When the committee chairman came back from the restroom, he joined us, and we all quietly made earthenware and stone tools to finish the first day of overnight recreation.

　In the evening, we ate curry in the dining room of the youth house...

Takigawa-san, it's curry!
"Mm, that's not so bad.

You go to the big bathroom and take a bath...

Takigawa-san, I'll wash your back!
"Mm, it's been a long time coming, but I'll be d*mned if I'm going to let you... Powerful, powerful!

Ishida and I head to the assigned room, while thanking Takigawa for his hard work.

Since we're on the second floor, room 207, I guess we're here.

　It's like we're all in the same room.

That's pretty impressive!
Really? It looks pretty frugal, but...

　Takigawa and Ishida muttered their exact opposite impressions.
　When I entered the room, it was a simple room with a simple interior, about six tatami mats in size, with only one bunk bed, one single bed and three small fixed desks.
　Hmm, I can't say either.

'Yes! Let's bet on the bed position and be millionaires, millionaires! There's a backgammon game too!
Takigawa, you're ready.
It's always like that!
What did you say?

　While Takigawa's statement is passed over, he immediately gets excited about the millionaire.

'Yes, up.'
I'm out too.
Geez!

　The result was me in first place, Ishida in second place, and Takigawa in third place, in that order.

"I wanted to sleep on the top bunk!
'Eh, I was thinking of getting a single bed because it's more inconvenient up there.
I've been trying to get under the bunk beds for the same reason.
And you want me on the top shelf?
Come in.

　There was no point in betting; it was decided that I would be on the single bed, Ishida would be under the bunk bed, and Takigawa would be on the bunk bed.

'Let's do it again!
'Takigawa, you've got a lot of confidence for being beaten on the bus and here,'

　Takigawa returns my words with a sizzling face.

"Huh. What's the point if you're losing with your feelings before the game?
That's not a line from a guy who keeps losing.

　The game continued as Ishida's tsukomi exploded.

Hmm?

　In the midst of all this, I suddenly felt uncomfortable.
　I'm not sure why Uru is so quiet, though she is eager to interrupt anything that seems to be fun.

''Ur?''

　When I look, I see a materialized Uru sitting on top of Nia in smartphone form on the desk.
　Ishida and Takigawa can't see him, so I speak to him through a spiritual thread so that they can't hear me.

''What are you doing?''
'Master. I'm concentrating, so don't talk to me!
"Oh, sorry.

　Why was he pissed off?

"Revolution!
Whoa!
What!

　Oh man, Takigawa is on a roll. For now, let's not worry about Nia and Uru and concentrate on the game.



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Iron sand... a lot... of... sand... collected.

　A young man's house is located in a forest in Asahikawa City. In the parking lot, there was a girl wearing a black robe and a huge lump of iron sand writhing in the waves.

'Now I can use this ... 'Iron History' ... to my heart's content.

　Ferrum. As the name suggests, she is a magician who manipulates iron.
　The Iron Factory, a magic formula to manipulate iron, is carved into her body as she possesses the rank C power of "metal manipulation" which only slightly moves metal.
　And just like Io, she is able to use a different dimension of magic, the Iron History, which allows her to manipulate and process iron at will, by combining two forces that normally do not cross each other's path.

''Golem ... refining.''

　With Ferrum's words, a large amount of iron sand was transformed into human-sized iron golems.
　There are 200 of them. Each and every one of them is an automatic doll with a high level of self-sustaining combat capability.

　The Iron History can be manipulated by adding magic power even if the iron has already been processed, but she prefers to use iron sand contained in the ground because it is easier to process.

'Finding the target ... is a pain. Once we have everyone in custody......fairy species, we can search slowly.

　In response to Ferrum's intentions, the iron doll moves quietly towards the young man's house where Kosuke is staying.

'You must wait!'

　However, two figures appeared in the dark night to block the path of the Iron Man form.

''Thank God you went out from there.
It was a good thing we were on the lookout for a perimeter.
....!

　The identity of the human shadow. Auru and Junna, who had set up a huge detection ward through spirit magic, had sensed Ferum's presence and rushed over.

''The second daughter of the Mizukami family and Auru-sama it's a bit troublesome.

　The iron golem that was about to head towards the young man's house was waiting, and Ferrum became more alert.

