Trapped in the water, Tesfia and Alice felt a bit of a fall, falling to their knees and coughing several times as they collapsed.

　Ilyce just stared at the two students who were facing that full-body injury and death.
　What he was thinking about was the fact that the [Prison of Dead Water (Wolpinos)] had been breached.

(The space itself was slashed, huh?)

　The very composition of magic, including the fixed coordinates, would have been torn apart. Slashing the liquid is physically impossible and possible. As a result, it is impossible because the magic can't be unraveled.

　Since it was cut through it, it literally made the impossible possible. Ilyce did indeed see that the space that was sliced open sucked in a small amount of water.

　It was an unknown magic that couldn't possibly be remembered. No defensive magic is meaningful if space and dimension itself is torn apart.
　This is a warning to Ilyce.

　The moment - bwaa, dense magic power overflows like an explosive flame.
　There is no one in Kurama who will fight with Ilyce to his face. Even if it was that Hazan, he had never once tried to really go at each other with just his mouth.

(The little bastard ... okay, let's see, current #1 Ars Regin.)

　Ilyce flexed his fingers in the embers that hid his hands, showing them to him.



　Ars snapped his gaze sharply as he remembered that he had to take advantage of the provocation.

　He gave some instructions to Felinella, whose expression remained tight at his side.

''Feli, tell the Chancellor to gather people who can track that guy.
Yes, yes!
''Also, I need you to heal those guys, free up the match field and raise the magic transformation level to maximum.

　Felinella couldn't help but nod at Ars, who told her matter-of-factly.
　It's a good thing that you can't get away from the fact that you can't get away from the fact that you can't get away from the fact that you can't get away from the fact that you can't get away from the fact that you can't get away from the fact that you can't get away from the fact that you can't get away from the fact that you can't get away from the fact that you can't get away from the fact that you can't get away from the fact that you can't get away from the fact that you can't get away from the fact that you can't get away from the fact that you can't get away from the fact that you can't get away with it.

　This is the reason why Ars himself told me to take the utmost caution. A fact that was unquestionable.
　It was a man of ability he recognized.

　Seeing the profile of the scary, divine face, Ferrinella immediately began to move.

　I won't question him again.
　Surely Ars is not ordering him as a student, but as the first rank. He decided that he needed to be tracked.

　Felinella makes eye contact with Delka Bais, who is calling for a paramedic who was prepared in case of a rescue, to tell her.
　This is a very good thing.

　Right after Ars started walking towards the game field.

It's a school festival. Let's try to make things as uneventful as possible.

　Ferrinella gulped down the tears that were welling up at Ars's words.
　I'm going to do my best to see them off. It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.
　I'm not going to be able to get it right.

''Yes!

　A little next to him, Loki stood still and towering with his eyes down.

'Loki stay alert out there, because I don't know what the hell that thing was showing its face here for.
"If there is evidence of enemy intervention...
Instant annihilation.
Yes, sir.

　Loki tells him so with a blank expression and bows his head.
　Inwardly, she had told him "good luck", but it was plainly evident on her face.

　Of course, if the situation is like Ars said, it won't be a school festival, but she alone will be able to mend it somehow.

　All of the protective walls of the match hall disappeared, and all of the matches that were currently underway or waiting to happen were cancelled.
　It's Felinella who is putting in the announcements for the venue.

　Ars raises his cheeks, as expected of a fast worker.

''Ladies and gentlemen gathered at the venue, we will hurriedly begin the match between Ars Reagin, the student who is regarded as the most talented student of the Second Magic Academy, and the participants from the Alpha Army. Due to various reasons, I'm not going to mention their names, but as you've seen their abilities are unknown, and as you've just witnessed, we will be releasing the entire match area to hold the match.

　Needless to say, Ars got a twitch in his face at this introduction, but there's one thing about this match that can never be hidden.
　That is Ars's ability.
　Ferrinella used the expression of being the best in the academy, considering that possibility.
　If it was the students of the academy who were listening to this, it would be the first time they heard of it. Then what do you think?　That's what I interpreted as Ferrinella's own admission as he played the announcement.


　Ars passed between the two men as they were carried in on a stretcher, and as they rubbed against each other, he told them that it was a good match.

　It was a good experience for both of them, that's for sure. The magic at the end was a complete travesty to get Ars on the stage.
　It's annoying because he knows that and has to ride it.

　All of the students and players of the academy are leaving the game field as well.
　It would seem unnatural if someone walked through them in the opposite direction.

　Delka Bace was one of them.
　She runs up next to Ferrinella and asks him what on earth he's going to do. Of course, it's no wonder that he, a third year, is talking to her, a second year, from above, but that's where the pecking order comes into play. He managed to suppress the feeling of being rushed while keeping up appearances as a nobleman, and opened his mouth.

