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"Buzzz----!"
At once, before the terrified eyes of all Saber Tooth's mages, Jieman, who had been seated in his chair, erupted with a formidable surge of magic power and slowly rose to his feet.
His movements were clearly extremely slow, yet they gave the terrifying impression of a dozing tiger waking up and baring its fangs at its prey.
Under that terrifying pressure, nearly every mage present took a step back in unison, sweat streaming down their faces.
Only Yukino, as though she had anticipated this long ago, made no move at all. She faced Jieman directly without retreating even a single step.
Since she had already made her decision, Yukino would not regret it no matter what happened next.
Yukino never wanted to experience again the pain of failing to join Noah's guild seven years ago, only to struggle bitterly in Saber Tooth for several years afterward.
So this time, Yukino wanted to fight for her own wish.
Therefore, no matter what happened, Yukino would not back down.
Thus, as everyone else retreated while Yukino alone remained where she stood, a large empty space immediately opened up at the front of the hall, leaving Yukino by herself to face Jieman, whose body was surging with terrifying magical fluctuations.
With magic power swelling all over his body and shaking the air itself, Jieman lifted his feet and walked toward Yukino one step at a time.
"A defeated piece of trash like you. I haven't even expelled you yet, and you dare to withdraw on your