The air grew unbearably dry. Beneath Ryujin Jakka's fierce golden flames, two figures, one large and one small, walked through the western streets of Crocus, treading on raging flames with a towering sea of fire surrounding them.
"The game of cat and mouse has begun, little one. Now it's your turn to perform." Achill strolled down the street, its surface as smooth as a mirror. Despite the terrifying heat surrounding him, the ground beneath his feet remained completely unaffected. It was not that the bluestone paving could withstand such intense heat; Achill simply had no interest in turning every place he passed into a field of lava.
After all, even in a game of cat and mouse, you had to give the mice a little leeway, didn't you?
It was only a game. Destroying the buildings the mice used for cover, bit by bit, would do. As for turning the ground into boiling lava to raise the difficulty, first, he saw no need for it, and second, doing so would limit the fun far too much.
It was only a game, but since it was a game—
"Then we ought to lay down some rules." Achill stopped and reached back to stroke Angel's head as she sat on his shoulder. "How about picking any direction with people in it and unleashing a large-scale attack? As long as it doesn't kill them, we can see whether the mice manage to dodge it." In other words, there were no restrictions on magic or speed!
"Ooh!" She nodded and wrapped both arms securely around Achill's neck. Then, "Ah~"
The little girl tipped her head back and drew a deep breath into her mouth.
"What is she trying to do?" The question flashed through the minds of everyone watching. Before any of them could