Ozashiki Do-suke was in the midst of a bit of a helplessness at the time.

　Naturally. He was unable to help his friends.

　In contrast to his lack of presence, he is the ace of the soccer club. Among other things, Ozaji is a striker, but he doesn't like to fight by nature. As his neutral and gentle face shows, he has a somewhat laid-back and peaceful nature. Neither his appearance nor his abilities, which he acquired through his reincarnation as a demon, were suited to fighting.
　But still, it was shocking that he could only run away in the face of his friends' danger. As a result, he was going to lose his longtime friend, Karasumaru Yoshitsune, to the hands of his ominous enemy.

''Ah..... Good morning, Gozashikun.
Oh, yeah. Good morning, Mr. Kanno.

　I woke up in the morning and exchanged greetings with my classmate, Chihaya Kashino.

''It's been a little while since then.... It's been a tough time.''

　There is something heavy in Wallno's words as well when she says that.
　She, too, seems to be still reeling from the fact that the snowflakes she has been associated with have fallen into the hands of the enemy.

''What are we going to do from now on........''
Right now, I'm generally following Utsurogi-kun's policy, so I'm sure I'll have to talk to him about it...
Dissatisfied?
'I'm not complaining. I'm just a little worried...

　Since the time of the New Continent, Kyousuke has been the leader of the group in one way or another.
　It's not that I'm not happy about it, but at least I can say that I'm better suited to be a leader than that Karasuma. However, that man is also a little insecure to be a leader, or perhaps he is not self-centered in some way. In Ozaji's eyes, it appeared that way.
　Yukinoshita Ryouka, for example, has a personality much more suited to taking the lead. But she did not try to accept that position while stubbornly handing it over to Kyousuke. The intentions are, well, Ozaji understands that.

'Sure, I'm worried about you. I wonder if he'll run off on his own again.''
Yeah, yeah. That's the kind of thing you are after all, Utsurogi-kun....

　That's the point, after all. That's what I'm most worried about.

　People aren't so all-powerful that they can do everything on their own. Even Kyousuke should have figured that out by now, but he doesn't know how to get through a difficult situation other than to run out on his own. He essentially doesn't know what it means to rely on someone else. That's why he can rely on the type of person like Himemizu Rin if he's near him who can lend him help, but he doesn't know how to beg for help from someone who doesn't.

''In any case, I think it would be better to consult with Himemizu-san or someone else to prevent Utsurugi-kun from being reckless or making assumptions again.
'Well, you know.... I think that's a good idea too.

　Ozashiki and Kabeano left the warehouse they were using as a place to sleep. It was still early in the morning, and the Adventurer's Autonomous Domain Zelneus was shrouded in a haze. Kyousuke and Rin were already not inside. All I could hear was Inugami's sleep.
　Don't tell me he's already gone off to do something reckless by himself?
　Such thoughts flashed through the mind of Ozashiki.

　At any rate, this case is quite special. Kyousuke's friends, Ei Hino and Yoshiki Koganei, had turned against both of them. Kyousuke Soraki's involvement in this case was quite high. Or rather, it's safe to say that he's already a party. It's not surprising that he's spinning his wheels in order to wake up his reckless friend. Such is the situation.

　No, but, as expected. That would be stopped by Rin. And maybe that's why he's not there.

　The okappa-headed Gozashikidousuke scurried around in the haze, as if troubled.

　Then.

Good morning!　Ozashiki, Kano.

　Kyousuke's voice could be heard through the morning mist.

''Eh, ah ... yeah. Good morning, Utsurogi-kun.''
Oh, good morning...

　It is Kabeano and Gozashiki who flinch somewhat at the unexpectedly cheerful voice.

　Behind Kyousuke is a cart. And on top of it, there is a large amount of luggage on it that I don't understand what it is.

"Well, let's see..... Utsurogi-kun, is that...?
'Yeah, I went to the morning market for a bit. I wanted some new parts for my left arm.

　Looking at it, Kyousuke's left arm, which should have been lost for sure, was completely restored. Not only that, though it was a bit disturbing to see what looked like a bird's bone growing out of his shoulder area for some reason.

"Eh, what. Are they all skeleton arms?
It's not all arms, but, well...

　When Kyousuke turned around, Rin and Rain were getting out of the back of the truck and hauling a large amount of bones into the warehouse impatiently.

