Eventually, when we reached the hunters' woodshed.

(Yeah, no one!)

　There was no sign of her or the red-fanged dragon Gado, who wore an aura of darkness.

　However, the entire area around it was like a raging tornado, with the trees of the forest being torn down, and the traces of the fierce battle continued to the northwest.

　We nodded to each other and kept running, turning our course in that direction.

　Gine, zuzun, dpaan.

　Soon, the sounds of battle can be heard from deep in the dark forest.

(Illtimina, you're alive!)

　Thank God.

　Relief swept through her mind.

　But at the same time, it was proof that her life was still in danger.

'There she is, sister Irna!

　Solstice shouted, sounding like she was about to cry.

　My eyes catch it, too.

　-- in the midst of the dark forest, fighting against a giant red tusk dragon that emits a purple light, carrying only a single white spear, she looks like a warrior maiden (Valkyrie).

(Iltimina!)

　She was a wreck.

　Her beautiful dark green hair was disheveled, her armor was covered in dirt and mud stains, and there was no small amount of bloodshed on her white skin.

　That tough Illtimina-san was breathing on her shoulder.

''--Ungenshin, White Dance!

　The magic stone of the spear shone strongly.

　Then, a large amount of white feathers blew out from it and converged into three white humanoid lights that resembled Illtimina-san's figure.

　The white glowing girls flew through the sky.

　They attacked the Red Fang Dragon Gad from above and thrust their hand spears at him.

　Gigiin.

　Countless sparks flew, but the red fang dragon's red giant body remained unharmed.

　The red fang dragon spun around in place with a whirling motion.

　Buon bashsh........

　A huge long tail swings out and cleaves them away.

　The three women of light who received a direct hit disintegrate into countless feathers of light and disappear like an illusion.

''Ku........''

　Illtimina-san let out a frustrated breath as she shook her shoulders violently, as if she was worn out from using magic.

　A red fang dragon rushed towards it.

　Iltimina-san's feet, which she tried to avoid by leaping, slipped on the muddy soil after the rain.

(-- Ah.)

　thumping

　To my surprise, the red fang dragon jumped with its huge body.

　A huge shadow fell on Illtimina-san, who looked up in amazement, and its overwhelming mass was about to fall on top of her.

''--No!

　An iron voice announces briefly, and Kirt's hand pulls out a large sword from the back.

　The red cloth that was wrapped around it was untied, and what emerged from inside was a large sword that looked like an obsidian that looked like it had been carved out of a rock - blue lightning-like objects were scattered inside the blade.

　Donk!

　Demon hunter Kilt Amandes left me hanging, fluttering his silver hair and jumping into the bosom of the red fang dragon.

　Her left foot, which she stepped into, gouged and stabbed deep into the earth.

　Using that as a fulcrum, she takes a full swing at the great sword in her hand.

　Clinging to its neck, I was swung around like a cloak.

"Kiken, Raikozan!

　Dopaaaaaan.

　The great sword struck the red fang dragon's abdomen, and the lightning bolt from the sword blade dazzled the world.

　The smell of burning flesh could be heard, and in the next moment, that ten-meter-long giant body was blown away.

　Doggah, buggy, zuzuun.

　Snapping through the trees, the red behemoth is underneath the mass of fallen trees.

　Mr. Kilt stops in a stance with his great sword drawn, and his beautiful silver hair dances in an arc, eventually falling onto my back.

　What physical power, and what destructive power!

Quilt...?

　A stunned voice escaped from her white spear mouth.

　Looking back at such a companion, the leader, Kirt-san, smiled reliably.

'How did you hold out so long against an incompatible opponent?' --I made you wait, Irna.

　And from beside us, a small shadow rushed into the air, aiming at Iltimina-san.

''Iltimina sis ee!
"Sol?
Thank God you're okay. Oh my God, Irna!

　Jumping on her sister's stomach, her sister Solstice pressed and rubbed her crying face against it.

　Ms. Illtimina was startled, but she turned a gentle expression on her face and patted her older sister on the head for reassurance.

'You're here, Kilt, Sol.
"Mm.
I'm not surprised!

　I sneakily get off Mr. Kilt's back.

　As an outsider, it was somewhat difficult for me to talk to him, as I was interrupting the reunion of the three friends.

　But Ms. Illtimina noticed me right away.

"Merle!

　Pow, splash.

What? He throws Solstice, who grunts, to the ground and runs to me in surprise.
　Huh?

　White hands flutter over my whole body.

'Merle, Merle, you're safe, aren't you?'
Yee, Miss Illtimina?
I'm really glad you're okay...

　He pressed his forehead against my chest and exhaled in relief.

　My chest heats up at the thought that he was that worried about me.

''Gunnu........''

　A murderous look from the girl with the mud-pack on her face pierces my back.

　Without even noticing it, Illtimina-san suddenly makes a strange face.

'And yet, Marle?　How did you get my people to join you in this short period of time?
Uh-huh.

　It's - before I could try to explain that - Illtimina laughed and put her hands on my cheeks, "No," she laughed and put her hands on my cheeks.

'I don't care how, I don't care how. You really are a magical child who gives me good luck, Marle.
..........

　Her crimson eyes were hot and moist.

　That gaze was strangely s*xy and lustrous, and I was kind of dazed.

　Kirt-san was staring at us like that, looking at us in amazement with her golden eyes wide open.

　Then he distorts his good looks and scrunches up his rich silver hair as if in trouble.

　Rattle, Gagaan.

　There was a violent sound and we turned around in a huff.

　A red fang dragon gad kicked off a fallen tree, and a red fang dragon gad, emitting a purple light, had raised its huge body up on its two legs.

　The ten-meter-long behemoth that towered over the forest at night was a true nightmare.

　Its abdomen, which had been hit by Kilt's blow, was charred by the wound, and its internal organs were delonged out from inside.

　Even so, he didn't seem to feel any pain, just a cloudy yellow eyeball staring at us.

"Lie........is that thing alive?

　Solstice looks surprised and sickened.

　Her beautiful sister, Illtimina, shook her head, shaking her long hair and shaking her head as if to deny her sister's words.

''She's long dead. It is merely a moving corpse under the influence of the dark aura. To stop it would require the destruction of most of its body.''
Really?

　Solstice laments.

　And then

　bang

　Suddenly, Mr. Kilt slammed the great sword into the ground.

　The air instantly became tense like iron. The beautiful sisters' expressions also tightened at once with tension.

''--That's enough of wasting words.

　Their leader announces, and golden eyes look at the two companions.

'Illtimina, can you still move?'
Of course.
Sol, how's your magic working?
I'll be fine. I can get up to two rounds of big magic.

　Mr. Kilt nodded widely, "Alright.

　A strong killing intent was born in those golden eyes, and a terrifyingly beautiful gleam was directed at the red fang dragon.

''Then it's business as usual. Let go of the need to fear and the carelessness to underestimate it!　--We will now hunt the Red Fangled Dragon Gad of the Dark Aura!

'Gruuuuuuuck!

　As if in response to the iron voice's declaration of war, the red tusked dragon's roar echoed through the Great Forest of Aldoria--.