-752- Only obtained a small part?

"Buzz...!"

In an instant, in front of the director's mansion, each automaton girl successively released magic, causing the magical forces to clash and overlap, making the atmosphere tremble.

At this moment, whether it was the three sisters standing behind Rozen or the squad behind Magnus, they displayed more intense hostility than their masters, glaring at each other, making the atmosphere extremely heavy.

Rozen and Magnus didn't react to this at all. They just stood there, staring at each other, not even providing magical energy.

Even though banned dolls can generate magic on their own, the source of magic is the living organisms inside them. Banned dolls, after all, only possess a portion of a human body. Except for the type of automaton soldiers that directly transform humans into dolls, the magic banned dolls can generate is limited.

As a result, the magical energy released by these automata girls in the scene, although still not comparable to skilled magus, was quite impressive when all nine automata, all of them extremely advanced, released their magic together, mutually enhancing each other.

These girls thus engaged in a clash, none gaining an advantage over the other.

No, in terms of performance, Irori, Yaya, and Komurasaki were even superior to their counterparts.

That's also why Rozen said what he did.

"Facing just Yaya alone is already a bit too much for you. If you were to face all the automata in the Setsugetsuka series, I wonder if you'd be afraid?"

Rozen looked at Magnus with a smile that seemed like a joke, causing the girls in the squad to release an even stronger killing intent.

"Too much for me?" Magnus, however, coldly said, "Don't forget, I haven't exerted my full strength yet."

That was indeed a fact.

In the previous battle, before using the "Crimson Wing Formation," Magnus only deployed four automatons, with two hidden backstage and not sent out. Even after using the formation, only Hotaru was deployed, and the other five didn't participate. So why talk about being insufficient in strength?

If Magnus truly exerted his full power, utilizing the secret arts like the "Crimson Wing Formation" and manipulating six puppets with the mystery of "Puppetry Arts," reaching the level of "Mind's Eye," his actual strength would be terrifying, to say the least.

At that time, in such a situation, Magnus, by deploying only Hotaru, could match Yaya evenly. No matter how you considered it, the description of "insufficient strength" seemed unfounded.

Only Rozen knew...

"Even if the 'Crimson Wing Formation' can amplify magical power tenfold, does that really mean all the puppets under your command receive ten times the magical power?"

Rozen pointed this out confidently, causing Magnus to narrow his eyes.

As Rozen mentioned, even if the "Crimson Wing Formation" could amplify magical power tenfold, it doesn't imply that all puppets deployed by Magnus would receive ten times the magical power.

The "Crimson Wing Formation" converts blood into magical power, releasing ten solidified magical threads through ten fingers, achieving an effect similar to ten individuals concentrating on puppet manipulation. Indeed, it is terrifying.

However, when Magnus deploys only one puppet, all ten threads can connect to that one puppet, providing ten times the magical power and significant enhancement. But once the number of deployed puppets increases, it's a different story.

After all, there are only ten threads. When deploying two puppets, they have to be used separately, connecting, for example, five threads each. This means one puppet gets five times the magical power, not the full ten times.

In other words, when Magnus deployed only Hotaru, who got a tenfold boost, she could match Yaya. But if he deployed two puppets, say, Hotaru and another one, Hotaru with only five times the magical power would be unable to match Yaya.

The same logic applies when Magnus deploys all his puppets. In that case, the tenfold magical power is divided among six puppets, reducing the magical power each puppet receives.

This is also the reason why puppeteers typically don't use multiple puppets. It disperses magical power, divides focus, and weakens control and dominance, causing more harm than good.

Of course, this doesn't apply to the Akabane clan. Even with magical power dispersion, with the "Crimson Wing Formation," they still have several times the power of an ordinary person. With "Puppetry Arts" in play, each additional puppet increases their combat strength by more than a simple calculation of addition and subtraction.

Therefore, even if the number of deployed puppets increases and magical power is dispersed, the overall strength still increases significantly.

This is the terrifying aspect of the Akabane clan. In an era dominated by Machinart magic, they are exceptionally privileged, perhaps even envied by the heavens, leading to the extinction of their entire clan.

Magnus spoke in this manner.

"Our clan's intricacies, I believe you can understand."

Magnus's indifferent words conveyed to Rozen that his argument was not worth mentioning.

"Contrary to that, even if you've mastered the art of 'Puppetry,' without 'Crimson Wing Formation,' your magical power is dispersed by one-third, leading to a decrease in endurance, and the puppet's performance is limited. Is it really worth it?"

Magnus's tone remained as indifferent and cold as ever but took on a rare hint of provocation.

This was something Magnus would never do when facing others.

Only in front of Rozen would Magnus refuse to show weakness.

This competition had continued from childhood to the present, inevitable clashes between the Akabane family's "Heaven's Child" and "Divine Child."

"Not to mention, the true subtleties of the Akabane clan's 'Puppetry' lie in the part after mastering the 'Crimson Wing Formation.' Truly powerful tactics, formations, and strategies can only be employed after mastering the 'Crimson Wing Formation.'"

Magnus looked directly at Rozen.

"Without 'Crimson Wing Blood,' you, in the end, cannot bring out the true essence of 'Puppetry Arts.'"

This was the only aspect where Magnus could surpass Rozen.

"Crimson Wing Formation."

"Puppetry Arts."

The two proud secrets of the Akabane clan, with Rozen only having one of them, and the latter unable to be fully utilized.

"The power of the Akabane clan, you've only obtained a small part."

Magnus declared it so.

"So, your current state is your limit."

Magnus thinks this way.

Despite Rozen single-handedly defeating the "Kreuzrittern," Magnus was still solemn for a long time. However, Magnus still does not believe that Rozen has surpassed him.

He believes in his own ability to win.

This is Magnus's mindset.

Unfortunately, Magnus is wrong.

He is wrong to an absurd degree.

"Boom————!"

Suddenly, Rozen erupted with astonishing magical power.

His eyes turned crimson.

Blood spewed from his back.

The vaporized blood transformed into a pair of bright red wings unfolding behind Rozen.

Rozen then raised his head, gazing at Magnus with eyes that had become extremely crimson.

Magnus's pupils suddenly contracted.

Inside, there was full of shock.