'The money, well, I borrowed it from Lesbons. I'm sorry, but you two can help me out a bit too.
'Oh, yeah. Okay.

　Kyousuke is calmer than I expected. It's a good thing that you're not the only one.
　I've been thinking that I'd be alone in my thoughts and heading in some bad direction again, but that's not the case. But that's not the case. Something was different. It's a good thing that you're not going to be able to get a good idea of what's going on.

　Anyway, Kyousuke was stable.

''You're kind of vivacious, Utsurogi-kun.

　Ozaji said as he unloaded the bones of the cart.

'Hmm?'
I don't mean to put it this way, but.... I've had this incident with Karasuma, and I thought that Utsurogi-kun might be more depressed, blaming himself, and feeling depressed and distracted.

　I look up and see a cracked skull and an empty eye socket.

　It's natural for them to be empty, since they have no eyeballs. But for some reason, both eyes, which should be nothing more than a hollow space, even felt to the ozashiki as if they were alive. These are the eyes of a living person. They should have no eyes, but they look like the eyes of a living person.

''I see...''

　Kyousuke responded, setting his bones down.

'My eyes, are they alive...'
'No, I didn't say that, but...'

　I was thinking for sure.

'Hey, Goshiki,'
Uh, yeah...?

　Ozashiki looked at Kabe no, but couldn't hide her confusion at Kyousuke's unusual mood. Incidentally, Kabeano was trying to carry a large amount of bones on top of his body lying down. It seems that he can hover and move horizontally from the ground while lying down. "I wondered if that method of movement was even possible as a Nurikabe, but it's certainly efficient.

　Kyousuke continued, holding his bones in his arms.

'You can't play football without eleven people, can you?
'Yeah, yeah. Yeah.
'Goshiki is a forward. I don't know all the details, but, well, there are plenty of other strong players out there.
Yeah. Not as strong as I'd like.

　Kamishiro High School has traditionally been strong in sports. However, the strongest teams are Rin's track and field team, Uozumi's sister's swimming club and Kendo's kendo club. The soccer club and the middle-ranking, volleyball club and gymnastics club are weak.
　But why are we talking about soccer all of a sudden? Ozashiki is just confused by Kyousuke's atmosphere, but it only accelerates it.

It's not just a matter of time before you'll be able to get your hands on a new one. I just thought...
What?
Good luck, Goshiki. I'll be there for you if you need anything.
Hmmm...

　It was Goshiki who stopped and pouted. I didn't expect Kyousuke to say that to me.

　In general, we don't have that kind of contact with each other.

　But strangely enough, I didn't feel so bad about it. It wasn't so bad that he was counted among the friends that Kyousuke was relying on. That, in itself, didn't give any hints on how to break out of this gloomy situation, but it did make Gozashiki feel a little bit better.

"You've come of age, Utsurogi-kun.
There's no skin to peel off, though.

　Kyousuke smiled at that. Kyousuke's face shouldn't have any facial muscles, but it certainly looked to Gozashiki like he was smiling.



　Skeleton, not only, but bone material for now. There are indeed more than a dozen complete pieces that are not damaged.

　The reason why I decided to buy all of these was when I was talking to Rin last night.

　Skeletons are not a very strong race. Somehow, they are in the weakest part of the entire demon race. Their movements are slow and they have no strength. At best, their only strength is their reluctance, and their bodies are not that strong. Once you figure out how to defeat it, it's a monster that's easier to kill than the hare.
　That's exactly what Kyousuke's problem is. You can't gain muscle mass by desperately doing push-ups, and even if you train your sword, you won't get the same benefit as a human being. At best, you can get the hang of it. We don't have an overwhelming amount of magical power to use magic, and since we don't have life, we can't handle fighting qi either. Even the underworld miasma, which is said to have the power to strengthen many demons and make them crazy, can only give them a benefit of sturdy bones at best, Lesbon explained.

　This was evident even in light of Kyousuke's specs, which were hardly enhanced even after gaining the blood of Beni, the blood of the Queen.

　Skeletons are weak.

　That's why Kyousuke bought a lot of bone materials and took some of them to the weapon shop. The material he brought in wasn't the only bone material he brought in, though. Anyway, he had an idea.

