Chapter II

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"Ha

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"Ha... ha... ha..."

Though exhausted, the lady in black kept running through the forest, her stalker's killing intent telling her that she was serious on taking her down. She tried to blend among the forest's' shadows using her strange ability, but it was in vain, as the glowing book in the possession of her enemy kept on revealing her. Worse, her enemy kept up with her pace, as it hovered through the branches. The odds of getting caught were high, but, as if trying to convince herself she let out a low voice...

"I... can't die here."

As her enemy closed in, she held up her speed, took a deep breath and started chanting an unknown language.

O magnum umbra. commoda mihi vires...

"It's over!"

She was already behind her. She twisted her body in the air and swung her sword, its blade rang through the air as it makes its way into its target. But before the blade could even touch her, the lady in the black faced the little girl and stretched out her right hand.

...Displodo.

An explosion erupted throughout the forest

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An explosion erupted throughout the forest. Every bamboo stalk was shaken and the blast made a huge mark on the ground where the little girl was standing. However...

"Whoa! What the heck are you doing? Good thing I've set up a barrier beforehand so no sound could escape this forest. I'm a genius after all." She puffed her chest in confidence as she unfolds her cape. It's as if she's merely fooling around with her opponent.

The lady in black was stunned. There wasn't any scratch on the little girl at all. She managed to block the explosion using her cape—a normal one won't be able to withstand such magic, but her cape only had burn traces all over it. The little girl stood in front of her, unfazed by the lady's power.

"Well then... Playtime is over."  


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Both of us fled the scene as soon as we sensed the danger we're in. It was no question that a murder happened. I did say I was curious about the ghost rumors, but a murder was totally out of the question. What's more shocking was that I know the person standing in there. It was one of our classmates and also my dorm-mate, Satou Nodachi.

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