The situation was as follows.
　There were five hundred participants in the preliminary round when it started, but now there are fifteen left.

　We can neatly divide it into three equal parts: the Fenix Party, the Wraith Party, and the Astraea Party.
　And the Fenix Party and my Wraith Party have joined forces.

　Right now, the remaining fifteen people can be grouped into three.

　[White Mage] Joss & [Miner] Melania & [Destroyer] Fran vs. two knights.

　Wraith &【Brave Man of the Lake】Wraith &【Brave Man of the Flame】Fennix VS【Balance of Justice】Astrea & two knights.

　And 【Black Mage】Leme & 【Warrior】Alba & 【Holy Knight】Lark & 【Hunters】Lily & 【Ice Brave】Beulah, who are in a hurry to intervene in the situation.

　By the way, the Astraea party was all female.

　In terms of the number of people, this one is winning.
　I'd like to say that our strength is also.......but there were a few points of concern.

　The fact that the Fenix Party is not perfect.
　Alba was injured in her dominant arm and Lily was injured in one of her legs. Lark lost his sword and Lily's machete was used as a substitute, and Beulah-san is trying to regenerate, but her magic power consumption is high.

　Furthermore, the knights are highly skilled in combat.
　Many adventurers are specialized. They specialize in attack power, speed, and so on.
　There are times when members fill in for the missing parts of the team, or members with overlapping specialties are formed.

　But the knights are different.

''Ibot and Ursula players, each blow is a great firepower, Fran and Melania attacks are handled brilliantly when they duck and flow!

　They are all drilled in the same knight fighting techniques and basically fight with the same equipment.
　The brave party can choose the dungeon they take on........or the battlefield.

　But knights are different.
　They don't know what type of criminals they'll be fighting and when.
　That's why they train to fight any opponent.

　Unlike adventurers, they don't have to worry about their audience, so they have an all-around type that can respond flexibly.
　Moreover, when it comes to the party of the leader, Astraea-san, a particularly skilled knight would have been selected.

　In fact, the four knights other than the leader were also great.

''Player Esther and Olivia also showed off their skillful sword handling against the four great spirit contractors!　The Fenix player in particular is famous for scorching and slashing without even allowing for a sword to be used in a sword fight, if not a holy sword, but Esther coated her own sword with earth magic!　The slash is flowing at the slightest contact before the earth magic sheath is scorched and the slash is established at close range!''

''Wraith's holy sword is great too!　I wonder if he's got the water blade on his holy sword... Just now, Olivia's shield was cut in half. But after that, Olivia, you've been able to avoid it just in the nick of time!　It's on the verge of making me cringe as I watch, but the fact that it's going so well means that he's able to read his opponent's moves!

'That may be partly true, but I think a lot of it depends on Astraea's spirituality.

　She was right.
　She uses 'invisibility pressure' differently.

　If there is a distance, she aims and shoots. She makes it work only in the limited space where the target is.
　But when it is close to her, it is a ranged attack. Invisible Pressure" is applied to the surrounding area.

　On top of that, he prepares gaps where spirit magic doesn't work and moves them according to the movements of his companions so as not to overload them.

　Fenix and Wraith-kun are in a situation where they are cutting through the top-notch knights with no restrictions, offsetting the high-ranking spirit arts.

''Wraith-kun has delicate skills and bold tactics, but the choices he can take are limited when he's kneading magic power while offsetting Astraea's spirit arts.

"I see!　So the advantage of not knowing what you're going to do next, like you usually do, is being crushed for now!'

　The two knights who couldn't be pushed around by the knights with their signature spirit arts mostly blocked were great, and even though they were in such a state, the two knights who were going at it with the four major spirit contractors - Esther and Olivia - were also great.

　The crowd was boiling over, especially since it's not usually possible to see Fenix's sword skills on a regular basis.
　However, this would also make them uneasy if it dragged on too long, but we didn't have to worry about that.

　We had arrived, and things would work, even if we didn't want to.

'Esther,'

What...!

　Esther, a knight who seems to be very serious, makes a move away from Fenix.
　Reading her intentions, Fenix tries to chase after her, but Astraea-san stops her from doing so.

''Can I have your company, Lord Fenix?''

I was just about to come over.

　Fenix and Astraea-san's holy swords clashed with each other.
　My best friend looked at me for a moment..................

　-- "It's okay.

''Guys.''

I know I'm in trouble!

　Alba shouts, and everyone else starts to move in silence.

　[Ice Brave] Beulah-san makes the crushed ice fall like snow.
　Astraea-san looks dubious for a moment, but continues the battle.

　The feet of the Esther players coming towards us don't stop either.

　--Okay, I can confirm it.

