I Abandoned the Male Lead Who Cheated with the Villainess - Chapter 87
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Ivonne had formulated a plan from the moment Celestia revealed herself. The plan was to expose Celestia attacking Ivonne, who was now officially the southern tower’s master, to everyone.
‘First, I blurred the surroundings with a blizzard and quickly set up a stage in the square. Celestia was so focused on stopping my blizzard and using her own magic that it was easy to move things around. She wouldn’t have been sensitive to the flow of magic.’
Feigning helplessness against Celestia, Ivonne had sent a message to Rix to gather people. After that, all she had to do was wait for a suitable audience to gather.
‘Celestia’s magic was stronger than I expected, so I got a bit injured, but…’
Even so, wasn’t this a perfect success?
Ivonne stepped closer to the still-frozen Celestia and spoke.
“Books are wonderful, aren’t they? They contain a lifetime of someone’s learning and knowledge. But on the other hand, books are ultimately someone else’s experiences. There are things in this world that books alone cannot teach you.”
Instinctively, Celestia moved back. She heard a clinking sound from her wrist. Unbeknownst to her, Ivonne had bound her hands.
“And there’s a common misconception among those with limited social experience: ‘I am the wisest.’ or ‘I am exceptionally talented.’… Such delusions.”
Celestia realized the chains around her wrists were suppressing her magic by blocking the flow of her power.
‘This wretched woman…’
Her clenched jaw tightened further, drawing blood from her gums.
“And I always tell such people the same thing: in some areas, others are smarter than you. So, never be too arrogant, never judge too hastily, never be overly conceited.”
Of course, even if I say this, the lady won’t understand.
As Ivonne spoke, Celestia quietly clenched her fist. But when Ivonne snapped her fingers, Celestia’s hand stiffened and extended. Now, Celestia couldn’t even control her own body.
And that became the worst possible trigger.
“Hah. Well, those are wise words. For a commoner, you sure have some insightful things to say. So, let me return those words to you.”
Clang! The sound of chains breaking was sharp and clear. Celestia had broken the chains that were supposed to disrupt her flow of magic.
Ivonne was startled.
‘Those chains should have cut off her magic flow!’
The chains binding Celestia were feared even by ancient wizards, as they rendered their magic useless. Yet, Celestia had snapped them. Chains that were supposed to be unbreakable by sheer strength.
‘How… what did she do?’
As Ivonne hesitated, warily watching Celestia,
“Mommy!”
A child screamed amongst the crowd in the square.
“Hah.”
“Aah…”
People began collapsing one by one, as if their souls were being ripped away.
Someone in the crowd shouted,.
“They, they’re dead!”
In an instant, over ten people had died. Suddenly and without warning. It was a catastrophe.
“Run!”
“Get out of here!”
“People are just dropping dead!”
“Mommy!”
The square turned into chaos, people running to escape, others clutching the fallen and crying, some frozen in confusion and trampled. It was like a sudden disaster had struck.
Even Ivonne, usually quick to grasp the situation, was left in shock, her eyes wide.
‘What is happening…?’
Even Rix, who usually stood by her side with steadfastness, was frozen, unable to move or speak.
As people continued to die, one strange detail became apparent: those facing Celestia, behind Ivonne, remained unaffected. Only those behind Celestia were collapsing.
Then, a soft voice muttered.
“Magic absorption.”
The voice was definitely a man’s, but it wasn’t Rix’s. Ivonne slowly turned her stiff neck towards the sound. It was German.
“Magic absorption…”
He kept repeating the same words, as if entranced.
‘Magic absorption…’
In her shock and fear, Ivonne’s mind raced until she finally understood what German was muttering about.
‘A forbidden spell that forcibly takes another person’s magic and makes it one’s own…’
It wasn’t mentioned in the original story, but when she became a tower master, one of the first things she received from Isaac during her induction was knowledge of forbidden spells.
Among these, ‘Magic Absorption’ was so horrifying and brutal that it was banned by the imperial family itself.
‘Magic is akin to the life force that flows through the body. To absorb it all and make it your own…’
Magic transfusion, like a blood transfusion, allowed one to share or receive small amounts of magic. However, the amount was usually very small because it took a long time for magic to replenish and because it felt like giving away a part of one’s life force, causing extreme fatigue in the giver.
But to forcibly take all of it until the person dies…
