Come on, dance in my courtyard... 

　The one that Noah released is the one that solved one of the three biggest problems and put it to use. 

　Its name is the Pseudo-permanent engine 《PMC》. 

　The reason it's called "pseudo-permanent engine" is because it's not yet a full permanent engine, but even so, he can handle a permanent engine, albeit temporarily. In this case, the term "permanent engine" means that he can use magic element permanently. 

　If you use the magic element, it will disappear. Therefore, there will always be a slight time lag in the use of magic. This is not an exception, even for mages and special class mages who are skilled in magic. And that's even for mages.... 

　But with the pseudo-permanent organ that Noah used, there was no need to worry about that. The reason is that there is an orderly arrangement of magic elements there, and no matter how much you use it, it will never disappear. 

　You will be able to use your magic permanently in this space right now, and moreover it is limited to Noah only. 

''-- Meteor Connection [Meeta Connect]. 

　And so Noah's magic of choice in this large underground space was a type of light magic, the Meteor Connection 《Meetia Connect》. This is similar to the one used by Julia before, but its essence lies in the connection. This is what Noah strikes a point at the coordinates he specifies, and the Meteor 《Meetia》 is activated by connecting them. There should be at least two of those points, but the points are practically at Noah's disposal. And it is also possible to replace the points. 

　It's like a laser in all directions. In addition to that, since he has activated the pseudo-permanent agency 《PEMC》, only he can temporarily use the magic element permanently in this space. In other words, the connection is infinite. He could continue to connect the Meteor 《Mitia》 as Noah wanted. 

''Now, be pierced........'' 

　With a swoosh, she raises her right hand and designates a point in the coordinates. And so it is released. That pseudo-permanent agency 《PEMC》 was used to create the highest level of magic. 

 

　Perhaps because it's indoors, the screams echoed well. It's from the large number of Scorpions 《Scorpion》 in that place, but the mournful sound is definitely a scream. Noah's Meteor Connection 《Meetia Connect》 was activated to connect the designated points. It pierced through dozens of Scorpions 《Scorpion》 at once, which were there, and caused them to die. 

''........Well, I'm still going. 

　With that, Noah set more coordinates. When he increased the points to the next four points, a square shaped meteor 《Meetia》 appeared and went straight through the thick outer shell of the Scorpion 《Scorpion》 without any object. 

　Fresh blood. A large number of Scorpions were sinking into the spot. Then I realized. I realized that the most threatening person among the anti-magicians present here was Noah. A large number of Scorpions are attacking Noah all at once. 

　But the anti-magicians around him were not naive enough to miss it. 

''Noah!　Just get on with it! 

Thank you, Miss Eira! 

　Including Eira, the antimagicians skilled in magic generated a wall of ice. The Scorpion 《Scorpion》, which was blocked by them, fell directly into the prey of the Meteor Connection 《Meetia Connect》. The small fry had no problem. In a few more minutes, that magic of Noah's would take care of everything. But the problem is the Ancient Scorpion, the Ancient Scorpion, the Ancient Scorpion, the Ancient Scorpion. 

　One by one, the Scorpion, the Scorpion, was sinking. Only Julia was the only one among them, still trying to distance herself from her opponent. 

　◇ 

.... 

　I didn't even have to look behind me. Including Noah, the other anti-magicians were taking care of the large number of miscellaneous fish around us. So naturally, me and this ancient scorpion, the Ancient Scorpion 《Enchemental Scorpion》 were facing each other one-on-one. 

　I gaze at it. My twin eyes have already completely released the Twilight Sight. I have to thank everyone who made this situation possible. In the first place, this was just as arranged. It was probably expected in the Operations Command that the Ancient Scorpion [Ancient Scorpion] would have a large number of Scorpions [Scorpion] in tow. 

　Therefore, the handling of the small fry was left to Noah's magic and the support of his seniors, and this Ancient Scorpion Ancient Scorpion Ancient Scorpion was scheduled to be fought by me and Bell-san.......but now Bell-san is gone. 

　In that situation, there was no choice but for either me or Belle-san to remain. From that sign of the magic element, the opponent is a demon. That's probably pretty high level as well. That's exactly what it is, comparable to Claire. It's not that I didn't believe in Belle-san. But I was still worried. Wouldn't it be better for me to fight? Can I leave it to Mr. Bell? While I was thinking about this, Mr. Bell quickly made his decision. 

　He said he would stay behind and leave the rest to us. For once, I was ashamed of my inexperience. I should be able to make decisions as quickly as Ms. Bell. Even though I'm only fifteen years old, I'm still ranked zero in the special class anti-magician rankings. When this battle is over, I'll thank Belle-san for her help. 

　And while I was pondering this, my opponent, the Ancient Scorpion, the Ancient Scorpion 《Enchemental Scorpion》, had begun to move. 

''Kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii! 

　The poison that raised its tail skyward and scattered around it was quite powerfully acidic, or perhaps it was definitely dissolving the splattered areas into sludge. 

　--I see. If one was hit, it could be a fatal wound. But......... 

　Such a sketchy attack couldn't possibly hit. I ran through the poison pouring down on me and deployed my multiple dagger, a compound dagger. Then with that momentum, I launched the Burst. 

