I Was Just Having Fun With The Time Limit - Chapter 182

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Wilhelm was considerably taken aback by Aselia’s appearance.
‘This place is densely woven with hundreds of layers of magical barriers.’
Moreover, I had created a space saturated with the power of death using humans bearing Narbidal’s mark as sacrifices.
A space of death that consumed external magic.
I was certain that even a dragon could not penetrate and enter this place.
Even I, the designer of this space, had no confidence in forcing my way in.
So what was the identity of that young woman, and how could she possibly enter here?
‘Was it because of Isabel?’
Isabel had used a strange spell.
It was also an unusual magic in barrier form, and as she used it, the very space of this place shook greatly, creating a small gap in the process.
‘No matter how small the gap that opened, it was repaired in an instant.’
No matter how skilled a mage was, they could not force their way through that gap.
At least, that was what Wilhelm’s understanding suggested.
‘What?’
But that wasn’t the end of it.
As Aselia wedged herself through the narrow gap, the opening in the magical barrier grew larger.
After that, Duke Robena revealed herself.
“Wow, this really is opening.”
“You, you are…!”
“Long time no see.”
Not only Robena, but five more men and women revealed themselves.
At that point, Wilhelm could vaguely discern their identities.
“Could it be… dragons?”
Aselia smiled brightly.
“Bingo.”
“Why are dragons here?”
“These ones are here to prevent the world’s destruction.”
Aselia pointed at the dragons with her finger.
Then she pointed that same finger at herself.
“As for me, I just don’t like you.”
Robena and the five dragons walked slowly forward.
Forming a pentagonal shape, they began to use draconic magic that humans could not comprehend.
Wilhelm cried out loudly.
“How can dragons interfere in human affairs like this! This is clearly defying the natural order!”
“What are you talking about?”
Aselia flicked her ear dismissively. Then she blew toward Wilhelm—whoosh.
“If I had my way, I would have torn you apart myself.”
In that moment, Wilhelm could say nothing.
The aura emanating from the dragon lord overwhelmed Wilhelm.
“However, the other dragons kept stopping me so much that.”
The Dragons had also reached their own consensus.
“There’s going to be a massive battle here, and we can’t let the shockwaves spill out beyond this place. Too many people would die.”
Here, there were more than ten Arcane Mages and Wilhelm.
And the Villorian forces seeking to rescue Isabel would arrive soon.
If those two factions clashed, the world would be laid to waste—that much was obvious.
Even the Dragons could see that absurdly powerful individuals were converging in one place.
Wilhelm considered it a blessing in disguise.
Regardless of what the other Dragons were, the young woman before his eyes was no ordinary Dragon.
He even wondered if she might be the Dragon Lord said to have prevented the Black Flame Dragon catastrophe.
‘As long as the Dragons don’t intervene directly, it doesn’t matter!’
But more voices rang out.
“…And so a special task force was formed to punish you.”
“…Biatone!”
“Finally we meet, old man.”
Biatone revealed himself.
Then came Sermon.
“I finally found something I wanted to give to Isabel as a gift. But your face is pretty hideous. Why didn’t you take better care of yourself?”
Sermon’s crimson eyes gleamed.
It looked as though he would devour Wilhelm on the spot.
“That thing on your shoulders—I’ll be taking it.”
Next came Kaman.
Still not fully recovered from the Fifteen-Year Plague, he glared at Wilhelm without saying a word.
The next person to appear was Michael.
“Ahahaha! You’re finished, you bastard!”
And then Karin revealed herself.
“…”
She regarded her adoptive father Wilhelm with eyes just as murderous as Sermon’s.
“Oh, my daughter. Have you come to help me?”
Crescent-shaped mana bullets materialized around Karin.
They tore through space and shot toward Wilhelm in an instant.
Wilhelm hastily erected a mana barrier to block them, but deep wounds opened across his cheek.
“If you call me daughter one more time, I’ll…”
Even in this moment, Isabel’s figure caught my eye, and I couldn’t bring myself to say anything harsh.
Sermon grinned and finished the sentence for me.
“Slice it right off and dice it up and make it so you can’t even—you’re one twisted friend.”
The Arcane Mages surrounded Wilhelm.
A powerful mana field formed beneath their feet.
Wilhelm spoke.
“Do you all realize you’re committing war crimes? This is clearly a crime.”
Biatone grinned wickedly.
“Yeah, I can’t hear it.”
* * *
The Arcane Mages and Wilhelm’s alliance.
And the Villorian alliance led by Biatone.
Aselia was quite shocked by the battle between these two forces.
“When did humans become this strong?”
The Dragons were deploying their mana barriers with all their might.
The moment these explosive forces broke through the mana barrier and spilled into the outside world, the world would suffer catastrophic damage approaching annihilation.
“I told you I had grown stronger, Dragon Lord.”
Sweat was pouring down Robena’s face in streams.
Spells of all kinds burst forth like fireworks, and the swordmasters’ sharp blades cut through the magic.
