It had been a while since Negi last fought 'Good'. She originally thought he would come over immediately to continue being te... Cough! Cough! She just said the wrong thing; you didn't hear anything!
Negi, who had been coming over to challenge, did not continue to challenge Yoshino. It was likely because Konoe Konoka had already been rescued, so they were not in a hurry to challenge them. It seemed they planned to make their strength stronger before going. However, Yoshino noticed that he had been with Gu Fei during this time.
She didn't naively think that Negi had taken a fancy to Gu Fei, but rather that he was eyeing Gu Fei's status as the president of the Chinese Martial Arts Research Association. You have to know that in the last battle with 'Good', 'Good' used close combat to make Negi cry out in pain. And Yoshinon had also told him that a mage who couldn't do close combat was not a good mage; it seemed he had taken that to heart.
'It seems that apart from Ann Rand and Master Seguto who are completely close-combat mages, all the mages I have seen have very powerful close-combat abilities. As expected, current mages can do close-combat on the front line in addition to rear-line fire support~ It's like if a role that should be a priest abandons the magic function of the staff, they can take the staff up to engage in close combat with the enemy; that seems quite powerful.'
Thinking of the scene where Nagi and Jack Lakan fought back in the Red Wings, wasn't that just a fist-to-flesh fight? You have to know that Jack Lakan is a specialized swordsman... though that might not count as a swordsman~ She remembered him saying that he was strongest when bare-handed. However, Nagi said he was a complete mage, but everything he did was what warriors did; she didn't know what to say.
In Evangeline's magic villa, Evangeline was lying on a magic circle, struggling constantly with a painful expression. However, having lived for hundreds of years, she could still endure this kind of pain. You have to know that when creating Dark Magic, she didn't know how many crises she had faced; if she didn't have an immortal body, she didn't know how many times she would have died. Since she could endure that kind of pain, how could she not endure this? You have to know she is the Dark Gospel!
Yoshino was constantly breaking the School Hell curse inside Evangeline outside the magic circle. After months of effort, she had resolved most of the effects of the curse within Evangeline. Should one say it is truly worthy of a curse that can seal even a true ancestor? Such a troublesome curse, combined with Nagi's massive magic power, was really too troublesome to solve.
You have to know that even Yoshino, who possessed the knowledge of one hundred and three thousand grimoires—cough! Cough! No joking, you all be serious!—had only managed to solve about half of this damn curse in these few months with the help of the angel and devil inside her, and the four people 'Good' and 'Evil', with the help of cheats.
Oh~ one can't say about half either; only if this plan succeeds can it be called solving half of the curse. It was mentioned before that to unlock the School Hell curse, it needed to be unlocked in stages. Originally, Yoshino thought the difficulty of this segmentation was about the same, but later she discovered that the segmentation became increasingly difficult, just like learning magic, it got harder and harder.
If this curse were to be lifted by the caster Nagi himself, then there wouldn't be so many troublesome things; it could be directly removed. But now, as the one breaking this curse, Yoshino had to do things a hundred times more troublesome than that. If it weren't for someone helping Yoshino use cheats, the curse on Evangeline wouldn't even have been solved by one-tenth.
"Kitty, endure it. Now is the most critical moment. If we can succeed this time, you will be able to recover more than half of your magic power. With the magic power in your body plus the BUFF I cast on you, your movements will not be limited to Mahora Academy."
The light in her hands became increasingly intense. Turning around to look at 'Good' and 'Evil' who were standing by and helping her break the curse, after seeing that they were ready, she began to attack the most vulnerable part of the curse at the current stage.
"Ahhh!!!" At this moment, dark purple lightning appeared on Evangeline's body in the magic circle, beginning to constantly stimulate Evangeline, making her let out a painful scream. If it were physical pain, she wouldn't have cried out, but the key was that the source of this pain was the soul! Even if she endured this kind of pain, there would still be a heart-piercing pain.
Looking at the pained Evangeline in the magic circle, Yoshino showed a heartbroken expression. But now is the key to breaking the curse; she cannot cancel it halfway. And the reason she was so anxious to lift Evangeline's curse was related to something happening soon. Moreover, this dark purple electric current was an attack launched by the curse, and it was also the point with the weakest defense.
Just as Yoshino and the others increased the intensity of their attack, Evangeline, who was holding her head and screaming in pain, opened her eyes. Dazzling red light constantly radiated from her crimson pupils, and the aura on Evangeline's body began to disperse. With the loosening of the curse on her body, the magic power in her body began to leak out unconsciously, causing Waka Miyazaki and Yue Ayase, who were watching from the sidelines, to reach out and cover their eyes.
