Editing Mahou Sensou:Volume 2 Chapter 4 (section)

===Part 8===
Takeshi, Ida and Kurumi, continued on their way to the station and did not meet any wizards on their way again.

-How are you feeling, Takeshi? -Kurumi asked anxiously. Takeshi smiled and answered:

-I'm very well. The bleeding seems to have stopped.

Takeshi's expression looked quite bright even though a while ago he had received many cuts from the sharp claws of the panther he fought.

-All this is thanks to the fact that you've been practicing healing magic. -Takeshi mentioned, flashing her a smile. She turned her face away shyly in response.

-I-It's one of the basic magics. It's obvious that she had to learn it....

In her study of basic magic, Kurumi had become capable of using a special spell called "Hemostasis" that served to stop bleeding from wounds. That was what she used to treat Takeshi's wounds.

-Neither I, nor Nanase can do something like that..." Ida commented with a smile. Then Kurumi replied in a hostile manner:

-You'd better stay away from us a little bit will you, "Nokon" boy?

<<Translator Ore no Honyaku: Nokon is a nickname Kurumi made up on the fly to insult Ida. She got it from the English words "No control". Referring to Ida not controlling her power and always exploding>>>.

-Who are you calling Nokon?

-Weren't you throwing magic where you shouldn't have been?

Ida didn't take kindly to him belittling her ability that should have been seen as cool.

-There's no problem because everything went as planned. Hey, tell her something Nanase.

Takeshi smiled and said:

-Don't worry Isoshima. Everything he did, was part of our plan.

When Takeshi beckoned Kurumi to stop arguing, she calmed down and became silent.

-By the way. I can see it now...

Takeshi walked slowly and pointed to a building.

-That building?

The three of them had already arrived at the building located in front of the station where Mui was supposed to be. The rooftop of that building was exposed to an intense icy wind. Even colder than the autumn breezes.

The three looked perplexed as they climbed the stairs as before that, they had seen some blood-tinged blocks of ice near the back door. Most likely there were people inside them, but neither Takeshi nor Kurumi nor Ida, had the courage to check. They simply walked past the place looking away until they reached the stairs. Beyond many outdoor air conditioning units. Takeshi's eyes caught something quickly.

There was a man who appeared to be about to leave the site. He had black hair, carried a military saber at his waist and wore white gloves. He was holding a small girl under his arm.

-Mui?

Tsuganashi was standing on the edge of the rooftop, but looked up again when he heard Takeshi's voice seeming to fade in the breeze. Kurumi and Ida were shocked to see the disdainful look on the man's face. However, Takehsi was different.

-What did you do to Mui! Let her go!

Takeshi hurriedly ran through the pile of air conditioners. He quickly stood in front of Tsuganashi and lifted Twilight up.

-Uwaa how scary. That guy's gaze is pretty intense.

-Ta... Takeshi...

Ida and Kurumi who didn't change their expressions of fear towards Tsuganashi, stood completely still.

-Talk! What did you do to Mui?

Despite Takeshi's demands, Tsuganashi just looked at it as something unimportant. But suddenly he acted as if he had noticed something and spoke:

-I feel like I know you from somewhere... Ah, that's right. I've seen you before in the living world.

Takeshi saw Mui being unconscious under his arm, she moved slightly so he could see that she was alive, though he never thought she was dead otherwise Tsuganashi wouldn't be trying to take her away.

Tsuganashi smiled silently as he saw that Takeshi already showed the magic circles shining in his eyes. While on the other hand, Takeshi indignantly glared at him.

-You're supposed to be her older brother. Why are you treating her like this?

-Again with that... Could you guys stop saying such stupid things? Being brothers means nothing in this place.

Tsuganashi's voice sounded calm and serene despite Takeshi's anger.

-I belong to the Trailers and she belongs to Wizard breath. That's more than enough reason to kill each other.

Tsuganashi's calmness was irritating to Takeshi.

-Because of Trailers and Wizard Breath? That's what motivates you?

Since Tsuganashi intended to take Mui, it was more than predictable what he intended to do. Once with them, they would alter his memories as they did with him.

Seeing the fury with which Takeshi was looking at him, Tsuganashi let out a sigh and then dropped Mui to the ground.

-Mui!!!

While laughing at Takeshi who was distracted looking at Mui, Tsuganashi extended his gloved hands to the front:

- "Free yourself."

