It's been a while since I broke up with Usato and entered the ruins.

In the meantime, we were navigating through this labyrinth called Trials, avoiding useless battles.

 

"Amako, is there a trap here?"

 

Nea, who is riding on my shoulder in front of the road that splits in two, turns her wings on the other road.

 

"......, yes, there's a catch."

"Then this is it."

 

When he tells her what he saw with his clairvoyant magic, he urges Nea to go in the opposite direction with a predictable expression.

When I went there, there were no traps, and it seemed to be the right route.

 

"Mr./Ms. Nea knows where the right path is?"

 

Perhaps wondering if Nea was choosing a path smoothly, Koga's subordinate, Mr./Ms. Nono, who was on guard beside him, asked such a question.

 

"I don't know if it's correct or not, but I'm starting to know if it's dangerous or not, because it seems to be arranged according to some rules, and best of all, it can be confirmed by Amako's clairvoyant magic."

"Wow."

"Also, even if you get caught in a trap, you can make a mistake because Kannagi and Koga are there."

"They're both sturdy."

"He's sturdy, but he has a heart...... right?"

 

Koga shrugs his shoulders in disgust at my muttering.

Kannagi also smiles wryly, but seems to be convinced.

 

"In the first place, the purpose of this ruin seems to be to test intruders, so there are hints here and there, and if it hadn't decayed so much, I would have enjoyed solving the mystery ......."

 

The walls on which Nair attaches wings are painted with distinctive drawings and letters.

Perhaps this is the hint that Nair is referring to.

 

"But if you take the wrong path, it's hard."

"What happens if I make a mistake?"

 

Nea answers Koga's question.

 

"You'll have to fight a bunch of monsters and some of them that have lived for hundreds of years, and you'll hit a dead end in a one-way street."

"Wow, that looks like a hassle."

"It's a nuisance, actually, because it puts death on those who go astray. Well, he still seems to be thinking about what to do if he breaks through......

 

Now, behind me, my ears didn't miss Veena muttering in a small voice, "Oh, you ......look like you're having fun."

After all, isn't there something wrong with this devil in many ways? But Mr./Ms., who would have heard it next to it, is unresponsive, so let's not touch it too much.

 

"Isn't the vice-captain dangerous, then?"

 

One of Koga's subordinates, Mr./Ms. Thane, voiced such a question.

Nea shakes her head at those words.

 

"You don't die so easily, it's no exaggeration to say that this person is the best in the world when it comes to manipulating the magic inside the body with his perverted development power."

 

By the way, the outer magic manipulation is only the hero of light, but Nea turns back to Mr./Ms. Thane, who has an expression that says he doesn't understand.

 

"In the first place, it's the same as Kannagi and Koga, and it's sturdy from the beginning...... I mean, I'm still doing well and moving around."

"Ha, ha......"

 

Nea smiles wryly, saying that she can understand with the sense of a familiar.

Usato seems to be fine, and we have to move on quickly.

 

"Amako, there's no need to rush."

"Yes."

"We're on the right route, the shortest path. The destination is just around the corner."

 

He nods at Nea's words.

Don't be impatient.

My job is to calmly use foreknowledge to keep everyone safe.

 

●

 

The number of skeletons is extraordinarily large.

There is no way to defeat or defeat them, and you have to be careful about the attacks of the Owl Mr./Ms. who occasionally surprise you, so the situation is quite troublesome.

 

"Rune, Kira! I'm going to do that!!"

"Yes!"

"Oh!"

"What!? What is that!? Keira-chan and Rune-chan!? Why don't you just understand me!?"

 

Mr./Ms. Hannah in the box back on her back is screaming in confusion, but she knows that explaining it will only cause her to panic, so she goes through it.

The edge of his cloak is transformed into the ground, and he wears Rune's blue-black flames.

 

"Keira, I'm going at my signal!"

"I understand!"

"Rune, an outburst of magic!"

"Leave it to me!!"

 

Super acceleration due to the outburst of Rune's magical power.

The blue-black magic emitted light, becoming a rocket-like propulsion force that tried to push my body forward.

An extraordinary load is transmitted from his feet and cloak stuck in the ground, but it's still not enough.

 

"Oh, I'm scared. Or, just barely! !! I hear a sound like that? Oh, thank you for the Kira-chan belt. It's like fixing your body like this......

 

After a short silence, Mr./Ms.'s voice trembles.

 

"Usato-kun? …… What are you going to do now?'

"Be careful not to bite your tongue."

 

For the time being, while advising Mr./Ms. who speaks of despair, she puts her whole body into strength and steps not to jump forward.

The second ——— third outburst.

When I had increased my power to the maximum, I lifted my cloak off the ground and jumped forward with all my might.

