Chapter 9: The Master's Arrival

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The angel of golden hair was wearing a sleeveless top that leaves her navel area visible. She was also wearing a sort of jeans with only the left leg reaching to the soles of her shoes and the right side was cut off around the middle of her thigh, revealing a rich amount of flesh.

The angel that descended upon this field seems to be Mary's master. Everyone looks a bit shocked upon seeing her, especially the village chief.

"B-Blaire... Since when did you return?"

The village chief asked in a stutter. He seem to be a bit nervous but I can't confirm it visually as my sights are locked on the angel in front of me.

"Marco, it's been a while. I returned just now. I finished my job a bit earlier than expected so I went home early this time."

"... I-Is that so..."

"Uhuh. By the way, who's this brat? He doesn't look familiar."

She spoke with her tone a bit lower than before. Her eyes too turned cold instantly. I felt shivers running down my spine. It feels like I'm being stared at by a large predator. Still, for me, she looks like an angel.

"H-He's Nazo... He arrived at the village a week ago. Y-Your apprentice Mary and her sister Nina found him in the forest in a critical condition... He's living with them for now..."

The chief's voice slowly turned into a whisper by the end. The angel in front of me squinted her eyes.

"Is that so... Then... Disappear."

She raised her hand and posed it like she's going to flick my forehead. I don't know why but I followed my instincts and turned away from her fingers.

When she flicked her fingers, a strong shockwave was released. The ground behind me was gouged out as if it was hit by a sharp sword weighing over a ton. When I start to imagine what would happen had I not dodged, my thoughts stopped.

"Hooo... To think you could dodge. You got nice reflex."

She opened her palm and a small piece of paper flew down. That must be the magic circle that she used. A one-off type. However, that seems to be just a feint.

Before anyone caught up to what happened, the paper dropped to the ground. The angel named Blaire stepped hard on top of it. A strong shockwave was produced with her as the center. It sent everyone off balance.

"Let's see if you can dodge this."

Without wasting a moment, she drew another small piece of paper and gripped it hard on her right hand. She then threw it towards my direction.

"Take this!"

The magic circle of the paper she threw was glowing a faint red. I felt danger and reflexively raised my left hand and applied mana to the gloves. Shortly after, an explosion of fire spread around me.

"...?"

However, I wasn't hurt. Not even one bit. The left gloves seems to have produced a semi-transparent bluish white barrier that prevented the fire to reach me.

When the fire vanished, so did the barrier.

"W-Wha?! How did you survive that?!"

She looked surprised upon seeing me survive unscathed.

"By the power of love."

I replied half-jokingly. For some reason, I saw Mary blush fiercely after hearing my words.

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