Ars's consciousness had caught more danger signals than the Ice Knight.

　After crushing the ice knight mercilessly with a single swing, Ars turned his consciousness directly to the other girl. Although it was sensed from the beginning, it's probably time to take it easy.

''This one too........how come it's not quite.......''

　After all, the girls recommended by the chancellor are undeniable geniuses. It's regrettable for Ars to complete it in one word. I just don't know what to call it if you don't call it talent, because it's the ability to experience frustration, to try and figure it out, to hit the wall again and again.
　The boldness to keep hitting your body until you cross it, the inefficiency, the ineffectiveness, the resignation. And yet, one by one, the girls have certainly passed the trials that were prepared for them.

　I suppose my own guidance was only enough to teach them how to walk. From there, they had chosen and won the decision and effort to determine where they were going and how far they could walk.

　Already Alice had shed her obstructive robe and held her spear upright in front of her chest. The tip of the spear was pointed above her head, and the circle that should be at the opposite end of the hilt was nowhere to be seen.
　Already above Ars's head, three circles overlapped and were evenly spaced in a series of rings. Each of the three rings filled its interior with light unique to the light system, and they overlapped each other in an attempt to intersect.

　The light was amplified even more by the three overlapping, and Ars squinted his eyes.

　--Higher level magic, or rather, depending on the change in the evaluation criteria for magic this time.......

　Thinking that far, Ars poured an enormous amount of magic power into the chains.

''The sky is a scorching mess (Celestist).

　A flash of light falls from above Ars' head. The magic is such that it uses magic to force sunlight into the air and turns its temperature into a heat ray, a magic that causes the temperature of the irradiated object to skyrocket, not simply the amount of heat. The ring absorbs and raises the amount of heat, and even its temperature is doubled by passing through the ring.
　It's like sunlight seen through layers of lenses.

　Its range is minimal, but it is at the level of light evaporation.
　It's not limited to the light system, it's not as if mages of the same system have mastered the same magic. It's not just the light system, but also the same lineage.
　This is closely related to the information contained within the magic power, the experience and the changes and growth of the sorcerer himself.

　So if Alice chooses and learns this magic on her own and makes it her own........

　--I see, you guys have chosen that path.

　Just the direction the girls walked in alone was enough for Ars to see to each of their magic. I'm sure that the magic that they derived is still in its infancy, but the magic that they derived is not so different from the feelings that Ars once had when he went out into the outside world.

　I'm not going to be able to say that I'm not going to be able to do that.

　I'm sure even Ars can't read much from the magic - especially the thoughts, heart and emotions contained in it, it's impossible to know.
　It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for. Because he wasn't there, they were reminded of their inexperience.

　That we don't get to choose ourselves or be chosen by ourselves.
　So now, I'm not aiming for anything yet, I'm not trying to save anyone. It's just that I'm miserable that I'm not even qualified.

　We need to graduate from being taught only when it's convenient for us to do so. I learned that in my bones in this one case. I had my hand on it, and the cruelty of the world I see....

　So I'm sure that's all I can do to walk alone, to look forward, even if I'm alone................

　The next time I don't want to be slowed down, it's only now that he's looking at me, and only now that he's looking at me, that he'll pull back and walk with me........

　
　Maybe it's because he instinctively sensed that kind of sensory part of the magic head-on.


　It's a good idea to be able to have a good time with them. It's easy to avoid them, and perhaps by not doing so, Ars himself subconsciously wanted to convey something to the girls.
　Maybe he just wanted to tell them something unusual - albeit in a clumsy way.

　The magic power was poured into the AWR, and in the blink of an eye it emitted faint magic particles, as well as the chains. The chains spiraled around Ars, and the area around him was covered in a fantastic magical light of magic power.

　While looking straight ahead, Ars blindly raised one hand above his head. The fingers move slightly - a moment later, multiple barriers unfold above his head. Its shape was a development like an inverted square pyramid.
　The heat rays of [The Sky is a Scorcher (Celestist)] broke through two of the multiple deployed barriers, but the strength of the barriers rose significantly towards the lower levels. Before the overwhelming amount of information, the heat rays bounced around scattered as if the light had been reflected diffusely.

