Awl....
I know, I'm under a lot of pressure!

　"I'm not a pussy! The feeling of intimidation from the spirits that appeared with the words "I'm not going to let you go" made Junna and Auru unable to move.
　The fairies flying above the two of them also couldn't hide their agitation and flew around in a haze of anxiety.

''It looks like they're discussing something.
'I don't know what you're talking about, but now is the time to... soooo!
What?

　Immediately after. The two of them gasped at the seven-colored light that emanated from the spirits.

''Awl!''
'Ha! I was mesmerized. It's unnerving!

　Junna doesn't reprimand Aul's words that she was fascinated by the sight of the enemy.
　This is because she herself was fascinated by the scene in front of her and even moved by it.

''The current aura is causing instability within the ward. If you don't settle this quickly, the wards will unravel.''
All right, all right. You will fight them properly!

　At Junna's words, Auru tightened his attention. But at the same time, he felt the question he was carrying in the back of his mind deepening.

(It's still strange. When we fought in the park earlier, there was no sign of such a powerful spirit accompanying him at all. Most importantly, the atmosphere is a bit different too...)

　This is clearly different from the situation earlier when he called them into the park and suddenly attacked them.
　Despite these doubts, Auru handed over the magic power to the fairy in order to invoke the next magic.




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'Yay! Now Master can use his magic! Maybe.
Maybe.

　While tweaking Uru's line, which I don't know if he's being blunt or honest, I try to get barefoot and fire a minimal output 'scattergun'.

''Whoa!

　I was able to release it with no problem, but it blew up the ground a bit.
　I thought I held it down to just a sparkler but it looks like I made a mistake in adding or subtracting.

''Master, it's coming!
What?

　At Ur's words, I looked ahead and saw lightning bolts and blades of water coming at me with great speed. Oh no!

Now, "Triple Warding!

　The triple-layered transparent wall of light received all the incoming attacks........

''Cut the master's wards! Awesome!
'Oh, yeah,'

　It's beautiful, but that's not the point.
　The shine is more brilliant than usual and each ward is thicker than usual.

''Ur, what did you do?''
'What? I didn't do anything. I can feel the magic power passing through my body when the master is about to use his 'jutsu', but that's all.

　No, no, no, no. That's the cause.
　I don't understand the logic, but it seems that the power is boosted by activating the 'jutsu' through the Urus.
　It's a good idea to use the same senses as before to launch the 'Scatterguns', the day Odori Park is going to be a mess.

"Well, what to do........triple boundaries!
Nice defense, master!

　The attacks of the two of them are not very powerful just because they have a lot of hands. If you use the thickened 'Triple Warding', you can block them with ease.......hmm? If you look closely, a fourth ward appears so thin that you have to strain your eyes to see it.

''This must be a 'quadruple ward' then.

　This is not the time to be saying that.
　If you take a closer look at the fourth picture, you'll see that it's wearing an uncanny presence. It's a bit scary, and it's probably best not to use the 'triple warding' either.

It's a good idea to at least find out why they are attacking you. Otherwise, I won't understand.

　Ur-boosted jutsu in general is too dangerous and needs to be approached if we're going to discuss it.
　If it comes to that...

Ooh, "Enhanced!

　Strengthening his thinking speed and muscle power, he approached the two of them while avoiding countless attacks.

''Chi, we can't let them get close! Sanda, Gran, 'Shot Barrett'!
"Dene, 'Barrett'!
Whoa!

　A scattering of thunder, stone and water that filled my field of vision was coming at me.
　I thought I would use the "Triple Warding" but I didn't know what would happen with that technique, which unknowingly became the "Quadruple Warding". So this place....

Sorry, Odori Park! 'Toy'!

　I created several dolls using the cobblestones of Odori Park as the material and used them as a wall to charge at the two men.
　Some of the cobblestones have come off, but the magic of the two men has already torn them apart, so please be tolerant of this.

''We can't take them down with too many attacks!

　My sister committee chairperson is frustrated as she releases a spray of water.
　She seems to be struggling thanks to the cobblestone doll showing more durability than expected. I'll feel free to use this opening to get in close!

''It can't be helped........Junna, I need you to stall for time.
'You do that thing. Deane, 'The Great Wall'!

　The chairperson of the sister committee shouted that, and a huge wall of rapids appeared.

''Wow, that's pretty sturdy,''

　It seems that the rush of the cobblestone doll is not powerful enough to break through the wall of the torrent.

I'm not sure if this is going to work. I don't know if I can break through with normal 'enhancements' and I can't use 'jutsu' either.......it's a little painful, but that's the only way to go.

　Use "Strengthening" to strengthen muscles and bones. Andーー.

Further 'enhancement'!

　I superimpose 'strengthening' on the muscles and skeleton of my right arm.

'Ow, ow, ow,'

　The nerves in my right arm scream as I'm caught between muscles and bones that have been 'strengthened' beyond their limits.
　It's a pain I've missed, almost like growing pains.

'Oops, no time to get emotional,'

　He swings his reinforced fist and punches the wall of the torrent as hard as he can!

"Gender Equality Fist Break!

　A strong explosive sound rang out, and the shockwave that was generated blew the wall of the torrent away.

''Nah! It was just a punch that broke my 'Great Wall'!
That's right!

　It's the most powerful skill I have in my proximity technique, the Telephone Punch.
　For now, it's only my right arm, but if I applied the Reinforcement to my entire body, it would be possible to create a huge crater.
　However, you'll need to sacrifice your right arm and a large opening, so you'll need to have a substitute card on hand when you have time to accumulate. Also, the enhanced area will be sore for a while.

