In the space of a breath, he closes the distance to the Sith. With his momentum, he grabbed at the Sith with the hand that wasn't holding the sword.

　The Sith retreats, but taunts it in a familiar manner.
　It's a momentary exchange, but it's an obvious anomaly. If the being in front of you is of the same status as Dia, there is no way you can avoid the current grab. I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this.

　But this much is to be expected.
　I'm not surprised to see him swing his right handed sword. I'm aiming to seriously injure her leg and restrain her.

　The Sith catches the flash lightly.
　A light sound as if striking a hollow cylinder was heard and the sword was flicked off.

　It was neither magic nor the sword that received it.
　A shining white arm -- a shining white arm.
　I am surprised at the strength of that white arm.
　This is a sword that can easily split even the crystals in the depths of the labyrinth, the treasured sword of the House of Ares. I'm not going to be able to get a good look at it. And I'm afraid of the Sith who have no hesitation in holding out their arms to that flash.

　The Sith chuckles and takes a distance from me. From the direction of its retreat, I knew immediately that it was planning to escape from the window of the room.

''-- 'Flame Arrow'!

　But the escape route was too easy to understand.
　Maria, who had called for the Sith's movement, had placed magic on that escape route.

　It was not an easy magic.
　The magic was a rudimentary flame bullet. However, due to Maria's high magic power, that flame bullet had turned into a lava lump. The size of that magic was so large that it could vaporize even large monsters in an instant.

　It didn't matter how many months of full recovery it would be, as long as it didn't cause death. It's a magic that feels such a relentlessness.

　The Sith, whose movements are read, can't avoid it and hit it directly. However, just before it was eaten, the wings on its back could be seen moving.
　Since it was wrapped in those light wings, it must have exercised some kind of defense.

　A vicious flame bullet enveloped the Sith and burned down the entire wall of the pavilion.
　Then, the Sith wrapped in flames are thrown out of the pavilion as it is.

　Maria and I, confident that we can't defeat it with this degree of certainty, go after it. We pass through the walls of the empty pavilion and go out into the garden.
　The garden is still a grassy field due to the magic of the id. The grass sparks and the garden begins to burn. According to the information in Dimension, the rear pavilion was also on fire.

　The Sith who had been hit by the flaming bullets had become a firebrand. However, he easily shook off all of the flames by flapping his wings of light wide.

　There wasn't a single burn on the figure that showed up.
　But I know that it did. Before I could catch my breath, me and Maria attacked from both sides.

''-- Magic 'Ice Flamberge'!
'Flame Flamberge'!

　A pincer of frozen blades and burning blades.

''-- 'Divine Circle!　

　The Sith counter with magic.
　Two circles of light float in the air, blocking our blades.
　I feel as if I'm hitting a mountain. The blade with all its strength is played and Maria and I are pushed backwards.

　I showed an opening - but I was in a good position to stand. Thanks to the pincer situation, the Sith couldn't bypass the situation and remain standing, unable to show their backs.
　I could tell that she didn't want to get the onslaught of me and Maria on her back.

　Understanding this, we slowly close the distance to Sith.
　Seeing the cautious stand, Sith makes a disgusted face.

''Nice teamwork. I thought you two weren't getting along any better.''

　I guess they took the liberty of assuming that me and Maria didn't get along. But that's not true.
　The form in which I am the vanguard and Maria is the rear guard is one of the best in the party if you only look at the destructive power of the pair.

　Next, Sis looks at her body.
　She looks very dissatisfied (・・・・・・・・).

''It's just that I'm the one with more problems than that. The spell 'concentration convergence' is oddly disjointed and difficult to move ....... Why do I concentrate so much on muscle power? I'm not a character who fights with a weapon.

　Then he snaps and snaps his fingers nimbly.

'--I can't help it. I'll swing back (・・・・・).

　That expression reminded me of the original world.
　The 'game' in the original world, to be precise.

　The Sith made its body emit light and repeated the magical power in and out of its body.
　Reflexively, I 'gaze'

--Name Diablo Sith HP142/142 MP1489/1672 Class Apostle
　　　Level 20.
　　　Muscularity 0.21 Strength 0.41 Skill 0.24 Speed 0.44 Wisdom 1.00 Magic 112.67 Element 5.00--

　As the word goes, the shaken-up status was there.
　His physical abilities had dropped to a level where he was unsure if he could live his daily life. However, instead of throwing away everything else, the magic power that was merely specialized was even more specialized.