　Due to a simple lack of magic power, the [Celestial Sky is a Scorching Trouble (Celestine)] disappears as it shrinks its irradiation. However, the heat rays that bounced off would have exceeded the replacement value.

　Immediately after the heat ray was played by the barrier, Ars immediately activated a parallel magic. It was spun at the same time as the dagger was lightly raised in a movement.

''The Decaying Ice Blossom (Maris Fromm).

　All of the heat rays that were played and all of them were invaded by the thorns of the ice flower - replaced.
　Instantaneous freezing that decays the very nature of the magic and changes it into icicles. It is a magic that freezes the change of the specified coordinates itself. It would be more accurate to rephrase it correctly as replacing it against the change.

　That's because there is no process to freeze.
　A top level magic that forcibly changes the composition. The reason I prevented it from happening at the first time is to decipher the structure of that magic. You can sense a lot of information such as the coordinates and the amount of magic power poured into the composition if you just touch it. Such barriers were deployed on the first and second sheets.

　Therefore, the ice flower that suddenly appeared as if it was beating in waves accurately reflected the coordinates of its manifestation and bloomed with a flower of ice. The circle that was shot out of the sky made a cool metallic sound.

　The magic was immediately released and it gradually disappeared.
　But this was not the end. That's right, the girls want to do their best to demonstrate their achievements. That is until the magic power is already empty........

　Ars swings down the dagger she raised, swinging it down in the realm of divine speed.
　That brilliant swordplay produced an initial speed that made Ars lose sight of him. Ars's standing position has moved a bit from there, and the dagger has already been swung down - its blade was extended by a magic sword.

　And behind Ars, a beautiful - even beautiful - section of the ice sword reflected the sunlight. Just like back then, but the cross-section of the [Icicle Sword] with a definite difference in strength and form from that time.
　The magical residue of the bisected 【Icicle Sword】 and the Decayed Iceflower (Maris Fromm) danced as if they were mixed together.

　And both Tesfia and Alice also sat down together from the satisfaction of having been genuine and at full strength. There was a radiant, sunny feeling of admiration for what they had done.


　Ars settles the dagger at the end of the chain, which is stored in its sheath as the cord is wrapped around it.
　Many emotions seemed to seep through him. The experiences these women had gained that he didn't know about, their hardships and time... it seemed to come through in a condensed form.

　I caught the falling circle in my fingers and caught it, pausing only to take a slow breath. I move my feet first towards Alice and reach out to her as she sits with her legs neatly lined up next to each other.
　Before she can ponder whether she should open her mouth to say something, Alice gives him a big smile.

'Welcome back, Al.'

　It's in such a tone that it makes you feel welcomed, as opposed to Ars, who lends a hand to make you stand up..............and takes your hand with a smile that drowns out the atmosphere that it's been a while.

　The cheerful atmosphere she directs, despite the embarrassment, is a natural counterpart to the response.

'I'm home, Alice.

　I'm sure they have a lot to say to each other. But even so, there is no doubt that something has been communicated in the current battle. The first greeting exchanged without such embellished words is comfortable.

　And before the neglected girl could speak, Ars walked towards her, followed by Alice and Loki.
　The silver-haired girl kept her mouth shut throughout the encounter and watched - with a gentle mouth and soft eyes.


　And as she stood in front of Tesfia, she reached out a white, smooth hand with Hetari and her waist directly on the ground.
　With exhaustion on her face, Tesfia meditates on one eye and gives a wry smile.

'Well?'
'I didn't think I'd ever be able to use it,'

　I want to say a few words about the summoning magic, but I'll hold back. I'm sure it's not appropriate for the scene of the reunion, and I'll make a mental note of it so that I can retrieve it anytime in my brain.

I've got a lot to say, but...

　I slapped my butt and was flooded with the joy of deciding as I had been holding back. Staring straight at Alice, they high-fived each other in unison.

''Mission accomplished!!!''