Noyes turns a provocative expression to Currier-san as she glossily lifts her own ample right breast.

'Oh, I see. I forgot to say something important, Currier.
..........
Just a few minutes ago, you didn't want to kill me to find out where Tasogale was, but you didn't want to kill me and leave me unable to fight, but you didn't need to worry about that.

　I wonder.
　The air between them isn't calm, but they seem happy to be able to talk to Currier.
　What should I call the feelings that Noyes has for Currier-san?

'There's a vial containing a piece of paper with the location of Tasogale in it right now in my stomach.

　Noise stroking his belly.

"So it's okay to kill me," he says. If you kill me, you can cut through my belly and take the vial out of me. I'm sorry, hey I should have told you this earlier.

　His hands stop stroking around.

'Well, I don't know if you'll believe me when I say this,'
You're on schedule to tell me that at this time of year, aren't you?
What do you think?
...What's going to happen from here on out is I'm going to have to kill you, right?
Did you lie to me about your decision earlier?

　Noise turns his chin up and brushes back his long bangs.

'It's not, is it?　You're going to kill me, aren't you?
Yeah.

　The revergate, which had been glowing faintly, increased in brilliance.
　It began to take in more and more of the holy element.

　............
　But still, it is.
　Both Currier-san and Rokia--.

I've always had a strange feeling about this.

　The one who spoke those words beside me was Cecily, who raised her white fist to her mouth.
　Could it be that she felt the same discomfort as I did?

'Both Currier and Rokia seem to be somewhat hesitant to plant themselves in the noise.

　I believe they felt the same way.
　Yes.
　So far, conversations have been held between those in the Sixth House.
　But if it's a conversation, it's one that can be had even after the noise's fighting ability is reduced.
　Even if they are keeping up with the "flow of the stage" of the noise to some extent, they are still too "lacking in tricks".
　Even Rokia seemed to be working out the timing quite well.
　I mean, that's--.

But now that I've finally observed it, I think I get it.
You've got a great eye, Renoir's Red Bad Stone.

　Noise smiles at Cecily.
　Hibigami lets out a sneaky laugh as he chuckles.

It's not just that I'm an excellent magician from the Sixth Estate when it comes to 'Intangible Games', but now Noyes isn't just a magician, is he? This is also the reason why Currier and Rokia can't 'step in'.
I suppose I should commend you on how well you fill in the gaps. It doesn't feel good that you can't interrupt me all the time while I'm talking.

　As he spits, Rokia follows.

　That's right.
　Currier Versteen and Rokia.
　Even if Currier-san was holding back, despite being attacked several times by those two, Noyes has dodged all the attacks until now.
　Not even a single blow has been taken.
　It's an awkward evasion, so it was probably just barely enough, but if you think about it, however, it should be difficult to dodge all those sharp attacks from Currier-san and Rokia.
　The fact that he was able to do that without difficulty.

That's how you've prepared for today's performance, Noise.
I've been thinking about it.

　Noise puts his hand in his pocket.

It's not a good idea to have a good time, but it's a good idea to have a good idea of what you want to do. That's why I've been training. Even when it comes to close combat, I want to be able to fight.　

　It's not just a technical opponent, that is.

But if Currier and Rokia come to 'seriously' kill you, I'm still not so sure.

　Noise takes a vial of purple liquid from his pocket.

'I love it, Currier.'

　Noyes dexterously opened the lid of the vial with his thumb and took a sip.
　Just before the motion was made.

　Currier-san is enveloped in light as she gallops away.
　Surgical magic armor.
　That position where the light converged.
　Currier-san was there in pure white armor with a feather decoration on her head, with her sword swept away.

''Noi, z.''

　And the noise.

"Therefore, for love's sake...

　He stood back to back with Currier-san, with a bewitching smile behind him.

''Only today, for this day, I'm going to be stronger.

　The hair.
　The color of Noyes' hair had turned red.
　Moreover, it emitted a vaguely reddish peach color.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work.
　Their eyes, too, were red and luminescent.
　Noise turned back to Currier-san behind him.

