This commotion spread very quickly on campus - it was like the wind blowing through all the school buildings.
　The fact that Tesfia and Alice were no match for the two of them created a new expectation for the students.

　That's how high ranking mages were coming.
　But the next story circulated was that their opponent was Ars, a name any first year had heard of at least once.
　 The common perception among the students is that he's an unknowable guy.

　However, the female students have heard not a few stories about Ars from Tesfia and Alice, and they have a more favorable impression of him than the male students.
　That person will be facing the opponent that Tesfia and Alice defeated. In terms of the buzz, this time without a difference rose to the top.
　It shows the true value of Ars, which has been veiled until now. It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for when you're going to be able to get your hands on it.
　Moreover, the fact that Felinella had described him as the best in the school also raised expectations.
　Yes, he told them they were stronger than him.

　This was controversial, but after all, I'll have to resolve it by seeing it for myself.
　The suspicions about Ars should have been deepened by this chase.

　The inside of the training ground was quickly crowded.
　And the students changed their perceptions. Rumors are just rumors.

　The scene far exceeded their expectations. It's impossible to put into words. It's difficult to even capture what they did.
　They are not far from the primary and middle grade magic they use.

　You can't help but feel like.......a single magician.
　Most of the people here had never seen a single wizard fight before. But the best mages I knew were in the single digits, and the only ones I knew were single mages.
　So much offense and defense and diverse magic.

　And a group of women who were standing somewhere watching the game overflowed with a gulp.

''Come to think of it, someone said that the first place is still young...''
'Hey!　Where is that, and how old is that!

　The female student hadn't heard anyone say that, she only thought she had overheard such a thing, but the words were contained in the look she gave the lone male student who was currently conducting the fight.

　The girls had no idea what a single mage's fight would be like. Still, as someone who has learned a little bit of magic, I can tell you one thing.

'This isn't human karma.


　♢♢


　Shortly before the students started to gather - a few minutes before the match started.

　Was it the first time since the first time this training ground had all been liberated and turned into a single matchground since the time I mocked Tesfia when I entered the school?
　That didn't make it any less impressive. Ars had done a lot of training here, so he only thought it was a little wider.
　But even so, it still feels narrow because of the competence of the opponent.


　It's a good idea to have the best protective wall in this training ground.
　In this place, Ars was thinking of a way to make it round. It was too risky to poke around in the bushes.

(The best thing to do would be to get them to leave without causing any damage I'm not even going to give them back for free.


　I don't think we can expect much from that side. It is because I understand that I am asking the chancellor for an impossible task. I'm not sure if there is a wizard who can capture this girl at the school festival. It's also a good idea to have a good time with them.

　It's a good idea to be able to have a good idea of what to expect. It's not a good idea to make the school festival, of which Felinella is the chairman of the steering committee, an incident that will go down in history.
　It will be disguised as a single event without causing any damage.
　The question is, will Ilyce go along with that?

(It's going to be hard.)

　However, if he hadn't brought the man called Hazan with him, he didn't seem to have come to attack the school.
　What a relief to rely on the other party, but it's better than nothing.

　It's a good idea to be able to have a good idea of what to do.
　It's a good idea to be able to have a good time with them. Most likely, Ilyce came to see Ars, which is the most likely scenario.

　I didn't expect her to try to provoke Tesfia and Alice to weigh their lives in the balance, but otherwise, Ars might not have come out.
　I didn't find my actions creepy in that sense.

　I could come up with an afterthought theory, but in that moment, my body was moving ahead of my thoughts.

　I don't even know what the sigh of "Huh~" was to myself.
　If this happens, I should do what I can currently do. I don't think they'll forgive me for cutting corners.

　As expected, Ars shouldn't be so dumbfounded as to expect the transformation of damage. The black tail's magic definitely surpasses the training ground's system.

　Being able to attack outside the system means that it can kill humans. Ilyce actually presented a technique that could kill two people.


　Ars just waits patiently for the buzzer to ring to start.
　Minaris didn't hijack the rules to attack him either.

　Just being able to confirm that was a big win. There's no doubt that the match is in accordance with the rules. It's an ingredient to determine that they don't intend to carry out carnage for nothing.

　If that's the case, she'll leave here if she can get through the killings made into a match. Of course, there's no denying that there's some wishful thinking involved.

(Do I need to pay attention to my surroundings after all?)

