Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. You're kidding me. You can't take it easy on me.

　Unafraid of the kill, Tesfia spins the words with a false sense of urgency. As if to remind her that this is only part of the training, an extension of it.
　Still not understanding the situation, Ars gave her a cold look and told her.

'Don't be naive. That's the kind of place where the mages you want to be are always in danger of losing their lives. It's going to be okay, you'll figure it out in the end, give up all hope that you'll be able to do something about it. You need to figure it out, you need to find a way to survive. And get used to it. It's up to you to make this exercise worthwhile.
But this is a school. It's a training ground...

　Tesfia didn't look directly into Ars's eyes as she clutched at him, but finally spun, fixing her perspective on the neck area, just below it.

'Don't dwell on it. All you guys need to think about now is desperately defending yourselves. Like I said, it's a subterfuge, and there's nothing to be gained without risk. So you guys don't think about anything else, because every year in the military, some of us get seriously injured in these exercises, and worst of all, we die.

　Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! If he didn't focus all of his attention from now on, there would probably be an accident. If he slips up, there is no point in training, but if he doesn't take it easy as he says, that's just ... violence.

'And Alice is good,'
Yes.

　He stared straight at her and Alice nodded reflexively. Then, after a beat, she replied.
　Loki's refusal to participate was not only unnecessary for her, but also just in case. Because Ars's thoughts perceive the two of them as enemies, he doesn't anticipate any action from the outside world. Therefore, if Loki intervenes, even if only for a moment, he can cut off Ars's thoughts.

　So, perhaps Loki was the most nervous in this. She had to keep her magic sonar flying almost constantly.

　Ars, who had a general idea of the replacement value of the replacement system, went into a battle stance with the determination to cause no small amount of damage to the two of them.

　He had to first instill in the two of them the realization that they would indeed be killed. It would be a hateful role. Even so, as long as the effect could be expected to be dramatic, there was no way to avoid it.
　There was no need for a buzzer to start. The moment they unleashed their killing intent, it had already begun.
　The two of them must be made to understand that as well.

　

　So, first, Ars moved between Tesfia and Alice as if he was played, and then he looked at the right hand side, the kick to Tesfia's abdomen. As it is, he rotates his axial foot and cleaves AWR to Alice in a swinging manner.

''Can you still keep up with me at this level?

　Speed-wise, the girls were on the edge of being able to react, but Tesfia instantly drew her sword and blocked the kick. And Alice is also defending with the hilt of her golden spear.
　But both of them were unable to withstand the power of the attack and were forced to retreat significantly. It's a good thing that you're not going to have to worry about the fact that you're not going to have to worry about the fact that you're not going to have to worry about the fact that you're not going to have to worry about the fact that you're not going to have to worry about the fact that you're not going to have to worry about the fact that you're not going to have to worry about it.

　-- After all, with this much combat skill, it's at a level that can be put into actual battle at any time. That's why I don't let them find out quickly, and........

　Ars swallowed the words that followed, "I will certainly be baptized by the outside world. Only now, when you are a student, can you learn a lot. That time is too little after graduation.

''Really, you're serious.''

　Tesfia turns her determined eyes over the sword that blocked the kick.
　Alice, who is watching intently, seems to have made up her mind to do the same.
　However--.

'Serious, huh?

　A moment to finish or not finish.
　Ars's figure had definitely been scratched out of their sight.

　Tesfia felt her back bubble up behind her in a horrible way. It wasn't so much a sensory thing as a killing spirit, but a clearer sign of death. It's not about the process of winning or not winning, but rather the body has accepted it as a definite decision that has already been made. My mind had stopped being inspired.

　It was proof that a dense magical power, an offensive magic that was so dense that you could see it even through your back, had been constructed. Its target was, of course, the Tesfia.

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

　As she turned around, Tesfia thought she saw something out of the corner of her eye... a blink of bright red light. It instantly transmitted bright red heat and shock directly to her.
　It was the [Empty-type detonation 《Detonation》]. However, since the [Empty-type induced detonation detonation] that Ars and Letty are good at is an improved type, what Ars just used was the magic before the improvement.
　Even so, it was a high-level magic that belonged to the highest level.

