I look up at the one-eyed giant that emerged from the Summoning Technique Formation.

''Oh........''

　Well, did I say demons or something?
　Just like the monsters in RPGs that live in the holy ruins........
　I see.
　So there are things like that in this world?

Anyway....

　How many meters is that thing....
　That's 10 meters, right?

Ugh.

　The one-eyed giant that was looking around looked at me.
　Hey, scary........
　The huge, bloodshot eyes had an odd power in them that was enough to make anyone who saw them stand still.

"Ho, is the headmaster really going to be all right, headmaster.......!
I don't care how many times you've been here, if anything happens, you're in big trouble.
''Even if it's to convince us that he's a forbidden user, nothing, you don't have to do this...!

　The uncles' voices came from behind them.
　But there was no sign of Makina-san responding to their words.

　At that time--

　The giant howled.

　A heavy roar that seemed to come from the depths of the earth.
　The atmosphere trembled.
　It's such a yell that it seems to seep into your body as a vibration.
　

What's that?

　Then I suddenly realize.
　The one-eyed giant is making a swooshing sound from its entire body and emitting something like white smoke.
　It's as if - it's as if it's covered in acid all over.

''Kurohiko!''

　Makina-san shouted.
　I turned around.

''The demons of the Holy Ruins will dissolve over time outside the ruins. They have a good amount of time to dissolve completely, but if you don't do it quickly, you'll lose your show!''

　That was it.
　We have to use a forbidden spell...!
　I turn to the one-eyed giant.
　.........I mean, forbidden curse, does it work properly on that thing?
　

..........

　No.
　It's the only way to go.

"W-- Okay, okay!　Let's go!

　It seemed that the one-eyed giant had narrowed its target to this one.
　The one-eyed giant's muscles gurgled and rose.
　Then, veins reminiscent of tree roots appeared clearly on its thick arms and legs.
　The one-eyed giant howls out.

''Gogo-ooh-ooh-ooh--!

　Oh, shut up.
　.... hmm?
　Whoa, whoa!

　You got your foot up!

　...coming!
　They're coming this way!
　Let's see... and let's just pose for a moment...!
　I took one deep breath and held my arms out in front of me.
　This would be more like it...how cool is that?

　The one-eyed giant took a step forward.
　With a thud, the earth trembled.
　You can feel it shaking with a shudder.

".........

　Calm down, I....
　Okay.
　Focus.
　Targeting the one giant.

I..........

　It's going to be okay.
　I can do this.
　I can do this.

"I am the King of Chains I am the king of chains and in the end, in the prison of my death, I am bound to the enemy for my life.

　Go.

"The Ninth Curse-- Unleash!

　...........

　Hmm?
　Oh, what?
　Nothing is going to happen...?

　In a moment of uncertainty.

　The four reddish-black, wound-like spaces opened their mouths in the air.

　--It's here.

　A large quantity of black chains were spat out of the space.

　The chains wrapped around the arms and legs of the giants, making a jerking sound.

''Gah, gah, ggo, gah, gaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

　The giant shouted.
　The way they were attacked by the chains was like being bitten by countless flies.
　The giants swung their arms around, trying to somehow get rid of the chains.
　But the chain slipped through the giant's arm and attacked mercilessly.
　The chain was thicker than when he had used it on Makina-san before.
　Apparently, the thickness of the chain seemed to change according to the size of the target.
　The giant's movements are gradually being restricted.

　I breathed a breath of relief.
　First of all, Cha, I'm glad you activated it properly........

　The giant, whose entire body was bound by chains, looked up to the heavens.
　And then - a scream.
　It was a gut-wrenching scream, pregnant with fierce rage.
　And.

...What?

　The giant's eyes began to glow red.
　What is it?　Just when you think you're ready.

　The giant's body expanded with a gulp.

　--No, no.

　The muscles of a giant bound in chains.................rise and fall?
　The giant is gagging and straining his body.
　No way - it's trying to break the chains!

d*mn!

