The Pride of the Archmage
The field that Ella Magic Academy specialized in was the creation of magical weapons and armaments. The Blue Butterfly Mercenaries were armed with powerful equipment supplied by the academy in lieu of payment. Mina had known this fact, but she had only imagined gear made from lighter and harder metals. Even that alone would have created an overwhelming gap in equipment quality. Yet the mages’ achievements far surpassed her expectations.
“Hah! Halt right there!”
“What the…! Just what have you created?!”
A blue beam of light shot from Olivier’s armor. Mina twisted her body to evade it, and Olivier immediately closed the distance, swinging her greatsword. BOOM!
“Ugh…!”
Mina blocked the blow with her mace, but the impact was so fierce it left her wrists tingling. Elves naturally possessed the ability to fly, but Olivier’s mobility couldn’t be explained by that alone. Her physical strength was also far beyond what an upper elf should possess. It was clearly the power of that strange armor glowing with blue light.
“It’s the latest model of armor. Pretty impressive, isn’t it? Even thick-headed mercenaries like us can fight like mages now.”
“It is unexpected, I’ll admit…”
Mina glanced around. The other members of the Blue Butterfly Mercenaries were also fighting with the power of their bizarre armor, yet the White Rose Knights were not being overwhelmingly pushed back. This was because, aside from the armor’s enhancement, the knights’ individual skill far surpassed their opponents. They were struggling more than anticipated, but that was as far as it went.
“In any case, that armor doesn’t have infinite power, does it?”
“It’s more than enough to break a grand elf’s nose…”
Black energy began to rise from Mina’s body. Sensing the shift in atmosphere, Olivier fell silent.
CRAAAAASH!
The flying fortress Bellariniksa collided with Ella Magic Academy. Having accelerated to maximum speed, the fortress could not stop unless it struck something, and the academy could not bring itself to attack an allied flying fortress. Still, the damage to the academy was not severe. Though it could not compare to the imperial capital Imperinax, it was a flying city in its own right. A glancing blow from a smaller fortress only caused minor structural damage.
The real problem was that it had allowed Lua’s intrusion.
Ordinary elves’ moon-attribute magic was nothing more than petty tricks for thievery. But when used by an elf of Lua’s caliber, moon-attribute magic reached the pinnacle of unfairness. No matter what strategy the enemy prepared, it rendered everything meaningless.
The countless surveillance devices and traps throughout Ella Magic Academy failed to detect Lua as she moved while concealed. Passing through the panicked crowd, she leisurely arrived before the door of the tallest tower in the academy.
“So this is where the headmistress stays. It’s my first time here since I was a child. Brother, doesn’t it bring back memories?”
“Ah, no… Lua… Please don’t do this to Aunt… Nghhh?!♡”
“Yes, yes♥ It brings back so many fond memories for me too.”
Sia, clinging to her side, tried to protest, but Lua simply pressed lightly on the womb tattoo on her lower belly, forcing her into orgasm. Sia’s words cut off as violent spasms ran through her fingers and toes. She went limp. With her other hand, Lua swung her sword, slicing the tower’s massive door apart like paper.
The tower had no internal floors, so even from the bottom one could see straight to the top. From floor to ceiling, every wall was lined entirely with books.
“You’ve come, Lua.”
Brigitte’s voice echoed, but her figure was nowhere to be seen. It seemed she had decided that a direct confrontation was unwinnable and was hiding to wait for an opening. Among sky-attribute spells, there were some with concealment effects similar to moon-attribute magic. However, Brigitte, being of a lower rank than Lua, could not maintain her stealth for nearly as long. The longer she dragged this out, the more advantageous it became for Lua.
“Aunt Brigitte. Weren’t we supposed to reconcile?”
“That offer still stands. I want to remain family with you.”
“I feel the same. I simply came to ask my family for a few favors.”
“Is ramming our own flying fortress into the academy the behavior of someone seeking help?”
“If I hadn’t done it this way, you wouldn’t have met with me.”
“You are my precious niece. But I am the headmistress of this academy, and I am responsible for every life here. Can’t you understand my position? You too bear the responsibility of protecting everyone in the Grand Duchy.”
“That’s true.”
Originally, Lua would have placed the safety of the Grand Duchy above all else. She had believed that doing so was the way to repay her brother, who had sacrificed everything for her. But after facing death, her thoughts had changed. The Grand Duchy would continue somehow even without her. Either Lina or Mina could inherit the position and lead it well enough. The only thing she had regretted until her final moments was not being able to enjoy her brother to the fullest. Even now, her greatest concern was her brother’s safety after he had swallowed the World Tree Seed.
“Still, I’ve decided to slightly readjust my priorities. From now on, I intend to focus a little more on family matters.”
“That is not an attitude befitting a ruler.”
“How could someone who trembles before their own family possibly rule a territory?”
“A plausible argument. But think again. Even the imperial family cannot interfere in conflicts between blood relatives.”
“Aunt, you should reconsider as well. You claim you will remain neutral to protect the students here? If an enraged Grand Duke then commits a massacre, wouldn’t that defeat the entire purpose?”
“…You would do well not to threaten me!”
Lua could sense Brigitte preparing to cast a spell.
“There you are.”
In that instant, Lua pinpointed Brigitte’s location. She appeared to be floating just below the ceiling. BOOOOOOM!
