"GOOOOOOO!

　Shadow, in the form of a dog, yells out.
　Then he kicked the ground and attacked me with his fangs.

"Same attack again?　The same attack twice won't work on me.

　But even if it did work the first time, it would never work.

　Shado aimed at my shoulder and hit me.
　As I did so, I sliced Shadow in half with my magic sword.
　If this were an ordinary demon, the game would have been decided at this point.

　But...

"Gu-o-o-o-o-o-o-o!

　Shadow, who had been cut in two, returned to her original form all by herself.
　And then, just as before, he roared and turned his glowing red eyes on me.

If you want to test the cutting power of the magic sword in its normal state, you can try ...... but it will still return to its original form even if you cut it.

　I'm sure you'll be happy to hear that," I muttered as I looked at the restored shadow.

　A shadow is like a mass of magical power.
　In this case, the strength of the shadow depends on the magical power of the Lord ......, that is, the Four Great Sages, Zamuel.
　This is because he must control the shadow with his magic and keep it intact.

　You have to create something that is separate from you and has an independent will.
　The ability to create shadows increases the range of your strategies, but it is difficult to master them.

　The shadows he created are poor.
　A single shadow like this can't even kill a dragon.

　But in this day and age, if you can create a poorly crafted shadow, you're doing pretty well.

The problem with ...... is that because it is magic, the shadow is insubstantial.

　There is no way that an ordinary sword can slay an insubstantial object.
　Therefore, the most effective way to fight the shadow would be to release magic, swallow the magic power of the opponent and make it disappear. ......

　I can defeat a shadow of this level with a single shot from a fire spear.
　However.

"This time, I'm testing out the magic sword. There's no way I can defeat Shadow without using this sword.
"Gu-o-o-o-o-o-o!

　Showing no sign of being afraid of me, Shadow kicked the ground again.
　This time, in the middle of his sprint, Shadow's body simultaneously shot out dark bullets, which were also like a mass of magic power, and attacked me.

You're a good training partner. My magic sword will cut through all of you.

　As if to intercept him, I hold the Demon Sword at the upper level.

　Dark bullets come at me from all directions, and shadows come at me from the front, trying to reap my life.
　As I dance and spin on the spot, I swing my magic sword and slash the shadows this time.
　I also catch all the dark bullets that follow me with my magic sword.

"Guo?

　In fact, the shadow and the dark bullets are both insubstantial, so even if I cut them with my sword, they will recover immediately.

　However, the shadow that I slashed was so disfigured that it could barely stand.


What's wrong?　I'm not going to give up on something that can't be cut just because it has no substance, okay?


　I'm not going to give up on something I can't slay just because it's insubstantial," he said to the canine-shaped shadow as if challenging it.

　Of course, it would be difficult even for me to slay an insubstantial Shadow with a truly ordinary sword.
　So I put magic power into the sword and intercepted the shadow.

Is this the end?　Are you going to wrap your tail around it and run away?
"G-GOOOOOOOOO!

　Staggering, Shado charged at him.

All right. Then you can follow me.

　I still have some things to try.

　I deliberately ran at such a speed that Shado caught up with me, and eventually we reached a small lake in the canyon.

"Well, let's dance here.
"GOOOOOOO!

　Shadow and I jumped into the lake almost simultaneously.

　Even though the water was shallow enough for us to get our feet in, our movements were still restricted by the water.
　However, Shadow, undaunted by the resistance of the water, unleashed the six dark bullets that I had just fired.

"Haha, that's quite interesting.

　The dark bullets that came out of the water were defeated by the magic sword filled with magic power.

　As I've said many times before, the shadow is not real. It is a mass of magic power.
　In other words, it is possible to move without the resistance of water that a living creature should be subjected to.

　Currently, the shadow was moving around in the water as if it were running on the ground.

"Well, if it wasn't like that, it wouldn't be a suitable training partner.

　I dare to lure Shado here to do something.

　That is, to practice underwater combat.
　We haven't had many underwater battles in this era.
　I'm going to use you until the end anyway.

"GOOOOOOO!

　Perhaps finding a way to survive in the water, Shadow moved around as if to distract them.
　And at the same time, he fired a dark bullet at me.

...... is annoying. You think you have an advantage when you're in the water?

　I put my magic power into it and swung the sword as hard as I could.

　In the space of one swing, I unleashed 300 slashes at the surface of the lake, not at the Shadow .......

　Then the surface of the lake broke into small pieces.

　Shadow, who could not avoid it, was cut in two this time.

I'm sure you'll be happy to know that I'm not the only one.



　That's right.
　This time, I slashed the lake, not the shadow.

　Since I slashed the lake, the surface of the water has split open and has not returned to its original state.
　It was as if the broken surface of the water had frozen over.
　The shadow was caught up in the scene, and before she could utter a cry of despair, her magic power was extinguished.
　If you wield a sword with the right amount of magic, you can do something like this.

This is the first time I've ever seen such a thing.

　However, it would be inconvenient to leave the slashed lake intact.
　In the event you're not sure what you're looking for, you'll be able to find a lot more information on the web.

It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

　I'm not sure what to make of it.
　I'm not sure I've ever been able to activate a magic strike so smoothly.
　I've been trying to cut the lake this time, but with a little more practice, cutting the mountain will be easier.

I'm not sure what to do.

　Well, from the looks of it, I don't think there's anything to worry about.
　Let's see what Avril can do.

　I left the lake and headed back to Avril and the others.