The Wizard's Closest Person

Chapter 99 The Wizard's Closest Person

Gotham, after school, at the crossroads.

Kara should have been home by now. But when she and her best friend walked to this intersection, the two of them, who were supposed to part ways, got so engrossed in gossiping that they forgot the time. They talked about Bob from Class A and Kane from the basketball team, and before they knew it, they were late.

Kara, who was happily gossiping with her sisters, was completely unaware that a pair of eyes were quietly opening in the shadows behind her.

A hideous demon, named after one of the most feared sins of mankind, is called envy.

That's the claim, but they aren't actually the only ones to bear the title of "Seven Deadly Sins." These brothers are monsters derived from the seven original sins, not the original source of these titles.

Legend has it that the true origin of the name "Seven Deadly Sins" lies in ultimate monsters that transcend the multiverse. Their power is so immense that no one knows its true extent, yet any one of them could annihilate the multiverse in the blink of an eye.

Of course, these are all ancient myths. Nowadays, even the strength of those monsters and whether they ever truly existed are still in doubt. In any case, since the birth of these Seven Deadly Sins, those mythical creatures that were touted as gods have long since disappeared.

Now, the seven brothers have inherited the title of "Seven Deadly Sins" and become the original sin of the world.

After some discussion, the Seven Deadly Sins decided that Envy would be chosen to carry out the capture mission.

After all, the target looked like an innocent high school girl. Let alone a powerful being like the Seven Deadly Sins, you could just grab any demon and hang a sausage around its neck. There was absolutely no need to send out their entire force, so they only sent this one representative.

At this point, jealousy has entered a hidden state. On the surface, it seems no different from usual, but in reality, under the enhancement of magic, it is practically invisible to the human eye. Some wizards can see it under the influence of magic, or the legendary "Shazam the Thunder" can see it in his transformed state.

The magic was released silently, and wisps of misty black energy, as if spreading from Jealousy's body, slowly extended outwards. Like gaseous threads, they connected to the girl's limbs. Similar to Jealousy's body, these threads were not visible to ordinary people; only experts in the mystical realm could perceive them.

Similar to traditional "puppetry" magic, the captured person will be like a puppet on strings, their body completely under the control of the caster.

They didn't want to harm the girl, at least not yet. Because if they didn't act in front of that despicable wizard, the effect would be greatly diminished.

Therefore, its mission is to capture it alive.

It's connected!

Jealousy secretly swelled within it. The girl was now completely under its control; all it needed to do was pull her with all its might.

Not moving.

Jealousy paused for a moment, then pulled again with all its might. The misty thread trembled violently from the pull, yet remained motionless.

The girl was still chatting and laughing with her classmates, completely unaware of anything amiss.

envy:"?"

What's going on? Could it be that I've forgotten how to use magic because I haven't used it in so long?

Just as she was racking her brains trying to figure it out, Kara finished chatting with her classmate and was about to part ways. She raised her right hand and waved goodbye to her classmate vigorously.

In an instant, the invisible thread was pulled.

The jealousy, caught completely off guard, was suddenly pulled into the air by these puppet strings and flung away with a wave of its hand.

Jealousy was suddenly pulled hundreds of meters into the air, flying backwards in the wind like a kite with a broken string. While in mid-air, her eyes were wide open, filled with shock.

It's as if it's saying, "This is supposed to be a 'harmless high school girl'?"

The demon's body seemed to transform into a star in the sky.

It was only then that Kara realized the feeling of waving seemed a little strange. But looking at her little hands and then turning to look behind her, nothing seemed amiss.

The little girl tilted her head in confusion.

It's just an illusion.

As Shen You had predicted, my control over my strength was still not precise enough. I need to continue training.

Kara hummed a little tune as she continued walking home from school.

A moment later, Jealousy flew back, covered in seaweed and with a fish on its head.

Careless.

It glared fiercely at the girl's back, snatched the fish off its head, and angrily stuffed it into its mouth.

This is definitely not an ordinary girl. As expected, anyone who deals with that old wizard is no pushover.

But it's alright, it was just caught off guard. Jealousy has other methods.

It flew ahead of Kara, its concealed form disappearing into an alleyway beside her likely path. Following it, Kara adjusted its tactics and unleashed a new spell.

The gas emanated from its fingertips, merging into the air and drifting slowly down the street, invisibly surrounding Kara.

Jealousy revealed its sinister smile once more.

It discovered that the little girl seemed to possess inexplicably great strength. And Jealousy happened to be the one among the brothers who wasn't particularly skilled in strength.

But it's not a big problem; it will outsmart you.

Magic that uses gas to create illusions can bewitch the mind and trap the target in a dreamlike state.

In theory, this tactic should be quite effective against Kryptonians. Kryptonians have high health and defense but low magic resistance, and are especially vulnerable to mind-manipulation spells.

However, despite this, Kryptonians possess superhuman heightened senses, including their sense of smell. Furthermore, their constitution is inherently weak in magic, making them exceptionally sensitive to magical stimuli.

Kara frowned, her little nose twitched, and she sniffed, sensing that something was off about the smell.

But this action secretly alarmed the jealous person hiding in the shadows.

She actually noticed!

Ordinary humans would never be able to detect this magical mist; they would usually fall into the devil's trap without even realizing it.

Fortunately, she seemed to just feel something was off and hadn't figured out what the problem was.

Take it!

Just as Jealousy was smirking and thinking this coldly...

Suddenly, I saw the little girl open and close her mouth repeatedly, as if she was about to...

"Aaaaaah, choke!!!"

A super sneeze suddenly unleashed a powerful cold wave, sweeping out like a hurricane carrying ice crystals, instantly freezing the entire alley into a frozen wasteland!

"ah!"

Kara quickly covered her mouth after realizing that she had accidentally triggered cryorexia with a sneeze.

Oh no, I've messed up!

But she felt that she couldn't really blame herself; her nose suddenly became very itchy, as if she had an allergic reaction to something.

But I should be immune to all diseases by now, so how come I can still have allergies?

Kara quickly peered into the alley.

Thankfully, there were no people or cats around, and no innocent bystanders were harmed. Thank goodness.

Huh?

Kara's eyes immediately fell on an ice sculpture in the alley that looked rather odd, even a little ugly.

The little girl tilted her head in confusion, her ahoge (cowlick) standing on end.

Why is there such an ugly thing in the alley?

Jealousy inexplicably frozen: "@%&*@"

(End of this chapter)