𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞, 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐭
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Marie decided to restore the utterly transformed guardian to his original form.
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“【Wind Blade】”
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She begins with a direct attack using the blade of wind.
With a swish, the muddy monster’s arm falls off.
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“Did It get it?!”
『No. . . . . . not yet, your Highness. See that?』
“?! It regenerated so quickly?!”
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New mud grows from the severed section, transforming back into an arm.
Marie observes this and offers her insight.
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“It appears the creature’s cells have been transformed into a soft, slime-like material. Physical attacks are likely to be ineffective.”
“You identified the enemy’s nature in an instant. . . . . . Truly, you are deserving of the title Witch-sama!”
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While Kaito continues to heap on the flattery, Marie sets up a barrier to protect them.
She takes a broomstick from another dimension and soars into the air.
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『Witch-sama, what are you planning?』
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Ose, the black cat, who is also riding a broomstick, questions Marie.
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“If slashing and striking don’t work, I’ll make them work.”
『OBOLOOROAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!』
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Splash. . . . . .! The muddy monster projects its body mud.
It aims at Marie and sprays corrosive mud all over.
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Marie evades all the mud gracefully with her flying magic.
There’s no other choice, as the enemy’s mud breaks through the barrier.
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“A splendid evasion indeed!”
“But. . . . . . is this really okay, Lady Witch? We can’t get close to it. . . . . .”
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The imperial group watches Marie’s battle with concern.
Meanwhile, Kaito speaks with unwavering confidence.
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“No problem. Witch-sama is strong!”
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Kaito has seen Marie’s prowess in battle many times since they met.
To him, this situation is hardly a difficulty.
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Marie avoids the mud while completing her magic.
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“Absolute Zero Coffin.”
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CREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!
. . . . . .Suddenly, the lake, the muddy monster, and all the surrounding ice become encased in ice.
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『S, So cold. . . . . . What powerful magic. It’s like an ice age here.』
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The muddy monster is trapped in an ice coffin.
It cannot move an inch.
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『That was surprisingly easy.』
“Not yet.”
『What do you mean. . . . . .?』
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Crack, snap, the ice coffin starts to crack.
CRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!
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“W, What?! Lady Witch’s powerful ice magic was shattered?!”
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Keel is understandably astonished.
It should be impossible to escape such powerful ice magic.
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“How on earth did it manage. . . . . .?”
“Hmm. . . . . . It seems the mud has the ability to melt ice.”
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Physical attacks and magical ones both seem to be nullified by the mud’s ability to dissolve them.
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『OBOLOOROAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!』
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The muddy monster spits mud overhead.
A massive mud ball. . . . . . no, a mud bubble floats up.
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“Hmm, I see.”
『Witch-sama, what is it planning to do?』
“It’s a bubble made of mud. Likely, it plans to explode it in mid-air to scatter mud like a shotgun.”
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Marie discerns the enemy’s intentions in a split second.
She had been through countless battles, both before and after her reincarnation.
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Because of that experience, she can somewhat predict the enemy’s attacks.
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『What! What are you going to do?! Dodge all of it?!』
“No, it’s fine. The magic is already complete.”
『What are you. . . . . .?』
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Above the mud monster’s head, a single wand floated.
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『Isn’t that the Elderberry Divine Wand of Witch-sama?』
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It’s the wand that Marie used in the Far East.
It’s equipped with a function to assist her magic.
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“Spell release, time stop.”
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In that instant. . . . . .
The mud monster and the mud bubbles it had fired all froze.
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“W, What’s happening?”
“Paralysis magic. . . . . .?”
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While the Empire group tilted their heads in confusion, Marie explains.
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“I’ve stopped time.”
“”Y, You stopped time?!””
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In front of the surprised pair, Marie calmly reveals the truth.
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“To conquer that soft body, you need to harden its squishy form once. If even ice is ineffective, the only option left is to stop time.”
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Certainly, if you stop the cells’ time, the body won’t change shape.
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『Easier said than done. . . . . . stopping time isn’t something you can just do. . . . . .』
“I can do it. What a strange thing to say.”
『Well, you’re the weird one! That’s too insane. . . . . . geez.』
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Marie snaps her fingers.
At that moment, blades of wind tear the mud monster’s body to shreds.
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Splish. . . . . .! The mud monster’s body falls one after another into the lake.
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“Incredible, Witch-sama! To defeat such a monster in an instant!”
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Even when praised by Kaito, Marie’s expression remains grim.
It’s because even if she defeats it, she can’t eat it.
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