Clyde flash-stepped continuously, well away from the enormous geyser of black, white, and red swirling magic . At the head of the magic, he could've sworn there was a woman's face . His allies must've forgotten that he could do that . A boon for not abusing the special skill—not that he could . It drained MP faster than most of his abilities .

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[Your HP: 62%]

[Your MP: 57%]

Clyde noticed that Harumi prepared to unleash a ma.s.s skill . Healing, perhaps? He'd stall her the time needed with another new ability .

[Clyde invoked Mystic Wrath]

The loli gaped as he made the brief transformation . Something that Kitome needed to learn . His eyes glowed like light bulbs, a thick bright aura outlined him . A glowing symbol that resembled a fiery sun appeared on his chest like a radiant tattoo . And Clyde could truly feel everything as if he was using the book again .

Natalia pointed at him .

"Whoa! Mister, you're glowing . Does that fiery thing on your chest, hurt?"

"No, but it feels a bit tingly," Clyde said . "Hey! Let's get back to the deathmatch here . "

"Can I touch it?" she said .

"What? No . Now back to the—"

"Plea.s.seeee," she interjected, voice full curiosity . "I wanna . "

Clyde aimed a hand at the little girl who was not ten years old . He recalled the details about Mystic Lightning .

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[Mystic Lightning- can only cast during mystic mode . Does spiritual, electrical, and holy damage . Change to cause spiritual blight at 34% . Chance to blind . ]

She may be level sixty, but a hit from his attack with a weakness in both spiritual and holy would cripple the best .

"No Clyde don't do it," Clare said, "it's a trap . "

Clyde flash stepped a few paces from the smiling loli . This almost turned out to be the cliché, main character told about the trap at the last second . Wait! He glared at the busty woman .

"Any particular reason why you waited until now to tell me not to splatter her across the pavement?" He sighed . "That sounded dark, even for me . Anyway, explain please . "

"I felt her invoke reflect," Clare said . "Just now . "

Natalia laughed .

"Your power level is at twenty-five . That transformation looks good on you, mister . " She smiled . "But…"

Harumi's chant froze, which meant she planned something big . And not of the healing sort . There was nothing that could be done until that reflect was negated . Harumi would have to discard her plan .

"I got this," Seth said, stepping up . His back glowed like a lightbulb as he smacked it on the ground once . A cloud of dust quickly covered the entire area . In fact, it looked as if it went on for a mile .

"What the h.e.l.l?" Toru said .

"Right? You idiot," Kitome barked .

"So much for healthy lungs," Chika said sarcastically .

[Seth used Interruption!]

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[Seth's MP has halved!]

The dust vanished, but the loli's smile was gone, replaced with a blank expression . That made Seth grin a little .

"Now, Clyde! She can't put the reflect back—"

"Too late, the teleport cooldown's gone—you're done!"

[Natalia used teleport!]

With a finger at Seth's neck, she unleashed a beam of black and red magic . It was like an inverted flashlight beam .

[Natalia used Shuddering Gotsuken!]

Clyde's hand shot forward on its own .

[You've invoked Mystic aide to protect Seth . Nature's barriers take hold around him . ]

[Your MP dropped to 25% due to that and Mystic Mode's automatic demand . ]

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[Seth's HP dropped to 15% ]

Clyde had to move fast, this mode drained him too quickly . It only lasted for a short time anyway . Clare started an a.s.sault of arrows that the loli easily dodged while laughing .

"b.o.o.by monster! b.o.o.by monster!"

The redness in Clare's face urged Clyde to move faster . The maiden was frustrated that she stood no chance . He leapt on a nearby rooftop, thanks to his acrobatics, and focused on Natalia . A moving target .

The airflows and the sky and the kisses of nature whispered out to him . This attack would kill . A kill that didn't feel quite right, but an illusion was an illusion .

"No don't!"

Alice nearly knocked him over in a hasty embrace .

"Alice, what you're doing? I was just about to…"

"Obliterate my cousin's blood-friend," she finished for the young man .

"Clyde, what's going on?" Clare said, her voice deadly . "Why are you with the daughter of the overlord?"

"Long story, I'll tell you later . Just know that she's an important friend . She's also rebelling against her father . "

Clare joined them on the rooftop with one graceful leap but kept her distance . Her bow was still in hand but not aimed .

"You're going to shrug this whole thing off," Clare snarled . "For f.u.c.k's sake, she even looks at you with affection . I…don't even know anymore . "

"That's because you have b.o.o.bies for brains," Natalia said with a laugh then stuck her tongue out . Enraged, Clare leapt off the roof, chasing after the kid . The loli only laughed, as if this entire situation was nothing more than a game to her .

"Okay, so that kid's a friend of yours," Clyde said . "Why is she trying to break into Clare's shop?"

"Most likely boredom . She can be quite the troublemaker," Alice said . "I promise she won't do it again . You'll forgive her?"

"The demon lord's daughter asking for forgiveness?" Clare said, landing gracefully from a leapt . "The world is coming to an end . "

"She's not the monster in your head, so cut that out," Clyde said . "Alice, Clare . Clare, Alice . " He rolled his eyes . Then another voice flowed through the air, more potent than Melody's charisma . The voice made Clyde want to blow a load, its seductiveness caressing his ears like honey .

"Is he the one, my dear cousin?"

Alice groaned .

"I tried to keep her at bay, Clyde . That's why I don't come over as often . " She gave the young man a sad smile .

A s.h.i.+mmer in the air revealed an incredibly gorgeous young woman . Hair as dark as midnight, eyes bluer than the purest oceans, bust at Harumi's level, and poise, more than he could ever handle . Bat-like wings flowed from her back, able to blend in with that hair if folded .

"Oh my, you are him," the succubus said, her voice still seductive .

[Your heart protection has prevented 413 status alignments . You have earned 12,000 EXP for setting a record block all at once . You are steel!]

[You have reached level 26! Stats increased . ]

Clyde shook his head, glad that the fog was gone . He expected to start off on a negative foot with the woman, but she held out a hand .

"Just testing," she said . "I'm Tear . It is a pleasure, Stone of legend . " She gave a predatory grin . And when Clyde reluctantly accepted the handshake, she caressed his hand quickly, but in a way that left an unmissable invitation .

A succubus . In the legends, they were a danger to men . Clyde had a bad feeling about this woman .

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