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"Ah, this is bad..."

With those words as the last, the voice that was somehow nostalgic yet extremely unpleasant to Coai fell silent.

Coai composed herself and confirmed the intentions of the woman she was facing.

"Well now, do you intend to fight me? You should understand my power, shouldn't you?"
"Yeah, but... I've found something I want to protect."

Something to protect, huh.
I, too, have a purpose (a reason for living) that I don't want to lose...

"A woman like me was given a reason to live. I'll do my best, as much as I can."
"...Is that so."
As the woman finished speaking, she took out a fist-sized lump from somewhere.

"Is that also a tool to enhance magical power?"
Coai recalled the small vial the woman had held before. At that time, every time the woman drank its contents, her magical power had been amplified.

"Well, something like that... By the way, haven't you been hearing a strange voice for a while now?"
"You heard it too?"
"'Humans are cute,' 'I'll lend you my power,' what is this?"
The question the woman muttered contained words that Coai hadn't heard.

"Anyway, I'll just eat this."
The woman bit into the lump in her hand. It was easily torn off like a ripe fruit and flowed down her throat.

"Impressive..."
An even stronger magical power than before now resided in the woman. The dusty smell wafting from her, and her eyes and hair shining like blue-green jewels, spoke volumes.