"Till death do us part.

　Overwhelming, speed.
　Even with the extended blade of light and Currier-san's sword speed, she was unable to catch the noise.
　Even if it wasn't as good as that 'acceleration granting' magic tool, if the noise could continuously move at that speed, it would be a pretty strong enemy.
　Perhaps it was the effect of that potion.
　That man's overall ability was ridiculous, so it might not be an appropriate comparison, but if you only look at his speed, he could even surpass that beshgam--!


Don't give me too much pleasure.


　It was then.

"That's the extent of it, I suppose, but... 'Intangible Games'!

　An unadorned, dull-colored sword, 'Mu-Kill'.
　The gaze of Noyes, who looked back again, had changed and was dusky and full of killing intent.

''What I feared has happened.............Are you trying to ruin this stage, 'Kekijin'?

　It's a good thing that you're able to get the best out of it.
　In response to Noyes' question, Hibigami said a few words: "Fight me, Noyes!

'Fight me, Noyes!
d*mn it, gami!

　The noise jumps backwards.
　But Hibigami is relentless in his pursuit.
　A swing of the sword.
　The iron-colored blade, caught in the light of the crystal light, gleams dully.

'I knew it was you, Hibigami!　I didn't want to use that drug because I didn't want to do this!　Yeah, the stronger we get, the more you can't just shut up about it.　You always do!　When you see strength worth fighting for - you can't stand it, you can't wait, you can't wait, you can't wait, you can't wait, you can't wait, you can't wait, you can't wait, you can't wait, you can't wait, you can't wait!　

　The noise drops and summons five of the small species of giants.
　But in an instant, Hibigami dismantled the small species into pieces.

''Any move will do, okay?　What can you show me with your powers?　How do you think you can compete with me?
"Oh, shit!　You're the one who had that tasogale complaining about how hard it was to play with Hibigami and Varaga.　You battle freak!

　Noise bends over and just barely avoids the horizontal cut of Hibigami.
　Then, while the noise evades it, it summons more small species.
　Hibigami crushes them with a speed that is almost simultaneous.

'It won't be that fast, Noise.

　Then the noise opened its big mouth.

'The first curse!'
...What?

　Hibigami's movements stopped.
　Somehow, it kills the momentum and the noise stops abruptly.

　--The first injunction?

　Hibigami lowers his sword.

"Huh you're collecting forbidden spellbooks, aren't you?
Did you know...

　Noise took a glance at me.

It's a good thing that you're able to get the most out of it. I don't think anyone would have predicted that someone would be able to read and learn the spellbook, well, even I didn't expect that.
What about it?

　Hibigami raises the tip of the blade slightly.

Wait a minute. The value of the forbidden spellbook has increased dramatically with the sudden appearance of the forbidden spell user in the land of the Holy Tree. And you, who want to raise Forbidden Spell-chan as a potential nemesis, have been collecting Forbidden Spell Documents for him.
That's right.
Hmm, so?　There are several mythological forbidden spells used by the King of Forbidden Spells, but only one of them is mentioned in any of the mythological literature, the most powerful and prestigious first forbidden spell.
...myself.
That's right, Hibigami.

　Noise took a step forward and brought his face close to the tip of Hibigami's nose.
　By the way, from the looks of it, because of that Hibigami's intrusion, both Currier-san and Lokia seem to be keeping to the lookout for the situation at the moment.

I'll tell you where the first forbidden spellbook is if you keep quiet during this stage.
I'm sure that's what you want me to do. But, Noyes, what would you do if you were killed by Currier or Rokia?　If I was about to be killed, would you ask me to help you?
Don't worry I'll know where the first curse is, because it's in my stomach.

　So you've swallowed another bottle of paper with a piece of paper indicating where it is.

