Marika tanks Forte

“Forte.”

There was the sound of an explosion. The violent impact mowed down trees. Marika dropped herself down over Cranberry, while Cranberry burst up from below to grab at Marika’s hair and yank her up, shoving her thumb into her eye socket in the same motion, but Marika slapped her forehead against Cranberry’s finger—

“Forte.”

Just as the two foes collided, the second sound blast came. Marika bent her body backward, and Cranberry aimed for the eye again, fingertip skimming her right eyeball. The Rosenschlange that had been wrapped around Cranberry was ripped away, and Cranberry was torn up all over, blood spurting everywhere. Marika kicked her, trying to get away, but a single rose vine was still wrapped around both their arms.

“Forte.”

The third hit.

“A suicide attack! She’ll get hit with her own magic attack in order to escape a tight situation!”

“No, that’s not it. This is—”

“So that’s what’s going on! Cranberry has been firing her forte always behind Marika’s back. Even if Cranberry is within range of the shot, with Marika on top of her acting as a shield, it doesn’t hit her directly. So this isn’t a wild, desperate attack, but a calculated move, is what you’re saying?”

There was no way Marika could continue to bear being made a shield. She gritted her teeth and withstood the shock, but you could still plainly see she was in pain. The Rosenschlange that had captured Cranberry had now become her own shackle, keeping her from evading or defending as the third forte hit her undefended back. The back of her costume was torn to ribbons, the skin split open, with muscle exposed in places, too.

    - Magical Girl Raising Project: Episodes Δ, "The Archfiend Cram School's Hell Survival Games"