Magical Girl of Chaos: Magical Rampage

The current location is Kansas, USA.

It feels like they just randomly dropped me somewhere around the middle.

Well, to be precise, it’s somewhere between Kansas and Colorado.

But that doesn’t matter.

My job is to exterminate all the witches, demons, and monsters here after everyone has evacuated.

And this time, I don’t even need to worry about the extent of destruction.

Still, I shouldn’t destroy too wide an area… It’s a good opportunity to test the results of my recent training.

“……”

By the way, they’ve arranged this place just like a typical demon king’s castle from games or manga.

Well, I guess it’s a classic setup.

But in front of me, such arrangements are meaningless.

“「Domain Collapse」.”

First, I’ll wipe out all the small fry with 「Domain Collapse」.

The problem with this is that it also tears up the ground, but I can just create a magic platform in the air and walk on it.

“Come out, witch.”

“……”

The witch, who was drinking some beverage on the rooftop of the tallest building here, slowly descended at my call.

Judging by the power I sense from her, it might be a bit tricky to take her down instantly.

But with so many places to deal with right now, I need to destroy everything with full force.

“I am the Witch of Light. If you can keep up with my speed… try to follow me.”

“Shut up. I’m busy right now.”

“Hmph, what a rude and barbaric dog.”

This time, it’s a witch who uses annoying speech like “this one” and whatnot.

I don’t know which world she’s from, but I already dislike her from the start.

“Ha!”

“…!”

The Witch of Light suddenly attempted an attack.

She was quite fast, as expected from someone confident in her speed, but even though the attack was more of a greeting, it was still something I could react to.

No, rather, despite her appearance, her strike was quite heavy and destructive.

Is that… a greatsword?

“So, you’re the Witch of Light, but you only use one greatsword?”

“Hehe~ My big and beautiful weapon… isn’t it truly beautiful?”

“I don’t know.”

But her weapon, while heavy, feels like it lacks something.

It’s funny that the Witch of Light only uses one greatsword, and the greatsword itself feels off…

What is she trying to do?

…Well, I can just destroy that greatsword for now.

“Now! Become the rust of my sword!”

“Stop the act and disappear.”

“?!”

The Witch of Light boldly swung her sword down again.

In response, I unleashed the maximum output of my energy blade.

As I expected, the Witch of Light’s greatsword shattered too easily.

“……”

“Your sword is too weak for something so heavy. Is there a reason for that?”

Even if she’s not as strong as me, a witch of her caliber shouldn’t have her weapon break so easily.

So… there must be something.

Maybe it’s a fake sword, or…

“…You caught on quickly. As barbaric as you are, you’re sharp.”

“Indeed. So, that was just a decoration. The real thing was the light sword inside that hollow space.”

“Hmph, don’t compare it to your energy blade! My sword is made of real light!”

“In the end, it’s just about having high energy, you idiot.”

So, she was testing me with a hollow greatsword, and if I proved capable of breaking it, she’d switch to the light sword…

She’s really full of pride.

Only someone that arrogant would come up with such a gimmick.

And for someone like her… I’ll test my newly crafted Light Cross Sword in real combat!

“How dare you… imitate my fighting style! I don’t know where the information leaked, but it’s extremely unpleasant!”

“Who cares? I came up with this on my own. It’s just one of the many combat styles anyone could imagine, so don’t make a big deal out of it.”

Wait, is she using Control Blades too?

And with a pure light sword created by her own power?

I wasn’t even thinking about it, but coincidentally, our fighting styles ended up similar…

And she even shoots high-energy lasers, how annoying.

Well, I’m still stronger.

I’ll just cut her down quickly and be done with it.

“Ah, by the way… what’s your goal?”

“What? You attacked without even knowing that? Destruction and invasion, that’s the goal, obviously!”

“…I see. Then die.”

It wouldn’t be good to attack her directly with the Light Cross Sword.

Since her Control Blade skills are still superior, my Light Cross Sword can only intercept to a certain extent.

Not to mention, she also shoots high-energy lasers, so the best I can do with the Light Cross Sword is defend against those.

So, I’ll exclude those as much as possible with the Light Cross Sword, while pushing her back with the energy blade in my hand and aiming for her neck.

“Hoh, you’re still inexperienced, but you handle it quite well!”

“You seem to be the one leaning more on that side, though?”

“Nonsense!”

My energy blade and the Witch of Light’s light sword clashed repeatedly.

Each time, energy sparks flew, and massive shockwaves erupted.

Like when I clashed swords with the Witch of Wind, each strike caused shockwaves that devastated the surroundings, happening dozens, hundreds of times in less than a second, making my ears ring.

On top of that, the sparks from the clashing blades were blinding.

But even with just a little visual information, I can predict her next move, so it’s not a problem.

And the Witch of Light… while she acts very confidently, I can sense a bit of nervousness in her reactions and tremors.

Well, it’s only natural.

I’m using my talent to achieve an absurd level of multiple physical enhancements, and my raw strength is superior.

No matter how fast the Witch of Light is, my enhanced body can keep up.

The Witch of Wind was actually more fierce.

It might take some time, but victory is certain.

“「Ether Blast」.”

“Kuh…! You truly are a vicious barbarian! 「Tachyon」!!”

“?!”

…What was that just now?

I clearly blocked her attack, but I got injured.

And quite deeply at that.

Of course, I healed it immediately with recovery magic, but something feels off.

“Ha! This is my power! It’s not exactly light, but it’s just speed based on light, so it doesn’t matter! That’s what 「Concept」 is!”