　Still, it's still an unusual situation, and as the person who is in charge of overseeing it, I'm sure he wasn't fazed by it.
　But Felinella replied quite calmly.

''Senpai, I'll leave this to Ars-san. As it stands now, let's move in the direction of continuing the school festival. I ask you to cooperate so that we can do so.

　It was the first time she had ever bowed to herself.
　Bace took his awareness of the unusual situation up a notch.

　He hadn't participated in the Seven Nations Magical Friendship Tournament. This is because the training of new recruits in the military has begun in some troops. Of course, he would have been given the day off to compete if he had to say it, but Derka Bais knew that it was a priority for him.

　So even though the name Ars, which Felinella had just told him, sounded familiar, he couldn't decide if he could trust it.
　His ability could only be guessed from the fact that he was a first year student as well.

　Is it right to entrust such a man with an opponent who has driven a student to the verge of killing him?
　No, it couldn't be good. Can I say that I'm proud to be a nobleman, no, no. Bais understood what he should do as a senior student.
　There was no good reason to impose on an underclassman.

''No, I'll do the talking.

　Immediately after saying that, I put my hand on the sword-type AWR that was hanging on my waist.

''You can't be a senior. Besides, this is an order. Not me.........his.

　Bais follows Felinella's gaze.
　He caught Ars and realized with a huff what it meant. Bais has already been confirmed for assignment to a military unit.

　It's hard to believe, but Felinella Sokalento is the daughter of Lord Viziest's daughter, who is unknown even within the army.
　It is she who asserts that, even as Bais, there was no room for doubt. But it only makes me more uneasy. Words alone are not enough to trust.
　It's a good idea to have a good idea of what to expect.

''We're his assistants so that he can fight to the fullest. Besides, you'll find out soon enough about our senior.

　Bace let out a sigh of resignation, raising his eyebrows as if to complain to a somewhat happy Felinella that it was inappropriate.

　It's not that he doesn't trust Felinella, but after all, Bais, who has a strong sense of responsibility, was prepared to intervene himself if anything happened.

''I've been asked by the Chancellor to give a message, so I'll head over as quickly as I can.
'No, I'll take care of that. You're better off here than I am.

　This is a case that Felinella was asked to do in person by Ars. There was no way she could trust it to someone else.
　However, Bais's expression as if to say that he would never give it up.

　Surely he wants to know the contents. He wants to think about part of Ars's identity and wants to have the support for it.
　Felinella would have to give up. Otherwise, Bais might break in soon while he wasn't there.

　It would be best if he didn't know who Ars was. No one could blame her for that, no matter what they might guess.
　Felinella would never be able to get in Ars's way. He even said that he would set the scene. Then he weighed that promise against the promise and gave priority to the best choice.

'I understand. The Chancellor should still be in the auditorium. Word of advice........prepare someone who can track that girl, perhaps, but Ars-san might be thinking of capturing her off campus.
What!

　It was Bayes who allowed her to participate in the match.
　If you are going to capture it, it's not a simple matter. It's a good thing that you're able to have a good time with them.
　It's not just the fact that they're in the military, but also that they're in a position to be as close to the Chancellor as possible.

　For a moment his astonishment was momentary, and Bace, realizing the gravity of what he had to do, immediately ran.



　The crowd seemed to misinterpret the game as having gone a little too far.
　The new card put together by Ferrinella had more than enough heat on it to rekindle the enthusiasm. Of course, none of these men had a proper understanding of Ars' abilities.
　The knowledge that he was just said to be the best on campus for introduction.

　However, if they were facing the same opponents, they didn't need to imagine that the magic battle would naturally be more advanced than the current match.

　The place is transformed into a sweltering crucible just as the protective wall covering the entire training ground is newly reconstructed.
　The crowd, waiting for the match to start now, unconsciously stared at the seconds on the clock.


　Then, Ars entered the match venue.
　The crowd choruses in chorus and stomps the floor repeatedly with their feet as if beating a gong.


　As soon as he entered the match hall, Ars made lighthearted condescending remarks in a lighthearted, condescending tone.
　'That's too frank,' he said.

'You're chimier than I thought.
"Jesus Christ, kid.

　Ilyce's brow furrows at the provocative sound of her voice.
　I'm not a fan of being criticized by others, especially when it comes to physical matters. Of course, it's also about age.
　It's a good idea to have a good time with them.
　However, Ilyce made a reference to his magic being broken.

'You seem to be using quite an interesting magic you've ripped up space itself.
How's your eye?

