The Youngest Daughter Of The Great Wizard Of The Famous Swordsmanship [EN]: Chapter 190

190. Counterattack (1)

2024.05.08.

Rosette instinctively spotted Duke Adrian.

“Dad!”

Her beloved father was glaring at someone, one arm covered in blood.

Joshua blocked Rosette as she reflexively tried to run out.

“Think calmly, Rose.”

“…….”

“If even the Master is struggling, you absolutely mustn’t show any openings.”

He was right.

The moment she saw Duke Adrian injured, she felt her blood rush to her head, and it felt like a light flashed before her eyes. She couldn’t see anyone but the Duke, but the more it was like this, the more calmly she needed to think.

Rosette clenched her fists tightly and quickly scanned around Duke Adrian. Isabel and the ducal knights stood behind him.

Celine was at the very back, casting a defensive spell with her familiar. It seemed the confrontation had been going on for quite some time, as she looked strained just maintaining the defensive magic.

And the person confronting Duke Adrian in front of him was a black-haired man. A strange-feeling black mist was rising around him.

He was definitely a man she had never seen before. But Rosette thought the silhouette flickering through his mist looked somehow familiar.

“……Michael?”

She muttered to herself without realizing it. It was such a small mumble that even Joshua, who was right next to her, couldn’t hear it well, but as if he had heard it, the black-haired man slowly turned towards her.

White skin contrasting with his black hair and fiery red eyes were revealed.

“Ah, Rose.”

Michael smiled, casually sweeping back the bangs that had fallen over his forehead. It was the same smile as always. The corners of his lips, which turned up coolly, were neat, and the corners of his eyes, which curved softly, were also attractive.

But was it because of this situation, or because of his changed hair color, or was it because of the betrayal that she had been played by him until now?

Rosette could no longer see that angelic smile favorably.

“You came out faster than I thought. If you had just waited a little longer without needing to use so much strength, I would have come to pick you up.”

His gaze turned to Rosette’s right hand, which was holding the sword. She hid her hand behind her back to avoid showing it trembling.

Michael’s eyes curved even more, as if he already knew everything about her.

“Actually, I didn’t make that for you to break. I put a lot of effort into designing it so that you wouldn’t be able to break it easily, even if you came yourself.”

“…….”

“But you broke it and came out so quickly, I should be upset, but I’m not upset at all. No, I think I like it even more.”

Michael, who had already completely turned his back on Duke Adrian and was facing Rosette, licked his lower lip with his red tongue. Perito, the white snake with its head on his shoulder, also flicked its thin, long tongue.

“I want you even more.”

At that moment, Duke Adrian, taking advantage of the gap, rushed in. Vivid aura enveloped not only the sword but also his hands.

However, the Duke’s sword did not reach Michael.

The tip of the sword was blocked by the transparent defensive magic that had been surrounding him since earlier, and it struck the air with a dull sound.

The wavelength of mana colliding with mana spread around. Celine spat out harsh words between her teeth and poured more mana into the defensive magic, and Rosette quickly spread a magic circle around the subjugation team.

“Duke, even if it’s you, you shouldn’t interrupt my conversation with Rose.”

Michael didn’t even turn around and just flicked his finger. Then the Duke’s body was thrown backward.

“Dad!”

Rosette cast two layers of defensive magic on Duke Adrian’s body. Thanks to that, Duke Adrian was safe, but Rosette was not.

She coughed dryly and glared at Michael.

‘He’s stronger than I thought.’

When she learned that Michael Loucher was the Master of the Magic Tower, she expected that his skills would be unusual.

In the worst case, she thought he might be on par with her.

But his skills exceeded expectations. The mana he spewed out without hesitation and the control to delicately manage it.

In addition, the strange energy mixed between the mana confused her even more. It was an unknown power that she had never encountered before.

But on the other hand, she also had the feeling that she had felt it somewhere before.

‘But that’s not the problem now.’

Rosette clenched and unclenched her fists repeatedly.

If she had met Michael one-on-one in a state where she could fully control her power, she would have been able to handle him sufficiently.

Even if their magical skills were similar, she could handle the sword quite skillfully. If she mixed magic and sword appropriately, she had a chance of winning.

However, the situation was not favorable now. There were too many people to protect here now. Family, Joshua, and others.

Michael would fight with the determination to kill everyone except Rosette, but could she protect her loved ones and face him?