''It was worth practicing in the yard at home with the soundproofing effect on the 'Triple Warding'...'''

　I have learned through the attacks of the aliens. That if I was to live in peace, I needed to be well prepared!
　To that end, I'm developing several new techniques other than 'Gender Equal Fist and Break (Telephone Punch)', but I don't care about that. More importantly...

'I'm not going to fight any more. Explain to me why you attacked me out of the blue.

It's more important to understand what's going on.

He just attacked us? That's my line!

　Huh?

'It wasn't you who put a letter in our shoebox and called out, 'If you want your fairy seed (Fair Real Seed) back, come to the park you designated'! And then he suddenly attacked. ''Hurry up and give me back the 'Fairy Seed' you stole!
A letter? A fairy seed?

　I don't understand the situation. We were the ones who were called out, and I don't remember stealing anything with that name.

"Wait a minute, I don't understand. I got a letter in my shoebox and I got called out here, too. I don't remember stealing anything called 'Fairy Seed' or anything like that, and I don't know anything about it in the first place!
But you just attacked us in the park! You almost killed me, you know!

　What do you mean just now I've been here for a while now, what the hell is going on?

"...Thank you for stalling, Junna. I finally finished chanting.

　In the midst of all this, a disturbing line came from the blonde girl who was hiding behind the committee chair sister.
　The chanting was........wow?

I don't know who you are, but you must let them catch you quietly. ''Mujo, the Golden Giant soldier, the Greatest Gaughan!

　When the blonde girl shouted this, a golden giant appeared, which could be five meters long.
　It has no weapons and looks like a skeleton wearing simple armor, but it's under tremendous pressure.

"Wow, oh no! Strong!
Yeah, it's a bit of a mess... what?

　Instantly, the dolls that had been hardening around me were blown to pieces.
　Looking at the golden giant's fist, I saw that there were a few pieces of cobblestone dolls on it. It seems that that giant did it. Contrary to appearances, it's an uncommon speed.

''Ha, too fast! Master, did you see that?
Yeah, I think I see one.

　I can track it with my eyes and it's not so much that I can't avoid it, but I'm not sure I can compete with it with cobblestone dolls and enhancements. I can't use my magic, so what to do.......

''I want you to be caught quietly. That way, they won't try to be any more rough on you.
I want to be held...

　Even if you say that, I don't remember doing anything to be caught.
　Besides, it's not nice to be caught without listening to what we have to say.

Master, you're in charge here. I will protect the master!
Nia!

　As I was thinking of a countermeasure against the golden giant, Nia jumped out of her breast pocket and sent the little beetle she had caught flying towards the golden giant.
　Hmm? When I looked, I saw that there was a spiritual power thread connected between Nia and Koganemushi. That kogane bug was a type of shikigami!

Oh, no! He's my messenger!
How did the messenger of Oulu get here?

　They're both surprised, but that's not the point now.
　They rush to hide Nia in their pockets as she jumps out of the way.

'Nia, stay in your pockets, it's not safe!

　Although he has a "substitute tag" on Nia as well, we don't know if it is effective on Nia, who is on the fine line between being a living thing and being a machine.
　For that reason, I want to avoid putting Nia in danger as much as possible.

''It's all right. It's all right.
Are you done?

　Immediately after Nia's words, the golden giant with the conger beetle attached to it stopped moving. And thenーー

'What? What? Why are you grabbing us!
'Wow, I don't know! The Gorgon is out of control! Let go! Why are you grabbing us!

ーーWith his huge hands, he grabbed up the sister committee chairman and the blonde girl and restrained them.
　What do you mean? I don't understand the situation.

"I have taken control of that Titan. "I am in control of that Titan now.
I've got this under control...

　It's amazing that you can do that, Nia.

''Awl, I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to destroy the 'Golden Giant Warrior [Gogan]'.
'It's fine, I meant to, too. 'Gran! Sanda!

　Yuck! You are going to destroy that Titan!

'I won't let you! Ultimate - Tackle it!
Ur?

　Just before the magic went into effect, Uru made a high speed tackle towards the balls of light flying above the two men's heads.

''Dine!''
'Gran! Sanda!

　The balls of light flew like ping-pong balls, and no magic was ever activated. For now, it was good, good.

Well....
'A, don't you dare touch Aul! If you do anything, let me do it! You beast!
'No, you can't! This case is my fault! If you want to humiliate me... humiliate me!
No....

　What kind of a guy do they think I am, the Beast, the humiliation.......

'Let's just talk about it. Nia, let them both go.
Yes, sir.
"What...?
'What...? I don't mean to do anything about the two of you. I just want to talk to you.

　I guess he trusted me a little bit by releasing me from the giants, but he hasn't shown any pretense of attacking me.
　I'm tired. I guess we can finally talk about it now.



　


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　On the roof of a building, there was a man looking down on the foggy Odori Park.

I'm surprised, that I am. I didn't expect to find such a great necromancer hiding in there...

　His name is "Krom". He was the one who took Auru and Junna by surprise in the form of Kosuke and turned them against each other.



　Chromium smiled broadly as he put on his brimmed knit hat deeply.
　The joy of meeting an interesting being for the first time in a long time could not be more evident in his expression.

''I'm sorry, that Io-dono, but it's getting quite interesting, that it is.

　The culprit who seized the 'Fairy Seed' through Io's magic turned out to be Kosuke, and Chromium was entrusted with the task of retrieving it, but Chromium already had no idea of accomplishing that goal. Instead...



The only purpose of finding out Kosuke's identity was filling his mind.



　As soon as he muttered that, Chrome's figure disappeared from the top of the building.