　Reflexively, Tesfia created a wall of ice, but the momentary impact destroyed the composition as well. And the Tesfia, which received a violent impact and heat wave at close range, was blown away by hitting its entire body hard.
　That is exactly what happened, as if it was a shell.



　The lower classmen, who couldn't possibly watch this with relief because it was a training exercise, all looked away with pale faces in unison. Forgetting that there was even a replacement system, they covered their faces with their arms as if to protect themselves against the attack in front of them.
　And when they were slowly brought back again, their eyes widened to their limits. This was because they had been reminded of a scene that should not have been in this training ground.



　And the important thing was that Ars was behind Alice, who was worried about the safety of her best friend.
　Without even turning around, Alice didn't care to turn around and crouched down first. The dagger slipped above her head at a terrific speed and the tip of her hair was slashed off.

　It may be an AWR clad in magic power, but its sharpness was well beyond the replacement limit set at the lowest, that is.
　Alice crouches down and pokes her behind with the hilt butt of the golden spear.
　This attack itself was habituated by her fixed training. Alice had expected this development as well - she didn't know it was naive.

　She was sure that Ars, who had exchanged them in the nick of time, would smile wryly and distance themselves from each other.
　So we'll start over. Nothing more. The patterned thought that they would easily undermine our magic and scratch through it to point out our weaknesses.

　The mistake was noticed because, apart from the golden spear thrusting behind them, the killing intent had moved directly in front of them.

　The girls didn't know how much of their training so far had been aided by Ars' handiwork. So, exactly what was happening now was a tame attack.
　That's right, the fact that they have been able to pull off magic until now is impossible if Ars didn't go easy on them.

''........?''

　Even Alice, who was looking directly in front of her, couldn't catch Ars' figure.
　Because his palms were spread out in front of him at close range, as if his view was blocked. And Alice's body was blown away as if she had been repelled by an invisible wall.
　It was accompanied by a shock that caused her entire body to creak as if she had been repelled by a magical vehicle with a thump.

　The power of the golden spear is so powerful that it's a wonder he didn't let go of his consciousness. At the same time, a pain stabbed in my temples as if an electric current had been sent to my temples with a thud.

　Alice divides her thoughts to deal with the situation after it barely blows away.
　Don't let your guard down under any circumstances, and in order to follow that lesson, she opens her eyes thinly, trying to get out of the violent shock.
　But the colors in her vision are dim.

　It gets darker and darker.
　When she realized with a huff, she didn't even allow herself to land, and above her head, Ars formed a long magical sword extending from a dagger and was on the verge of swinging it down high.

　There was nothing more that could be done. This is a moment that doesn't allow you to prevent or escape, or even that. The bright yet sharp magic sword was already in front of my eyes, and it was closing in on the tip of my nose.
　A moment later........Alice was meditating.

　But the moment did not come.
　And the body that had been blown up with such speed that it rolled around on the ground had stopped to be hugged softly.

　When she opened her eyes, Alice was lying on the ground.
　She hurriedly wakes up her body. Beside her was Ars's back, he stood there and turned his face to the other girl.

'Look, don't meditate until the last minute. Your body will stiffen up, so don't be afraid... okay?

　The current Ars, full of murderous intent, could only tell him to spit it out. After all, the other red-haired girl had managed to get up, because the other red-haired girl was trying to get up.
　Yes, from the side, it would have looked like a tremendous power. Of course, even they themselves must have had a gut feeling of death.
　It could be said that such adjustments in that area are the ultimate skill only because Ars, who has mastered the manipulation of magic power, has mastered this area.

　Alice looked at Tesfia in dismay, blood pouring from her mouth. Seeing her stand even after such an explosion, she thought she was too, but her knees laughed and she couldn't stand well.

　Because the blood that flowed from her mouth was damage that had crossed the replacement system and was reflected in her body.

　It wasn't a threat. A training that could really be an accident.
　No, this wasn't training already. A real battle. All but Ars and Loki were convinced of that.
　The parties involved, Tesfia and Alice, were at the center of the very threat.