'So it was you guys who stole the fairy seed, after all. Felm!

　Aul raised his voice and glared at Ferrum, who was clad in jet black robes.

'You know Aul?'
'She's a member of the Dusk and Dawn Gang, just like me. However, she's a member of a hardline group with a different ideology than us.
The hard-liners are the same group that thinks about killing God or something.
'It is. It's a group that operates with dangerous ideas.

　While answering Junna's question, Auru quietly increases his own magical power.

''It's ... different. We will create a world free from divine control...!

　Ferrum also increased the amount of magic power he could put into his ironman form and shifted to a war-ready state.

"It looks like this won't be resolved peacefully.
It's a clue I've finally found. We must catch it here!

　Junna and Aru also channeled their magic power to each other's fairies and prepared for the spirit art.

''Iron History (Iron History)!

　It was Ferrum who took the lead. He processed the surrounding iron sand into countless swords and ejected them at high speed. At the same time, the golems that surrounded Junna and Aru also began advancing toward the two.

''Dine, 'Great Wall'!
"Sanda, Gran, 'grenade shots'!

　Junna blocked all the iron swords with the wall of the torrent, and Auru destroyed the approaching iron dolls with bursting electric and earthen bullets.

'It's our turn next. Sanda, Gran, it's the 'Blast Lance'!
"Dene, 'Lance'!
"The Iron History of Steel"!

　Ferum uses iron sand walls to defend against the countless spears of the three attributes that are coming at him.
　However, the iron sand in the ground isn't enough, and as a result of collecting iron sand from the surrounding iron dolls as well, the number of ironman forms is reduced to half.

''Aul-sama's technology.......it's troublesome. The second daughter of the Mizukami family's magic power release amount is also.......troublesome.

　Ferrum complains about the fact that all the attacks he thought he could give a blow were blocked and counterattacked to the extent that his offensive moves were reduced.

　Aul, who uses two attribute spirit arts simultaneously through high technology. Junna, who can raise the power of the magic activated by the enormous amount of magic energy released.
　Ferrum is one of the most powerful sorcerers in the United Kingdom, but the combination of the two spiritists is so powerful that they are able to compete with Ferrum on an equal footing.

''If we continue to be jittery.......it's not good.

　Just like Ferrum's mutterings, if the battle continues to drag on like this, it will mean her defeat.
　Ferrum, who had been moving up to this place while collecting iron sand, had already consumed a good amount of magic power. In contrast, since Auru and Junna, who were spirit magicians, were able to supply magic power from the natural world, the longer the battle lasted, the more advantageous the situation became for the two of them.

''In the short term.......we'll decide.

　Ferrum focused his magic power on the remaining 100 iron golems. At the same time, the iron sand mixed with black soil clung to the iron man form.

''Combining the surrounding soil and the golems?''
Composite....no way!

　Aul, who was exercising the same earth attribute magic, saw through the scene to Ferum's intentions.

''Even if you notice.......it's too late. Go!''
Kook, it's a 'grenade shot'!

　As before, Aru intercepts the golem, but it quickly regenerates with only a few body parts missing.

'Dine, 'Great Wall'!

　Junna was surprised by the intensity of the golem, which was noticeably different from the previous one, but she blocked its progress by creating a wall of rapids.

'What do you mean? Obviously it's not as sturdy as it was earlier?
Perhaps they have combined the carbon and iron in the ground in a certain ratio to create steel. They also seem to have increased the amount of magical energy they can put on top of it.
It's an amazing feat. That's why your movement, durability, and regeneration speed are all different than they were before.

　While suppressing the advancing iron golems with the wall of the torrent, Junna muttered with a bitter expression.

''The technology that can strengthen nearly 100 golems at the same time is outrageous, but it should require a reasonable amount of magical power. I'm sure Ferrum must be quite overwhelmed as well.

　As per Aul's analysis, the amount of magic power in Ferrum had been cut in half by strengthening 100 golems at the same time.
　In addition, he had also received such a mental load that he could only maintain the steel golems for a while due to too precise magic manipulation.
　Although the two of them didn't realize it, whether or not Aru and Junna could overcome the advance of 100 golems was directly related to the victory or defeat of this battle.

''Go........!
The 'Great Wall'!
It's a 'blast lance'!