　Ars adds that it's mutual without removing his gaze.
　The last magic is [Prison of Dead Water (Wolpinos)], an old magic from when magic developed breakthroughs. I should clarify what I mean by old.
　The concept of magic development in the early stages was conceived and developed as something that could easily kill humans. This was due to a lack of information about the unknown enemy of demons.
　That's why the magic developed at that time is highly lethal.


　The [Dead Water Prison (Wolpinos)] was precisely designed to kill humans. Originally it was supposed to be ejected as magic, but it was used like a trap by spraying it into the atmosphere at an early stage.
　As an improvement, it's a pretty interesting additional process that has been put together.


　In recent years, it's rarely used by users due to its deadly nature; it's one of those spells that's been banned from use in the Seven Nations Magical Friendship Tournament.

　And as for the water tails that defeated Tesfia and Alice's magic, even Ars had no idea. The conclusion he came to was either a different or completely original.
　I just know that it wasn't a summoning magic in that instant.
　It must be rewriting reflexive commands as sequential variables from the point where it is deliberately connected to itself as a tail.
　No, maybe it's something simpler than that, but it's not going to be working independently.

'Well, let me give you some pointers in person. You're stronger than the student I mentioned earlier, aren't you?

　With that, Ilyce makes room for condescension. Of course, the words are meant for camouflage.
　It's a line that comes from the confidence that he's definitely not aware of his identity.
　But it wasn't long before that mask was removed.

''Ho, I heard it's true that as you get older you become an geezer.
--!

　Ars looks back coldly at Ilyce's gaze, which is narrowed down to a swooping gaze.
　He gives chase faster than she can open her mouth - or, more accurately, scythes.

''Minaris Forse Quartz.''
Why are you....?
Bingo.

　You can hear the gritting of teeth.
　Ars is a name he uttered without any certainty. He had researched Krama once when he was working behind the scenes. The identities of all of them are not clear, but people of that caliber are not so quick to go back in the past.
　Most of them have lost their lives in the outside world.
　Of course, it was a handful of investigations, but most of the research on Alpha was accessible if you told Beric that it was probably a classified document.
　However, there was not much of a clue at all.

　So it was a coincidence that Ars noticed the person's unnaturalness.

　Minaris Forse Quartz. The second-ranked Alpha's strength at the time. Most of the single mages, including her, lost their lives during the past SS-rated demon invasion, an incident called the Great Calamity. Even now, the mages who are said to have fought directly with her will no longer be in this world.
　In that list of deaths, he confirmed a vague ... unnatural description of the deaths.
　The cause of death was too vague and uncertain; it was a description that seemed to indicate that Minaris was the only one who hadn't taken care of the end of it, even though he was supposed to have been fighting the SS rate [Cronos].

　Ars asked for more information about this person, but the records that were left behind were almost non-existent. There is not a trace of it, as if it had been deliberately erased.

　What I saw at the same time, all I saw was a pile of illegal research data that the higher-ups were planning behind the scenes. Some of it was even about immortality.
　It's common knowledge that it can reduce old age, but not extend life expectancy. That material was only flushed out and quickly returned to the main point.

　Even Ars never dreamed that the magician of those days was still alive - technically, a magician who fought directly.
　It is unlikely that there are any people from Alpha mixed in with the members of Krama, since there is no way that Ars could know the classified information of another country.

　At the time of this investigation, Ars had only received information that she was a mage who specialized in the water system. No, that was all he could know.
　There was nothing, not even a figure. The Quartz family, which was considered a noble family, had been burned down long ago.
　So the name Ars gave her was really a scythe to destroy the possibility. He only derived it based on the information that the third year of Bais brought to him that he was an Alpha soldier.
　However, that was enough to scythe. In the years that Ars had been in the military, he had never seen or heard of anyone stronger than Letty.

　But the result. Contrary to his expectations, Ars was conversely inwardly surprised that he had been right on target.
　It's like seeing a ghost.

I thought there were some extraordinary kids in the world, but I guess I'm wrong, old lady. Didn't the other big one that was here come?'

　She certainly heard the sound of her patience snapping at those words.

''If I'd brought that guy here, this school would be a bloodbath right now.
I know.

　Ilyce maintains his composure. Yes, there are more important things to do than that. Only you should know your secret.
　It has to be that way.

'Utterly horrible boy, change of plans. I think I'm going to kill you right here.

　The too thick magic power begins to transform into liquid to match the strain.
　Ars decided that having obtained a verbal message, there was no need for further questions and answers. 'Minaris, if it's just this girl, we can still manage it.

'Try it.'

　This time, Ars lifted only one cheek and bent his index finger. In doing so, magic power overflowed like a murky stream, blowing away the magic power of Ilyce that filled the surroundings.