Rifa, can you do it?
Yeah. I'm fine.

　I know it must be a shock to see your brother in that situation, but Rifa was a strong boy.
　Even though she had tears in her eyes from grief, she looked straight ahead and showed her will to fight.

''Well, Rifa, I'll team up with Tania and ask you to deal with the small fry. And then.........
Wait. I'm going to fight my brother.
Rifa?　No, but that's....
I have to let my brother go and it has to be me.
Okay.

　It's supposed to be harder than anyone else.
　I'm supposed to want to cry.
　And yet, she's still trying to move forward.

　I can't stop Refa from doing that.
　The only thing I can do is to support her.

"Tania. Sola.
Yeah, we'll take care of it.
I'll try to support the refs exactly.

　They both seem to have figured it out right away.
　They nod powerfully and dependably.
　Their faces are filled with anger.
　They must be angry at the foreign law that doesn't consider the people of Weiss as people, too.

''Then Rifa, Tania and Sola, I want you to take care of the people of the demon race who are being manipulated by Vice.
Yeah. I've got it.
"Kanade and Luna, take Monica. There's something creepy about that guy. Be careful, though.
Ra-nya!
"Hmph, you're going to regret your foolishness!
Nina and Tina, take care of the mooks around you.
I want to...
I'll do it!

　Politely, Weiss waited until we gave him instructions.
　There's a section that is underestimating us, such as going to the trouble of explaining our abilities.

　If you want to insult me, it's fine to insult me.
　I'm going to make you regret each and every joke you make.

Let's go, guys.........
""Oh!"



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Mmmm!

　Kanade understood Lane's words about Monica being a creepy opponent.
　There was no doubt that she was just a human being.
　But I can't see the bottom of it.

　How much power does he have?
　What abilities do they have?
　It was as if he had no idea what to expect, as if he was hiding behind a gentle smile.

　So, Kanade decided to go without reservation.
　Right from the start, full throttle, full power.

　He charges in at a super high speed, to the point where you'd think he might leave an afterimage.
　The impact spreads to the extent that the floor made of stone is cracked.
　With the same momentum, he swings his fist at me further.



　Impact.
　Kanade's fist caught Monica's chest.

　Monica kept her smile on her face...
　And the next moment, its body shatters into pieces.

''Nyah!''

　I had too much momentum and I did it...?
　Kanade stiffens involuntarily.
　Kanade sweats unpleasantly and gets confused.

　However, Luna was calm.

'Kanade, that guy is a hallucination!
What?
You're right.

　The voice came from Kanade's right side.
　He shook his fist reflexively, but it only cleaved in the air empty.

''Huh?　
Now you're out of luck.

　Monica appeared from Kanade's left side.
　As if oozing out of nothing, Monica's figure appeared and slashed Kanade's shoulder with her sword.

　Kanade was able to avoid serious injury by retreating his body momentarily.
　However, Kanade was greatly confused by Monica's movements, which were literally divine.

The voice came from the right...!
'Kanade, calm down!　I think he's probably using some kind of hallucinatory magic.
Can't you block it?
I can't!
'He said it proudly with his chest!

　Although Luna seemed to be talking in vain, while doing so, she was observing the situation calmly and desperately turning her head to analyze it.

''What do you mean...?　The first body was a magically created hallucination... but then the voice?　You created an auditory hallucination and then disappeared yourself and then... mmmm?　The magic power to create so many illusions in humans... not just magic power, but technology...


　Monica had split into eight people and were slashing at Kanade at the same time.
　Even though it was the cat spirit race with amazing physical abilities, this was indeed inevitable.
　Wounds were forming all over Kanade's body.

''Is that the extent of it?　Being the strongest species isn't much of a stretch, either.
'Mwah!　I'm so mad!　I'm going to show you the power of the most powerful species.

　The canade leapt and rose wide, right above him.
　It spun around in the air and fell headfirst.
　Just before he did so, he thrust out his fist and hit the floor with great force.
　Gosh!　And then a roar sounded and a shockwave splashed around.

''Mmm!''

　Luna's voice sharpened as she noticed something.

'Kanade, now that's another shot!
'What?　Oh, yes!

　As he was told, Kanade jumped up into the air and hit the ground again.
　A shockwave spread, and Monica's illusions wavered.

　Seeing this, Luna realized that she was not wrong.

'Kanade, they are all illusions!
What do you mean?
This Monica or whatever the hell she is, she's not here!　It's activating illusionary magic remotely!　So there's no point in thinking that you can just hit the body or anything else!
Oh, my God, is that possible?
I am also surprised, but there is no other reason to explain the current phenomenon. You will be able to find out the best way to get the most out of your own personal computer. Moreover, that illusion, all of which have the troublesome property of having substance. It's not to be underestimated!
Isn't it too crazy!

　With a screeching voice, Kanade punched down the approaching Monica.
　However, he didn't feel a response, and the fog dissipated as if melting into the morning sun.

　It would be easier if it just disappeared...
　New monikers emerge from the shadows of the pillars.
　Their numbers grow more and more with each passing hour...
　Kanade and Luna were now surrounded by more than ten monikers.

'Oh, you've found out what I'm capable of. That's as good as it gets. When dealing with the spirit race, it's easy for them to lay bare what kind of magic you are using.
You have a lot of room to breathe for a man like that.
You know why I can afford it, don't you?
Huh.

　Luna bit her back teeth in frustration.
　Kanade had a bad feeling about his companion's situation.

'Hey, hey Luna. If you understand the principle, you can defeat it, right?　We can handle it, right?
I can't do it.
What?
'How is it possible to do such a thing just because we know that you are using illusionary magic remotely?　This part of the story remains a mystery. With time, we might be able to figure out what the mechanism is...
Hmmm, I wouldn't give him that kind of time.
Oh, no!

　Luna was also the target of the attack, and she fled to Kanade in a hurry.
　She was good at magic, but she wasn't good at close combat.

''Unyan!''
Ignito Javelin!

　Kanade's fists and Luna's magic shattered the visions of the three Monicas.
　However, as if laughing at such resistance, four new visions of Monica appear.

''Ki, there's no end to it, this.
'However, it has to be done. I can't leave it to Rain to deal with this mess.
Yeah, right!　Yeah I'll do my best.
I'm glad to hear that you're motivated.
That's a lot of leeway!
Do you think you can defeat us easily?
'As expected, I'm not so vain as to think about such things. My role is to take care of you guys. The cat spirit race and the spirit race.......they're both troublesome opponents, you know. Weiss-sama won't become a threat to you, so I'll stop you here.

　As he said that, Monica's phantoms slashed at him all at once.
　Kanade and Luna managed to find an opening while judging them.
　However, Monica was a cunning opponent.
　She would fight Kanade and Luna in a solid way, without exposing any weaknesses.
　As I just put it into words, the main goal is not to defeat them, but to keep them stranded.

　Kanade and Luna bristled because they knew that, because they knew that.
　They wanted to defeat Monica now and join Rain.

'Aww, this guy is so annoying!
I agree with you!
"Hmm, you're going to have to stay with me, aren't you?

　The multiple visionary Monica laughed bewitchingly and wielded a sword at each of them.