The rain began to fall.
　It brought the sound of rain with it as an ominous harbinger too. The sounds collided and mingled together, wetting the bodies of the mages who simply braced themselves, without question.

　Oren pasted on a scowl and took a step back. He only took one step back, and he didn't move an inch from it.
　He didn't even touch the sword he was carrying, just watched intently.

　Exeles could only learn from it as well.
　

　When the bruise crawled up from her neck--'

'You shouldn't do that. You'll only make yourself a target.
What?

　Turning around, Exeles listened to Oren's, advice and drew a bruise. His eyes were terribly vague, as if to say it was unnecessary advice. It was never out of kindness.
　It was because the light in his eyes seemed to make even Ilyce look like an adversary. He didn't blink even when his eyeballs were wet with rain.

　Of course, Exeles hadn't forgotten about it either. The purpose of accompanying him was also in no small part to assess the power of Ilyce, the president of the association.
　It was me who was trying to do something unnecessary.

　Immediately after that thought, Exeles held his breath and opened his eyes to the limit in astonishment.

　It was as if he had wandered into a gap between time and time. Something that makes you wonder if your brain has misinterpreted what you're seeing now and that you're not in your right mind.

　Yes, the rain that was supposed to fall was standing perfectly still in the air.
　A vast number of raindrops were stagnating around me, as if time had stopped. The uncountable grains stopped time, letting the colors show through.

(Magic--!?!)

　The rain that continues to fall stops where it is now, and the rain above us also stays beyond the laws of physics.
　If you look at it as magic, you can see that this whole area is in the interferonization of Ilyce. Finally, I'm beginning to understand what it means to not move.

　Just then--.

　In front of Exeles' eyes, a few centimeters away, three or so large grains shake slightly. A small bubble floated in the interior of a kopopo. Then a white membrane like an embryonic membrane was born in the center, and it expanded.
　It was a blink of an eye. As the movement was allowed to break through from the inside, a distorted fish, like a fry, broke through the embryonic membrane.

　Never seen before, the fish seemed to have no life as an approximate living thing.

　The newborn fish swam out of the tiny raindrops, as if the raindrops served as amniotic fluid.
　It was as if the raindrops were acting as amniotic fluid. And it seemed to be limited to spherical grains stitched together in the air. Otherwise, this deformed fish would be born from Oren's eyes.

　Fortunately, there was no need to worry about that.

　But with such a large number of them, honestly, a thousand wouldn't be enough to gain.

　It's beyond the realm of a person to call it magic. Fanon and Garginis were chosen to be magicians, and I guess they are beyond the realm of men in the sense that they are natural talents.
　But this is different. It may transcend even the concept of magic, it seemed to Exeles that way.

　Oren's whistle snatched at Exeles' ear.
　At a time like this, one could not help but think that his leeway is guaranteed by not moving.

　It shouldn't matter if he doesn't move, even from his earlier words.

　Even as he did so, the looming threat sounded alarm bells with its footsteps. What can be clearly heard is the presence of a human who is fleeing towards us - a magician.

　Its wild breaths let us know that it's close at hand.

'Listen up!　If you don't want to die, don't let any of us move!　I can't tell.

　As soon as Ilyce's heavy voice reaches everyone, an oddly shaped fish emerges from the large number of raindrops. Its dark blue body color was so transparent that one would be able to see through to the other side.
　The fry had no eyes. The only place where an eye should be is on the eyelid, which is a faint line. The fish were too small to be called an eyelid.

　The fish swam freely through the air, moving its body as if it had been freed and waving its tail fin at an unusual speed.

　Then those fry would begin to prey on their mates until Ilyce signaled them to do so. When they preyed on one of them, their bodies swelled up to nearly double in size.

(What........this magic!　(This magic)

　If I can detect this magic with [Crippling Bruise (Eilvenivus)]........ I think so, but in the end, Exeles decided to follow Oren's advice. Calling it intelligence would sound bad, because she is only gathering information.
　However, it's not worth putting herself in danger either.
　Rather, it was still not worth it, since it might make the position of Krejudit and Fanon worse.

　Even if they were told not to move, it was the nature of a mage to be on the verge of war if a demon approached them.
　At the very least, there are fish that begin to cannibalize within this field of vision, so it would be better to be wary of that one, though.


　A few wizards can be seen through the gaps in the trees. The distance is probably not more than fifty meters. At a distance of only a faint glimpse, there would be several wizards beside us.

　It was immediately apparent that they sensed our intentions and didn't slow down and jumped straight into us.

　There are five of them just as I could confirm. They jumped into the air in a sliding manner, and a horrified feeling appeared in their eyes.
　The demon-like fish that they must have seen in the air were now repeatedly cannibalizing each other, and there were more than a hundred individuals of about thirty centimeters in length swimming around.

''Keep your head down and stay put!

　Immediately after Ilyce said with the force of an angry voice - the swarm of demons that were chasing them all jumped at them at once.
　Various kinds. The swarm, which should be called the Night of the Hundred Demons, fills the field of vision.

　The blue eyes--Ilyce, whose one eye is fully activated, gently brings one arm to the position of the eye.
　When a faint fingertip peeked out from inside the sleeve, Ilyce uttered with a mocking tone of voice.

''【Underwater Paradise [Amtares].......my children, the bait has come from the other side.

　The water fish, perhaps sensing a school of demons, reveal their ferocity.
　The fish that had been circling around Exeles also changed and swam towards the demons.

　And in an instant, the trend was decided.
　I'm not sure if the demon's rush is going to stand up to it. I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this in the future.
　Like an insect bite, one bite was hardly fatal, but if it was added to the dozens, the demon would not be able to retain its original form.

　Spurting blood stained the water fish's bright aquamarine body.
　Even so, the way they flock to the next bait is no longer insane. The outer shell of the demon is relatively hard, although there are individual differences. What kind of structure is the jaw that doesn't defy it?
　Even though the body is made of water, it is too far from common sense.

　Even if you don't follow Oren's advice, the thought of doing something in front of this scene doesn't occur to Exeles. He just watches what's happening as if it were an image.
　Even if the bite was an attack, the scene she was watching was just a devouring one.

　Stunned, Exeles utters, "I'm pushing back. The demon invasion, like a tidal wave, stopped its momentum.
　The demon's pieces of flesh scattered and rolled under his feet.

　I'm not eating it all. If anything, I'm chewing it up.