　During the day, Kyousuke was holed up in the warehouse, working incessantly on the bones he had bought up.

　It was too much for one man to do alone, so he had to mobilize his friends to do that as well. I had to attach tags that I had bought separately from the bones and carve something into them.

It's not like we're relying on this, is it, Utsurogi-kun?
'So is this one. Well, it's kind of selfish of me, but you'll have to stick with me some more.

　Kyousuke replies to Ozaji's words as he continues his chikuji work.

'After all, what are we going to do now?'
''For now, I think I'd like to meet up with Goubayashi and the others from the Zelga Gladiatorial Principality, as we had originally planned. And no matter what we do, I think it's better to have some people on hand.
That's true.

　From what I've heard from "nameless" before, and from the rumors that have been circulating in this town, Goubayashi and his classmates, such as Kenzaki, Sarutoyo and Okumura, are battle-tested. If you can meet up with them, it will be easier to formulate a plan for the future.

The only thing that remains is individual training..... I'm going to practice my sword, too. I'll have Ozashiki, Kano and the others do the same.
We?　The sword?
'It's not a sword, but what. You see, I've awakened to Phase 2 and I'm using my abilities a bit more, like...

　Ozashiki Do-suke's Phase 2 ability is a really fluffy one called "Luck Invocation". It improves the luck of the friends around you.
　Because of its fluffy nature, it is undoubtedly a very powerful ability once you learn to use it. Although Ozaji is good at soccer, the Zashiki Doji's ability itself is not suited for soccer. Probably, it was also because of Ozaashiki's ability that he was able to escape from that place with Hakano, and even when all sides were about to be blocked, there was a chance that good fortune would come to him by chance.

''It's fine for me and Kabeano-san, but what about Inugami-san?''
I'll have Inugami train you, though. I wonder what's going to happen to him. It would be nice if he could control the moon's phases.

　Inugami doesn't have an ability, an ability. Basically, he is a slugfest type, so all he has to do is raise his level and hit with physics. In short, he is a type where steady training is very important.
　In fact, Inugami continues to train at the very least. That's what she does when she regularly catches small animals. So, she's growing that hunter's sense of humility little by little, it should be. At least it doesn't seem to be slowing down.

'Hmm. Training......... I wonder what I should do?
Like this..... Make a raffle.
Yes.
Let someone else pull it for you.
Yes.
I keep reminding myself to get them to bite ten times in a row...
I wonder if that will work.

　Ozashiki nodded his head.

'But then, you could do it now, couldn't you?

　Rayne, an adventurer who had been helping me work in silence, said in a whisper, "There's a lot of bones here.

There's a lot of bones here. Some are marked, some are not. We can do something similar.
That too.

　By the way, these are the only three people in the room right now. Then there is no one to draw the lottery.

'No, wait. Okay.

　Ozashiki looked around the room and nodded.

'I will now try to remind you to do something good.
It's all fluffy. You okay?

　Ozashiki turned serious and resumed his work. It felt like a chore to be working, but if it was still able to bring in some luck, it might be a honkin' thing. Neither Kyousuke nor Rain said anything as it was, but decided to keep quiet and immerse themselves in the work.

　Lunch was curry and rice.



　The whole group was not exactly laid back. But casually, they weren't in a hurry.

　Kyousuke made sure to devote some time to practicing his sword while planning some secret plan, and

　Rin was continuing to practice the transformation she'd been sneaking in, and

　Ozaji continued to practice using his dubious ability to bring in luck, and

　Kameno also began to train in his ability to create a barrier.

　Inugami was an Inugami, and he began practicing with Rain and Lesbons. These two adventurers would often go along for the ride as well. But right now, Kyousuke and the others don't have the luxury of just refusing to help out because it would be a nuisance. They decided to rely on the favor as best they could.

　It was the afternoon of the day when the turning point came. It was near the evening.

　The strange change happened out of the blue.



　Zelneus was one of the three autonomous adventurer's territories on this central continent.

　About thirty to forty years ago, the world's first adventurer, Rambisud Norumbacher, was granted autonomy by the Empire in the adventurer's autonomous region of Zelusia, which originally started out as Zelmenarga in the north, and Zeleneus in the south. Some time later, Zelmenarga was established in the north and Zelneus in the south.
　Compared to the north, Zelnaeus had fewer dungeons, but in this surrounding area near the Beast King mountain range, beast damage by wild monsters often occurred. Many adventurers based in this area made it their daily bread and butter by taking on quests from villages in the surrounding area to deal with the ravages of wild monsters.

