I used the magic power I drew from my horns for black magic - or black magic, for that matter.
　One that causes a disease that can lead to death in a few tens of seconds, one that robs you of light forever, one that locks you in a prison of thought, one that makes you unable to perceive anything in the outside world, one that makes you unable to move your body like a stone.
　The essence of black magic, which is considered dangerous by the world just because it is known to be useful.

　However, Fenix resists all of them with an order of magnitude higher magical power.
　Although I had expected this, it is still an uncommon magic power.
　The goal is to have it used for resistance (resist).

　The main goal is both physical magic, offensive and defensive power reduction.
　Fenix ignores this.

　--I'm not going to be able to get it to work.

　It's rare to be able to cast more than one black magic, but what is difficult to cast is also difficult to solve.
　No matter how much Fenix, it is difficult to concentrate on the fight while managing multiple black magic that is filled with enormous magical power.

　That's where the need to 'give up' a few things comes into play.
　So he decides to accept a certain amount of debuffs as long as he can concentrate on the battle.
　So he resists (resists) only the deadly and mind-altering ones at all costs.
　I thought he would want to retain his offensive power, but he accepted the reduction along with his defense.
　I can still see the defense. You can take them down before they can attack you.
　But to accept a decrease in attack power, which is the key.

　--No.　

　I'm not going to be able to get my hands on any of them.
　I'm not going to be the only one who's been in the market for a while.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work.
　It's the sound of the layer of magic power deployed to prevent the 'heat' of the flame from being destroyed in an instant. It is no longer able to hold its form as a membrane, and the magic power will be wiped out.
　The flaming heat that seems to burn out just by getting close.

　In order to get beyond this, we need something to block the heat. So I layer up layers of magic power and deploy it in front of me.
　I tried to buy time to get close to him.
　It's successful, but it's also destroyed at a tremendous rate.
　Hundreds of layers are breaking down to get one step closer.

　--Don't be silly, really.

　What do you think you're doing with all the magic you've been steadily accumulating?
　Oh, isn't this fun?

　Every time Fenix takes a step closer, the floor, the pillars, the ceiling - the dungeon itself loses its shape and disappears due to the flame.
　The dungeon is a space made up of magic, and interiors are nothing more than a changeable obsession, but that doesn't mean you can't erase it without leaving a trace.

　There is nothing left after he passes by.
　Nothing.
　A darkness that cannot be foreseen. That's what bare magical space is.
　The white flame approaches me, destroying the world.

"Great magic, Leme!

You too.

"I win!　I'll beat you and prove you right!

'Oh yeah, brave man. Then I'll show you that a brave man can lose!

'The brave men I know will not be defeated!　We're going to win in the end!

Oh, it's the same today, Fenix!

　What does Fenix think?
　If two brave men fight each other, one of them will lose.
　But his brave man must be the past me.
　He admired me, and he cannot forgive himself for losing.
　Even if you defeat your best friend who always wins in the end, you can't forgive yourself for losing.
　Even if it means defeating me, he's still trying to win as a 【Flame Warrior】.
　Even if it means bringing defeat to your friend.
　I'm not going to give up on the dream I've set out to aspire to.

　--That's fine, Fenix.

The form of courage you have shown me will make me the best in the world!

　Wings, huh?
　It was too bright to see clearly, but they looked like red lotus wings.
　On the back of Fenix's back, wings of flame grew.

　When it seemed that the burning flame scattered like scales and dust, with the sound of an explosion - Fenix's body accelerated.
　It's the high-speed movement by fire that I showed in the fight against Markosias-san.
　The pace of annihilation of the membrane I deployed rapidly increases.

''I told you!　I'll pass you!　Today!　Here!　I'm the one who's going to win!

　I have wings too. They're wing bones. They're actually deformed horns.
　Because they are horns, they hold magical energy.
　It's a sophisticated, highly concentrated, highly pure form of magic.

　It's because of this that I can use true black magic, it's because of this that I was able to put up a film to protect against the flaming heat of the fenix, and because of this - even I can run fast.
　Even if you have a quantity of ordinary magic power, you can't perform miracles unless you make it magical.
　But if the magic power is compressed and condensed by the horns, it's possible.

　By spewing out the magic power, it boosts the body.
　A shock to the body, the cheek meat shook with a buzz. The whole body seems to be trembling with chatter.
　My vision is rapidly drifting away.
　The membrane is being ripped off. I am being burned. Vanishing in an instant.

　I let Fenix use a lot of magical power. His defenses are down to their maximum.
　What he has is the strength of the flame.
　The Flame of the Gods is a substandard magic, but it consumes a reasonable amount of magic power.
　And yet, there is a slight pause before it activates.
　That's why Fenix activated it not just before slashing me, but right before the clash.
　This much magic, I won't be able to keep it up for long.
　No long game. No more gamesmanship is pointless.

''Leme........!

　He.

'Pheonix........!

　Right in front of you.

Spirit...!

　The holy sword that Fenix swung down, the blade on the opposite side of the blade from slashing me, exploded.
　Here, the slash was further accelerated.

　-- Is it the same thing to think about?

　I'm not going to be able to get the same thing from the horns protruding from my elbows, but magic power was spewing out of them.
　A fist intercepted the sword.

I'm going to use the horn, so........

　--I can't lose with the horns my master gave me...!　

　Crash.

