Sharamon's magic, unleashed in an attempt to bury the Pope, turned a section of Titis into scorched earth in its aftermath alone.

　That much destruction had been scattered, and the anomaly had naturally spread outside the forest.

　The roaring sound, the rising dust, the shaking ground. The fourth defensive wall, which had encountered a natural catastrophe that foretold the return of an illusory species, was in a state of turmoil, combined with the attack of the Black Corpse Demon (Arghoul) just before.

　Sora stepped into the forest with the chaos behind him. Leaving Seal and Sparrow, as well as the Indigo Winged Beast (Klau Solas) behind.

　Normally, it would be extremely difficult to find a group of less than ten people in the forest of Titis, which is so huge that it could swallow up a country.

　But at this time, the sky has reached Miroslav and the others without any hesitation at all. The aftermath of Sharamon's magic made it possible.

　Hence, Sora pointed at the enemy and said. Dumbass, he said.

　And--.




　As soon as the powerful black sword cut down Sharamon in half, the dark blue robe of Sharamon's robe turned into small fragments that scattered to the ground.

　A single skeleton emerged from under the robe. Looking at its appearance, it's not much different from a skeleton.

　The body of the skeleton, which was cut in half from the brain to the groin, slowly split into two halves. At the same time, the torrent of magic power that was about to shatter the Holy Spirit Peak also disappeared.

　When Sora confirmed these things, he turned his back to Sharamon and was about to call out to Miroslav and the others.


''---ah, Master!


　Miroslav and Lunamaria shouted in different voices. It wasn't a voice of joy at being saved from a predicament, but a voice that warned them to be on guard behind them.

　It's not just a matter of time before you'll be able to get your hands on it.


''Dumbass is you, clown.


　With a sneer, Sharamon's hand blade was thrust out like a thunderbolt. It is a deadly hand that can pierce the heart, or send magic power directly into the body of an enemy and cause it to explode.

　However, the bony fingers, sharp as a blade, could not catch the body of the sky.


''Nu''


　Suddenly, the figure of the sky became hazy in Sharamon's vision - and the next moment when he thought that, Sharamon was directly opposite Sora. He was facing head-on with the person who had certainly turned his back on him until now.

　He quickly reversed his position.

　If he could put into words what Sola had done, it would be just that. However, it was impossible to surpass the reaction speed of Sharamon, the Immortal King, with simple body movements.

　What Sola used was a gait called swallow-return in the Illusory Itto style. It is not a sword technique, but a walking technique, a technique that uses the power of the kei to quickly reverse a move. It is useful in combat when you are caught behind, but it can also be used in different ways.

　For example, when deliberately showing your back to lure an enemy.


'Genso Itto-ryu--Kaen'


　The long-awaited power technique of the flame turned into a torrent of fire and attacked Sharamon.

　It was an instant. The flames swallowed the Immortal King who was right in front of his eyes and nose in the blink of an eye, and then ran across the ground with a howling sound. If it wasn't for Sharamon's magic burning the surrounding forest to the ground, it would definitely have caused a massive fire.

　After the power technique (Keigi) was over, the only thing left in its place, apart from the sky and Miroslav and the others, was the scorched earth and extremely hot air. In the midst of the scorching heat that would burn their lungs if they breathed carelessly, Sora stood there resolutely, as if to protect Miroslav and the others.

　And a small murmur escaped from the mouth of Sora, who was looking in the direction where Sharamon had disappeared without losing his stance.


''If it was a kind of ghost, the fire should have worked...................but you screwed up.


　As he said this, Sora looked down at his weapon.

　Right now, Sora is not holding a heart-armor, but a black sword for everyday use. It's a very good idea to have a good idea of the amount of souls flowing in from the enemies you cut, but this black sword is not going to work that way.

　In the first place, if you pulled out your mind gear beforehand, you would never have won the game with the first sword. With that in mind, Sora said "I screwed up".

　There are two reasons why Sora didn't pull out his heart gear.

　Firstly, when she was attacked by the Black Corpse (Argurs) at the Fourth Wall, she didn't take out her armor because she didn't want to risk the disadvantage of displaying it in front of so many guards. I also felt that I didn't need to go to the depths of the Black Corpse Demon (Al Ghul).

　The current level of the sky is '30'. It's not just '30' either, as I've repeatedly stated, even without pulling out the heart armor, he can kill most of the undead with a single blow simply by putting jade into his weapon.

　In fact, the black corpse demon (Arghoul) that attacked the fourth defensive wall was repelled without a hitch.

　After that, the reason why he didn't pull out his heart gear when he stepped into the Titis Forest was simply because he was in a hurry. As soon as I heard the uncommon sound of destruction, I should have anticipated that the enemy wasn't just a necromancer and prepared for it, but I didn't.

　Why was he in such a hurry? While asking himself, Sora glanced back. A group of ten or so people protected by a glowing cylindrical wall. A small breath spilled out of Sora's mouth as he recognized the two familiar figures among them.

　And.


''Shinso Excitation--Eat it out, Soul Eater.


　This time he pulled out his trump card firmly.


'The ancients say never change a mistake, this is called a mistake. That means the first time is inevitable, yes.


　While justifying his screw-up like that, Sora swung his sword with a casual motion. From the outside, it would have seemed that he had only slashed through empty space in a flirtatious manner.

　However, the cutting edge of the heart-suit accurately caught the light bullets that were released from beyond. The Immortal King's magic, which originally had the destructive power to shatter the entire area around it, disappeared into the air as if it were melting.

　After that, Sharamon reappeared in front of the sky, having cut through all the dozens of light bullets. You're going to be able to find out what you're going to be doing with it.

　The eyeless gaze is as sharp as a needle, staring at the two eyes in the sky.


The clown. What are you, who are you?　I thought he was a holy knight but his power, his magic, is not that of a clergyman.'

You are the master of the people you just tried to kill. You needn't know more than that, Master.


　The Dragon Slayer responded to the Immortal King's choking question with a taunt.

　The time it took to reach the clash was less than a second.