Chapter 600: Someone Worthy

"Perfect hit..."

Yuki smiled as he saw the lead mage fall from the sky. Thanks to their territories, the mages using their CRs were able to resist the attacks of the spirits, but there were limits—especially when the attacks were from very short and powerful distances.

For Jessica, who was caught off guard, this attack was enough. Without the leader, escaping shouldn't be too difficult...

"Let's go!"

Thus, Yuki didn't hesitate and signaled to Yoshino, who was riding her giant puppet, and alongside her was Miku. There were still robots in the sky, but they shouldn't be hard to break through.

As Yuki had thought, the robots were not a problem. Although the mages were strong, they could still be handled by Yuki and Yoshino. Escaping was possible—or so it seemed—until suddenly, another figure appeared from the warship.

*Shiiiii

"Yoshino!"

Magical projectiles were launched at Yoshino, the largest target. Fortunately, Yuki was close enough to repel the missiles.

"Who did that?! It was very dangerous!"

Miku was frightened, almost feeling like the projectile could have killed her.

"Miku-chan, thank you. I'm indebted to you again..."

"Thanks..."

"Don't thank me so quickly."

Yuki had given up on convincing Yoshinon and Yoshino about the misunderstanding and didn't let her guard down.

"Oh? You managed to stop that, not bad."

A woman's voice was heard, followed by a figure. She was a beautiful woman, deceptively young in appearance, with light Nordic blonde hair, purple eyes, pale skin, and a slender body, wearing a platinum-wired suit and a CR unit in battle.

This was 'Pendragon,' the strongest mage in the world...

Ellen Mira Mathers.

Yuki's expression was solemn when this woman appeared. Ellen's aura was incomparable, and no other mages could compare to her.

Yuki could feel it and knew things had gotten complicated...

"Yoshino, listen carefully to what I'm going to say. The enemy is very strong..."

Yuki approached slowly without taking his eyes off Ellen.

"So I'm going to fully summon Gabriel. In the meantime, take the opportunity to escape with Miku. No matter what happens, don't stop, don't look back."

"What?"

"Huh?"

"Ah!"

The expressions of Miku, Yoshino, and Yoshinon were different, but they all felt a tremendous weight, especially Yoshino...

"Hey! What are you planning?! I'm not running away!"

"Very well, Yoshino. There's no time to lose. We'll do it on the count of three..."

Yuki ignored Miku's complaints and raised three fingers. Yoshino trembled slightly...

"One..."

"Don't ignore me!"

"Two..."

Miku screamed while Yuki gathered energy. Ellen narrowed her eyes.

"Three... GABRIEL!!"

At that moment, three people acted immediately. Yoshino, with tears in her eyes, ordered her puppet to flee. Yuki summoned the enormous organ, and Ellen attacked forcefully...

The huge golden organ appeared in the sky, and its music spread.

"RONDO!!"

A keyboard materialized, and Yuki began to play fast enough to stop Ellen, who was about to cut it with <Caledfwlch >...

"What?!"

Ellen's eyes widened in shock but soon recovered, having guessed what was happening...

"Play! Play! Gabriel!!"

Yuki's fingers didn't stop on the keyboard, and his voice echoed through the sky, enhancing the effect. The mages and robots also fell victim to this sonic attack, stopping and unable to follow Yoshino.

The song continued for about two minutes before Yuki reached his limit, sweat falling down his cheek. As the song stopped, Ellen regained her freedom.

"Good move, but that won't stop me. After I catch you, I'll go after Hermit..."

Ellen had figured out their plan, but she wasn't angry. On the contrary, she didn't mind. Whether Yoshino escaped or not, she wouldn't escape her grasp...

"Hehehe..."

Of course, Yuki had his own objectives...

"Who said this is over?"

Taking a breath, Yuki brought his hands together in a battle stance.

"Oh? You still have energy."

This was a pleasant surprise for Ellen. She thought Diva had sacrificed herself for Hermit since it seemed she had just exhausted all her spiritual power, but it appeared she underestimated her...

"Fine, I'll play with you first."

Immediately after these words, Ellen moved quickly, and Yuki didn't lag behind...

*Clang*

The sword clashed with the organ pipes. Taking advantage of the moment, Yuki punched. Ellen tilted her body to dodge, but Yuki feinted and struck with his leg...

Ellen was sent flying but quickly retaliated with successive magical missiles...

*Boom, boom*

Yuki didn't dare face them directly, so he dodged, but as he did, several robots got in his way.

Yuki spun and avoided the robots. His agility was astonishing, making it seem like he was skating in the sky...

Ellen, on the other hand, didn't stop firing and quickly approached again, her speed remarkable, catching up to Yuki...

*Clang*

The organ and the sword clashed again. Yuki quickly clenched his fist and struck, but this time Ellen was prepared, using her territory to block...

"Haah!"

But this wasn't a problem, as Yuki yelled again, sending Ellen flying. However, unlike Jessica, Ellen's territory didn't break and easily withstood the sonic attack...

"Is that all?"

Recovering in an instant, Ellen attacked. Yuki jumped back to avoid the sword and didn't forget to kick Ellen's sword.

*Clang*

Unfortunately, Ellen held her sword tightly, so Yuki couldn't disarm her. Ellen was an experienced fighter; such feints were ineffective against her.

*Clang, clang, clang*

The sword and Gabriel clashed again. Yuki frowned deeply; Miku's body couldn't endure such an intense fight for long...

However, that didn't mean he had given up. With Gabriel clashing against Ellen's sword, Yuki focused on his attack, landing several punches on Ellen, who countered by dodging. However, Yuki didn't give her the chance to retreat.

He had to stop that sword of light, so he engaged in close combat.

*Bam, bam*

The fists collided, and Yuki spun on his axis, delivering a flying kick. Ellen blocked with her hand, and just as she grabbed his calf, Yuki used his momentum to land a double kick.

*Bam*

Ellen fell from the sky, and Yuki pursued relentlessly...

"Haah!"

Again, Yuki unleashed another sonic attack. Ellen quickly turned, falling to one knee, and her territory blocked the attack. However, this was another feint, as Yuki used the opportunity to land a kick.

*Boom*

Ellen jumped back, avoiding the attack. The ground cracked like a spider web, and Yuki unleashed another sonic attack...

"It's useless!"

*Bam*

Ellen's sword cut through the attack, but what her eyes saw was a fist crashing into her cheek, followed by another to her stomach and then another to her face...

(Huh? Is this really happening?)

As the strongest mage in the world, there were almost no opponents worthy of her abilities. Despite the spirits being strong, Ellen still overwhelmed them in both strength and skills, so she had no doubts about being the best in the world.

But now she had found someone worthy...

'Diva'

A sound spirit who, according to DEM, should be a strategic spirit using crowds for her purposes and consequently weak in combat.

How wrong they were. Diva turned out to be a true warrior. Her style was unrefined, more like street fighting, but it had been honed to the maximum to be enough to overwhelm her.

Ellen had many more abilities that could easily win, but Diva discovered her weakness and didn't give her the time or space to execute her attacks.

Moreover...

"This is fun... Very exciting!!"

Indeed, as a warrior craving a worthy battle, her blood was boiling. Ellen smiled, her fighting instincts intensifying, and she discarded her sword, sending her own punch...

*Bam*

"Ugh!"

"Ah!"

Two fists crossed and struck each other's faces...

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Author's Note: For those tired of these chapters, don't worry, this mini-arc is almost over, and everything will return to normal.

TN: Hmm