Academy Heroine's Right Diagonal Back Seat

Chapter 355

– I’m so hungry, I’m so hungry!!!

The sword could no longer penetrate.

This was due to the witch, bleeding profusely, gripping the sword tightly with her pierced hand.

Moreover, the part of the sword that pierced her was slowly regenerating, stopping the blade from going further.

This was a clear sign of regeneration.

“Scarlet, what the...!!!”

Although the sword was encircled by flames, Yoon Si-woo turned to me as if asking how this could be happening, having seen the hand regenerating.

But I was in no state to answer that question.

“Gah...!!!!”

I was utilizing my powers with all my might, unable to even respond.

The magic was clearly burning right now.

The sensation in my body was dying out in real-time, serving as proof of this.

However, the fact that there were signs of regeneration meant only one thing.

The amount of magic produced by that witch’s tiny body was greater than the magic being consumed by my abilities.

I had carelessly forgotten one thing.

That the witch was the power source for the barrier covering the entire city.

That she was an immortal being, a fact so powerful that even past heroes couldn’t find a way to kill her and had no choice but to seal her away.

“Grrr...!!”

It burns, it burns like crazy.

A fierce combustion that threatened to drive me insane flickered before my eyes.

I couldn’t believe it.

Because of Sylvia’s sanctuary, the generation of magic should have been restricted.

To be withstanding both my flames and Yoon Si-woo’s powers in that situation.

Was that tiny body truly the last line of defense?

An abomination that defies all common sense; I glared at the gluttonous witch before me in horror.

– I’m so hungry, I’m so hungry!!!

The gluttonous witch, clutching the sword, was howling, blood pouring from her eyes and hands.@@@@

Despite acting as if she would never die this way, what I felt from her wasn’t a clinging to life.

What resonated was simply an incompleteness, a sense of loss for something she could never fill.

It vibrated painfully against my skin.

In the appearance of that gluttonous witch, I saw the form of Evangeline, who once consumed me in the past.

Filled with betrayal, sadness, and rage, she would burn everything, shouting only those words.

Fundamentally, the powers of witches often stem from emotions.

So what, I wondered, had that girl gone through in the past?

What could she have lost that turned her into such a pitiful monster?

That thought briefly crossed my mind, but pity and sympathy quickly vaporized in an instant.

“Gah, haaaa...!!!”

Huaaaaaaaaaa...!!

The sword was lodged directly in front of my heart.

Victory was just a step away.

Although the witch’s regeneration ability was tremendous, it was by no means inviolable.

It was clear that the gluttonous witch was also squeezing every bit of her strength to the limit, just like us.

If we could push just a little more, we could stab the sword into the witch’s heart.

Creeeek.

However, the opposing forces created a perfect equilibrium, resulting in a suffocating standoff.

In that moment, I instinctively realized.

‘I won’t hold out for long...!!’

The flame burning inside me would not last long.

Furthermore, if I collapsed before holding out, that moment would mean a lost victory.

Thus, at this moment, I wished, even though I knew it was improbable.

Please.

Beyond that point, there was no longer a path left.

The route that Yoon Si-woo and Scarlet had passed was completely covered by the enemies that rushed in to fill the void.

If there was only one possible route, it would be to jump over the top of them.

Could she do it?

Before she could dwell on that thought, Mei decided to kick the ground and leap.

She thought to use the heads of the enemies if need be.

Thump—!

But the moment she jumped, Mei realized how naive her thinking was about stepping on the enemies’ heads.

Thousands of eyes were glaring at her as she leaped.

And thousands of hands stretched into the air were waiting for her.

If she tried to step on heads, she would undoubtedly be caught by those rough hands and dragged into their midst.

But even knowing that, her body was already descending as it reached the limit of air time due to her jump.

...Was this going to be the end?

Just as Mei thought that, she heard a shout from somewhere.

“Mei—!!!”

She looked towards the source of the voice and opened her eyes wide.

There were three children.

When faced with life-and-death situations, those who have fought together sometimes understand each other’s thoughts without needing to say much.

The children seemed exhausted, following Mei without hesitation upon hearing that Scarlet was in danger, but they moved in unison as if they knew what Mei intended to do.

“This one, step on it—!!!”

Daniel, the boy whom Scarlet once called the spear man, threw his spear.

Huff—!!

Andre, the boy whom Scarlet once called the shield man, hurled his shield.

“Go, Mei!!!”

Jessie, the girl Scarlet once referred to simply as a female student, used her telekinesis to stabilize those objects and created another foothold with her powers.

“─Thank you!!”

And Mei, the girl who once was called by Scarlet as the class president.

In the original story, she was an extra who didn’t even get a name and died.

Just like the children who didn’t even get a name and also died in the original story, she stepped on the foothold they had created.

With every single step, she felt the wind.

With every two steps, a gust of wind.

With every three steps, a whirlwind was born.

She leaped over the heads of the enemies.

Finally arriving at the place where the flames were erupting.

“Scarlet!!! I’ve come to help!!”

Gah, haaaaaaaaaa!!!

“Huuuuuuuuh!!!”

– I’m so hungry!!!

What she witnessed there was a clash of immense powers that sent chills down her spine.

In the face of beings akin to a hurricane that destroyed everything, Mei’s presence felt like a gentle breeze.

“Grrgh...!!!!”

Yet Mei overcame her fear and jumped into that hurricane, adding power to the sword Yoon Si-woo held.

As one who ordinarily would have had no impact on the grand scheme, her addition stirred things up.

But sometimes, just like a drop of water causing a flood to overflow.

The equilibrium that was precariously maintained crumbled because of her.

“Haahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!”

At one point, the tiny breeze stirred up by the butterfly would become a colossal storm greater than anything in this world.

-...Ah

At last,

– I’m not hungry...

She altered the fate of an entire world.