Chapter 799

"Snort!"

"Kuro!"

The woman simply threw Chloe into the rubble of the mansion.

Chloe flew out at an astonishing speed and crashed into the rubble before she could even put up a fight.

It was buried under a large amount of rubble and remained motionless.

"... I can't take it anymore, Ruby!"

Illya grabbed Ruby angrily and glared back at the woman.

How dare you...!

"Is that Lord Zelretch's special Magic Crest? The girl from earlier used it too. It seems I must find out why a child like this would have something like that."

"That girl just now... could it be Miyu? What did you do to Miyu! Did Miyu even...?"

"I clearly told her that her personal safety would be guaranteed as long as she didn't resist, but she wouldn't listen."

"Waaaaah!!!"

Anger left Illya's mind blank.

Not only Kuro, but even Miyu... Unforgivable! I absolutely must kill you!!!

Just then, the wand, which had been silent all along, spoke.

"Her name is Bazett Fraga MacRemis, and she is Sealing Designation Enforcer belonging to the Mage's Association."

Ruby's voice revealed an unprecedented sense of tension.

"Miss Illya, please listen to me. She is the predecessor of our Class Card Recycling Quest..."

"The ex..."

Oh, right.

Now that Illya thinks about it, Ruby did indeed say that Ruby.

Before Rin and her group, other people were responsible for collecting the Class Card.

"It's this person..."

"That's right. Among the Magecraft in the Mage's Association, she is also an ace among aces, known for her unparalleled fighting prowess."

She semi-forcibly sealed numerous Sealing Designation items, including Class Card.

The two Class Cards that Rin and Luvia initially possessed, Archer and Lancer, were recovered by Bazett.

Illya felt a chill run down her spine.

In other words, this woman single-handedly defeated two of the Corrupted Heroic Spirit of the Three Knights.

"However, the retrieval mission should have been officially taken over by Ms. Rin and Ms. Luvia by now."

"If that's the case, why have you reappeared now?"

Bazett scoffed, "I don't know the details either, but it seems like there's a power struggle going on at the top?"

Illya couldn't understand their conversation.

All she knew was that this woman had hurt someone important to her and destroyed Miss Luvia's mansion.

"We just retrieved three Class Cards from the Magical Girl. But there should be four left."

"..."

"If you were also Kaleidoscope Magical Girl, the remaining cards should be in your possession, right?"

"..."

"Hand it over. Resistance is pointless. If you resist, I won't show mercy, even to a child."

Bazett declared this in a cold voice.

"That's how she forcibly took Miyu's Class Card, "Illya thought.

If this person came to complete a retrieval mission, then after handing over her Class Card, she would likely retrieve the Class Card from Kuro's body.

In other words, Kuro will disappear from this world.

"... I'll only ask you one question."

"What?"

Illya suppressed her urge to explode and spoke.

Although I've already decided on the answer in my heart, this is the only question I must clarify.

Where are Miyu and the others?

They're under that pile of rubble.

"Ruby, transform!"

"But, but Miss Illya!"

Illya's shout was the signal that the battle would resume.

Ruby was still hesitating when the girl jumped back and held her wand in front of her.

"There have been several dangerous battles so far, and my brother once risked his life to protect everyone."

We desperately collected Class Card, and you...

Although I don't know if you're an ex or anything, I absolutely cannot accept that you took it without my permission.

Most importantly...

At this point, Illya turned to look at the mansion ruins that were now unrecognizable.

Miyu, Kuro, Rin, and Luvia were all trapped under the rubble.

How could Illya remain silent after hearing such a thing?

"You hurt my important friend! I can never forgive you! So, Ruby!"

"I know. I just can't do anything with you."

Illya's body was enveloped in pink light, which continuously surged into her.

Then--

"Magical Girl Prisma Illya! Here we come!"

"Are you going to resist too? There's no other way."

"First move wins... Full power!"

Illya flew into the air and fired a full-power magic cannon.

Because the enemy was very skilled in close combat, she felt that attacking from the air would be more advantageous.

Illya first tried to fire a full-power shot, but she easily deflected it with one hand.

"Since large-scale attacks won't work, then... concentrate on one point and use 'Rapid Fire'!"

Illya unleashed a barrage of small magic bullets at Bazett, who was charging towards her.

"It's useless."

"Ugh!"

Bazett charged straight into the rain of magic projectiles as if there was no need for him to bounce back.

Although the magic bullets hit the enemy's body one after another, she was completely unharmed and did not even slow down.

Bazett leaped into the air.

At this speed, there's no way to dodge it... so let's just meet it head-on!

Illya unleashed a thin magical blade at the Sealing Designation Enforcer, who had approached at extremely close range.

"Slash!"

At that distance, she definitely couldn't dodge it, and the force must have been considerable.

"Snort!"

How could this be!?

Bazett swung his right hand horizontally with incredible speed, deflecting the slashing blade, and then kicked Illya downwards.

"Ugh...!"

At the critical moment, Illya deployed her physical defense.

"She's really strong, compared to this..."

"I was too weak. Although I knew it all along..."

"Yes, the output is not enough at all. After Miss Kuro separated, Miss Illya's magic power was insufficient."

At this rate, we have no chance of winning. We need to put in more effort...

"You make it sound so simple..."

Bazett's cold voice interrupted their conversation.

"Has the operational meeting concluded?"

"Waaah!"

Illya was knocked away again and could only concentrate her magic to defend herself.

What to do?

Use "Phantasm Summon (Install)," that's the only way! Defeat her with Excalibur!

"Listen carefully, Miss Illya, you absolutely must not use any 'ultimate move' or 'trump card' on her."

"Huh?"

Illya blinked, puzzled.

Do you even have time to look around?

Bazett's iron fist struck again.

Illya immediately focused her magic on physical defense, but she still couldn't dodge the punch.

"It hurts!"

Illya fled into the air, but the enemy jumped up, intending to expand their gains.

That's enough.

"!?"

Bazett's physical abilities were at the level of Heroic Spirit, and he closed in on Illya in an instant.

The girl stared at the approaching fist, a jolt of electricity running through her mind.

That's right, as long as you concentrate your magic power to the limit and focus on defense!

"What...!"

"Oh, this is!"

Illya deployed a hexagonal magical barrier, blocking the attack.

"... snort."

Bazett was initially surprised, but quickly regained his composure.

Then, she threw a series of punches at an astonishing speed.

Illya quickly erected a magical barrier around herself.

"Aaaaaah!"

"Miss Illya, this can't go on!"

"I know!"

Illya focused intently on deploying her defensive barrier; the slightest lapse in concentration would allow it to be breached.