It's a mercy, at least. I'll make it quick so you won't have to suffer.

　Iris casts a spell.

'Come, otherworldly fire. All here.

　A mass of flames floats above Iris' hands.
　One, two, three........
　Countless bullets appeared.

　Right now I can't use magic and my physical abilities have been greatly reduced.
　Normally, it's impossible to avoid that many attacks.
　I can't do it, but........

What?

　Iris unleashes her magic.
　Then my eyes widened in astonishment.

　I twisted, jumped to the side, lowered myself...
　I dodged all the flame bullets.

''........You are so light. You're like a member of a circus.
The Beast Tamer has to move his body this way and that to tame the animal. There's plenty of room for this.
''You can still speak lightly.......I, although I don't realize it, it seems I was holding back. How about this then?　Come, otherworldly fire. Come on, thunderbolt of annihilation. Come on, ice bombs of sorrow.

　Fire, lightning, and ice - three kinds of magic manifest at the same time.
　They become a storm of violence, raging as if they want to devour me.

　But I remained calm.
　In my current state, if I get hit by even one blow, I'm out.......
　Still, there is no hurry.

　I will calmly assess the trajectory of the magic...
　I find a safe zone and slide my body into it.

　All of Iris's magic misses and is unsuccessful.

''Nah... why...''

　Coincidences don't happen twice in a row.
　It's inevitable that I avoided Iris' attack.

　Iris seemed to finally admit that, and she had a bitter look on her face.

''What on earth did you do?　 So why is it that...
We're done.
...Yes?
'You've already fought Iris once. So Iris was generous enough to show her cards, right?　With that many attacks on us, we'll figure out how to deal with them.
No....no...no, I'm not gonna do that...
'Well, it's a miscalculation that even my physical abilities have declined but I can still manage this much.

　Iris's attack is indeed outrageous.
　A terrifying threat.

　Still, Iris isn't a god who doesn't make mistakes.
　There is a 'hole' somewhere.
　If you can exploit those holes, you'll be able to cross over.

"In a single battle, you'll find out what I'm capable of...?　I don't think that's possible... the rate at which it's growing, it's like...
Now we go this way!
What?

　While Iris was surprised, he attacked from us.
　I ejected Narkami's wire and restrained Iris' body, even temporarily.
　In the meantime, I thrust in.
　He dives into his bosom, thrusting his hands out as he collides with his full weight.

''Ugh!''

　Iris's little body was blown away.
　It was so quick, it was like her guard was delayed.

''d*mn ... like this!

　Iris quickly regained her footing.
　I didn't bother and went after him, but....
　The fist that I brought out was easily received by Iris.


....
After all, Lady Rayne is not a very powerful person. He may be incredibly talented but not nearly as talented as I am.
How about that?
What?

　He twisted his body around the axis of his left leg.
　He kicked Iris's side as he thrust the toe of his right foot into her.

''Ah........!

　Iris, the strongest species, frowned at my attack, not much different from a normal human.

　When Iris wobbles, I step through my knees.
　As expected, it's hard and doesn't go so far as to break a bone.
　But it did some definite damage.

　Iris showed a gesture of protection for her leg and swung me away from her with force.
　And then he hits me hard.

Huh?

　He catches Iris's fist in both palms and flies at that moment.
　Although he was blown away like paper, there was no serious damage.
　The damage was far lessened by the fact that he dared to fly from himself.

''What on earth did you do.......?　I'm not going to let you damage me...
'It's true, Iris is strong. Not only her magic, but her physical abilities are on par with the cat spirit race. But she does have a weakness.
"Weaknesses?
"As long as you have the same body as us humans, there are certain parts of your body structure that you just can't work on. That's what I was trying to get at.

　That's what I learned in my training with Suz-san.

''To be able to do such a thing........accurately in real life....
I've been through a fair amount of trouble. I think I've got a handle on it.
d*mn it...!

　Here, for the first time, Iris stopped in alarm.
　Would he be able to get through to her if she attacked him?
　Wouldn't that be a painful counterattack?
　I can see you're lost like that.

　It was a good trend.
　But it's not that I have the upper hand.
　Rather, I'm the underdog.

　Although I succeeded in upsetting Iris by making the first move........
　It's not going to lead to a decision.
　In fact, they could pull off an upset at any time and in any place.
　That's how much of a power difference there is.

　Iris is forgetting that there is a power differential by being so upset...
　Essentially, all you have to do is hit the magic repeatedly and that's it.
　Even though I've figured it out to a certain extent, no matter how much, I can't continue to avoid it indefinitely.

　The fact that I'm walking a tightrope on the edge must never be realized.

''Where did Master Rain hide such power?''
'Where, you ask me, I'm always, always doing my best, you know?　Last time I fought Iris, I did my best.
'I don't know. I can't help but wonder if he's been hiding his powers. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so uncomfortable with it.
A mouse in a corner can bite a cat.
If you call yourself a rat, will you not be hunted honestly?
'I refuse to do that. I'm not good with pain.
My mouth is open.

　The magic converges in both of Iris' hands, and light gathers.
　However, it's different from the magic I've seen before.

''If you're saying that my magic has been forsaken, then I have no choice but to use magic that I have yet to show to Rain-sama.
You're serious, aren't you?
"Master Lane, let's acknowledge you as an 'enemy'. I will do everything in my power to eliminate you.

　Iris spread her wings.