I'm the one running at the front of the pack.
　I leap over the roofs of the buildings lining the fort, accelerating like a drainage stone. The sound of the wind ripping through my ears echoes in my ears with a roar, and the resistance of the wind hits my entire body as if it were burning.

　The aim is a surprise attack.
　What the Palinkron and the Guardians have done to me so many times, it's our turn to return the favor.

　My target is the only Sith in the courtyard of the fort. Without looking at anyone else, I'm going to jump over the defensive walls, run over the roofs of the buildings, and run the shortest distance as fast as I can.

　As we entered the fort's territory, only the Apostle Sith noticed the intruder. My ears trembled with a twitch, and I tried to reflexively turn my body around. It's something that has a keen sensing ability even though it's not a dimensional magician.
　But it's already too late.

　I, turned into a shell by acceleration, land in the courtyard.
　The landing spot is the body of a Sith.

　While tossing and turning, the Sith quickly formed white wings and tried to escape. But before it can fly away with its wings, I kick its white wings.
　The flying kick with the speed of a bullet, combined with the strength of an inhuman's muscles, creates a terrifying destructive force.

　Feathers of magic power scatter from the wings.
　The kick that was enough to create a hole in the steel plate was a direct hit.
　However, the feeling of it coming back to his leg is as hard as if he were kicking a diamond.

　The Sith succeeded in defending themselves on the verge.
　It's like a character spoken of in legends.

　However, the impact of that kick is the only thing that can't be helped.
　Me and the Sith roll around, scraping the soil of the garden as if we were tangled together as it were.

　That's when Palinclone and Ayd finally noticed the presence of the enemy's attack.

　As we tangle and roll, I reach my hands to the Sith's throat. Noticing this, the Sith weaved a spell while rolling around.

''--Di, 'Divine Shield'!

　A defensive wall of light arises between us, and my hands are stopped when I'm almost there.
　My plan to make him faint in his first move is a failure. It's a failure, but it's also right on schedule.

''--'Midwinter in the Overcrowded Dimension (Di Overwinter)!

　Directly touch and interfere with the light defensive wall. In order to break down the wall, we try to shift the construction of magic (・・・・).
　Naturally, the 'magic offset' (counter-magic) will not succeed so easily. An extraordinary amount of magic power is poured into the light defensive wall and plays my interference with force.
　It's a terrifying density of magic power, but I was sure that the Sith's margin was running out. A thin layer of sweat was running down its face. If this defensive wall disappears, it will have to engage in flesh-and-blood combat against me, so resistance is desperate.

　And then, along with the brakes, as if gutting the ground, it stops rolling over the yard. But the magic doesn't stop.

　In the form of me draping over the Sith, a magical sparring match occurs.
　While the white and purple magic power is competing with each other, the Sith speaks to me. Although I was surprised by the surprise attack, I'm sure she is convinced that she will win if it continues to be a contest of magical power.

''--Ha, you're early, my friend!　I'm kind of surprised!

　But I'm not going to engage in that chatter.

'Maria, help me!

　Maria comes on the back of Sera's beastly body and belatedly lands in the garden.
　And immediately releases a fire magic.

''--'Flame!

　The flames try to burn me and the Apostle Sith.
　The Sith hurriedly construct a defensive wall with sacred magic.

Invisible Field!

　The double magical attack of cold air and fire made Sith's face tighten.
　It's the biggest obstruction and biggest firepower I can think of in our party.
　But even so, the wall of Sith's magic power could not be broken through.

　That's also on schedule. Next, I shout out the name of the companion I need to help.

''Dia, can you hear me!　We're here to help!　If you can hear me, answer me!

　He called out his name right next to Dia's face. Then, the Sith contorted her face a bit.
　Maria followed suit with a roaring flame.

''It's shameful, Dia!　Can't you at least keep the apostle's spirits up!
Hey, hey!　--Ugh, ugh, ugh!　That kind of shaking is not fair!

