Hmm....Rain!

　With a humming sound, Nina appeared next to me.
　Putting her hands on me...
　Transition as it is.

　Passing through the thunder dragon, I move in front of Iris at once.

''That kind of rough work.......is it possible?
'It's ants!　I'm sorry, but I don't fight alone. I have friends that I can count on!
Exactly!

　While our attention was on us, Kanade approached Iris at once.

　Iris's gaze swings from side to side.
　Me and Nina, and Kanade.
　They seem to be wondering which one to aim for.

　That gap becomes a big hole.

''That's enough!

　Tania, who remained in the rear, shot out a series of fireballs.
　One shot, two shots, three shots.
　The oversized fireballs closed in on Iris.

'Come on, sorrowful ice bombs.

　Iris summoned an ice bullet and intercepted Tania's fireball.
　The power of the ice bullets was tremendous, canceling out the fireball without a trace.

　Still.

　The interceptions take up so much time that their response to us is delayed.
　That's probably Tania's aim.
　Having received the thoughts of our companions, we quickly become flesh and blood on Iris.

"Say it!
Unny!

　Me and Kanade, hitting Iris from both sides.
　Iris catches our attacks with both hands.

　Aside from me, I can't believe I'm catching a blow from Kanade...
　As usual, it's still a ridiculous physical ability.
　Once again, I'm reminded of the Heavenly Clan's bullshit power.

　Still.........

　We can't give up, and it's not like we've decided that we can't reach Iris in the first place.

''Hmm........!

　Nina, who was nearby, moved directly above Iris in transition.
　Wary, Iris tried to brace herself, but...

I won't let you!

　Me and Kanade hit a rush under our breath and blocked Iris' hand.

　Meanwhile, Nina moved...
　With a snap, he stuck to Iris' back.

'What, what is it?'

　As expected, Iris is also confused.
　What will he do?
　He is flustered, seemingly unable to read Nina's intentions.

　And Nina, our Nina........

Rain.

　He looks at me.
　I was able to get some idea of what they were going to do by looking into their eyes.
　I don't know if it's the sense of trust or the cooperation that comes from being friends.......
　That's the kind of connection I think it's all about.

Hmm!

　Nina made the transition with Iris.
　The transition was to........

Shit this is...

　In the ground.

　The transition was executed in the form of Iris' lower body buried in the ground.
　Of course, Nina wouldn't be buried in the ground.
　They dared to shift the coordinates of Iris's transition destination alone and made her burrow into the ground.

''Bai, Bai.''

　Nina used the transference again and took shelter in a hurry.

''There's a gap!''

　Kanade runs at Iris, who can't move.
　He tries to deliver a merciless blow, but....

Please don't lick me too much for this.
Meow!

　Twisting your body, flapping your wings....
　Iris made a huge hole in the ground and made her escape.

　It's outrageous that he could escape from a situation like that so quickly. He has a bullshit physical ability.
　Kanade seems to be surprised and stops in his tracks.

''Come on, otherworldly flames.''

　Iris's fire bursts forth, but....
　I wouldn't allow it to hit Kanade.

　I pull back from Kanade's hand and take his body in my embrace. By doing so, I manage to avoid it.

''Hmph!　Awwww.

　For some reason, Kanade turns red, but I can't be bothered.

　Although Nina's transition didn't make it possible to seal it off...
　But we could buy ourselves some time.
　Once again, we'll be fleshed out by Iris.

　Just one more thing.
　If we can get a clear shot...!

　Think about it and...
　I had an idea.

"Come on, otherworldly...
Stop!

　With all the magic power I could find, I shouted with all my might.

''Wha........?

　Here, for the first time, the color of composure disappeared from Iris's face.

　As if in a golden bind, Iris's movements stop.
　Her fingertips and other parts of her body are twitching, but that's all.
　She seems unable to move her body freely, revealing her confusion.

"This is.........what in the world is.......what.......?

　A beast tamer can give a simple order without a contract.

　Of course, that doesn't work against any opponent.
　It's hard to work against animals with strong powers and...
　And it's not something you can do against the most powerful species.

　And yet, I thought to myself, "If I can do it now....
　I thought that if it was me now, maybe I could do it....

　I was able to meet everyone and get help from everyone.
　On top of that, Suzu gave me special training, and I was able to gain a certain amount of confidence.

　That's how much we've accumulated.
　That's why it's possible, isn't it?　So I thought.

　And.........that thought was correct.

d*mn.........!

　Iris regained her freedom with a motion that seemed to unravel the threads that were tangled in her body.
　The time he was able to restrain himself would be about a second?
　I think he did well against the strongest species.

　But.....

　That one second is enough.

Kanade!
Yeah.

　He held hands with Kanade.
　Then I held my camouflage at the ready.

　I can feel the power flowing in through our linked hands.
　As the red sword blade is heated, it becomes even redder.

'Come, otherworldly...'
Too late!

　He approached until he was right in front of Iris.
　This would involve me, so I can't use magic.

　Now.........checkmate.

''How about this........how about this!

　I swung my camouflage, filled with the power of me and Kanade, down at Iris.