Witch of Batomata (Part 5)

He had planned this from the very start. He knew that the witch wasn't an easy figure so he had to use elements of surprise to get the upper hand. 

The witch blinked.

The hand that was reaching out to her grabbed empty air and he felt a figure standing behind him.

Koshikawa had no expression of shock on his face. 'As expected, it won't be that simple.' He swung his hand to his back and the same thing happened.

By this time, everyone recovered from their shock and approached the witch from different directions. The witch was the closest to Asuka.

'I can do this…' Asuka took a deep breath. With everything she had, she tried to reach out to the witch.

*Swish*

The witch didn't even need to use her powers. With a single sidestep, she dodged the hand.

However, at this moment, she failed to notice that a man had arrived behind her.

It was the magician!