　【Hunter】When she looked at Lily, she gave a small nod.
　【Holy Knight】Lily shoots an arrow at Esther player from behind Lark, aiming at Esther player.

　At the same time, 【Warrior】 Alba's 『extended』 magic sword aimed at Esther player in a semi-circle.
　However, both the arrow and the magic sword were struck to the ground by the 'invisible pressure'.

''Chi........!

　I saw that Alba's stance was broken, and Esther accelerated with a gusto.
　Even though the wounded are included, there are five people here.
　The fewer people who can deal with me, the better.

''-- Permission to use the unique combat technique.

　Astraea-san muttered something, that moment.
　The four of them changed their movements.

　Ibot player discarded her sword and shield and pulled out the twin swords that were held in her back.
　Ursula player also discarded her weapons as well, but she confronted [Destructor] Fran-san with her bare hands and empty fists.
　Olivia player lets go of her sword and holds the knife in her backhand.
　Esther player's armament doesn't change, but a wall of dirt has been deployed behind us.

''This is........''

　Béla muttered in surprise.
　That was also a nod.

　Esther's earth magic was at a level where she could fight around it, not just as an aid.
　The original [Position (Job)] is probably a wizard type or has a high aptitude for it.

　I released black magic on the premise of resistance (resist) and checked the Esther players.
　While I'm releasing magic power to prevent black magic, I won't be able to use large-scale magic.

''Ah, we can't all be knightly types, can we?

　Lark mumbles as if he was convinced and catches Esther player's sword with his shield.

　Although it's called a knight's group, it would be difficult to have all the combatants in a knight-type [position (job)].
　Even if it's possible, it's not desirable.

　The knight system is a [position (job)] that specializes in fighting with armor and a shield.
　Not all criminals would be able to cope with that, and the knightly order is an aspect of the receiving end of combat jobs.

　Not everyone wants to be an adventurer, and not everyone can succeed as an adventurer.
　The knightly order accepts various【jobs】and trains them all to be able to operate as knights.

　Probably, and yet, they also have them trained in combat suitable for their original position (job).
　I'm not sure if this is a modern-day knight who can use both the all-around type and the specialized type depending on the situation.

Ah.........?

　A voice resembling a scream rises from Melania, the [Miner] owner.

　The twin-sword-using Ibot player is probably originally a warrior-type owner. He tossed Melania-san around with a speed that was incomparable to that of the one just now, and slashed at her with his twin swords.
　Finally, Melania-san fell to her knees. She couldn't stand anymore.

　Is it a relief that the 'invisibility pressure' has not reached that side?

　--a little more, a little more.....

　I don't want to see my friends get hurt, but I still needed a few more moments.

　Is Ursula, who has put down her weapon and held it up with her bare hands, a martial artist type? Without catching Fran-san's fist, she uses her power to throw it away.

　Olivia player thoroughly avoids cutting off Wraith-kun and continues to stimulate him by taking his back.
　Is it more of a move to stave off.

''You're fast, sister. A bandit?　An assassin?

　Wraith-kun has a great ability to read ahead as he watches his opponent's moves, so it would be tricky if his moves turned into something else entirely.

''Solid movement you're a good shield player.

　At Esther's muttering, Lark replies briefly, "Thanks.

But as solid as it is--it's easy to read.

　A lump of dirt sticks out from right underneath the shield that Lark holds up.

'----'

　That caused Lark's shield to fly up in the air.
　Lark had successfully defended himself against Esther's onslaught, but the machete he had borrowed from Lily was not long enough in any case.

''If you hadn't lost your sword, we would have had a much better fight.

　--Okay.

　I pulled out my holy sword and raised it to the heavens to send a signal.

　The Wraith Party originally knew what this pointed to. The Fenix Party had told them during the move to this point, and I told the Fenix ones when they were leaving earlier.

　Then, multiple things happened.

　--one.

　The Esther player, who had come close to slashing Lark by bypassing the clump of dirt, was slashed by him in reverse.
　Magic particles scattered.

''Nah--''

　Astonishment appeared on her face. In terms of timing, she must have calculated that even if he unleashed a slash, it wouldn't be able to reach her.
　It was easy to miss.

　By letting an ice blade grow out of the tip of the machete, he made the sword's blade the same as his normal large sword.

'Thank you for reading,'

　Lark is a solid fighter.
　Until just now, he was a [Holy Knight] who somehow managed to do his best while not being able to fight as much as he wanted by substituting his great sword with a machete.

　He showed such a move all the time and made it seem like he had read it through.
　When Esther player went for a bold move, Beulah-san extended his sword blade with ice.

