Part 4 – Introduction
With a rattling sound, the two witches returned to the "underworld”. A loud roar echoed through the normally eerie silence of the Aradia Forest.
「Come out, Utsunes !」Lyka shouted.
「What is she doing?」a thick fog appeared around her again, and a figure appeared from behind it.
She is the one called Utsunes.
Utsunes appeared, her expression openly hostile, likely due to Lyka's disrespectful summons.
Before she could speak, Lyka grabbed him by the collar and shook him violently.
「You! You're the one who sold me out! 」said Lyka.
「What are you talking about? Get your hands off me! 」Utsunes peeled Lyka's hands away and yelled back, clearly not involved with "A.A.A."
「 Um, you know, that…」Lucie interjected, pointing towards the still-thick fog. In the next moment, she saw them: Angents Against Arcana soldiers, pouring in like a muddy stream.
「Take care of them, Utsunes.」Lyka said.
「What?!」
Lyka and Lucie quickly distanced themselves from the bewildered Utsunes. The "AAA" soldiers surrounded her, guns aimed.
The tattoo on the nape of her neck wriggled ominously as Utsunes' expression twisted. She exhaled loudly, her pale breath forming into a dragon-like shape that coiled around her.
「Time to go home, you little bastards.」
Part 4 – Chapter 1
「Will Utsunes be okay? 」 Lucie asked while running, her voice tinged, worried.
「Yeah, she'll be fine. Her magic is invincible as long as she's in that place. That's what her magic is all about」said Lyka.
「If it’s that kind of magic, so be it」thinks Lucie.
「Hey!」Utsunes emerged from the shadows, calling out to them. She seems to be ok.
「What the hell was that?」
Lyka gave a nasty smile to Utsunes, who was clearly in a bad mood.
「Of course you tried to set a trap for me.」says. Utsunes looked bewildered and sighed deeply「Come with me. 」
Suddenly, an even thicker fog enveloped them.
Before they knew it, Lyka, Lucie, and Utsunes found themselves in a small room resembling a cozy bar, with liquor bottles neatly arranged behind the bartender.
「This is a world I created. Everything follows my rules in here, even you」said Utsunes.
「I don't want to be told this or that about magic if you can't even control yourself.」, Lyka replied, spreading her hands mockingly.
「You bitch! I won't show mercy」
They stared each other down, the tension palpable, while Lucie stood awkwardly aside.
「Um, what the heck…」Unable to bear it anymore, Lucie broke the silence.
「Her magic is a bit unique.」Lyka began, but Utsunes cut her off.
「Shut up. It's not good for you to hang around with such a slut, child. If you're naive, you'll be fooled」said to Lucie.
「Being fooled…」Lucie’s voice trailed off. Lyka had attacked her, after all.
「My bad, my bad.」Lyka said, looking genuinely apologetic.
At first, she had suspected Lucie of fraudulently using Helen’s name and intended to get rid of her in the “front world” where it would be difficult to leave traces. However, seeing the research materials handwritten by Helen had convinced her that Lucie was truly Helen's daughter.
「Well… You saved my life. I don’t care now」Lucie muttered.
「Huh. Looks like the bitch and the little girl will never improve unless they die」Utsunes said, glaring stupidly.
「You're the one who's taking the piss. You sold us to the A.A.A.! 」Lyka accused, but Utsunes remained indifferent.
「I don't care. . I just don’t like people invading ‘my world」replied.
Apparently Utsunes has nothing relate with the AAA raid.
「After all, do you still want to go to the ‘Sacred Ruins”, Lucie?」Lyka asks. Lucie nodded quietly.
「Well. Let’s go to Gandennia’s」
Utsunes rolled his eyes even further at Lyka’s suggestion but relented.
「Well, that’s fine. I’ll send you on your way if you get the hell out of my world」
A dense fog enveloped them once more. Utsunes' voice echoed through it.
「Be careful. She's uglier than me, and most of all, she's a pain in the ass」
When the fog cleared, they stood before a large Western-style house. Lucie asked what Utsunes' warning meant.
Gandennia was a reclusive but renowned witch, known even to the uninformed Lucie. She had a reputation for being both understandable and philanthropic.
Lyka explained that Gandennia was the most knowledgeable about the mysteries of the ruins since Helen had disappeared. But she also warned:
「Watch out for her. She will erase everything she doesn’t like. If you let your guard down, you won’t be able to come back」
It was a dangerous advice.
Part 4 – Chapter 2
Upon visiting the Western-style house of Gandennia, they were greeted by a young lady from within.
