Whoosh. Whoosh. Whoosh.
Suddenly, numerous magic circles appeared around the woman.
“Hehehe. Why don’t you all disappear?”
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
“Guh! What an incredible torrent of magical power. Is this the true strength of a mage from the Dark Organization?”
In an instant, Ao, Sue, and I deployed magic barriers to protect everyone, blocking the spells the woman unleashed.
Tory-sama couldn’t help grimacing at the sheer force of the woman’s magic, but honestly, I thought it was more flashy than anything else. From my perspective, it wasn’t all that impressive.
Whoosh!
“Take this!”
CRACK!
“Guh…”
That was proven a moment later when Shiro seized an opening, shot forward, and delivered a powerful kick straight at the woman. The woman somehow managed to deploy a magic barrier and block it, but from that moment on, she was completely on the defensive.
“Sue and I will use magic to keep that woman pinned down. Ao, go in and finish her!”
“Yes!”
Ao gave an “understood” gesture and immediately sprang into action, joining Shiro.
“Hyah! Haa!”
“Take this! Take this!”
“Here I go!”
BOOM! BOOM!
“Guh… Every single hit packs a punch…”
To keep the woman pinned in place, Shiro, Sue, and I continued pelting her with fairly powerful attacks. She was so busy using her magic barrier to block our attacks that she couldn’t move an inch.
Ao didn’t miss that opening.
Whoosh.
Crack! Crack.
“What?! Barrier Break?!”
Ao concentrated magical power into her tentacles and lightly touched the woman’s magic barrier. In an instant, the barrier shattered, and the woman’s face twisted in shock.
Yep. She was so startled that her body instinctively froze, leaving her completely unable to move.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
CRACK!
“GYAAAAAAAAH!”
The Air Bullets and Saint Bullets that Sue and I had already fired slammed into her, followed by a devastating kick from Shiro. The woman was sent flying spectacularly through the air, then crashed down and lay completely motionless.
“Good. Restrain this woman, then immediately search every room in the mansion.”
“Yes, sir!”
I had to hand it to the Minister of Military Affairs. The moment the situation changed, he immediately issued the next set of orders.
From here on, we would split up and move independently.
“Sue, stay in the garden as originally planned while also helping guide the servants to safety.”
“Yes. Leave it to me.”
Sue headed toward the garden alongside the servants who had begun evacuating. The rest of us hurried toward Marquis Broker’s study.
“Oh! This is a bad person!”
“This one is to be restrained!”
“Damn it! How did you know?!”
We quickly checked everyone we passed along the way. With Shiro’s wild instincts combined with Ao’s appraisal ability, it was easy to see through anyone trying to disguise themselves as an ordinary servant.
The soldiers accompanying us promptly restrained the suspicious individuals one after another.
“I—I haven’t done anything!”
“Unfortunately, the ‘Appraisal’ skill has recorded a status indicating that you committed acts of abuse.”
“N-no… ugh… I—I was just following the Master’s orders…”
Some of the older attendants broke down in tears, but it was essential that they fully acknowledge their guilt.
As we rounded up the suspicious attendants one by one, we finally arrived in front of the administrative office.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeneijiworks.com
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