-Gerald Ballantyne's Point of View

　The one in front of me is a wizard of ragged, scum-like magic power.
　You think this guy is as brave as me?
　It's frustrating.

It's boring!
　I slashed the nearby water dragons.
　When nearly a hundred 'Water Demon Law Water Dragons' appeared, I was in a bit of a hurry.
　But that's just the Water Demon Method.
　I'm a brave man, so the attack power of the Water Demon Law is next to nothing.

　Above all, that bastard's "Hero of Light" is right here.
　I'll tear your friends to pieces right in front of you!
　He punched the water dragon in front of him with force.

''That's the end of it?　That's bullshit!
　I'm going to approach him to give him a drubbing.

　The brave man of the watery land is much more expressive than before.
　I'll have you in agony in no time.
Well, I'm going to use a big spell.
　He said something really weird.

"Huh?
　What the hell are you talking about?
　I'm sure that the other day's Super Magic is your trump card.
　I'm not going to be able to get a hold of you.

　I'm not going to be the only one who can do this.
　I'm not going to be able to get it right.
　--Zzzzzzzz........
　The mass of water undulates, changing shape and growing everywhere.

?
　What.
　Is this water magic water generation?
　The water proliferates as it engulfs the training grounds.

"Whoa! What is this water? It's all water! Is this water-generating? There's no way that's water production! Hey, hey, hey! Hey, Lucy, step back! Kyah! Run! Get out of the way, or we're in trouble! Makoto-san, great...

　You can hear the crap all around you.　
　That's a lot of water production.
　Enough water to swallow the Highland Castle, but so what?

　Once we get away from the huge mass of water.
　The mass of water has been growing in volume and now it's even surpassing the Highland Castle.
　Nonsense, I'm going to blow it all away.
　The garbage..........

''Sun magic, Thunderbolt.''
　The super-grade magic I unleashed is slammed into a mass of water. However.
''Tsk.''
　Perhaps it's because there is so much water, but there is no indication that the magic is working.
　The water is constantly increasing.
　The only way to do this is to smash it directly into the ground.

--The sun magic "Thunder Sword".

　He readies his sword and activates the magic sword skill.
　A skill that the legendary savior Abel also used to use.
　With this, I'm going to end this stupid fight.

　My wooden sword will shine like gold and turn into a weapon that can't be compared to any other magic sword.
　I don't care what kind of weapon it is.
　I'm going to cut you to pieces and tear you to pieces with all that tiny magic.

"Ryosuke-sama?　You don't need to stop?
　I see Noel shaking the shoulder of the brave bastard of light.
　...annoyed.

'It's okay. Takatsuki-kun can do it.
　I can hear the brave bastard of the light.
　What do you trust that scumbag wizard with?
　I'm gonna make sure that your friends never get up on their feet again.
　Now shut up and watch.

"f*ck you.
　The sword in his right hand, he concentrates a tremendous amount of lightning mana on it.

　I ran into a huge body of water.
　It's in the center of the mass of water.
　It's so dark in the water that I can't see his face.
　But I know where it is with my skills.

(It's over!)
　Just before that sword arrived.


　--Water Magic, Deep Sea


　For some reason his voice reached my ears in the water where I shouldn't have been able to hear him.

(!?!)　What the heck. My body is heavy...)
　The water it generates surrounds me as it clings to me.
　But it's not impossible to move.
　A bad struggle.....

　So much water, and this is all it takes to produce this much water?
　It's a child's trick.
　I'm wielding a sword, trying to bring it down on him.


　--Water Magic, 1000 meters deep


　As soon as I heard a word I didn't recognize.

(Gah!)

　The pressure on the body is multiplied dozens of times.
　Your body is heavy as lead.
　Your arms and legs manage to move.
　You bastard, you cheeky bastard.

d*mn it!　(Blowing up this d*mn water)
　I'm going to use my magic, I'm going to focus my magic...


　--Water Magic, 2,000 meters deep


　Also, the voices are heard.
　In addition, the pressure (pressure) builds.
　I can feel every bone in my body creaking and thumping.
　I can't breathe.
　Your head is buzzing.
　Your vision goes dark.
　Your whole body gives off warning signals.

(Wait, wait.) What is that ... that's ... that's not good.


　--Water Magic, 3,000 meters deep


　A voice rang in my ear.
　Bokin, a bone somewhere shattered.

(Ahhhhhh!