　Now, since it was such a Zelneus, there were many adventurers who were confident in their ability to slay demons.

　If they were skilled, they could stabilize their lives by becoming directly under the association and taking on guard duties in the autonomous territory.

　At that time, it was also veteran adventurers who were guarding the city walls surrounding the autonomous territory's capital, the quest city Zelneus.

''Huh..... What is it?

　One of the adventurers muttered as he stared out into the evening darkness.

'Did you see something?'
Yeah, it's that way. What, a herd...?　That one.

　When asked by a colleague, the adventurer indicates the direction of the north.

　At the foot of the great volcano of the Beast King, in its sky, one can see something that looks like a flock of birds. But given the distance, they are quite large birds.
　A large bird species that lives in this vicinity is the rock bird. Thunderbirds live in the Thunderbolt and Senbongs range, so they're too far away from us. Alternatively, the flying dragon wyvern that inhabits the entire southern part of the continent also has a flight silhouette similar to a bird.

''It sure looks .........''
What do you think it is?
You look like a wyvern to me.

　But whether they were rock birds or thunderbirds or wyverns, they were not a species that acted in flocks.
　It seemed to them that there was something tremendously unusual going on.

''Speaking of which, I heard that an underworld individual of Behemoth was found around west of here.
The rumored singular individual was affected by the underworld miasma. But I've never heard of a case of a wyvern being contaminated by miasma and becoming a swarm.
Hey, listen. Is that herd coming toward us?

　The adventurer was taken aback by the nervousness in his colleague's voice. Once again, he stared into the evening darkness.
　No, I didn't need to stare, but the herd was indeed approaching in our direction. There must still be some distance between them, but their well-trained eyesight correctly revealed the identity of their silhouettes. It was, after all, a wyvern.

　This was the anomaly. There was no way, in principle, that a wyvern could swarm and aim straight for a human habitat.

　The wyvern has a large territory in which it lives and mates with others. Their territories range from mountain tops to plains, but they often do not intersect with human territory.
　Are they driven by something? Or maybe it's something else. Whatever the reason, it is clear that something is wrong.

We'll let the Association know. If the wyvern herd is serious about passing through, we'll have to consider intercepting them.
Okay.

　With a light gesture, my colleague jumped down the city walls and ran to the association's headquarters.

　The sunset, which was much brighter than usual, looked as if it was stained with blood.



　The streets of Zelneus suddenly became noisy. Half bells were being rung and many merchants and adventurers were peeking out of the shops that lined the main street.
　Now they are all in the square, a short distance from the warehouse where they are based. We are on our way back from doing additional shopping. Rin and Inugami are on their way to finish another matter, but the other members were all present.

'That's unusual. It's the half-bell of the interceptor.''

　Lesvon muttered as he looked at the sky, which was turning into evening darkness. Kyousuke nodded his head.

''Interception?''
''This area gets attacked by the occasional super-sized monster that comes down from the Beast King mountain range. Like peacocks.

　Kujata is one of the largest demons in the world, with the largest ones reaching several hundred meters in length. They are widely found from the Beast King mountain range to the Hananarkan plains.

There's also the hibernating Tarasuk and the caveless Behemoth. "Other animals that do not hibernate, such as the hibernating Tarasuk and the caveless Behemoth.

　These half bells would be rung when such large monsters might pass through the capital of the Adventurer's Autonomous Territory of Zelneus, or here in the Questing City of Zelneus, and attack the city. The adventurers in the city, that is, those with adventurer's permits, are obliged to participate in the interceptions, and after a successful interception, they are paid a great deal of money.

''So that means Lesvon and Rain are going too?

　After answering Kyousuke's question with an 'ah', Lesbon-frowned.

'Shucks. I hadn't applied to be ranked down yet........ I hope they don't place me in some strange place.''
I can't get you in harm's way by looking at your arms and your eyes.

　Rain quickly prepares the halberd. The burns he received from the Lesser Demon in the New Continent have left painful scars, but his strength itself seems to be completely healed.

