Chachare, watching them from the side, had many thoughts flash through its mind as it looked at the shocked Evangeline. If anyone else had said what Yoshino said, it would have found it utterly false. Yet, it could not see any falseness in Yoshino's eyes, which were as pure as a newborn baby's.
They were accidentally ambushed by members of the Religious Order yesterday. Due to their carelessness, Evangeline was severely injured by the spells cast by several old men from the Religious Order. Seeing Evangeline successfully ambushed by the Religious Order, Chachare disregarded its own safety and charged into the encirclement of the Religious Order's knights to bring Evangeline out. Since the powerful old men of the Religious Order had little strength left after casting spells to ambush Evangeline, a few knights were no match for Chachare. But upon reaching the Demon Beast Forest, its magic was completely depleted, and Evangeline, due to the ambush, was unable to provide magic to it through their puppet contract.
Just then, Chachare saw a beautiful blue-haired Little Girl appear there, making its heart sink as it lay on the ground. A person appearing deep in the Demon Beast Forest couldn't be ordinary, so this Little Girl must be a magic user. But because its magic was exhausted, it could no longer move. Was there really nothing it could do?
Chachare was a bit angry; it would not allow its master to die. No matter how tsundere Evangeline's usual behavior was, she was still its master! It still wanted to stay by its tsundere master's side, it still wanted to be sharp-tongued towards its incredibly tsundere master and watch her get exasperated, wanting to dismantle it but unable to bring herself to do so.
So it planned to forcibly extract the magic from its own body to regain its ability to move, even if the consequence would be its death.
Yes, Chachare would die. After all, it was not a true human. Because every human cell contains energy. The so-called burst is to convert the energy in the cells into magic, but there are always some side effects after a burst. Either a shortened lifespan or severe physical exhaustion, requiring several months of bed rest to recover. Chachare's forcibly extracted magic was drawn from the alchemical materials that constructed its limbs. After all the magic in its body was drawn, the wood in its body would become ordinary wood, no longer alchemical material. Because forcibly extracting magic would cause the cells within the wood to rapidly necrotize, there was no way to save Chachare, no matter what method was used.
But the turn of events completely exceeded its expectations. Yoshino did not do anything to harm Evangeline; instead, she used her own fresh blood to help her recover. Could there really be such a fool in this world? There was no benefit in helping Evangeline, so why help her?
"...What a strange Koakuma. I am the Dark Gospel who has experienced hundreds of years of slaughter. Bringing me back to the Religious Order would bring countless benefits, yet I never expected there to be an idiot like you in this world." With a bitter smile, Evangeline reached into her collar and pulled out the silver-white dagger embedded in her heart. As the dagger left her heart, the magic within her body began to circulate, and her immortal constitution also recovered, the wound in her heart healing at an extremely fast rate.
"Those damned old men of the Religious Order, to only use such despicable tactics against me. Don't those guys claim to be messengers of God? Does this live up to their reputation for light?" Looking at the dagger in her hand, Evangeline's gaze turned cold. After freezing the dagger in her hand into ice, she squeezed it hard, and the dagger instantly shattered into fragments and disappeared into the air.
"Since your injuries have recovered, I need to leave now, Miss Evangeline. Those Religious Order members pursuing you will probably arrive soon, so hurry and leave this place." Picking up the ingredients placed nearby, Yoshino smiled and said to her. She had been out for long enough; if she didn't return quickly, Nagi and the others would probably come looking for her.
"Wait a moment!" As Yoshino was about to leave, Evangeline called out to her. She felt the warmth she had waited hundreds of years for from Yoshino, and even though she had killed countless people, Yoshino could still give her such a gentle smile. "Why don't you travel with me? Although I am constantly hunted by the Religious Order, I have lived for hundreds of years, and if you follow me, I can teach you magic knowledge."
"...Although I really want to agree, I can't, Miss Evangeline. I already have my companions, so I cannot travel with you." Although Evangeline's suggestion was very tempting, if Evangeline had been the one to awaken her, she would definitely have gone on an adventure with her. But she had already spent a year with the members of Red Wings, and they had formed a deep bond. Although it was a bit regrettable, Yoshino did not want to leave them; she still wanted to adventure with everyone in Red Wings.
"Is that so? I see. Then there's nothing to be done. Although I really wanted you to agree, those guys from the Religious Order are too annoying. If you traveled with me, you would also become their wanted target, right?" Although she didn't know if Yoshino was lying to her, traveling with her wasn't a very good idea. However, she quickly thought of another solution... "Although we can't travel together, there's something else we can do." Evangeline walked up to Yoshino, and under her control, a magic circle appeared beneath both of them. The magic circle emitted a pink light that immediately filled the surrounding area. A faint, warm sensation from the magic circle instantly filled Evangeline's entire body, and the throbbing feeling in her heart turned her pretty face pink.
"What kind of magic circle is this? I've never seen this type before." Quickly analyzing the structure of the magic circle, Yoshino realized it was a magic circle she had never encountered. In her year of magic studies, she had not seen this type of magic circle, yet she had a feeling she had seen it somewhere before. Seeing Evangeline's pretty face turn pink, Yoshino felt like she understood something.
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