　The world was shaken.
　And then it changes color.
　Everything behind me is gone, burnt to the ground.
　The door to the safe room is also gone.
　There is the ground where we both stand.
　The magic power that I deployed and the flame of the spirits that the sorcerer does not harm, the foothold that is barely left by the flame of the spirits.
　The flame is the only sparkle in the world, and I am trying to extinguish it.

''Uh, oh, oh........!

　At the same time as the collision, I can feel my horns, my body, scream.
　The reason why it's not blown away is because it's covered with the magic power that's accumulated for nine years.
　I'm not sure how many more seconds I can keep that up.
　I hit and catch Fenix's swing down.
　My fist is burning.
　I know I'm being pushed.
　But I put more force into it.

　-- I wanted to be a brave man.

　When I was young, I didn't have enough strength, so I thought about a lot of things and got rid of the violent people and those who tortured Fenix.

　After I turned ten years old, I couldn't become a [Brave Man], so I trained myself as a [Black Mage]. I wanted to be a brave man who was recognized by everyone in the battle of making my friends win.

　Twenty years old. I had to leave the party. After meeting Mira-san and everyone in the Demon King's Castle, I found the form of a brave man who could make the demons win.

　There were some hardships, but I never thought of myself as unhappy. It may have been unfortunate, but I'm not unhappy.

　My parents who never abandoned their child who is a [Black Mage], my best friend who told me to become an adventurer with him, my teacher who made me take over his precious horn, Mira-san and all the demons who recognized my power, Kash who adores me, Blitz-san who became my friend, Aerial who invited me to the party. Three.
　They're the reason I can believe my luck.

　But the truth is, the truth is.
　I used to adore them when I was a kid.
　I genuinely thought it was cool.

　I was a brave man who defeated the enemy head on and led his friends to victory - that's the kind of person I was.

　I'm a 【Black Mage】. As long as I'm an adventurer, I can't make any moves that deviate from that.
　But right now, no one is looking at me.
　This won't remain in anyone's eyes.
　So, it's not for anyone else, but for me back then, when I was obsessed with the screen and dreaming about the future.

'I'm going to be a brave........!

　Fists, swinging through.
　How long was the antagonism?
　It seemed like a few minutes, seconds, a moment. Maybe it was almost an instant.
　But we'll never forget it.
　Such a dense moment will not fade from our memories.
　Neither the holy sword nor the fist is broken.

　They were displaced from each other (,).

　Fenix's holy sword dug into my left shoulder.
　My fist pierces his chest.
　The silence that seemed to be a lie until a few minutes ago has fallen away.

　My body - it's not burning.

　The holy sword wasn't already wearing magic.
　My fist has pierced through to Fenix's back.

''........Even the four great spirits are not enough to burn you?''

　Fenix laughs, overflowing. He looks frustrated, yet satisfied.
　He removes his hand from his sword and reaches for my robe.
　Then he pulls out a mask and puts it on my face.

''Well ... hello.''

　The horns were already gone. They are back inside my body.
　The magic is gone.

I'll be back.

You're a pain in the ass, man. You see, you've lost it.

　Fenix ignored my complaints.

'You'll win in the end, you're the brave one. I'll challenge you again.

Well, I'll win the next one.

I want to fight you in good shape. Don't use your horns unless it's me.

You can't keep running into enemies that need horns.

Hm... Leme.

Yeah.

He's a good-looking, brave man, just like the old days.

...Oh, yeah?

　Then I heard a small scream.
　Apparently the recording stone for transference was safe, and someone with a camera seemed to have transferred to it.
　However, someone who had been transferred to the recording stone, which had lost both the ground and the pedestal and was drifting in the air, was floating wobbly in the magic space. Even so, he seems to have managed to point a camera at it.

''Eh, eh!　Ah!　There he is!　It's the [Brave Man of Fire] Fenix and the [Ship Horned Dark Mage] Remegaton!　What's going on!　Fenix's holy sword is on Remegeton's shoulder... eh, Remegeton U., his arm has pierced Fenix's chest!　This, this is....!

　The magic power that makes up the magical body (avatar) emits a faint light when it leaks. It's a performance.
　We, who were both badly injured, would appear to be illuminated by the faint light from the magic particles leaking from each other's wounds.
　Fenix laughed again.
　This time it was something to praise.
　It was a smile as the 【Brave Man of Fire】 Fenix.

''Well that was a great battle, Lord Remegeton.

"...you too, [flame brave] Fenix.

　And then - Fenix's body turned into magical particles and dissipated.

''What, eh, eh...?　At the Pheonix.........　d*mn it!　You're out!　The entire Fenics party is dead!　The [Fire Brave] Fenix has been defeated by the Demon King's army chiefs!

There's an error in one part of the story.

　I call out to a woman who looks like she's from the bureau.

Wow. What, what is this...?

"His exit and their annihilation were right. But it's not right to lose. Because...

　His holy sword disappeared, the one that held the wound in place was lost, and magic power leaked out of his magical body (avatar).
　My body disappeared and its consciousness returned to the main body in the link room.
　The cocoon that confirms that my spirit has returned to the main body slowly opens up.

'I think it's a draw. Well, my, at best, a hard-fought victory.

　But yeah, I guess that's for the audience to judge.
　I left the cocoon, smiling at all the demons that were waiting for me.
　At the tenth layer, the Hunful Demon Tribe Realm, I defeated the Fenix Party.
　The defense of the Demon King's Castle was a success.