Tesfia's scream echoed in the dark night.

　--You're shouting so loud........d*mn it, it echoes in my head.

　Like a reflex to a sudden stimulus, the back of my eyes throbbed with pain. Since I used 【Information Interchangeable Transfer between Two Points 【Shuffle】, a haze had begun to form at the edges of my eyes. As if my eyeballs were injured, shadows that looked like small insects began to blend into my vision.

　Tesfia rushes out as if she has come up with a strange idea, but it also leads to exposing her defenselessness at the same time.

　Naturally, there's no way that [Nameless Non-Existence (No Face)] would miss this opportunity. Fundamentally, demons don't have the thought of choosing between the two in front of their prey at a higher rate in the first place. There's an order to eat, but they don't choose to miss a chance with humans.
　They don't even think about the fact that they can't catch a single hare if they are chasing two. However, there is an opening for the magician to escape, such as when he fails to capture his prey.

　Tesfia, who turns her back and starts running at full speed, is dedicated to only moving her legs to get out of this worst situation. The proof of that........or should I say, trust. She disarms herself so that she can run as fast as she can - sheathing her sword.

　--It's all right. I know the direction. I'm a long way off, but I can hear the water.

　I think about the distance Ars has been holding me in my brain, and other things, and I try to figure out where the creek is. Even though she doesn't know the path, no matter how much she thinks about it in this dark place, she can't think of a way out. Still, if she made it to the creek, she should be able to see somewhat better.

　If it was in a completely different direction, the thought of a completely different direction passed through her mind, but Tesfia trusted herself and ran.

　-- if only she could get there....

　A-Rate and Ars said, but since Tesfia wasn't visible, he would be fighting an S-Rate demon now. It is a threat that can even destroy a city. It is an existence that can overrun a country. It's too reckless a threat for at least a portion of the team to defeat it.

　However, if you are the usual Ars, you will surely not be able to ignore such fears. It's a good thing that you're not the only one who has the ability to do this.
　However, the current Ars is already suffering from injuries that cannot be called minor. The same is true for the blow from the demon.

　From the time he was being held, his breathing was erratic and also emitted an odd amount of heat from his body. Tesfia, realizing this now, gritted her teeth. Right now, he didn't look back, and no matter what happened, he would just look forward and aim.


　What was unfolding behind her was not a back-and-forth attack and defense. All Ars has to do is protect and defend the Tesfia, that's all he is focusing on.
　The movement of Ars, who has been relentlessly chasing the momentary appearance of the [Nameless Nonexistence (No Face)], was gradually unfolding in the form of following Tesfia.



　Repeatedly breathing roughly on his shoulders, Ars held his breath heavily again and ran off.
　His vision was of little use in detecting where it would appear. All he could do was follow the traces of magic and attack the magic that he couldn't successfully construct towards it.

　Right now, Ars was in a state of almost anaerobic motion, and even the intervals between breaths were leading to delays.
　He moved extensively around the Tesfia and continued to attack without being hit.

　But that didn't last long either. It had become impossible for the current Ars to even catch up with the 【No Face】 that moved through space in an instant.
　What it means is........Ars is no longer able to accurately capture the demons.
　If Ars's perceptual state is visualized, the traces of magic power of 【No Face】 are dotted countlessly, to the point where it is impossible to distinguish them.

　With this, it was impossible to know where it would appear next.
　The traces are, so to speak, close to magic power residue. It was still in a state of residue, as it rose to dozens of them in a matter of seconds.

　--In any case, his senses had just been dulled already.

　To follow the traces of magic power, the current Ars had reached its limit.
''Ha, next,'' he spat out, then immediately moved on to the remaining means. If this means reached its limit, Ars's consciousness would be completely painted black. With that in mind, this time Ars strained his voice.

''Fia, I'll trust you........''

　 As usual, Ars, on the verge of saying an unnecessary word, swallowed by lifting the edge of his mouth.

　Tesfia's small back, running straight, the redhead bouncing impatiently over it. At that distance where he could barely catch the figure, Ars extended his hand towards her.
　Right now, the [Nameless Nonexistence (No Face)] has just appeared.

　Acknowledging the action of the demon with conviction, Ars crossed the fingers of his held out hand.

''【Information inter-transfer between two points [Shuffle]

　In an instant, Tesfia and Ars switch places.
　As the demon's arm closes in behind him, Ars turns around and flashes an AWR, but it still only cuts the sky.

　Meanwhile, Tesfia stops in a pinch as her vision switches in an instant. She instantly sees where she is and remembers that she's back where she just came through.
　Pushing away the dizzying sensation of being drunk on the ride, Tesfia saw Ars for a moment in her progress and started running again.

　His mouth wasn't just open to breathe, but was filled with a really obvious glee.

'I know!'

　A foot steps out with a bang.
　Tesfia starts to run, sure of the signs of a definite approach. However, he goes a little further and is brought back by Ars's magic, and this repetition causes sweat to trickle down Tesfia's slender chin.
　Her mouth is parched the whole time. Not even a little saliva comes out of it. And yet, the body is still trying to take in oxygen to dry out the mouth.

　With no time to fall, Tesfia continues to run straight through the sea of trees with no way out, on unsteady feet. In order to respond to Ars for believing in her like this, she will definitely........

　--I will definitely respond!

　Shortly after the decision, it slipped out abruptly. Like a morning in a pitch-black room, it unfolded in front of me with a view as transformed as when the curtains were drawn to block out the morning sun.

　The sound of the water hitting the water so hard that it hit my earlobe directly as if the partition that blocked it had been removed.

