Conquering The Novel

Even if I had been moving quickly, it would have been too late because the distance between us was too wide.

Time seemed to stand still as I saw the incident unfold in front of me as Tania turned her attack on Mika's face.

I mumbled as I gazed at Tania.

"SWAP!"

And in an instant, my location was switched with Tania's.

Tania's strike, which was aimed toward Mika's face, now landed on the ground, creating a large hole with a thud sound.

THUD! -

The skill I just utilized was, of course, Location Swap, which is one of Iretheil's skills.

I was unsure about which skill to choose until I saw Tania standing right in front of Mika with her fists clenched engulfed with fire.

The system automatically selected the skill, and its details came to mind...

I was perplexed by what had just happened, but I didn't have time to think about it, so I looked at Tania and used the skill right away.

I then heard Aegis scream, which echoed around the stadium.

As I turned to face her, I found her drenched in rain, closing her weeping eyes with both of her quivering hands; she was still crying, not wanting to watch the gruesome spectacle that would have occurred directly in front of her eyes.

But the intense heat jolted me awake, and as I looked toward the source, I spotted Tania approaching me slowly, her fists engulfed in flames.

*Gulp, I gulped out loud, as I don't know what to do next, as I have no chance of battling her, even in her battered state.

Tania came to a standstill in front of me and stared at me. Her gaze seemed to pierce my skin and see right through to my soul.

And I could feel a scorching sensation all over my body simply by being near her, as the rain evaporated as it approached us.

I clenched my teeth against the burning ache all throughout my body and returned Tania's stare.

"So you're that bitch's pupil?" Tania spoke in a commanding tone.

"...."

Hearing her figure of speech, I was taken aback, because the novel's character Tania would never cuss at anyone.

"Yes!" I came out of my thoughts and answered her firmly, despite the fact that I was still in pain.

"So, you want to stop me from killing her?"

"...Yeah, I can't let you kill her, not while I'm still alive," I expressed that, as no matter how insane Mika is, she is still my master, and she was also the one who looked after me from the moment I arrived in this world.

I would have been killed by the Shadow organization or someone else if it hadn't been for her.

And I admit that I am still not strong enough to even protect myself...

"Do you believe you can stop me from killing her?" Tania inquired, smirking.

Tania has the ability to detect lies, therefore there is no use in me trying to bluff in this case.

"No, but I will strive to stop you even if it means losing my life." I declared.

She directed some of her aura onto me as soon as she heard my response, as if to intimidate me.

"Ahk!" I tried to fight back with my own aura, but it didn't last a second, and I was on one of my knees, my hands on the ground for support.

If it had been an A-Rank adventurer... No, even an S-Rank adventurer, I might have been able to withstand their aura.

However, transcendent beings exist on a completely different level.

"Would you have done the same, if I was in her situation and she tried to kill me?" Tania enquired furiously.

'Of course not, Sherlock; why would I save someone who my master is fighting to death?' I reasoned internally.

"Yes, even if the situations had been reversed, I would have tried to save you." I declared firmly while gritting my teeth.

Because that was true, I wouldn't have tried to save them if it had been someone else, but if it had been Tania, I would have stopped Mika from killing her.

As she will be useful in future battles with demon lords.

I may sound speculative, but to avoid future problems, you can either make friends with your opponent or kill them.

There is no reason to keep them alive so they can come after you and your loved ones in the future.

That's what Mika told me... and I totally agree with that.

As I was thinking, I heard Tania's voice.

"H-Huh?" Tania exclaimed since she wasn't anticipating that response from me, which was true, as she didn't detect any lies from it.

Her intimidating aura was gradually dispersing, so I sighed in relief.

"W-Why would you want to protect me? I'm Your master's enemy"

Her former threatening manner had disappeared, and a soft aura surrounded her as she inquired.

This was how her real aura should be, as I know she was a very gentle character from the novel.

Mika might have done something evil for her to even accept this duel.

Because Tania's character was like a goody-two-shoes hero, who would sacrifice herself to save others, and she always has a peaceful and easygoing atmosphere around her.

That's what I read in the story, which was the polar opposite of the scary women from before.

I came out of my thoughts and answered her.

"Because we can fight the demons together, it will be a huge loss for humanity to lose a strong hero like you."

Tania's eyes widened, and a small smile erupted on her face when she heard my noble answer, and of course, she didn't detect any lies from it.

'My answer was to your liking, right?' I thought to myself after seeing her smile.

'She might detect lies, but she couldn't read minds. If she could, she would have been shocked by what was going on in my head,' I thought to myself.

"You're a fascinating young man. I'm not sure how Mika found a student with such noble beliefs." Tania smiled brightly, and...lost consciousness?

She landed right in my arms... Her injuries were severe, and she had lost a lot of blood, so it's understandable, I reasoned.

While still holding Tania, I turned toward Mika and noticed that Aegis had already stopped Mika's bleeding, and also the rest of the medical team was hurrying toward us.

"...."

"When did you stop your crying and reach here?" I confronted Aegis.

"... As soon as her aura vanished," she replied, giving Mika a high-ranking potion. While her eyes remained teary.

"... Did you hear what we were talking about?" I inquired, concerned.

"Oh, about your noble cause?" Aegis responded.

"..."

I'm not sure why, but I felt embarrassed, as Aegis overheard me saying those cliché anime lines.

Soon after, the other members arrived and pulled Tania from my arms to treat her.

And Tania and Mika were carried on stretchers by the emergency crew.

I closed my eyes and tilted my head toward the sky, while my fingers were fixing my soaked hair; and the rain had seemingly stopped.

Nonetheless, It was too much drama for me to bear.

I went into my thoughts, but then I heard Aegis, she doesn't appear to be leaving with Mika.

"T-Thank you, Thank you so much for protecting Mika." She said while wiping her teary eyes.

"Don't be such a crybaby, she is my master, so of course, I have to do, whatever I can to help her, and she would have done the same for me." I turned toward her and answered with a smile...

I might have said that, But my heart was still pounding heavily as if it were about to burst any moment,

'As I would rather not have someone dear to me die in front of me again, while I could do nothing except watch.'

"Y-Yeah, but still, thank you, Ares, for protecting my only family," she said with a lovely smile.

I was taken aback for a second after witnessing her smile.

"Oh, you're going to be my brother-in-law, right? So you're also my family," she said with a sudden realization.

"...."

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