Beyond the sky.
　Babel's protective barrier has been removed, and what we call the air is even clearer.
　It was a sign that I was part of the world.
　The wind brought both cold and warmth to the air, and it was like a ship that carried many fragrances.
　Ignoring the right temperature, the world is unavoidably exposed.

　She could see the sky as if the debris in her eyes had been removed, as if it were clearer.


　Lynne felt a strong chill run down her spine. The shiver ran sharp, as if her back had been sliced thinly with a blade. It was cold and ... painful.

　Linne, who froze, couldn't take her eyes off the girl's too creepy twin eyes. It lasted until Latifah's face veered off and turned forward.
　It felt like being freed from a spell that seemed to last forever.
　And Linne also tilted her face to follow Latifah's gaze.

　When she was finally brought back to reality, a point of light floats in the distance this time.

''Fast!''

　It must have been a long way from here when I confirmed it with my demon eyes. But the little light spot would land here in less than a minute.
　Yes, in this place.
　The place seemed to be seven countries - within survival range, but after arriving here, Rinne was sure that the magic's target was this association headquarters.

　The high-powered magic would cause damage to several kilometers around.
　The alarm should immediately reverberate throughout the seven countries. Of course, the city, the city, would be destroyed by then.

　It's not that the militaries didn't see this coming, but it was too sudden.
　But it happened so suddenly that there was no way to deal with it anywhere. The protective wall of Babel remained sublime not because anyone wished it to be so, but because it was capable of protecting human beings as a matter of grim fact.

　Linne let out a sigh of resignation as the attack loomed in the distance. Who in the world could stop something like that, something with that kind of speed?
　It's really a ridiculous sight.
　I'm not going to be able to get it right, but I'm going to be able to get it right away.

　This timing was effective in terms of inflicting pain and suffering on the human species, making them regret it.
　Just when the consciousness of each country is unified to go hunting out demons from now on, this is more than enough to frustrate the start. It was too much, and humanity would no longer even have the energy to stand up to the demons in the future.

(--!　(What is that?!)

　Is the barrier magic deployed in the form of a ray of light projectile by the Balmes army that would pass overhead based on the direction? There is no way to stop the light contraption that is slipping through like a piece of paper.
　The barrier hadn't even gained a second's time, not to mention checking it with the demon eyes.

''Linne-san, just give me a general direction, please.
...northeast, just this way.

　Lynne immediately corrects him. There was no way she could understand if she indicated the direction to a blind girl.
　So, he took Latifah's hand and took her index finger. As it was, he guided his finger in the direction of the target.

'In less than a minute, to this place........'

　The suggestion to evacuate is not appropriate at this point. Wherever we flee to, a minute is not much to ask. The Transition Gate 《Circle Port》 probably won't work due to the interference of the powerful magic power.

''Yes, thank you. Please stay away for a moment.''
..........

　As she was told, Linne limped down silently. He dared to let her know where he was, but even though Latifah was blind, she could detect some of it by the signs, even if she was blind.

　The silence was strangely full of color, and even the wind seemed to have calmed down.

　At the same time, the sound disappeared. Immediately after Linne felt this, she noticed a black fog stirring under her feet.

(It ate the sound!!!)

　The keening ringing in my ears indicated a change in air pressure, and I quickly opened my mouth and tried to pull my ears out as quickly as possible.
　Of course, that didn't make it any better, but as the fog rose above us, the tinnitus stopped.

'You can eat,'
--!

　The disturbing voice was plainly spun out of Latifah's mouth.
　Immediately after, a light ink-colored fog flooded out of Latifa's eyes. As if the tears had evaporated, the mist crawled under her feet once and swallowed the terrace to the point where she couldn't even find a place to put her feet.
　Instead, it cascaded down like a waterfall through the gap in the railing. Next, it swallowed him up to his waist, and yet Linne continued to hold this place.

''This is--!

　Latifah's golden hair dominated and her voice seemed to fade away as she spoke to the sky.

'Where would you like to be?　Where do I go?　I can't do two, so just one.
What do you mean, Mr. Latifah?

　Linne's voice, demanding understanding for her monologue, was tinged with fear of the unknowable.
　It was as if she suddenly spoke a language she didn't know, and her fear of Latifah grew.

''It's okay, Linne-san........ We've already discussed it.''

　Then, not caring about the contraption of light, Linne gently held out her hand at her smile. This distance that they could reach out to each other. The disconcerting presence lying in that space makes one understand that it is not an easy distance.