　The pain is intense.
　I can't scream, I can't scream.
　Only the gnashing of teeth in the water.
　d*mn ... that's...
　You're gonna have to kill me...
　But first, we need to get out of here and not...


　--Water Magic, 4,000 meters deep


　Indifferently.
　His voice reached my ears.
　Before I could even think about what it meant.
　A crunch, and I was crushed by a nanny moth.
　I don't know if it was my arm or my leg.



　I can't keep up with it.
　What's happening to me now?
　Every time he says a word, the pain keeps growing.
　You won't be able to think about anything.
　No, I know one thing.　


　--He's going to kill me.


　Fear coursing through my body.


　--Water Magic, 5,000 meters deep


　Did he really hear that voice?
　................................
　My brain refused to understand what had happened.
　My body..........

.... are... dead...


"Takatsuki-kun!　No more than that!
　Just before I lost consciousness, I faintly saw a shadow of someone jumping in.
　It was that d*mned 'Brave Man of Light' who rescued me.


　◇


- Takatsuki Makoto's Point of View

Huh?
　I found myself in an empty space ... a goddess' place.
'Lady Noah?'
　That's funny.
　Wasn't I supposed to have a match with Mr. Lightning's hero?

True.
　Oh, there's Master Noah.
Long time no see.
　As usual, I kneel down and greet him.

"....
　No answer.
　With a whimper, I look up.

'Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid!　What are you doing!
　I was smacked on the head.
"Ow, it hurts. It hurts, Master Noah.
　It didn't hurt, though, when I thought about it.

'True!　Sit upright!
Yes, sir.
　I sat upright.
　Why?

How do you know why you're here?
Well,
　I don't know why.
　I was in the training grounds behind Highland Castle earlier.
　And I was supposed to be fighting Gerald the Lightning Hero... no way.

'You mean you lost?'
　Wow, that's embarrassing.
　I was so cool with Princess Noel.
　I guess I've lost.

　When I looked up, Noah-sama had a dumbfounded look on his face.
''Look.''
　Master Noah snaps, snaps his fingers, and a large screen appears in the air.

''True!'' Takatsuki-kun! Makoto!
It's okay ... healing water!
　I'm lying unconscious on the ground, surrounded by Lucy, Sa-san, Prince Leonard, Princess Sophia and Sakurai-kun.
　Princess Sophia is casting a recovery spell for me.

She's healing me right now.
Thank goodness.
　From the looks of it, there doesn't seem to be any major injuries.
　Huh, but the fact that I'm unconscious.

''So you lost in the end.....
　He slumped his shoulders.
　Master Noah doesn't say anything.

"Look at me.
　Master Noah snaps his fingers.
　The screen switches.
　The one on it.

...What?

　The limbs were twisted, magali, hissing, hissing, and lightning brave Gerald, in a direction that was 'impossible' for a human being.
　Huh?　Hey, wait a minute. Hey, wait a minute.
　That's...

Is it dead?
　Ser, you're going to bleed.　
　Oh, come on.
　I killed a man...

"Dear Lord, I am merciful to you, my good Lord. "Light magic resurrection.
　At that moment, Princess Noel's beautiful voice rang out.
　The body of the brave Mr. Lightning, surrounded by sacred light, returned to normal.

''It's good. Noel-chan was nearby. There are only a few people on the continent who use the Holy Grade Magic 'Resurrection', right?
　Ooh!
　Thank God!
　It looks like I didn't become a murderer.
　Princess Noel, you're safe!

I'll thank you later... By the way, did I do that?
　I don't remember any of it.
　It's strange.　I'm not going to be able to get a good deal more than a few hours of sleep.

It's true. Your spirit magic was going haywire.
　Noah-sama, who put his hands on his hips, told him so.
''Runaway...?''
Yeah. It was Noriyosuke, the brave man of light, who stopped you.

　Master Noah snaps his fingers and the screen switches.
'Here, look at me.'
　A huge mass of water is floating in a wobbly fashion.
　Is that........water that I generated?

'Mako produced a ridiculously large amount of water. It was enough to swallow the Highland Castle. If it had been left as it was, it would have flooded the city and swept away a lot of people.
"...What?
　Oh, really?
　But I'm supposed to be unconscious.
　Who the hell is in control?

Look at that.
　On the screen, a white robe and white haired wizard-like figure appeared on the screen... the Great Sage?
　The Great Sage is controlling the water I created for you?

d*mn you for causing me trouble.
　I heard the Great Sage's voice.
　Wow, I'm in a bad mood.
　The continent's best wizard-sama was mumbling and cleaning up after me.
　Soon, all the water would be dealt with.

