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　The giant, writhing in flames.

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　Dagon's army, attacked in the rear, disrupts the formation.

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　Victory and defeat seemed to be decided at once, but it was not so easy.

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　The surviving moss giants covered their master Dagon and used the water in their bodies to put out the flames.

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　I watched in silence. I had put all my strength into the previous spell and had failed to land a second blow.

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　And I can't concentrate on being a sorcerer. He had to lead Bernese's army as well as the reinforcements from the cities that had come up behind him.

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　The first step was to inform Jeanne and Toshizo's troops of the arrival of their allies and boost their morale. As they were being pushed back, we sent a message to Ryoma and attacked between them.

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　Then, he destroyed one after another the enemy forces that had been struggling until a few minutes ago.

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"Excellent work, Master. Master.

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　were Eve's words.

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"The enemy does not have eyes in their backs. "That's what happens when you hit them in the back."

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But it was your skill that brought us into their camp.

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Did I play dead well?

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Yes. I thought I was really dead... and my heart was breaking.

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　Eve's heart was beating out of her chest.

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"That's not good. If I really died, I'd have Eve make a tomb for me.

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"Master is invincible. You will never die.

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"Good words. I'll put that in my will."

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　I look at Robin.

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　He was just staring blankly into the air where he had just been. The death of his lover must have been such a shock.

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"I understand how you feel, but you're a good target for our enemies if you stay like that."

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"Yes. I'm not asking you to fight, but I'd like you to move backwards. ......

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　As he makes this hopeful observation, he notices a green-haired creature at his feet.

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　The creature, which Robin calls Sue, was standing close to the Lord, but I guess it had come to the same conclusion as we had. It climbed onto his shoulder and wiped Robin's eyes.

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　Robin, who now realizes that he is on the battlefield, picks up his bow again and takes aim at Dagon.

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　His fighting spirit does not seem to have died out. Or perhaps his knowledge of his lover's death has deepened it.

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　He looks at Dagon with unusual eyes.

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　Dagon, who had escaped the flames of purgatory through the devotion of his servant, Mos Titan, looked at him angrily.

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　He no longer had the grandeur of a sea giant. He was coming toward us with an expression that embodied only the horror of the sea.

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　A blow with only the intent to kill swings down right above me. I avoid it.

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　I run up the giant's body with my arms still attached, but there is someone else following me. It is Robin.

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"Asith! I will slay Dagon. I will kill him with my spirit!"

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　I appreciated his enthusiasm, but I was about to burn out. I did not want this bow-wielding hero to die.

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　So I would kill Dagon as much as he did. I would kill Dagon before Robin burned up.

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　--I made that calculation, but Dagon was a very powerful demon king. Robin fired several arrows from his arm, none of them fatal.

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　All of the arrows pierced Dagon's face deeply, but stopped just short of the skull.

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"You monster!　But if ten arrows don't work, I'll put ten thousand arrows in you!　When I run out of arrows, I will thrust this dagger into you. If the dagger breaks, I will bite your whistle with my teeth!

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　Robin did not slow down his attack.

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　I, on the other hand, have not slowed down my magical attacks. Fireballs, thunderbolts, water currents, wind blades, I tried everything to cover Robin, but it seemed futile in front of the giant.

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（The only way to kill this monster was to strike it with a powerful blow to the vital spot.)

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　) I change my strategy, knowing from years of experience that this is the only way to kill this monster.

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　Instead of a two-man team, I decided to leave everything to Robin.

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　Once away from the giant's body, I keep my distance and prepare to chant a spell.

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　He uses forbidden magic.

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　But which magic to use?　I am wondering which magic to use when I notice a presence whispering in my ear.

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　A green creature that has been holding me by the shoulders whispers to me. In human language.

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　I stare at Carbuncle, but she looks just like a cute little animal.

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　Curious, I ask Eve.

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"Eve, did you just hear this carbuncle's voice?"

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　Eve shakes her head slowly. It seems that I am the only one who heard the voice.

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"...... auditory hallucination?　Or..."

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　Many thoughts come to mind, but now is not the time to find out who this carbuncle really is. I had to believe what he had just said and gouge out Dagon's liver first.

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　I chant the "Enlargement" spell to kill Dagon. This was a spell to make a substance grow to a gigantic size. Although it is a forbidden magic, it is not really useful in battle.

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However, depending on how it is used, it can be more powerful than the magic of dropping a meteorite or the magic of nuclear fusion. I was going to prove it.

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　However, this magic was one of the most time-consuming of all the forbidden magic. Would Dagon let it go? It was a gamble.

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　And the gamble failed. Dagon ignored him as if he were a swarming fly and came straight to me. He must be aware of the threat of the magic I cast.

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　If I don't do something, I will be killed. I thought so, but I could not stop chanting. I have to finish chanting this magic or I will not win.

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　I look at Eve to ask her to leave, but she doesn't move an inch.

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The determined look on her face seemed as if she was ready to die with me, but her resolve was in vain.

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　Two shadows appeared to stand between Dagon and me.

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　They were the saintly Jeanne d'Arc and the vice-chief of the Shinsengumi, Hijikata Toshizo.

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　Jeanne gives Dagon a flash of her holy sword as she cries out.

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"Demon Lord!　I've come to save you!"

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　Toshizo cuts down an enemy fishman who was about to jump into my bosom with a single sword thrust, and then kicks him.

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"Don't let him die here! My husband has not yet fulfilled his promise."

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　Was the promise to eat 100,000 arrowheads? It's true that I've yet to put him through such a glorious battle.

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　I shake my chin slightly as I recite the incantation and give thanks for their loyalty and bravery.

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"Dagon, we'll hold them off for five minutes. Can you hit him with your special move in the meantime?"

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　I shake my head.

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"That's a promising move... but can you fight this giant for five minutes?"

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　Toshizo cuts off the giant's leg in a cold sweat, but Dagon is unperturbed by the blow.

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　Seeing this, Jeanne corrected him and said, "I think we should limit it to three minutes," but I guess four minutes is the limit for us. I also wanted her to concentrate on the spell for four minutes.

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　The two heroes, who sensed this from my mood, combined perfectly to take on the giant.

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　Usually they don't get along well with each other, but at times like this they were in perfect sync. I wanted to say it out loud, but if I did, they would say.

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"Don't play with these playboys!

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"I can't be in perfect synch with this gluttonous saint!"

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　I'll bend my navel.

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I imagine the saint and the samurai bending at the navel as I chant the forbidden magic. I've already chanted half of the spell, but on the other hand, there's still half of it left.

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　I want to complete the spell as soon as possible. I was impatient, but I had to be cautious, knowing that the fate of many people would be determined by the success or failure of this spell.

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