Since the state of the interior was unclear, I returned to the arena on my own for now.

　Inside the guild's arena, the line between the world and the boundary of the world was ambiguous.

　I had turned the arena into a dungeon and connected its surroundings to the space between the arena and the space between the arena with transition magic. The space between the human world and the spirit world is a place that connects the human world and the spirit world. Spirits and demons come to the human world via the space between the two worlds.

　There is no air in the interstitial space.
　That's why ordinary humans cannot sustain life.

　In the aftermath of Akali attacking Gad with all his might, most of the dungeons I had built had been destroyed. The walls and ground of the arena have collapsed and disappeared. And the part of the dungeon that was gone was in direct contact with the space between the narrow spaces.

　This place was now more than halfway into the space of the narrowness. I'm glad I didn't bring everyone else with me.


　In such a place, Akari was standing alone, carrying a black sword.

''Akari. Are you okay?
''Ha, brother Hal (nii)!

　The ground of the arena is almost destroyed, so there are no footholds in the arena. I can move by consolidating my magic power to create a foothold....

　Even though I haven't taught him such a method yet, Akari normally ran towards me.

　Perhaps the that Akari possesses has automatically combined her skills to make it possible for her to do so. The reason she is able to live in this space is probably because of the blessings she received from the goddess of her former world.


　The bracelets I give to my family have magic built into them that allows them to survive for a while in the space between. It's a spell that allows you to maintain the space necessary for life under any environment, while rejecting all other interference for ten days. I've been able to deploy many layers of magic using the divine character to make it possible.

　Mai and May, the spirits, and Sylph. Then there's the demon Citry, who can survive in the space between them. It's a function to buy time for me to come to their aid if any family members other than them enter the space between the interstices for any reason.

　But Akari didn't need the life-supporting function of those bracelets.


'Brother Hal (nii). I mean, no, I. This kind of...

　Akari's body was trembling a little as she came to my side.

　She was afraid of her power.

'It's okay. It's not Akari's fault.'

　I stroked his head while holding him tightly and squeezing him tightly so that his body would stop shaking.

　The Akari in my arms gradually regained its composure.


　In the beginning, I had the intention of being able to accept Akari's full strength.

　But I didn't have a clue about the power of Akari, who usually lives with a limit to most of her powers.

　I thought her power was already complete when she fought Citry........ Akari was still a brave woman in the process of growing up.


'I'm sorry, Akari. I barely grasped your power.''

'Wow, me too. I was told to use 30 percent.... I'm sorry.

'By the way. Didn't your super intuition or skill master put a stop to Akari's actions?

　I figured that if things were going to get really bad, Akari's skills would stop her. That's partly why I couldn't move until Akari had really completed her preparations for the attack.

'Well. My gut feeling was 'it's safe to do it'. So, I........

　Oh, yeah.
　I was like, "I'm ok with it.

　Well, it can't be helped then.

　The arena was mostly destroyed, but since I had turned it into a dungeon, it could be restored soon.

　As for the outside effects, the ground shook a lot, but there seemed to be little property damage. If something was broken due to the impact Akari caused, I'll compensate from the H&T Chamber of Commerce.

　Thinking about it this way, it seems that Akari's super intuition must have decided 'I should be able to handle it in the end, so it's okay.

　........Well, okay.
　In fact, it's true.


　So, last question.
　It's about Gad, the examiner.

　Akari's attack had completely destroyed the resuscitation bracelet I had created.

　Gad's body and his soul, of course. Gad's soul was shattered along with his body - no, it was even more finely atomized. It was almost gone now.

　It is impossible to reconstruct a soul that has been destroyed to this extent in the human world.

　But this is the space in between. Souls do not deteriorate here. Unlike the human world, there is no residue of the souls of the dead floating around.

　If you collect all the soul fragments here, it is possible to revive Gad. But if you don't revive him, Akari will become a murderer.

　This is an adventurer's advancement test, not a killing contest.


　So I restored the arena for now.
　Next, I restored Gad's soul and body...

Heel!

　He brought his soul back into his body and revived Gad.

'Oh?　What is it?　I did a test on the green-haired kid, as I recall...

　Gad's memories seem to go back to before he fought Akari. That would mean that Akari would have to fight Gad again.

　Can you take it easy this time?

　I looked at Akali and said, 'Yes! He nodded and walked over to Gad.


'I'm Akari. It's nice to meet you.
No, no, no, no. Oh, you've passed!

What?

　Akari was handed a pass without a fight.


'What the hell?　Why can't my body stop shaking when I look at that kid!

　Even though he had lost his memories when he was revived, the fear of being completely shattered by Akari, both physically and mentally, seemed to be deeply engraved in every single piece of his soul.