''How absurd!''

　Screaming voices were the friends of the brave Radie.
　They, too, were caught by Ida's spatial fixation and freed as well as Radie.

'Are you asking me to imitate the miracle performed by Arantzill-sama?　Without any training!　With no training!
At least tell us what you've done!　If we don't, Lady Radie will lose!

　The companions' protest would be a plausible one.
　Their justification does not translate to the realm of the brave.

''Are you saying that we're going to be taught a handful of tricks even in the midst of an actual battle?　Don't take it easy. The power required of a brave man is to overcome the desperate predicament with your own ideas.
But....?
In that regard, coming to set an example like this is an act of too much indulgence and self-doubt. I'm not going to be able to get the same thing done. If you are a brave man, the rest is up to you to uncover the apparent answer.

　Arantzill's attitude is harsh to no end.
　I wondered if the standard required of a brave man is this harsh.

''It's fine to be strict, but...''

　Ida's words break in like a side shot.
　The arm that was cut off is naturally re-grown and shows no sign of damage.

I don't have the right to bother with your complacency. I am busy with my mission. If you want to play master and disciple, I'd prefer you do it somewhere else.
Where is this place you're standing?

　A sharp rebuttal from Alanziel.

''It's the territory of the human race. It's an act of aggression for the demon tribe to trespass there. You can't complain if they kill you. You call yourself the Four Heavenly Kings, yet you can't understand that much?
So that's why you're going to get rid of me?　Oh well, I am one of the heroic spirits who live in Valhalla. It is a matter of pride to run when challenged.

　I can hear the air creaking.
　Ida raises her space-distorting magic to a combat-ready level.

'Aranzir and Granbaza. Your prestige extends to Valhalla! It's not often that two people who are strong enough to live up to the ultimate in rhetoric compete for the same job in the same era. I'm looking forward to the day when many heroes will be able to fight you.
So?
So I'm running away from it. I'm sure the gentleman will forgive me if I make a detour of that magnitude. I don't mind if I let you continue on to Valhalla.
Sorry for the confusion. I already told you I'm retired.

　Aranzir stabbed his gaining staff stick into the ground.
　He was in a very careless position, unable to respond to the suddenness of the situation.

'The present crisis will be handled by the present brave man. Turn around and brace yourself tightly.'

　Ida turns around at her urging.
　Then she saw Radhi with his sword in his hand and his fighting spirit.

'Do you mean it?　You're just going to let her die?
If you die, that's it. All we have to do is elect new, stronger, braver men.
That's right. I've forgotten all about it since I left this world, but that's what the human race is all about. It's hard to understand.

　Ida turned to Radey in earnest.
　She turned to Radhi and said.

'....your resolute fighting spirit is amazing.

　Praise unleashed with ease.
　A compliment given on the battlefield from a strong enemy to a weak one is an insult.

But it is foolish to stand up to an opponent who cannot win. But it would be foolish to stand up to a man who cannot win. Don't you think so?
Sometimes you need your wits about you. .... but now!

　He raises his sword wide.

'You can't run away with the chance to be strong in front of me!　Not only are they cowards, but they're also fools!
'Apparently, the stupidity of the demon race is different from the stupidity of humans. It's hard to resist.

　Ida muttered something short.
　That was the first spell he had ever cast on this battlefield.

''Kyaaaah!''

　A light shot out from the front of Ida.
　That light slowly approached Radhi and the others while rising like a wall.

''Eraser End. I want to fight Arantzill as soon as possible. I will end it with a single move.
'Such an offensive magic!　Whoa!

　Zester boldly rushed forward.

'If a brave man decides to fight!　It's the party's duty to fight together!
Mr. Zester!
"That buys you time!　In the meantime, grasp the key point Master Aranziel has shown you!

　Zester dives towards the approaching wall of light.

''Whoa!　''Super Imperial Stiffness!''

　This is an improved version of the "Super God God Goddess of Valor" that pushes out a hammer and shoots a bullet with its own body.
　It was reborn after Dariel's scolding, and its completed special move has blasted even the Super Son of the Sky off the ground.

This true 'Soaring Sky' has nothing that can't be crushed!　No matter what kind of offensive magic..........?

　The moment Ida's light wall and Zester's hammer touched each other, something unbelievable happened.
　The hammer began to disappear from the area where it touched the light.

''Nonsense!　The hammer with the aura of my all-out hit (strike).
You're impatient. People like that end up being impatient with their lives.