''-- Burst! 

　The multiple layers of infinitely thin invisible swords extending from the two compound daggers 《Multiple Knives》, as if they were intertwined, are heading towards the opponent. Even I can't read its trajectory. Moving completely randomly, it was advancing while drawing an invisible and disorderly trajectory....................piercing the brain of the Ancient Scorpion. 

''........drowned out?'' 

　I muttered to myself. Come to think of it, I remembered the words that Aries had said. As they say, magic doesn't work........ Magic doesn't work. That means they have the means to neutralize magic, but humanity is not in that realm. But I do know. The theory is that magic can be neutralized. 

　The theory is this. Magic is something that embodies and establishes images in the world through the magma originally scattered in this world. In other words, we can say that magic is made of magic elements. Then the rest is simple. It's a very good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for. 

　I had concluded that after hearing the story from Aries. In the first place, there is no existence in this world that can eliminate magic in a perfect sense. I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make the most out of your time with the help of a few of your friends. 

　That's how I found out in this case. This ancient scorpion, the Ancient Scorpion 《Enchemental Scorpion》, could eliminate magic locally. 

''Well........let's go with that. 

　Blurting out, I deliver the compound dagger 《Multiple Knife》. Then I open my hands and activate a certain magic. 

''--Explosion Four-Splitting Explosion.'' 

　The Invisible Blade was created from the five fingers of both hands, a total of ten swords, and then branched out further. The number of Invisible Blades increases from 10 to 20 and then to 50, and the number of fine invisible swords exceeds 100. Then they explode (burst). It was difficult to manipulate the fine manipulations like when he was using the Compound Dagger 《Multiple Knife》, but that was fine for now. If I wanted to break through my opponent's nullification magic, it would be limited to physical quantity. That was something I had decided before I started this battle. 

　Of course, I had thought of other means to deal with the situation when this didn't work, but the explosive four-scattering 《Explosion》 I invoked was initially drowned out by some, but as it is, the rest of the things penetrate the opponent's body. 

 

　This time it's not a threat, just a scream. I can clearly see that she is writhing in agony from the pain. As I watch it indifferently, I confirm that the Explosive Four-Spangled 《Explosion》 has all ended. It's the first magic I've used and seen, but this could be used for group battles as well. While thinking about that, I slowly approach the Ancient Scorpion 《Enchemental Scorpion》 that is no longer in a dead body. 

 

You're still alive. You're more stubborn than I thought. 

　Already lying on the ground, dripping copious amounts of blood, it was no longer anything but pathetic. There are marks all over its body that have been pierced, and bodily fluids are flowing out of the holes that are called holes. Even if we let it go on like this, it will probably die, but should we stab it to death? Deciding that, I took out one of the compound daggers 《Multiple Knives》 and activated the Invisible Blade 《Invisible Blade》 as it was. 

''It's.......over.'' 

　Once again, as if to gouge out the brain, I stab the Invisible Blade 《Invisible Blade》.  I looked again at the Ancient Scorpion with my Twilight Sight and saw that the magic element had completely drained away. It no longer possessed the Personal Field, either. 

''Hmm........'' 

　Taking a breath, I check behind me. Then my senior comes towards me, raising her hand. 

'Yulia, you're a class act.' 

You too. What about the victims? 

Zero. No injuries. Noah worked harder than I thought he would. 

　I looked at Noah and saw him sitting on the ground but looking a little tired. 

'Are you deficient?' 

Yeah. I think I took it too far. But I'll be fine soon. 

'I see. Well, let's report back.... 

　The moment I was about to use my communication magic, a loud clattering sound echoes further in the back. 

''........Are they enemies?'' 

'No, this is...' 

　I could sense a hint of it, but it was from someone I knew well. 

'Huh?　To Julia, senior...? 

　So. Well, it was Sherry. 

"Shelly. How did you end up here what happened to your unit? 

It's... 

　And so my senior and I heard the story from Shelly. We encountered a demon and was dropped into the basement and Shelly was wandering alone. Then, when we came to the direction of the large element of magic, we found ourselves there. 

I see. Anyway, now I'd like to contact you, but... 

　I start to say this and stare upwards. 

'Julia, what's going on?' 

'Mr. Bell is still fighting. A demon, and a higher level demon at that. 

The doctor? 

Yeah. Mr. Bell took care of it before I came here. But this one's all done, and it's not too late. 

I'm coming with you. 

All right. Excuse me, sir, but.... 

I know. Why don't you go with Julia and Sherry. I'll take care of the cleanup and report back to you. 

Thank you. Let's go, Shelly. 

Okay, okay. 

　Sherry and I are going back the way we came. Maybe Mr. Bell is struggling more than he should be. Even though we are in this underground space, I can sense the two vast amounts of magical elements on the ground. Perhaps we are in the middle of a battle. Quickly, let's get there as quickly as possible. 

　That's a hunch. It's a bad premonition. It's just a hunch. It's not that I don't believe in Ms. Bell. But the look on her face that I saw before she came here. I'm not going to be able to say that I'm not going to be able to do anything about it. 

　This is why Sherry and I hurried to Belle-san's place.