I Abandoned the Male Lead Who Cheated with the Villainess - Chapter 12
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Ivonne couldn’t hide her laughter as she spoke, “Hoho, I won’t ask you to return it. Because, well, that one is fake.”
“What?”
“What?”
However, the mention that the transparent magic crystal, which had been proudly displayed just moments ago, was fake was something the two of them couldn’t accept, evident in their dismayed expressions.
Blitzen took a step closer to Ivonne and positioned himself protectively in front of Celestia.
“Nonsense! You know best that this transparent magic crystal is real, don’t you?”
Although it was an acknowledgment that the necklace Celestia was currently wearing belonged to Ivonne, it seemed that Blitzen was more uncomfortable with the implication that the prestigious transparent magic crystal was being denied.
Furthermore, given that he had spoken in front of Celestia, it was hard to discern how her expression contorted upon hearing those words. For Ivonne, this was a stroke of luck. Ivonne, with her refreshing light green eyes that matched the early summer, suggested with a smile,
“Why don’t you try it on then?”
“….What?”
“Amplify the Count’s magic using the power within the transparent magic crystal.”
As Blitzen hesitated to speak, Ivonne drove the point home.
“If you can, that is.”
For a moment, the onlookers murmured in excitement.
“Amplify his magic?”
“Looks like Count Ulfest can’t use magic after all.”
“But why did the transparent magic crystal go to the top-scoring maid?”
“Come to think of it, when the Count was the heir, he always seemed to have the top-scoring maid by his side whenever he used magic.”
“So, the one who actually borrowed the power of the transparent magic crystal isn’t the top-scoring maid, but Count Ulfest?”
As the murmurs grew louder, Blitzen’s face turned pale. Appearance spoke volumes, confirming the validity of the whispers that had been circulating. Consequently, as people looked at Blitzen with a tinge of sympathy, he finally exploded.
“How dare a commoner like you, who became a maid, disrespect a noble like me!”
Drawing the rapier he had at his waist, Blitzen shouted. While most spellcasters carried a short wand-like magical staff in their pockets, Blitzen, being less proficient in magic and skilled in swordsmanship, often carried a rapier.
“The weight of the crime of insulting a noble must be proven by the sound of your neck falling.”
Blitzen swung his sword with a swishing sound. His honey-like flowing golden hair seemed to be swaying with explosive magical energy, while a purple gleam appeared in his clear blue eyes.
As the onlookers gawked at the magic circle spreading widely beneath Blitzen’s feet, they took a step back in alarm.
“Look at that magic!”
“He’s drawn such a thick and large magic circle without even a single mistake!”
The intricate and complex magic circle shimmering brightly beneath Blitzen’s feet was undoubtedly an impressive spectacle. However, Ivonne knew the truth.
‘That magic circle is being drawn by Celestia.’
Just look at the busy movement of Celestia’s hand hidden in the lace of her sleeve. She was clutching a wand that one couldn’t discern when she had pulled it out, busily maintaining the magic circle.
Blitzen was nothing more than an actor delivering lines on stage. Therefore, despite the overlap of the pre-possession ex-boyfriend and the former fiancé and lover, Ivonne couldn’t help but feel unfazed by Blitzen’s menacing words.
Wooong―
The intricate magical circle was of the offensive type. A discomforting and fearful sound resonated as if air was rushing through a narrow passage, and soon Blitzen’s rapier thrust straight towards Ivonne.
Ivonne was completely defenseless and, officially, had never even held a basic weapon like a dagger. To swing a sword without hesitation at such a person, it seemed that there was no trace of nobility in Blitzen.
Thus, all of this was incited by Blitzen himself.
…Kwaaang!
When her shoulder was pricked by the rapier tip, Ivonne swiftly blocked it sideways with her hand.
Simultaneously, a massive magic circle, capable of overwhelming the one painstakingly created by Celestia over a considerable period, emerged on the ground, and a pillar of light shot up into the sky.
“Aaah!”
“Kyaaah!”
“Euaaang!”
The screams of the people blown away by the gust of wind surged. The skirts of the ladies fluttered in the summer sunlight, while the children who had come to spectate the nobles stood dazed.
It happened in a brief moment that felt like an eternity. Moreover, there was no magic wand in Ivonne’s hands at the moment.
Even Blitzen, with his well-developed vision from long sword practice, stood dumbfounded, his mouth agape. It was only natural that Celestia, who had been preoccupied maintaining and triggering the magic circle, had collapsed haphazardly on the ground.
“Gasp….”
“Unbelievable….”
When the powerful pillar of light, capable of piercing through the thick summer clouds, dissipated, people saw a woman standing tall amidst the white dust.
It was none other than Ivonne, who had cast such an enormous spell without hesitation.
“H-How….”
“L-Look, look at her hand!”
A bystander, who had managed to regain their composure, albeit a bit farther away and relatively less affected, pointed at Ivonne’s arm and gasped.
There were a whopping nine circles swirling around her forearm.