'Out,' overflowed Tesfia between breaths, and she hurriedly looked over. She jumps out of the tree line and shakes her head on a large rock facing the creek. It had been done in a moment just before she moved on to the next movement.
　The current was somewhat faster and the stream was wider than the resting place. Perhaps it was due to the fact that it was upstream more than anything else, but the current was cut off a little further on, as if it had been cut off. Yes, a waterfall, the source of the watery air.

　The sound of it hitting the water was the sound of a waterfall cascading down without pause.

　Shortly after that, it blew across the stream in a straight line beside Tesfia - blowing the water out of the river. Ars still did not fall. He managed to hold on, letting the river soak him up to his knees.

　At about the same time, Tesfia didn't check Ars's condition, and she spent all her magic power to strike her feet with a magic that wasn't even magic, and she was leaping high. It must have belonged to the wind system, because it was just a mere wind slamming into the ground.

　With the half-moon faintly visible through the thin clouds, Tesfia recognized Ars on the ground.

　Below, a wounded Ars was still wielding his AWR at high speed. Not a single breath was given to Ars, and the chase was on.

　Countless stakes surrounded Ars. They had not been released to surround him, but had already been created to surround him. Its distance was a spatial movement that ignored any coordinate designations regarding magic. It's as if there was no distance until it was pierced.

　It's not just a matter of time before you get to the point where you'll be able to see your own personal life.
　However, with the momentum to shoot them all down, Ars twisted his body and used his chains to intercept them.
　That instantaneous moment when everything is over in an instant. However, he was unable to cut down all of them, but he was also unable to avoid them. That stake that was ejected all at once, shallowly wounding several of Ars's bodies.

　The skin was torn and blood flowed out as if it was delayed. He managed to avoid only fatal wounds, but there was already only so much Ars could do.

　His legs were heavy as lead, his arms were weak, and once he let go of the AWR, it would be difficult to grip and swing it again. Most importantly, my head is blurry.

　That's when - a familiar voice descends that seems to awaken the consciousness that has almost left my head.

''Aruu!!!!''

　At the sound of her voice, Ars's mouth moved slightly as she looked down in dismay at the river water that was about to kidnap her feet, "I can hear you," she said, her mouth moving slightly.

　I finally understood what she was trying to do here. It was because of that strategy, which was extremely simple, that the current Ars was able to comply.

''You're making me mooch!''



　Tesfia, who had jumped up high, was falling with her body dancing in the air and on her back.
　And behind her, as expected, 【Nameless Non-Existence (No Face)】 had appeared.

　The small fat sword 【Sukihime《Secchi》was held in Tesfia's hand, and the sign of a caressing spine was used as a signal to slash and cleave into the empty space.

　A very common ice system defense wall was created in front of Tesfia's eyes. Seven rectangular ice walls were arranged in a curved line. However, if we are talking about modeling techniques, like the [Icicle Sword], it can be said that they are refined to the point of perfection.

　The ice wall that was created was like a mirror, reflecting the demons behind it.

''I see it!

　Although not the whole, but certainly the [Nameless Nonexistence (No Face)] was there. Even after exposing her defenselessness, Tesfia used herself as a bait to achieve the visibility of the demon.
　When she projected it in her vision, the demon was already trying to stab Tesfia with its twisted arm with the strength it could hold to kill her. Normally, she would have spooned it, while she just waited for it to die.
　It would have been a runner's dream, but Tesfia looked at the demon behind the icy mirror, and her eyes were powerful.

　He's willing to put his life in his hands, and he doesn't hesitate. The time I've shared with him to this day gives me enough trust to do so.

　Tesfia surrendered herself as if she could feel the wind of the fall with her whole body - I'll leave the rest to you, she whispered softly in her chest.

　As if in response to that, an enormous amount of magic power blows up to almost push up the falling Tesfia.

　It is suddenly born right beside [No Face]. The form is covered with ice thorns, and something like a condensed body of core magic power is recognized from the gap. The coiled thorns entangle the body of 【No Face】 like a tentacle.

　A magic that freezes the time of every possible magical configuration itself and takes in magical power. The body of the demon was turned into a statue of ice without remainder at the time it was grabbed. In the blink of an eye, the demon's physical configuration was broken down and converted into magical power, and the thorns grew.

　And from the wounded part, the 【Nameless No-Face】 shattered and shattered into pieces.
　Like glass shattering, Tesfia, who heard the crushing sound behind her, regains her stance for the landing. By that time, the thorns, along with the demons, were returning to the magical residue.
　More than anything else, the relief of being able to play a part in defeating a high rate demon right now was stronger than the relief of being able to play a part in defeating a high rate demon.

　There would still be time to land, and just as he was about to turn his attention to Ars with that thought, the sound of splashing water splashed into Tesfia's ears with a bang.

''--!

　There, he saw Ars fall unconscious and almost get swept away.
　Tesfia successfully used her magic in conjunction with it to reduce the impact of the landing. After managing to land in the river, Tesfia bothered with the water that splashed so much that she was covered, and quickly searched for Ars.

　Parting through the water, Tesfia moved her heavy feet along the current. In front of her, she saw Ars being kidnapped by the current.
　And if she looked beyond the flowing river, a vast amount of water bubbled up and fell one after another - a waterfall was waiting for her right beside her.

'Wait, no!'

　Although he ran frantically, Ars's body was on the verge of being swallowed by the waterfall. If you have a few more steps to go........but mercilessly, Tesfia's outstretched hand is unable to grab Ars.
　As soon as she saw that she couldn't pull up from here anymore, Tesfia hugged Ars, who without hesitation kicked the bottom of the water wide open and fell.
　She hugs Ars's head in the air and meditates on his eyes as he tries to withstand the impact.


　The two of them disappeared into the waterfall basin, where the only sound was the sound of water.