Editing Failing Witch:Volume3 Episode4 (section)

===Part 5===

“Are you alright, Lady Tedaura?”

“Thanks. Oof.”

In the brightly-lit shopping district, Tedaura Sugar Modestlucky was being supported by Olivia on the roof of Sabbath Party.

“I must say, these modern marvels are a wonder. I knew a big city would have all the latest advances. It’s hard to believe my back was killing me earlier. And it’s all thanks to this corset!!”

“Don’t rely on it too much. It’s only a thick piece of leather. It doesn’t actually solve the underlying issue.”

“I am aware.”

(This probably only gives me one full-power attack.)

Tedaura put her hands on her hips and rotated her hips while staring into the distance in amusement.

She could see explosions and flashes of light there.

The fighting had already begun.

And reading the stars told her the opponent here was more than ''just'' the Student Council President who had been holed up in the school Tedaura had created so long ago.

“Really, Sir Tutor, you bring nothing but trouble. Then again, maybe I should thank you for dragging the world’s problems out into the open.”

“?”

Olivia gave her a puzzled look, not sure what she was talking about.

Tedaura held her broom and opened her small mouth.

“Hello, hello. Can you hear me, you Limit Breaker pair?”

“Ugh.”

“!? What, when did you ''get in here''!?”

“I haven’t stolen from or modified anything inside your heads, so don’t worry.”

If she wanted to, she could have done that to get their help and make them think it was their own idea.

…After all, Tedaura was the witch who used spells, witch’s ointments, talismans, charms, and ceremonies to manipulate hearts in love to either fulfill that love or break it. The effect of the “love at first sight” and heartbreak she could cause was so great that the powerful people in a world where international politics still relied on political marriages revered her like a god but also feared her more than anyone. She alone was half the reason that witches had been unfairly pushed out of the political world.

Her power worked instantly on her fellow Limit Breakers.

Which meant there were no exceptions.

If she wanted to, she could make anyone fall in love with anyone, even if it meant breaking down the barriers of gender and age.

This provided a glimpse of what the Queen of the Night, Darkness, and Love could do, but Tedaura did not flaunt it. Because she was confident she could achieve her goal without relying on those methods.

“Anyway, I want you to help my granddaughter and Sir Tutor. If you’re still alive, then give them a hand. The fact that you’re still lying there instead of running away tells me you have reason enough to fight.”

Tedaura, Queen of the Night, Darkness, and Love, grinned even as she needed Dancer Olivia’s support despite the leather corset around her little hips.

She held her plain broom.

And she stared at the distant battlefield.

“Are you ready, you wicked traitor of an assassin? This time, it will be no illusion.”



Meanwhile, on a small island floating in the distant lake…

“You really do have odd tastes.”

The witch with silver hair and brown skin looked exasperated even as she winced and struggled to get up.

She was looking at the other witch slowly rising next to her.

“I am willing to sacrifice my life for my daughter and Yagoro. But, Sorbeddy, you could have played dead here all alone. Like a cicada flipped on its back.”

“Who are you calling a lonely cicada corpse!? I do have Myousou, you know!? …And you know that merchant’s daughter in their group? I saw her at the flea market and I think her name is Dorothea?” Sorbeddy stared into the distance as she spoke. “I couldn’t manage to complete the entrance exam while working at my business at the same time, so I decided to give up on one. And, well, it turns out I’m the kind of old witch that wants to help someone out when I see them attempting what I ultimately failed at.”

The bookseller smiled a little.

Still seated on the ground, she leaned her bone-weary body against Sorbeddy next to her.

“Hee hee. You filthy money lover☆”

“Hey, did my confession mean nothing to you!?”

But anyway.

Everyone had their reason to fight. Each witch had to find their own. These witches had conquered their own lifespans, but it only took finding one itty-bitty reason for them to risk the eternal lives they had achieved.

Adelaide Weaponbay Sanctuary.

Don’t think you can outdo other people’s motivations just because you support one world system.

In this case, the distance between them didn’t matter much.

Tedaura was Antiquity, the used bookseller was Admiration and Sorbeddy was Amorality.

The conditions were met.

“Melehe and her friends aren’t the only ones who can distribute the three Aspects between them.”

“Let’s see how you handle a single great attack powered by three Limit Breakerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrs!!!”