The girl's name is Hailey Weisprope.
　I thought it was a joke of a name. The fact that it was one letter different from Ms. Hein's name made me feel bad.
　This means that no matter how much the girl denies it with her mouth, every time she calls her name, she thinks of Mr. Hein.

　Naturally, I still think of her now that I'm being attacked. So instead of fighting back, he tries to persuade me with his mouth.

'Talk, let's talk!　It's the same explorer, isn't it!
'We fight because we are the same seekers!　Because there is only one person, one person who can reach the deepest depths!

　While wielding her sword, the girl answered in a disciplined manner. After all, it's hard to think of that person's liking as a stranger.
　Thinking that I have a clue to persuade her, I continue to talk to her.

''Are you aiming for the deepest part too!
Yes, he's with you!
Then why don't you just go with them!

　I'll try to solicit her immediately.
　I don't know what I was doing, but my mouth was inviting the girl to join me on its own.

'I told you now!　There's no point in having more than one person there, since only one wish can be granted!　The boy is going to go back to his world!　Then you're not compatible with me!
How did you know that?

　The girl knew of my wish. Even my companions have recently learned this, and of course, I haven't even told Mr. Hein about it.

　The girl's twin swords almost reach my vital point through the gap of surprise.
　I had no choice but to leap backwards, making use of my physical abilities.

　Seeing the distance between us, the girl starts chanting. Apparently, she is an all-around explorer who can use both sword and magic.
　I don't want her to use range magic again and again. In order to offset (counter) the magic, she spreads her dimensional magic.

'Magic 'Dimensional Winter (Di Winter)'!
"-- 'Dimension' / 'Zitteltwined' --

　In response, the girl also strengthens her dimensional magic.
　The winter magic is mixed with the wind magic. The magic power I moved to interfere with the girl's magic is interfered with in the opposite direction.

　The soft wind that the girl created is similar to my "Winter in the Dimension (Di Winter)".
　I had no choice but to give up the interference in "Dimensional Winter (Di Winter)".

　Seeing that I had been pushed down in the magic battle, Rustyala behind me shouted with concern.

''Kanami, what are we going to do!　It's pretty strong!
I just need a little more time!

　If possible, I want to end the battle peacefully. If Rastiara and the others get mixed up poorly, there is a chance that the girl will be injured.
　I regrip my sword and run to the girl alone. With that, the girl shouts out.

''I will go to the deepest part!　Yeah, even if I have to fight you!　Even if it's dead!　-- 'Zealous Madness'!

　Along with a phrase I've heard somewhere, the girl completes her magic.
　The girl's magic power is released and all the winds in the labyrinth become still for a moment.
　Even the gentle breeze is lost and there is complete windlessness. Then, in the next moment, the air in the space pops and the corridor is filled with a stormy wind.

　The first wind magic, Zeerwind, had a direction. It was still a gust of wind that was within the realm of possible natural phenomena, but this magic was different.
　A storm that was approximately unusual. There was no regularity, and it was restless anyway. The direction of the storm changed over and over again: right to left, up and down. Sometimes wind and wind face each other, sometimes wind and wind are apart.
　Wrapped up in the unpredictability of the storm, I am blocked from moving. No, it can't just be a blockage. My body is being pulled in every direction for 360 degrees with a terrifying force that seems to be tearing me apart.

　I strengthened the "Dimensional Winter (Di Winter)" that I wear and resisted the magic storm, but it was not very effective.

　And most troubling of all was the breathing again, just as in the earlier Galfrad Jerry battle.
　Within the area where this magic 'Zealous Mind Madness' is deployed, it is impossible to breathe badly. I couldn't take a big breath in beforehand, so it's unlikely I'll be able to hold it for long.

''Ugh, ugh!　-- "Midwinter in the Overcrowded Dimension (Di Overwinter)"!

　This one also decides that it can't be countered without using the best magic, so it deploys the winter world in a radius of only about 50 centimeters.
　The winter magic, which specializes in holding back, stops the wild wind from moving.
　Like the eye of a typhoon, only the area around me where I'm standing is windless.

--MP185/889-400--

　Just as I was checking my MP and trying to figure out my next move, a girl jumped in from the storm. She seems to have plowed through the storm.
　I catch the girl's twin swords with the 'Treasured Sword of the Aleis Family, Rowen'.