　Shelving his own actions, the Sith accused us of warfare.
　I could feel the white magic of the Sith weakening. I could feel Dia inside the Sith fighting back. As the Sith themselves said, Dia is indeed alive inside this small body, after all.
　If we continue to have a two-on-one struggle - no, if we continue to have a three-on-one struggle, we will win. I felt an advantage that only made me think so.

　Thanks to the surprise attack, the shape is not bad.
　With a call to action, I decide to continue hurling my magic power at the Sith.

　Most importantly, unlike the guardians (guardians), I can see the decrease in the Sith's MP in the 'display'. Sith's MP is visibly decreasing. As far as Diablo Sith's status is concerned, her MP will be reduced to 0 in another thirty seconds.
　The surprise operation was a success.

　However, if there's any concern, it's factors other than us.
　Slightly spreading "Dimension" into the garden, I turn my attention to the other battles.

　At a distance, a palinclone scratched its head.
　He was about to approach us and was in trouble when he was blocked by Sera and Snow, who had unleashed the beastification.

''- Oh, I knew we weren't going to be stranded. And all of them appear together, it's tough.

　He has his usual aloofness and light-heartedness.
　I feel that just because we didn't see each other for a little while, the atmosphere has changed a lot. His clothes are different from the time he was in the "Epic Seeker", and he has a heavy and formal atmosphere. Probably, it's an outfit exclusively for people in the generalship. His aloofness remains the same, but his dignity has increased.

'Don't move, boys. These guys are bad enough. If you mess with them, they can easily die.

　With a word, Palinclone restrains the soldiers who were waiting in the corner of the yard from making a move.
　He's a sarcastic fellow, but his leadership skills are as good as ever.

　The last time we met was at the Epic Seeker's headquarters.
　I haven't seen him since I questioned him about his memory.

　You're tempted to ask the same questions again.
　However, I am thorough with my Sith counterpart and leave Palinkron to his friends.

　Sera and Snow pick up their weapons and call out to them.

'We've come to stop the fool, Palinkron.
Long time no see.

　Good positioning. With the two of them being walled off, Palinkron can't join Sith and Ayde.
　For now, the two of them are supposed to keep Palinclone in place.

'...... haha. I thought we were finally saved, and then it was Kanami's brothers at the end. I just sent a little letter to my niece, you know?　What is this?

　With a sigh, Palinclone looks over at the six people who have appeared. Every one of them seems to be fed up with the realization that they are not a straightforward enemy.

　As Palinkulon is about to slowly retreat and put his hand on his sword, his guardian (guardian), Aide, calls out to him from a little distance.

'Huh, I was surprised myself ....... But it's getting mixed up. Palinclone Legacy, I think it's one-sided in that form. Wouldn't it be better to 'turn into a half corpse' (half monster) first?
'Don't be selfish. ...... There's no way you can do that in this public environment. I have my own plans.

　As it is, Ayde tries to walk to join Palinkron.
　But that is not allowed by Rastiara.
　He stood in the direction of travel and drew his sword with a belligerent smile on his face.

''I won't let you go. Guardian of Hyoronaga (Guardian)''
Mm-hmm?　This lineup. Could it be that you are being viewed by the enemy as well?

　Ayde stopped and checked his situation.

'Of course. Have you forgotten what you did to us yet?'
'I don't think you'd listen to me if I told you that was therapeutic magic: ....... I'd like to claim that I'm neutral: ......

　He could see that if he continued to approach the Palinkron, a battle would ensue, and on the contrary, the id moved away. There was no indication of any willingness to cooperate with Palinclone.
　Then, he raised his hands to show that he had no intention of fighting.
　Even in this other world, that would mean surrender.

''Then I surrender. I'm leaving. I've heard what I need to hear, you know.''

　Rastiala keeps his eyes on the enemy without a hint of caution.
　But he doesn't go after the id. The id is the enemy with the lowest priority. Rastiara knows that if he says he's going to leave, he can leave, too.

