Can't Deal With You?

"This man..."

Watching Shien continue charging at her with his broadsword in hand, Laisha felt both annoyed and helpless.

Last time and this time... Does this man really enjoy doing things no one expects?

Though it was indeed interesting, she was equally helpless that she could not get him to use the Holy Sword as she wished.

Can't he at least go along with the mood?

Of course, his wariness was not entirely pointless.

At the very least, Laisha had her own reasons for trying to force Shien to draw the Holy Sword.

Since her intentions were so obvious, it was only natural that he would not act as she wished.

Still, as Laisha had said, if he truly did not use the Holy Sword, then at Shien's current level, he could not possibly deal with her.

Because I haven't shown any hostility toward him, he hasn't seriously considered using all his methods, has he?

If Laisha truly showed that she intended to kill him, then he naturally could not keep refusing to reveal his trump card like this.

He clearly doesn't look like a Hero at all, yet there isn't even the slightest trace of confusion in his eyes.

Logically speaking, upon discovering that the Demon King had already been defeated, that his status as a Hero might become the spark of war, and that his summoning might be the beginning of some enormous conspiracy, anyone involved would feel uneasy.

Yet although this newly born Hero was conflicted over the matter, he himself did not seem particularly confused.

That was neither because he possessed an incomparably strong will nor because he was calm and composed by nature. It was simply because his capacity for acceptance was somewhat beyond ordinary people.

Therefore, this newly born Hero might remain conflicted over the matter, but he would never truly become lost, would he?

That meant he did not actually regard defeating the Demon King as some especially powerful mission of his.

"I heard that these Heroes from Another Worlds are beings summoned into this world and resurrected after they die. That is why they help the God Race defeat the Demon King in exchange for resurrection."

Perhaps the man before her simply regarded it as a transaction, or perhaps as a way to repay a favor.

Then it was perfectly natural that he would not be overly attached to it.

With that kind of acceptance, if Laisha revealed genuine hostility, he would surely stop hesitating and draw the Holy Sword, right?

"What a pain."

With that thought, Laisha closed her eyes briefly, then slowly opened them.

"!"

Shien, who had been about to charge at Laisha again, abruptly halted.

That was because Shien's Enemy Perception skill suddenly reacted frantically, turning into a solid warning that swept through his entire body.

"Boom!"

At the same time, waves of air erupted around Laisha's body as she floated before him.

Magic power far more terrifying than before began burning endlessly from the girl's body.

"You've played enough by now, haven't you, Hero?"

As Laisha spoke, not only did astonishing magic power rise from her entire body, but her gaze and expression also turned incomparably cold.

Compared to before, she looked like an entirely different person.

Feeling the warning returned by Enemy Perception, Shien understood.

From this moment onward, she had truly developed hostility toward him.

No, it would be more accurate to call it killing intent.

"Getting impatient?"

Shien pulled out a smile.

"That's right. I'm tired of playing." Laisha spoke indifferently. "From now on, I'll act with the determination to kill you. If you still think that is nothing, then keep hiding your Holy Sword."

Yet those words only earned her an amused smile from Shien.

Shien stopped attacking Laisha and stood still where he was.

"If you can do it, then give it a try."

That answer alone was enough.

Seeing that Shien still had no intention of using the Holy Sword, Laisha became both irritated and furious.

"Then don't regret it."

As she spoke, Laisha extended one hand toward Shien.

"I know quite a few kinds of magic, but there are two that are the strongest."

Laisha spoke like this.

"One is Gravity Magic."

"The other is Space Magic."

These two types of magic could be called Laisha's greatest methods.

"Especially Space Magic. Whether in attack, defense, restraint, or movement, it ranks among the best of all types of magic."

"Like this."

Laisha aimed her outstretched hand at Shien.

"Hum!"

All of a sudden, the space around Shien seemed to ripple, filling the area with an indescribable sense of pressurization.

Shien only felt as though he had been nailed tightly into this space, completely unable to move.

"This is magic that directly fixes space itself. Once that is done, the fixed space will no longer undergo any changes. It becomes like solid rock; the things inside can neither move nor change. Unless you can shatter space itself, once you are locked in this space, there is no way for you to escape."

Laisha explained mercilessly.

"Of course, if one's Magic: Space skill level is high enough, it can do more than simply fix space. It can twist space, move through space, or even cut space apart."

"It can even erase space."

Those words sent a chill rising from the depths of one's heart.

"Well? Are you still not going to draw your Holy Sword?"

Laisha asked.

No, it would be more accurate to say that she was delivering one final warning.

Yet within that fixed space, Shien continued looking at Laisha.

The amusement in his eyes remained unchanged.

"Foolish."

Laisha's gaze turned cold, and she hesitated no longer.

"Snap!"

With a snap of Laisha's fingers, the world around them changed.

The stretch of space where Shien stood suddenly became a black box, as though it had been swallowed by a black hole.

"Bang!!!"

Immediately afterward, the black box shattered, causing that stretch of space to vanish completely.

The inside of that space became utterly empty. Whether the ground or the soil, everything seemed to have been gouged away out of thin air, leaving only a pitch-black pit.

Until—

"Bang!"

A second sound of shattering rang out.

"What!?"

In midair, Laisha revealed a stunned expression.

Because—

"Space erasure sounds pretty scary."

Within the pitch-black pit, a figure appeared out of nowhere, as though he had floated out from shattered space.

Shien stood there completely unharmed, speaking with a grin.

"Unfortunately, magic doesn't work on me."

That was right.

Magic was ineffective against Shien.

Not only magic, but even physical attacks could barely have any effect on Shien.

After all, Shien had trained both Physical Resistance and Magic Resistance to their maximum levels, nearly nullifying all physical and magical attacks.

There was one thing Laisha had gotten wrong.

"To deal with you, I don't need to use the Holy Sword at all."

Even without the Holy Sword's power, Shien was extremely difficult to kill.

"If I don't use the Holy Sword, I can't deal with you?"

"Perhaps that's true."

"But that doesn't mean you can deal with me, Miss Show-Off."

That was the reason Shien had nothing to fear.

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