With the exception of the Astraea Party, Fenix Party and Wraith Party, there were only a few players left.
　A few of them were in combat with the four of them.

　I head to join them.
　It's partly because I need the four of them, and even in this situation, points are still important.

''Ah!　Lemmeh!　What the hell do you think you're doing here?

　The one who greeted me in a very real way was [Warrior] Alba.
　At the sound of his voice, the opponents who were fighting had to divide their attention to me as well.

　Alba is a magic swordsman with a slender but toned body, short silver hair and sharp eyes.
　He seems to have injured his right arm, his dominant hand, and is wielding a magic sword with his left hand.
　I've trained that one as well in case of an emergency, so I'm able to fight to some extent, but as expected, it's not as good as my dominant hand.

''........Reme?''

　The 【Holy Knight】 Lark with dark blue wavy hair and sleepy eyes has had his sword destroyed, or maybe the one he is using is the 【Hunter】 Lily's machete.
　The sword's blade is short enough to use it in combination with a shield, so it seems a bit difficult to do so.

''..........''

　As for Lily, who is lending her machete, she seems to have an injured leg and is shooting arrows while being sheltered by Lark.
　She can't make use of her power because the enemy has someone who uses wind magic and the air is constantly being disturbed.

''Even if we don't have a leader, we have to deal with this much...''

　It seems that [Ice Brave] Beulah-san is hesitant to use ice-cold against enemies that are close to her allies. It's because it could involve her friends.

　She should be aiming at the 【Wizard】 and she should know that, but the 【Wizard】 side is also aware of that.
　After blocking her view with an earthen wall, she occasionally unleashes a 'wind blade' of traction.

　Maybe they used considerable magic power when they defeated the Garo Party, but they haven't been able to defeat the 【Wizard】 with a large-scale attack.

　You might be mistaken, but kids like Wraith-kun, who have been trained since he was a child, are the exception, and normally even a 【Brave Man】 can't be able to use magic pompously.

　Especially the magical organs are said to be very difficult to train.
　Beulah-san, who entered the Fenix Party right after graduating from the training institution (school), probably spent almost all of her training period in the three years she was in school.

　It's a hard road that all young wizard types go through.

''It's okay!　They're good, but they're not in perfect shape!

The plan is working!　Let's just keep chipping away at it, slowly!

''It's really [Black Mage] Leme who's here!　What do we do?!

"Rumor has it you're on a bad roll with everyone but Fenix. Okay, I'll handle it.

　There are four enemies I can see.
　The ones coming at me are 【Holy Knight】 men.

　But to think that there are still people left who can function as a party.......
　I don't recognize them, but there's no way they're weak with so much left.

　As they said, the four members of the Fenix Party are not in perfect condition.
　That's why they are struggling, but on the contrary, even though they are injured, they are still strong enough to force the fourth-ranked party to struggle.

''I heard the actual situation!　No matter how good a [Black Mage] is, after earning so many points, he must have used a lot of magic power!　You can't break through the resistance now!

I don't know.

　He is wary, or perhaps he doesn't step in with ease.
　To think that a support [Position (Job)] would be so wary of a one-on-one with a combat position.......it's unthinkable from my old reputation.

　Since the Tag Tournament, there is a sense that the view is changing, albeit slowly.
　It may become more and more difficult to take advantage of the enemy's insults... as it was in the past.
　That's it, that's it, until we take advantage of the enemy's caution.

　Magic power gushes out from me and his vigilance increases.
　Since the [Holy Knight] has magic resistance to begin with, the idea is that he can prevent resistance (resist) as well.
　It's possible that he's instantly increasing the magic power for resistance (resist), so he might be planning to cut into me while playing my black magic.
　However, that opportunity never came.

''Gasp! Wha...? I'm not sure...

　The 【Warrior】, a spearman who was attacking Lark with the difference in timing, and the 【Light Warrior】, who was using his lightness to continue to evade Alba's outstretched magic sword.
　And the [Holy Knight] who was facing me.