　However, the girl doesn't have as much control over her magic as I do. It was a suicide attack while creating scrapes and wounds all over her body. The way she fought without taking care of her own damage reminds me of Ryner.

　The girl continues to slash at me while being cut down by the storm.
　The "Midwinter of the Overcrowded Dimension (Dee Overwinter)" continues to turn to the storm's resistance, so it can't fight to its advantage.

--MP163/889-400--

　My MP is visibly decreasing rapidly.　
　Die Overwinter in the Overcrowded Dimension is not the kind of magic that can be used continuously. If this is the case, after running out of MP, it will be swallowed up by the storm.
　In order to come up with a solution, I begin to gather all the information in detail with "Sensitivity" and "Dimension".

　And then I realize that my MP is rapidly decreasing.
　It's not only me who's losing MP rapidly, the girl in front of me is also losing MP.
　With my gaze, I can see the remaining MP of the girl in front of me.

-- MP64/512-200--

　I had 64 MP left.
　The girl was consuming more MP than me, her face contorted in pain.

　If we continue to pit magic and sword fights against each other, the girl will fall first.
　Knowing that, I am relieved.
　I stop attacking and concentrate on defense, continuing to stare at each other's dwindling MP. That's all it takes for me to automatically win.

　And after a few dozen seconds of antagonism has passed, the girl's MP is finally exhausted.
　Naturally, the momentum of the storm rapidly weakens as the girl's supply of magic power is cut off.

　Sensing the end of the battle, I exhale heavily. However, the girl yells at me, who showed an expression of relief.

''--What are you reassuring me about!　It's not over yet!　Still aaaaah!

　The magic supply to the storm resumes.
　The storm, which had been weakening, reversed its momentum and began to blow in force.

　The momentum of the magic increased even though it had run out of MP.
　I knew about this phenomenon. This is exactly the kind of magic operation that is akin to burning life; a power that exceeds the limit of replacing MP with HP.
　That is to say, the girl has risked her maximum HP (life) to resume the fight.

--HP282/352--
--HP282/347--
--HP282/341--

　--The girl's life is being chipped away.

　The girl's twin swords are closing in on her while storming through the realm of "Midwinter in the Overcrowded Dimension (Di Overwinter)".

　This time, instead of MP, my maximum HP is visibly decreasing. That's what my 'gaze' can see.
　A chill runs down my spine at that crazy burning of life, and I realize the failure of my strategy. It was no longer possible, by all accounts, to stop the fight without anyone getting hurt.

''--I'm sorry, guys!　You have to stop this kid right now!　I could break a bone or two for you!　Stop it!

　I had no choice but to ask my friends for help, without shame or outward appearance.

'See, another bad habit!　That's what happens when you make room for one!
I'm so sorry!

　First, Rustyala, who was in the rear, ran out with a reprimand. Reaper also followed, riding on the back of the 'beastified' Sera.

''Big brother, I'll settle the wind for now!　-- 'The True Night of the Abyssal Dimension (Di Reverend Night)'!

　The Reaper uses a spell that has the same effect as my "Midwinter of the Overcrowded Dimension (Di Overwinter)".
　A high concentration of darkness floods out of the Reaper and tries to envelop the storm.

''Don't disturb me!

　But the girl's wind dispels the darkness. As if to blow away the thin smoke, the reaper's darkness was easily scraped away.
　Magic at the cost of life is powerful, unlike normal magic. Although he knew this firsthand, it was nothing short of troublesome when used by the enemy.

　The Reaper was surprised that his best magic didn't work.

''Yeah, yeah!''　

　However, from the darkness that was dispelled, a rastiala with a red mist jumped in.

''-- 'Growth Extended!　The fresh blood magic "Hein Helvirshine"!　The 'canonzeer' from the 'canonzeer'!

　With that momentum, Rustyala released his full-length wind magic.
　The gust of wind released like a cannon pierces a hole in the storm. And inside that tunnel of wind, Rustyala, whose physical ability has been enhanced to the limit, tries to run through it.

''You are a young lady, aren't you, forceful!　'Canonzeer'!

　The girl also shoots the same magic into the tunnel where it occurred. As long as she's running through it, Rastiara can't avoid it. The wind of 'Kanonzeer' pushes back the Lastiara who is running up to her.

