Chapter 70: Passion

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My surroundings were always filled with smiles.

Mulbury-san, who was imprisoned in the Forest of Sinners for a crime she didn’t commit.

Mil, who is always followed by misfortune.

I often spend time with unfortunate people like them, but I’ve never actually witnessed them experiencing great misfortune before.

I used to think that maybe it was because of my luck value of 999.

Because my luck value is high, maybe I’m able to spread good fortune to the people around me.

“Ugh… Guh…”

“…”

Therefore, seeing someone close to me getting hurt like this is a first for me.

Maron-san has numerous cuts on her arms and legs, and she’s bleeding heavily from her abdomen.

“Someone, please! Use healing magic on her!”

“We don’t have enough mana for that anymore! At this rate…”

Several teachers who are treating Maron’s injuries are shouting while looking around.

The consumption of mana for healing magic is significantly higher than other spells.

In addition, it seems that the wounds inflicted on Maron are quite deep, and the teachers who are already exhausted won’t be able to fully heal her.

However, the other students who participated in the competition shouldn’t have enough mana to spare.

That’s why the visiting magicians from outside the club were hurrying to come here.

But before they could reach us, I started to move.

“[Tears on a wet face――A guardian angel watching over, bestow mercy upon this person.]”

As I chanted those words, I approached Maron, who had collapsed, and the teachers looked at me with puzzled expressions.

Perhaps because it was an incantation they had never heard before. The magicians who were about to rush over also had a perplexed look on their faces.

Ignoring their gazes, I reached out my hand to Maron.

“[Caprice de l’ange――Caprice Chœur]”

Instantly, pure white light dwelled in my right hand and enveloped Maron’s body with the same white light.

That light quickly healed her wounds.

The numerous cuts on her arms and legs, the serious injury to her abdomen, and the multiple fractures inside her body.

I healed all of them in an instant, achieving “complete recovery.”

“Eh…!? You healed the wounds just now in an instant…”

“What kind of magic was that?”

A healing magic with a one-in-a-hundred-thousand chance of success――[Caprice de l’ange――Caprice Chœur].

A magic that can heal anything except for illnesses.

But it doesn’t restore lost stamina.

That’s why Maron is sleeping quietly, taking gentle breaths.

For now, I was able to save her life, and I felt a deep sense of relief inside.

Next, I turned to the stunned teachers and decided to ask them just to make sure.

“…Who did this?”

Surprisingly, my voice was low and hoarse.

“Eh…? W-Who? It’s that student causing a ruckus over there…”

“Weren’t you there when they suddenly shouted and attacked her during the competition?”

The teachers pointed their fingers at my brother, Maiss, who is currently running wild.

Realizing that it wasn’t a misunderstanding, I swallowed my emotions that were about to overflow along with my breath.

Then, I stood up from beside Maron and entrusted her to the teachers as I walked away.

“Please take care of Maron-san for me.”

The destination was the battlefield where the other teachers were fighting.

In the center of the chaotic ground, my brother, Maiss Glacier, was rampaging.

“Maron… Melange…! Colossus…!”

While saying ominous words, Maiss shook his body in a disturbing manner, his sharp gaze fixed on Maron.

And then–

“Ugh… Gaaahhh!!!”

With a roar, he released a gigantic fireball from his right hand.

The enormous size of the fireball caused screams to erupt from the audience, and even the teachers were astonished.

The teachers, who no longer had enough mana to spare, couldn’t stop it.

Making that judgment, I rushed forward in front of the teachers, immediately raising my right hand.

In an instant–

When the fireball touched my hand, it silently “disappeared.”

“What…!?”

“A magic of that magnitude…”

“It vanished in an instant…?”

The astonishment of the teachers was transmitted to me from behind.

My magic-nullifying ability, [Momentary Peace – Aegis Freed], was still in effect.

As a result, the fireball released by Maiss was completely nullified just before it touched my hand.

While keeping a wary eye on Maiss in front of me, I called out to the teachers behind me.

“I’m Sachi, who was sent here by the school principal for support. Leave this to me, and teachers, ensure everyone’s safety.”

“So, you’re one of those…”

“One of the students that Headmaster Ananas mentioned…”

As I explained, Maiss prepared to cast another spell.

This time, it was a powerful lightning strike with a zigzagging trajectory in mid-air.

Amidst the gasps of the surrounding crowd, I swatted it away and nullified it with my right hand.

Then, suddenly, someone “teleported” beside me.

“Sachi-san!”

“Mil…”

Emerging suddenly from an empty space was Mil.

It seemed that she also teleported here with the school principal’s magic.

She was supposed to participate in the competition together with Maron, but when the commotion broke out, she was forced to retreat with the other students.

Afterward, she returned to the ground with the principal’s teleportation magic.

Understanding the situation in an instant, I immediately shouted to Mil.

“Mil, use barrier magic!”

“Y-Yes!”

Just like when we stopped the rampaging individual before, Mil and I sprang into action.

With her [Frozen Land – Niflheim], an ice barrier was erected in the center of the ground, creating a one-on-one situation between me and Maiss.

This way, he couldn’t easily escape, and the damage to the surroundings could be mitigated to some extent.

Although I couldn’t rely on the cooperation of others, for me, that was actually “convenient.”

After all, this was something I had to settle by myself, no matter what.

“Don’t get in my way… Sachi!!!”

“…”

Maiss’s bloodshot gaze turned toward me.

As I suspected, it seemed that he had noticed me as well.

And from his words, I realized that there was still some semblance of consciousness remaining in him.

Perhaps he had been involved in some kind of incident and ended up rampaging unintentionally.

But now, as we faced each other, it became clear.

Maiss deliberately harmed Maron.

I could feel the malice emanating from my own brother, deep from within his heart, and I clenched my fist silently.

Simultaneously, Maron’s warm and gentle voice flashed through my mind, and I bit my lip hard.

“If you’re willing, would you accompany me on this request? I would be very happy if you could join me for lunch as well…”

My brother, who caused the incident that led to my expulsion from our family. It’s true that we have such a history…

‘From here on, it’s our sibling quarrel.’

Above all else, I absolutely cannot forgive him for hurting my friends!

As if signaling the beginning of the war, I initiated the incantation.