"Oh, come and catch me. Let's play? Cool!"
Endymion dodged the chubby man who was rushing at him by simply changing direction. Billy thought Julia was playing with him and fell down, laughing hysterically.
Julia ran away, feeling relieved as she saw Endymion glaring at her with an expression that seemed to indicate that he wanted to kill her.
"Haa, haa. Boris!"
As she ran down the hallway, clutching the hem of my skirt, she arrived at the place where they had parted ways earlier. Boris, who had been waiting for 30 minutes, began to cry.
"Your Majesty! What should I do? I have no clue..."
"I found it!"
Julia grabbed Boris's coattails. Instead of stopping, she spun around slightly and ran, holding onto Boris as she went.
"Ugh!"
Boris was dragged screaming in surprise with a face he liked. Julia ran as fast as she could, out of breath, and found Boris.
"Here it is. Do you see it over there? There's a magic stone on top of the pillar!"
"That light! Oh my, my magic stone!"
Julia took a deep breath and pointed to the top of a pillar deep inside the room. Boris looked at her with wide eyes and was moved.
"Oh, but the wavelength is unstable. I guess the stimulation was too much!"
Boris folded his arms as he became thoughtful.
"Just trust me. If I get close and cast a levitation spell... Huh?"
Boris, who was striding into the room, discovered the two men late.
Billy had already rolled around a few times, and his face and clothes were covered in dust. But he looked excited and seemed to be having more fun.
But Endymion, whose patience had reached its limit and who had never been caught, was holding a large vase.
"Boris, go quickly!"
It seemed like bloodshed was going to break out! As Julia pushed Boris away, he ran towards the magic stone in a panic.
Julia shouted just before the expressionless Endymion struck Billy with a thick vase.
"Mion!"
"Huh?"
At the clear voice, Billy turned around in a daze. At the same time, Endymion, who had noticed her, reflexively put down the vase.
However, as he was trying to get close to Billy from behind to strike him down, Billy caught sight of him and grabbed him by the hem of his clothes.
"Gotcha! It wasn't a pretty girl, it was a mean girl!"
Billy babbled that he had been fooled. Julia noticed that Endymion's face was rotting away and his hands were twitching.
Julia flapped her hands impatiently and pouted.
"Look over there, look over there!'
Endymion turned his head with a sinister look in his eyes, as if he wanted to cut off Billy's wrist. Soon, he found Boris hiding his body and casting a levitation spell on the magic stone.
"Ahaha. I was feeling a bit dizzy, so I went out to get some air. Did you have a good time?"
If he could just get his hands on the magic stone and leave, things would be over, but if he were to hurt Billy, things would get complicated. Julia started talking to buy time until Boris could get the magic stone out.
"Hey, why are you here now? I was starting to get annoyed because you kept running away without even answering."
Billy glared and gestured to Julia.
Julia glanced at Boris. The lime green magic was slowly moving up the pillar.
"What are you doing? Come here and start."
As Billy urged, Julia approached cautiously with a smiling face.
"Hehehe. Yeah, that's right.'
Billy looked at Julia approaching him with pleasure, then suddenly turned his head. Then he looked at Endymion, who was standing there like a block of wood, with a displeased look.
"Come to think of it, why are you still covering your face? It's fun when a pretty girl is proud, but it's not fun when she's just grumpy and ugly."
Billy snatched the fan away with a thud and threw it to the ground. Julia was taken aback and quickly grabbed Billy's shirt.
"Oh, come to think of it, your clothes are really nice. Which costume shop did you get them tailored at..."
"Heh heh. If you take this off, you'll be able to see something cooler."
Billy licked his lips. At the same time, a green magic force appeared, lifting the magic stone into the air.
Julia was trying to keep her expression in check, worried that if Billy noticed and made a fuss, Boris's magic would break, and the magic stone would fall. Endymion grabbed Billy's shirt collar.
"Ok?"
The clothes were pulled. Billy turned his head to check Endymion's face.
"Wow, you're quite aggressive. Hehe, by the way, you look a bit androgynous. How did you know that I'm crazy about pretty boys...?"
The drunk Billy seemed to think that Endymion was trying to take off his shirt. In fact, Billy, who had been grabbed by the collar, waved at Julia with a dazed look in his eyes.
"Let's have some fun tonight. That's right! You two should volunteer at the same time. I've been developing a new taste lately."
Boris's magic power just took the magic stone out of the jewel box. Julia couldn't even be angry, but she watched the scene anxiously.
Although he couldn't see it because he was behind her, Endymion knew that Julia's attention was focused on him, so he shut his eyes tightly and gathered up his patience.
"Why are you two just sitting there? Hehe, are you embarrassed?"
Then Billy put his hand on Endymion's waist with a dirty grin. Endymion's face turned into that of a grim reaper.
The green magic was not delicate, and the jewel was being carried precariously on a high pillar. Boris could be seen frowning as he struggled. Julia's heart was pounding so hard that she couldn't even breathe.
Then Billy suddenly asked,
"Oh. Come to think of it, why are you so big? Huh? Why is it so thick?!"
