Chapter 49: Sunflower (4) (2/2)

Because Sisioth had turned around. Because he had attacked somewhere other than Jude.

It was just a moment.

It was too short a time.

But there was someone who squeezed into that short time.

Cordelia’s cut through space.

It flew at the right timing and penetrated Sisioth’s blind spot.

An explosion occurred.

It wasn’t Cordelia. It was the result of Sisioth exploding the mana surrounding his whole body.

The air shook. Cordelia’s was crushed, and the Guardians of the Holy Cross and the soldiers standing far away were unable to withstand the aftermath and fell down.

Cordelia clenched her teeth.

The moment the was crushed, she withstood the rebound of mana and completed another magic.

It was the power she gained from absorbing the spirit stone of the White Snake.

It could only be used at the moment when the eyes of her and the opponent met.

Their eyes met.

Because Sisioth had crushed the .

Because the demon’s mana detection identified who threw the .

It was as she desired.

As soon as her eyes met with Sisioth, Cordelia’s blue eyes turned like that of a snake.

She activated the , a power which the White Snake once possessed.

“Aaahh!”

Cordelia screamed. Blood trickled down from both of her eyes. But Cordelia did not close her eyes.

She forced herself to endure it.

And the result was that Sisioth stopped.

For a very short moment.

However, it was infinitely long compared to the moment when Jude turned around to deal a blow.

A whirlwind.

There was a gale. A golden flash of light rose from the Power Fist covered with a sheet of paper inscribed with the restriction technique.

“Juncathergo Sisiono Zirvanston.”

Said Jude. As he recited that very long name, Jude’s fist reached Sisioth’s chest.

Cordelia eventually closed her eyes. She collapsed, covering her eyes with both of her hands.

But nothing happened to Sisioth.

Jude had a bewildered look.

Why is it not working?

“This should work!”

As he tried to figure out why it didn’t work, Jude spread out his palm. He raised his palm to the golden-colored restriction technique engraved on Sisioth’s chest and shouted again.

“Juncathergo Sisiono Zirvanston!”

“Aaaahhh!!!”

Sisioth screamed. The golden light engulfed him, and the terrifying mana he had on his entire body shrank in an instant.

Jude swallowed his breath. He shouted as he pulled his fist.

“Cordelia!”

The Holy Cross Punch exploded on Sisioth, and he couldn’t respond properly because it was right after the restriction technique bound him.

Sisioth’s jaw turned to one side and Jude used the Lightning Punch in succession. It struck Sisioth’s whole body and Jude cried once again.

“Cordelia!”

He called her.

And Cordelia responded to him. With her eyes still closed, she stretched out her hand. While she was in the Witch Transformation state, Cordelia’s ability to detect mana was comparable to a low-ranking demon even though it was still underdeveloped.

She sensed the mana.

She thrust it into the mana that she sensed there.

The cut through space again. It penetrated into the back of Sisioth, who was being beaten up into a mess.

“Kuaaaahh!”

Sisioth let out a shriek. And Jude pulled both of his fists.

His next move was based on the Holy Cross Punch.

Make a Holy Cross in both hands.

Overlap the two Holy Crosses to raise the power more than twice.

Double Cross Punch.

The attack was great. But it didn’t stop there.

Just like Cordelia, Jude also used his newly acquired power.

Yin and Yang.

On his right hand, the Holy Cross emitted Yin energy.

On his left hand, the Holy Cross emitted Yang energy.

“Uuoooooh!”

Jude’s two fists struck Sisioth’s chest. Two Crosses penetrated his body, opposing each other as the two collided before finally exploding.

Booooooom!

It was not comparable to Manuela’s spell, but the two energies of Yin and Yang collided with each other, creating a more destructive power than the Double Cross Punch.

“Gaak-!”

Jude wasn’t uninjured either. Both of his arms became hot red as if he was burned, and a streak of fresh blood flowed down his lips.

But that was enough.

Sisioth no longer moved. A ring of pure white light surrounded Jude and Cordelia.

“Did we kill him? Did I deal the last hit?”

Cordelia was still sitting with her eyes closed, fumbling in the air as she asked, and Jude wiped the blood at the corner of his mouth and counted the rings of light.

Five for Jude himself and four for Cordelia.

However, Jude was a man who knew how to tell a white lie.

“Oh, you hit it. You got the last hit.”

“Nice! Last hit! Last hit!”

It made her happy.

Jude felt a strange sense of déjà vu as he saw the appearance of Cordelia feebly collapsing with a happy face, and he looked back.

If he could, he wanted to appreciate the newly acquired title, but he had to prioritize handling something first.

That something was the Guardians of the Holy Cross and the knights of Count Hræsvelgr.

As he expected, they had mesmerized faces when he saw them, and one of Count Hræsvelgr’s knights suddenly exclaimed.

“Jude Bayer! Cordelia Chase!”

Jude nodded his head.

It was just as the knight said. He was thinking of revealing their identities first before talking to them.

But the knight’s words weren’t over yet.

“Crazy-…no, it’s not that! It’s fantasy couple!”

T/N: There’s a pun here. The knight was about to say ‘hwan-jang-ui’ (환장의), which means ‘crazy.’ However, what he wanted to say was ‘hwan-sang-ui’ (환상의) which means ‘fantasy.’ So he mixed up the ‘jang’ and ‘sang’ in both words.

This pun continues in the conversation of the knights after this note.

“Gasp! For real?”

“They’re the very crazy couple?!”

“Fantasy, it’s fantasy. The young master warned us to be careful with those words.”

“Ah, fantasy. Yes, fantasy.”

What the hell was their conversation?

And is Lucas the young master they’re talking about?

‘Lucas?’

What the hell did you say to them?

And ‘crazy couple.’ What is that?

You warned them to be careful about it because they got confused too often?

“Ahem, ahem, my name is Phil Reiner, Count Hræsvelgr’s knight.”

One of the knights who seemed to be their leader came forward, and then a woman from the side of the Guardians of the Holy Cross, who quickly came to their senses, also spoke to Jude.

“I’m Joan from the Guardians of the Holy Cross.”

Phil Reiner was a big knight who looked to be in his early thirties, and Joan was a woman in her late twenties with such gorgeous golden hair that it was disappointing for her hair to be just short.

“…as you know, I’m Jude Bayer. I’d like to talk to you later once I take care of my fiancée first.”

There were also victims on the side of the Guardians of the Holy Cross. All of their groups needed time to settle things first.

Jude ran to Cordelia, and one of the knights who saw them, spoke again.

“A couple of the century who would die if they cannot live with each other…! That’s what the young master said. It’s just as the young master said.”

Lucas. What the hell did you say to them?

Jude only looked forward as he repressed the urge to look back, and soon, he saw Cordelia covering her face with both hands and expressing her embarrassment with her whole body.