'Kanade, come with me to the two of you!　Tania's got the poachers, once again.　Sola and Luna are on perimeter alert!　Nina, help Tania!

　I'm going to need to get to the point where I can give you some quick instructions and...
　Everyone nodded lightly and flew to their posts.

'Let's go, Kanade!
It's the Wheel of Fortune!

　I ran with Kanade.

　As we moved, Aug swung his sword at us.
　It's a sharp, quick blow.
　As expected, the name of the C-rank is not an honorable one.

　
　I've fought Arios, and I've fought demons.
　Those experiences have raised my skill level.
　It's not like I'm going to be hit by a mere adventurer's attack now.

　Twisting my body, I avoided the blade with plenty of time to spare.
　The ensuing barrage of blows is also passed over as I try to get down on the spot.
　The sword of an augur bites the tip of your hair with a chirp.

It's not a bad idea.　Be quiet!
Yes, I'll be quiet. That's not going to happen!

　I ducked under the sword of the ogre and my fist....

Windcutter!

　As if to fill the gap in the augmentation, Kreuz's magic was released.
　A blade of wind flies towards us, cutting away the branches of the trees.

　It's a brilliant support that makes up for the gap in my partner's life.
　It's a trick that was made possible because I've been a partner for many years.

　But Aug isn't the only one who has a partner to rely on.

''Nyan!

　Kanade jumped forward to defend me.
　On the spot, I shake my fist with all my might.

　BOOM!!!

　A tremendous sound resounded, as if a giant iron ball had passed through.
　At the same time, a shockwave was generated.
　The shockwave created by Kanade's superspeed fist canceled out and counteracted the wind blade.

''Wha...!　S-, how could you prevent my magic in such a way...?
Hmmm, I'm not going to let Rain lift a finger!
Thanks, Kanade.
You're welcome!
Let's keep this thing going, we're gonna roll it out in one fell swoop.
Roger!

　This time we both charged in.
　I'll start on the right.
　Kanade from the left.
　I ran in an arc, sandwiching Aug and Kreuz from left and right.

"You kids!
"Don't lick us!　Flare Arrow!

　Aug throws a knife.
　Kreuz fires a flaming arrow at each of them.

　There's no need to avoid these things.
　Narkami's special mechanism is activated.
　He ejected the needle and knocked off every single throwing knife.

'Unya, nyah!

　Kanade picked up a reasonable stone and threw it at the flaming arrow.
　A stiff ball strikes through the flaming arrows.

　Kanade is of the cat spirit race, and although he is weak in magic...
　But that doesn't mean he's weak enough to manage with such intermediate magic.
　Really, it's a dependable companion.

Now.........
That's it!

　Me and Kanade's fists caught Ogg and Kreuz.
　A blow to the abdomen, respectively.

　My strengthened fist and the cat spirit tribe's blow.
　There's no way they could endure it, and Aug and Kreutz fell to their knees on the spot.


''Oh, it can't be.......aside from the cat spirit clan, what the hell is this man's power......?''
'Hmmm, Rain is strong, right?　I'm so many times more awesome than you guys are!

　Why would Kanade be so good at this?
　Well, it's okay.
　It's kind of nice to feel like you're being complimented.

"Hey, don't do that...!　Paralyzed Shock!
Uh-oh!

　As if it were a last badge of honor, Kreutz chanted his magic.
　Something like white plant ivy tangled around our legs.
　With a prick, I felt as if I had been pricked by a needle.

''Nyah, nyah nyah nyah...!

　Kanade shows off his wobbly and strange movements.
　You can't show it off, or rather, you can't do anything other than do so...

I can't move, I can't feel my body, I can't move at all!
'Kukku you've let your guard down. Now you guys won't be able to move properly for an hour. Don't worry. We're the same adventurers, we won't do anything barbaric like killing you. But we'll let you stay here for a while. In the meantime, we'll take the poachers to the guild...
'Oh I'm sorry I'm talking like I'm good at it, but that's just not possible.
What?

　Seeing me moving normally, especially unchanged, Kreutz made a surprised expression.

''How is it possible to move........!　Surely, the magic must have been activated!
Sorry about that. That stuff doesn't work for me.

　Thanks to the contract with Luna, I now have the ability to 'completely nullify the status quo'.
　It's only preventing instant death magic.
　There's no way paralysis would work.

''Bah, that's ridiculous........High resistance to state abnormalities?　No, there's no way a normal human being could have such a thing.........and if so, an item?　Could it be that you saw this coming...?
Well, I guess that's the way it goes.

　There is no need to bother revealing our hand.
　Since it seems to be a misunderstanding, I didn't have to correct him and left it at that.

''Guh........!　There's no way I'm going to lose to these kids!

　Kreutz seems to have lost his mind, but it seems that Aug is not giving up.
　He was hit so hard in the abdomen that he would normally be unable to move...
　With spunk and guts, he forced himself to move.

　He got up to leap up and swing his sword.
　Being a C-rank, it's a sharp blow.
　Furthermore, me and Kanade were caught off guard that we wouldn't be able to move anymore, and we were caught off guard.
　Normally, it would be a must-kill blow.
　........normally.

'I'm numb, but I can move at least this much...........................Unyan!
What?

　Kanade's fist bounced off Aug's blade.

　It would be an unbelievable sight from the Org's point of view.
　It caught him completely off guard. It was unnoticed.
　And yet, he was played. The attack was blocked.

　It's not like Kanade knew he was caught by surprise.
　Me and Aug both thought that Kanade couldn't move anymore.
　And yet, Kanade prevented Aug's attack.
　Why?

　The answer is awfully simple.
　Kanade noticed Aug's attack and acted immediately.
　With reflexes and superhuman speed unthinkable for an ordinary person, he blocked the orgue's attack.

　The power of the Kanade is in a realm that ordinary humans could never reach.
　After witnessing this, it seems that Aug did not intend to resist any further.
　He slumps down with the sword in his hand and nods his head.

''However, we can't just leave it like this, can we?

　He took the wire out of Narkami and tied up Aug and Kreuz so they couldn't move.

'Well, guys...'
Rain, I'm back.

　Tania came in with Nina.
　I can't see the poachers but...?

Oh, those guys?　I made sure you couldn't escape, so you can rest easy.
What kind of rope did you use to hold him?
'I wouldn't get into that kind of trouble. I threatened him with another fireball if he tried to escape and he went quiet in one shot.
'Oh...'

　If you say that, the poachers will have no choice but to be quiet.
　Tania's fireball is so powerful...
　I don't think I'll ever want to taste anything like that again.

Also, thanks to Nina.
Nina?
'I'm going to show off my subspace storage and throw anyone who doesn't quiet down into this one.
I wouldn't do that...
We're bluffing. We're bluffing. But it worked so well.
Hmmm.

　Few would disobey being told that they would be thrown into a sub-space they didn't understand.

'I'm back.'
You kept me waiting.

　Sora and Luna, who had been wary of their surroundings, also returned.

'What's the matter?'
No, nothing.
If I had to guess, I'd say that all the animals in the forest are drawn to it.
We've drawn some demons as well, but we've fought them off.
Thanks. You two have given me a lot of peace of mind to focus on the fight.
"Humph, praise me. Stroke me if you like.
Luna!　You don't want to get carried away too soon.

　The air of calm returns, as if to signal the end of the conflict.
　Well now we are going to find out why we did this.　It's interrogation time.