　Junna stalls the steel dolls that are approaching from multiple directions, and Auru intercepts them. Although the number of steel golems has been gradually reduced through high-powered spirit magic that ignores magic consumption, the momentum of the attack has not waned at all.

''It's not good if it continues like this. Deane, 'Great Wall'! "Lance!
If I could just use the "Golden Giant Warrior [Gogan]," we could manage that, but we don't have time to build a magic formula. Sanda, the Blast Lance! Gran, 'grenade shot'!

　While the steel golems that are on the offensive are dwindling under the competitive situation, Ferm doesn't get impatient and just continues to stare at the situation. Andーー.

"Soaring ... 'A History of Iron History'

He silently activated his magic.

What?
The iron sand has gone up!

　With Ferm's current concentration, he can't create a new iron man form or iron sword. However, he can do something as simple as making scattered iron sand fly up.

''My vision is poor!
"Flush the area with water Awl! Watch out!

　In the midst of a fierce offensive and defense where the slightest gap could be fatal, Ferrum was only aiming for this one moment.
　At the same time as blinding them with iron sand, he made a suicide attack on the steel golem that had increased its mobility by pouring more magic power into it than the other individuals.

''I got it........''

　As the steel golem's fist closed in on the targeted Aul, Ferrum was sure of victory.
　The dull sound of a block of steel colliding with something echoed through the parking lot of the young man's house.

''........!''

　However, the scene in Ferrum's eyes, which had lifted the blindness, was something he hadn't expected.

''Why........are my golems fighting each other.......?

　Another steel golem was beating up the steel golem that Ferrum had sent on a suicide attack.
　Aul and Junna hadn't expected this situation, and they were staring at the steel golem with a look of astonishment, just like Ferrum.

A blue sparrow god of ceremonies?

　In the midst of all this, Ferm noticed the existence of the blue sparrow type god that was lodged above the steel doll's head, and his face twisted in astonishment as he understood the situation.

''No way, the control rights.......were taken away!

　Deprivation of control.
　This is an advanced technology that forcibly connects magic threads and deprives a person of control over a shikigami or golem used by others.
　There are some magicians in the 'Dusk and Dawn Group' to which Ferrum belongs who can use the same technique, but Ferrum had never known a magician who could deprive a person of control at such a speed.

''The Light Blue Sparrow Type God... that should be the Water Family's jutsu... no way...''

　From the figure of the Sparrow Type God with the magic thread attached to the iron golem, Ferrum realized the identity of the sorcerer.
　At the same time, from the appearance of the well-familiar shikigami, Junna was also convinced that the sorcerer was a certain person.

''This is your sister's shikigami! But I've never seen a technique like revoking control, and I've never seen my sister use it... what's going on?
I don't understand the situation, but it helped anyway.

　Having determined that the Blue Sparrow Type God's Magician was not an enemy in the least, Auru and Junna took a distance to listen to his movements while slightly letting down their guard.

''It's troublesome but next time you're the one to deal with.

　Ferrum muttered as he stared at the steel golem that had been stripped of its control rights.

''The ability of the next head of the Mizukami family.......let me test you....

　One steel golem that had deviated from its control, and about 50 steel golems that were still alive and well.
　It was the beginning of a battle with an overwhelming difference in strength.



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Hmmm. Now, let's ask the last one, Ishida-kun, to announce his favorite child!

　After a close race, Takigawa defeated Ishida to take the second place.
　By the way, the first place went to me. Maybe it's just my imagination, but I feel like I've gotten better at games of luck since God brought me back to life.

'I don't care if it's the girl you're worried about~'

　Happy to have won, Takigawa is rushing Ishida here and there.

'I don't have anyone I care about, but I do like someone. Probably wouldn't even know his name if I told you his name, though.
"What? You're here!

　I'd thought he was so dedicated to his studies that he wasn't interested in the love affair. Takigawa seemed to think the same thing and was as shocked as I was.

By the way, he's three years older than me, so he's in his first year of college.
"Older!

　We're not even in the same high school, let alone classmates, and we're in college! He's older!

And we're already in a relationship. You may think it's too soon to tell, but we're already committed to each other.
Married? Marriage!

　On this day, me and Takigawa were thinking the same thing in our minds while being so astonished that we forgot about the outcome of the game.

　Ishida is........an adult.