　Ida says in a dumbfounded tone.

It's not just a matter of time before you'll be able to get your hands on it. It's the only thing that can crush the space itself and make everything within the space disappear. It's the only thing that can't be shattered by my spatial annihilation magic.
''Whoa, whoa, whoa!

　The head of the hammer had already been completely obliterated and the handle was also being eaten.
　Next to that was Zester himself.
　Due to the characteristics of the True 'Super Imperial Stiffness', he himself was part of the hammer as it rushed forward, so he could not leave the spatial crushing wall by himself at this moment.

　He could only be swallowed whole.

''Konoha!''

　It was Sesha who came to the rescue at that moment.
　She grabbed Zester's leg while he was rushing forward and pulled him with all her strength.

''Nuh-hah!''

　Thanks to this, Zester was able to escape from his desperate predicament.

He's saved!　I could have died!
"We don't have time for this, that we do.　The walls are closing in on us!

　Sesha and Zester left the wall in a hurry.
　They teasingly escaped the difficulty due to the slow progress of the magic wall.

'The reason it's advancing so slowly is because we set it up that way. To give you guys a choice.'

　Ida says.

'If you don't want to die, run away. If you run as hard as you can, you can shake it off.

　Physical attacks are meaningless for the most powerful magic that crushes everything in space.
　You'll have only two choices: stop and be erased, or run away.

There's no way to do that, that there is...?
You just joined us and now you can't do anything for us?

　The hearts of the brave party will be broken before the ultimate magic that transcends generations.
　.........

'.........Sesha-san, Zester-san....

　Radie holds his sword.
　He tucks his sword to his forehead as if to remind himself of something.

"Get behind me. ........I'll take care of that magic wall. If you can't do something...!

　I say with determination.

'If there's nothing more you can do. ........die with me.
"...oh!

　Two men, turn to the rear of the heroes.

''I've been ready for that since the day I was welcomed into the company of the heroes, that I am!
Die and live together is the way of the party!

　With the determination of his friends, Radey took on the impossible.

　Alanziel broke through the distortions of space with ease.
　It was a recklessness that was unique to Alanziel, but was the same thing possible for Radey in imitation?

''How can I, who can't even do the 'Great Emperor Splitting Sky' yet, slice through space...?

　That's right, Arantzill slashed through space itself with his slash aura.
　It was the only way to make the attack reach Ida.

　What kind of logic could make such a thing feasible, Radie couldn't even imagine.
''It's easy to abandon the thought that 'it's natural for a great brave man to be able to do anything.

　However, if you don't let go of your thoughts and arrive at an answer, you will be crushed by the vicious obliteration wall and not even a corpse will be left behind.
　Not only her own, but the lives of all her friends.

I won't let that happen...!

　Worry for his friends became a distraction, and he was getting more and more trapped....

''Daryaaaaaah!''

　Someone leapt out of the way.
　One of the brave party, Satome, a shield user, prevents the spatial crushing wall.

　With her own shield.

It's not possible!　It's not just a matter of time before you'll be able to use it.

　Still, the shield barely stops the invasion of the magic wall.

I see. I see.

　Ida says as she looks on.

'There were a few guys in my time who could use it. The extreme defensive aura creates a section of space to prevent attacks. It's impossible to break through a spatial rupture with a normal attack. Then you can certainly stop my "Eraser's End". For a short time, though.
I'm sorry, but he's right.

　Satome says bitterly.

'This technique is so powerful that I can't maintain it for a long time...!　Hold on for a few seconds...!
Satome!

　Radie shuddered at Satome's devotion.
　But at the same time, there was something that crossed her mind.

　Some of the adventurer's existing techniques were able to counter Ida's magic.

　Then what Arantzill did was the same.
　Among the adventurer's techniques, there is a technique that can act on space.
　If there is one, it would be a very advanced technique that one in thousands can use, but there is no wonder that the great hero Arantzill could use it.

　Satome's use of the 'Cutoff Gap Impulse' is a defensive technique that acts on space.
　What if there is an offensive technique that has a similar effect?

''Speaking of which...?''

　Radey remembered like a flash of lightning, the tutor attached by his aunt had said.
　There was a technique that once existed and then, with the passage of time, faded into obscurity.
The name of the slashing technique, which, along with the Splitting Skies, was said to be the ultimate in slash aura, is....

The name of the slashing technique is.....