You seem to move a little better.

　But it's too late in my eyes.

　The two assassins pick up their swords and make a suicide attack on me. The man waiting behind them tries to unleash his fire spear without a chant.
　Normally, I'd be distracted by the guy attacking me in front of me and allow him to attack me with magic.
　However.

''What do you think?　Did you use your magic?

　The man who was about to release the magic had a puzzled look on his face.

''It's called disobedience magic.
"Treasonous magic?　It's impossible. That's not something that's theoretically possible, but has been determined to be impossible!
Your common sense is wrong.

　I said, and drew my sword.
　I deal with the swords of those guys that are attacking me with one sword held in my right hand.

　Crack!
　Two swords hit simultaneously, causing a spiteful battle, but the weak force prevented the opponent from pushing through.

''What do you mean?''
We're both in this together, okay?　So why can't I push it off!
''How did you think you could beat me when you didn't use any of those body-enhancing magics or anything?

　Apparently, the only thing that can be used for body strengthening magic.......detection magic......is the Four Great Sages.
　It's too easy to get carried away with the use of unlighted magic.
　I push the sword held in my right hand.

''Guh!''
Well, not yet!　There are three of them!　Let's unleash our magic all at once!

　The three of them line up in a row and form a magic formula.

　Hmm....?　Is this a binding spell?
　It is a way to connect three people's magic power and form a magic formula by cooperating with each other.
　It's natural since they share magic power, but it's generally said that they can release powerful magic faster than a single person forming a magic formula.
　However..........

''The three of you have formed a cohesive magic formula together, and you're at that level?''

　It's impossible.
　There's too much noise in three people for that kind of thing to be magical enough.
　It will be a distorted form.

　I was expecting it because I'm using something so rare in this world, such as unity magic....
　If that's the case, wouldn't it be better to form a magic formula by yourself?

''No it's because it wouldn't be enough if it was just one of you guys' magic power? Is Blizzard a bit too much of a burden for three zakos?
"Shut up, yeah, yeah!
You know what?　You're a defective magician, aren't you?
It's not too late to ask for your life.

　Good grief.
　I've completely finished analyzing the magic side of things, so I can counteract it with disobedience magic.
　But let's dare to show the difference in strength here.

''Come on, go ahead and let it go. Is the magic formula about to be completed?

　For me, unfinished is good enough.

""Blizzard!"

　The three of us shout in unison.
　Then a storm with a snowstorm appears around me.
　If I don't do anything, the cold air could freeze me to death in an instant.

'Hahaha!　He didn't make a big deal out of his big talk!
No matter how many times we defeat the Four Wise Men, if the three of us work together, we can still win!
Well, wait... that's...!

　Well, the blizzard is about to stop.
　It was a distorted magical formula, so it wouldn't last that long.

'What's the matter?　Is that what you guys are really doing?

　I make a conscious effort to talk to the three of them.

"How the hell are you still alive?

　Then one of them rasped and shuddered and squeezed out a voice.

''It's warding magic. Since you can use uncensored magic, you at least know about warding magic, right?
Oh, it can't be!　You didn't look like you were working on a magic formula until the moment we were about to unleash it.
Of course. I've been slowly setting up my warding spell since you guys unleashed your magic.
No, no, no, you... blah, blah, blah, blah!

　I let you play along.
　Now I'm going to take the next shot at you.

"...hmph.

　I swing my sword with my right hand as if to pay it off to the side.
　Naturally, the distance between the three of us is so far apart that it would normally be impossible to reach them.
　But.........

''Gu, guhaha!

　The three of us were in good company when a horizontal line of blood entered our chests and blew us backwards.
　I thought they were going to fall off the roof as it was.......but they stayed on the verge.

''It's a magic strike. Why do you guys line up side by side when you use unity magic?　I wish it was more discrete. That way, they'll get hit all at once........oh. I see.

　Is it because if you don't get close enough, you won't be able to successfully consolidate your magic power.
　As a result, it means that it has exposed itself too defenselessly.

'This guy is a monster!　There's no way we can beat them!
'K. Shit!　I thought we could win with this many people!
Run!　That's life!

　The three of them reluctantly stood up and tried to escape.

'There's no way I'm going to let them get away,'

　The three of them run along the roofs, trying to escape from me.
　It's possible to do that in a neutral city because the buildings are so densely packed together.

　I see.
　As expected of an assassin.
　It's a good thing that you are so good at carrying yourself when escaping.
　That is the only thing I can give a passing grade to.

I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this.　Did you get away with it?
'I didn't know that faulty magical power was such a monster... what the hell has happened to it?
But he's just a kid. You're just not very good at it.

　The three of them turned around and wouldn't have seen me. I slowed my run and let out a breath of relief.
　That's what I did.........


''Hm?　What's up. Is that the end of your run?


　I stood in front of them and spoke to them.

'............................　Why, why are you in front of me?
We passed him.

　It's not that I used transference magic this time.
　I'm not going to be the only one to use it.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work.
　I'm not going to be able to get it right.

''........Hmph.
d*mn it...!　I can't move my body...?

　The three of them were as if they were frozen, unable to move a single muscle.
　They blocked their opponents' movements with a magic called Binding.

''If you're begging for your life, I'll just listen to you?''
Wait, wait!　We were only asked to do this on a case by case basis!
"Huh?
As the headmaster of the Imperial Disualia Academy of Magic. So ... forgive me. I have nothing against you.

　Well, that's pretty much what we expected.
　There's no way we're going to get any more information out of these guys.
　Besides it would be better to hear from the rest of the people who haven't come out yet.

I see. That'll have to do.

　I release the restraints.

　I turned away and tried to walk away from the three of them.
　That moment.

'Die!

　He tried to cut me from behind with a dagger.

''........You guys don't have the ability to learn, do you?

　I let out a sigh.

　I turned around and released a ray of light-attribute magic to pierce the chests of the three people at the same time.
　Although the three of them were able to withstand the first magical blow, it seems that this was indeed impossible.
　Slowly, their bodies fell forward and they stopped breathing.

''I didn't mean to miss it, but...''

　I knew that if I deliberately showed them an opening anyway, they would come at me immediately.
　Of course, I had no intention of letting them get away with it, even if the three of them tried to escape.

　This kind of wounded person is going to come back to take revenge against me.
　And more importantly, these people are unable to learn.
　They'll forget the difference between us, and will attack you again, even if you fall asleep.
　It's not a good idea for me to get a good night's sleep because I won't be able to sleep well again.

Well come on out of there. Let me get a little more serious. You're one of the 《Four Wise Men》 anyway, right?

　I call out to him.
　Then..........

"You've seen through it all, haven't you? Just as I suspected, you're a pretty nice guy.

　A woman emerged from the empty space.