My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero’s

It was the same as that time. 

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When he found out that Miss Amelia had been abducted, when his magic power had completely fallen into the negatives and his life had almost been exhausted. 

『Shadow Magic』replenished Master-dono’s magic power, and even treated his injuries. 

Was it initiated when Master-dono was on the verge of death, I don’t know whether it started up while Master-dono was unconscious, but even so, it could revive someone who was on the verge of death.

It was not as powerful as Miss Amelia’s『Resurrection』, but from the point of view of a powerful person like Master-dono, it was an extraordinary magic. 

No, it may no longer be magic.

《The battle will now commence.
Eliminate Mahiro Abe.》

The『Shadow Magic』spoke through Master-dono’s mouth.

The voice coming out was certainly Master-dono’s, but the tone and mannerisms were different.

When I looked closely, the shadows were wrapped around Master-dono’s limbs. 

The『Shadow Magic』was forcibly moving him. 

「I don’t know what’s going on, but what can you do now? Humans are inferior creatures afterall.
You groveling on the ground like you did just now suited you.」

Mahiro said this and clapped his hands, forming a beautiful magic circle in the process. 

Miss Amelia, who was still under Mahiro’s manipulation, approached Master-dono from behind. 

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「M, my body is moving on its own! Akira, run away!!」

Miss Amelia lowered the hand she held up. 

『Gravitational Magic』was invoked and Master-dono was weighed down by the heavy gravity.

Under the gravity that cracked the sturdy dungeon floor, Master-dono did not fall down onto his knees and was calmly standing there. 

「『Whirlwind』」

TN: the author actually used kamaitachi here.
Kamaitachi is a type of Japanese folklore monster (yokai) that is thought to be a trio of weasels who appear in whirlwinds to cut up their victims.

Mahiro’s magic circle was completed, and a wind with countless hidden blades swept through the dungeon.

Was that wind targeting just Master-dono, it did not come towards Miss Amelia and I.

By nature,『Whirlwind』was similar to『Lightning Emperor』where it would indiscriminately attack the nearby enemies, and was an AoE magic.

He made it converge around Master-dono, and enhanced the power tremendously. 

「To go this far….」

Mahiro was fundamentally lax. 

His ahoge was always wavering as if it reflected his true self, and he always had a smile on his face. 

He was quite mysterious.

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When did he get there, where did he come from, no one knew.

Even so, the only one who could stop the demon king-sama was Mahiro, and he was the second-ranked among the demons after the demon king-sama. 

I was going to carefully observe him, but I could not completely grasp his true strength. 

I didn’t think that he could control his magic this well. 

There was one other attack that I had received from the true owner of this body, Saran Misray, other than『Hammer of Light』.

However, the requirements for that magic had not been fulfilled yet.

The wind stopped.

I couldn’t see Master-dono yet, but I knew that he was still alive.

Was I, being protected by Master-dono once again.

Would a day like today, where we fought side-by-side ever come again.

「…the magic just now, was charged with quite a bit of magic power, and it should’ve been a direct hit, but why are you still alive?」

Hearing that, I looked closely, and Master-Dono was standing there in the middle of a cloud of dust, no different than before.

Even after he had been attacked by Miss Amelia’s『Gravitational Magic』, even after he received the brunt of Mahiro’s『Whirlwind』, Master-dono did not waver.

《Return, “Yatonokami”》

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When did he throw it? 

The “Yatonokami” that Kurou fixed for him, was now lodged in the ground nearby.

When Master-dono called out for it, it disappeared before settling in Master-dono’s hands in the next second.

Just, what did he do?

「…that katana….」

TN: the kanji for katana is being used here.
It can be used to talk about a sword or a dagger, but the kanji for ‘dagger’ is usually another kanji, so I just left ‘katana’ here

Perhaps sensing something as well, Mahiro looked at “Yatonokami”.

It seemed like the katana had teleported.

I had never seen someone summon their weapon like Master-dono did with “Yatonokami” before. 

Even though it wasn’t a situation where one could go to retrieve it when it was thrown far away, he went out of his way to do so.

Master-dono treasured Miss Amelia and I equally, and as he didn’t want something to happen to us, he used this method of retrieving it.

In other words, the『Shadow Magic』that was now manipulating Master-dono’s body was more knowledgeable on how to use “Yatonokami” than Master-dono himself.

「…!?」

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Perhaps he was pondering over something because the instant Master-dono appeared in front of him, Mahiro, who was caught slightly off guard, had several strands of hair cut off.

Master-dono’s movements had become faster than before.

Perhaps it was because the『Shadow Magic』was forcibly manipulating him, but was it alright for him to move like that even though the injuries had been healed.

「Guu! The sword’s heavy…!」

Mahiro had used a defensive magic circle to block the attack, but due to the weight that was added on from Master-dono’s speed, the attack was chipping away at the shield. 

《『Shadow Magic』—- Binding Shadow.》

The shadow that was between Master-dono and Mahiro rose to the surface and tied Mahiro down.

Perhaps he learned as he fought, he prioritized tying down Mahiro’s hands, and now he couldn’t use his magic circles.

《Dispel the magic on Amelia Rose Quartz.》

The『Shadow Magic』 held the blade to Mahiro’s throat and said this.

Even so, Mahiro still had a smile on his face.

「It’s unfortunate, but I can still use my magic circles even if my hands are sealed.
Besides, you said it just now, didn’t you? My occupation.」

He moved his feet that could still move, not his hands that were bound by the shadows, and put them together.

And then the light that was characteristic of when Mahiro invoked his magic shone through.