Cold and unapologetic narrowed eyes. Deep within the eyes, the will to let no one harm him was emitted as a black light.
　It was set directly in front of the inner that stopped time in all directions. It's not a matter of a gap or anything if it's from behind. He was restrained so that he could not move against the words of absolute obedience released by Ars.
　But it's not equal to not being able to attack against the host. Ars is fully aware of that. It would be impossible to control the Gura Eater away from control with just the force of will.
　That's why I dared to bring up the word. I don't believe that we can interact with it. If this Gla Eater has an ego, it's against desire.
　Still, given what I've been able to control so far, I felt it was easy to obey it by making the hierarchy clearer. I'm clinging to a straw.

　However, I can say that my premonition was true.
　Immediately after, a change in magic occurred. The tentacles pointed at countless numbers, the magic power pools stagnating in the sky, and the eyes opened everywhere. Spots slowly arose on the surface, as if to make it seem that the eyelids had been closed until now.

''.........''

　Ars just looked on emotionlessly. Because it seemed to be a sign of change.
　And then, after a beat as the starry eyes opened, the price-stomping eyes turned to Ars with a giggle. They were like human eyes, but the gaze directed at them told me that they were not human.

''You don't need the power to disobey my life.

　He didn't hear a voice, but his numerous eyes seemed to be asking if he was worthy of being a vessel.
　So without saying anything, indulging in indulgence and emitting without averting his gaze, Ars closed his open hand and made a fist.
　---- Pish!　Every eye is cracked and narrowed.

'Obey....'

　The words uttered to split the silence.
　When I clenched my fist gingerly, the crackles further branched out and made my eyes shatter. The crushing sound that follows in the blink of an eye cracks all eyes.
　
　And when all the eyes disappear as if the eyelids were closed, they flow into Ars's body as if they were sucked in. He had made up his mind that if he took in the 【Violent Predator(Gla Eater)】 that had grown to this extent, his death was inevitable. So in the end, Ars took a gamble - to save Loki.

　A huge amount of unusual magic power - a thump and a jump of the heart.
　It was similar to a sensation of a certain kind of power filling the air. Death, which was supposed to come soon, showed no signs of rushing in any time soon. What felt like a long time was no more than a few seconds. It's not just that, it's that the nerves that had been tense prior to that loosened and a raw chill came rushing in.

　A streak of blood flowed from Ars's mouth. The blood flowed out of your body to the point that you couldn't stop it, and it flowed backwards. I'm sure you'll be able to find the right one for you.
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''Ah, Ars-sama!

　Loki leaned his head back and looked into his eyes. His face was trembling in small increments as fear stuck to it.
　He pulled his trembling lips into a tight knot and squeezed out a snatched voice.

'Well, no, Ars... well... ah... ah... ah...

　Dark hair covered his eyes and prevented him from seeing his face. Loki's vision gradually began to blur and already reflected nothing but color.
　He dug his claws into the ground and tried to raise his upper body with all the strength he could muster, but his elbows snapped and he fell to the ground.

　The disappearance of the magic in the skies above caused the sun to shine down mercilessly on the two men's heads. It looked to Loki like a mourning for Ars, and he couldn't help but hate it.
　Scraping his face against the ground, Loki crawls on his stomach and pulls at the ground with his arms... with his fingers. I don't care if the claws come off. He crawls to his death as if he's forgotten how to breathe. The distance you can reach in a few steps is so long and far that it seems like an eternity.

　I drag my body with only the force of my fingers. Every time I do this, the pain is so intense that it feels like nerves are being scraped off. Still, it doesn't matter. Even if one step was only about the first joint of a finger to bridge the distance between you and Ars, even if it was an insect-like step, if you were even slightly closer, it was worth scratching the dirt to death.

　Instead of experiencing this kind of despair I hated that, I hated this, I hated everything...I hated myself for not being able to do anything about it.
　Sobs rushed in like an avalanche of sobs, painting my consciousness. Without even having to think about it, my thoughts play out the worst of the situation on their own instantly.
　My hair, which is clear and silver, is dirty without a trace, and yet I drag my body with all my strength in my hands. A great deal of blood trails behind you.

　Then, with the last of his strength, he moves forward.......Loki's face is placed right next to Ars' face. It's just upside down.
　Loki turned his face to the side and looked at Ars and let the cloudy drops drip down over his dirty skin.

'Ars, well...?'

