The Academy’s Weakest Became A Demon-Limited Hunter
Chapter 339: Evil God Subjugation (6)

— Kaya, you will become an extraordinary Wizard.

— Because I’m your daughter?

— It’s not because you’re my daughter. It’s because you are destined to be.

The memory of that sunset-lit sky was particularly beautiful.

In her childhood, Kaya Astrea vividly remembered the time she watched the setting sun sink below the horizon from her mother Historia’s embrace.

Historia always boasted that Kaya would become an extraordinary Wizard.

Kaya worked tirelessly to improve her magic skills to live up to that belief.

However, her past of never being able to defeat Luce Eltania haunted her.

She resented herself for not being able to be Isaac’s strength.

Could that have been why, at some point, a sense of defeat took such deep root within her that she inevitably lost her confidence?

The reason she hid those feelings was because of the memory of revealing her true emotions to Luce during the end-of-semester for Semester 1 Year 1.

She had truly been wretched back then. Without Isaac, only a disgraceful loser would have been left in that place.

— …it’s as if you’ve been blessed with the very essence of life. A terrifying talent.

The words of Rachnil the Iron Fairy lingered in Kaya’s mind.

Kaya wished for the power to help Isaac.

For Isaac’s sake, Kaya wanted to accomplish anything.

However, the sight of her tattered uniform lingered in her mind.

She lacked the strength to withstand even a single flap of the Evil God’s wings.

The only thing she had to brace herself for was death.

It wasn’t just her. The Evil God Subjugation Force felt death looming as they faced the Evil God.

The Subjugation Force’s fighting spirit sank.

Hoping for something was only possible when even the faintest glimmer of hope could be expected.

The sight before the Subjugation Force’s eyes was… despair itself.

“I’m sorry, Sir Isaac… This is all I can do for you…”

Whoosh!!

Even as fierce gusts of wind struck repeatedly, Kaya stirred a wind barrier around herself, desperately trying to protect Isaac in her arms while believing that was the only thing she could do.

She tirelessly tried to heal Isaac with her plant magic, but the remnants of the Evil God’s blackish crimson mana persistently disrupted her efforts.

“Please… even just recovery…!”

Her voice was filled with helplessness, and tears welled up in Kaya’s eyes.

Even her specialty, healing, failed her, leaving her unable to do anything to help.

A wave of doubt washed over her.

If she could protect him, even at the cost of her life, it would be a relief.

But how could she stop that Evil God, that black sun, which had majestically descended, spreading its radiant brilliance across the sky?

Clang!!!

A clear and pure sound rose like a sudden rain shower.

As immense mana descended, Kaya turned in surprise to look toward its source.

“…”

Behind Dorothy, a vivid cluster of multicolored stars surged up fiercely, and a massive magic circle was unfolding.

The magic circle of the 9-star starlight magic [Last Light of a Dying Star], her most destructive ultimate spell.

The cost was her own life.

“Senior Dorothy…?”

Underneath her witch’s hat, Dorothy’s eyes were chillingly cold.

There wasn’t a shred of hesitation. If Isaac had fallen, there was no other way left.

Dorothy was determined to protect Isaac, even at the cost of her life.

She removed her witch’s hat and flung it into the air. It fell, carried by the wind as if dancing freely.

The ribbon that tied Dorothy’s light purple hair came undone, and her long, straight hair whipped in the wind.

Her body glowed brilliantly. The starlight magic flowing through Dorothy’s mana circuits swelled, ready to burst.

As if she herself had become a bomb.

“Dorothy, stop it!” Alice shouted urgently, but Dorothy showed no sign of withdrawing the magic circle.

“There’s no one else but me. I’m the only one who can at least try to do something about that.”

Dorothy raised the corners of her lips.

She had already made up her mind.

If Isaac were defeated by the Evil God, she would land a decisive blow on it, even if it meant using her ultimate starlight magic.

“…”

Kaya witnessed Dorothy’s resolve.

She then clenched her teeth, grabbed her arm tightly, and tried to suppress her trembling.

Her ragged breaths were calmed with deep breaths. Her heart, which had been pounding like a wild beast, and her trembling eyes gradually steadied.

At times like this, it was even more crucial to control the storm of emotions.

If she stayed still, she would only suffer passively.

Kaya focused and steadied her mana.

She recalled Isaac’s words.

— …I believe you have yet to reach your true potential. You still have room to grow explosively.

True potential.

She didn’t know what that was.

Not even what potential she had.

But if she couldn’t realize that potential at this moment, she wouldn’t be able to accomplish anything.

It was now or never. Potential or whatever, she had to gather every ounce of it and pour it out here and now.

Whoosh!

Kaya extended the Armana wand toward the sky.

She felt and understood her own power.

What is the true essence of plant magic?

Is it overflowing life force?

