You don't want to lick it.

　Iolada muttered to herself as she readied herself.
　She glared at me.

'My people are strong.'

Ho...... Well. But, Iolada.

....!

You don't want to f*ck with my guys.

　The corners of his mouth were raised.


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　A huge wall looms over the arena.
　They couldn't see Lacelle's face or Iolada's face.
　What Sarasa and the others saw were the students of the main school.

　They still don't understand what has happened.
　When they noticed the students from Branch 5, they stared at the front.
　They stared at Sarasa, Rowan, and Cecil in that order.
　It was only when I saw each of those three people dropping a demonic gemstone that I noticed.

''It seems that we've been [transferred], right?

　The one who explained the situation was a [Cleric] holding a staff with a feathered tip.
　His long blonde hair was in a tasseled braid and his long elf ears were twitching.

''Marmaria, what's going on?''

　The man next to me scratches his blue hair.
　Lightly dressed and unkempt. He had tight muscles.
　Then, the girl beside him narrowed her slightly raised eyes.

''The [Transfer] reacts to certain magical powers. You don't even know that, Delifin. That's why you can't beat Iolada or Canal, 4th in the pecking order.

　The girl of the black dog tribe, with black ears and a tail, moved her thick lips.

'Benita, don't bring up the pecking order now. You're eighth in the pecking order, too.

I don't mind. I'm not a fighter.

Focus, both of you!

　Marmaria is pissed.
　Delifin and Benita kept their mouths shut.
　As they were told, they look at the other party.
　Seeing the students of our school who suddenly started to break up their ranks, the fifth branch seems to be confused.

　Anyway, they didn't try to attack us.

''The situation isn't too bad.

　Marmaria declares.

　3vs3.
　Equal number of people.
　Even though they were separated from the two main players, on the contrary, both Iolada and Canal can fight without worrying about their friends.
　Iolada is able to concentrate on his own fight, which is probably a good thing for him.

　That's right.
　It's not bad by any means.
　Rather, it could be called an opportunity.

''I'll take over as an assistant. Delifin is the attacker. Benita, you'll be back up.

Yes!

Okay.

　As soon as the guidelines are set, Delifin and Benita start running.
　Fast--.
　They were closing in on the fifth branch.


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Here they come.

　Cecil strained his voice.
　Sarasa applied [Appraisal] to the two who came running.
　The boys would be 【Blacksmith (Blacksmith)】.
　The female student would be a 【Searcher (Seeker)】.

''They're both fast!

　Rowan's eyes narrowed.

'I'll stop myself.'

　Sarasa pulled the bowstring.
　Two arrows were ejected simultaneously.
　Arrows with 【Tracking】 and 【Object Acceleration】 granted by Cecil.
　Against the approaching enemy, it accelerates further.
　It attacked the two of them.

''-----!

　Sarasa is surprised.
　The aim was the aim, but it was meant to be a threat.
　He would play it off in some way.
　Or so she thought.

　Wrong.
　Sarasa's thoughts were overruled.
　The two men approaching did not try to avoid the arrows.
　Their muscles weren't reacting either.

　Instead of stopping, it accelerated even more.

　Even so, the arrow that was granted 【Tracking】 pierced the two of them.
　It stabbed into their arms and legs.
　Blood spurted out.
　But they didn't distort a single pale face.
　It's as if they were immortals.

　That was the moment--.

　[Remote recovery]

　I can see the activation of magic.
　There was the figure of a 【Cleric】 with strong magical power in both hands.

　Advanced magic recovery magic.
　The amount of recovery is inferior to the [Great Recovery] of the same grade, but it's a magic that can recover even at a distance.

　The arrow wound heals in an instant.

''Hey!　Fast!

　Cecil calls out at that speed.

　But it's not just [clergy] who are fast.
　The man made a gesture to grip something.
　Activating magic.

　[Stretching]

　What appeared was a long-handled cudgel.
　A spear with no blade at the end.
　It must have been made small by magic.
　The man gripped it with both hands as he ran.
　He put more magic into them.

'Stretch!　如意棒!

　It wasn't a magic activation or anything.
　If I were to say it, it was something like Delifin's own enthusiasm.
　However, the gain extends to meet his expectations.
　It extended far beyond its own height, and even extended towards its closest opponent.

　Fast!

　It's a thrust!

　He attacks Cecil.
　For a moment, I don't know what happened.
　Rowan appears in front of the stunned companions.

　He grasps the long hilt and catches the cudgel.
　As it is, the user and the user together swung up together with the user.

"Oh?　Oh?

　Delifin is surprised.
　But in the next moment, he smiles, "Nii".

　Rowan also catches that face.
　He quickly activated his magic.

　[Expansion and contraction]

　Then the cudgel shrank this time.
　It quickly became shorter and shorter.
　At the same time, Delifin was approaching.
　He attacked Rowan with the shrinking club.

　In a panic, Rowan removed his hand from the cudgel.

　Once the distance is taken.
　Delifin landed on the ground and activated 【Expansion】 again.
　The kudzu extends again.
　He caught Rowan's temple that he had just evaded.

　--I was going to.

''Hey you do........''

You too...

　Rowan barely managed to get his guard up and defend.

'Rowan, you're okay!

　Cecil's voice was taut with concern.
　But a dark voice echoed over his voice.

'If you worry about yourself...'

　A shiver runs down my spine.
　Not from the low voice.
　Nor was it because it came from behind him.

　Because the voice sounded exactly like her own.

　It was Sarasa who noticed the unusual situation.

'There are two Cecil-chan's here.

　I gasp.

　Hearing those words, Cecil also slowly turned around.
　The red-haired and brown girl was reflected in her wine-colored eyes.
　He twisted his face like a little devil.

　Cecil pulled out his blade without a second thought.
　Cleave towards the other Cecil.
　But he dodged it with a dull backstep.

　He smiled amusedly at the upset Cecil as he mocked him.
　Then he said.

'What are you talking about, Sarasa?　I'm Cecil.