I Became an Outcast in the Academy

4. Healing (3)

Speaking of the conclusion, first of all, getting close to Arrieta was a big challenge.

Kurlureureung!

With Arrieta at the center, thunderbolts in the form of blue were pouring in all directions.

I don’t know if it’s just an act to pour out the mana that fills my body, or if I’m aware that there are uninvited guests around me, but it’s just as powerful as a wizard’s brain-attributed magic. I was bragging.

Kwakkwakkwakkwa!

As the thunderbolt was struck straight down on the floor of the palace, the marble floor was shattered in an instant.

I probably didn’t know it, but if I was hit with that thunderbolt from the front, I couldn’t help but expect that my limbs would be fine.

“… This might be a little dangerous.”

In the past, I had had the experience of forcibly subduing Leticia, whose mana ran rampant, so I vaguely thought that subduing Arietta would be easy as well.

Especially considering that I was very immature at the time of subduing Leticia.

But now, facing Arietta right in front of me, I felt like I had no choice but to admit that I was wrong.

From the amount of mana to the output, density, and range, the current Arrieta vastly surpassed the Leticia of the past.

If you were to kill an opponent, the task might be simple, but considering that you had to subdue it without a single wound, it couldn’t be more difficult.

“… sh*t.”

Sometimes I regret that if I knew this would happen, wouldn’t it have been better to come here with the wizards and priests waiting outside?

But it was a meaningless assumption. Anyway, they’re not here right now. I couldn’t take the risk that someone else might notice my abilities.

And crucially, this is what I have to do.

It’s something I want to do solely for my own satisfaction, but I can’t complain just because the situation has changed a little.

“Go.”

In order not to die, I concentrated my mind to the extreme, and at the same time, I countered one of the thunderbolts that rained down on me with my sword.

Zeuong!

“Keuugh!”

The power contained in the thunderbolt was so strong that I almost lost my sword due to my grip tearing.

If only I could approach Arrieta properly, the situation could have been easily resolved, but it seemed unlikely that things would be resolved so easily.

Kikii Profit!

The magical storm surrounding Arrieta roars louder than before.

And the thunderbolts pouring down in proportion to them also increase in number and increase in power.

Poo-Wak!

In the end, a stroke of lightning pierced my thigh. I tried to dodge, but there were so many of them that it was impossible to dodge.

“Cyan!”

Cartesia calls my name in an urgent voice.

But I couldn’t afford to look back at her because I couldn’t care less about her.

If you can afford it, it makes sense to take a step forward with all your might.

And you don’t have to look back to know.

Cartesia must be grinning at the moment.

I know. A woman named Cartesia always pretends to be strong on the outside, but she realizes that in fact she is a person who is incomparably more delicate and delicate than anyone else in the world.

Even if she doesn’t, she’ll be heartbroken that her sister has become like that, but she doesn’t think I need to help her.

So, if you have the strength to look behind her, I’d rather take a step forward with that power.

I want this nightmare to end as soon as possible, so that my precious friend won’t cry anymore.

Thump!

Take another step forward.

Whether it was because he had concentrated all the mana on his toes, or because the building was on the verge of collapsing due to Arietta’s thunderbolt, a roar resounded that would shake the entire palace.

There were about 20 steps left before reaching Arrieta.

But given the fact that I risked her life roughly twice to take that step, it was no easy feat.

Poo-Wak!

This time, Arietta’s thunderbolt pierced my left arm straight through. The acrid smell of burning flesh stings my nose.

Thump!

But in return, I was able to take another step forward.

Forward, nineteen steps.

Rurrr!

A thunderbolt of magical power pouring down like a storm. I avoid those thunderbolts, slash them with my sword, and sometimes use my body as a shield to close the distance with Arrieta.

It doesn’t stop even if the body is burned, torn, and blood flows from all over the body.

Kooung!

One step, another step. Never stop

Forward, beyond this wind.