　It was because all three of us left the field almost simultaneously.

　[Warrior] by Lark and the remaining two by Alba's attack.
　Just as I expected (.........).

''What the...!

　It's the [wizard] who's surprised when his voice turns over.
　The magic sword that had been successfully surpassed until now, even though it was used with the opposite of the dominant hand, two people were killed in one blow. I'm also surprised.

　In the meantime, I'm going to get a closer look at him.

''Kuch.''

　He points his wand at me.
　Since I'm not a combatant, I can't avoid such evasions very well, such as by intuition, reading the wind, or using my physical abilities.

　But there is one thing I'm good at.
　That is to sense magic power.

　If he were to let it out on the spur of the moment right now, he was using it until just now - 'Wind Blade'.
　That's also in a hurry, so he would generate it from the tip of his staff without any time to craft it. In fact, I did so.

　I can see the wand and feel the magic power.
　The rest is timed and bounced to the side in a big way.

''Averted!''

　Before he could release his magic again, he cut his staff and cleaved his torso with the returning blade.
　He split in two with his upper and lower body, and I could see the earthen wall beyond.

　.........As expected of a holy sword. The sharpness is tremendous.

''Depending on your partner, though, it's going to get even more awesome from now on.

　The black chick says in a joyful voice.
　Yes, it seems that this holy sword is still incomplete.
　I heard before that if you satisfy Dark, you can get further blessings or something like that.

　Indeed, the Holy Sword of Spirit Possession seemed to have the ability to use the power of a spirit, although it was uncontracted.
　[Knight King] Arthur's, like a holy sword of light.

''You were caught off guard!''

　The moment I try to bypass the earthen wall and get closer to the four people, someone jumps out of the ground.
　It's an ant policeman.
　They must have been lurking around all this time, waiting for the best timing for a surprise attack.

''No, I haven't.''

　But unfortunately, I've put black magic on Mushinin-san.
　From the time he was underground, I knew where he was with his magical powers.

　Mushito-san's spatial awareness was disturbed by the 'confusion' and he jumped out to the other side between me and the clay wall.

　Simultaneously, he was accurately shot through the soft parts by Lily and exited.
　She advised me during Nicola's Mushinin mimicry, and she's familiar with the species that live in the forest.

''Yo.''

　Alba, who has put the magic sword back to its original length, says with a sullen look on her face.

''Yeah,''

Thank you for the help, Leme.

It's okay.

　I smile back at Lily's words.

'I thought you were an idiot when Alba shouted,'

''Me too. But even for Alba's senior, after being exposed to a live feed of cooperation, I realized that he wouldn't be foolish to call out to the rescue team that was trying to get the enemy from behind, and I realized that it was a strategy.

You're...

　Alba streaks blue at Lark and Beulah's words.

'But when you think about it, you're good at it. And with Alba's contentious attitude, I'm sure the enemy didn't expect Leme to support Alba.

　I wanted to change that situation with the enemy party's slight advantage as soon as possible.
　If something happened, one of my friends might have taken further damage, and that might lead to their exit.
　If it was a little bit later, I was even thinking of raising my voice from my side.

　With [Holy Knight] coming towards me, the pressure on the four members of the Fenix Party would have decreased, and the remaining three of the enemy wouldn't have been able to do so without being aware of me.

　The actual situation is useful in terms of gaining information, but it's the same for them.
　My approach would have been noticed immediately, and Alba's statement was really theirs.
　Thanks to that, [Holy Knight] poured his consciousness in the direction of defending himself.

''........But it's interesting. Both Alba and Reme moved with each other's intentions in mind, right?

　We continue our conversation as we move around.

Tsk.

Well we're not exactly good friends, but I think we're all serious about winning, too.