　The girl's series of interceptions were flowing and brilliant. However, the gap between those two magic uses was decisive.

''This is the end--!

　I swing my sword at the girl who took her eyes off me. However.

What?

　Just before the sword touches the girl's body, which is full of gaps, he senses an explosive increase in magical power from her.
　Quickly, she tries to dissipate that magic power with "Midwinter of the Overcrowded Dimension (Di Overwinter)". However, that magic power wasn't being used for magic construction, it was just converted into wind magic power and run amok.
　My magic offset (counter) is a technique that shifts the magic construction and makes it fail. So if the opponent had abandoned the magic construction, I couldn't interfere.

　Right beside the girl, the magic power of the wind explodes.
　The sword that was about to reach is pushed back. Frustratingly, he misses the opening created by his friends.

　However, the girl's body is covered in cuts and wounds due to the outburst of magical power. In addition, the amount of magic power consumed is also higher than normal magic. To be honest, it's not worth the damage.
　It shouldn't be worth it, but - the girl laughs.　

''--Fufu, if you're about to be defeated by a sword, all you have to do is let it pop.

　The girl laughed, staining her white beauty with red blood.
　Seeing that smile, I felt a chill.
　In the earlier exchange, the girl lost nearly 50 of her maximum HP. That's lightly enough life for one child. That much life is cut out, burned like firewood, and yet the girl still smiles.
　Just watching the accelerated disappearance of that life, a physiological fear overflows in me.

　With fear, I yell at the girl.

'That's how you fight!　It won't last long!
'Hmm, no problem!　It's a disposable life to begin with!
This girl--!

　The girl's reply was frustrating.
　It's the same emotion she once felt for Ryner.

　Fear is transformed into anger and you feel your magic power burning. You convert that magical power into your most confident offensive magic.

''Magic 'Midgall's Freeze'!

　It freezes the water beneath your feet, creating an ice sculpture of a snake.
　It's a freezing magic without regard to the cost of MP. The "Parallel Thinking" is also screaming at the simultaneous use of "Midwinter in the Overcrowded Dimension (Dee Overwinter)".

"Push forward!

　The ice snake pushes through the storm. Its ice scales are peeling off, but it does not lose its momentum. Midgalls Freeze has both that much mass and magic power.
　I hide behind the ice snake and follow it. The ice snake scatters the wind, thus minimizing the effects of the storm.

''Zeerfang!''

　The girl, who has visibility of the ferocious freezing magic, releases her magic with a ferocious smile.
　About four wind stakes float in the air. Two from the top and two from the bottom, as if biting and crushing, the wind stakes attacked the ice snake.

　The ice snake shatters with a sound as if the glass was broken.
　But I didn't care, I pushed my way through the scattered pieces of ice snakes, waving my sword and shouting, "I'm not going to cut down on your life.

"I won't let you do something so life-destroying!
'You're starting to look good!　This is good, keep--!

　Despite taking my accusations in stride, the girl still refuses to stop diminishing her life. The storm grows stronger and stronger.
　And as sword against sword, eye against eye, eye against eye, we smash each other's true feelings, I feel the girl's heart.

　That heart was too decadent.

　This girl is completely different from Ryner. Ryner was suffering, troubled, and had no choice but to cut down on his life.
　But the girl in front of her is happy to be able to cut down her life.

　Her eyes shine and she screams back with joy, like a child playing with her favorite toy. It's more terrifying to watch than a liner.

　I found the girl's distortion and knew I couldn't let it go.
　I don't know the reason for this - I won't say that I don't know why.
　The girl is like Mr. Hein, to whom I owe a great debt of gratitude. So I can't leave her alone. I can't let her die, at least not until I'm sure of that relationship. That's what I thought.

'Rustyala!　In the meantime, I'm going to ice this idiot!
Hmmm.

　It was the girl who reacted faster than anyone else to that declaration and laughed.
　It seems that everything I do, as an enemy, is hilarious.

　The Lastiara and the others nodded behind the girl.
　The distance is too far to perform resonance magic. It's a good idea to have a good idea of what to expect.

It's a good thing that you're not the only one.　Magic 'Midgals Freeze'!

