Chapter 15 Escape the castle

"Guys, let's start planning on how we should escape this castle. Anyone's got any ideas? " James asked.

Shio stepped forward and went to a wall, the he used his spell ABSOLUTE CANCEL, but it did not work.

"What! Absolute cancel did not work, but how?" He asked.

Iguro stepped forward as well and destroyed the wall with his sword, but then it instantly regenerated.

Everyone was shocked at the site of the wall cause they've been busy destroying walls in their fights, and none of them regenerated,but now all of the walls have started to regenerate instantly.

"Ok! What the hell's going on?" Akiyoshi asked.

"We're just as confused as you." Max replied.

"Ohh, I see." Shio said, speaking to himself.

"You see what?" They asked.

"This wall is a fusion of magic and non-magic. It was built with non-magic, and it was then enhanced with magic." He explained.

"I seriously don't get it." Max responded.

"It's simple. The reason why it regenerated is because they must have enhanced it with magic." James explained as well.

"If that's the case, then why did it regenerate even after the new Headmaster used absolute cancel?" Max questioned.

"It's simple, absolute cancel only cancels the power, it doesn't stop it from being used again, so that means they must have reactivated it the second I used absolute cancel." Shio explained.

"If that's the case, then why don't Mushi use absolute cancel, and former Headmaster Iguro should destroy the wall at the same time." Akiyoshi suggested.

"You're a genius Akiyoshi!" Annie exclaimed.

"No, it won't work." Shio and Iguro stated.

"Why not?" Max asked.

"We're not in sync. For Akiyoshi's plan to work, the former Headmaster and I must have the perfect timing, and for that to work, we must be in sync. And let's say we actually are in sync, we still wouldn't escape because we will only have a one to two seconds time interval before the wall regenerates again." Shio said.

"Dammit! Then what can we do?" Akiyoshi asked.

"Well, there's only a number of options, and let's review them:

1. We stay here and wait for the enemy who's supplying this castle to run out of magical power.

2. We try to use a teleportation spell.

3. We beg for the enemy to let us out.

4. We try calling for help.

5. We try Akiyoshi's plan and hope we can escape.

6. There's some other options I haven't listed." James stated.

7. We try to find an exit.

"So that's all of our options placed, Huh. What do you think, Shio?" Iguro asked.

"Option 2, 4, 5, and 7 won't work. The enemy is blocking all communication with the outside world and all traveling spells that are intended to exit the castle, also as our little friend here, whom I knocked unconscious said, they closed all secret options." Shio replied.

"So that only leaves us with options 1, 3, and 6, and I think we should remove option 3 cause this enemy isn't stupid enough to free us just because we begged." Annie said.

"How about we try option 8." Max suggested.

"Uhm, what is option 8?"

"Going underground." Max responded.

"Won't work. The ground is just the same as these walls." Annie replied.

"Well, we could try out option 1." Akiyoshi said.

"Yeah, but we don't know how long it'll take the enemy to run out of magical power, and I'd they just keep on sharing it, then we'll wait forever." Iguro said.

James turned to ask Shio what to do, but he saw him busy thinking and decided not to be a nuisance.

Meanwhile, outside of the castle, two people wearing a white uniform; a man and a woman; were standing.

"I wonder how they'll escape?' The woman asked. "No one has ever escaped our castle."

"They will die from starvation." The man responded, and then him and the woman started laughing hiesterically.

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"Guys, I have a plan." Shio said.

Everybody quickly turned their heads and looked at Shio, and they asked, "A plan, what is it?"

"I want all of you to use your magical power and protect yourself. I'll overwhelm this place with my own magical power and destroy it, and I doubt it could regenerate from that." He explained.

Everybody listened and did as Shio said without any questions.

Shio then began his plan. He removed one of his seals, releasing 15% of his power.

The whole continent began shaking, and the ground near the castle started cracking.

"What the hell is this power!?" The woman outside asked as she used her magical power to protect herself.

"This much power!! It's even more magnificent than the fragment of the Dragon God of flames. It is even close to our leader!" The man exclaimed.

"There is still no way they can escape the castle." The woman stated, but then, as if she jinxed herself;

CRACK!!!

The castle began cracking, and it started crumbling, and BOOOOOOM! It fell apart entirely. After the castle's fall, Shio then placed the seal back on him.

"Wha!!!" The woman said as she was shocked.

"We're free. "Guys, are you okay?" Akiyoshi asked.

"But no one answered him because all of them were looking at the man with the woman, and they were doing the same.

"So, are you guys the ones who created this castle?" Shio asked.

"Yes, we are, and you must be the one who stole my master's system." The woman said.

'Stole their master's system? What is she talking about?' Shio wondered.

"System? What are they talking about, Shio?" Iguro asked.

'These stupid fools! They're gonna expose me!' Shio thought, and as he was about to answer Iguro, but then Annie answered first.

"It seems like these guys lost some sort of system, and they want it from Shio." She said, and Shio felt a sigh of relief.

"Well, whatever they want, Shio doesn't have it." Iguro said.

"We know that you won't give it up easily, so that's why we'll try by all means necessary. Until we meet again... Shio." The man said as he and the woman disappeared into the forest.

"Wait, did we just allow them to escape?" Annie asked.

"I guess so, but nit to worry, we'll deal with them later, but for now, let's go back to the capital." Shio replied.