In Loki's mind, the answer was convincing.
　The battle between Ars and the demons is not a fight for life. It's a one-sided slaughter.
　I could see a strange conviction behind Ars's eyes - I saw it.

　The dark and strange eyes that were turned towards us. There was a deep, bottomless blackness that made me wonder what he was thinking.
　Before the question of what it was, Loki had a hunch that it was an absolute power that was beyond human knowledge. Of course, it was doubtful that he could call it a person any longer.


　An exercise of power. Loki's eyes reflected what it meant.
　In front of the target that had to be defeated, he felt a deep-seated fear.
　Gathering the unconscious power put into his fingertips, Loki, who had a firm grip on Ars's leg, was fortunately overwhelmed by the situation and did not let go.

(I don't even hesitate anymore........)

　There is no way that a first-rate Ars cannot have such death-inducing impurities in his possession. It's only natural, since even he himself has gotten rid of his naive thoughts....
　However, one cannot help but be awed by the fact that Ars could carry out such a natural action as a matter of course.
　There are no words that can reach the current Ars, which has been thrown into killing the token Felinella.

　So the contradiction coiling in the bewildered chest gives me heartburn.
　It was Ars, but I couldn't see him there.

(What am I....)

　He seemed to be glued to the demon with his head blown off, and Loki felt guilty that he was using it as an excuse to take his gaze off of Ars.
　Such rejection was probably because he didn't believe that such a rejection was the Ars he knew.

　The current Ars left an uncomfortable feeling, as if the current Ars hid his own intentions and let another inner someone carry it out. He had such tasteless eyes, as if he had another personality.

　The [Violent Predator (Gura Eater)] who ate up the demon's head, wrapped Ars about one size larger.
　Loki's hand gripping his leg also conveyed a cold feeling. It was as if he had stuck his hand into the cold water, and he rapidly lost the sensation in his fingertips. The evil magic power wavering from underfoot was thin and wriggling, as if stretching a thread from one end to the other.
　Then the tip of the magic power cracked open as if it were being peeled off, and a monstrous mouth was opened.

　Such magical edges could be seen everywhere, but they were too small and weak.
　They formed like fading smoke and then disappeared in thin air as if they were mixing with each other. In contrast to such unformed predators, above Ars's head, a large-mouthed, self-aware magic power moved leisurely, revealing a predator-only desire.


''--!

　The demon twitched and showed a movement like a broken doll.
　The torso, which had lost its head, showed a strange movement, as if it were trying to balance itself.
　Exactly after that - a crunching arm lifted up and a thin finger like squeezed tailings was pointed at Ars.

　It is impossible to guess the meaning of this strange action.
　However, if the premise of a demon is added, the purpose of the action is easy to imagine. It's not just that demons act against humans to prey on them, in other words, it's nothing more than attacking behavior.

　The fact that I'm holding onto Ars's leg makes it difficult for me to respond. I'm dragging myself down.
　Such a feeling of guilt ran through my entire body with a creeping feeling.

　But maybe even such regret was unfounded.
　Immediately after the demon's arm was raised and stopped at a single point with a snap - the tip of the arm from the elbow was bitten off by a predator with only a mouth.
　If it's a human, it's skin.
　If you are a demon, it's the outer skin.
　The tissues that are held together as arms are instantly separated and swallowed into the cavity between the jaws in an instant as if they were devoured. Only the cross section told the story of being devoured.
　An uneven damaged area, as if it had been forcefully pulled away.

　In a single beat, what leaked out of the damaged area was not the unique thick liquid of a demon, but a blood-like magic power.
　Continuing on, the other arm, which was hanging slack this time, was carelessly devoured by Ars's magical power. It's a very good idea to be able to have a good time with your friends.
　Then, in response to Ars's own magical power, the [Violent Predator (Gla Eater)] becomes one or two times larger.

''Ar-argh!

　Loki called out to Ars, who had lost himself, raising his voice.
　Maybe he was trying to get back the Ars he knew.
　Deliver it, he told himself, squeezing out his voice as he told him.
　Ars didn't even look over his shoulder at Loki, but only lifted the edge of his mouth slightly as he turned his gaze to the cruel demon. Looking at the target being devoured, a fearless smile appeared on his mouth as if he was watching a show.

　Without a second thought, Loki thrust his arms and raised his upper body. She brings the hand that had been holding her leg to his waist and pulls him tighter.
　The closer their bodies were to each other, the more freezing cold air flowed from the ground plane. The sensation of body heat escaping from within gradually drew even blood from Loki's face.