Then kill yourself right here and it's over.
You think I'm gonna say that?
Oh, you still think you've got something to give me?
If I survive this play, then I'll share with you some information about the "mighty men" that are scattered throughout the world.
"Information from the powerful?
Hey?　The information on the powerful people on this continent is only a small part of it. Those who are famous for their strength, such as Sogut Sigismos the Black Patriarch, Rose Claywall the Armoured Warrior, Garbarossa Gimenze the God of War, the Twins of the Subhuman Suicide Brigade, and the Four Deadly Sins who brought terror to this royal city. Well, well, I don't know if there are any more, I don't know if there are any more, but doomsday empresses... but these guys are just the ones that have a 'name' factor from hearsay or something, right?
There's a strong man with no name yet.
"Yes, there are still some unknown and powerful people living in this continent... well, I can't guarantee that there are four evil-doers in this continent, but you don't know anything about 'hell' either. I shouldn't.

　Hell?
　What's "Hell"?

That 'prison' that holds some of the most dangerous people in the apocalypse... I'm sorry, Noise.

　Hibigami thrusts the tip of his 'no-kill' sword under Noyes' chin.

''I've already devoured 'Hell'. I've heard that the "prison" is a den of people who are out of their element, but it's somewhat of a let-down.
How many levels does it go down?
What?
Hell.... is said to have been the site of four deadly attacks by a daredevil who once massacred there. The Four Deadly Attacks and the Great Purge by the Doomsday Empress. And for the other two, we don't know who did the other two, but you're the one who did it, aren't you, Hibigami?
Well.
But you know what?　Did you know that that 'Hell' is apparently lower than the three levels you ate up?
No.
'When the Four Deadly Disasters attacked a long time ago, the people on the four levels thought this was a troublesome situation, so they abandoned the prisoners on the upper levels and blocked the passage to the lower levels. In other words--
So you're saying that there are more powerful people underneath it all, if you're looking, than the three levels I devoured.
That's right.
So,

　Hibigami drew his blade and stepped back.

'I've given you some useful information, so you want me to at least be quiet until your desired stage is over?
If I'm still alive, I'll do my best to deal with you. Then you can get the first counterspell by killing me and cutting me open.
And if I survive, I will tell you where those nameless, powerful men are scattered across this continent. That's very unlike you, but it's pretty much all you can do.
If I can get you off the stage with this much largesse, it's worth it.
Kaka. What a mouthful!

　Hibigami sheathed his sword.

"Very well.

　Hibigami turns his back on the noise and comes back to us.

I'll back off out of respect for my persistence. And I'm not on the side of Currier or Rokia, for that matter. If Sagara comes close to completion as a result, I will only give priority to that.
Hmm, maybe that's the first time I've ever seen a hibigami look good?
I've never felt like I was a girl in my life.
If you're a battle-crazed maniac and you're in love with a woman, you'll be the first to go over the edge.

　'Kakk,' sneered Hibigami briefly.

'Maybe. By the way, the noise--

　Without looking back, Hibigami asked.

'That purple liquid you just drank seems to be quite loaded, doesn't it?
Hmm?
There's blood dripping from under your nose.
Oh, no.

　Blood was dripping from Noyes' nostrils, just as Hibigami had said.

'I see,'

　One end of his mouth hangs up in a small way.

'Are you prepared to stake your life on this stage?

　Noyes smiles proudly as he wipes the blood from his nose with his thumb.

''I'm going to be second to none in my passion for this play.

　And so, after the intervening interval, which was abruptly interrupted

Now, thanks to the fact that you somehow managed to ask Hibigami, one of your biggest concerns, to leave the room..........................sorry for the wait. Let's continue, shall we?

　As if to show you, the noise thrusts its blood-stained thumb in the direction of Currier-san.

My dear.

　And.

But first, we need to do something about the darkness in this place.

　Noyes, relative to Currier-san and Rokia, who were in a fighting stance again, closed his thumb and held up three, fingers.

''This potion I got from Tasogale. She said something about drawing out a person's ability to sleep, but she really drew it out, right? What do you think it is?　The 'demon king' suma casually waiting for you to regain your strength after the battle against the Four Deadly Plagues?

