The Witch's Marriage ch25

p1
>The Witch's Duel.
>A duel in which couples bound by "The Witch's Marriage" battle against each other in order to raise their magical power.

>Okay! There you have it~
>Today, we'll be having a duel between couples.

>Couples or no, I've never lost when it comes to magical showdowns.
>Bring it on.

>That being said, there's quite a lot of you...
>so let's begin with a qualifier~

p2
>A phoenix!?

>Endure the phoenix's flames for ten minutes.
>That's the topic for this qualifier.
>Using any means necessary, you pairs must work together to protect yourselves from the flames.

>Endure that hellfire for ten whole minutes...?
>No way! I'll be roasted in an instant!

>Oh dear~ Everyone's gotten all scared~

p3
>If it were me, I could do it "all by myself"~

>I can do it by myself too.

>Are you sure~? You don't have to do overdo it, y'know~?
>Oh my
>I can handle this much even without Tanya's help.
>Melissa-san!?

>I'll help too!
>It's fine. Just watch.

p4
>Such power!
>This is... pretty tough.

>Let me...
>I said I'm fine!

p5
>You think after all this time that it's impossible for me?
>I can do this all by my-...!

>...Ng!

>Don't endure it all by yourself!

p6
>I may be inexperienced,
>but I'm...
>still your partner, Melissa-san!

>Even if it's just a little,
>please rely on me too!!

>...You're right.
>Now's not the time to be acting all stubborn.

p7
>Give me a hand,
>Tanya!

p8
>!!

>Melissa-san!!

p9
>!? What's this...?

>The flames
>are going past us like they're on fast forward...!

>...
>They've stopped...?

p10
>You accelerated the phoenix's time, I see.
>That's a super rare magic!
>I knew about it, though~

>You pass the qualifier~
>We did it, Melissa-san!

>It's just like back then...
>Could it be...

>that Tanya's awakening to her power!?