𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫
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Martha was completely overpowered by Marie.
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『The difference in strength is all too clear. . . . . .』
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Watching the battle between the witches, Ose commented.
The audience, including Kaito, was also astounded by Marie’s overwhelming strength.
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“Damn it! Damn it all!”
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A flustered Martha unleashed a barrage of spells.
Hellfire, gale winds, raging currents, lightning strikes.
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One after another, spells were cast.
But Marie was nullifying almost all of them with just Stone Bullets.
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『Witch-sama. . . . . . is incredible.』
“It’s indeed impressive how she’s canceling out all the magic. . . . . .”
『Your Highness, that’s not the truly incredible part. What’s terrifying is something else.』
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Both Princess Riara and Kaito seemed not to understand what Ose meant.
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『Listen, Witch-sama hasn’t used any powerful spells even once. Still, she’s overwhelming an opponent who, from our perspective, is incredibly strong.』
“So she’s holding back. . . . . . is what you’re saying?”
『Exactly. Witch-sama probably doesn’t see Martha as a threat at all. She’s assessed the limits of her opponent’s strength and is acting accordingly.』
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Kaito voiced his thoughts while watching Marie.
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“Indeed. . . . . . I can sense an ease about Witch-sama that wasn’t there when she fought the Sorcerer King.”
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The Sorcerer King of the Far East, Abeno Haruakira.
When fighting him, Marie had used all her techniques to their fullest, launching grand spells to secure victory.
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Compared to that battle, the current fight between witches is remarkably subdued.
Marie is not using any varied spells, nor is she utilizing any spells that consume a lot of magical power.
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『After her reincarnation, we didn’t know how much Martha had grown. At first, it seemed like Witch-sama was cautious. But now that she’s gauged the power gap, she seems to be conserving unnecessary effort.』
“Amazing. . . . . .! To decimate an imperial army and treat the Witch of Jealousy like a mere child. . . . . .!”
『Yeah, that Witch-sama, despite her usual behavior. . . . . .』
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Ose and the audience spoke with conviction.
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『””Witch-sama is strong. . . . . .!””』
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There was no doubt that Marie was strong.
The threat Martha posed had been felt by the imperial soldiers more than enough.
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There had even been a risk that she might bring down the empire.
But what about now?
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“Die, die, die!”
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Not a single one of Martha’s spells hit Marie.
In fact, Marie was. . . . . .
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“This chocolate is yummy.”
『””She’s fighting while holding a chocolate fondue?!””』
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Marie was sipping chocolate directly from a chocolate fondue that Kaito had made, while using her other hand to cast Stone Bullets.
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“Literally effortless. . . . . .!”
『That woman, she’s scooping up raw chocolate with her hands and just drinking it. . . . . . Won’t she get diabetes from that. . . . . .?』
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Can this even be called a battle at this point?
Marie is casually licking chocolate off one hand while using the other to easily deflect spells.
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“Mocking me, mocking me, mocking meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!”
“I’m starting to feel sorry for her. . . . . .”
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Just until recently, she seemed like nothing but a fearsome witch.
But now she only looks like a young sister crying because her older sister isn’t giving her any attention.
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『Well, it looks like this will be settled soon, huh? Look.』
“! The power of her magic is weakening.”
『Just as the kid said. She’s running out of magical power. . . . . . That witch is really pushing it. . . . . .』
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Marie is the only one in the world who can recover her magical power by eating.
That seemingly contemptuous attitude of hers, licking chocolate, is actually her refilling her magical power.
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On the other hand, Martha neither knows nor can do this.
In essence, while Martha is depleting her magical power, Marie is recovering hers and overwhelming Martha with minimal power consumption.
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『It’s immature. . . . . . You could beat her without needing to recover all the time.』
“I was just a little hungry.”
『You’re supposed to be using up your magical power fighting a witch and yet you’re good with just a little snack. . . . . . You’re really something. . . . . .』
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Eventually. . . . . . Martha completely runs out of gas.
Sweating profusely, she was breathing heavily through her shoulders.
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“Yo, u. . . . . .”
“Lightning strike.”
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Marie extends her elegant index finger, and while licking chocolate from her other hand. . . . . . she cast the spell.
A flash streaks by.
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“Gah. . . . . .!”
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Martha faints from the invisible bolt of lightning.
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“Well, that was an unexpectedly easy ending.”
『It only seems that way because Marie is just that much better than Martha.』
“Anyway. . . . . . Witch-sama is amazing!”
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