　If it was Alba before, but he knew some of what I was doing when I was at the party, I thought he would do well.
　And the suspicion of incompetence would be removed not only from Bera-san's words, but also from the fact that he knew I was Remegeton after the Demon King's Castle.

''Well it's frustrating that I couldn't drop anyone, but...''

　Lark is one, Alba is two, Lily is one and I am one, for a total of five.
　Beulah didn't gain any points in the fight against the group of five.

'Beulah did a great job in the fight against the Gallo Party and you protected us earlier. That's a contribution that cannot be measured in points.

　Lily follows Beulah.
　That Lily was now carrying me on her back.
　I don't mind if it's Lark or Beulah-san who isn't injured, but I want the two of them to be in a state where they can move immediately, and I want them to be able to move.

　

　Like this, that. It's the one where they butt their fists against each other.
　I know, but it's so unexpected that I freeze up.

"Hey,

Oh, yeah.

　When I put my fist to my fist, Alba sniffs and looks away, "Hmph.

　I'm sure he's not thinking about pretending the past didn't happen or clearing his name.

　In the first place, I myself was hiding my abilities, and he was just saying what he thought.
　Well, it is true that the way he said it made me feel bad.

　Rather than saying "I'm sorry for saying bad things" or "I'm sorry for hiding my power" to each other after all this time, I'm more comfortable with this kind of distance.
　We're not good friends, and I'm sure it won't become that kind of relationship.

　But the fact that we used to be friends doesn't change the fact that we used to be friends, and now Alba has acknowledged my power to some extent.

　There may be times when we cooperate, as we did this time, but that is cooperation for the sake of victory, not familiarity.
　And that's fine.

　Even if we don't like each other as people, we can fight together, we can recognize and believe in our abilities.

''........It's amazing how you can act like 'well done' when you believe that Reme's black magic is coming and unleash a big swing that can create an opening.

　Lark said so, and Lily said, "You did a good job for Alba," followed by Beulah, "I'd say it's rather considerable progress, wouldn't you say?

'Shut up!'　I mean, Lark, you're the same way!

"That you believed in Leme?　Well, yeah. I've had a chance to find out what I'm capable of, and I'm not sure I can say 'I'm the same whether I'm there or not' like I did before. Ah, yes. Thanks for helping me out earlier, Leme.

　Béla also nodded her head, "Thank you," she said with a smile.

　Since that time, Lark's opinion was less malicious or rather bland compared to Alba's.
　It's the same with Lily.
　Lily's had a chance to see each other after she left the group, and I feel that she is more open to the idea than before.

''.........It's time to hear about the situation from Reme-san.

　Béla says, and I get to the point.
　As we talk, I think.

　After Fenix defeated Garo-san, he left the remaining four people to his friends and headed in the direction where the Wraith Party was.

　If all of my companions had moved in solidarity, I might have been able to defeat the four members of the Garo Party and the five I just saw earlier even faster, but the points I could have gained might have been reduced due to the grinding of the Wraith Party and Astraea Party.

　So far, as far as the Garo Party is concerned, all of them were defeated by the Fenix Party, and as for the group of five, they have gained twenty-five points, even though they had to split with me.
　On top of that, I had to fight with the Wraith Party, and instead of five against five, I took it to ten against five.

　Although four of my companions were injured, I can't say that the choice itself was a mistake.
　Rather, the correctness of the choice should be judged after seeing the results, not the moment you decide.

　And if the four friends had left, it would have been called a false advance.
　If we all worked together to defeat the Astraea party from here, they might say that it was the key to getting the cooperation in place.

　Once again, he checked the status of the four of them and confirmed the battle situation with his own eyes along with the actual situation.

''There are only fifteen people left!　The Wraith Party and the Fenix Party have joined forces, and it's the Astraea Party that will intercept it!'

'And now - finally, Leme and the remaining Fenix party have joined up!　This is going to be a major shift in the war situation!''

　We start to act like the actual situation, in order to move the war in a big way.