If so, what’s the most appropriate price for that power?

…It, too, must be life force.

Kaya used her own life force as fuel.

Fwoooooosh!!

The plant mana, as if responding to Kaya’s desperation, spun violently and emitted a brilliant light from her wand.

A massive verdant magic circle followed, covering the sky. It was beautiful, like a masterpiece, adorned with intricate and complex patterns.

Even Dorothy, who was ready to sacrifice her life, along with the other members of the Subjugation Force and the demons, all turned to look at the magic circle.

A unique mana, different in nature from any mana ever felt by living beings, spread across the area.

Everyone immediately recognized the true nature of that power.

“This is… life force?” Charlotte, the Archwizard, muttered to herself.

That power was an abundance of life force.

One of Kaya’s eyes turned green, while the other changed to the red of the Ravenous. The two personalities had united their strength.

“Kaya…!”

Kaya’s mother, Historia, who was fighting on the land bridge, looked up at the verdant magic circle in the sky and shouted.

All the flowers and trees that had withered in the winter wind bloomed magnificently as if it were spring.

However, Kaya’s body could not easily withstand the violent pulsations of the plant mana.

“Kuluk…!”

Blood spilled from Kaya’s mouth, but she paid it no mind.

Ah… I see now. I understand what I am.

Only then did Kaya come to terms with it.

The potential Isaac had seen in Kaya was deeply tied to the memories of her lost childhood.

Historia, who was infertile, sought the help of Sylphia, the Emerald Fairy, with her husband, Gerald Astrea, in hopes of having a child.

Sylphia resolved Historia’s infertility and extracted reproductive cells from the two, creating a flower seed.

Sylphia’s condition was that the baby born from the seed would become a kin of the Emerald Fairy. After all, a child born between the two of them would surely possess exceptional talent.

The covenant was sealed.

The Astrea couple planted the seed in a pot, and over time, a green plant began to grow.

Around that time, Historia became pregnant with their cherished first daughter, Merlin. A few years later, the plant in the pot finally formed a flower bud.

When the flower bloomed, a small, lovable baby emerged from within.

Historia named the tiny baby Kaya and cherished her, calling her Thumbelina for being no bigger than a thumb.

Kaya gradually grew and, by the age of five, had developed to the point where she could be seen as an ordinary child.

From the very beginning, she was born from a flower and blessed with the essence of life.

Kaya was destined from birth to achieve the pinnacle of plant magic.

Becoming a kin of the Emerald Fairy was not a coincidence but an inevitability.

The blackish crimson flames that spread across the area were devoured by the surging life force.

Silence descended.

The pure and intense life force from Kaya’s wand expanded instantly, filling the heavens and earth and vibrating the air.

The majestic magic circle radiated a dazzling brilliance.

The verdant mana, imbued with life force, surged skyward, piercing through the heavens.

Booooooooom!!!

The mana gradually took the form of a glowing, mystical tree trunk.

The life-force-filled mana was unfazed by the heat radiating from Angra Mainyu.

The tree trunk reached beyond the heavens, piercing through Angra Mainyu and expanding its domain. It then stretched out in all directions, forming abundant clusters of radiant, vivid leaves.

The majestic verdant mana filled the world.

A legendary magic that only Sylphia, the Emerald Fairy, could wield.

The ultimate plant magic, [Yggdrasil], manifested in the world.

Whooooosh!!

The black sun that the Evil God had stretched out with her right hand was enveloped in verdant mana and dissipated.

The countless eyes composing the Evil God’s black dress squinted in displeasure, reacting to the mana of [Yggdrasil] as it burrowed into the demon, countering its destructive power.

Like a deadly poison, it consumed its enemy, unleashing an unknown trial and shattering their mind.

For a moment, the Evil God felt the unknown power trying to drag its consciousness into an abyss.

[Yggdrasil] poured all its power onto the Evil God, momentarily making its effects potent.

The Evil God opened all her piercing eyes wide and glared at Kaya.

The Evil God, who acknowledged no one other than Isaac as a worthy adversary, clearly recognized Kaya.

[You were born with the blessing of life… How irritating.]

Mephisto narrowed her eyes.

Angra Mainyu, pierced by [Yggdrasil], spewed fire fiercely, howling in anguish.

That alone wouldn’t cost its life.

However, the penetration of life force, which was contrary to its very nature, inflicted immense pain upon it.

“What is that tree…?”

The Subjugation Force was in shock.

Dorothy withdrew her starlight magic circle and looked up at the verdant tree soaring beyond the sky, her face filled with astonishment.

Sssrrrr.

Around Kaya, a cradle of mana formed. The cradle enveloped Isaac.

Vivid and mystical flowers bloomed within the cradle.

The verdant mana flowed out from the cradle, erasing the remnants of the blackish crimson mana, while silk-like petals fluttered and swept over Isaac’s wounds.

