(Heartfelt thanks to 'Youcai Luobo' and 'Yunqi Qinggu' for their tips!)
Among the DEM magicians present, the youngest were only in their teens or twenties, while the oldest, Jessica, was only around twenty-five—not yet thirty.
And yet, this group of magicians, ranging from their teens and twenties to their late twenties, was being called little girls by a girl who looked under ten years old, and in such an arrogantly condescending tone at that. What kind of feeling was that?...
Leaving the other magicians aside, and Ellen as well, but Jessica, who had the worst temper, could no longer endure it and spoke through gritted teeth.
"You're just a mere Spirit. Believe me, I'll tear that mouth of yours apart!"
"Oh?..." Natsuki narrowed her eyes and laughed.
"Then who was it that just led a group of little girls to gang up on a mere Spirit, only to be left looking completely bedraggled by that mere Spirit and forced to rely on someone else to save her?..."
"That was only because that monster's Angel is better suited for group battles!" Jessica clenched her teeth, deep resentment spilling from her fox-like eyes.
"If I'd been alone..."
Hearing that, Natsuki glanced at Jessica and sighed.
"You look older than me, yet you don't even dare admit your own defeat. And you throw tantrums like a brat. That's why I call you a little girl!"
"You..."
"Enough! I don't have time to keep playing around with a little girl!" Looking at Jessica's face, dark enough to seem as though water might drip from it, Natsuki held her parasol in one hand and rested the other on her hip as she spoke expressionlessly.
"If you really dislike what I call you, I can change it. Old hag..."
"Y-you..." Jessica's entire body trembled, and the