After going inside the castle for a while, I found .......

"Whoa!　There's no floor from here on out!

　Lara rolls her eyes and stops.

　It was dark in every direction, with only a few small white lights, like stars.
　It's a strange place, just like being thrown out into the night sky.

"No, ......, look closely. There is a floor.

　I stepped out into what appeared to be an empty space.

　...... Well, there is still an invisible floor.
　However, if you don't 'see' it properly, you may fall into another dimension.

It's true. ...... It's a strange feeling.
It's like walking through the night sky. ......

　I'm not sure what to do, but I'm sure I'll be able to do it.

　That's when it happened.


"Here we are at last. Foolish lambs.


　Suddenly, a man appeared in the center of the space.

"Aurelian's vassal ......, I presume?

　I said, and the man nodded his head.
　Seeing this, Lara and Cynthia became alarmed.

"Move. If you stay out of my way, I'll let you off.
Lara and Cynthia were cautious. But I have an order from the High King Aurelian. I will not be so easily defeated.

　The man continued and lifted the hem of his cloak.

"Good day to you. My name is Romar. I am a subordinate of the beloved High King.

　The man who said this gracefully, ...... Romer, had a strange form of magic that could not be described as human or demonic.
　It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're doing.

I don't have time to worry about you. I'm going to hurry up. Lara and Cynthia, let's go.

　I start walking again and urge them to do so.

"Uh-huh.
If you're behind Kurt, you're ...... safe .......

　Lara and Cynthia hurriedly followed behind.

　But.

I'm not letting you go any further.

　A torrent of magical power flowed from Romar.
　As soon as that happens, countless bat-like creatures are summoned around us and surround us.

"Hmm, Swambads.

　There are about three hundred of them at .......

Do you really think you can stop me with this many demons?
It will buy you some time, right?

　From the look of Romar, it seems that he's thinking of something else.

It's not going to buy us any time.

　Just as well.

"Lara, Cynthia. Lara, Cynthia, I've left you two in charge of cleaning these things up.
What?
I'm not gonna stop. I'm not stopping until I get to the end of this space. ...... Keep me safe from Swambad.

　The edge of this space is less than a hundred meters away, at most.
　If you walk normally, it won't take much time.

"Yes, yes!　All right.
Cynthia and her team are protecting Kurt ......, and it's refreshing to see the opposite .......

　The two of them hurriedly get into a fighting stance.
　It's reassuring.

　As I began to walk slowly, several Swambuds flew at my neck.
　Just as they were about to bite me with their sharp fangs,......, the swamebuds hit the invisible wall and fell to the floor.

"Cynthia, good warding magic. Swambuds tend to be gregarious creatures, but that doesn't mean that each one of them is less powerful. It's ...... brilliant to create a warding spell that completely prevents them.

　I'm sure you'll be happy to hear that.

But ...... what do you plan to do now?

　Romer sounded slightly annoyed at this.

"That's all Swambad. It must be quite a challenge to deal with them all at once. Don't you have to slow down your walk as well?

　What a misguided thing to say.
　It's true that killing three hundred Swambuds one by one would be a waste of time, just like Romar wanted.

　Then there's .......

"Lara, what do we do?

　I ask Lara, who is walking next to me.

"Well, let's see: ......

　Lara panicked and put her fingers to her mouth and began to think.
　You'll be able to find a lot more information on the web and also the best way to use it.



"Knock them off one by one with a fire spear?　If you do that, there's no end to what you can do. ......

　It didn't take long for Lara to come up with an answer.

"...... Yeah. I think that magic would be good.

　Lara's eyes filled with power.
　The next moment, Lara constructed a magic formula at high speed.

"Mm...... what's that magic?

　Romar realized what the spell was and immediately tried to counteract it with a counterspell.

"No ......, be quiet.

　But Cynthia, who was skilled in analyzing magic, was not oblivious to this.
　She countered by interfering with Romar's backfire spell.

　It probably took her less than three seconds.

Efreet Flare!

　As if in response to Lara's shout, there was a roar that echoed throughout the space. With that came an explosion.
　The scorching heat and impact destroyed every last one of the Swambuds that had been there.
　Thanks to the wards that Cynthia had constructed, we were unharmed.

"That's great, you two.

　As declared, we made it to the edge of space without wasting a second of time.

"Heh, Kurt gave me a compliment. I'm glad.
"...... Cynthia ...... did a great job .......

　Both of their voices bounced with happiness.

　But.


"You think I'm going to let you get away with this?


　Romar's voice came from behind me.
　I'm not sure if it's a good idea, but it's a good idea.

And you were wrong about one thing.

　Romar wavered and held up his hand.

I didn't need to buy you time. It was just a decoy to catch you off guard.

　The corners of Romer's mouth twisted ugly.
　The magic formula he'd been working on was complete.
　The magic formula he had been working on was completed, and a huge, deformed demon was summoned.

Hahaha!　What do you think?　This demon is said to have existed 5(0)0(0)0(0)0 years ago. No matter how many times you try, it's impossible to defeat it!

　500 years ago...... this is the world of 500 years ago, so if you add it up, it's 1000 years ago. So this is the time when I was in my previous life.

　I see.
　I've seen this demon with tentacles growing out of its mouth a thousand years ago.

　But...


Huh. Isn't that the same monster that the ...... kids used to hunt when they practiced magic?


　I unleash a single fire spear.
　It pierced the demon, and with no further loss of momentum, went through Romar's chest.
　Romar's body slowly collapses.
　Romar's body slowly collapsed, and he stepped off the invisible floor and fell as if he were being sucked into another dimension.

'Come on you two, let's get a move on. That wasn't much of a prep work for me.

　I said to them and looked forward again.

What the hell was that guy doing there?
"......, come on.

　With the two of them dumbfounded, we exited the space.