The cradle of flowers covered Kaya’s incapacitated allies one by one, healing their wounds.

Its fresh beauty stood in stark contrast to Kaya, who was already drenched in blood.

A secondary effect of [Yggdrasil], the healing magic, [Floral Haven].

Isaac regained his vitality as if time itself had reversed.

He slowly opened his eyes.

“…Kaya?”

“Sir Isaac! Are you alright?” Kaya shouted, her voice cracking as she fought back tears.

The life force reached his skin

As he lifted his head, a massive tree piercing the sky came into his view.

“[Yggdrasil]…”

The tree of life that created trials to shatter the minds of its enemies.

The spells that could be used for secondary effects each boasted exceptional results.

As an enemy’s power, it was utterly dreadful; as an ally’s power, it was utterly dependable.

“…Thank goodness.”

❰Magic Knight of Märchen❱「Back Story — Thumbelina」.

Kaya Astrea, born from the flower of life, fully awakened the true essence of the plant element at that moment.

Kaya’s [Yggdrasil], elevated to a level beyond what was seen in the game, was far larger and more powerful than Isaac had anticipated.

Fwoooosh!!

Isaac rose to his feet, extending three pairs of cold wings, and stood alongside Kaya in the air.

Multicolored petals, unfitting for an apocalyptic scene, fluttered around them like a spring day.

“Thank you. I let my guard down. You saved me.”

“…Didn’t you already predict this? That I would do this.”

Kaya, already at her limit, trembled violently as if from a chill and stared at Isaac with blurred eyes.

Kaya was certain that Isaac had already foreseen she would make that massive tree bloom.

“Perhaps,” Isaac answered calmly.

Sensing Kaya’s condition, Isaac held her hand.

The two of them glared at the Evil God.

“Sir Isaac.”

“Yes.”

“…I love you. Please, survive no matter what.”

Isaac smiled.

At that moment, blackish crimson flames engulfed the sky.

Fwoooosh!!!

The Evil God unfurled five pairs of flaming wings and swooped toward Kaya in an intimidating advance.

But there was no way Isaac would allow the Evil God to get close.

Whoooosh!

In the sky, ice mana swirled violently and formed a half-moon of ice, radiating a mysterious halo.

The ultimate ice magic, [Ice Moon].

Isaac stopped time, closed the distance to the Evil God, and swung his right hand, brimming with condensed ice mana.

The 5-star [Frost Explosion] collided with the blackish crimson flame shield of the Evil God.

Boooom!!!

A cold shockwave swept through the area, followed by a violent explosion of steam that pushed the air outward.

However, the impact never reached the island.

By then, Isaac’s domain, [Realm of the Eternal Glacial Palace], had confined the two beings.

A faint ice palace stood behind Isaac. Once again, Isaac and the Evil God stepped into the deathly realm, where fierce cold raged.

At its center, the half-moon of ice radiated a mystical light.

“Who are you aiming at? Your opponent is me,” Isaac spoke nonchalantly.

Kaya was a human born with the blessing of life.

According to the message Dorothy left in the first loop, Kaya could have become a vessel for the Evil God.

If the Evil God were to claim [Yggdrasil] as her own, Isaac couldn’t even begin to imagine the catastrophe that would bring.

That was something that had to be prevented at all costs.

“The end has already begun…”

When Isaac regained his composure, he noticed black orbs appearing all over the world.

As seen during the Trial of Sandstone, the very existence of the Evil God marked the end of all worlds.

Earth would share the same fate.

Fwoooosh!!

Half of [Realm of the Eternal Glacial Palace] transformed into a fiery inferno.

The Evil God’s domain, filled with blackish crimson flames and black structures, clashed with Isaac’s domain.

Domain expansion, [Black Nest].

Blackish crimson flames rose high, showcasing the majesty of the Evil God.

Meanwhile, Isaac lightly stretched and warmed up his body, then turned his gaze to the flame-clad Demon God.

“Round two, let’s go.”

Whoooooooosh!!

Isaac released the cold of the [Ice Sovereign] from his entire body and unfurled three pairs of blue wings.

At the same time, in the blink of an eye, a colossal iron gate of immeasurable size appeared high in the sky.

Screeeeeeech!

The iron gate opened, releasing absolute zero.

A being that had transcended life and death revealed its crimson glow through several eyes.

In response to the cold, blackish crimson flames erupted like a storm.

By then, the space had become a death zone where anyone other than Isaac or the Evil God would lose their life upon entry.

Wiiiiiing!

Countless magic circles lined up in the air.

Whoooooooosh!!

Isaac extended his right arm upward, commanding a cold sun.

Fwoooosh!!

The Evil God extended her right arm upward, creating a black sun.

The two beings clashed once more.

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