　Please, please let me have it!
　That's when I bit my teeth and clenched my fists.

'What?'

　The chains, squeezing, tightened the giant even tighter.

　And, although it's just a sensation, I felt that the strength of the chain increased a little bit mindlessly - it's just a sensation.

　What in the world........
　.............
　That's right!
　Search, search....
　I start the image.
　To the database of forbidden spells in my head, access........

　Incidentally, this search method, actually, I once thought about accessing all the information in one place, thinking that I should prepare for the forbidden curse.
　But at that time, I couldn't understand it, or rather.......I couldn't get it into my head.
　But now, it comes in naturally.
　I'd like to examine this area sometime in the future to see how it works.

　--And here it is.
　...........
　I see................
　When I put pressure on my hand, the chain works in conjunction with it to tighten the opponent's hand, right?
　The more force I put into it, the stronger it is.

　Okay.
　So.

Don't let him get away with it!

　The giant's one eye glowed even harder.
　Then it struggled and tried to break free from the chains.
　But I clenched my fists and wouldn't let it go.
　Meanwhile, white smoke rises from the giant's body, and when I look at it, I see that its face has begun to melt a little.

　If I don't let it go and wait for it to melt away with the passage of time, that's it--that's it.

''Wait.........''

　That's right.
　When I used the forbidden curse on Makina-san before.

''You mean the chains just now.......are still only the first stage?

　I was able to touch a little bit of that information, that information.
　I was able to see a little bit of it.

　The "beyond".

　That's right.
　This forbidden curse - there is a future.

..........

　Shall I use it and see?
　As expected, using the unknown 'next step' against Machina-san right then and there was an unlikely option, but - with this guy.

　It's okay.
　The spell to activate it is already installed.
　I'll be looking at the giant.
　Sigh.
　I clench my fists even harder, so tightly that my claws dig into my flesh.
　Then I tighten my fist around the giant and open my mouth.

"I desire to chain up and pierce the iniquity of the iniquity of the prison, and I desire to kill the black demon spear...

　You should get used to this poem.

"Ninth curse--

　My hands are covered in sweat.

The Second Realm--Liberation........!

　When I chanted that, the change was immediate.

　The rift in the dimension that had been four - and then four more.
　And the thing that popped out of the hole--

　It was a black spear, a black spear.

　Dozens of shiny black spears appeared one after another from the rift in the dimension and stabbed into the body of the giant.

'Gaaaaaah!　Gaga...!　Giggling...!　Goooooo...!　Gawd, gawd, gawd, gawd!

　Just before the spear sticks, the chain leaves space to avoid the spear.
　It's as if it has a will.

　The spears that attack from the hole in the dimension continue to increase at a furious pace.
　I'm going to be able to say that I'm not going to be able to get the best out of it.
　There are so many of them that even I, the person who used the forbidden curse, thought it was a bit much.
　I think you don't need that many spears to kill one of them.

　The scene was somewhat frightening to me.

　The momentum of the spears never stopped.
　The giant's scream turned into a muffled roar as it lost momentum.
　The roar becomes even weaker and weaker.
　And a moment later - as if to say the end.

　The spears that flew in all at once stabbed into one of the giants' eyes.

''Gah........''

　............

　With that brief decapitation, the Titan fell completely silent.

　With the break, the giants, clad in their chains, fell to their knees with a thud.
　From there, the speed of the dissolution accelerated.
　They are a great deal of fun to be around.
　The skin melts, the organs melt, and the bones are exposed.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find out what's going on.
　The blue blood that had been flowing down to the ground also disappeared.

　No one spoke for a while.
　I, too, just watched the scene before me, stunned.

　And then the giant - the figure disappeared without a trace.

　It's a good thing that you're not just chanting a forbidden spell, so you shouldn't get tired of it, but a sense of fatigue came over me.
　Maybe it's because the tension that had been clinging to me for a long time has finally dissolved.

'.........Ya, we did it, didn't we?

　　　　　　　　　　*

　Thus, the first day of surgery class ended a little over the class period.