''Ah, Utsurogi-kun. Me too.

　As I was pondering whether or not I was sending them off, I heard such an awkward voice from behind me.

''Ah, I see. Ozaji also registered as an adventurer...''
Yes.......... And I'm a Gold Ranker........ I don't like it.

　When he turned around, the boy with the opaque head was scratching his head, holding a shiny golden card. Ozaji and Yukinoshita had applied to register with the association as adventurers. His race was registered as a fairy (brownie), but as long as he was an adventurer, it probably didn't matter what his race was or not.

''Gozashikun, I'll follow you.

　Walledeck comes out of the back and says.

'Really?　I'm happy for you, but is it okay?
There's nothing against taking a demon with you.
I see...

　At Rain's words, Ozaji looked a little complicated. I guess he doesn't feel very good about being treated as a 'tamed (tamed) demon' of Wallino.

But I get it. Let's go, Mr. Hatano.
Yes. What about you, Mr. Utsuroghi?
As much as I'd like to follow you, I've got baggage.

　Kyousuke looked at some magic items on the cart and muttered to himself.

''And I can't be of any use without the tools, so I'm going to go back to the warehouse once. After that, I'll go with Rin and Inugami to help out.''
All right. Well, maybe it's not such a tough enemy. More often than not, it's easier to get it over with.

　Lesbon shrugged his shoulders and said.

　If more than a dozen skilled adventurers gathered together, it was sometimes easy to fight off even large monsters. I heard that once when two of the Five Divine Stars were staying in the city, they were attacked by Kujata, but it was only a matter of time before it was all over.
　It is now known that one of the Five Divine Stars, "Nameless", is in the vicinity. If he was staying in the city, then this interception would be an easy story.

　If he's there, of course. Apparently it's more unusual for him to stay in the city all the time. Even if he's in the autonomous territory, it's rumored that he's usually in the field, so I can't expect much from him.

''Well, I'm going to go anyway.''
Yeah, I'll see you later.

　There, Kyousuke separated from Lesbons and the others once. He then giggled and pulled the cart back towards the warehouse.

　It was indeed an emergency, or would it be treated like a disaster? All the shops had begun to close their doors furtively and the main street was becoming sparse. There is no one to be seen except the merchants rushing home and adventurers running towards the association.
　What kind of demon attack was this? It's not certain, but this might be a good opportunity to try a new method of warfare that they came up with. Kyousuke looked at several magic items on top of the cart.

　All of them are used and released items. They were bought for future use after discussing it with his friends.
　Of course, there are some items that Kyousuke bought for himself. It's an old fashioned bag called a dimension case. It's a kind of weapon case and can hold a large number of weapons and items. In the past, it was an adventurer's necessity, but nowadays, not so much.

　This case, the Scorching Flame Sword (Heat Weaver) and a large amount of bone material that he bought up is Kyousuke's current weapon. Of course, in the end, the strongest thing is to join forces with Rin and fight in Extreme Cross.

　The means to become stronger in the Extreme state is actually not that difficult. All it takes is for Rin to accumulate water. Rin's strength is proportional to the amount of water. However, if he holds too much water, there will be a bit of anxiety when he performs the "Complete Fusion".
　In other words, the ratio of dignity will be too large when merged. The imbalance may not necessarily cause any real harm, but if you're going to fuse with Rin who has accumulated a significant amount of water, Kyousuke should also increase his own capacity. The bone material accumulated in large amounts has such a purpose (...).

　After walking for a while, the warehouse was finally approaching. But just then, I hear a scream from the back of the street.

'It's Wyvern!　They've breached the walls!

　At the sound of his voice, Kyousuke looked up with a gasp.

'Wyvern?'

　The owner, who had set up shop in the street, peeked out of the window.

'That's not unusual, is it? Is it something you would struggle with?'
No, it's a flock!　And it's not just a wyvern, it's like this, with red eyes and sharp fangs.... There's something wrong with him!　One of the platinum runners got hit too!

　The one who was desperately speaking up was a man who looked like an adventurer with wounds all over his body. Looking at the fact that his face was pale, it seems that he was not lying. No, a bustle was already brewing in the street. It wasn't just the adventurers who had fled for their lives. There are also the merchants, pushed out in panic.

　Then he turned around and saw Kyousuke.