　The reddish-black arm lifted weakly and scooped up the hair that was covered by the little finger that would not be strong enough to do so.
　As it is, the palm that was just placed on your cheek........



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Are you happy, Lynne?　Even if you let Loki go alone.
'No, it's more likely that she'll handle it than we will.

　Letty looked sideways at Lynne, who was in a cold sweat. It was to ask why. Even though Letty and the others were one or two better than them in terms of combat power.......it simply didn't make sense.

　On the way to the crater where Letty and the others were heading to the crater with Ars, they found Loki, who was running ahead of them due to Linne's magic eye, but she said it would be better to let him go without joining them.
　There was no one in this place who was a magic eye holder and who was superior to her in terms of knowledge about the otherworldly abilities.
　The squad hid at the rim of the crater, oblivious to the signs, and watched.

'As I think I said, control is not a simple matter of brawn, but requires mental and energy power of the sort you call it. Of course, if you're a mage, those are the qualities you need to keep your magic from spiraling out of control.

　Letty as well as the squad members nodded their ears.

''You may think it's such a fuzzy thing, but you have to rely on such sensory aspects to deal with the different abilities.

　The expression "ambiguous" is probably true for a mage who does not have any unusual abilities. They don't train consciously, but are honed unconsciously by their duties in the outside world, their absolute pride in their magic, and so on.
　However, the case of the xenophiles is a little different, if they take such a leisurely approach, they will be undermined from within their bodies. For that reason, the first thing the Xenophiles must do is to acknowledge another existence within themselves. The relationship between them varies, but in Rinne's case, [coexistence] is what keeps the spirit alive. This is another example of success.
　It is said that heteros*xuality is a living thing, because it spontaneously replenishes its magic power. It is said that the purpose of this is to control it.
　There are various ways to deal with it, as it largely depends on the nature of the different abilities, but it still depends on the mental part of the body.
　The only realm where others can influence us, we can relate to them in word and in deed.
　So--'

'That's why I'm Loki. He's a partner, albeit a recent addition, so I think he's more qualified than we are. And also........I'm sure you can't stop him.

　This wasn't against a foreign power.
　Linne laughed as she remembered Loki's desperate form that she had seen with her demon eyes.

''I think we should prepare for the worst and become decoys if the need arises. What do you think, Lady Letty?''
I don't know, but if you like Linnea, we're in good hands.

　It's a good enough harvest that we decided to do it. It was a haphazard situation to begin with, and we didn't have a plan.
　They know that there is no better way, no effective way to start out by searching for it. So the worst is not what Letty and her team imagined.
　Linne took out one pure white arrow from the arrow barrel and turned on the arrow.

''What are you doing?!''

　Letty asks with an astonished expression, but Linne looks back at her eyes.
　And then her eyes narrowed sharply as if she immediately noticed.

You're not serious--

　He gave me a fierce look, but Rinne opened his mouth to whip his strong body to clear the misunderstanding.

''If that thing gets to Balmes, it would be an SS-rated threat. However, the alienation should disappear once the host is eliminated. Cutting off the threat from its source would be the rule........
Lynne, that's why we're here, to stop you from doing that.

　As the smile goes to the end of the word, it exudes a killing intent.

'Lady Letty!　I do not wish to lay hands on Master Ars, either. This arrow is inscribed with an action inhibiting spell. The material itself amplifies the magic. Would it be better to say that it stops life activities temporarily? It's the first time I've used it, but if you shoot this into Ars-sama, he should be in a temporary state of suspended animation. I don't know which way the result will go. It's also possible that he won't return from his temporary death, and there's no guarantee that this will stop his unusual abilities, but if Loki-san doesn't make it, it's worth a try.
So that's what it is...

　The killing spirit fizzles out as if it were a lie, and Letty thinks about it.
　Then he makes a reluctant face and opens his mouth as if he's given up.

''I don't feel like it, but I guess that's all I can do?

　Lynne responds with an affirmative nod of agreement. The worst case scenario would be that Ars would lose consciousness. If that happens, it would mean that Xenophobia would be completely freed from the wedge.
　Letty doesn't realize that this is a lie. She describes that power as absorption, so she doesn't see the essence of it.
　That's why Linneh called that unusual ability 'SS rate class'.

　In order to put him in a state of suspended animation, the arrows would have to pierce his body directly. If the magic power of the xenomorphs like the one Ars wears absorbs magic power in an instant, then this arrow would not be able to manifest magic. Yes, it would be pierced as a mere physical arrow.
　There's no way the current Ars would be able to prevent it.
　That's why I hope.