　It's not only the body of the demon, but also its magical power was eaten together with it, or it was so small and shriveled up that it looks very different from the one just now.
　Only the black stake that pierced the chest appeared relatively large, as if it had escaped from predation.
　Loki was momentarily blindsided by the magic power gushing out of the stake at the center of such a gaze. Like kopopo kopo and underground water springing to the surface of the earth, sludgy magic power seeped from the stake and moved from there to the damaged area in one fell swoop.

　I still think it's because the characteristics of demons allow them to restore the damage to their bodies.
　The body is essentially nothing more than a mere receptacle for demons, even if there are individual differences in repairing performance. If it is broken, they can only use their own magical power to heal it.

　"It's not an exaggeration to say that everything is concentrated in the core. Therefore, defeating a demon is equal to destroying the core.

　The shape that imitates the shape of the felinella seems to be a waste of magic power. Depending on the amount of magic power contained within it, the demon will rebuild its container based on its magic power information.
　This demon is different from the usual demons from the very beginning.
　I didn't see the point in deliberately "imitating" it. It is obvious that this is not the best body for a demon.
　What is the meaning of a well-defined nose?
　A well-formed, feminine mouth.........
　The jawline, the curves of the body, all of which were unnecessary to the demon.

　It was a question that could be understood with a little thought, but maybe it was a thought that Loki could finally arrive at in the face of the unusual ars.

(It's highly likely that that thing on his chest (,) is the demon nucleus...)

　It has become a well-known fact through many years of research that the source of magic power is the heart, or core, just like humans.
　If that's the case, seeing magic power flowing out of the pile while it was visible, the general conjecture would be infinitely more certain.

''Not a speck is left behind.''

　At the low voice that echoed creepily, Loki reflexively looked up at Ars's face.
　Peering in from below, Ars's one eye was already dyed black and became an oddly shaped eye. And the other one was being eroded by the same blackness from the top of the eye, as if it had been dipped in ink.

　This was reflected as an alarm bell for Loki.
　Suddenly, a cold air caresses Loki's entire body. The mouthful of magic power that surrounded him attacked all at once when he saw that the demon was completely cured. Like a hungry beast, the mouth-only serpent bounced off the ground and floor, biting off the ground and floor with such speed that even the concept of speed is too fast to pass through the mind.

　It also doesn't inflict a fatal wound on the main body, but bites off the limbs as if it were grinding away.
　There is no way to chase it, and the [Gura Eater] becomes even more ferocious, growing in inverse proportion to the demons.　

　Mischievous carnage.
　Wasteful overrunning.
　The battle, as if to play with it, was already not even a body as a battle.

　As if waiting for the magic power to dry up, Ars turned his expressionless and emotionless gaze to the demon.

　Once again, magic power overflowed from the stake, and the damaged parts that had been eaten away were being repaired.
　If the same thing was repeated twice, there was no doubt that there would naturally be a third time.

　It was not certain how much magic power was consumed in repairing it, but the wear and tear was visibly obvious. Furthermore, the demon, which is about one size smaller and shriveled, has been reduced to the size of a large man.
　Even if you use magic, it won't be as good as it was earlier.

　But on the contrary, the figure became even more human.
　The form became more and more conscious of Felinella.
　Her long hair flowed lustrously in the air, and her skin was no longer a doll-like ceramic white. Gradually, slowly, but gradually, his shape as a person was being fixed.

　The demon's power had definitely weakened. In the first place, even the substance was suspicious, and even the blown off head was returning to the magic power that made up the head, rather than becoming magic power residue.

　At this juncture, Loki finally released his hand from Ars's body.
　Unexpectedly, so unconsciously, his hand relaxed, and his entire nerve was poured into the figure he captured in his field of vision only to be absorbed by it.

''Felinella-san,''

　The words that suddenly spilled out of his mouth said it all.
　It wasn't the demon that had been imitated, but the figure of Felinella herself was captured within it.
　The magical power from the restoration spread to the entire body, centered on the stake that pierced the chest and became a membrane to cover it up. The shape of his body was determined based on his elemental body, Felinella.

　Hence, an anomaly occurs that cannot be illustrated by experience.

(The stake on his chest is penetrated.)

　In terms of survival or not, I have to say it's hopeless. The stake through the chest is firmly pierced backwards.