 

"Nuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

While accelerating so that it can be repelled with the momentum accumulated in the pool, it transforms so that the cloak is spread wide with Kira.

As it is, it turns around, and the centrifugal force is used to ram the swarm of skeletons and blow them away at once.

 

"Rune!"

"I'm starting to understand what you want to do!" It's like this!!"

 

After slamming into the wall all at once, creating a pile of bones, he wraps Rune's flames in the healing explosive explosive he has created in his hand——— and throws it into the skeleton with all his might.

 

"Black Flame Healing Explosive Bullet!!"

 

The explosive bullet, engulfed in black flames, lands on the skeleton's pile and scatters the flames around it, burning up the skeleton's bones, which continue to regenerate endlessly.

 

"Oh, that's a vicious trap."

 

I know it's a corpse without a soul.

But in terms of the appearance of the bones, it reminds me of the souls who were bound by the Samaritan sorcerer.

Now that they are free from the curse of the sorcerer, how can they not think anything of being shown the same thing......

 

"Mr./Ms. Usato!"

"Oh."

 

Kira blocks the surprise attack from behind with her cloak, and I turn around and slam my healing fist into it.

One of Awl's Mr./Ms.'s colleagues, Mr./Ms., who received the fist, stands up while being slammed to the ground with no expression on his face.

 

"I wanted to talk to not only Mr./Ms. Owl, but also Mr./Ms. ......."

 

But that's not going to happen.

The souls of these people are not here.

It's just that the corpse is being used and moved for selfish reasons.

 

"Rune, with Mr./Ms. Hannah for a moment."

"What? Wow."

 

Immediately after I tossed Rune into the box on my back, white smoke covered my body, followed by a loud bang.

Rune can't prevent this attack, so let's take a break for now.

 

"To Mr./Ms. Naruka, is it Beth Mr./Ms.?"

 

Both are wind magic.

There is a difference between sound and smoke, but when assembled, it is a nuisance specialized for anti-living organisms that impede sight and hearing without question.

…… If I had been there before I had learned to sense healing, I would have had a hard time.

 

"And Mr./Ms.'s earthy iron magic."

 

Multiple iron spears stretch out like tentacles from the white smoke.

If you avoid it, which looms like a living creature, the next thing you will come is boiling water pouring down from above.

 

"Gilg Mr./Ms. and Chris Mr./Ms. Combined Technique"

 

An AoE attack that combines the heat of the fire system and the magic of the water system.

 

"Healing Explosion Wave!"

 

Shooting a shockwave from his palm and repelling boiling water, he grabbed the arm of the last one who was closing in——— a small, hidden-eyed man, Din Mr./Ms..

 

「…… It's a bit like Knack."

 

The hair color is completely different, but the impression is exactly the same, such as the fact that the eyes are hidden.

While he was muttering such stupid things, Din Mr./Ms. who was struggling to break free of restraints in front of him was kicked away by an owl Mr./Ms. who jumped out from the side ———.

 

"Ding!! You're poor, so don't take the initiative to attack!!"

"What's the matter with kicking your friends?!"

"yes, yes!?"

 

No, I don't know if I'm going to do it with my colleagues' jokes.

In fact, if I saw them in a pinch, I would try to help them by kicking them away.

 

"Healing Explosive Bullet!!"

"You're really not going to hold back! You!!"

 

Mr./Ms. Owl wields his left hand with magical power against the explosive bullets I threw at him.

Normally, it would have exploded there, but for some reason, my explosive bullet bounced off my left hand and flew diagonally to deflect and exploded in the back.

 

"What!"

"You're not the only one to show your skills!"

 

I ...... to let the impact magic flow and match the flow of my healing explosive bullets!?

 

"Did you see the flow of magic and deflect it with magic ......!?"

"......, do you know the seeds now?"

"That's right......!"

"No, no, I'm supposed to teach you secretly so that Rare doesn't find out...... Well, it's okay ...... the result."

 

Is it a new defense method that is different from healing repelling?

It's hard to use, but it's going to be a good defense against powerful attacks.

 

"Then it's time to practice!"

"Yes!"

 

They create magic bullets that explode at each other and throw them at the same time.

Cross and touch the approaching sole with your magic-clad left hand——— deflect it diagonally while letting it flow.

 

"Oh, it's hard!"

"Look, if you don't deal with it, I'll catch up with you!!"

 

As declared, more and more shock magic is thrown at him, but he also throws it without losing.

I don't care about my surroundings.

This is because both I and Mr./Ms. have been practicing and scattering explosive shells around us while intercepting the skeleton.

 

"Awl!? Because it's flying over here!? Whew!?"