Dozens of magic circles installed throughout the tower activated simultaneously. Blue beams of light poured down like a torrential rain. Even without knowing the exact position, such indiscriminate bombardment was bound to hit eventually.
“Impressive firepower.”
Lua released her now-useless concealment and leaped upward. The black energy enveloping her body distorted every beam, sending them flying in random directions.
“Found you.”
“Ugh?!”
Having broken through the barrage in an instant and reached the top, Lua swung her hand through the air. She seized something invisible and slammed it into the tower’s ceiling.
THUD!
“Kuhk!”
The impact shattered Brigitte’s concealment. A pink-haired woman with narrow eyes appeared, her face twisted in pain. What Lua had grabbed was Brigitte’s breast. Satisfied by the full, soft sensation filling her palm, Lua squeezed even harder.
“Kuh… ugh…!”
“Wow♥”
No matter how hard she gripped, her fingers kept sinking deeper into the impossibly voluptuous flesh. Brigitte tried to pry Lua’s hand away with both of hers, but the difference in strength was too great.
What kind of… unreasonable…
She had always known about Lua’s strength, but knowing it didn’t make being overpowered any less infuriating. Unless one possessed extremely developed senses, her concealment was impossible to detect, and magical attacks simply didn’t work. Even if concealment was somehow countered, the fight would come down to pure physical combat, and very few could surpass Lua in bodily ability. Especially mages, who were far removed from physical training, had no way to deal with her.
At least, until recently.
“Ugh… It seems you have no intention of actually harming me…”
“Of course not. How could I possibly treat my beloved aunt roughly?”
“Good… I’ve been waiting for this moment…!”
“Kuh?!”
Lua felt an overwhelming wave of dizziness, as if all the blood in her body was suddenly flowing in reverse. She nearly lost consciousness and plummeted, but she endured by twisting Brigitte’s breast even harder. The excruciating pain of her flesh being wrung made Brigitte drool and thrash wildly.
“Agh! It hurts… it hurts…!”
“Kk… What did you do to me?”
“Hngh…! You… you must have heard something from Dimaria, right? I… I swallowed a World Tree Seed as well…!”
“Ugh…!”
Just as Sia had gained power after consuming a World Tree Seed, it seemed Brigitte had obtained some kind of ability too. Lua felt like she might vomit and fall at any moment, but she endured the dizziness by focusing on the sensation of Brigitte’s vulgar, massive breasts.
If she could just hold on like this, Brigitte would be the first to—
“Ugh…?!”
Sensing an uneasy presence, Lua turned her head. Now that she thought about it, of course Brigitte wouldn’t face her alone. Professor Elizabeth had revealed herself in midair, pointing the head of her staff directly at Lua.
Damn it… I’m too dizzy to defend…!
Lua set down Sia, whom she had been carrying at her side. Sia could at least float for a short time, so falling from the air wouldn’t be dangerous. She simply had to avoid getting caught in a magical attack together.
CRACKLE—!
“Ughhhhh?!”
The lightning Elizabeth fired engulfed Lua. She tried to release Brigitte’s breast and dodge at the last second, but it was too late. The electric current racing through her veins paralyzed her entire body.
Brigitte clutched her throbbing breast and spoke.
“Haa… haa… No one but a man can defeat me. That is my destiny. Even the strongest elf cannot overcome me if she is a woman.”
No matter how talented a mage, one could not change the fate of the world, but anyone could change their own fate. Brigitte had read the stars and learned that only one with a cock between their legs could bring about her downfall. After that, she had devoted her entire life to creating a barrier that excluded all men. After all, that disgusting gender that made her want to vomit on sight was something she never needed to encounter. As long as she remained perfectly isolated from it, no one would be able to topple her.
CRACKLE—!
“Agh! A-aunt…! Please stop…!”
Elizabeth’s attack did not cease. Lua twisted and writhed, begging to be released. Brigitte felt a rush of conquest at having subdued the proud grand elf. Her body trembled with ecstasy.
“My dear niece, only now that your body aches do you understand how terrifying your aunt can be? Elizabeth, torment her thoroughly until she has reflected enough.”
“Yes, Headmistress.”
“N-no, it’s not that it hurts, it’s just… too stimulating…! Uhh…!”
THROB♥
“Eh?”
“Huh?”
The sight was so unbelievable that Elizabeth stopped her attack in confusion. Lua didn’t appear particularly injured, yet her body was twitching in a way that made the onlookers deeply uncomfortable.
“Ah, no…! It’s already too late… kuhhh…♥”
Riiiiip— riiiip—
“Eh…?”
Something hot splattered heavily across Brigitte’s face. With trembling fingers, she scooped up a bit of the substance and examined it. It was white, sticky, fishy, and possessed not a single redeeming quality.
“Eh? No… eh…? Why…?”
Watching the cloudy liquid stretch like threads between her fingers, Brigitte muttered in a hollow voice.
“Aah— I’ve been found out…♥”
With such supreme-grade milking material right in front of her—breasts and a womb the size of watermelons—and with stimulation of exactly the right intensity making her cock tingle, there was simply no way she could hold back. Lua’s cheeks burned bright red with shame, but she decided to brazen it out with a straight face.
“To humiliate your nephew who only came here to talk… I can’t hold back any longer either.”