Tsuganashi thought Takeshi would immediately respond by activating his magic, but suddenly he stared in surprise.

-What's wrong, aren't you going to cast the release spell?

However, as soon as he asked that, he seemed to have realized something.

-Aah, that's right. You're a novice. That's why you don't know how to use magic properly. My, my, what a good job. They went to all the trouble of coming all the way out here to die.

Takeshi squeezed Twilight tightly and prepared to face Tsuganashi. But the latter only looked at him with pity and then laughed.

-In spite of everything, I won't hold back.

At that moment, Takeshi detected danger with the help of Strike Vision, but it was too late.

- "Wire Blizzard!"

Light blue particles sprouted from Tsuganashi's right hand, drawing a magic circle from which, several ropes made of ice came out and attacked not only Takeshi, but also Ida and Kurumi. Takeshi was pulled to his right hand while Ida and Kurumi were thrown against the wall of the stairs. The ice ropes, moving flexibly like a whip despite the material they were made of, tried to strike Takeshi from above.

-"Protection!!!"

Takeshi cast a defensive spell and pushed back the ropes with his sword.

-Are you using beginner's magic?

With a completely different attitude, Tsuganashi cast a spell on himself.

- "Drive!"

An immense amount of magic particles by far, superior to Takeshi's, came out of his left hand and covered his body. At that moment, the strings of ice coming out of his right hand became thicker, longer and more energetic.

-Kyaaaaaaaa!

-Uwaaaaaa!

Takeshi turned to look when he heard Kurumi and Ida's screams and saw them both fall to the ground after being hit by the ice ropes.

One of the ice wires flew at full speed towards him.  It hit Takeshi easily penetrating the defense of the "Protection" spell he had used and collided with his sword.

-Guuh?

Twilight flew off and Takeshi rolled on the ground. Tsuganashi looked at them coldly and said:

- "Drive is an advanced spell of basic magic that applies three different types of defensive magic on you and strengthens you. Remember it even if you are not able to use it.

Takeshi had received a cut from his shoulder to his side and was holding his pain as he listened to Tsuganashi speak. Ida and Kurumi were further away from Takeshi, but they were less injured because the force of the attack towards them was less.

-Imbecile! Take this..." Ida exclaimed from the background.

Immediately, a stream of orange flames burst out like a flamethrower and attacked Tsuganashi.

-Fire? I see... you're a destructive magic user. In that case, "Ice Castle."

The ropes of ice, dispersed into light blue magic particles and disappeared.

-What? Where did this wall come from?

In place of the ice ropes, a beautiful ice castle that looked like something out of a fairy tale had appeared, which made it look like there was an ice festival on the rooftop. Ida, however, was trapped inside, throwing punches at the sturdy walls.

-You need oxygen to create your flames. In there, you only have a limited amount of oxygen, so you won't be able to use your flames.

-Shit! I'm going to break this with my flames right now.

Whether she had heard what she had been told or not, Ida still began to concentrate her magic power in her right hand. But Takeshi intuitively shouted for what would happen.

-Ida!!!

However, Tsuganashi moved before he could say anything to her.

-I'm going to finish you off.

An electric current ran down Takeshi's spine and he quickly looked back at Tsuganashi who was laughing and stretching his palms out in front of him.

- "Invisible Disc!"

Takeshi quickly picked up Twilight and shoved her in front of him.  He immediately heard the sound of something cracking in front of his chest. It was something he couldn't see.

-Takeshi!!! -Kurumi exclaimed next to the ice castle.

-Isoshima! Take cover behind Ida's ice.....

When Takeshi shouted worriedly, several invisible objects suddenly flew towards him one after another, but he repelled them with his sword thanks to the help of his intuitive ability. Kurmi said nothing and simply ran for cover behind the ice castle where Ida was trapped.

Many of those objects flew towards where she was, piercing walls and even the castle.

-Evasive magic? How interesting....

Tsuganashi smiled squinting his eyes with his palms in front of him. Meanwhile, Takeshi deposited his magic power on Twilight and kept repelling those invisible objects flying like arrows.

-What?

Those objects, upon colliding with Twilight's blade, shattered and shattered like glass.

-It's very interesting!

The fragments that should have been flying away hit Takeshi's face causing scratches.

-Give Mui back to me! -Takeshi shouted.

Several discs made of ice were falling at his feet. But they were so thin, they were practically invisible.  Had it not been for his evasive magic, it would have been impossible to look at them. Mui who was unconscious and lying beside Tsuganashi, was aware of Takeshi's call and opened her eyes.

