Jio to Ougon to Kinjirareta Mahou 17

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Jio and Gold and Forbidden Magic

Lightning flashes from behind Jio and the others, as they flee from the Parnoas army!!

That magic...

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T/N: to the cleaner, please just black out that front cover and ad at the bottom. Doesn't take much effort, no?

Chapter 17: Iregaura's Apprentices

I'll fight! To protect!!

Kitihata Ayumi

Jio and Gold and Forbidden Magic

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1: Sure is the worst outcome possible.

2: Even though the Ruwell army was annihilated, the Parnoas guys are pretty much unscathed.

3: As for us, the only thing we've done is run away.

4: It's my fault.

5: I underestimated them.

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1: That is probably a type of dark arts, but...
2: I've never seen anything on that scale...

3: Even someone like you... who's lived for centuries?
4: Yes...

5: There are limits to humans' magic, and yet it doesn't seem like he's bound by them...

6: ...So we're all out of tricks.

7: ...

8: Wait!

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1: There must be something we can do!

2: I think Saza noticed it as well, but that magic can only suck up things immediately in front of it.

3: So, if we can attack him on both sides somewhere...

4: ...There certainly is a ravine.

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1: A map's appeared.
2: If the Parnoas army continues advancing straight towards the Ruwell capitol, they should arrive at this ravine...

3: We can catch them in between one unit responsible for blocking the exit and a unit that'll attack from behind---...
4: Hold on.

5: Suppose we really ambush them there, then the guys at the front are gonna die, y'know.
T/N: lit: attack them there

6: Every single person here appreciates the power of that magic, right? // It's more likely than not that the frontal unit will get sucked up before the attack from behind can ev...
7: I'll do it.

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1: I'll do it.

2: ...Jio.

3: If it's my magic, then I can buy us some time, even if I'm put up against that person's black magic.

4: But your magic can't defend against the lightning.

5: It's too dangerous.

6: In that case, why don't I come along?

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1: I can stop that lightning.

2: Lord Sheriano...

3: There's simply no way I would stand by one side and do nothing after disgracing myself, is there?

4: Worry not.

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1: Your Excellency.

2: Might it not be risky to continue marching straight on? // Up ahead of us is a ravine...

3: It's possible that the people who we let slip are lying there in ambush---...

4: No matter.

5: It makes no difference.

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1: Here's
2: The ravine exit...

3: He's probably coming, that person...
4: That Gin...

5: ...
6: Pretty worried, hm?

7: Eh?

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1: That girl and the princeling... // They're both very worried about you.
2: You get along well.

3: You, // Think so?
4: Yes.

5: Though that princeling doesn't let it show on his face.

6: They're here.

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1: Where? I don't see anything yet.
2: I've got good eyes.

3: Our opponents should be well aware of the possibility of an ambush...
4: Even so, they haven't altered their path...

5: Perfect.
6: Let's give it a shot.

7: You are a brave child.

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1: I am?

2: You witnessed that magic for yourself, but even so, you readily volunteered to confront it head-on.

3: I'm glad that that child's... Iregaura's first and last apprentice is someone like you.

4: ...
5: ... Um...?

6: First and last...?
7: Iregaura has a policy of not taking in apprentices.

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1: I've heard a little about you from Iregaura in the past.

2: Iregaura took in only one apprentice...
3: You, Jio.

4: ...
5: ... Only... one?

6: ... Gin's...
7: Gin? // Gin Taxibises? What about him?

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1: No...

2: ... Ah...

3: Er...
4: Um...

5: That's wrong.

6: ?

7: Wrong, // wrong.
8: That's not true...

9: There's a senior apprentice besides me...?
Lit: I have a senior apprentice, but that sounds misleading

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1: I didn't know that.

2: Or at least, I didn't hear about this person.
3: All I know is that Iregaura has one apprentice:

4: Jio,
5: Just you.

6: That can't be...

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Bubble 1: He had one more,
Text: Gin is-
Bubble 2: Definitely!

3: ...Where is this person now?

4: That person is...

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Text: Now...

Text: Time is ticking as the battle draws near...