Click click!
The sound of the Black Box mixing the balls stopped.
Everyone reached out again and took out a white ball. Then Tingting stood up once more and scanned the white balls in their hands.
"It's me again this time~"
Altrouge raised the red ball in her hand, then turned her gaze toward Azu. "What I want to ask this time is, human, exactly how far does your magical ability reach?"
When Azu had been watching her warily earlier, she had not lost her composure like Lidell. On the contrary, she had possessed some inexplicable confidence that allowed her to face the Dead Apostle Princess without showing much fear. If that confidence did not come from having Aozaki Touko at her side, then it meant this witch possessed an extraordinary trump card.
"..."
Azu remained silent for a moment, lowering her eyes slightly before saying calmly, "If I wanted to, I could even change the entire world."
Her indifferent words held no fluctuations, yet they carried more shock than any hysterical cry could have. Even Altrouge, the Dead Apostle Princess, suddenly narrowed her pupils. She then subconsciously looked toward the motionless Tingting.
Tingting, which had been lying atop the Black Box, stood up. After scanning Azu, it lay back down again, and its attitude made it clear that the witch named Azu had not been lying.
Only then did she truly look at the girl named Azu.
She was an undisputed beauty, with skin so fair it seemed never to have seen sunlight. Her black eyes were cold, and her short hair fell to her shoulders. She dressed like an ordinary Japanese high school girl, yet displayed astonishing refinement and the bearing of a young lady.
"...No wonder Touko favors you so much. Even I feel like taking you