"Flame-Haired?!""Burning-Eyed?!"
Watching the girl descending on the opposite bridge, both Margery and Marchosias were astonished. At the same time, within the pendant in front of Shana, Alastor's somewhat surprised voice also echoed.
"It's actually the 'Chanter of Elegies'?"
"The 'Chanter of Elegies'."
That was Margery's title as a Flame Haze. Though not as intimidating as the "Flame-Haired Burning-Eyed Assassin," the 'Chanter of Elegies' was equally well-known in this line of work.
There were three reasons for her fame:
Firstly, she had been operating as a Flame Haze for hundreds of years, making a considerable name for herself.
Secondly, she was a skilled Unrestricted Spell Master, proficient in the use of Unrestricted Spells. All the Unrestricted Spells she used in battle were improvised chants, collectively known as the "Improvisational Poem of Slaughter," nearly famous among all.
Thirdly, she was an outright battle maniac, delighting in slaughtering Crimson World Denizens. Even among her fellow Flame Haze, she was notorious, and others kept their distance from her.
By the way, Marchosias, Margery's contracted Crimson Lord, shared almost identical views. In Crimson World, he was a great and famous battle maniac. Coming to this world to subjugate Crimson World Denizens had a lot to do with the desire for an exhilarating fight.
Among the contracted Crimson Lords of Flame Haze, he was an anomaly known as the "Claw and Fangs of Violation."
Therefore, for Alastor, who was meticulous and serious, wielding "Condemnation" and "Judgment," Margery and Marchosias were almost like incompatible siblings.
However, for Marchosias, Alastor was a splendid sibling.
"Hahaha!" Marchosias laughed heartily, excitedly gasping, "I didn't expect it to be a Flame Haze of the 'Flame of Heaven.' It's fantastic to have such an opponent!"
"Tsk..." Alastor made a very explicit sound of disgust and said, "Damn battle maniac. Running into her here is truly unfortunate."
The completely opposite reactions told everyone just how poor the relationship between Alastor and Marchosias was.
As for Shana and Margery, they had already locked eyes.
"So that's how it is. You are the 'Flame-Haired Burning-Eyed Assassin,' right?" Margery looked at Shana with interest, then said somewhat disinterestedly, "This little girl is actually a Flame Haze of the 'Flame of Heaven.' It's not very inspiring."
"…!" Shana's gaze immediately became sharp.
"Oooh!" Marchosias exclaimed in a cheering manner, "What the hell? Isn't that an impressive look?"
"Fair enough." Margery stared directly at Shana, her eyes not as arrogant as before, and shouted with great fighting spirit, "Since that's the case, let me rate you!"
After saying that, Margery swung the large hardcover book to her front, dragging it in her palm with one hand.
Around her body, deep blue fire powder began to dance.
A tremendously powerful aura surged from Margery's body.
Feeling that powerful aura, Shana's gaze also froze.
However, Alastor attempted to communicate.
"Wait!" Alastor inquired, "What is your purpose in coming to this city?!"
"It doesn't matter if we tell you," Margery replied directly, "We're here to hunt down that bastard Lamies."
"Lamies?" Shana couldn't help but be surprised.
"Are you referring to the 'Corpse Retriever'?" Alastor also expressed confusion.
"The 'Corpse Retriever.'"
That was a quite famous Crimson World Denizen.
The reason for its fame was that it never ate humans. Instead, it specialized in collecting Torches left uneaten by other Denizens. Therefore, it was playfully nicknamed "Corpse Retriever" or simply "Corpse Retriever" by other Denizens, and its real name was Lamies.
Because Lamies never ate humans, only collecting the Power of Existence from Torches, especially those on the verge of extinguishing, this Denizen posed almost zero threat to the world.
So, for Flame Haze, Lamies fell into the category of Crimson World Denizens that didn't need to be exterminated.
Therefore, Alastor said, "Lamies is harmless. Why do you want to subjugate him?"
When this statement came from Alastor, Margery's aura changed instantly.
It became terrifying.
"Harmless?" Margery said mockingly, "Is there such a thing as a harmless Denizen? Since it's a Denizen, it should be exterminated entirely!"
"Exactly!" Marchosias also loudly agreed, feeling like he was cheering, and laughed, "Who knows if that little character is secretly planning something? Willing to suck up a bunch of Torches. By subjugating him now, we can prevent a disaster. My excellent role model, Margery-Daw, must be thinking the same way, hehe!"
Hearing this, Shana and Alastor understood.
They couldn't have a conversation with these two.
These two, one was a typical Flame Haze seeking revenge for something important taken by Denizens, and the other was a battle maniac who cared about nothing. It was definitely the worst combination.
"I won't let you succeed!" Shana raised her hand, and the black attire named Yogasa appeared in her hand, worn on her body.
"Swoosh!"
In the sharp cutting sound of the wind, Shana pulled out Nietono no Shana from Yogasa.
Lifting Nietono no Shana, Shana pointed the blade at Margery, with a pair of Burning-Eyed burning with the usual strong and resolute will.
"Lamies has been collecting Power of Existence for hundreds of years. Even though we don't know how he preserved such a large amount, once he loses control, it will absolutely rampage and level this area!"
With a young yet powerful voice, Shana said, "In that case, the world will definitely be affected, distorted. As a Flame Haze, we absolutely cannot sit idly by!"
"Is that so?" Margery said somewhat displeased and somewhat dismissive, "If that's the case, what do you plan to do?"
"Didn't I also say that?" Shana declared. "I will defeat you and make you obedient!"
With this statement, she completely ignited the two battle maniacs.
"Good!"
"That's the way it should be!"
As the words fell, a deep blue flame ignited around Margery's body.
"Fuuzetsu/Seal!"
A red barrier that severs cause and effect suddenly unfolded.
Neither Shana nor Margery noticed.
Here, there were spectators.
Moreover, there were two.
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