　Immediately afterwards, the wind that rose from beneath Latifah's feet sent her long, golden hair flying up into the sky.
　Behind the black curtain, she closed her eyes to soak up the wind.
　The movement of the fog was as if it had an ego of its own. It rose prodigally, with a strange stirring that made her think so.
　The black fog that filled the entire area spread like a cloud overhead, blocking out the sunlight.
　The shadows, reminiscent of an eclipse, let the area sink into night.

　The next time she opened her eyelids, a pitch-black darkness spread behind them. The roundness of the eye, the cornea and pupil, recognizable as an eye, are recognizable. However, the twin eyes were definitely not those of a human.

''Demon Eye.................The Lacquer Eye of Ease Forue.

　Linne's face tightens even more at the name that overflows out of it.
　And the pitch-black clouds overhead all went to the contraption of light at once. With the black mass trailing its tail, it rose high into the sky and met the rays of light head-on.

　The spiraling black cloud running in a spiral shape resembles Ars's [Violent Predator 《Gras Eater》]. It is not the same, but it must be the equivalent. There were some similarities, such as the black foggy shape.
　However, the fierceness of the otherness he was dealing with could not be felt there.
　This is because the Reaper's power that Latifah unleashed did not have a jaw, or agito, which is a symbol of ferocity.

　Can we call it a black object?

　A hint as to its true identity was revealed when it collided with the ray of light.
　That was close to viscous.
　Although it was foggy, it wasn't a violent collision between high energies that was shown during the collision. The black fog, which mitigated the impact in the form of a slime, caught the rays of light as if they were enveloping it.
　Then, at a terrific speed along the tail of the light, it extended to the source of the launch while enveloping it.

　The ray of light left behind only white smoke that burned the air, and this time the black tail split the sky.

''What in the world.......absorbed it!

　If I were to give a rational reason for the phenomenon, it would be something like that. Maybe it was because Linne had seen Ars's unusual abilities firsthand in the past, though, that she felt that way.
　In any case, Latifah's attack wasn't a simple magic-to-magic clash, nor was it prevented like barrier magic.

''Ha, ha, ha...........................It's over directly.

　Breathing raggedly, Latifa conveyed that much more succinctly.
　Her breathing stood out in the stillness like a countdown, giving time to the tense air that followed.

　Gazing into the distance, Latifa endured the pain that burned her eyes in the returning sunlight.

　Immediately after she uttered the words, "I ate," all the strength drained from her body at once.
　It seemed to be the only thing that was certain that something was over with. As if nothing had happened, Rinne also felt the taut strings in her entire body loosen.

　Although it was while checking with the Demon Eye, it was true that Latifah's unusual ability - the Demon Eye made the high-energy body disappear.

　However, and Linne strengthened her body again.
　I'm sure this power is definitely the same as the "it" of Ars. His unusual ability to take in predatory magic power into his self.
　Naturally, he's built a vessel that can tolerate the training he's received over the years as a wizard. He has a vessel that can contain an enormous amount of magical power.

　But not Latifah.
　She doesn't have the tolerance to take in the vast amount of magic power she has now. She doesn't have a vessel.
　Of course, the only person Linne knows who can take in such an enormous amount of magic power is Ars, though.

　Haha, coming to herself, Latifah held her eyes tightly as her blood drained away.

''Ugh.........''

　Latifah sobbed as she sat back down, covering her face with her hands as her knees relaxed. The girl's weak voice, just as it looked, spilled out with tears.
　She thrust her knees hard into the hard ground to support her own weight.

'Latifa-san!
'Ahhhhhhhhhh..................'

　After a short scream, she closes her mouth to swallow her voice and holds her breath. A gagged neck, a hand pressing, and bright red blood dripping from the gap between them.

　Linne immediately peers into the affected area to examine the affected area as she snuggles up to the squatting Latifa.

　Slowly, Latifah's hand moves away from her eyes. The blood that arrived sticky is staining her palm without a trace.

''...............!
'Hmmmm ... ouch. It hurts. My eyes hurt.

　One eyeball was on the palm of such a Latifah, clean as if plucked out.
　Stained with blood, the eyeball rolled on her hand and then fell to the ground, overflowing.

　Unintentionally, Linne, who was trying to pick it up, was still connecting her nerves, perhaps hoping that the latest healing magic technology would allow her to not lose it, etc. It might be possible to connect them again, just as Ars had dropped one arm.
　However, such faint hopes were an alien sight, as if sweet hopes were a mockery.

　Latifah's eyeballs disappeared as a black mist as if they were eaten from within.

''Kuh!　But more importantly, I want Mr. Latifah now!

　Holding her slender body in her arms, Lynne hurriedly ran as fast as she could into the association.