Episode 2

I froze dead in my tracks as I saw the beast slowly approaching closer and closer.

"Great...! Can't you even be silent...?" Tokiya muttered while looking at me.

(He has to get mad at everything I do, I mean it was just a mistake. Sheesh!)

"Guys... We have much bigger problems right now!" Nagi shouted as he looked towards the monster which was probably a couple of feet ahead of us now.

"W-What am I supposed to do? I don't even have a weapon right now nor do I have any magical power!" I exclaimed in a panic.

"Don't worry, you just stay put. We'll handle this," Momoi spoke rather seriously.

Just then, a staff, about her size, appeared in her hand out of nowhere.

"O great power, dwell within my hand, and form a shield! 'Magia Flau'!" Momoi chanted and then suddenly, a shield of howling flames had surrounded me.

(Wow...! That's amazing...)

I was at a loss for words.

Then both Nagi and Tokiya sprung into action. Nagi stood in position and shot a bunch of arrows at the beast, neither of them missing their target. Tokiya jerked forward in sync, dashing straight towards the beast. With his sickle in hand, he managed to make a clean cut on its leg. I was so shocked by all their amazing skills and the power they had. If only I had a weapon of my own, I could have been fighting by their side right now instead of being so useless.

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"Rooaarr!!!" Then suddenly, the beast let out an ear-deafening cry.

Its eyes grew wide and it suddenly grew stronger.

"Rroooaaarrrrr!!!"

"Ahhh!"

I looked around, trying to find the source of the noise. That's when I saw the beast had shot a big black ball that hurled straight towards Nagi. It hit him straight on his stomach, making him fly towards a nearby tree.

"Arghh!" Nagi moaned as he fell straight onto the ground.

"Nagi, no!!!"

I wanted to help him so badly right now, but I was just so useless. All I could do was just sit there and watch the horrific scene unfolding in front of me.

"Huh? Nagi!" Momoi had then realized what happened and rushed towards Nagi's aid who was severely injured.

"O sacred water, mend this wound with thy cleansing power. 'Sanatio Aqua'!" She chanted and cast a healing spell.

A drop of water, with a dim glow, appeared from her staff, gliding straight towards Nagi's wound, causing it to close. Then after some time, he finally opened his eyes and slowly got up on his shaky legs.

"Thanks, Momoi. I was stupid enough to get shot by that ball..." Nagi still didn't have enough energy to walk and was still clinging onto his stomach.

"Nagi, you shouldn't fight. You still don't have enough energy and your wound hasn't had the time to heal fully. You can't fight right now. You need to rest." Momoi explained with an agitated expression.

"No! I have to fight! You and Tokiya aren't strong enough to defeat that monster. Have you seen how big and strong that thing is?!" Nagi shouted as he pointed at the monster.

"Nagi, that's enough! You never take care of yourself and always push yourself to your limits. You should learn to stop fighting when you don't have what it takes to continue anymore. You're going to rest!" Momoi scolded him in a firm manner with a grave look on her face.

Nagi then became silent and stopped arguing with her. He walked away and came back to where I was. He sat down, crossed his arms, and pouted. He's really the type of person who won't take no for an answer and wants things to go his way.

As this thought popped into my head, I smiled wryly. Nagi, too, calmed down and accepted the fact that he had to rest. Momoi rushed towards Tokiya's side and both of them went back to attacking the beast.

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After a long time of waiting, Momoi and Tokiya had finally defeated the monster. It was already evening by then and the sky was dyed with shades of orange and pink. Thankfully, the battle went smoothly without anyone having to suffer any fatal injuries.

"Well, that was tiring," I said as Momoi had removed the shield around me.

"Seriously...? You didn't even do anything... All you did was just sit peacefully inside a shield..." Tokiya murmured in an annoyed tone.

(Urghh! That guy has to have a remark for everything I say. I mean, give me a break! I am new to this world after all and I haven't even gotten a weapon or power yet. It wasn't my fault I couldn't do anything and had to sit in a shield.)

"Hey, Nagi, are you feeling better? I'm sorry about being so strict earlier. I just didn't want you to get hurt more than you already did..." Momoi apologized with a reassuring smile on her face.

"Nah, it's alright. I know that I sometimes do push myself too far. And yeah, my wound is better but it's just aching a bit," Nagi said as he shook his hand in the air while grinning, "Oh yeah and guys, we spend a lot of time on that battle. We only have 15 hours left to finish the mission."

"Oh no! I completely forgot about the mission! There are only 15 hours left?!" I shrieked as I started to freak out.

"Stop panicking on every little thing. 15 hours is more than enough for us," Tokiya spoke in an annoyed manner.

(Seriously?! Can't he just for once leave me alone?!)

I was seriously starting to hate that guy. Each time he says something, he has to hit some sort of nerve.

"Every time I say something, you just have to reply with some sort of remark, right?! Can't you just leave me alone?!" I shouted at him in fury.

I had completely lost my temper. I just had to say something to him.

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