　It wasn't us who voiced our discontent, but Palinkron.

'Well, wait a minute, Mr. Ayde. If you leave here, you'll be putting more of a burden on me. Would you mind standing there a little longer?
'I'm sorry. Apostle-related matters are none of my business.

　Easily, Ayde declines.
　Then, as we retreat to the edge of the yard, he takes one last look at us.

'It's okay to leave, right?'

　Rustyala turns his eyes to me for a moment.
　But I have my hands full with the Sith. Without turning my head, I just give a small nod and ask Rustiala to take over.
　After confirming this, Rustyala expresses my intentions.

I'm not going to be able to do anything about it. If you're going to leave without doing anything, I guess I won't go after you.

　With those words, he settles the killing spree on Ayde.
　The id seemed relieved, smiled, and walked straight out of the yard. He didn't jump or climb the barrier, he walked back into the fort normally.
　By the looks of it, he really doesn't seem to think it's any of his business.

　While we were engaged in a battle of magical forces, three against six turned into two against six.
　The situation has changed, and the Sith lying underneath me also makes a request.

'...... nevertheless, by the way, I want to escape too?
No, you don't. You can only do it if you leave Diaz behind.
''I can't leave it behind, so it's like this - ....... It's honestly hard to add that 'Jewelcrus' to this one, too: ......

　I could tell things were looking up when I saw the Sith spewing out weaknesses.
　The Sith's MP was already below half. There's no doubt that it's Sis who will be depleted first. Although me and Maria's MPs are also decreasing at a terrific rate, we're the ones pushing the magic power's edge.
　In another fifteen seconds, the Sith's MP will reach 0, and we'll be able to push through.

　If this continues, after capturing the Sith, we can all surround Palinclone.
　It's a situation that's near the top of our plan.

　Palinclone must know that too.
　He starts to move with a bitter face.

''--It can't be helped!　Apostle, I will activate the 'magic circle' I prepared for you!

　"Magic circle".
　It was a word I had heard just recently.

　Hearing that word, the Sith in front of my eyes and nose turned blue and let out a voice.

''Eh, hey!　In the middle of nowhere--!

　It was the first time that the hateful Sith had ever contorted his face like this.
　The expression on his face was enough for him to know the danger of the Palinkron's 'magic circle' or something like that.

''Lightly, lightly!　Here at the edge of the camp, probably just as lightly!
Wait, stop--!　That would put my dear girl in danger, but--!
It'll be easier for you to get away with it!　...... maybe!
'Oh, that bastard ......!

　While the Sith were becoming more and more impatient, Palinclone continued to keep his distance while building magic.
　Sera-san and Snow, who had been instructed to only stop them, were also unsure whether to attack or not in the face of Palinclone's increasingly anxious comments.

　I'm confused too.
　Obviously, I feel that Palinkron is more dangerous than Sith.
　The Id's withdrawal gives us more room to maneuver. Should I change the order and make Palinclone comatose before starting on the Sith--

　--No, it's not.

　Palinclone is very good at exploiting the gaps in people's minds.
　He's good at drawing attention to himself in a melee.
　It's possible that he's bluffing and trying to help the Sith.

　Immediately, I'm going to give instructions to everyone.

"Me and Maria, we're going to do this Sith!　Reaper and Rastiala, go to the Palinkron!　Get out of the way of the Palinkron's magic construction!　It's not even worth dying for!

　Rastiara was running towards me after he had withdrawn his id and was lost. However, I stopped it and asked him to attack Palinkron.

'Alright!　I'm going to go cut that guy up!

　Rustyala turns on his heel and heads towards the Palinkron.
　The Reaper follows behind him. However, it seems that the Reaper is also paying attention to us in 'Dimension'. As I declared at the beginning, he intends to move with an eye on the whole picture.