(Loki-san ... please.)

　A trembling hand wiggles the bow. I don't hang it on the string yet. Because in his current state, he could misfire.
　Even though Rinne was determined, he was not at all confident that he could hit it in his current state. Even though he thought he would be fine if he held the arrow at the ready, he might end up with the number one spot at the top of the mages' list.

　He hung the arrow on the string when such a fleeting wish became a bubble. Countless thorns of foreign power pierced against Loki. 'No way...' he overflowed, probably because he had scattered a life that could be saved by his own decision.
　There was also a calculation, the hope that Ars might do something. It was such a cynical calculation, though.

　When I drew my bow and the magic power began to flow out, the arrowhead was blocked by a hand.

''It's still early, Linne-san.

　If you look beyond that, prompted by Letty's gaze, you'll see a dust cloud of dust in the vicinity of Ars. I relax my fingers at the fact that Loki is still alive, and I point my bow down and pat my chest.
　But there's no doubt that things are going from bad to worse.

'Let's head to the rescue immediately. The current Ars-sama is still unable to control it........''

　The words "I can't do it" didn't escape the gap between my teeth with a bitter expression, but I turned back.

''It's going to be a compulsory measure........but first, I want an explanation of that thing.

　Countless thorns pierced the ground at the tip of my point.
　The implication would be that there was no pursuit. Leaving the control, the spikes of magic power that had attacked Loki had stopped as if they had frozen.

''But ... but ... that shouldn't last long either!
So we can assume that Al is currently able to resist, if not control, then?

　Looking at Linne, who nodded one nod, Letty turned a determined and tightened expression.

''Then I'll leave it to Loki-chan after all.

　He gazed at it without looking away for a moment while his liver was cold. Linne watched with some vision as she looked down with her magic eye.
　Is she talking about something? Rather than being frightened by Ars's terrifying form, Loki had a compassionate expression on his face.

　It was a momentary occurrence.

''-----!

　Numerous thorns attacked the host, Ars, where he stood. It was so fast that Letty and the others, who take action after the situation has changed, are behind.
　But the reason they were all blindsided was not because they attacked, but because all the thorns stopped at a slight distance that filled the area around the two men.
　While all of them had their gazes glued to the ground, only Letty lifted her cheeks as if she was somewhat expecting it.

　Then her gaze was sucked in again, but this time the fear of fear shot through her and lured her into oblivion to even breathe. My heart strained to beat fast, and my mouth opened to breathe, inhaling nothing.
　It was as if everyone in this place had forgotten the very activity of life itself to live.
　Those countless gushing eyes, hoping that the eyeballs would not turn towards us.

　The vacuum time came to an end when the situation changed. Cracks appeared in the eye and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
　The reason I came to myself was because the pool of alien magic power that had stagnated in the sky immediately afterwards returned to Ars with tremendous speed.

''Leti-sama........''
I know what I'm doing!

　Letty rises from the shadows with a pale face. The figure of Ars falling down without power was reflected in her vision.

　Lynne informed him about the group that came into view a short while ago.

'There is a support team coming in behind us. Please send one of them over immediately.''
Okay, I'll go.

　As soon as Sajik stood up, he activated his magic. Leti nodded at the gout of electricity surrounding his body.
　This man who prefers physical combat can also handle the [Force]. He would be able to get there faster than Letty in this place.

　Linne guessed that he was probably the squad that had accompanied Loki. The support squad that was deployed should be located further back, because they couldn't find any other reason to move towards us even now.
　Following Letty, the squad members except for Sajik headed to Ars.

''..........!

　And an unspoken ominous feeling of foreboding caresses her skin.
　There was someone in the squad who could use healing magic, albeit at a lower level, so the woman quickly put her hand on Ars's chest and used her magic.
　Loki was also bleeding a lot and was debilitated. He was unconscious and breathing erratically, but there wasn't much he could do. That's because there are few in this squad that can handle full-scale healing. No, there are only a few such healing mages in the world at large, and that's exactly what one hand is enough to do.
　It's not only that, but when it comes to being able to move in the outside world, there is no limit to what you can do.

　We improvised a stretcher to carry it out and put Ars on it.
　Letty moves from place to place, taking care not to shake Loki in her arms - to be as close to Barmes as possible.

　It wasn't until a little later that they heard from Lynne what had led up to Ars' cruelty.