Chapter 75
I…
I hopped a few steps like a little bunny, looking around for something sharp to cut the ropes binding my thighs. Out of nowhere, the main door was suddenly smashed open! Another group of student council members rushed in and stared at me, dumbfounded.
“What happened? How could Lady Miramini be defeated?”
“Little gal, did you do this?”
“Er…” I gave a weak laugh, not knowing what to say. These people were probably standing guard outside and were drawn in by the sound of the light beam’s explosion just now. Aiyah, what should I do? Why are there so many people stopping me from getting back to Lian Qi? I glanced worriedly at the live projection of the match. Lian Qi was currently being attacked by a sky full of daggers. I wished I could fly to her side immediately.
These people surrounded me, but not a single one dared to advance. Just then, a furious gust of wind suddenly kicked up! It blew everyone off balance. I shielded myself from the wind with my arm and looked toward where it was coming from. Sister Aijieliya was standing there. Her face was pale but etched with fury. I instantly breathed a sigh of relief—I’m saved.
“It’s the Headmaster!” —one of them gasped!
Sister Aijieliya strode toward them and, with a light wave of her hand—an amber tornado rose from thin air, sweeping everyone up into the sky.
Sister ignored the people trapped spinning in the tornado, walked over to me, and pulled me into her arms.
“I’m sorry, sister. Sister is late.”
Mm… Although being hugged by Sister means being squeezed by her chest to the point where it’s a little hard to breathe, I’m completely at ease now.
“It’s Sister’s responsibility. To think you’d be kidnapped right here at the school… I… I’m sorry…”
“It’s okay. The student council was just too treacherous. By the way, Sister, how did you know to come?”
“Lian Qi told me. She’s stalling for time right now. I searched everywhere. I never would have thought they’d kidnap you and bring you to the ruins of the Magic Tower.”
“Eh? This is the ruins of the Magic Tower? No wonder it looked a little familiar… Forget it, let’s not talk about this! Sister, hurry and send me back to Lian Qi’s side!”
Lian Qi is still stalling for time and could be in danger at any moment. I don’t have time to catch up with Sister. I have to let her know I’m safe. As for the mastermind behind the student council being ‘That Person’s’ subordinate, and ‘That Person’s’ goal being the stagnation of magic… I’ll tell Sister about that later!
“I know.”
Sister nodded and covered me with her magic cloak. I felt like I was swept away by a gust of wind, and in the blink of an eye, I was at the side of the arena stage.
I looked over. Lian Qi was standing on the stage, fighting for me. The distance between us was no more than five meters. For the first time in my life, I desperately wanted to return to her side, to tell her I was safe.
“Lian Qi—!”
I shouted to her with all the volume I could muster.
“You can do it—!”
She heard me. She must have heard me! Otherwise, she wouldn’t have turned to look at me. Seeing her covered in wounds… my heart aches—Uwaah! I forgot my feet were still tied! I tried to take a step, lost my balance, and plop! I fell flat on the floor.
Uuu… Because I just yelled, now the entire school saw me fall over.
I pushed myself up and saw—Lian Qi, now free from her worries. The red magic power that had been calmly coiling around her suddenly exploded!
Lian Qi’s opponent—Student Council President Allen Oniste—had “SHOCK” written all over his face!
“That girl!? How is she back!?”
Lian Qi charged at him, incandescent with rage— “You dared to kidnap Fei’er! You must be tired of living!!!”
She punched him violently in the face, hitting him so hard he flipped upside down and planted headfirst into the floor. The stage floor shattered from the impact. Lian Qi held him down, grinding him into the gravel with her fist!
“Urghk!!” Allen wretchedly coughed up a large mouthful of blood. The instant Lian Qi’s punch landed, the high-energy reaction of explosion magic followed!
BOOM—! He was already motionless from being ground into the floor, but the flames of the explosion made him twitch again. The blast’s power shattered the ground a second time, and his entire body sank deep into it.
The stage was now wreathed in smoke. Allen crawled out of the dirt, looking completely disoriented. Lian Qi’s figure emerged from the smoke, and she swung her fist, which was glowing with the high-energy reaction of explosion magic, right into his waist!
“Waaahhhh—!” He spat out a huge mouthful of blood. The spiraling piano keys surrounding his body were shattered, flying everywhere! Immediately after, his waist exploded! His entire body bent into a > shape and was blasted from one end of the stage to the other.
Lian Qi advanced on him step by step, the fury on her face still not gone. Eh??? Something seems wrong with her. I noticed the magic power coiling around her was growing deeper and deeper, gradually changing from red to—blue!?
Unknowingly, Lian Qi’s magic power had advanced from the third rank to the fourth? From crystal-red to star-blue!
“What did I say before the match? If even one hair on Fei’er’s head was harmed, this would be your fate—”
Lian Qi turned her back to him and simultaneously punched the air—I watched in amazement as the air actually cracked like a mirror!?
Normally, when Lian Qi touches an object and deliberately fails an enchantment to cause an explosion, this kind of crackling pattern only appears during the high-energy reaction. But this time, Lian Qi actually used “Explosion Magic” on the air itself, which you can’t see or touch? It looked like space itself was shattering… it’s too terrifying!
“Burn all the fools who dared to harm Fei’er to ashes! True Explosion Magic—!” Lian Qi shouted angrily, holding her fist in the air. As the cracks appeared in the air behind her, the stage instantly exploded! A pillar of fire shot into the sky, scaring some of the spectators into fleeing.
The explosion also washed over Lian Qi, but it was blocked by the star-blue magic power coiling around her. Without a backward glance, Lian Qi, wreathed in a sea of fire, walked off the stage and toward me.
Lian Qi…
I silently stared at her wound-covered body—she’s hurt so badly! I covered my mouth, forcing back the emotions I couldn’t hold in.
“You were reckless again…”
“Until you came back safe, I would have kept stalling and would not have fallen.”
I don’t know if I pounced on her, or if she pulled me into her arms. All I know is that in this moment, I was being held tightly by her.
“Don’t move.”
“Hm?”
“Just a little while. Let me hold you like this.”
I felt her warmth, my heart pounding like a little deer.
Alright, if she wants to hug, we’ll hug. As long as she’s safe, I really don’t care about the embarrassing gazes from the audience, or the shame of being a boy held like a little girl.