　Over 100.00 magic power.
　The effects of the skills would be added to that as well.
　No longer would it be surprising what could happen.　

　That's right.
　For example, this could be the kind of magic that Rastiara talks about.
　After all, he's the one in here (...)

It's been a long time since we've had a real fight. But compared to the past, your ally's 'conversion results' are low. Ha-ha, that makes me a little happy. It's a good thing that you can't always match up with your allies when it comes to magic power conversion (leveling up)!

　Along with the faint luminescence, visualized white magic power erupts from his body like mist. Its overwhelming density of magic power is not losing to the guardians (guardians) either.
　No, in terms of quality alone, this white magic power exceeds it. This unadulterated magic power is too refined.

　If I had to describe it, it's magic power without any hesitation or unconsciousness.

　Without needing to try it, I didn't think I could win a magical battle.
　I kicked the earth to close the distance before he used his magic endlessly in the distance.

'Maria!　We need more backup!　It's about the same as before!
Are you sure? The whole area is going to burn!
'It's an emergency!　He said he didn't use the museum, so he's probably fine!
Well, then, feel free to go ahead and do your "Flame Arrow" thing.

　Along with the fire magic, he sneaks into the bosom of the Sith.
　Then, I'll strengthen the Dimension and look for an opening.
　First of all, we have to make the Sith immobile. The way to get Dia back can be found slowly, even after restraining her.

" -- 'Divine Shield'

　But I can't find an opening.
　It's not just a matter of time before you get to the point where you'll be able to get your hands dirty.
　It's a good thing that the arm of light is also waiting for you, so you can call it ironclad.

　I'm not going to be able to get a good idea of what to expect. I'm not going to be able to take it easy any longer, and I'm unleashing Rowen's swordsmanship to the fullest.

　A high-speed sword flash that doesn't catch my eye.
　The wings and the sword collide repeatedly with each other, flickering repeatedly.
　Perhaps there is no swordsman on this earth who can defend against this sword. But even so, it cannot reach.

　Wings of light that can cover your body. Arms of telescoping light. And a large amount of defensive coating from sacred magic.
　This didn't matter how fast the sword was, it didn't matter how fast it was. There was simply no physical gap between them.

　Although he was using 'Dimension' to slash at the thin defense, there was no sign of breaking through.

''d*mn it!''

　I swear and think about how to attack it with 'parallel thinking'.
　There are still plenty of ways to get around. If we continue to choose the best way out of them, there will be a hole in this iron wall at some point.

''You're desperate, ally. Do you really care that much about Dia-chan?

　Looking at me as I launch an onslaught, the Sith asks me with a cool face, building up his magic.

'Of course!'
...... Heh. ...... really?
...... what's the point!

　I am frustrated by the way he can afford it.
　I try to weave a new spell to break this ironclad barrier right away.

'Then why didn't you take better care of Dear?
What--?

　However, my magic construction stops for a moment due to the cold watery words of the Sith.
　They were words I couldn't hear.

''If my ally had cared more about Diablo-chan, I'm sure my descent would have been farther along, right?　I'm a quintessential stone, and I can't get off without a heartbeat.

　The Sith speaks plainly.
　His words upset me.
　I knew too much about my own actions to ignore them.

'The cause of the gap is simple. The reason for this is because Dia-chan cherished the "Christ" so much, but her ally discarded it so easily. If your ally really cared for 'Dia', he would have kept the name 'Christ' as well.

　The Sith confronted me with my mistake in a succinct manner.
　The expression on the Sith's face, which had been amused all along, was frowning only this time. And he was looking down on me.
　She blames me for putting "Kanami" before "Christ".

　That everyone else might have been convinced, but Dia was the only one who wasn't convinced. And Sis blames me for continuing to put a burden on Dia despite realizing this.

'I won't give it back to you now, even if you ask me to. It's because I know you better than anyone else. I will take much more care of you than an ally who did not try to understand you in any way.

　The upset blunted the sword.
　Taking advantage of the gap, the Sith intensified their magic construction.

''Goodbye (・・・・), 'Christ (・・・・)' --magic 'Shunposion Feather'

　Which words it was, I can't decide.
　But either way, I couldn't stop the magic.

　The wings of light flap their wings and send a large number of white feathers flying.
　The shining feathers that filled my field of vision made me dizzy. And in the next moment, all the feathers pop.
　Feathers that pop like fireworks. The impact of each one of those feathers is tremendous, and I lose my stance.

　Next to me, the Sith passes by at high speed.
　Her beautiful, neutral profile is twisted into a sad face.

