Editing Failing Witch:Volume1 Episode2 (section)

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Just before death reached Melehe…

“Hhhnyahhhh!”

She heard a strange noise.

No, that was someone’s voice.

“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!”

Destruction followed.

What was destroyed? The spherical barrier located above the Arena.

A single hole formed in the massive barrier and the entire thing popped like a soap bubble. Something had pierced through it from below. Whatever had been launched from the ground had mercilessly torn through the thick barrier and caught Melehe’s jacket just as gravity started to pull her down.

It was Viocia.

The two of them circled around in the air until Viocia somehow managed to get her Formula Broom stable again. Melehe’s broom remained entirely silent and refused to move.

“Sigh, the open sky feels great. If only all this wasn’t going on.”

The trio did not respond with a silly question.

First, red Arbamini raised her voice.

“Wha-!? It might be safe now, but this started out as an unofficial arena where the strongest witches fought the giant creatures made at Maleficium. How powerful is that girl to break through one of its barriers!?”

Melehe also stared wide-eyed at the girl she was holding onto.

She gave her a quintessential look of disbelief.

Dorothea wasn’t the only one to outdo Melehe on a part of the Bealtaine practice exam. On the ultra-high speed portion of the flight section, Viocia had outdone even the Rank A genius girl.

“How did you manage that extreme acceleration? Don’t tell me you could pass the airless ultra-high-altitude barrier and reach the far side of the starry sky!?”

“What are you talking about?”

Viocia herself was the most confused.

Melehe’s eyes widened again.

“(Who is this girl and who is her tutor?)”

Viocia only tilted her head.

“''More importantly'', Melehe, you’re safe now. Help has arrived!”

“Hey? You really think your brute force power will be any help? You’re just an extra bonus for us. Have fun falling after we break all the bones in your body!!”

“I…”

Viocia didn’t hesitate to respond while both supporting Melehe and operating her broom.

“I never said it was just me. And you need to stop making fun of my teacher!!”

''Boom!!!

“!?”

The color silver shined bright.

If not for the particles in the air, Arbamini would have been hit before she even noticed. The mass of wind was a lot like a giant wrecking ball.

Arbamini swung her body to dodge at the last second and gripped her broom all the tighter while scanning her surroundings with her eyes.

The afterimage was still burned into her retinas.

“What!?”

“Magic, right!? And more’s coming. Dodge, Arbamini!!”