I had Sora and Luna use their magic to jump through the air and land next to Stella.

　Stella is ... safe.
　Her sword and armor are in tatters.
　Traces of fatigue can be seen on her face, but she was not fatally wounded.

'Rain, where are the people they took!
It's okay. Sola and Luna got us out of harm's way. We have no need for them to take advantage of us.
Good....
Canade and Tania...?

　I run my gaze further around to check the situation.

　Stella's fellow knights are returning fire.
　Among them, I find Kanade and Tania.
　The two of them show an outstanding combination and reap the lord's private army.

　In the midst of the melee, I see Kanade and I look at each other slightly.
　When Kanade found us, he smiled and jumped over to us.

''Rain, you're safe!　I thought it was going to be okay, but but I still got worried!　And who's the girl on your back?

　Kanade's gaze turned to Nina, who was on my back.

''Huh........''

　Nina's big jump with magic earlier seemed to have been excruciating, and she was turning her eyes around in a circle.

'I'll explain in detail later!　Kanade, you have to protect her.
Aye, aye, sir!

　I leave Nina with Kanade.

'Oooh, fluffy.'
Hmmm.

　Did the two fluffy guys hit it off?
　Nina seemed somewhat relieved when Kanade held her in his arms.
　Anyway, now Nina would be relieved.

　Next up.....

Hey, Lane, they're coming back late!

　Tania came back this way too.

'Sorry, I've been through a lot.
You'll hear all about it later. So, what do you want me to do?　Do you want to just keep hitting them at random?
No. Let Sora and Luna take care of the rest. I want you two to put all your enemies in one place so that it's easier for you two to do it!
Copy that!

　Tania jumped and was in enemy territory again.
　Punching, kicking, wagging her tail...
　The lord's private army is grouped together in one place.
　It's really a brilliant move.

''Sola, Luna!''
All right!
"Taste the power of our strength!

　Sora and Luna held up their palms and a magic circle unfolded in the air.

''Flash Impact!!!!''

　Advanced magic has been released.

　A flash.
　Slightly delayed, explosions and impacts.
　They exploded in the middle of the enemy's line, blasting private soldiers away.

　Some had their eyes burned by the flash.
　Some were hit in the body by the impact.
　Most of the private soldiers, who should have been dozens of people, had fallen to the blow from Sora and Luna.
　They must have added or subtracted in their own way.
　Looking at their cries of anguish, it seems that none of them are dead.

'How is it, Rain? How strong are Sola and the others?''
"Hmmm, can't I just admire you?　Or rather, praise is good!　Come on, petting time!
That's great, you two. Good job.
Whew.
A lift.

　I did as I was told and patted their heads.

'So, Sora isn't ... uhhhhh ... but this is ... fine.'

Neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
I'm not going to allow you to be biased.
I'll see you later, anyway.

　It's not all over yet.

Stella.
Oh!

　Stella raises her sword and sends instructions to her companions in a powerful voice.

'I've removed the interloper!　Now, let's raid the lord's house and conduct an audit.
"'Ooooooh!



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"Shit, shit, shit, shit!　You useless bastards!

　Edgar, who had been watching the whole thing from inside the pavilion, was frustrated by the groundhog on the spot.

　I had prepared so many private soldiers, but they were crushed by just a few people.
　Impossible.
　It was unacceptable.
　Despite these thoughts, the reality in front of me remained the same.

　While capturing the few remaining private soldiers, Rain, Stella and the others approached the pavilion.
　Edgar glares at Rain, not Stella, with blazing eyes.

''That man........that man is the source of the problem!

　Edgar remembered the advice of the mysterious man.
　Rain Shroud is the one to be most wary of........

　I can't admit that I, the son of a lord, would consider a mere individual a threat.
　I can't admit it but I have to admit it.
　That man the Rain Shroud is my worst enemy.

　Edgar finally admitted that.

"You said that with him gone, the most powerful species he uses will have no reason to follow him?

　Remembering the man's words, Edgar took out a ring with a disastrous color.

　He gently stroked the ring.
　It glowed eerily.
　But to Edgar, the color looked very beautiful.
　It looked like a wonderful tool that would give him victory.

'I am not a man who ends up in this place I can reach higher and higher. I am not a fool, etc.!

　Edgar wears the ring.
　He then pointed it at Rain, who was closing in on the pavilion.

'I'm going to win ... and I'm going to keep winning!

　Edgar focused his consciousness and reminded himself.
　The magic that had been trapped in the ring would be released.

　At the same time, another thing was also unleashed.
　An evil will, a being with a jet-black soul.
　What it is, Edgar does not realize....



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　The robe man........Arios was watching the series of events from a hill near the lord's mansion.

　He gave Edgar the magic item and instructed him to kill Rain.
　He seems to be a proud man, so it's hard to know if he'll obey honestly.
　It could be a gamble there.

　Arios had made that decision.

''........Kukku. Looks like I've won the bet.''

　I felt a wave of magic power that I remembered from the building.
　It must have been Edgar using a magic item.

　Things are going the way I want them to go.
　Arios had a look of amusement on his face.



　A kind of black fog poured out of the mansion and...
　They solidified into one place and formed the shape of a man.

　It was a figure worthy of being called the Grim Reaper.
　A skeleton and a tattered robe.
　In his hand, a huge scythe as tall as his body.

　It is a super-grade magic called "Death Size" that gives the target the status of death.
　The Grim Reaper has been revealed.

　The Grim Reaper is approaching Rain with a speed far beyond that of a human being.......
　He raises his scythe wide open!