　Far beyond the main street, far beyond the main street, a group of pterodactyls flapped their wings and flew in from above the Adventurer's Association Zelneus Branch.
　It wasn't just the dragons. A few, black armor-clad figures could be seen mixed in there. That's the blood race. A pawn.

　The wyvern was just as the fleeing adventurer had said, with red eyes and sharp canine teeth peeking out of his mouth. Exactly the same external features as the Blood Clan. Kyousuke immediately understood. That was a wyvern that had been shot with the Blood Clan's factor. It's an individual that was specially strengthened by the blood clan.

　Why is it attacking this adventurer's autonomous territory?

''Hey, hey, here it comes!

　The wounded adventurers screamed and ran away.

　Not many adventurers have escaped. Nor the shadows of the wyverns who had crossed the walls. Many of the wyverns still seemed to be getting wing stops, not hobbled, beyond the city walls. Even so, some of them had crossed the ramparts with the pawns and were trickling into the city.
　The wyvern swooped down on some of the wounded adventurers who had escaped. They were still inexperienced, or perhaps they were just screaming and running. Kyousuke, forgetting his own current form - a skeleton, yells at them.

'Get in the shadows!　They'll catch up to you!

　But in the end, Kyousuke's words never reached him. The wyvern dug its claws into the fleeing adventurers and then crushed them with its own weight. As it was, he dug one foot into the ground with great care.

"d*mn, that's...!

　Kyousuke takes out the dimension case and the scorching sword from the top of the cart and runs out. It's towards the warehouse.

　He doesn't know where Rin and Inugami are now. No, if they are taking care of another matter, they should be out of the city. If they detect something strange in the city, they should come back immediately, but we don't know when they will join us. Then we still have no choice but to fight, even if we have to consume some of the bone material here.

''Why would I be alone just when I decided to rely on someone else...!

　I hear screams from behind me as I run out. An injured adventurer is being attacked by Wyvern.

Help me........help me........!
(Don't be stupid...!

　Kyousuke shouted that in his mind and stopped in his tracks.

''Helping you.......has its limits!

　Looking back, several of the still-breathing adventurers were still being hunted down by the wyvern.
　Kyousuke trembled slightly as he grasped the hilt of the Burning Flame Sword and slung the Dimension Case over his shoulder.

''Good, I am!　Your whole class has been sent to a strange world, you've been transformed into a monster, and just as you're trying to get home, your best friend betrays you, your friends are taken away, and you can't do it alone, so you finally learn to rely on your friends... and that's what happens!　It's life and death for me too!　I'm this nari, but I'm still alive!　I can't die here to go home with my friends!　I don't have time to save a bunch of strangers from another world!　You know what I mean?　Hey, you know what?

　While shouting, Kyousuke held one of the magic items on the cart in his hand. It's a type of throwing weapon called a magic bullet (taslam). As a rule, it was disposable. He'd bought it when Sarutoyo had joined him, thinking he'd have some use for it.

I don't know if you know what I'm talking about, a**h*le...

　Kyousuke buzzed it at Wyvern with all his might, on his own initiative.

　Mishiri.

　It's a good thing that the magic bullet did, as it dug into Wyvern's immediate head as hard as it could. The bright red eyes moved gleaming and caught Kyousuke's direction. In that moment, the target of that flying dragon, which had turned into a blood clan, was clearly rewritten.
　Kyousuke turns his back on Wyvern and runs as fast as he can towards the warehouse.

''I'm such an idiot, aren't I!

　I know, Rin agreed in her brain.

　Wyvern is chasing after her from behind, furiously. If we can escape to the warehouse. At least if we can escape to the warehouse, we can fight them. We don't know if we can get through, but we can try. The distance is 100 meters as a visual measurement.
　Kyousuke's time for the 100-meter run was 14.30 seconds, and frankly, he's slower than that now that he's a skeleton.

　I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to find a way to make it work. A tremor is transmitted to us. I felt like they were going to catch up with me any minute now.

''d*mn........!　It's always like this!

　Kyousuke shouted.

'I'd be running to everyone's plight!　I've been dashing to help everyone!　I don't know why no one comes to me!　I'm doing my best, aren't I!
Yeah, well done, mulefish.

　I huffed. His voice, heavy and resonant, almost made me stop in my tracks.
　Don't stop. I forced myself to move my feet. But only my head was looking back.

