Chapter 353 - Confronting Natasha
"Fine. We're gonna fly there, okay? You know how to fly already, right?" Aleshia asked.
"Yes, Big Sister. I'm really good at flying," Ella replied.
Since Ella is already a High Mage, she could fly already.
"Lawrend, I can't fly," Humility said.
"I'll carry you then," Lawrend replied.
"R-Really?" Humility asked excitedly.
"Of course." Lawrend nodded his head.
"What about me, Master?" Amene asked with a pout.
Even after a week of trying, Lawrend wasn't able to impregnate her, so she was a little upset.
"Aleshia, you can carry her, right?" Lawrend asked.
Aside from Ella, Aleshia was also a High Mage.
"Yes, Master," Aleshia replied.
"Aezel, carry Grape, okay?" Lawrend said and turned to her.
"Yes, Master," Aezel replied.
"Olgar, you can bring Kenova, right?" Lawrend asked.
"Yes." Olgar nodded his head.
"Let's go," Lawrend said, and they exited the mansion's doors.
Once outside, Aleshia and Aezel walked towards Amene and Grape and hugged them from behind.
As for Olgar, he threw a small golden disk on the ground that grew into a large plate that's enough to fit two people.
"Maybe I should get one of those too," Lawrend muttered.
"You can get this from the Mage Guild," Olgar replied.
"I see. I'll get one when I get the chance," Lawrend replied.
Lawrend slowly floated from the ground, and so did the others.
But just as they were about to leave, a white dot approached them from the sky.
"That's Ramiela," Lawrend said as he gazed at it.
Soon, the dot grew in size, and they could see Ramiela flying towards them.
"Ramiela, follow us," Lawrend said and flew up into the air with the others.
The guards at the gate and all around the mansion stared at them in awe. That includes the butlers like Albert and Alfred.
After that short interaction with Alfred, Lawrend never talked to them again since Lawrend never liked butlers. That also means that they didn't know that Lawrend was already a High Mage.
Not to mention, almost every maid of his could fly on their own.
What's more shocking to them was the fact that Aleshia and Ella could also fly on their own. The last time they saw them, they were just a normal maid and a little girl.
Lawrend's group flew together to the southeast and attracted the attention of the people all around the city.
"Are they the ones challenging Healer Natasha?" a man asked someone beside him on the street.
"I think so. I really didn't think that Healer Natasha was actually an Arch Mage…" the man beside him replied.
They flew at a slow speed and arrived at a large clearing several minutes away from the city.
Healer Natasha was already there together with the mages from Lanika City's Mage Guild.
In total, there were two High Mages from the Mage Guild and 20 True Mages. They all stood behind Healer Natasha solemnly.
"Olgar is here…" a sexily dressed woman said.
She was Cherry and Olgar's fiancee.
Throughout the past week, she wanted to visit Olgar, but she became nervous when she realized that he was already an Arch Mage.
What if he says that she was beneath his notice? She would be heartbroken, so she didn't dare visit.
Olgar himself was busy preparing for his duel. It was something that would decide his future, after all.
"Cherry…" Olgar muttered.
He missed her dearly, but he didn't even visit her. As her fiance, he felt awful.
"We're here," Lawrend said and flew down to a spot a couple of meters away from Natasha's group.
"Lawrend, I didn't expect you to be a High Mage already," Natasha said with a shocked expression on her face.
She knew that Lawrend was talented as he had mana purer than he was supposed to when they first met, but she didn't know that he would be able to become a High Mage in a little bit over a month.
"It's nothing special," Lawrend replied.
He knew that he wasn't anything special compared to the likes of Verkoli. He still has a lot to improve on before he would consider himself special.
"You are too humble. Reaching such strength so fast… If I didn't know that you were truly a Beginner Mage at that time, I would never believe it," Natasha replied.
"Hahahaha. It's just some fortunate circumstances happened to me," Lawrend replied.
"That's good. Olgar, are you ready?" Natasha turned to Olgar and asked.
"I am. I researched about your past exploits this past week," Olgar replied.
"Hm? Where did you find those?" Natasha asked with a frown on her face.