　"God," says Rokia, clicking her tongue.

"d*mn you, woman, you always do.
It's a unique formula.

　Unique Technique.
　A special technique that can only be used by those with a certain bloodline.
　Makina-san's "Mist Lutin" and Shana-san's "Linpuerg" are also unique techniques.
　The Four Deadly Disasters were also - although their usage seemed to be the wicked ones - used.
　They were all very powerful.
　In other words, the noise too--.

Let's make sure it's a great show and a great time.

　Currier-san waved the blade of light.
　The trail of the light blade struck the noise.
　In the middle, Currier-san went behind the noise.

　It was blindingly fast.
　Much faster than his previous movements.

　Currier-san swings the sword down from the top step.
　Noyes evaded it, even though it took the tip of some of his hair.
　But as she evaded, Rokia was waiting for her.
　Rokia slashed at Noyes with two swords.
　Noyes dodges this as well.
　Right after he dodged.

The 'Nornzort Gadget'--

　Noise stuck his middle finger up to the heavens.

''Decorative spectacle.''

　Then the scene that was supposed to be shrouded in nighttime darkness changed drastically, and to my surprise, the daytime scene appeared in front of us.

　However, Currier and Rokia were not taken aback and attacked the noise as if to say, "So what?
　Noyes jumped and dodged Currier-san's storm of agile attacks.
　But there isn't much room in his expression.
　If you relax your nerves for even a moment, you will be grabbed.
　It must mean that Currier-san's attack is that much.

''Well!　Before the next 'Nornzort Gadget' - 'White Wall'.....
"Good thing we got rid of that dangerous uncertainty, huh?　And I don't have anything?
"You're a pain in the ass in a different way than Hibigami!　We're not--

　Noyes crossed his hands and lightly threw what looked like a short black and white stick up in front of him.
　Noyes simultaneously gingerly grabbed it with both hands and clutched it.

"Teme, Noyes--

　I could hear a slight flutter in Rokia's voice.

'Haha, I like your face,'

　I stare at it.
　What that noise grabbed was ... the hilt of a sword?
　The sword in Noyes' grip takes on a blue-white light as he releases the small seed he summoned towards Currier-san.
　The two swords, tinged with light, transformed.
　The blades, formed.
　It's as if having the holy element poured into your body was a switch.

''Holy sword Rafaith and the magic sword Falveti this sword is feeling really good, isn't it?

　A white blade and a black blade.
　The two blades had the same shape.
　Its form was somewhat similar to an axe.

　Was that the sword that Rokia had said was stolen by Noyes?

　Beside the enthusiastic Noyes, Currier-san dismantled the small species that was coming towards him into pieces.
　Noyes uses the white sword to play off the sword shot of Lokia's holy sword, and with the black sword, he knocks off Lokia's wind-bladed demon sword.

'Isn't your beloved sword amazing -- hey!　Hey, hey, hey!

　Rokia kicked up the bottom of the hilt of the magic sword he had removed and sent it flying like an arrow at Noise, but Noise twisted his neck to avoid it.
　The remaining holy sword is used to block the approaching white blade - Rafaith.

　The moment Rokia's holy sword and Lerface's blade touched each other, a deafening screeching sound was heard.
　A high-pitched grinding sound, as if the metal was being polished.
　And then it cracked.

''Haha.''

　Lokias's sword was split in half.

That sword of yours, by the way.

　Thud.
　The blade of the white sword of noise pierced the upper part of Lokia's heart.



　Gosh, Rokia spits out blood.
　Continuing, a fountain of blood erupts from Rokia's shoulder.

　Noise summons and hits Currier-san, who is approaching from behind, again summoning a small species - no, no - a golem that should be called a medium-sized species that is slightly larger in size than the small species, and hits him.
　Currier-san wields a sword of light.
　Cutting up the medium-sized species, its blade of light attacks the noise at the end of the golem, but the noise avoids it with a step.
　While evading, Noyes swings the black sword.
　The black sword--Falveti--expanded rapidly.
　With a hyphen, Noise swings Falveti with a wind noise.
　Rokia's right arm is severed.