“You’re really forcing it…”

I see, so it’s because of that 「Tachyon」 thing.

I don’t know how it operates, but tachyons are essential for making time travel theories realistic.

Meaning, she can interfere with time to some extent, right?

But time travel to the past using this has been proven to be a fallacy, hasn’t it?

…Could it be that even such fallacies are included in 「Concept」?

If she firmly believes it’s true, she can manifest it as reality?

That’s even more absurd than I thought…!

Moreover, while the scope is different, the danger of her time interference ability surpasses that of Clock Hands.

And since she applies it to herself, even my Rampage ability can’t easily interfere.

If it affected the surroundings, I might have a chance…

…Well, does it matter?

If that’s the case, I’ll just hide a big trap for when she attacks and use that opportunity to kill her in one go.

It’s not like the timing is too tight, and if I take a few more hits, I’ll figure out how much time her attacks rewind.

I can estimate the time rewind based on the state of the wounds and the healing speed.

I’ve learned a bit from Clock Hands, and thanks to the hellish training from my senior, I can roughly grasp it.

It’s training I never want to do again…!

My senior is truly insane.

When a genius is more psycho than a psycho, this is the kind of thing they do…!

“Hahaha! How about that?! My incredible ability! A sure-kill ability that no one can stop!!”

“……”

…First, the initial wound… healing time 0.4 seconds.

Next, the second wound on the side, healing time 0.6 seconds.

The third wound on my back, healing time 0.5 seconds.

The half-severed wrist, healing time 0.9 seconds.

……Roughly, considering the bleeding, it’s around 3 to 4 minutes.

And the most likely place she’ll attack in the current timeline, about 3 minutes from now… probably my legs.

Judging from her attack pattern, she slashes from top to bottom, so I think she’ll wound me there next.

In that case…

“Where should I slash next?! Your arm?! Your leg?!”

“……”

“Not answering is such a delightful reaction! Here! Take this!”

…「Tachyon」 probably involves rewinding time momentarily to attack and then returning to the current timeline.

Since she governs light, and even with her forceful beliefs, she can’t recklessly interfere with time.

「Concept」 is omnipotent, but not always.

So, I’ll plant an explosive-type 「Ether Blast」 in my leg muscles, compress it, and hide it.

I’ll sneakily hide it while adjusting my grip on the sword, so she won’t notice.

Since my body is also in Rampage, distinguishing it is nearly impossible.

Still, if she had properly established the theory behind her technique, it could have been very dangerous, but thankfully, she’s an idiot.

Thanks to that, the technique became much less threatening than it could have been.

“Huhu… Hahaha!! How delightful… It’s always so delightful to see someone being sliced apart so helplessly! Truly… I must thank Pandora-sama a hundred times more!”

Keep talking like that.

I’ll just focus on recovery magic and wait for you to step into the trap.

The moment you, the fool who accidentally slashed your own leg, attack that spot… you’re done.

The moment the explosion from 「Ether Blast」 slows you down, you’ll be forced back into the current timeline, creating a huge opening.

Well, my leg will also be half gone at the same time.

“Even if you keep slashing, you don’t have the means to kill me. You lack the power to deliver a finishing blow, don’t you?”

“W-What…?! How dare you insult me! You deserve to die a hundred times!!”

“The one who deserves to die is you.”

“Kuh…!! I’ll turn you into a mass of wounds!!”

By the way, she’s as arrogant as she is vulnerable to taunts…

The fact that she says she’ll turn me into a mass of wounds instead of finishing me off immediately shows that she really doesn’t have the means to kill me in one strike.

Well, my multiple physical enhancements and their level are extremely abnormal, so without a separate enhancement method, completely severing my body is impossible.

If she keeps slashing the same spot over and over, it might be possible, but since I’m focusing on recovery magic, it’s meaningless.

Plus, I’ve been training in the exclusive training ground, so my current durability is beyond imagination.

And while observing, I noticed something: accelerating to rewind time and attack seems to be a one-time thing per acceleration.

Since she doesn’t govern time-related 「Concept」, rewinding time to attack must be ridiculously slow compared to her original speed.

That’s why no matter how much she attacks, she can’t keep up with my recovery magic.

Even if she attacks at the speed of light in the current timeline, my enhanced body’s speed is comparable, making it hard for her to land a decisive blow.

I was startled by that initial 「Tachyon」, but victory is still certain.

In the end, a technique that hasn’t been properly trained is just a hollow technique.

“Take this!! …Kuhak?!”

The Witch of Light, who had been slicing my body like an apple, suddenly got caught in an explosion and was flung away.

This means she triggered the trap I set.

Well, even without that, seeing my severed leg makes it obvious.

“…So, you hit that spot after all.”

“W-What…?! No, more importantly, with your leg in that state, how are you moving so fast…?!”

Without wasting time, I immediately moved and closed the distance to the Witch of Light in an instant.

Having one leg missing is incredibly inconvenient, but closing the distance is easy.

If you know how to extract and manipulate mana externally, anyone can force such movements.

“I trained to move smoothly even in this state.”

“You… crazy woman…!”

“I was getting tired of waiting. Now… die. 「Ether Blast」.”

“W-Wait…?!”

In her panicked state, still unable to adjust her posture, I swung my energy blade.

Without firing 「Ether Blast」, I charged it into the blade and aimed a two-handed slash at the Witch of Light’s neck.

The slash, accompanied by the erupting 「Ether Blast」, tore through the Witch of Light’s neck as it advanced.

The lifeless body and head of the Witch of Light sank into the devastated ground.

With this, victory is mine.

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