Chapter 43: 15 year old Inglis and the Town Ruled by a Highlander (14)
「Did you think such a selfish—」 「Hold, Cystia. Hmm… We have a deal, then. Regardless of the outcome, I only wish for the two of you to leave this town as soon as possible. We will destroy the 『Levitation Magic Formation』, but it will be a problem if you two were to intervene.」
Black Mask commanded Cystia before he gave his answer.
「…Understood. Although, it is regretful that I couldn’t continue my fight with you.」 「Hum… You’ll have to excuse me for that as well. I rather fight alongside you as comrades rather than enemies. Off you go, then. Cystia! Draw its attention without harming it!」 「Yes!」
It appeared that Cystia took Black Mask’s words as absolute, easily obeying him and carrying out Inglis’ plan. With this, Cyrene would be fine for the time being.
「Glis! What are you going to do…!? Is there something I can help with?」 「It’s alright. You’ve helped a lot already.」 「What do you mean?」 「You’ll understand soon enough. I’ll do something to stop Lady Cyrene, okay?」 「Yeah…! Please, Glis!」 「Here I go then!」
Inglis closed her eyes and controlled her breathing. After which, she began to convert Ether into mana, which she had occasionally done as a show of strength.
However, the difference was, unlike before, she was now using everything she had. Every last drop of Ether she had, she converted them into Mana!
「HAAAAAAA!!!」
If she unleashed the mana in its current raw state, it would only dissipate into thin air, a huge waste, which she obviously wouldn’t be doing so. Inglis immediately felt the intense strain of fatigue, but she continued on to the next phase, mana manipulation.