　The signal for the start of the game rings out inexorably.
　The thoughts are not collected. I need to make Ilyce, who has declared that he will kill her, realize that Ars can't kill her or, conversely, that he will kill her. It won't be possible to do it halfway.

(How far can the protective barrier stand?)


Let's start with a quick check, shall we, kid?

　When the girl's face announced a smile with a hint of joy in it, Ilyce thrust out one hand from inside the embers and bent it in turn, starting with her little finger.
　The clenched fist returned her wrist and opened vigorously towards Ars.
　At the same time, an enormous amount of water flows out of her embers.

''Water Dragon [Aqua Dragon].''

　I raise an eyebrow at the word. 'Another troublesome one, I mean.

'I don't know how I know.'

　It is the highest level of magic that can manifest as a dragon among the summoning spells. Of course, it's difficult to learn the actual magic of this fictional existence.
　The problem is that the only way to get an idea of what it's all about is through description.
　I'm sure Ars can't afford to be lazy when it comes to bringing out the water dragon in a small check.


　There was a stirring in the room.
　It's no wonder it's so huge, going well beyond the second and third floor seats.
　And as if watching a magic trick, the water dragon popped as if it had been crushed from both sides.


''Directly interfere with the space?''
..........

　Ilyce uttered to Ars, who posed head-on in a choral pose.

'You do indeed strike me as a certainty.

　However, the spatial interference magic that crushed it from both sides only rained down large grains and the water dragon's body was instantly reconfigured. Ars was not surprised that it was completely pointless.
　It was to be expected. He wanted to bury the water dragon as soon as possible, even at the risk of being detected by the spatial interference magic.
　Indeterminate summoning magic is tricky on its own. It doesn't allow physical damage to pass through, so it has to be hit with magic that exceeds it.

　It rained down on Ars as its neck stretched out with its massive jaws open.
　He leaps backwards with plenty of room to spare - but--.

　The head of the water dragon that collided with the ground explodes as if water were popping. However, the water that exploded immediately afterwards reconstitutes itself and extends towards Ars.
　It's exactly like bouncing on the ground.

　I've been trying to escape into the air, but as for Ars, it's not going to lead to an opening.
　As I had expected, I pulled out my AWR. I've heard the continuous metallic sound of jangling and passed through the magic power.

　This kind of magic doesn't make sense with physical defense.
　Since it was water, I didn't think the opponent was making the mistake of having lightning as a weakness. It's because Ars would tweak the configuration to counteract it.
　Summoning magic has a nucleus to supply magic power, but on the contrary, the indefinite water dragon is close to the strongest as long as it can protect the nucleus.

　Even the magic that cuts through space that I used earlier [Dimension Fault [Dimension Thrust]] would be useless if it couldn't capture the nucleus.
　That's why Ars spun to remind himself of the magic that wasn't carved into the chains.

''Mist erosion [Mistrotain].

　The configuration of the permanently frozen world of Nibbleheim is cancelled at the initial stage and the process of remaking magic into liquid nitrogen is altered in the brain.
　As an image, it turns magic power into a fine film. It is close to trillions in number. The liquefied nitrogen is trapped in crystals and the mist is dispersed as crystal grains from the tip of the blade.


　It was unreliable in front of the water dragon's jaws with its overwhelming speed and mass. Even if Ars swung crosswise, the pure white fog only slightly obscured his vision.

　Was this the magic he made during his actual battle training? I'm waiting for the collision, thinking it will be useful in unexpected places.

　The true value of the Mistrotein will be on impact.
　Immediately after the water dragon composed of moisture touches the crystal grains that are going to swallow Ars, an explosive mist is generated and the water dragon instantly turns into an ice statue from inside.

　Ilyce watches it emotionlessly.
　It's not good to have it end at this level. No, if this is the extent of it, there is no point in Ilyce coming all the way here.
　But.

''This is the first time I've seen it, does it resemble Nibbleheim...........!

　Ilyce looked back at the statue again and scrutinized it as it fell from the end of the statue according to gravity.


'It's been a while since I've used it, but it works surprisingly well. This isn't the only magic I've used.

　Why did Ars christen Mistrotain as erosion?
　It's because it violates the very magic that is the energy of the composition. It would mean that its effect on magic is immense.

　Ars instantly carefully incorporates the new magical composition into the new magic configuration.
　The magic power contained in the core of the water dragon, which remains eroded, is diverted and even more enormous magic power is poured into it. The unthinkable amount of magic power obtained by Ars in the Demi-Azur battle is poured into it. The total amount of magic power now is probably twice as much as before. That's why I'll release the extra magic power here and there.

