Chapter 243: Sakura and Fujino vs. Alba

Chapter 243: Sakura and Fujino vs. Alba

People can influence their environment, and the killing intent released by Araya Souren and Shiki Ryougi is a perfect example of that, making the air scorching hot.

Similarly, the environment can also affect people. Under the stimulation of this murderous atmosphere, Alba's originally despondent mood became uplifted. He took a deep breath, brushed off the dust from his body, and walked towards Fujino and Sakura.

"Ah, two lovely young ladies, it's wonderful that you're here. With Aozaki absent, having you two around is a pleasant surprise. Though killing you won't quell the everlasting anger and humiliation I feel, just the thought of the expression she might make when she sees you dead brings me genuine delight."

Despite his careful preparations, Alba still lost to Touko. This outcome drove him mad, and now he only wanted to seek revenge against Touko using any means necessary.

Alba extended his arms as if giving a speech. His smile contained malice, resentment, unwillingness, jealousy, and the joy of revenge and venting.

"If you want to hate someone, don't hate me. Go hate your master. Rest assured, I won't keep you waiting in hell for long. I'll soon send your master down to join you. Only then can I satisfy the grudge in my heart."

The two girls, one tall and one small were not intimidated by Alba. They didn't retreat or escape; they simply looked at this man, who was clearly in his fifties but still trying to act young, dressed like a magician in a red evening gown, with undisguised disgust.

"Fujino, he's the stalker that Brother talked about, right?"

"Yes, whenever we encounter someone like him, we should keep our distance."

"Understood, Fujino. My Brother said the same thing. But what if the stalker keeps chasing after us?"

"Then we'll show him what we're made of."

Upon hearing the girls' conversation, Alba's joy grew even greater.

"Hahaha, that's right! You must resist, or it won't be fun at all. Let me see what Aozaki has taught you."

Alba continued to advance, and the distance between him and the girls narrowed to only ten meters.

"Come on, what are you waiting for? Let me see your Mystic Code. Ah? Is it Rune? Or a puppet? Or perhaps a familiar? Regardless of which, it must be a crude and vulgar shade of red that contradicts Aozaki's surname and matches her name."Fôll0w current novÊls on n/o/(v)/3l/b((in).(co/m)

Fujino and Sakura remained indifferent, their apathetic attitude provoking the anger of the red magus.

"Even your arrogant attitude is just like that detestable woman. Well then, since that's the case, just go ahead and die."

Losing patience, Alba uttered a simple syllable, and the invisible air was honed into blades that flew toward the girls' legs.

However, when he saw the flames being obstructed by the rune, he started to waver.

At that moment, Sakura's other hand, which had been free, carved another rune at a distance from Alba.

The next second, flames ignited around Alba as well.

Neither Sakura nor Alba directly applied their magic to each other. Not because they didn't want to, but because they couldn't. It was because there was magic flowing inside the magus' body, and it was difficult to directly affect the body of a magus through indirect interference from a distance unless the magic was directly inscribed on the opponent's body. That was precisely why magus had a stronger resistance to magic than ordinary people.

Therefore, when magus fought, they often chose alternative carriers to unleash the power of their magecraft before striking. Of course, cooperating with the injured to receive healing magecraft was an exception.

Although the flames ignited by the rune didn't have the same range as Alba's flames, they were no less intense in heat. A single rune could summon such flames, undoubtedly the power of the primal rune.

"It's impossible, impossible—ah!"

To verify the authenticity of the flames, Alba reached out with his bare hand to touch the flames. Even with his resistance to fire magic, he couldn't help but cry out in pain.

"It really is 'FEHU' after all, and this effect... Could it be that woman has truly restored all the 'Primal Runes' and passed them on to her disciples? This... this is just too absurd!"

But what hurt Alba more than his hand was his inner turmoil. He stared intently at Sakura's face, hoping to find answers from her.

Sakura, with her kind heart, fulfilled his wish. "Although I didn't learn my Rune Magic from Sister Touko, she indeed mastered the 'Eighteen Primal Runes.'"

Sakura's voice, still tinged with innocence, struck Alba like a heavy hammer, plunging him into the depths of despair.

Not only was he overwhelmed in terms of puppets, but the gap in Rune Magic was even greater. How could Alba, who placed such importance on his reputation to the point of being pathological, endure this? The dark emotions consumed his heart, dragging him into the abyss called "jealousy."

"Why can you juniors walk ahead of me? Why can you little brats boss me around—Repeat!"

The sea of flames erupted once again, merging with the previous flames to create blue flames with even higher temperatures.

The defense line of "EIHWAZ" was on the verge of collapse.

PS: This guy is Type-moon punching bag.

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