"--an ice sheet of disappointment. A deserted garden. A chill wind. In the glorious abyss the earth is filled. Men are frozen, chariots' feet are threatened.


　A spell spun in a clever voice.
　As it took effect, a cold wind rose up around Noah, sending up fine ice.
　The crystal-clear ice took on a blue glow, reflecting the light of the glittering glass and shimmering. Eventually, it spread across the garden of the Marquis' mansion and landed on the ground. As the mercenaries gathered nicely, the garden of the Marquise began to freeze over.


　Building an ice sheet.
　This was the effect of Noah's magic [Freeze Breeze].


　For Arx, the timing of Noah's magic was perfect.
　The mercenaries who tried to leap at Arx were unable to cope with the sudden freezing of their feet and started to fall down one after another.


　The mercenaries who tried to leap on Arx were unable to cope with the sudden freezing of their feet and began to fall one by one.



The tears of a damsel in distress. They are pure and cold, like a green ball that dungeons the icy rain. But hold your tears, swordsman. Scoop up her cold tears and turn them into a sword to protect the maiden.


　The magic words coiled in Noah's hand, and a pillar of ice grew from it, eventually giving way to a sword of ice.
　It is a crystal-like sword that constantly disperses a white mist of frozen air.


　--[Jacqueline's Freezing Sword].
　Jacqueline, Maiden of the Fall.
　This is a spell composed from a sentence describing the glory and fall of a noblewoman described in the sixth book, The Demon King at the End of the Century.
　The type, as it appears, is nothing more than arm-building offensive magic.


　Noah prepares to use the Kingdom Style Fine Sword Technique.


"Oh?


　He stopped and took his stance, and then, just as I was wondering what he was going to do, Noah rushed forward as if he had been hit.
　The first thing he did was to stab the nearest mercenary with his ice sword, and then he bowed gracefully to the mercenaries who were still unsteady on their feet.


"I'm sorry, but I will remove anyone who disturbs my master here.


　What was meant to be a bow of respect and gratitude now seemed like a terrible irony.
　However, what began was a series of thrusts that were too harsh.
　The magic that Noah used was not just to create ice swords, but with each thrust he created a sharp lump of ice that shot forward at the point of the cut.


　The ice reflects the light emitted by the glittering glass, and the eye-piercing glow scatters like sparks.
　The ice blades shot out hurt the surrounding mercenaries.
　The aim was lazy and random, but the mercenaries could not move carelessly because of it.
　Noah's ice thrusts pierced the mercenaries.
　Noah's ice thrusts pierced the mercenaries, and the ice blades shot out sliced through them.
　As if that wasn't enough, Noah continued to spread his ice blades around. The hedges froze and the stone statues that were caught in the ice shattered. It's unreasonable to think that stone can be defeated by ice, but since it's magic, if the meaning of the word "magic" is added, it will have unreasonable power.


　And then...


"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!　Don't mess with me, mage!


　One of the mercenaries escapes the spell of the ice floor and rushes in with gusto.
　But Noah fights it off gracefully and stabs the mercenary in the neck with his ice sword from the side.
　He skewers him.


　--The six or seven mercenaries who were grouped together are all covered in blood. All six or seven of the mercenaries are covered in blood. Frozen in place, none of them move.
　Noah swipes the ice sword away, and a high-pitched beeping sound echoes throughout the area.


I'm not sure what to say.


　It was such an overwhelming battle that he couldn't help but say so.
　As expected of a top graduate of the Academy of Magic. He is a top graduate of the Academy of Magic. His skill with the sword is astounding, as is his skill with magic.
　Noah walks leisurely through the ice garden. The mercenaries who came out late could not dare to touch him, and only hesitated.


　Then, from another direction, a mercenary shouted.


Fire magic!　Melt the ice beneath his feet while you shoot him!


　Are there any mages among the mercenaries? I turned my head and saw that they were all standing side by side, politely trying to cast their spells.


　The mages were about to go on the offensive when...


The mages were about to go on the offensive. All of you are out of your minds. Are you out of your mind?


　When I turned around to hear the voice, I saw Kazui walking on the ice as if he was taking a walk.
　In an attempt to involve him, the mages cast a spell.


"The fireman is ruthless in his collection. He will hunt down his borrowers and burn their homes and lands to the ground. Then thou shalt pay for it with thy life.

"Oops. ...... "Saiji Skail. Oops. "Oops. "Skeal the orator. Wipe out the fire with your eloquent speech.