　Even though time has passed, too much magic energy amount is unstable.



　A moment after the water dragon statue was intensely heated and its interior was dyed red, the frozen fragments popped and flew off, returning to the residue of magic in the air.

　Ars's summoning magic was deciphered from the few lost spells left in the description. Of course, it wasn't even included in the grand total as a magic that couldn't be reproduced by anyone other than Ars.
　The phoenix floats narrowly through the training grounds, its entire body dyed in the fire.
　Although Ars, as a magician, he is not burned by the amount of heat in this place, the audience would not be able to get burned if there were no protective barrier to protect the training grounds.

　Of course, that was no exception, even for Ilyce. But in her case, because she was inside the training grounds, the effects of being heated by magic power were minimal.
　Even if you feel the heat, there should be no damage caused by it.

　Ilyce couldn't help but admire the divine scene, and then she started laughing loudly.

''Kukuk, substandard, heretic, devil, demon, monster.....Lukewarm!　I'm a young man who has lived only a dozen years, and I'm not going to fall behind. I am also fast becoming a human being.

　Ilyce forced the bandage on his arm with his teeth to break it.
　Ars knows his premonition has been correct when he sees what he can see through the small gap.

(You're carving a magical formula directly into his arm.)

　Surely it's theoretically possible. No, it would be the most efficient thing to do.
　But in practice, it is impossible. Even if you carve a magic formula into the skin, the skin will continue to deteriorate and regenerate day by day. Furthermore, it has been concluded that it is practically impossible to engrave directly on the skin, as it loses its elasticity and requires more accuracy every year.

　I don't know what the logic is, but Ilyce's arm was directly inscribed with a magical formula.
　It would certainly function as a magical formula.

　A pale light blue light that began to glow faintly shines like an overflow of light.

''Then let's respond to the summoning magic with summoning magic I don't mind if it's a bit small here.

　A huge film of water appears behind Ilyce. It is thin, as if it were a gate for something to pass through. But it is black and deep to the extent that it reflects the deep sea.
　And then, with a wry smile on his face, he thrust out his hands high and shouted: "Come out of the abyss!

''Out of the abyss, demon of the immense sea...Leviathan.
...

　Something wriggled in the membrane, it was like a gigantic object writhing, causing a vortex. A heavy, echoing bass sound.
　


　The audience stared at the water gate with their mouths closed as if they were gasping for breath. It is almost breathless, but nobody can take their eyes off it.
　It's like the world of fiction.
　It's as if you've wandered into a world like a child's fairy tale or novel.

　I had to wait for a long time, but it was only for 2 or 3 seconds. It felt far longer than it should have, to the point of physical exhaustion.

　When the figure appeared to tear through the membrane, none of us really forgot to breathe for a moment. They couldn't breathe.

　It was like a monster.
　Its face was exposed as if it was pushing the membrane apart. There was talk in the past that there were still ancient monsters breathing at the bottom of the sea. That was before the demons appeared.
　It's so terrifying that it's hard to believe that it existed in reality, and it's not of this world in a different sense than the demons.


　The first thing I saw was a sharp horn.
　Then a ferocious jaw, followed by a myriad of disheveled teeth that reflected silver light like a blade. It had no eyes, and was shaped almost like a dragon.
　Then two arms are forcibly inserted from within the membrane.
　An arm like a scythe attached to a scythe pierced the ground deeply to crawl out. The scene, which can be taken as an earthquake, makes everyone unable to contain their excitement about revealing the full extent of the scene.

　The size of the phoenix is incomparable to the size of the phoenix that covers the sky above the training grounds. At the very least, it's twice as large.

　To be precise, I didn't have any knowledge of that magic - no, I didn't have any knowledge of that fictional creature, but I was impatient with a very bad situation.
　The audience would never doubt that they were absolutely safe, but if these monsters fought each other, there would be no training grounds, or even an academy.

　Even though he had pulled the trigger himself........

(I underestimated them........)

　I didn't expect that a summoning magic that surpassed the 【Phoenix】 phoenix would come out. Ars raises his vigilance against Ilyce to the maximum.

　This wouldn't be easy to deal with, even if it was a single magician.
　It wouldn't start anything if he tried to bemoan the fact that he wanted it to be done in another country anyway.