Chapter 166: I’ll be your opponent.

Yukina’s attention, however, was focused on the word “Boss.”

“Boss? Does that mean you’re…”

“Heheh, just as you see, I am the President of the Esper organization known as the Five Element Agency, Ibufu Yoruya.”

“You destroyed the secret base we worked so hard to maintain so easily—did you really think you could just walk away? Pay the price!”

With that, Yoruya swung her real blade once more and charged toward Charlotte.

Having learned from the previous attack, Charlotte prepared a Freezing Magic spell in advance just in case.

However, just as she was about to hurl the spell at Yoruya’s face, Yukina suddenly lunged forward beside her, brandishing a stick and engaging Yoruya in a fierce struggle.

“Eh?” This scene left Charlotte stunned on the spot.

She hadn’t expected Yukina to act even faster than her, charging so decisively into battle—wasn’t she afraid of being cut?

That girl was holding a real blade, after all!

Moreover, with Yukina and Yoruya locked in combat, her Freezing Magic was now difficult to aim; if she accidentally froze Yukina, she’d be the one taking the blame.

But speaking of which, where on earth did Yukina find that stick?

And why did it look so familiar?

Charlotte watched blankly as Yukina used the stick to parry Yoruya’s attacks.

Then, the broom bristles at the end of the stick suddenly caught Charlotte’s eye.

Seeing this, Charlotte hurriedly looked at her side, only to find the space beside her empty.

It was then she realized with a shock that the “stick” Yukina was holding was actually her own magic broomstick used for flying.

Although she could now fly freely without a broomstick, without it, she didn’t quite feel like a witch.

“Hey! Yukina, don’t use my broomstick to fight! My broom can’t block a real blade like that!”

Charlotte shouted urgently at Yukina.

However, the moment the words left her mouth, the broomstick in Yukina’s hand was kicked away by a roundhouse kick from Yoruya.

“Eek! My broom!”

Charlotte shrieked in horror on the spot.

Seeing the broom destroyed, Yukina was forced to retreat, but instead of showing remorse, she started complaining.

“Your broom is so flimsy, brother; what a piece of junk!”

“That broom wasn’t meant for this in the first place!”

“Alright, alright, stop crying; the worst that can happen is I buy you a new broom later.”

“This was a broom hand-crafted by Master Chloe; you can’t just buy one off the shelf!”

“Stop with the nonsense, brother; hurry up and give me a usable sword—I can’t beat her bare-handed!”

“Eh?”

Seeing Yukina reaching out to demand more from her, Charlotte was stunned for a moment.

“No, I’ll deal with her myself; I don’t need your help!”

“Brother, what kind of gibberish are you spouting?”

“I didn’t say anything about you using magic as you pleased inside the abandoned factory, but we’re outside now!”

“We could be seen by passersby at any moment; how can I let you just pull magic out of thin air!”

“Hmph!”

Yukina lectured Charlotte with an attitude of “don’t mess up my daily life.”

“Besides, my match with this woman hasn’t been decided yet!”

At this point, Yukina turned and shouted at Yoruya.

“You don’t mind having a real duel with me, do you?”

“Hmph, whatever; you won’t beat me regardless!”

“If you have something to say…”

In a flash, Yoruya swung her real blade and charged toward Yukina again.

“Brother! Sword! Give me a sword, quick!”

Seeing Yoruya making a grand, direct charge, Yukina frantically urged Charlotte to hurry.

“Eh? Sword, sword, sword… found it!”

Charlotte hurriedly rummaged through her dimensional space, finally pulling out a decent iron sword and tossing it to Yukina.

“Yukina, catch!”

Yukina elegantly raised her right hand and caught the hilt of the iron sword.

However, she hadn’t looked cool for even a tenth of a second before the extraordinary weight of the sword nearly crushed her.

The tip slammed violently into the ground, actually carving a deep pit into the surface.

Because of that, Yoruya, who had rushed close, instinctively leaped back to avoid it.

“Ugh! So heavy!”

Straining with all her might to pull the sword out of the ground, Yukina finally found her footing and complained to Charlotte.

“Are you trying to kill me with exhaustion, brother? Why would you suddenly give me such a heavy sword?”

“Crap, I forgot to use the magic to make the sword lighter!”

Charlotte immediately stepped behind Yukina, reaching around her slender waist to grasp the hands holding the sword.

Instantly, a warm current flowed through their hands and into the iron sword; Yukina felt the weapon in her hands become significantly lighter.

“Brother, can’t you find a different pose for using magic? Why do you always have to touch my hands?”

“I can’t conduct the magical power without touching your hands! Do you think I’m touching them because I enjoy it?”

After Charlotte injected magical power into the iron sword, Yukina felt full of confidence for the upcoming battle.

“By the way, this sword won’t get bent as easily as that broomstick did, will it?”

“No way! I forged this sword with my own hands; you can trust its quality completely!”

“Huh? You can forge swords too? Seriously?”

“Of course it’s true! I worked hard to learn this craft from Miyo.”

“Miyo? Who was that?”

“You forgot Miyo? She’s the most brilliant magic blacksmith at our Starsea Magic Academy! The Magic-Armored Golems used in the magic exams were all made by her.”

“How could I possibly remember a character who only appeared once!”

“Hey, are you ready yet?”

Growing impatient, Yoruya shouted at Yukina with an expression that said, “What are you two babbling about?”

Hearing Yoruya’s shout, Yukina focused all her energy on the girl before her; she had already adapted to the iron sword’s weight, and its heaviness would not hinder her swing speed.

“Hmph! Bring it on! I will definitely defeat you this time!”

“Hmph!” Yoruya snorted coldly and then charged rapidly toward Yukina.

Seeing this, Yukina brandished her iron sword and moved to meet her.

As they closed in on each other, their blades clashed violently.

Instantly, a powerful shockwave erupted, blowing up the skirts of the observing Aya and Shion.

Charlotte, however, was prepared and used barrier magic to shield herself and Lillian; thus, their skirts weren’t lifted by the shockwave, and their precious panties remained hidden.

Yoruya and Yukina exchanged several more moves; with each clash of their blades, bursts of sword energy erupted, leaving deep gashes in the ground.

This time, Aya and Shion learned their lesson and hid behind Charlotte’s barrier magic; although they didn’t want to stand with their former enemy, they wanted to avoid having their clothes exploded by the sword energy even less.

Watching the fierce battle between Yukina and Yoruya, Charlotte somehow wore a smile full of confidence.

You see, when Yoruya first appeared, Charlotte noticed that as soon as Yoruya drew her sword, a massive fluctuation of magical power would erupt from the blade.

Conversely, when she sheathed it, that magical fluctuation would vanish.

It was as if the scabbard was a vessel for sealing away that immense magical power.

Although she didn’t know why Yoruya possessed such massive magical power, the fact was that with such magic riding her blade, a normal Yukina wouldn’t be able to cope.

But the situation was different now.

Charlotte had already injected a massive amount of magical power into the iron sword in Yukina’s hands.

Logically, in a direct exchange of blows, Yukina would absolutely not lose to Yoruya.

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