"Excuse me! I'm in battle, so please go down! Haha!!"

"Isn't it funny to have a big smile on your face!?"

 

I ...... they are really having fun and laughing.

He doesn't seem to like the current situation of being controlled by the devil.

 

"This technique is a technique that I developed when I became this body, and there was not much point in using this body until now."

「! Is that so?"

"When Nero Argens killed me, I couldn't prevent his attack, because it left a deep wound in the captain's heart, and I died easily......

 

She laughs fleetingly as she looks at her magically clad left hand.

 

"I'm glad I was able to teach you this so that you don't end up in the same situation as me."

"The Owl Mr./Ms......."

"Now you can go to the other world without regrets."

"Oh, no, it's a matter of decision to drag you before the Leader, so that's another story, isn't it?"

"Can you end it in a good way!? I'm too determined!!"

 

I understand the story, but my ultimate goal remains the same.

Just as he declares and is about to toss another explosive shell——— the healing sense senses a strange reaction.

 

"Whew!"

"Mr./Ms. Usato?"

"Something's coming!!"

 

In an instant, the wall at the back of the space we are in falls apart and is destroyed.

From the wall, which has been cut into pieces rather than shattered, a demon girl jumps out.

 

"Aaaaa

 

My twin sister is a dark wizard who uses the thread I fought.

She appears waving her long silver hair and chopping her surroundings as if she has lost herself, looking around "as if looking for something" and tearing the approaching skeleton into pieces with a thread of dark magic.

 

"Gee! I'm here!?"

"Mr./Ms.! Why is that kid so out of control!?"

"I don't know much about it either!!"

 

Rare Ali, who seems to be the only one who knows the situation, explains to Owl Mr./Ms., who has come to her with a half-crying expression.

 

"I went crazy after a while after I strayed with my sister!!"

"Huh!? Isn't that kid going to have no intention like me?!"

"There are times when the intense feelings of the past that are engraved on the corpse come out in some kind of beat! In that case, wasn't my sister the one who made it!?"

 

I see.

Because they cared for each other during their lives, their emotions run wild even when they become corpses.

While thinking so, she looked at her twin sister's demon tribe attacking the skeleton, and she turned to Gurin, and she waved her hands widely———、

 

"It's bad!!"

 

——— the attack detected by the healing sense, he immediately thrusts out his right arm and repels the thread with a healing explosion wave.

———, I couldn't play it all!

As he flicks the rest with a gauntlet, a dark magic thread also attacks Rare and Owl Mr./Ms. nearby.

The Owl Mr./Ms. does a good job with impact magic, but that demon is .......

 

"Oh, already Mr./Ms.!"

"Wabu!?"

 

Mr./Ms. Owl shoved Raari, who was about to hit the approaching dark magic thread.

It seems that Rare escaped unharmed, but a slash passed through Mr./Ms.'s arm and stunned! And his arms soar into the air.

 

"Gyaaa Arms--!?"

"Mr./Ms. Owl!?"

 

I was also impatient when I saw Mr./Ms. screaming at the sight of one arm that fell to the ground without bleeding, but she quickly returned to herself and picked up her arm, pressing it against the cross-section and sticking it together.

 

"Phew, by the way, I was dead.

 

What is Safe? Is it really safe?

He was a little surprised at how tightly his arms were attached, but for now he had to focus on his runaway twin dark wizard sister.

It's more dangerous than a skeleton.

 

"Mr./Ms. Usato, what are you going to do?"

"I guess I should give her sister back to me in order to get out of the runaway......"

 

If you easily throw your lethargic sister Mr./Ms. into the confines of that thread, it will fall apart.

Even if it is a corpse, if you attack your own sister in front of you, it is not surprising that it will go out of control.

 

"Runaway of Dark Magic...... Was I like that?'

"Yours are a little different, but they look alike."

 

In Keira's case, it's an example of how dark magic itself tried to take the life of the user as a result of her inability to accept herself, but it seems that the dark magic of that child who is now out of control is just spreading its power and looking for a place to direct its emotions.

 

"Let's do something for him."

"Yes, let's do it."

 

He nods at Keira's words.

Because they are the same dark wizards, they may have feelings of sympathy.

It doesn't matter that the other person is someone who has already passed away.

 

"For the time being...... We have no choice but to get closer."

 

It's troublesome, but that's all there is to it.

If that's the case, I'll enlist Rune's help.

With that in mind, he opens the side of the box on his back and calls for Rune.

 

"Rune"

"Hey, Hannah! Don't try to hold me back!!"

 

…… I'll apologize to Mr./Ms. Hannah later.

Even though the box on my back was safe, I was too reckless...... I'm going to do that kind of recklessness again.