　A golden cannonball drilled in from the corner of my vision. It chased after Wyvern as if to strike him from the side, slamming his massive body into the side of the street. Wyvern loses his balance. He falls to the ground. One house collapses.
　I understand roughly what has happened. So Kyousuke didn't turn around any further. He rushed into the warehouse and stuffed the large amount of bone material inside into the dimension case from one end to the other. Then he removed his own arms and legs and replaced them with the bone material from the warehouse.

''.......Good!

　Its arm bones were marked with a red line to distinguish it from the others. Its legs were marked with a green line.
　I'll try this guy first.

　Kyousuke looked out the window at the warehouse. Wyvern is just about to get up. This time, I'll return this one. Kyousuke threw the Scorching Flame Sword into the Dimension Case and jumped out of the warehouse again with the case on his shoulder.

''Whoa!

　The way he kicked the earth was much lighter than before. Kyousuke kicked off the street tiles with one of the strongest, and his body swooped up in the air.

''Deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

　Clenching both fists together, he swung them down like a hammer while aiming at Wyvern's back.
　The moment the fist slammed into the shell of his back, the spell and the carved pattern stuck to the arm bone caused a magical reaction. It was accompanied by a large explosion, blowing away part of Wyvern's shell, both of Kyousuke's arms, with a large explosion.

''Gah!

　Wyvern screamed and went on a rampage, trying to shake Kyousuke off of his back. Having lost both arms, Kyousuke was thrown into the air with no way to hold on to them. The only case I carried on my back was the one I held onto tightly with my remaining arms so I wouldn't drop it.
　The shell that was blown away was only a small part of the shell. But it was effective. As soon as Kyousuke landed, the bones of both legs - which were carved with the wind-attribute jutsu - also crumbled to pieces, as if they had reached their limits.

　It's a good thing that you're able to have a good time with them.

　It's a fireball, I thought, and the moment I thought it was a breath, it was fired at Kyousuke. But Kyousuke didn't look away, nor did he let out a disgusting scream. This is because he knew beforehand the existence of the man who would interrupt him there.

''Muun!

　The giant body of an owl slid in front of Kyousuke, and with a golden fighting spirit, it became a shield. The man easily roasts a single human, and the wyvern's breath, which easily roasts a single human, but the man is able to take it away in one flesh.
　In the meantime, Kyousuke ordered Dimension Case. The arms and legs that had sprung up were connected to Kyousuke's body again. Connection check. All clear.

'Thank you, Goubayashi.

　Kyousuke threw words of gratitude at the back of his classmate standing in front of him. The man, Gourin Motomune, replied quietly.

''It's not much of a thank you.''
You're still the same.

　They were in the Zelga Gladiatorial Duchy. They are not here to help you, are they?
　They were also on their way here. To meet up with Kyousuke and the others. As a result, they helped me, though.

"You've changed.
Oh, yeah?
You can ask for help now.

　Saying that, Goubayashi shrugs off the second and third breaths that are approaching.

　The noise around us begins to take on a different hue. It's not just Goubayashi, the other students must have reached it as well. Changes were beginning to occur not only from the west of the city, but also from the east. On the east side of the city, tremendous plant growth was occurring, as if a forest was trickling in.

''That's........''
It's one of the "nameless" people.

　Goubayashi said quietly.

'Apparently we're not the only classmates to know where you guys are.

　Kyousuke was able to understand what that meant approximately.

'You guys aren't the only ones who have grown through adversity. I'll ask you on that. Utsurogi, can you make it?
Of course...

　Kyousuke nodded and stood next to Goubayashi.

''Thank you, Goubayashi.''
"Don't thank me.
I owe you this thanks for all the trouble I'm about to cause you.

　At that moment, Goubayashi turned his gaze to Kyousuke as if he was looking at something rare. Kyousuke didn't look up at Goubayashi's face as such, but continued.

''I will defeat these guys. We will defeat them all. We will defeat the Blood Clan. I want to get Ei and Koganei and many of my classmates back. Help me, Goubayashi.
Of course.

　Goubayashi slowly took a kempo stance. The fighting air on his body shook the atmosphere with wind pressure.

'I have yet to repay you the debt I owe you for supporting Ryuzaki.