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"Whoosh—!"
Amid a shrill tearing sound, the blonde girl transformed into a bullet. Wielding a longsword wrapped in a breeze, she tore through the air like a flash of light streaking out of space, shooting like a meteor toward Noah, who had been preparing to retreat.
Feeling the fierce wind at his back, Noah, who had no intention of playing along, could only frown. His body abruptly halted, and with a tap of his toe, he used the recoil to retreat sharply to the side.
"Swish—!"
Ais, transformed into a streak of light wrapped in a breeze, skimmed past Noah's side. The sharp wind she carried made even his skin sting.
But that was not the end of it.
Having just flown past Noah's side, Ais immediately spun in midair. Like a bolt of lightning turning back on itself, she traced a beautiful arc before shooting toward Noah once more.
She looked exactly like a self-guided laser, unbearably persistent.
At least, Noah, who had no desire to indulge her, was genuinely getting annoyed.
"You brought this on yourself."
Facing Ais as she turned into a streak of light again and shot straight at him, Noah focused his mind inward.
Inside Noah's body, the Magic Source, like a pitch-black hollow, silently devoured energy from all directions, absorbing every last bit of it.
That energy was the magic power constantly regenerating on its own.
At that very instant, the Magic Source that had remained in a devouring state suddenly trembled.
"Buzz—!"
Amid a tremor only Noah could hear, the Magic Source, which had been devouring and storing magic power, seemed