　He calls out the ice snake once more from his feet.
　In addition, Rustyala unleashes an ice-cold magic from behind the girl.

''Ice Mesh!''

　A web of ice spread out and tried to envelop the girl.

　An ice snake at close range and a web of ice from behind. It's not something that can be avoided if you think about it normally.
　But in that predicament, the girl still laughs, trying to shave off her maximum HP instead of her MP to generate magic power.

''Hmph, not yet!　I'm not there yet!　-- 'Canonzeer Madness'!

　The girl weaves more storm magic with a rapturous cry.
　Our freezing magic is played out by the double-deployed "Canonzeer Madness".

　And then the girl tries to run out laughing--

What?

　--Bends his knees and puts his hands on the ground.

　The blood starts to bobble off its face and it begins to breathe hard.

'Hahaha ......!　A seizure at a time like this?　I don't have any luck!

　The girl lets her hand gouge into the empty air while blood flows from her nose and mouth. I've seen the way the tip disappears from her hand.

''- This girl (Ko), even her 'possessions (di-pouch)'!

　Even though I'm amazed at its ability, I run to seize the opportunity.
　Rustyala, who is on the diagonal, is just as surprised as I am and runs.

''That girl, is she the same ...... as me?　But then, that's ......!

　But the surprise was different.
　There was no time to check the difference.

　The girl was going to use her 'possessions' and take out the magic stone and put it in her mouth. It's the same action as when Palinclone obtained the power of the Guardian (Guardian).
　He hurriedly kicked the magic stone in the girl's hand and assembled it into her body.

''Ah, ugh......!

　The girl fell down, panting.
　At the same time, in order to avoid letting her use her magic, she penetrated 'Dimensional Winter (Di Winter)' while she was still attached to her body.

''Ah, gah!　Ghohohoho!

　Then the girl coughs violently and begins to vomit a lot of blood.
　The horrific amount of blood makes me pale.

　When I check my surroundings, the storm that had been raging so wildly has suddenly quieted down. I can see that the girl has gone beyond her limit and the magic has been broken.
　When I checked the girl's status, her HP had decreased rapidly.

''Wait, this is not good!　Rastiara, treat this girl!

　Ask the girl to take the girl to Rustyala, who came in late.

'I'm on it!'

　Without hesitation, Rastiara began to cast a recovery spell on the girl who was her enemy. In a situation where every second was at stake, her character was thankful.
　The Reapers then joined in, and they all surrounded the girl.

　To the girl who is about to die at any moment, Rustyala continues to cast a spell with a difficult face.
　A warm white light fills the corridor.
　The girl's face gradually became calmer to match the amount of light. Her wild breaths turned into regular sleep breaths.
　Fortunately, the girl had fainted.

'Do you look okay ......?'

　I ask Rustyala, who is dripping sweat.

'I think I'll be fine for now. I'm used to getting this fixed.'

　Looking at her status, the girl's HP had recovered to about half of what it was.
　Rustyala gently lowered the girl to the floor and muttered in a serious manner.

''It's just that she's lost too much blood ....... I don't think she'll make a full recovery right away. Besides, this girl seems to be physically weak to begin with, ......
'No, as long as I'm not dead, that's all that matters. As long as I'm alive, that's all that matters: ......

　In fact, it's just as well that she doesn't get full recovery right away. When the girl wakes up and starts to act up, it will be easier to restrain her.

'But this girl seems to be special, so I'll have to diagnose her a little more closely: ......

　Rustyala says worriedly, stroking the girl's cheek as she kneels down.

'I was going home anyway. Let's take that girl home with us and nurse her on the ship.'
I like that.

　The conversation is settled and we begin to prepare to leave. Neither the Reaper nor Sera seem to have any objections to our idea.
　We are thankful that our companions are not injured, despite the unexpected fight.

''All right, I'll make the door now.'' -- "Connections

　Due to the heavy fighting, the remaining MP was just about ready to go. Even if there wasn't enough, it would be dangerous, even if a Reaper could take over.

　If he was not good, he would be unable to leave the labyrinth with no MPs. Having come to the deepest layers, we need to pay close attention to that danger.

　Feeling the need to rethink our future search strategy, we headed back to the ship.
　We took a white girl named Haili Weissprope with us - and