis Freed,” it seemed that I was able to nullify his flame magic successfully.

The heat and impact from the fiery sword were perfectly neutralized and completely erased.

With a composed smile, the man immediately moved onto his next action.

“Do not hesitate… Scorching Meteor… Burn down to the marrow of the bones… Little Sun, Little Flare!”

He readied his right hand and fired a massive fireball from it.

This attack also had considerable power.

However…

“It’s futile.”

I also readied my right hand and caught the fireball, and the moment it touched my palm, the magic vanished.

Magic attacks that cannot be nullified by the defensive magic “Aegis Freed,” probably don’t exist.

Although it is an unreliable magic that only nullifies attacks once in a hundred thousand times when used by an ordinary person, with my luck stat of 999, I can reliably nullify magic.

I have obtained absolute defensive power against magic.

In that case, the only option for the opponent is…

“Bored with tranquility… Transcendent physique… Reach out beyond the limit… Limit Break, Extraordinary Experience!”

Engaged in close-quarters combat using body enhancement magic only.

The man immediately made that decision and cast body enhancement magic on himself to close the distance.

Although it doesn’t seem like a state where rational judgment can be made, he takes actions that can be considered optimal.

“S-Sachi-san!”

Certainly, Mil seemed to be shaken by this development and readied their small wand to support us.

However, I shook my head to convey that it’s “okay.”

Everything, including the man’s approach, was already calculated.

A groundwork laid down to deliver a decisive blow with certainty and precision.

“The die is cast… Divine guidance… If you resent, resent your own destiny.”

As the man leaped towards me, I pointed my right index finger and chanted.

“Trick of Fate, Fortunah!”

In an instant, a yellow light was emitted from my fingertip.

It struck the man’s body precisely, causing him to crawl on the ground.

The probability-based restraining magic, “Trick of Fate, Fortunah,” which can immobilize the target’s movements once in ten thousand attempts.

No matter how high someone’s magical power may be, since my magic depends on probabilities, there is no means of defense.

In other words, this is an invincible and completely restraining magic.

Just like anyone else, this man too was rendered unable to move by my restraining magic.

“Sachi-san, are you injured…?”

“Yeah, I’m f-fine. And Mil…?”

“I’m also okay.”

While exchanging a brief conversation with Mil, who rushed over, I furrowed my eyebrows as I looked at the man at our feet.

He was groaning on the ground, and Mil anxiously asked.

“I-It looks like he might attack us again at any moment… How long will the restraint last?”

“Well, I imagined it quite strongly and activated the magic, so maybe he won’t be able to move for about thirty minutes. I’m not yet good at adjusting the timing precisely.”

I rarely use it against humans, so honestly, my sense of time is vague.

Perhaps he’ll remain in this state for an hour rather than thirty minutes.

In any case, I’m relieved that we managed to stop the rampaging man safely.

“But seriously, what’s up with this person? Clearly, something’s not right…?”

“Moreover, he used considerably advanced magic. Could he be a renowned national mage or something?”

“Why would such a highly skilled mage be causing such a commotion in town…?”

I wonder if something unpleasant happened?

But the woman we helped earlier mentioned that this person suddenly started rampaging, and we have no idea what triggered it.

At that moment, a commotion could be heard from beyond the ice wall.

Mil heard it and dispelled the magic, revealing guards-like individuals surrounding us.

As soon as the ice wall disappeared, they hurriedly approached us and began questioning while surveying the scene.

“We heard that there was a man rampaging in the commercial district…”

“Ah, that’s probably him.”

“Can it be… Did you two manage to apprehend him alone? We heard that the culprit possesses the power of a national-level mage…”

I exchanged glances with Mil and nodded in response to the guards.

Upon hearing our confirmation, the guards widened their eyes in astonishment.

Immediately after, they bowed their heads to us.

“Thank you, we are grateful.”

“Judging from your uniforms, you are students from the magic academy. It’s really fortunate that you handled the situation without involving civilians. We’ll send you a letter of gratitude to the academy later.”

“Oh, no, it’s nothing…”

We could only respond with “Oh, no, it’s nothing” to their straightforward praise.

After receiving a brief interrogation, we left the scene, leaving the matter to the guards.

As we walked through the now empty street, we casually exchanged words.

“It was an incident of mages rampaging. It was quite a dangerous story.”

“Yes, indeed. Although we were fortunate this time and managed to resolve it without any incidents, it could have led to casualties if we had been careless.”

Just a stroke of luck.

I wonder if this incident was caused by the influence of my luck stat or if it was a result of Mil’s unfortunate disposition.

There’s no way to know for sure, but I’m just relieved that it ended without any harm.

“But why are mages causing such havoc in town? That man didn’t seem to be in a normal state either.”

“He seemed to be mentally disturbed. Could that be related to the cause of his rampage?”

Both of us tilted our heads and let out puzzled murmurs.

However, we quickly stopped our train of thought, and I cheerfully spoke up.

“Well, there’s no use in pondering about it. Let’s continue our shopping. I still haven’t found the athletic shoes I wanted, and I haven’t had any sweets either. The shops around here seem to be in chaos due to the incident, but I think if we go a bit further, there are some shops operating as usual.”

“Yes, that sounds good… Shall we go and have some sweets for a change of mood?”

Mil and I decided to cleanse the bitter taste of the incident with something sweet.