　The spell that Kazi uttered was a counter to the word "fireman" uttered by the mage.
　In the fifth book of the Chronicles, "The Minstrelsy of the Mages," it is said that this "fireman," who collected money at the request of loan sharks, set fire to hunt down the debtors and made a name for himself.
　This is a defense based on that account.
　The book says that at the end of the narrative, the Fireman was revealed to the court by an orator named Skeletor for all his crimes, so using the name "Skeletor" in the defense would be difficult to pass.


　However, the mercenaries, perhaps lacking knowledge of magic, continue to use the same magic even after hearing Kazui's spell.
　It's shallow to think that if you keep using it, you'll eventually be able to penetrate it, but Kazi continued to defend against the mercenaries' spells without difficulty.
　He was good at it. When it comes to defense, his skills are unquestionably top-notch.


　It's a mystery to me how he ended up kidnapping people.


"......

I'm not sure what to make of this. I'm not sure what to make of that. Khihihi.


　Kazui gave a peculiar laugh, and even had time to shrug his shoulders and provoke.
　It would have been irritating to be taunted with such a cynical smile.
　But it was not just mockery that Kazi was offering.


I'm sure you'll be able to figure out what's going on. Be wrapped in chains, O 科人! Embrace the chains, O 科人! It's a good thing that I'm not the only one who has a problem with this.


　--[Astralion Curse from the Underworld].


　............ There is no doubt that the spell is of a binding type.
　It's also possible that you'll be able to find a lot more than just a few of them.
　Besides, the beginning of this spell is familiar to me.
　It's the spell that he tried to use in response to Suu's seriousness when he confronted Kazui in the back alley before.
　As he chanted, glyphs formed a circle around his feet, and ethereal chains made of glyphs appeared around him.


　The chains flew through the air and covered the mercenaries like a birdcage, slipping through swords and leather armor and entwining around them.
　By the limbs, by the body, by the neck.
　Hanging upside down, hanging by the neck, hanging upside down, hanging by the neck.
　It was like a crucifixion of a criminal.
　No, it's as brutal as the quick sacrifice of a hundred tongues.
　But right after every part of the human body is chained, Kazi has a word.


"Be merciful.


　And that's it.
　Immediately after, the chains that had been slackening tensed and tightened around the mercenaries.
　The bound mercenaries were defeated by the chains, and their arms and legs slumped down like puppets with broken strings.


　The type of magic is spell binding offensive magic.
　I don't remember it being in any spellbook, so it's completely original.
　It's also very high quality.
　It could be used in the military.


"Well, it's good enough for mercenaries. ......


　Kazi says this as if it is nothing at all.
　This is a great way to make sure that you get the most out of your money.


This is brilliant.

I'm not happy with your praise. I don't like being praised by you. You beat me almost single-handedly.

Oh, wow, you're really good at that, aren't you?


　I'm not sure what to make of this.


I'm not sure if I'm being praised by a 10-year-old kid or something.


　This was said in a subtle manner.
　While we were talking about this, reinforcements appeared again.


　However, this was almost the end of the reinforcements, and they didn't seem to be coming out any more.
　They were probably the ones who had been watching the front and the ones who were inside the house.
　The delay was probably due to the fact that they simply had time to move.
　It may also have been because they were unsure of whether to leave their posts or not.


　Noah and Kazui both braced themselves, but here--


I'm sorry, but you guys are going to have to go along with my little experiment.


　He called out to the mercenaries who appeared.
　There was no sign of the Marquis or the head mercenary.
　There's no sign of the Marquis or the head mercenary.
　If that's the case, then it wouldn't be a problem for me to use magic here.
　Of course, it's an offensive spell.
　I don't care about removing lethal items.
　I've already broken the barrier of caring for my opponent.
　Yes, this is for my sister who was crying that day.
　Yes, this is for the sister who is working hard to live up to her parents' expectations.
　There was no mercy to be shown to those who wanted to harm her.


　So, without hesitation, he spun a spell.


"The circle that connects the earth. In the shining abyss, the one who embraces the opposite heaven. The miserable saint, long since surrendered to endless wandering, runs with a coffin on his back. Rusty gold. A bottomless cauldron. With these conflicting truths, find the ultimate end and open the gates of the Six Realms. The muddy waters of the mire rage with their black, swarming breaths, swallowing the living and painting them.


　In the middle of chanting the incantation, I glanced at the two of them and saw a somewhat suspicious expression on their faces.
　It's no wonder. The combination of words and phrases that I had just chanted did not represent the phenomena or events described in the book of legends.


　Moreover, just like the magic that Kazi used, there is no specification of what kind of phenomenon it causes or what kind of phenomenon it relies on.
　The codification consists only of contradictions.
　It is certainly a spell that, if heard by a knowledgeable person, could be perceived as a counteracting spell that would drastically reduce its power.
　The two of them are probably in the midst of searching for a reason to match this list of words.


