I Stayed Loyal When My Teacher Was Betrayed

39 – Disaster of the Great Tower 9

There are aspects of this world’s rules that are advantageous to me in many ways.

Among them, the most decisive is that even though the rules of magic and magical power are applied, modern physical laws are also fully applied.

This was a simple yet very important part.

When you use magic, you can easily produce phenomena that are scientifically impossible, and at the same time, you get the same results for it.

For example, cases like the recent superconductor phenomenon.

It generally requires additional processes such as pouring in liquid helium to maintain cryogenic temperatures at normal atmospheric pressure, but using magic made it simple to solve this.

Of course, as in return, considerable magical power had to be consumed, but the fact that it was possible with only the pure individual’s power was great in itself.

And, through a similar principle…

I achieved one ‘phenomenon’ that allowed me to overcome several perilous situations and finally succeed.

‘With this blow, everything ends…’

Using all the magical power I have to concentrate it into one.

Someone watching may think it’s just pulling magical power into empty space meaninglessly.

But…

What I was doing was absolutely not a meaningless action.

After days of pondering and research, I completed the formula that I had finally perfected.

As I could not afford to make a mistake, I had to carefully choose the practice location, and I also had to prepare several layers of safety measures so that I could cancel it at any time.

And, after this research and practice…

I finally succeeded.

Now, I prepared to use this towards the demon king standing in front of me.

A small light shines through the condensed magical power.

At first glance, it seemed like a simple light.

But its essence was far from simple.

“!!”

The demon king’s eyes widened for a moment.

As if sensing a power that was on a different level from before, she urgently tried to create a defense barrier…

Observing her reaction, a deep smile spread across my lips.

“It’s too late!”

“!!”

-Zap!

A flash appeared in an instant.

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It filled the surroundings and a momentary stillness engulfed the area.

But it wasn’t just ordinary stillness.

It was an eerie stillness caused by the evaporation of the air at the point where the magic was unleashed.

And after a while…

Air began to fill the previously empty vacuum…

At the same time.

A tremendous roar shook the entire place.

-Kwaaguaang!!!

An enormous force reverberated throughout.

I had to exert all my strength to control that power without harming my fallen comrades.

“Tsk… as expected. Using full power is still too much…”

If I had used the power as I had intended, it might have swallowed up not only my comrades but also myself in an explosion.

However…

I could clearly see, with my eyes barely managing to control the power and prevent it from exceeding a certain range.

The sight of a mushroom cloud shooting towards the sky.

The worst creation of modern science,

A weapon that opened up the possibility of self-destruction for humanity…

A nuclear bomb.

From capturing hydrogen through vapor in the air and fusing it to create massive amounts of energy. Under normal circumstances, this process requires a staggeringly complicated procedure, but for someone like me who can use mana to tear apart tiny molecules, it surprisingly wasn’t difficult to execute. The issue is the immense amount of mana it consumes. Moreover, with allies so close by, even I am unable to control this power, meaning I have to minimize its force as much as possible. Even still, the enemy is no different from being directly hit by the sun’s energy. I was confident that they couldn’t withstand such an attack. That’s when-

“Sssss…..Ack…”

Along with the chilling sound of ice freezing, there was an aftermath of exploding force. Right after, I frowned at what I saw. ‘As expected… did I hold back too much?’ The sight of the Demon King in front of me. Although she seemed to be barely holding her own after withstanding such a powerful attack, her body was clearly in a terrible state. She was barely hanging on, with one of her horns in a state that suggested it could fall off anytime and her body full of sharp injuries. Despite managing to hang on by a thread, the situation was dangerously close to death. I couldn’t help but think that I could bring her down with another attack, but at the moment, I had to hold back. Currently, she’s holding Bernia hostage. If I were to kill the enemy now, Bernia’s life would be in danger. So, I coldly shouted at him. “Are you planning to continue? If so, I’ll keep fighting as much as you want, but if not, admit your defeat and let Bernia go!”

Silently listening to my words with a tired expression, the Demon King then suddenly smiled and maintained her silence after briefly looking at my face. Then she said, “… I und…erstand…” in a strained voice. Right after that, she slowly raised her hand, and at the same time, Brühilde, who stood by watching the scene, remained close to the Demon King.

Then…

“!”

The bodies of the two people started being sucked towards something dark.

Watching this, I urgently began to load magic.

“This… This scoundrel… How dare he break his promise and run away…!”

At that moment…

“Huh?”

Bernie, who disappeared in the black space, suddenly emerged as if bouncing out.

She seemed to be unconscious as she collapsed on the floor…

Upon seeing this, I urgently stopped casting magic and rushed towards her.

“Argh…”

Intense fatigue was felt for a moment.

As my magical power was almost depleted due to the aftermath of the nuclear attack just now, I judged that it would be dangerous to use magic any further. I hastily ran towards Bernie and supported her body.

And…

“This… Can’t be…”

Intense confusion and anger began to rise in me.

The condition of Bernie, whom I barely caught, was truly indescribable.

Her whole body was covered in burns as if she had undergone severe torture,

Blood was dripping from her forehead.

Fortunately, she was still breathing, but it was literally a situation where she was barely hanging onto life.

While looking at that sight, I started to burn with intense hatred towards the demon king alongside deep anger.

“You filthy demoness… How could you treat a person like this…”

Now, after almost a year of being together as comrades, she had become a presence to me akin to family.

If not as much as my master, she was still an incredibly precious existence to me.

I couldn’t help but feel a strong desire for revenge against the being who had inflicted such wounds upon Bernie.

“Just wait, demon king… When we meet next time, I will definitely repay this debt. I will make you experience the same suffering that Bernie went through…!”

*

“Hu…”

Taking a deep sigh inwardly, Bernie remained with her eyes closed…

No, the demon king, Lorquinie, despite feeling a tingling sensation throughout her body, was doing her best to regain her composure in order to savor this moment to the fullest.

Edmund took a moment to rest, with the injured woman on his lap.

Rockyne couldn’t help but feel a deep sense of joy even though she lost, focusing on the hard yet unyielding sensation emanating from his solid thigh.

“I can’t believe he had such incredible strength…it might even surpass that of the king…,”

she wondered. Of course, it wasn’t simply a matter of firepower, as even she, the queen, could be put in danger if hit directly.

However, from the looks of Edmund, it was clear that he couldn’t go all out and use his magic recklessly.

Besides, the preparation time for using magic was quite long. If one were to prepare beforehand, it would be difficult to aim precisely like this, making it more useful for wiping out army-level troops than for a 1:1 duel. Nevertheless, even with this new magic and some complacency, she suffered defeat. The man staring at her right now was the one who had thoroughly defeated her. This was the first time since her strife with Odin that she had suffered such a thorough defeat. However…she didn’t feel any frustrated emotions about this fact. Instead, she was filled with what could be called affection…

“You’re amazing…so much…”