Leanna's raised hand unleashed a beam cannon of terrifying power. She was, after all, the strongest mage of humanity in this world, and her speed was truly too fast for anyone to react to.
Unfortunately, she was facing Kaito, who had become the undisputed overlord of the universe.
Although there was still a gap between him and the Magic Gods of the Toaru World, in ordinary worlds, he was already absolutely invincible.
Any enemy that wasn't conceptual stood no chance against him.
"...Who exactly are you! Someone as powerful as you couldn't possibly be unknown!"
Leanna was shocked, but quickly retreated a certain distance and immediately raised her staff, entering a combat-ready stance.
"Haha, Kaito-nii, she's scared of you."
Oosuki Chiyo found Leanna's reaction amusing, even feeling a sense of satisfaction.
In the past, every Demon God would have a headache dealing with her. Although she wasn't a Hero, her mastery of magic made her the undisputed strongest human.
She had repeatedly performed great feats when fighting the dragon race.
In terms of strength, she was no weaker than any Demon God, no weaker than any Hero!
"Rather than scared of me, it's more like she's wary of me."
Kaito shrugged, watching as Chiyo walked over step by step and clung to him, her hands wrapping around his left arm. Kaito found it quite amusing.
'Was she putting on a display of borrowed power?'
"Leanna, you have two choices now. The first choice is to lift the curse you placed on me. As for the second choice, I'll beat you half to death and force you to help me lift the curse."
"Heh... This curse isn't exactly normal magic. How can it be lifted so easily? This is the grudges of the vengeful dragon race spirits!"
Leanna was right. If it could be easily lifted, she would have done so long ago, rather than transferring the curse to Chiyo.
Similarly, if it could be easily lifted, she wouldn't be needed; Kaito could handle it.
But the problem was that different fields required different expertise.
Kaito's mastery of magic wasn't that strong yet.
"Besides, if I want to leave, can you even stop me?"
Lift the curse?
That was impossible!
Although Leanna was wary of Kaito, she was still very confident, believing that if she wanted to leave, no one could stop her!
It had been that way since she became a mage until now!
The title of the strongest human mage was no joke!
Her magical strength could even clash with ancient dragon magic and hold its own!
Most of humanity's magic was created by her alone!
"Hmm? Wanting to run away? Kaito-nii, what do you think?"
"What else can I think? I've already memorized her presence. She can run wherever she wants."
As long as she's not in another dimension, as long as she's still in this world, no matter where she hide, Kaito could instantly find her.
After he meet her once and memorize her scent, with just snap his fingers, a spatial gate would open beneath her feet.
"Hehe~"
Chiyo laughed, then turned to look at Leanna.
"So, you heard that, right? I don't want to resort to violence with you, so why don't you just lift the curse? If you really can't, at least transfer it back to yourself!"
"Hah, impossible!"
'Impossible?'
Chiyo nudged Kaito, the meaning clear: it was time to act.
"...Alright."
Kaito smiled faintly. He didn't make any overt movements, but suddenly, numerous golden ripples appeared around Leanna, and the Chains of Heaven that emerged immediately began to capture her position.
"These chains... interesting!!"
Clang, clang, clang, clang!!!
Leanna immediately noticed the special nature of the Chains of Heaven. As a human, she originally had no Divinity, but by merging with an ancient dragon's heart, she possessed a part of it. Therefore, she wasn't foolish enough to let the Chains of Heaven catch her.
She slammed her staff hard into the ground. A magic circle appeared, and the resulting magic shield perfectly deflected the Chains of Heaven's attempts to capture her.
Even when some Chains of Heaven began to wrap around the magic shield, they were repelled again.
"Interesting."
Seeing this, Kaito quickly understood the unique properties of the magic shield.
Indeed, her mastery of magic was exceptional.
Next, he slightly raised his right hand, and the Golden Sword materialized.
There was no need to chant incantations; Kaito could now freely use the Golden Sword granted by the [Warrior] ability.
And the ability brought by the Golden Sword was sealing.
She was very skilled in magic?
Then he would just seal her ability to use magic.
And that magic shield would be instantly dismantled by the Golden Sword.
Crack—!
Shrrrk—!!!
The Golden Sword effortlessly broke through the magic shield, but just as it was about to pierce Leanna's body, he found it only pierced a doll.
Her true form had already escaped, hadn't it?
"Snap—!"
Snapping his fingers, a spatial gate appeared.
The target was directly above.
"Hah, instead of choosing to run away, you're thinking of facing me?"
"I praise your courage!"
Looking up at Leanna instantly dodging the spatial gate's location, Kaito found it increasingly interesting.
As Kaito's figure vanished from the spot, leaving Chiyo hugging air, Kaito appeared before Leanna.
"Alright, the game ends here."
He reached out and began to suppress her directly.
Regardless of what magic Leanna tried to cast, it was futile in the face of absolute power.
"Damn it, who are you! How can you effortlessly..."
"Gwaaaah—!!!"
Kaito's attack pierced through her various magic shields. As Kaito grabbed her arm and swung her hard, Leanna, the strongest human mage, became like a meteor, crashing heavily into the ground, creating a huge crater.
In the next second, the Chains of Heaven appeared again, grabbing her and binding her within the crater.
"Alright, you can be proud of yourself for making me use that much effort."
Teleporting before her again, Leanna's face was now filled with fear.
'I had lost just like that!?'
She had thought she could defeat Kaito through a great battle, but who would have thought her defeat would be so complete!?
In just a single encounter, she lost!!!
"I refuse to accept this!!!"
"Whether you accept it or not is not up to you."
Kaito reached out and grabbed Leanna's forehead, then began extracting all the magical knowledge from her mind.
Nothing was easier than copying. Although this would damage Leanna's brain and soul, she was an enemy, so damage was damage!
"Done. Chiyo, I know how to deal with the curse on you now. But the cost is... Leanna will suffer a fate worse than death."