 

"I've heard the story, it's the same magic as me and Keira, isn't it?"

"Oh, can I go?"

"Who are you talking to, it doesn't matter to me whether it's the same magic or not. If you stand in the way of Shea, I will ...... They are our enemies."

 

At the same time as Rune's words, a blue-black flame of dark magic was lit in my right hand.

Checking the tone of the flames that appeared to cover the gauntlet, I jumped forward.

 

"If you fly, you will be targeted! Run and ram it!"

"Then I will protect you from the skeleton!!"

 

The defensive ability of the cloak smashes away the skeletons that approach me.

Without hesitation, I approached her as she manipulated the thread at the shortest distance——— and she noticed me and released a string with a huge amount of slashing blows.

 

"Do it! Usato!!"

"Nuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

In response, he swings his right arm vertically and slams the flames that stretch like a whip into the space in front of him.

The magic power of the blue-black flame that was extended and swung down vigorously cut it in two, burning the thread of dark magic at once.

 

"Now!!"

 

He moves the box with the cloak on his back to the side and pulls his twin sister, Mr./Ms., who was restraining next to Hannah's Mr./Ms..

I released the restraints and held it as if I were holding it, and I plunged into it with the momentum as it was...... No, it's bad!

 

"Aaaaaaa!"

 

It became even more intense!

Shouldn't you find the sister Mr./Ms. you were looking for and become quiet!? Or do they think I'm crazy like Linka or Rune?

I'm fine, but my sister Mr./Ms. was attacked.

 

「!」

 

Did the slash of the thread that approached your sister Mr./Ms. deflect just a little?

No, it was a completely hit attack with healing sensing, but it bent unnaturally at the last minute?

Oh, don't you have time to think about it right now?

 

"I'm going to be a little rough, but I'm sorry!!"

"———"

 

When he gets close, he vigorously pushes his sister Mr./Ms. against her.

She spread her arms wide to manipulate the thread, and when she caught her sister Mr./Ms. as if hugging her, she fell backwards helplessly.

 

「…… Is this it?"

"Possibly."

 

I didn't expect such a brute force method to work......

Her sister Mr./Ms., who hugged her tightly as if she would not let go, remains as expressionless as ever.

 

「…… Is this person really unconscious?"

 

When the attack was deflected unnaturally, there was a momentary unnatural reaction to my magic sense.

The error can be done because of my mind, but for that moment, my sister Mr./Ms.'s index finger moved.

And a thin thread of magic that extends from the index finger.

 

「……」

 

Is it a defensive instinct?

But I feel that it is a little dangerous to get away with it.

 

"Gaka!!"

"Don't you have time to think about it?"

 

There is a skeleton and an owl Mr./Ms..

When you try to deal with the approaching skeleton attack, a shockwave flying from the side blows the skeleton away.

 

"Mr./Ms., is your arm okay?"

"yes, it stuck right away."

 

I'm scared that my arms will stick together soon.

I'm not sure I can do it, but I don't want to experience having my arm slashed.

With that in mind, I looked at Mr./Ms. and saw that even Rar, who hadn't come near me before, was there.

 

"Hey, Healing Wizard!"

"Oh?"

"Wow!? Oh, do you think I, the devil, would be afraid of such a thing!?"

 

I'm really scared.

He doesn't forgive her for being the demon that Rose tore off one of his wings and the one who probably stole the corpse of the Owl Mr./Ms....... Apparently we talked about it, so I'll listen to what you have to say.

 

"What is it?"

"Well, let's fight together."

「…… Why?"

 

When she utters a genuine question, she is dismayed.

 

"Wow, I know the way ahead!"

"No problem."

 

If you explore with healing sense, you can move forward.

 

"Hey, I'm going to sell you information about my friends!"

"I don't need it because I just know it."

 

There is Veena Mr./Ms., and the information of the enemy demon is not trustworthy.

I don't think that a demon who has no camaraderie in the first place knows so much about the demons on his side.

 

"I'll give you these zombies!"

「……」

"Whew!?"

 

He strengthens his eyes on Raari, who treats Owl Mr./Ms. and the others like objects.

……。 It seems that they are really trying to make a deal.

 

"What is the purpose?"

"Oh, that ......."

 

I became even more wary of the demon that began to humble me so fast, and for some reason she began to rattle and tremble, and began to sob.

 

"I'm not bad anymore, so please let me get out of here ......."

「…… Mr./Ms. Owl?"

"Don't tell me, I'm sorry for myself for being so good......

 

Is the devil just like this......?

I let out a big sigh as I reminded myself of Mr./Ms. Veena in my mind.

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It was a rare that finally reached its limit.