　I turn around to follow that face.
　But by that time, the Sith had already spread its wings and taken off into the sky.

　It was no longer high enough to reach even if he extended his sword.
　All that was left on the ground was a white feather that danced down.

''--?　d*mn it, ......!

　I was caught off guard.
　I took the Sith's words to heart and created an opening. A blunder.

　Sure, Dia may have had a lot of patience.
　But - there's no one at our party (・・・・・・・・・・) who hasn't put up with (・・・・・・・・・) (・・・・・・).

　There's no way to satisfy everyone's needs. So we all have to compromise a little bit and find a way to make everyone a little bit happier. Even Dia was trying to make that happen.

　That Sith had wiped out all of Dia's efforts. She took the liberty of exposing Dia's secret frustrations.
　I can't let her get away with it. And I can't let her get away with it.

'I'm sorry, Maria!　I let my guard down!　...... I need to catch up with Deere soon!

　I tuck my sword into my 'belongings' and try to run in the direction the Sith took off. In a few moments, the Sith will be out of the range of the 'dimension'.

''Well, wait!　Calm down, Kanami!　You're leaving Mr. Rastiara behind!

　Maria stops me as I try to run.
　The blood rushes to my head, and I've lost sight of Rustyala in the burning mansion.

　Immediately I begin to calculate the time.　
　Fortunately, I know the destination of the Sith, so I have time to retrieve Rustiala.

'Maria, where's Rastiara!　You can stay asleep. We'll throw him into The Connection immediately and move him to the ship!

　He turns back to the mansion and instructs them on what to do in the future.
　But this is denied by a weak voice.

...... I hope you don't do that.

　Rustyala emerges from a hole in the wall of Maria's destroyed mansion.
　However, his footsteps are faltering.

'Rastiara, you're awake!
'If it's this noisy, it's going to be a quicksilver. Apparently, Dear is in trouble.

　Saying that, Rustyala looks at the sky where Dia flew away. Apparently, she had seen around the end of the battle.

'We don't have time to talk about the details, we're leaving now!　So, Lastiara, go rest by the ship!

　He tries to build a 'connection' as he approaches Rastiara.

'Wait. I'm coming with you.

　However, Rastiala approached us as well and grabbed me by the shoulders to interrupt the 'connection'.

...... No, you're wobbling on your feet. Rastiara needs to rest on the ship for once.

　As far as his status is concerned, Rastiala's HP has not decreased.
　However, he is clearly losing his strength. Just like me, my spirit is being drained by the magic of the id.
　Honestly, I want you to rest beside Sera, who can use sacred magic.

''I'll be fine. Please, just let me fight a little longer. I don't want to regret it anymore, so--!

　Rastiala bites down desperately.

　--don't you want to regret it already?

　Does he care that he left me at the end of the Nativity?
　If so, I can understand this desperation.
　I gave him permission to come with me after much deliberation.

I'm not going to be able to get to the bottom of it. ...... Okay, I get it. If you go that far, you can come with me.

　He nodded reluctantly.
　I didn't have time to convince him. When the time comes, you can forcefully throw them into 'Connection'.
　Having passed the opinion, Rastiara nodded back happily.

''Well then, let's go now. The sooner the better.''

　They are about to leave in no time.
　But then a further stop is made.

''--Kanami-san, you're really going to chase me, aren't you?

　Maria looks straight at me for confirmation.

　I'm slightly annoyed, wondering what she's taking for granted.
　Even now, the warning of 'sensitivity' is ringing in my head.
　It's obvious that I need to go help Dia.

　And Maria, sensing my emotions, repeats them.

'From my point of view, both Kanami-san and Rustyala-san are weak. But you're still going after Dia, right?　I know there's a Palinclone Legacy and a guardian (Guardian) beyond that, and yet--
I'm going.

　Without letting him finish, I nodded.
　Rustyala next to me nods too.

　When Maria sees that, she lowers her eyes a bit.
　Then she tightens her face.

''I understand. Then I'll help you finish it, right?''

　He looked as if he had made up his mind to do something.
　Maybe he is trying to rouse himself before a battle with a powerful enemy.
　Unlike Rastiara, he followed me with a powerful gait.

　I confirm that the party's intentions have been solidified and unfold the 'Dimension' while unfolding the letter I received from Shea.

　I realized that I didn't have time for that magic construction.
　However, I couldn't afford not to chase it.
　My emotions didn't allow me to let that Sith go like this, more than anything else (...).