　Currently, it is the most costly and the most powerful magic that I can use.
　But I haven't tried it in the field.
　One that hasn't been used on a human body.
　Yes, that's why this is still an experiment.


　Immediately after the spell was cast, the garden, which had been glittering with the light of the glittering glass, became shadowy.
　Immediately after, a roaring wind swirled behind me.
　The whirlpool that engulfed the hedges, the stone statues, the glittering glass, and everything in between was a tornado.


　It's thin and small, like a wire, but it's power is nothing to write home about.


Wind magic!　Marked shields at the ready!

Those who don't have it, stay down and let it pass!

"All remaining mages, use anti-wind damage magic!


　Shouts of anger echoed among the mercenaries.
　This impatience may have been due to the fact that they had glimpsed a spell as powerful as Noah's earlier.
　They were probably trying to prevent this magic by their own means.
　They begin to take a defensive posture under a controlled command.


　But...


But, "......," he said with a wry smile, "this is not the kind of magic that can be seen.


　He says with a thin smile.
　Yes, this magic looks like a single phenomenon, a kind of gust of wind, a whirling updraft, but in reality it is a mass of curses that mimic the disasters of thousands of groups.
　It represents the incarnation of Abaddon, the locust, as described in the scriptures of the world of men.
　Locusts themselves are an unfamiliar phenomenon in the land of men, but they are considered rather popular in other countries.
　They are the worst kind of insects that devour crops.
　Of course, it is not possible to create magic that creates living things, so the black wind is a mimic of that.


　The black tornado engulfed the mercenaries in the blink of an eye.
　Of course, with no way to defend themselves, they are helpless.
　Use your sword.
　Put up your shields.
　They cower in place.
　They try to use magic to defend themselves.
　But the black wind cannot be stopped.
　It enters through every crevice and instantly paints the color of your skin.
　But after they pass, the black tornado plugs hole after hole, and the suffocating wreckage just rolls on.


　They stretch out their arms for air.
　Wreckage clawing at their throats.
　Wreckage struggling to suffocate.
　There were about ten people there.
　Most of the mercenaries, including those in the room, were neutralized.


　It would have been nice if the head mercenary had been here, but it was unlikely that things would have worked out that way.
　Anyway.


I'm not sure I want to use it on people. It's still a little weak to use on people.


　Although a little dissatisfied with the result, first check the condition of the magic power.
　This is about three times the amount of [Kuro Bullets] you need.
　The fact that I have so little magic power is an abomination.


What's with that magic ......?

I'm not sure what to make of that.

I've never heard of such a mage. ......


　From a distance, the mercenaries who escaped the tornado were shivering.
　I'm not sure what to make of this.


I'm not sure what to make of that.


　Noah, on the other hand, had astonishment plastered all over his neat face.
　On his cheeks, there was a line of cold sweat. Noah, what's wrong?


"Noah, what's wrong?

"...... Mr. Arx, is that a tornado?

Noah, what is it?" "Yes, it is, but what about it?


　I asked curiously, but Noah's expression remained the same.


I've only seen a tornado once before. But where did you see it, Master Arx?

Where is ......?

That phenomenon is rarely ...... seen in King's Landing, where the climate is stable, and almost never occurs.


　By the way, I've never seen a tornado.
　I've never seen a tornado.
　I've only seen it through the eyes of the man when I relived it in a dream.
　So, Noah's surprise lies in the fact that he was able to completely recreate a phenomenon that he had never seen before.


Isn't that from a book or something?

"I can't imagine what's going on right now from a text alone. It should be impossible for Arx-sama, who has never left King's Landing, to reproduce it .......


　You're probably right.
　The use of magic involves the image of the mage.
　Of course, the spell determines to some extent what will happen, but even so, if the image does not precede the spell, it will not occur as beautifully as it did before.


　......, but now is not the time to discuss it.


I've seen it on YouTube. I saw it on You Tube. I was on YouTube.

Is it ......?

Don't worry too much about it. Well, .......


　Look around. I guess we've defeated most of them.
　There are still remnants in places we can't see, but it's only a matter of time.
　Noah was a little unhappy about being swept away, but he's a man of his word.
　He quickly changed his mind.


"Master Arx. Leave this to us and go to the residence first.

Yeah.

Hey, you sure you don't want me to go alone?



I don't think you'll like what I've just shown you, Cazi.

Oh, no. No, that was a stupid question.


　Kazi scratched the back of his head and started to eliminate the rest of the mercenaries.


　As they do so.


I'm going to go first.


　He then picks up a handy sword that the mercenary was carrying.
　He must have been using it as a sub-arm. It was long enough for a child to use.
　He picked up the sword and ran to the back door.


　I'm going to save my sister.