Billy groped Endymion's waist with a twisted pronunciation.
"A woman with such a thick waist needs to take care of it!"
Endymion looked at Julia with an expression like the embodiment of war. It was the moment when Julia tried to shake her head.
"Huh!"
With a small scream, Boris's magic power suddenly disappeared. At the same time, a blue magic stone fell from the air. Boris was seen running with his arms outstretched in thought.
'No!'
Julia opened her eyes wide. The magic stone descended much faster than Boris. In a few seconds, it would hit the marble floor with great force and shatter into pieces!
"Oh, no! My magic stone!"
At that moment, Billy, who had been babbling nonsense, heard Boris' voice,
"Women have always had thin waists! Tighten your corset a bit and make it thinner... What does that mean?"
"Mion!"
Julia finally made up her mind and took off the ring, shouting. Golden magic gushed out.
At that moment, Endymion took a bouquet of flowers out of the vase he had put down.
"If the corset is that good..._
Swish-!
"You little punk, you screw up."
Endymion spat out a cold word and pinned Billy to the floor. He then began to beat him with a bouquet of flowers. At the same time, he barely managed to grab the magic stone right before it crashed into the floor with golden magic power.
Gulp-!
"Gasp, huh!"
Boris, who had been sliding with his whole body, found the magic stone first, even though he hit the statue hard. He was relieved to see that the magic stone was intact but was surprised to see the rippling golden magic.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
"Ugh, ugh!"
Billy was getting beat up so badly that he couldn't even utter a sound. Julia ran over in a hurry, not even giving him time to feel relieved.
"Boris, are you okay?"
"I... I'm fine, Your Majesty, no way!"
Boris looked back and forth between Julia and the golden magic. Julia nodded her head, feeling the magic flowing through her heart, a little fearfully.
"It's so urgent... First of all. I'm glad that the Magic Stone is safe. Please take care of it quickly."
"Yes, yes!"
Julia carefully moved her magic.
The golden magic rippled like waves as she held out the magic stone to Boris.
"Eek."
Boris carefully took the magic stone in both hands and let out a deep sigh of relief.
"Thank goodness. If this had broken, the entire castle would have exploded..."
It was fortunate that the fire was put out. Julia nodded, then looked at her remaining magic power with great tension.
"Can it be sealed again?"
"I, I don't know either. You said it were quiet last time, but refused to seal it?"
"Yes. But I can't just take off my ring and go out..."
If she released her uncontrolled magic power, she never knew when or how it would run wild. If it gets out that he is a magician affiliated with the Magic Tower, he will be in trouble.
Boris, whose hair was disheveled, gulped and said.
"Shouldn't we just try it? If it doesn't work out, I'll use all my magic and scrolls to help you!"
Julia nodded heavily, examining the magic carefully.
Although she was anxious, the rippling magic seemed much calmer than when she last saw it. Besides, people would come to get the magic stones soon. She had to leave this place as soon as possible.
"Yes, I'll do it."
"Yes!"
Julia concentrated her attention along with Boris, who was very nervous. Then she carefully put the ring she was holding onto her finger.
Phew-!
"Uh?"
“Ah?”
But the ring was put on so easily. The golden magic surrounding it was also sucked away and disappeared. Julia was shocked to see the golden ring neatly placed on her finger.
"Why is it so easy...?"
"Ugh."
Then, Billy fainted with a foaming sound.
"Let's go now."
"I'm glad you like it," Endymion said contentedly, throwing the tattered bouquet of flowers at him.
The sturdy bouquet of nearly 200 flowers was as heavy as a club. As proof, Billy had collapsed, revealing his distended belly.
"Huh."
Julia stood up, her confusion gone. Boris, whose knees were bruised from throwing himself forward and whose hair and clothes were a mess, also stood up, enduring his painful wounds.
The three quickly left the room and disappeared without a trace.
After a while.
"Ugh! My piece of the sea! Billy, you poor thing!"
Billy, who smelled heavily of alcohol, and the jewel box were discovered at the same time. Duke Moffat, who came running late, glared and shouted, but the magic stone had already disappeared.
***
Julia, Endymion, and Boris rode in the carriage the knights had left waiting. The streets were deserted as the festival and ball were still in full swing, and no one paid them any attention.
"Oh my, thank goodness. If I had lost this, I would have!"
Boris whined, hugging the magic stone. Julia smiled brightly, holding her ringed hand tightly.
"I'm glad everyone is safe."
Julia looked around the carriage. Boris was the most battered of the three, with only minor bruises, and Endymion was naked and wearing leather pants.
"I guess I should have made it so that he would never wake up again."
Endymion muttered fiercely as he glared at the retreating Duke's castle. With the magic gone, he tore the dress apart and abandoned it, along with his wig, back at the Duke's castle.
Julia smiled as she pulled a robe out from behind her seat and handed it to him.
"Well done. That was a really satisfying hit."
Endymion's eyes widened at that. It seemed that he had not realized that Julia had seen him shower Billy with a bouquet of flowers.
"Did you see it?"
"Yes."
Julia nodded.
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