"Actually, I sent a bird to Sheron Port City and asked Reon. Hahahaha!" Olgar laughed out loud.
"That damned Reon…" Natasha cursed under her breath.
"I didn't think that you would be the successor of a Grand Mage Healer," Olgar said with a smile on his face.
"You even know that? Reon actually revealed you everything…" Natasha felt bitter inside.
"Yes. I told him that I wanted to beat you. Even I didn't expect him to tell me so much," Olgar replied.
"..."
Natasha was speechless. Even she didn't think that he would say so much. Their years of friendship were all wasted.
"Okay. The two of you can have your talk later. We're all waiting here," Lawrend said.
"Fine. I want to know how you would fight against me, Olgar. I also researched a lot about you," Natasha replied, and a bleach-white staff appeared in her hand.
"Let's go far away from them," Lawrend said.
He led his group, and they all flew away several hundred meters away from them. As this was a duel between two Arch Mages, it's safe to assume that their magic would encompass a large area.
"I will be the judge for this fight," Aezel said and flew in between them.
"You are…" Natasha asked with a confused look on her beautiful face.
"I am Master's maid," Aezel replied.
"Don't worry. She won't be affected by our fight," Olgar said.
"Really?" Natasha looked at Aezel skeptically.
She doesn't believe that Lawrend has an Arch Mage maid. After all, only an Arch Mage would not be affected by their fight.
"Ready? Fight!" Aezel shouted.
Olgar swung his arm, and a large blade of wind flew towards Natasha speedily.
Natasha flew up into the air and easily avoided it. Seeing that she's flying, Olgar also flew up.
Natasha pointed her staff to Olgar, and three bright beams from the sky appeared and hit the white gem on her staff.
The gem concentrated the three beams of light and focused them towards Olgar.
In response, Olgar threw his golden disk and blocked the beam of light precisely. He then flew downward and attacked her from below with another blade of wind.
Natasha stopped channeling her mana and a white aura appeared around her body.
The blade of wind hit that white aura, and the two magic spells shattered together.
"Impressive," Olgar muttered.
He never fought a Light Mage before as they were quite rare.
He stopped and threw his hand toward her in an exaggerated manner. Suddenly, the air in the surroundings became still and formed a large tornado that traveled to her.
Since Olgar was already close to her, Natasha wasn't able to escape. The tornado engulfed her whole body, and another white aura appeared on her body.
It was constantly bombarded by the strong wind and rapidly faded away. When it faded, she timed it and another white aura covered her body.
But at that small timeframe, the wind cut up her skin and made her bleed. Not to mention, a large part of her cloak was tattered.
After that, the tornado quickly died down and disappeared.
"Tch." Olgar clicked his tongue in annoyance.
Her defense capabilities were more than he expected.
"My turn," Natasha said coldly.
Having her skin damaged and exposed in broad daylight angered her.
"Arrow of Light!" Natasha shouted.
A white arrow shot from the tip of her staff and shot towards Olgar. It was too fast, and there were no signs of what she was about to cast that Olgar wasn't able to defend himself.
"AHHH!"
The arrow hit his shoulder and embedded itself before fading away.
Olgar held his shoulder in pain. He had expected her to use light beams to attack him, but Reon never told him that she knew a spell like this.
"Again!" Natasha shouted and swung her staff.
"No!" Olgar shouted.
He dived down and avoided her this time.
The arrow of light went past him and hit the ground before fading away.
Olgar realized that it was deadly to fight her up close, so he flew away from her.
He flew for several hundred meters before he stopped. At this distance, he could react to her attacks.
"Do you think that I showed Reon everything I can offer?" Natasha asked.
Her white cloak was already dripping red with blood and some of her smooth skin was visible.
As for Olgar, he was holding his shoulder as it bled profusely.
"I overly relied on his information," Olgar admitted.
The two of them stared at each other and came up with plans to attack the other person.
A few minutes passed by and the deadlock was finally broken.
Olgar opened his mouth and chanted.
"O' great Seawind, show us your full power, hail from the warm waters, gather and swirl, head to my foe, Hurricane Blast!"