'Haha!　I'm pulling out all the big guns!　When did you get ready for this?

　Looking at the tree-golem with its thick ivy and large tree roots intertwined, Garnett smiled a small smile as he was stimulated by the will to fight.

　Sakura seemed to have been stimulated as well, so she turned her face towards the wooden behemoth with a cherry-red sword in one hand and bent down so that she could activate [Shrinkage] at once.

''Garnett, I'll leave the earthbound form to you. I'll take care of the big tree giant!''
Oh, wait a minute!　...... d*mn. Shame.

　Watching Sakura flesh out the tree golem with [Shrinkage], Garnett took the Mithril long sword in his hand and turned to the earthen-shaped pack without a hint of caution.

''The white wolf. And Noir. I'll take care of these guys. I'll leave it to you to find Bran.

　A group of earthen forms rushed in at once.

　Garnett activated the magic stone container at his waist and put the magic power he drew out into his long sword.

　The magic crests that Noir had carved with the [Magic Tool Creation] skill emerged on the silvery white sword blade.

''Blow it away!''

　As soon as the sword is swung out in a horizontal cleave, a slash of magical power cuts both sides of the dozen or so bodies in front of me and blows them away.

　Furthermore, Garnett put magic and muscle power into her dragon leather-booted feet and rammed into the void opened by the slash with unnoticeable speed.

　In a single breath, he unleashed four or five slashes to cut off the earthen forms and crush the heads of the one that grabbed him from behind with a powerful back fist.

　The crowd of rushing earthenware forms being one-sidedly kicked away was like waves crashing and popping against a large rock.

It's not just a matter of time before they come back. The source of the magic is nearby, that's for sure. But hey, we just need to crush it faster than it grows!

　A slash of magical power slashed down multiple earthen forms together.

　Behind it, one of the earthen forms seemed to expand like a balloon and exploded, scattering a large amount of sharp stones.

　Garnett shielded only his face with one arm and bathed his entire body in its shards.

　However, this bizarre strategy failed to damage Garnett as if he was unable to do any damage.

　The impact of the debris was completely absorbed by the clothes, which were reinforced with dragon leather and even strengthened by magic.

''Great. It doesn't even hurt or itch.''

　Within seconds of Garnett's movement stopping, nearly a dozen earthen forms fused with the soil on the ground around them, forming the upper half of a giant earthen form.

　Garnett lifted the edge of his mouth in a grin as he saw the upper half of the earthen giant grow out of the ground and raise its arms.

'Let's try this one next, shall we?'

　The earthen giant swung his fist down.
　Garnett held the long sword like a shield and poured in magic power, activating the second magic effect (enchantment) on this sword.

　Immediately afterwards, a protective wall on a scale that would cover a single human being developed around the blade.
　It completely stopped the giant fist from being blocked.

'That's the best, Noir!

　Garnett unleashed a slash that diverted the magic power of the defensive wall as it was, and blew away one arm of the earth giant by the roots.

　Furthermore, the additional slashes fired in rapid succession scraped the earth and sand that made up the giants one after another, and in the blink of an eye, they disintegrated without a trace.

　--There were two types of magic effects that Noir applied to Garnett's sword.
　There are only two, a very simple slash of magic power and a magic barrier.

　I've heard that these are the effects that Garnett himself desired.

　It's a very good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for. Therefore, he wanted a simple effect that did not grant attributes.

　And if you were to take on a group, you would not be able to protect the target by taking on all of them. Therefore, I wanted an effect that could be used to attack at a range.

　Lastly, since the primary role of a fighter is to protect you and your target from enemy attacks, you need to have a way to protect yourself and your target from attacks. Therefore, I wanted an effect that was specialized for defense.

　Simple and straightforward offensive and defensive unity.
　There would be no other combination that would fit Garnett's mission and fighting style so well.

　The only drawback was the drastic consumption of magic power.

　Garnett has to consider the distribution of magic power consumption just to strengthen himself, so simply wielding this sword would cause him to run out of magic power quickly.

　However, if you use the 'equipment that draws out magic power while keeping the magic stone in it' that I asked Noir to make for me, this shortcoming can be greatly reduced.

' ...... Luke. I ...... Mad Golem, I want to check out ......

　Noir, who had regained his will to fight, asked for such a thing while Garnett was one-sidedly laying waste to the earthbound form.

'You're the one Sakura cut down. If I look into it, do you think you'll be able to get a clue about Bran?
Maybe .......

　Noir gave a small nod, looking at the wreckage in the distance with serious eyes.

'The ...... sorcerer's orders in the golem, receive, grimoire ...... and if you examine it, the ...... orders will reach you, the greatest distance. ...... understand ......
Okay. It'll help us narrow down our search.
"And maybe ...... and if we can trace the ...... magic wave, or vice versa, we can trace the ...... current command to where it's coming from. ......
Then I see no reason to hesitate. Hear me, Garnett!

　I instantly raised my voice and called out to Garnett.

'Make way to the wreckage of the Mad Golem!
Oh, I'm on it!

　Immediately, Garnett leapt high and unleashed a slash from the air to the ground with his full magical power.

　The earthbound form in the straight line was blown away, and a direct path to the wreckage of the Mad Golem appeared in front of me and Noir.

'Let's run, Noir!
Oh, oh, ......!

　He pulled away from Noir's hand and started running as fast as he could.

　The earthbound form that tried to interfere was quickly slashed down by Garnett, and he made it to the wreckage he was looking for without ever stopping.

The ...... receiving device is near the control mechanism ...... in the head ...... ah!

　Noir, who had been probing the disintegrated Mad Golem's head, let out a short, screeching sound.

'S-so, even the device is ...... in half, ...... in half.
As expected of Sakura, she even cut up these metal parts. Give me that. This is my territory.

　I take up the receiving device that was cut off both ways from Noir's hand - the complicated metalwork that I don't understand well that was called - and quickly activate the 【Restoration】 skill.

　Since it was neatly shredded, there was no element of difficulty in 【Restoration】 at all.

　I put the receiving device, which was restored in less than a second, back into Noir's hands again.

''Good. I'll leave the rest to you.
...... Well, I'm in charge, so ......!

　Noir held the receiving device tightly in his hands and poured his magic power into it as he concentrated on it with his eyes closed.