Moreover, Rosette was reluctant to kill him, even if he was Michael, who would ruin everything for her.

It was an act of breaking the taboo she had set for herself after turning back time.

She had firmly resolved that she would be completely different from Rosette Dallas in the past and would not kill anyone for any reason.

The moment she broke that wall, she would become the same monster who killed people indiscriminately for the sake of the interests of the Marquis of Dallas.

‘If it’s really unavoidable, I’ll have to do that…….’

The real problem was that her power was not intact.

Michael saw it right away. She had consumed quite a lot of power and mana now.

As Michael said, the aftermath was strong, as if the barrier was not designed for anyone to break in the first place.

Earlier, she rushed in with the single thought of getting out quickly and broke the monument, but after a little time passed, her body was not in good condition.

She felt like her insides were twisting and she was dizzy. If Joshua and Silver hadn’t helped her earlier, she might have vomited blood by now.

She needed time to recover her body and restore her mana.

She also needed time to figure out what the unknown power surrounding Michael’s body was.

Rosette put her sword back into its scabbard and said to Michael.

“Leave the others alone and talk to me. Weren’t you here to see me anyway?”

Michael waited for her words with an expression as if he would listen once. Rosette wet her parched lips with her tongue.

She needed a topic that would not provoke him and would divert his attention elsewhere.

“How did your hair get that color? It was silver when I saw you at the Imperial Palace a few days ago. Silver with a slight reddish tint.”

“Ah, this?”

Michael chuckled and smoothed back the bangs that had fallen down again with his thumb and forefinger.

“I wonder, how did it turn out like this? I don’t know either.”

“Then what color is your original hair?”

“The color you remember is correct. At least, that’s how I was born.”

“Then?”

“Are you curious?”

“Yeah.”

Michael, who stared at her intently as if he would lick Rosette’s face with his gaze, laughed.

“Liar.”

“…….”

“I can see that you’re trying to divert my attention. Didn’t I tell you that you’re really bad at lying?”

Rosette swallowed dryly, watching his mood.

“Actually, you probably don’t care what color my hair is. Right?”

Michael slowly walked towards Rosette.

Duke Adrian and the people who loved her rushed at Michael. However, they couldn’t move because crimson tentacles that sprang from the ground wrapped around their ankles.

“Rose!”

“Run away!”

“Evade!”

Rosette calmed the people who were shouting at them.

“Everyone, stay still. I’m okay.”

Rosette was sure of one thing.

Michael Loucher cannot kill her. Even if he turns everything around her into ruins, he won’t be able to lay a finger on her.

Michael, who had already come up to her, carefully stroked her cheek.

His fingertips stung where they touched, as if she had been hurt while breaking the barrier earlier, but soon the pain completely disappeared. Michael had used healing magic.

“Would you believe me if I said that I like even that kind of attention from you, even though it’s motivated by a reason?”

“I’ll believe you.”

“Really?”

“Yeah. So let’s send the others away first and talk calmly.”

“Shall we?”

Michael’s hand moved down a little more and caressed her lips.

“I’m in a very good mood right now, so I’ll make you an offer one more time. Will you come with me, Rose?”

“Are you saying that again? Wasn’t that conversation over?”

“Over? Why do you think I’m doing this troublesome thing?”

“…….”

“Come with me. Then I won’t touch the people here anymore and I’ll step back cleanly.”

When Rosette bit her lip, he pressed her lower lip with his thumb as if to tell her not to do that.

“It wouldn’t be a bad deal for you either.”

“Not bad? Bullshit! Hey, Wolf! Attack!”

“Woof!”

Silver, who received Lucas’s order, bared his sharp fangs and rushed at Michael. To be exact, it was towards Perito, who was on his left arm.

Before Michael could even dodge, Silver’s teeth bit Perito’s side.

“Bbit!”

Bbibi also ran in without backing down and bravely pecked at Perito’s eyes.

In that instant, Michael’s mana was disrupted. It was only for a brief moment, but it was enough time for Rosette to act.

“Bbibi!”

“Bbit!”

With Bbibi’s help, she squeezed out the remaining mana and blocked Michael’s movements. She wrapped his body tightly with ropes made of mana. It was a way to disrupt Michael’s mana even for a moment.

As the power of the tentacles holding their ankles weakened, Duke Adrian quickly cut off the tentacles with his sword.

Then he immediately rushed towards Michael’s left wing bone.