Chapter 69

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Luria, who was riding on Daru's back, raised her hand and shouted, "Get lost!" The force of her words blew the curse-caster away, and Clo was astonished by its power.

(What!?)

Indeed, Luria is special. That was a little different from magic.

It should be called the power of a saint, a powerful force that is particularly effective against curse-casters.

(Maybe, it can be done! Lady Luria is much stronger than Clo thought.)

So, Clo told Luria to strongly will the curse-caster to "disappear." If Luria could use the same force that blew the curse-caster away, it would be easy to stop them.

If they could be stopped, Luria could focus on breaking the curse on the cursed child.

If the curse could be broken, everyone could escape safely.

"O-Okay."

Luria nodded obediently and shouted, "Vanish!"

In the next moment, Luria's power swept through the surroundings.

It was the same force that had blown the curse-caster away, but the output was on a different level.

A sacred power that healed the wounds of spirits, guardian beasts, and animals without causing any harm.

If it had to be named, it should be called "Healing Wind," Luria's power.

No, it should be called "Healing Gale," a torrent of power that swept through the surroundings.

The numerous curse-casters, which had been writhing, were all purified and returned to the heavens.

The curse energy that had accumulated nearby was also completely purified.

The silver body of the cursed child was blown away by about eighty percent.

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Clo was frozen by the overwhelming power, which exceeded what was expected.

(What's going on? I haven't even lent my power yet.)

Luria had intended to lend her power immediately after Luria activated her own.

However, there was no time to activate it. It was that fast and powerful.

Ordinary mages would have the spirits lend them power, store it in their magic circuits, and then activate the magic.

But since Luria is also a spirit, she can activate magic on her own.

Therefore, it's better to lend magic power in sync with the activation of the magic.

Storing magic power in the magic circuits itself is a burden on the body.

By the time Clo was ready to lend the power, everything was already over.

Luria was much stronger than Clo had thought.

"Cl-Clo, what's going on?"

Asked by the confused Luria, Clo snapped back to reality.

(Well, explaining in detail would take too long. Simply put, Lady Luria broke the curse.)

"Huh? Break the curse? The curse-casters... huh?"

(Details later. More importantly, Lady Luria, are you okay? Are you not feeling dizzy or anything?"

That level of output is impossible for ordinary mages. It would be strange if she didn't die from it. It was that powerful.

"A little tired?"

(You should be tired.)

Indeed, Luria seemed tired.

This time, the spirits did not lend Luria their power.

And yet, she was able to produce such power, which was abnormal.

No, even if the spirits had lent their power, no mage could produce such power.

Luria is truly in a different league.

(She must be stronger than in her previous life.)

However, such use of power cannot be good for the body.

Luria only said she was a little tired, but she must be exhausted to the point of almost fainting.

(She is still dangerous.)

If Luria knows what she can do, she will try to use it again and again.

To help guardian beasts and spirits, she would use it without considering her own well-being.

If that happens, it could hinder her healthy growth.

Exhaustion would naturally make her more prone to illness.

The possibility of an early death would also increase.

(I have to make sure she doesn't use such powerful abilities until she grows up!)

With strong resolve, Clo looked at Luria's face.

Then, Luria smiled and stroked her.

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Even when I said, "A little tired," Clo was still staring at me blankly.

Clo must have been relieved and relaxed after being so tense and trembling in fear.

While saying to myself, "I'll handle it, Luria," I gently stroked Clo.

I have to be strong for Clo too.

"Daruu, we have to help the cursed child!"

"Waf!"

Daru, who had stopped running in confusion, started running again.

With the curse-casters gone, we could safely break the curse.

The giant cursed child was lying down, reduced to about half its size.

It seems that about half of the curse had been broken, but it was not completely gone.

When Daru reached the cursed child, I jumped off his back.

"Thank you, Daru!"

"..."

The child's body length was now about half of what it was before.

However, it still had four legs, wings, and a large, gaping mouth.

"Don't worry. I'll break the curse soon."

I placed both hands on the child's silver body.

It felt like something silver was trying to invade, a very unpleasant sensation.

"Curse, go away!"

I shouted with determination.

—Pshun

With a strange sound, the silver body evaporated.

"..."

After it disappeared, a small, beautiful red dragon was left.

It was breathing shallowly, barely conscious.

"Huh?"

I was speechless.

The dragon was the spirit king Roa, who was supposed to be dead.

"No, that can't be. But... it's a perfect match."

It must not be Roa. But it looked exactly like Roa.

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