　He would have fought that way from the beginning if he had been doing so before.
　By making a temporarily unreasonable move, he was able to dislodge his opponent's readings as a result.

'Had I been on my own, we would have fought better.

　I don't know what would have happened if I had fought calmly, one-on-one, as Lark said.
　But Esther players were wary of my black magic, Lily's arrows, the return of Alba's magic sword, and Beulah-san's attack with ice magic.

''Kuh ... it's not over yet--''

　The wounds were deep, but Esther hadn't given up yet.

'It's over,'

　From her abdomen, Alba's magic sword protrudes from her abdomen.
　Alba's first strike, the extended slash that was stitched to the ground by the 'Invisible Pressure', did not end in failure.

　It continued to extend according to its original plan.
　Alba's magic sword sets its trajectory in advance. To extend it again, it must regain its length once.
　That rule is well known.

　That's why he thought that there would be no attack by the magic sword soon, as it had been struck to the ground by the 'Invisible Pressure' and would take time to return.

　In fact, the cut end of the magic sword that fell to the ground continued to extend through the ground and headed towards the Esther player.
　The point of jumping out was decided in advance, so the rest of the time, she adjusted her position with mild 'confusion'.

　The moment I received Lark's blow, the magic power for resistance (resist) was disrupted and I poked at it.
　Esther player exits.

　--The second.

''........Oh, this is unusual.''　

　Someone grabbed the twin swords of the Ibot players.

''--The demon [White Mage]

　Dripping blood, the white-haired young man does not let go of his twin swords.

　The wind blew and his bangs floated away with a breeze.
　From both ends of his forehead, small horns sprouted.

　That's right, [White Mage] Joss-kun's race was demons.
　That was why he was familiar with demons and reacted well to Fulkas-san.

　The signal to raise the sword was a message to Jos-kun, 'I want you to use the power of the demon.

''Is it strange to be a demon that isn't a combat type?''

No, I'm sure it's all fine and dandy. But you won't be able to stop me for long.

Well, I don't have to.

"?　----

　--Delivered.

　I stretched out my magic power like a thread to avoid being warned, and touched the Ibot player.
　Her movements stopped.

'Miss Melania, can you stand?'

　Jos-kun says as he moves away from Ibot.

'Uh, yeah Jos-kun healed me up,'

Now, please.

Eeeeee.........

　The knight, who had a 'blank' inserted into his thoughts, was unable to avoid the swing of the club by Melania-san, who stood up - he left.

　--Three eyes.

''Well it's getting faster and heavier, it's terminal.''

　This is a special 【Position(Job)】 and 【Destructor】 that shows an uncommon talent in destroying the enemy.
　If they fight each other properly, even if they are trained knights, there is no hope for them.

　That's why Ursula was concentrating on receiving and avoiding them.
　His outstanding skills were worth marveling at, but it also came to an abrupt end.

　Both of Ursula's arms cringed as she tried to catch Fran's fist.
　Because the arms moved differently than they were intended to, they were unable to catch Fran-san's fists and were crushed.

''Disturbed senses...?　[Black Mage] Leme, so much for black magic--

　Her words are not spun to the end, but are crushed by Fran's huge arms.

　--Fourth.

''........Isn't it too suspicious of your sister to keep hovering behind a naughty boy?　Maybe I should report it to the Order~

Don't worry, your sister is a knight.

Ha-ha, that doesn't sound very reassuring.

　With a twitch, Olivia player's body trembled, and then she stopped moving, and then - the arrows rained down.
　Bera-san's snowflake confirmed the safety zone of the knights.

　The speed at which the snowflakes fall is different between the area of effect of the "Invisible Pressure" and the rest of the snowflakes.
　As a result, the safety zone turned out to be like a cylinder surrounding the knights.

　In other words, an attack from overhead would be able to aim directly at the knights without being affected by Astraea-san's spirit magic.
　However, since the knights were constantly moving, this was the hardest thing to do.

　This one was also interrupted by a 'blank', and Lily performed a curved shot.
　She didn't miss her target and turned the knights into hedgehogs.

　The countless arrows stuck in his back caused his magical body (avatar) to reach its limit, and Olivia's body turned into magical particles and scattered.

　--Fifth, this one is not a simple matter.

　Just before Olivia's magical body (avatar) shattered, using her body as a shield, Wraith-kun took a stabbing stance with his holy sword and released a thrust.

　At the same time her body disappeared, the 'water blade' released from Wraith-kun's holy sword headed towards Astraea-san.

　Béla-san and Fran-san had already started running as well.

　I released the same black magic as I did to Olivia, and Lily released an arrow as well.

　I was striking against the holy sword that had received the fire spirit's blessing, Astraea-san--.