　What is that, that.
　It's like a whip--

Noi, Zu...

　Blood drips down from the severed surface of Rokia's arm after a delay.

'Even though it wasn't planned, you really did a great job, didn't you?

　Noyes, who kicked the magic sword that Rokia kicked away and fell to the ground further away, shifted his gaze to the corpse of the Four Deadly Disasters who were given a target role in the execution drama just now.

''That Currier and Rokia's opponent alone, even though he lost, how could he wear them down to this point.......as expected of the Four Deadly Disasters.

　Mr. Currier.
　Locia.
　At first glance, it was hard to tell.
　Because neither of them are the kind of people who show weakness.
　But the two of them are more than I thought they were--

It's not that I want to get the best out of each other, you know. I'm sure you're aware of the fact that it's a wicked straightforward method to win a fight by taking advantage of the opportunity that your opponent has to be weak, right?

　In a conversation with Noyes, Currier-san said.

''I don't want to use any extra power before I f*ck you, my true love,''

　Now that I think about it, those words might have been because Currier-san was exhausted.

　Noyes dodged the spear of light fired by Currier-san from behind, while catching Revelgate's blade with Rah-face without turning around to give further pursuit.

Oh, yeah, the unarmed "demon king" monster!

　He swung his Falveti and shaved off Rokia's ear.
　Sparks danced violently from the contact surface of Currier-san's revergate and Lerface.
　The severed surface of Rokia's right arm began to glow pale and white.



　Was it a surprise attack that even Noyes hadn't expected?
　The one who struck Noyes in the face--

　It had fallen to the ground, Rokia's right arm.

　Rokia threw a projectile.
　Your own detached right arm.

"Huh-hahahahahahahahahahaha...!

　Rokia raises a high smile.
　Slyly, Rokia's right arm slips off the face of the noise and begins to dissolve with a swooshing sound.
　And from the severed surface of Rokia's right arm, a chunk of flesh rises up.
　It's fast, and it's regenerating.
　Yes.
　Like a lizard's tail.

'If I could, I would have broken his nostrils, wouldn't I?

　Noyes' nostrils were red and slightly swollen.

''Loki, a........anta, hey.......!

　I was a bit taken aback.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to use your own chopped off arm as a weapon and then laugh.
　The sweat drips down his face and he laughs even though he has a darker hue of exhaustion on his face.
　It's not without pain.
　But he laughs.
　He laughs with his fangs bared.
　I don't know.
　I'm dumbfounded, but just a little.

　That guy was cool, I thought to myself.

　From behind the noise, Currier closes in on me.
　Rokia's ears regenerate.

'Currier!'

　Currier's eyebrows twitched when Rokia called his name.

''A reenactment of the Four Deadly Disasters,''

　Rokia sits back and takes a stance, then flies back and forth to pin Noyes from the front and back.
　Noyes swings his sword.
　The two swords are divided into two swords, Currier-san in the back and Rokia in the front, respectively--

　But Rokia went through the noise and got between Currier and the noise.

　Falveti, who failed to catch Rokia, cut the sky, and Lerface gouged Rokia's gut deeply.

''Use my body, my body, as a shield.

　Lokia keeps smiling, and then, without showing an ounce of hesitation, grabs the blade of Lerface that is stuck in his stomach.
　The surface of the palm gripping the blade is abruptly scraped away, and Lokia's blood splatters.
　Noyes tries to pull Lerface out, but he can't pull it off.

"I can't pull it off or........oh my God!
I'm sorry - geez, my fingers aren't even close to being shaved off, okay?

　Currier-san with her sword at the ready jumps out from the shadows of Rokia's body, her silver hair dominating.

''I'm sorry, I owe you.''
Don't touch that one and you'll get it.

　Lokia, with thick veins appearing on her temples, spat out blood and howled.


'--Do it, Currier!