Brave man... no. Bind the traitor Arios.

　The two knights moved at Sarya-sama's command.

　Arios is already bound by Narkami's wire...
　As expected of a knight of the King's Capital, I should say, but I still don't let my guard down and approach cautiously.

''Ridiculous.......this me is a traitor?　It's impossible, I'm a brave man I'm a brave man!
'Lord Arios you were indeed a brave man. You had the power to be called that.
Then why is this happening?
You are all strength and no heart.

　Sarya-sama says quietly.
　Those eyes are somewhat shaky....
　He seemed to be feeling sorry for Arios.

'Don't ... don't ... look at me like that!　I'm a brave man, I'm a brave man!

　Arios rambles on, but Lady Sarya no longer returns his words.
　She simply gives the knight a capture order in a nonchalant manner.

''Arios........''
Hey, don't look at me like that, Rain...!

　Arios just barely bit his back teeth.

'You........you're the reason I'm here because of you.......!
'Lord Sarya's orders. Lord Arios, I would like to take you into custody.
Please, please be quiet.

　With a thank you, the knight tries to restrain Arios...

Shut up!

　Arios shouted loudly and forcefully untied the wires that were tangled in his body.
　If he did that, his flesh would be ripped open.
　In fact, Arios would bleed, but...
　That didn't stop him.

'You're holding me to this?　I am a brave man!　There's no way they would approve of such a joke!　You'll be sorry in hell!
What?
Geez!

　A certain amount of damage should have been accumulated...
　Arios flashed his sword and took down the two knights in an instant.

'd*mn it!'

　They say a wounded tiger is more formidable than a wounded tiger
　That's exactly what happened.

　Right now Arios is like a hunted tiger, flailing like a beast.
　We should have settled this before this happened...

　My mistake.
　I should have beaten you more thoroughly.

'Back off, Lady Sarya!　It's me.
Mr. Lane?

　The knights retreated, shielding Sarya-sama behind their backs.
　After making sure of that, they rushed at Arios.

''Stay quiet!
"Rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, you!!!

　
　My power is as strong as the cat spirit race but........
　So now Arios has comparable power!

　His eyes are bloodshot, and he has a shape I've never seen before.
　It's like a ghost.

　The body's limiter must be off due to being trapped.
　With a ridiculous amount of ridiculous power, I'm gradually pushed down.

''Not good........!
You're all alone in this situation!

　Geez!

　He loses the race and Kamui is played.
　Arios's deadly blade is closing in.

''d*mn!

　The first blow was defended by Narkami.
　It pierced through the small hand and tore through the arm, but it was not a fatal wound.

　However, it was only temporary.

　Arios quickly brings his blade back and fires a second blow.
　This time it's inevitable!

　I can't help but close my eyes.

　Gasp!

　A moment later, there was a roar.
　A sound like a lightning strike.......and then a shock.

'What the...?'

　When he opened his eyes, he saw a battered Arios.
　Arios's feet were charred.
　Don't tell me it's really a lightning strike...?

Uh....uh...

　This time the limit seemed to have been reached and Arios fell to the ground.
　Looking at the twitching and trembling, it seems he just fainted.

''Mr. Lane!''

　Sarya-sama rushed over here in a hurry.

''What the hell was that...?''
No, it's just... I don't really understand it either...

　I looked up at the sky and saw the blue sky.
　The sun was shining.

　
　If that's the case, then magic?
　But Sora and Luna weren't here.

　Besides, if that was magic, it looked familiar.

'....Iris?



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Hmm....

　There was a girl in the distance.
　She was sitting on a handy rock as a chair, lazily looking at the sky.

''Rain-sama hasn't changed in her stuffy ways, has she?

　A magic sniper at very long range.

　You've accomplished a tremendous amount, but the person in question has a cool face.
　He seems to think it's only natural to be able to do this.

　And that's as it should be.
　She is a celestial tribe that is said to be the strongest of the strongest.

''Well........Rain-sama is a person with very keen instincts, so she might be found even at this distance. Let's take some time off before that happens.''

　Girl..............................Iris got down on the ground.
　She brushed the dust off her panting and buttocks........
　Then he speaks over his back.

'So ... what can I do for you?'

　

'Could it be that she is here to condemn me for my actions?
'No, sir. Mr. Reese has ordered me not to worry about Mr. Iris. I don't blame you for any of the things you have done. I just........I wanted to thank you for this time.
Are you thanking me for this?

　Iris gets a quizzical look on her face.
　That's just as well.
　This time, in order to humiliate Rain, Monica has cooperated with Arios.
　And yet, at the last minute, she interfered, taking away the opportunity to kill Rain.
　Isn't that uninteresting from Monica's point of view?

　Iris would expect that....
　It seemed to be out of place, and Monica smiled.

''If Rain-san had been killed there, Arios-sama would have been killed on the spot as well. That would have been a problem for us as well.
Not Lady Rayne, but that brave man...?　But that brave man is finished. He did a lot of things in my case, but this time, he's even more foolish than that. As the human princess named Sarya would say, it's over.
That's exactly what I'm going to do, Mr. Reese.
I see.....I see. Hmph, I understand a little bit what you guys are thinking about. But then it would be a problem. I don't like that brave man.
Oh, I thought I owed you a favor.
"I've done you a great favor by letting you go. Therefore, I have no reason to smile at you.
It's a cold one, isn't it?
I don't need you to tell me that.

　Iris turned around and....
　Monica was already gone.

　It's not like they've done anything to her.
　There is no indication that they are being monitored.

　I'm sure they simply came to tell you that you don't have to worry about what you're doing.
　Apparently, it was not a lie that he was free to do so, and Iris analyzed the current situation.

''Well the brave man has fallen and Rain-sama has grabbed the light. I don't know what's going to happen now, but it's going to be quite tricky... and it's going to be interesting.

　Iris laughed a small laugh...

　Then, like a mirage, the figure disappeared.