The party in the First Boundary City was over. Yulia officially became a special class anti-magician there, and then the meeting was waiting for her. In theory, it was supposed to be a meeting.......and Julia's introduction, but the situation has already begun to move significantly.


''Senpai, I'm.......glad to get to know you. I can really rely on you.
It's not like you're suddenly...
'Ah!　Eira, she's so embarrassed. You and Julia have become friends?　I love it... I love it!
Gee, Claudia you're moving too fast....
Julia's coming!　Well, it's coming fast!


　Inside the conference room, Claudia waited. For Julia to come in. And as soon as she saw that she and Eira were alone, she went to talk to her.


'Let me introduce myself again. I'm Claudia. I'm seventh in the pecking order, how do you do?
Yes. It's nice to meet you.


　A light handshake is exchanged, and she senses it. She instinctively realizes that she and Yulia are the same being, after all. It's about time for Eira to awaken again. Claudia laughs in her mind and takes a seat at the round table as it is.



''Then let's have our new special class anti-magician, Yulia-kun, say hello. Since it's you guys anyway, it's probably a few people who were at the party earlier. Well then, Yulia-kun, please.
Yes!


　Taking that word as a cue, Claudia began to generate a ward.


''My name is Julia Curtis. I am honored to be chosen as a special class anti-magician. I would like to contribute to humanity just like all of you, so I look forward to working with you.



　The warding of the first ward city has already been lifted. Only Silas and Claudia are currently the only people who know that information. And so she begins. She executes the plan that has taken decades of time.


(..............Alright, at this rate, we can do it.


　Claudia is a being who is particularly skilled in ancient magic due to Freesia's development. She can use shifting magic, but she can also use powerful warding magic. When she banished Julia to Dusk, she threw her sense of direction off and made him head for Dusk, but that was by Claudia.


　This time, he put up a super-powerful ward that even a special-grade anti-magician could not disarm. The constituent elements are confirmed, and lastly, the person with a specific unique area 《Personal Field》 is prevented from leaving this area. Furthermore, it's not just in this place. Right now, there are other places in the conference room where the antimages and the queen are also having meetings. We already know the schedule for today. Claudia specifies the coordinates and activates the wards as it is.


　At first glance, Claudia looks like she's just smiling and laughing, but she succeeds in generating a ward without being perceived by anyone but Silas. This place has already become a space from which it is impossible to escape easily. A bird in a cage indeed. The rest of the arrangement is to have the demons raid this city and fill this place with magical elements. When the magical element is full, I will use the Pycnosis technique to move to the courtyard and retrieve Shelly and Princess Liane.


　All I have to do now is release the Sefirot Tree.


(Silas, it's over...)


　A glance tells him so, and that's where he ends the meeting.



'Then we are now dismissed. Each of you will hold fast to your assigned cities.



　Julia and Eira were the first to leave when he said that. Of course, Claudia and Silas know that. They both know that it is not possible for them to leave this place.


　But the two of them walk out without difficulty. It's as if they don't care about the wards.


(....We've been let out!　(The wards are supposed to be working!


　Without expressing her surprise at all, Claudia checked the process of creating the wards again. What she found was that the wards she had activated were still being maintained. And if the other members tried to go out, their actions would be prevented.


''........Hey, that's a ward, isn't it?''


　It was Roy who muttered that. He was about to leave this conference room. Nevertheless, he was unable to proceed due to the generation of an invisible wall in front of him. Of course, he has a short temper, so he immediately tried to destroy it but... it was impossible.


''Hey, hey, hey, what's the meaning of this?　This warding........is bad.......


　You soon realize. You will never be able to break the wards with your own skills. And the other members who noticed Roy's condition also approached near the door to check its wards.


''........This is a component I don't even know about.


　Claudia says this with a look of surprise on her face. And next came Eve. I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about it. I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this as well.


''Impossible........''


　The special class anti-magicians shuddered at his words. Warding can be broken physically, but it is better to use magic interference to destroy it. In such a situation, a special-grade counterpart who is skilled in magic said it was impossible. No wonder they are surprised.


''What about........Yuria-kun and Eira?''


　It is Silas who asks that. I ask the others to check the situation first.


'They're out.......soon........'
Belle, you can't do it either?
''Maybe even with a secret sword, it's tough... my swordsmanship is physics-specific... if there's any chance, I think it's Claudia-chan or Eve-chan...''
You don't think that means he's locked in?


　After hearing Silas' words, we all understand. That they have been isolated in this room.


　At the same time, an explosion exploded within the warded city.


　The battlefield of hell had begun.