What's going on with Hurt's body?

　How can you be at the center of a shock that could shake the temple and be okay with it?

　There are too many things I don't understand........


　But for now, I want to surprise Hurt somehow.

　I'm the only one who's been surprised so far.
　I am a god!
　I mean, gods can't be constantly amazed by humans.

　Hmmm, what should we do?


　And then I had an idea.

"Hey, Hurt. How about this?

　I used my magic to create countless fish demon fish around me.

"Yes, go!

　I let those demon fishes charge towards Hurt.

　Although their speed is inferior to mine, the multiple demon fishes automatically coordinate with each other, closing the distance between them while blocking Hurt's escape route.

''──Kuch!''

　I don't think he knew what would happen if he touched the demon fish, but Hurt chose to avoid it.

　That's the right decision.


　What Hurt missed was that he didn't run away from this place.

　Since he can move faster than me, Hurt can move through the water faster than a demon fish.

　If I keep running away from the side of this temple, the demon fish won't be able to catch me.

　But Halt chose to stay close to me for a certain amount of time.

　Because of that, the demon fishes were blocking my escape route.


　It's a dead end.

　The demon fish rushes to the place where there is no escape route for him.

"Shit....

　Hurt deployed a magical barrier around his body.

　I made sure of that and let the demon fish charge at Hurt.

　The demon fish that touched Hurt's magic barrier caused a huge explosion at that moment.

　A single demon fish can cause an explosion with the power to shatter an A-ranked demon called the Sea Serpent.

　That's roughly a thousand of them.

　It's a magic that could drive even a Leviathan (divine beast) to the brink of death.


　But I thought that even with this magic, Halt would be able to withstand it.

　It's a good idea to have a good idea of what to expect.

　And my prediction was...


'Oh no. Kaijin-sama, your magic is in bad shape right now!

　It was a normal hit.

　Hurt was pinging.
　There wasn't even a crack in the magic barrier.

''Well you know what, Halt. The magic you blocked, the kind of magic that can take out an A-ranked demon in one hit.

'Oh, really?　More importantly, that fish was moving as if it had a will... was the sea god operating it?

　Hurt doesn't seem to be interested in the power of magic.

'I'm not manipulating them. As you say, each one of them has a will.

You got a genie in your pocket?

'Idiot!　I can't be that pathetic!

　If it's a golem that moves according to simple commands, it's easy to make. But in order to make it a magic that thinks of its own actions and moves autonomously, a little ingenuity is needed.

　There are several ways to create magic that can act autonomously, and as Hurt says, one way is to incorporate a spirit into the magic.

　But there's no way you can put a genie into a magic that explodes when it hits an enemy!

So how the hell did you do it?

　I don't want to tell a fighting partner about such things, but I just heard about Halt's high-speed movement system just now.

　I'm a god, I got the information from Halt, but I'm the only one who didn't tell you the information...


　It's still cheating, right?

Nah. I've got something special for you.

'Oh!　Thank you.

Do you know how to work your magic?　For example, you could take a shot of magic and bend it in the middle.

　Unlike "controlling" the power of magic, "manipulation" is an advanced technology in its own right...

I can do it!

　Well, Halt can do it.
　This guy's a wise guy.

　So he answered immediately, but I'm not surprised by this now, am I?

So we'll talk about it. This fish has a... a... a little hole in the center, but...

　I call one of the demon fish and stop it in front of me and show Hurt the demon fish's belly.

　The core is invisible without the technology called demon vision.
　It's a skill that very few normal people can use.

　But you can see it if you're Hurt.

"Oh, you have it. You mean the octahedron one?

　...you see.

　You mustn't think of this creature as just a human being.

Yes. This is the core of its magic. This is the brain of magic. The core is created with a strong image of 'how this magic works'.

Can't we put that kind of image on the magic itself?

I don't mind, but you'll have less freedom.

Freedom...?

This fish, for example, is a form of attack magic. For example, this fish is a type of attacking magic that has the ability to 'move fast in the water' and 'create a shockwave when it hits an enemy'. If you try to add a function that says 'multiple units work together to hunt down an enemy,' there are a lot of problems.

　Specifically, the swimming speed will be reduced and the power of attacks will be reduced.

　It's better to keep the attacking function and the controlling function separate.

　It's a good idea to have a clear image of 'how it works' beforehand, and then incorporate the core into the center of the magic, so that it can maintain its power and be able to act autonomously.


''I see.......I see......it's a good idea to construct magic by separating the functions of the attack and control systems.

Yeah, I see.

'I understand!　Thank you for telling me about it. Hey, I'll try it!

　I'm going to regret very much that I taught Hurt something unnecessary right after this.


''Firelance!''

　With Halt's chanting, a knight of man and horse wearing a roaring, burning flame appeared.