-Ta...ke...shi...kun?

The icy wind was still blowing in the meantime.

She tried to move, but it seemed that her body was dazed by the excessive use she had made of her magic. She was still exhausted from the fight with her brother. She could barely move her eyes so she tried to see what was going on. Meanwhile, Takeshi was still fighting against Tsuganashi's invisible disks.  The attack seemed to be endless, however, Tsuganashi knew there was a limit.

-There seemed to be fewer disks.....

Takeshi finally realized that the intensity of Tsuganashi's attack had waned. His magic was wearing thin.

-It doesn't matter. I don't need too much magic power to finish you off anyway.

After saying that, Tsuganashi switched hands to continue performing the attack. At that moment, the purple-colored magic circles glowing in Takeshi's eyes became darker.

-Here it comes!

With his eyes wide open, Takeshi began to run according to his intuition.

-Stab Robin!

From Tsuganashi's hands, many birds made of ice flew towards Takeshi at high speed like bullets. Takeshi swung his sword from side to side, repelling the attack of the birds and deflecting them to specific places as best he could.

-Are you repelling them and trying to hit the ice wall with them?

All the birds crashing into Takeshi's sword were being deflected into the ice castle where Ida was trapped. The birds slammed into the ice walls making holes that allowed air to flow inside.

-Kaahaaa...!

Ida almost suffocated inside, but at that moment she was able to take a deep breath and gasped.

-Ida-kun!

Kurumi, helped Ida out of there through one of the holes in the wall.

-I was already looking at the light at the end of the tunnel... -Ida whispered between moans. Kurumi frowned and said:

-If you can joke like that, it means you're okay.

-I'm... I'm sorry...

Seeing that Ida had been rescued from her ice prison, Tsuganashi twisted his face in a gesture of fury. Mui barely stood up sideways and clung to his leg.

-Nii-san... don't do this anymore!

Tsuganashi turned his cold gaze towards her and pointed with the palm of his hand.

- "Death Cube!"

-Kyaaa!

A series of ice shackles, seized Mui's hands and feet slamming her back to the ground.

-Stop it! -Takeshi shouted tiredly.

-If they say this girl is my little sister, then you shouldn't care what I do with her.

Seeing Tsuganashi's attitude that said that quite naturally, Takeshi replied:

-Don't give me bullshit! Think a little about how Mui feels towards you.

-Takeshi-kun...

With his face down and a pressure on his chest, Mui was on the verge of tears. Takeshi continued:

-If you're not going to think about her, I'm going to make you do it by force!

-Try it if you can, rookie. -Tsuganashi replied completely irritated.

Then. He extended his hand to the front to launch a new attack.

-Wire Blizzard!

However, Takeshi didn't wait around.  While Tsuganashi deployed his Ice ropes, Takeshi deposited his magic power on Twilight. So far, Takeshi had held back on giving magic power, lest it drain him completely. But now, he was depositing as much magical power as possible into her.

Twilight, neither slow nor lazy, began to greedily suck Takeshi's magic power like a hungry beast. The purple particles surrounding the hilt began to darken. At the same time, cramps and tremors coming from his right hand began to invade his whole body in the same way as it did the first time he touched the sword. A pain also invaded his right arm followed by dizziness and headaches that sapped his strength.

But, despite everything, Takeshi continued to give his magical power to the sword without the slightest intention of letting go of it. His face turned pale and his knees trembled. He was already almost on the verge of fainting.

Trying to pour all his magical power into Twilight, Takeshi squeezed the hilt with the last of his remaining strength.

-Please! Make it come out...

On the verge of falling to his knees and while begging the sword, Takeshi exclaimed:

- "Free yourself!"

The moment Takeshi's desperate cry resounded, Twilight responded in the clearest way possible.

Tsuganashi, witnessed how the magical power that was in the sword, manifested as a black cartridge the moment Takeshi used the "Liberate" release spell.

-What?!

-Takeshi-kun?

Mui was also astonished to see that.

"Can he control Twilight already?" she wondered.

However, Takeshi was struggling to keep the cartridge out, though by itself, it was useless.

-Ida! Throw it to me now..." Takeshi exclaimed to Ida, who was already outside the ice castle.

-Hey, you made me work hard to do this....

