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"Wheeze, wheeze, wheeze, ha, ha!"

When Jin and Reinhardt finally reach the spot where the footprints Reiko found are, they are astonished to see them.

"From the size of these footprints, they must be over 10 meters long!

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It was that huge. But Reiko shakes her head,

"No, Anne told me that it has large feet to keep it stable. That's why ......."

She was about to say, "You guys!

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"You guys!　What are you doing here?

came a voice from above. They looked up to see that it was Lukor, who had gone missing.

Jin and Reinhardt rush up to the top. Reiko was there in just one leap.

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"I came looking for you because you disappeared!

Jin said. She's not lying. Lukor scratched his hairless head,

"Oh, I'm sorry. After breakfast I went to take a look at the ruins. I found a hole in the wall in the middle of the passage and a box with a seal on it.

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Lukor explains how it happened.

"It was sealed tightly, but when I let the magic flow through it, it opened by itself. A black magi crystal rolled out of the box, and it took in the rocks around it, and it got bigger and bigger. So I sneaked after it." He explained.

He explained.

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"And where is he now?

When Reinhardt asked, Lukoil silently pointed to the direction of the sun, that is, to the mountain in the east.

He went up that way.

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"Okay, let's go after him."

When Jin said this, Lukoil panicked,

"Oh, come on, you're not going to stop him or destroy him, are you?

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Jin said to Lukoil. Jin then said to Lukoil firmly, "Yes.

Yes. It is said that he is Gigarth, a secret weapon of the Magic War. It is also imperfect and destroys without care. If we don't stop it now, it'll be too late to stop it before it damages the surrounding area.

But can you defeat him?

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"I don't know, but we have to try."

Reinhardt said. I followed Reiko and Jin onto the ridge.

They followed the footprints on the ridge to the east. Reiko had once gone ahead of Jin to scout the area.

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Lukor does not move,

"...... can you defeat such a monster ......?"

He only muttered, "Can you beat a monster like that?

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The path through the ridge was easier than before. Moreover, after Gigarth's walk, the path was flattened in places, as if the ground had been cleared, making it even easier to walk.

"Ah, the wind feels good.

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Sweat is going down.

The sweat they had worked up during the ascent began to recede in the mountain breeze, and the two men picked up the pace.

After about 10 minutes, Reiko intercepted them with her hand.

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"There's ...... ahead."

The ridge ahead was a so-called double ridge, with a wide ridge.

Looking closely, we could see a part of it moving.

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"That's Gigarth!"

It is a huge humanoid covered with rock debris. It is exactly the shape Anne had described.

It walks slowly, aiming for the summit that lies ahead.

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"Can you stop it?"

Reinhardt says anxiously.

"Let's give it a try anyway. Reiko, try to hit it with a rock from here.

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"Yes, Father."

Reiko picks up a stone just big enough to fit in her small hand and throws it at Gigarth with 20 percent force.

"Oh?"

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The stone and the rock that made up Gigarth's body collided, shattering the stone and shattering part of Gigarth's body. However, the broken parts of Gigarth's body were regenerated in no time, taking in the surrounding rocks.

"Hmmm, that's a golem, isn't it?"

Jin is still thinking like that at this stage. Reiko threw a handball-sized rock as her second shot.

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This time, a hard sound echoed, and more rocks flew off from Gigarth than before, but they regenerated quickly.

"That regenerative ability is really annoying," said Jin and Reinhard.

Both Jin and Reinhardt felt the same way. Jin asked Reiko to hit a large rock to see how fast it could regenerate.

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Reiko easily carried a large rock, about five times her own size, and threw it at Giggarth. The rock flew in a straight line instead of a parabolic line and hit Gigarth.

"No good!"

Gigarth stumbled back with the impact, but regenerated before he knew which was which: the shattered rock, the shattered body, or the shattered body.

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"Is a small attack not enough?

Reiko has a sword, Momoka, which probably regenerates even if it is cut off. The rocky terrain here is a great advantage for Gigarth.

"Then let's attack with magic!"

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Reinhardt takes out his wand, which is inscribed with magic, and fires a spell at Gigarth.

"<>!

The magic in the wand can be released in an instant as long as the magic power flows through it. The advanced magic of fire, Flame Lance, hit Gigarth.

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"Even that didn't work?

The rocks that melted away from the hot flames were quickly replenished from the surrounding rocks, making it impossible to strike a decisive blow.

Moreover, Gigarth finally recognized us as an enemy, turned around, and came slowly toward us.

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"But its reaction is also slow.

It is too slow to recognize the enemy. This is another reason why it is called a failure.

But there is no time to take it easy. The approaching Gigarth is 10 meters tall and quite intimidating.

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"I'll break it directly!"

Reiko jumps out and strikes Gigarth.

Reiko jumped out and hit Gigarth.

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Jin-kun, Rai, I'm worried about you.

Erza was left in the carriage, fretting in agony. In front of her was Anne, an automaton.

"Hey, does Gigarth have any weaknesses?"

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For some reason, the two of them left without asking that question.

"Weakness? He can't sustain himself when he loses his magic power. He is slow to react. They lack intelligence."

This was not very helpful information. However, the first words she said, "When you lose your magic power," stuck in Erza's mind.

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"How does Gigarth get his magical power?

I asked her. Anne's answer was surprising.

"They absorb it from everything they touch, from the air around them, and from the magic that is released from them. That's why it is designed for use against demons.

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Anne explained that it was effective against demons whose magic was an essential element for their survival. Hearing this, Erza was struck by a bad premonition.

"Then, why don't we attack them with a golem or something?"

"Yes. It won't work against Gigarth. It will absorb magic power from the opponent just by touching it.

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Hearing this, Erza felt her blood run cold.

"So, even an automata like you can't do it?"

I asked her with a ray of hope.

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"Yes. Even if it is an automata, Gigarth absorbs magic power. I, for example, will be immobilized in no time at all.

Reiko is the trump card for Jin and the others. This Reiko is an automata that moves with magic power.

"Jin, you ......."

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Erza turned anxious eyes toward the mountain where Jin and the others were headed.

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Reiko strikes Gigarth. Gigarth raises his leg to intercept her.

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Reiko's fist strikes Gigarth's leg, destroying it, or so it seems.

"......? ......"

The moment she touches Gigarth's leg, Reiko stops moving for a moment and is kicked away by Gigarth's leg.

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"Ah."

The difference in weight was more than 50 times. Reiko flew in the air and fell down the cliff in an arc.