And finally, crossing the border, I was able to get closer to Arietta, who was wrapped in a magic cocoon within ten steps.

As if it were an offering to the gods, Arietta floated in the air with her eyes tightly closed.

“… !”

The magic surrounding Arrieta is against me. I can clearly feel the hostility towards me in the overflowing magic power.

Did he notice the ability I possess, or did he think that someone else’s approach would be a danger to his host, Arietta?

Arrieta’s magical power becomes a ferocious gust of wind, protecting her and at the same time trying to block my approach.

Quad Deuk!

As I stretched out my right hand in the gust of magic that surrounded Arrieta, a terrifying sound resounded.

Not only the fingernails, but also the bones that make up the right hand are completely broken and smashed.

I managed to endure the pain as if my whole right hand was on fire, and I somehow managed to withstand the counter-resilience of the magical energy that seemed to send me back to the other side at any moment.

So barely, but never backing down, I reach forward and gently grab Arrieta’s left hand.

“… Ah? Who… ?”

And that was then. Arrieta’s consciousness, which had been unconscious until now, had suddenly awakened.

Arrieta looked around to see if she hadn’t grasped the situation for a while, then just stared blankly at Cartesia’s face behind me.

And then, as if he had finished grasping the situation, he looked at me with a grievous smile, as if he was about to cry at any moment.

“… Alas, that’s right. I don’t know who you are, but it looks like I’ve caused trouble around you again. I’m really, really sorry.”

“… Nuisance?”

What does that mean? In a way, he is also a victim, and he is a nuisance.

Why is this woman blaming herself, not her situation like everyone else?

“That’s right. She is an idiot who can’t properly control even one of her powers, and always causes trouble to those around her. That is the nature of who I am.”

Inside Arrieta’s self-deprecating self-talk, she was covered in disgust and hatred towards the person she was.

“Look around here. There are no living people, and even intact objects don’t exist, right? If it weren’t for the barriers around the palace, I would have hurt people.”

“… No, it’s as if I’ve already hurt someone. Because I was unfortunately born into the royal family, countless people had to sacrifice a lot to stop me. I am… I was a person who shouldn’t have been born in the first place.”

As she said that, Arrieta was crying silently.

Even now, she is not because of the runaway magic that is causing her terrible pain, but because she is guilty of not being able to control her magic power again.

“So stop… Take her sister and her majesty and get out of here. There is no salvation for me anyway. There is no way to fix me anywhere, so if I continue to live like this, it will only be full of suffering. Still, are you going to tell me that I am worth living for?”

“…..”

I don’t know a woman named Arrieta.

What kind of life she has lived, and what sacrifices she has made to make it this far, everything.

That’s why Arietta lost hope in her life.

Far from being of any help to anyone else, she would die any moment without the compassionate touch of others.

Seeing her miserable life going forward, she thought it would be better for her to die.

But.

“You know what? From here to there, in the 20 steps I took to reach you, I risked my life at least ten times.”

While saying that, I sneakily showed Arrieta my body, which I couldn’t find anywhere.

“It was very dangerous, and I almost died… Anyway I’m still alive I don’t know what will happen to me tomorrow, but I’m still alive right now.”

As if you were alive in any way right now.

I don’t know what will happen to Arrieta tomorrow.

If Arrieta is in danger again tomorrow, I can save her again.

In this way, I will give her life to the woman who until now only knew her pain and sorrow.

So that my friend will no longer cry or cry because of his family.

If I can achieve that even if my body is broken a little, wouldn’t it be a lucrative business indeed?

“But… But that’s impossible. Unless a miracle really happens… There is no chance that I can survive-”

Well, then it’s really simple.

“In that case, I will be your miracle.”

“… Yes?”

Saying that, I held Arrieta’s hand tightly with both hands and quietly shouted in my heart.

A miracle spell that will make her no longer suffer, and make her smile happily in the future.

‘Return to Life.’