　Thus, the situation changes drastically.
　Palinclone would be dealing with Snow, Sera-san, Rastiara, and Reaper, the four people who seemed to occupy the top rankings who didn't want to fight on the continent.

　Against the four enemies approaching, the action Palinkron took was still magic building. Rather, he stopped keeping his distance and began to focus on magic building with his hands on the ground.　
　Surprisingly, Palinclone became completely defenseless in front of his enemies. It's only focusing on magic construction.

　Sera, who was closest to the gaping Palinclone, makes the first attack on the Palinclone. Since she had strictly ordered that the Palinclone could not come into direct contact with her, she attacked it with the sword she had wrapped around her body when she was in her wolf state.

　The vicious blade came close to the Palinkron's skin.
　However, even so, Palinkron remains defenseless.

　Hence, (...) Sera slows down the momentum of the sword she swung at.

　From the right shoulder to the left abdomen, Palinkron's body is shallowly sliced through.
　In the meantime, Palinclone continued to build magic.
　Sera-san yells at Palinclone with a face that crushed a bitter worm.

''--Ki, you!

　This was a defense method that understood Sera's personality very well.
　Sera said that she had never lost to Palinkulon in a mock battle, but she was convinced that she couldn't win in a real battle.
　Just like me, she is hindered by a personality that is too lenient to fight.
　You can't even attack unless your opponent moves - to a deadly degree, you are not suited to killing each other.

　With an expression on her face that reiterates her vow to cut this time, Sera slashes at Palinkron with her return sword.
　Even so, Palinkron's leeway doesn't waver. He doesn't even try to pull out the sword at his waist. He simply held out his arm, the one that wasn't on the ground, to receive Sera's sword.

　The sound of Sera's sword clashing with the bones of Palinkron's arm.
　The sword ripped through the flesh, but it hadn't cut through to the bone.

　Palinclone singlehandedly managed to completely block two of Sera's attacks.

　He immediately decided that a hesitant Sera-san's sword would not cut off his arm. Of course, he might have calculated that his own body as a half guardian (half guardian) would be fine. However, the boldness with which he chose that defense without hesitation, even though it had been a human body until just recently, was extraordinary.

　Even now, Sera flinched at Palinclone, who was still performing magic construction without changing her expression.
　Twice he was perfectly defended by an enemy who didn't even give us a second glance. It would be humiliating.

''Get out of my way, Sera-san!

　Next, Snow, the second closest, approaches.
　Snow's nature would allow him to attack without restraint. Knowing this, Sera moved away from Palinkron as she was told. Of course, her face was still tinged with bitterness.

　Snow doesn't hesitate to unleash an all-out attack.
　His fist, wrapped in cloth to prevent Palinclone, attacks Palinclone.

　Even if his opponent is defenseless, Snow doesn't hesitate to swing his arm out of the way. Knowing this, Palinclone held out his flesh-ripped arm to catch Snow's fist.

　Gulping, Palinkron's arm contorts like clay.
　The bones are crushed by the dragonman's (Dragon Newt) physical strength, and the unabsorbed impact hits Palinkron's head.
　Palinclone's body floats as if it had hit a ball.
　It bounced three times over the garden and blew away nearly ten meters.

''--!

　An inaudible scream goes up.
　However, it wasn't Palinclone who screamed, who was attacked, but the soldiers of the fort who were watching around him.

''Come on, Mr. Chief of Staff!
General, I can't watch this!

　A few or so people started to run, ignoring their boss' orders.
　Then, they stood in front of Snow, who was about to give chase.

''--!　Those idiots!

　No matter how much of an onslaught he received, Palinclone, who hadn't reacted in any way, swore a small swear.

　However, he quickly regained his composure and resumed chanting again with a blank expression.
　The blood flowing from his body permeated into the garden.
　The garden, which has been sucked out of Palinclone's blood, begins to glow faintly.