The shockwave erupted and crashed against the mana barrier.
“Hmm, the princes are much stronger than I expected too. If they’d been born in a different era, they’d all have become emperors?”
Aselia observed with admiration, her gaze fixed on Isabel.
“The strongest force there is Count Arun, right?”
“Yes, aside from the Emperor, Count Arun is the most powerful force in Villorian.”
“Count Arun isn’t even participating in the battle?”
Arun remained right beside Isabel, prepared for any unforeseen circumstances.
“Even without Arun’s participation, they’re evenly matched. I didn’t expect Villorian to have this much depth.”
“If you’re going to live as a human, it wouldn’t be bad to take some interest in the human world.”
“My interests are only in administrative work and Isabel.”
Aselia laughed lightly, continuing to watch Isabel.
She, like Arun, was also protecting Isabel.
“Maintaining the mana barrier is very difficult. Wouldn’t it be possible for the Dragon Lord to help as well?”
“No, the Dragons can manage. I’m busy watching my friend.”
I should really punch her once.
That’s what Robena thought, but she couldn’t bring herself to do it.
Robena suddenly had a strange thought.
‘Is the Dragon Lord really just sitting idle without a care?’
Could she be preparing for something I don’t know about?
Even Robena couldn’t tell.
* * *
Six Arcane Mages had fallen.
Michael gasped for breath heavily.
“Huff… huff…! These old-timers are quite something!”
Michael also bore numerous large and small wounds across his body.
Then, one more reinforcement arrived from the Villorian side.
Michael broke into a wide grin.
“You’re all finished now.”
White light engulfed his body.
Fresh flesh bloomed across my wounds, and vitality surged back into my exhausted muscles.
It was Maria, the Saint.
As Maria channeled her sacred power, a miracle unfolded.
The Villorian coalition and the dragons all recovered their strength instantaneously.
Sermon laughed wickedly once more.
“Now I can really go all out—full power, full power, full power, full power.”
The second battle, now joined by Maria.
Where the first had been evenly matched, Villorian now held overwhelming superiority.
Isabel absorbed every detail of the spectacle before her eyes.
‘This can’t be the end.’
And she continued chanting her incantations.
I was grateful beyond measure for everyone’s aid, yet I had no intention of letting their help alone conclude this situation.
‘Since this happened because of me, I must step forward and finish it myself.’
This understanding had already been agreed upon by everyone.
Her magical reserves had already far surpassed those of the Arcane Mages.
Wilhelm had even marked her as a vessel for Narbidal, such was the staggering magnitude of her mana.
She resolved to pour every ounce of that power into ending this battle.
Because Arun was protecting her.
So she paid no mind to anything else, focusing solely on perfecting her spell.
This magic was a legacy that Beksah had completed only in theory.
I spoke the final incantation.
[By the sighing breath of the Great Mother.]
Tremendous magical power erupted from beneath my feet.
A colossal wind filled this place entirely.
It felt as though a tempest had been unleashed.
[I command the cessation of all things.]
In that instant, thousands of magical circles materialized, and from them emerged angels bearing six luminous wings.
They all wrapped themselves in radiant vestments and wielded spears of pure gold.
Aselia gasped in awe.
‘This… magic wrought by human hands.’
They always transcend imagination.
Just when you think it’s finished, there’s always something more.
Today, she was genuinely astonished.
‘That magic shines brighter than any I have ever witnessed.’
The oceanic reserves of magical power latent within Isabel erupted forth in an instant, manifesting a miracle.
‘It takes so long and demands so much to create, but once it’s made…’
The golden-speared angels dove toward the Arcane Mages.
In their wake, white light bloomed, illuminating everything around them.
—I command your cessation.
It was not the voice or language of any mortal.
A voice transmitted directly into everyone’s mind.
Similar to dragon speech yet distinctly different—an entirely new form of communication.
A golden spear traced a luminous arc as it shot toward the remaining Arcane Mages.
The magical barrier created by the dragons shattered, and the world was bathed in golden light.
The brilliance was so blinding that even Aselia, the Dragon Lord, had to shield her eyes with her hand.
A tremendous surge of magical force swept across the area, and only after a considerable time did it finally subside.
“It’s over now.”
Isabel collapsed, unable to withstand the sudden exhaustion.
Arun rushed forward and caught her in his arms.
The Arcane Mages and Wilhelm vanished without leaving a single shred of clothing behind.
‘If I say it like that, Wilhelm’s final contingency will be revealed.’
Isabel was certain of it.
Wilhelm’s arrangements were far from over.
‘Since I’ve even collapsed, he’ll think this is truly his last chance.’
Then what had Wilhelm planned and prepared?
As the light that had illuminated this place faded completely and darkness descended once more.
Isabel sensed something peculiar.
‘What is this…?’
Aselia, who had been standing with her arms crossed, merely observing until now, finally uncrossed them.
“Ah, so it was this all along?”
The Dragon Lord began to grow tense.

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