"Ah! How could I lose to this kind of pain! You must know that I am Evangeline! Vampire True Ancestor! Dark Gospel! How could I not be able to endure this little bit of pain! If you want to defeat me, use even greater pain to stimulate me! Otherwise, no one can think of defeating me!"
With Evangeline's domineering shout, the curse inside her body was shattered like a broken barrier. Then, the magic sealed inside her body began to be released unstably, forming a strong magic storm. If it weren't for Yoshino blocking it in front of Waka Miyazaki and Yue Ayase in time, these two magic novices wouldn't have been able to defend against this impact.
"Tch! Does this guy not know there are still ordinary people here? If such an unstable magic storm sucks in ordinary people, they'll be torn to shreds!" 'Evil,' who was helping block the magic, said irritably. Breaking the curse had already cost her a lot of spiritual power, and she hadn't expected to waste even more on this. If these two girls weren't helpful for Yoshino's future plans, she wouldn't bother with such troublesome things! 'Evil' thought viciously to herself, though her petty thoughts were completely displayed on her face.
"No choice, after all, she was sealed for over a decade, spending all those years as a middle schooler. Now that she's re-experiencing the magic within her, she must be very excited. She's already a six-hundred-year-old Vampire, yet she's acting like a child who just got the toy she wanted. But this kind of Kitty is cute, isn't she?" Still with that elegant (joyful) smile, 'Good' said with a grin, observing Evangeline in the storm.
"Tch! You perverted pervert!" Looking at 'Good's' expression, and recalling what the other party had done to her during this time inside Yoshino's body, her face flushed. Then she cursed fiercely. They were supposed to be the same person, even if they were Yoshino from different timelines, their personalities shouldn't change that much. Why was this guy's personality so awful? And she was the one representing 'Evil,' so why did what she did seem even more detestable than her own actions?
"Oh my~ Oh my~ You really are something. How can you call me a pervert? I thought after our intimate communication, we were already friends. Saying such hurtful things is truly saddening." 'Good' covered her cheek, feigning sadness, but 'Evil' knew this guy was just putting on an act. If she really apologized, with her personality, she'd probably say something like... "Oh my~ I'm utterly heartbroken right now, and I need 'Evil' to give me a hug to feel better."
"Oh my~ If apologies worked, what would we need police for? Unless 'Evil' does something to make me happy when you return, I won't forgive you."
"Oh my, oh my~ I didn't expect 'Evil' to actually apologize to me, I'm truly delighted. As expected, 'Evil' still likes me very much, so since that's the case, let's do something to strengthen our bond."
'Evil' gritted her teeth, clenching her fists. That annoying guy would definitely say something like that. In these past few months of getting along, she had fallen into her linguistic traps more than once. She declared that she would absolutely not fall into this guy's trap again! (Again? So you've fallen into this guy's trap before and been asked to do certain things? No wonder you're so experienced.)
"Alright, you two. Waka Miyazaki and Yue are still here watching you. As masters, you can't let them see such an undignified side of you, okay?" Yoshino, acting as a mediator, quickly stepped in to persuade the two who were about to argue. She secretly groaned, 'They're the same person, why are their personalities so different? And if you're going to argue, why do you always drag me into it, and I'm the one who ends up getting hurt?'
'No, actually, you've never shown any master's dignity.' Waka Miyazaki and Yue Ayase silently complained in their hearts. They had been Yoshino's disciples for some time. After signing a contract with Yoshino, their physical fitness had significantly improved. Every afternoon, they would spend an hour at Evangeline's magic villa for a day's magic special training.
At first, when they learned that 'Good' and 'Evil' would be their magic teachers, they were a little scared. But after getting along for a while, they realized that they were actually good people. One was a bit dishonest, not matching her words with her heart, while the other was always smiling, making them feel like they could be tricked at any moment. But they had one thing in common: they often unconsciously acted cute, a truth they themselves hadn't even discovered.
'But teachers like this seem cuter, don't they?' The two thought to themselves. Their three teachers were Little Lolis with different attributes. Although they were essentially the same person, if they thought of them as triplets, this setup felt surprisingly exciting. They felt like they were already developing in the direction of being loli cons.
Just as they were bickering, Evangeline, who had been unleashing a magic storm, finally calmed down.
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