　To be precise, it's not a garden, but a 'magic stone line' (line) that is glowing. Although there is nothing as dense as the labyrinth's 'path of righteousness', there is a faint 'magic stone line' running through this fort as well. It was reacting to Palinkron's magical power.

　In order to avoid completing Palinclone's magic, Lastiara and Reaper slashed at it next.
　Unable to hold back, Palinclone drew his sword with his safe arm along with his tongue.

　The Reaper disappeared under the cover of darkness, and Rastiara slashed at his partner from the front in order to take advantage of his partner - but Palinclone bent down and avoided the Reaper's attack from behind, and also blocked Rastiara's sword.
　It's a brilliant defense that goes beyond the status figures. The two people who were defended were also surprised.

　Nevertheless, they are unable to catch Rastiara's foolishness, and Palinkron loses his stance significantly.

　The two of them do not miss that opening.
　In response to the chase coming in, Palinclone put his hand into his own wound and widened it.

　He dexterously scoops up the blood with his sword-armed hand and splatters it on the two men who are coming towards him.
　The two reflexively avoid the blood in a big way. They had heard about the fight between me and Tida beforehand and made it their top priority to not touch it. Perhaps they thought it would have the same effect as touching Tida's black liquid.

　The two of them would miss the chance to get a good look at it.
　However, the two quickly regained their composure and repeated the chase. --I repeat, the more Palinclone moves, the more blood is scattered. Since they have to avoid all of that, both Rastiara and Reaper are left to attack.

　Even though there was the advantage of blood, it was unusual that Palincron was able to survive the onslaught.
　There was no doubt that factors other than swordsmanship were involved.
　When observing him in Dimension, there are times when he prevents his opponent's sword without looking at it. Probably using the full extent of his own personal experience to predict the enemy's movements. Many times, defenses that would not have been possible without reading their personalities have occurred.
　The level of human observation makes me shiver.

　A few seconds in time.
　But the offense and defense that would feel like hours to Palinkron himself passes.

　That offense and defense is interrupted for a moment.
　Rastiara and the Reapers did not relent.
　They made the timing for the newcomers to join them.

　The air stops and the shadows fly.
　Snow's leaping kick struck the Palinkron's back. Palinclone, focused on the two men in front of him, takes a decent bite out of it.

　Palinclone bounces around the yard like a ball again.

　Where Snow was, Sera was fighting the soldiers of the fort. Apparently, leaving the soldiers to Sera-san, who couldn't be cold-hearted, to deal with the soldiers, Snow jumped out of the siege by himself.

　Raising a cloud of dust, the Palinkron rolled across the yard and stopped near me.

　A battered Palinclone lay close by.
　His fine clothes, the evidence of a general, are smeared with blood and mud, and reddish-black blood is flowing constantly from his slashed torso. His lacerated arm was broken in a different direction, and his scratched face was pale. I didn't need to look at its website to know that it was dying.

　He is overwhelmed.

　It's clear that Palinkron is not able to handle the attacks of Snow and the others.
　We've grown stronger since then. Our level has risen and we've grown mentally as a result of hiding in the labyrinth.
　And it's really showing in the results.
　Yes, I can see--

　But that doesn't stop the bad feeling.
　It's a good thing that you're not going to have to worry about the fact that you're not going to have to worry about the fact that you're not going to have to worry about the fact that you're not going to have to worry about the fact that you're not going to have to worry about it.
　I'm going to be able to say that I'm going to be able to use the chant to use the "magic circle".

　Just extend the sword and you'll reach it. You can stop the chanting.
　But once you do that, the situation holding the Sith down will unravel.

　I was lost for just a few moments.

　Sure, it's an opportunity to have the dying Palinclone nearby.
　However, there is also a Sith in front of me who is in anguish. It's also the perfect opportunity to capture the Sith.

　There are only a few seconds left.
　There's only a few more seconds until the Sith's MP drops to zero.
　If we move now, everything will be ruined.

　So I forgo the Palinkron chant.

　--I've just forfeited it.