Ida threw Takeshi something that she held tightly in her right hand. It was a metal cylinder that flew through the air which Takeshi caught with his left hand and then put it into the cartridge.

After that, he placed his finger on the trigger that appeared on the grip. He didn't know if "Strike Vision" would still work after what he was about to do, but that was the only way to rescue Mui.

- "Union!"

Takeshi held the sword as far away from him as possible. He took a deep breath, pressed the trigger and exclaimed:

- "Blast Fog!!!"

The moment he pressed the trigger, Twiligh shuddered sharply as if she had throbbed.

-What?!!!

Tsuganashi was watching that with eyes of complete disbelief. Twilight had begun to burst into flames transforming into a mass of fire.

-Her sword... has changed its shape...?

Even Mui was very surprised by what she was seeing. She had already heard things regarding the sword called "Twilight", but she had never heard that it could abruptly change its shape.

-It's not possible that it can use someone else's magic. -Tsuganashi exclaimed.

Takeshi at that moment, swung the sword to the side and all the ice bindings were practically evaporated.

-It's impossible!

Besides wielding Twilight, flames flew from his hand around the place and both of them were lost from sight. However, Takeshi knew Tsuganashi's location perfectly well thanks to intuition. Takeshi swung his sword towards Tsuganashi cutting through the flames. Mui caught a glimpse of the sword blade emerging from the flames and slashing Tsuganashi in the chest.

-Noooooo!

She screamed desperately and tried to get up and run towards him, but before she did, Tsuganashi shattered in front of her eyes. It was a strategy to distract Takeshi by using an ice statue to attack from another side. However, the magic no longer came out of Tsuganashi's white gloves. Moreover, Takeshi had positioned himself right behind him and stabbed Tsuganashi from behind.

-Gu... How... did you...?

Takeshi quickly pulled the sword out of his body and answered:

-I sensed your presence intuitively.

Unexpectedly, Tsuganashi smiled at the answer and then collapsed on the ground.

-Nii-saaaan!!!!

Takeshi tried to talk to the rushing Mui, but quickly felt uncomfortable and looked back again. There, stood an unfamiliar man.

-Wow wow... but what do we have here?

Takeshi felt his hair stand on end and he froze completely still.

-Are you an evasive magic user? I saw you turn to look just as I appeared. Did you predict it?

The man stepped closer, turning his crimson eyes very fixed on Takeshi and said:

-If you try to assassinate me, you'll end up dead too.

-Washizu... Kippei..." Mui muttered.

Washizu Kippei, looked away from Takeshi and fixed his gaze on Mui.

-It seems it's not necessary to introduce ourselves, but what does it matter. I'll do it anyway. It's a pleasure to meet you, Aiba Mui-san. Let me tell you that I've been taking good care of Tsuganashi-kun. Oh, by the way, he is now one of the five candidates of the Trailers. And you, you are welcome to join if you wish. It's very sad to see them at odds with each other. And it's also a problem...

Washizu took Tsuganashi by the arm and lifted him up, completely ignoring Mui and Takeshi and continued speaking:

-They are family after all.....

Takeshi had the desire to get Tsuganashi back for Mui's sake, but suddenly that feeling disappeared.

 Without needing to use his intuitive magic, he was fully aware that this man would finish him off if he moved a single millimeter.

Washizu, silently cast a small spell of levitation magic, to help himself place Tsuganashi gently on his shoulders and said:

-Look what they have done to your brother. It is terrible. What a cruel little sister you are...

—…

Mui did not move either. And, noticing them quiet and very still, Washizu lost care of them and looked back.

-Fumu... it looks like we have company.

His gaze fell on some shadows flying over the sky from the south.

-Washizu!

When Washizu Kippei heard that cry, his shoulders shook.

-How persistent they are.

-Wait!!!

From those shadows flying in the sky approaching the place, loud screams could be heard.

Washizu, stood on the edge of the building carrying Tsuganashi on his back and then turned to look again at Mui and Takehsi who was pale and exhausted.

-See you next time, Aiba Mui-san. And to the other three as well. -He said kindly. and then, he jumped into the void.

-Washizu!!!

As if escaping from the voices approaching from behind, Washizu Kippei flew several meters in the air in a single step and immediately jumped away through the air.

-Nii-san!

It was only after Washizu disappeared that Mui was finally able to speak again.

After that, several soldiers in navy blue uniforms arrived on the scene and before she even found out, that they were Wizard Breath mages, Mui lost consciousness and fainted.