''Thank you, Great Sage.
　Lucy thanked me instead.
She says, "When that spirit user over there wakes up, tell him to come see me," and then disappears in a spatial transfer (teleportation).
　Wow, I'm angry.
　Oh I'm afraid to meet him.
　I'm definitely going to be pissed off.

'You have to thank the people who have helped you.
　Noah-sama, who put her hands on her waist, pays attention to me while saying, "Meh.
　.....Yes, I've caused trouble for a lot of people.

''Well, but I'm sorry too. Makoto did as I said and used spirit magic with emotion. I should have been more careful.
　Master Noah smiled with a troubled look on his face.

'I didn't do it right, did I?'
It's because the emotion he put in was 'anger'. The other emotions could be controlled by a person with true skill. You'll be able to see that 'anger' is the most intense emotion among human beings. That's why I was able to defeat the lightning hero.
　I see.
　I see, I see, so I shouldn't be angry.

By the way, why do you think the Holy Spirit tribe doesn't like spirit magic?
　Master Noah will ask you a question.
What? What's the rush?
　Have you changed your mind?

'It hasn't changed. Spirit magic, you know, is too damaging when it goes out of control. That's exactly what it did to you.
...damage.
　Indeed, if it wasn't for the Great Sage Master, it would have caused massive flooding.

''That's why the Book of Souls issued by the Holy God Tribe's controlled church limits the proficiency limit to 99, making it appear that they can't grow any further, making the spirits invisible. It's also a rumor spread by the Church of the Holy God Tribe that spirit magic is not popular.
'So that's what happened...'
　No wonder there are extremely few books on spirit magic.

　But I also understand the teachings of the church.
　The runaway of spirit magic is scary.
　Huh, it's a failure.
　Let's have a little reflection session later.

''Well, it's not all bad,'' he said, and took out a sheet of paper with a flutter.
Is this my soul book?
　I'm not going to say anything else about being taken without permission.
Look at this.
　Huh... but he's still the same...?
"Proficiency level: 200?
　Eh!　It was supposed to be in the 160s when I saw it just recently.
　Has it gone up that high?
　Wow, isn't this a skill-building trick!

I'm sure you don't remember, but you were using powerful magic in rapid succession. But you should not use spirit magic with anger in the future. If it's done poorly, you'll get your allies involved as well.
I'll keep that in mind.
　I shudder to think that I would have gotten Sa-san and Lucy involved.
　This is forbidden.　

It's time to wake up.
I'm so sorry for all the trouble I've caused you.
　Noah-sama remained with a troubled smile on his face.

　Chock, he kissed me on the cheek like last time.

"Um,
This one was a bust, but don't let it get you down. Bye.
　He waved his hand in a flutter and disappeared.
　Did he comfort me?
　Thank you, Noah-sama, he muttered softly.


　◇


　I woke up.
　Lucy and Sa-san's faces are close at hand.
'True!' "Takatsuki-kun, Takatsuki-san, are you feeling okay?
　Behind them are Prince Leonard and Princess Sophia, both with worried faces.

　I glance at Princess Noel, who is a little further away.

'Gerald, you need to wake up.
... am I... alive...?
　By Princess Noel's side is a brave man with a lightning bolt.
　Apparently, he too has recovered.

''You've done a lot of work. Apologize to the Lord Jesus.''
...shut up!
　As usual, he is as arrogant as ever.
　I respect him in a way.
　However, as expected, I was curious and asked Prince Leonard who was nearby.

'Prince Leonard, why is the brave man of lightning talking to Princess Noel like that?　Princess Noel is the greater of the two, isn't she?
　The prince looked sorry to hear that.

''Lord Gerald and Princess Noel have known each other since they were children.......in fact, they were engaged to each other before the brave Lord of Light appeared.
'....What?
　So you're saying.

　You mean that you've lost your childhood fiancée to Sakurai-kun?
　Moreover, his position as a hero is also second to Sakurai-kun....
　What a sad story........

It makes me cry........
Yes....
　We, the brave men of the Water Country, sighed deeply.

'....d*mn it.
Gerald!
　Ignore Princess Noel's voice.
　Without making eye contact with me.
　The lightning brave left with a small swearing.

　--their appearance was not as intimidating as it was when I first met them.

　Gerald-san's back, as he left, was filled with sorrow.