Okay, you can deal with that too.

　The fight seemed to be over, but I could see a biological reaction from Zahmuel.
　Zahmuel is not dead.

　Zahmuel grabbed the sand on the ground and turned his hatred-tainted expression to Avril and the others.


"....!　Lara, Marise and Cynthia!　Don't be alarmed, he's still dead--

　And Avril hurriedly tried to deploy her warding magic, but it was too late.

''The Black Demon Sun 《Black Solar Drain》!

　Averill reaches up into the sky.

　But nothing happens.
　No, it just looked like nothing was happening.

"The sun is ... black?

　It was Marise who first noticed it.

　When Marise looked up, the sun was floating in the blue sky.
　However.........that white light disappeared and turned into a pitch black sphere.

''Gaaaaaah!''

　Zahmuel screamed as he collapsed.
　His throat was torn open and blood came out.

　Instantly, a black(...) light radiated from the pitch-black sun, illuminating Avril and the others.

''Well, the magic power will be absorbed!

　A magic circle appears around Avril and her friends.

　And their magic power was rapidly disappearing as if pulled by the black sun.


'What is this...?　I'm losing strength.
Well, I can't put together a magic formula because I don't have the magical power to do it well.
Are we gonna let Cynthia and the others die?


　Lara and her friends had been holding out, but finally they kneeled on the ground.
　I'm not going to be able to get out of the magic circle immediately, but that's not going to happen either.
　It's not just a matter of time before you'll be able to get out of it.

It's not a good idea to unleash the magic of abandonment here........

　Avril also bent over with sweat all over her face.
　Seeing the situation, Zahmuel laughed high in spite of his dying state.

''Hahaha!　How about that!　It's done!　This is the magic power-absorbing magic the Black Solar Drain, the Black Demon Sun!　At last, with my life, I've made this Demon King's Magic a great wish!

　At the earliest, Zahmuel didn't have the strength to fight.
　But with his last strength, he had activated the Black Solar Drain?
　If Avril and the others continued to have their magic power absorbed, their minds would eventually collapse and they would die.

　However.........


''I'm not the one who won't allow that to happen, though.

　I spit the words at Zahmuel.

　Was I taking too long?
　Finally, I'm able to get to Zahmuel.

"Kurt!
I need help!
Kurt are you going to die, Cynthia?

　Lara and the others noticed me and slowly turned their faces to me.
　It will be hard for them to even move already.
　But by looking at me, there's a light of hope in their eyes.

''Hahaha!　Kurt, you're late!　Once the Black Solar Drain is already in effect, it's too late!　I couldn't kill you, but you'll watch your precious companion die there with your fingers crossed, won't you?
You want me to...?

　I take a step toward Lara and her friends.

"It's not fun to watch from this distance. Let's get a closer look at it.
What...!　What do you think you're doing?

　Zahmuel's eyes widened in astonishment.

　Zahm-El told me to stay away and watch........
　However, I stepped closer to Lara and the others and stepped inside the wards where a magic circle was appearing underneath my feet.
　This made it impossible for me to escape the interference of the Black Solar Drain, and my magic power was rapidly being absorbed.

''I don't know what you're thinking, but it was just as well!　Now you can kill yourself with it....
Kill?　Me?
...What?

　Here, Zahmuel finally noticed something strange.
　The black sun shining in the heavens, which was flatly absorbing my magic power.
　It was a slight change at first.

''Ah...!　Ku, the black sun ... swelling up?

　Yes.
　The black sun, which continued to absorb my magic power, continued to expand.

''To think that the sun can suck up all my magic power... it's a lick.

　Bang!

　Eventually the black sun, which continued to expand, made a loud explosion and burst from within.

　However, that does not mean that the sun has disappeared from this world.
　The sun, which had regained its original brilliance, was still floating in the sky.

''The Black Solar Drain is a magic that gains the power to absorb magical power by borrowing the power of the sun, right?

　The sun contains "mana," also known as the element of magic power.
　It borrows its power temporarily.
　That is the mechanism of Black Solar Drain.

''But........if it sucks up a certain amount of magical power, the magic formula will collapse from within.
"How much do you know about the forbidden Demon King's Magic?
I'm sure he knows better than you do.

　The Black Solar Drain is also a spell I originally developed.
　A thousand years ago, the disadvantage of this was that if it happened too often, the sun's brilliance would diminish.
　I'm not going to be the only one who's been in a position to do that.

'How dare you act so high and mighty over a flawed magic.

　I could see the bottom of this guy.

I think it's time to wrap this up.

　I let go of Zahmuel, who was aghast and speechless, and I deployed my magic formula.

　The black giant, its figure appears.

　The one that appeared in front of Zahmuel was a huge golem-shaped shadow.
　The weight of the golem, which is as heavy as a single castle, was enough to make the ground beneath its feet sink lightly.

''Sha, are you saying that you can use the Shadow as well...?
It's weird.

　It's because I developed it a thousand years ago.

　Earlier, this guy was only able to smelt Shadow like a dog.
　However, if the one who uses it can use it, it can create a Shadow that is this huge and has the power to fight.

''Oooh-ooh-ooh!''

　Golem's Shadow slowly gets to his feet.
　Ahead of him is the figure of Zahmuel.

'Answer me. What do you know about the decay of this world and the Great Lie (All Fake)?

　Maynard, who was also a member of the Four Great Sages like this guy, declared that there was a great lie hidden in this world (All Fake).
　Even Maynard, who is also the Fosind family, didn't know that, but what about Zahmuel?

Didn't Maynard tell you?　We have only been given a small amount of information. If you have heard from Maynard, I know nothing more. Besides, do you think I'm going to be good-natured enough to blab about it when I'm done here?
I know.

　Maynard was a nobleman who was said to have influenced the entire empire the Fosind family.

　He was the Fosind family and one of the 《Four Great Sages》.
　And in terms of ability, Maynard used a wide variety of magic and was slightly better than this guy.
　Like Zahmuel said, I didn't think I could get any more information than this.

''But I'll tell you something. Killing me is not the end of it. Those who still kill thee will be dispatched from the Empire!　Hahahaha!　Keep rattling and trembling!

　Grating laughter.
　But when I hear it.


Let them come at you as much as they want. Whatever comes at you, we'll kick the shit out of you.


　I kicked him off.

'Ahhhh!'

　Eventually, the golem began to move and put its feet down, trampling Zahm-El like a bug to a pulp.