The 《Third》 class left the haunted house and returned to their class.

''Kurt!　I heard that. That something terrible is happening behind the scenes of the festival...!

　Then Maryse, who had been preparing for the play that was to take place at noon, ran up to me.

''Ah. I've defeated the evil spirits in the "third" class for now. Of course, the royal capital is still overflowing with magical spirits.
''Oh, really.......you mean to tell me that Lara has escaped, and that magical energy is a pretty nasty thing?

　Marise looks at Lara and says

'Wow, I didn't run away because I'm afraid of evil spirits!　I'm just afraid of the ghosts........I just thought I had to tell Marise quickly!

　Lara was quick to deny it.
　She flapped her hands in front of her face and waved them in the air.
　It seems that she really doesn't want to admit that she was afraid of ghosts.

''What? Even if they're demonic spirits, they're not my enemy. However, it would take a lot of time to clean up the mess by yourself, and I need help from everyone. Let's split up and get rid of the evil spirits.

　As he said this, Lara, Marise and Cynthia nodded vigorously.
　They are reliable companions.

　It would be nice if we could exterminate all of the demonic thoughts in a single blow, but it's difficult at this stage because the main idea is still unclear.
　However, if we continue to exterminate the evil spirits, clues to the deduction will be gathered and that will be possible.

''Well ... what shall we do first?''

　He used his detection magic to look for the next outbreak of magic.

''Oh, my God!''

　And three students came towards us in pieces.

'What's up?'

　I ask a question, and the three of them put their hands on their knees.

It's Dr. Desmond...!　They're rampaging through the schoolyard like they're obsessed with something!
Apparently dishes are flying through the air in the home economics room and attacking people nearby. Oh I've got to make some snacks for the stall and I can't even get into the home economics room if it looks like that.
''For some reason, wild dogs have gone berserk near the school. I heard that Great Sage Averill-sama is fighting them, but there are too many of them and they are taking too much time.

　He said that while catching his breath.

　Hmm.
　It seems that incidents caused by magical energy are happening simultaneously in three different places.

Good, it looks like we've got an incident happening right away. Let's split up into three parties. I'll take care of Desmond first. Lara and Marise in the home economics room. As for the wild dogs, Cynthia, meet up with Averill and clean up the mess.

　When I mentioned it to them.

'What?　I don't know if I can do that.　Because it's like that axe-wielding guy you fought at that magic sword tournament.
''It's true. It seems like it would be quite difficult to defeat Lara and the two of you, no matter how much you and Lara.......
'And Cynthia.......if you let Averill-san handle it.......it will be fine......?

　They all looked uneasy.

'Don't worry about it,'

　I continued in a slow tone to reassure the three of us.

''From what I can see, the party I just mentioned should be able to get rid of the magical thoughts without difficulty. Either way, I'll use the consciousness-sharing magic. If anything happens, I'll run over with transference magic as soon as I can.

　Honestly, I alone can clean up the magical energy generated in the three locations.
　However, doing so would consume extra magic power and would not lead to the growth of the three of us.
　If that's the case, it's more efficient to have the three of them help you out like this.
　It's a lot less work for me to do.

　When I said that, the eyes of the three of them immediately became focused.

''Un........!　If Kurt says so, I'll do my best.
'Lara, let's go. We have to clean up quickly or we'll miss the play.
'Cynthia will also ... try to help Averill-san...'

　As the three of them spoke this, they headed to their respective places.

''All right, let's go too.

　That's the second time today I've had to deal with desmond.

　●

　I went to the schoolyard.

De, Dr. Desmond, please calm down!
Come to your senses!

　Several students ... and teachers surrounded Desmond, who was holding a sword and rampaging, trying to seize him.

　However.

''Whoa!''

　With an inaudible yell, Desmond swung his sword around.
　With each swing of the sword, a shockwave was created and the people around it were blown away.

　Hmm, it looks like he's also using body strengthening magic.
　It can't be helped that this is no match for an ordinary student.

''Everyone, get away.''

　When I said that and appeared, the people disappeared from Desmond's presence like a wave receding.

'Hey, it's Desmond,'

　Desmond's face slowly turns to me as I call out to him.

'Kuh, Kurt........'
That's right. Have you forgotten my face?
But the current me is not an ordinary me. I don't know why I've become like this...

　Desmond's mouth moves as he looks pained.
　Even as he does this, he feels the urge to lash out, and he's probably struggling to control it.

'Is there anything out of the ordinary?'
When I hear that voice, it seems to give me strength........a tremendous grudge. It's like it's been maturing for years........no, hundreds of years......

　As he said this, Desmond raised his sword and

Gahhhh!

　He was attacking me.

That's pretty good.

　But........it's not my enemy.

　On the verge, I duck and draw my magic sword while ducking it.

''Possessed by the evil spirit, all of Desmond's latent abilities have been drawn out?
"Whoa, whoa, whoa!

　Desmond swings his sword while shouting heroically.
　The flash is like the speed of light. It's difficult for the people around you to discern what Desmond is doing.

　You're going to be able to find out what you're looking for.

It's a good thing that you're not the only one.　'My sword is Hayai, isn't it?'

　It is said by Desmond's mouth, and in the same voice, but the pronunciation is different than usual.
　Is it more natural to think that the demonic spirit is borrowing Desmond's body and releasing the words?

　But there it is.

'Fast?'

　You don't think you're in a good mood because you've just surpassed the speed of light, do you?
　Exceeding the speed of light........

"Cine!

　Desmond lurks a hundred flashes in a single swing and comes at me.

　However.

''Guh!''

　Blood splattered from Desmond's chest.


Fast?　You were going to miss a beat.

　Previously, Desmond had only been able to wield his sword at the speed of light (.).
　By borrowing Desmond's body, Demon Nen was able to draw out his magic power and exceed the speed of light.
　But.........exceeding the speed of light was only the minimum requirement to fight me.

　Slowly, Desmond's body fell to the ground.
　The magic that was cut by the magic sword disappears from Desmond's body.

　I watched it and used my healing magic on him. Desmond's body is healed.

''If you don't at least learn to slash, then beating me is just a dream.

　I interfered with time and dimension, and forgot about the fact that I had cut him, and only cut Desmond, who was possessed by his magical powers.
The only thing that remains of my swordsmanship is the result of my 'slashing', and no matter how fast I swung Desmond's sword, which is bound by common sense, there was no way I could get there in time.

''Guys, don't worry. Desmond will be back to his senses after he wakes up.

　I told that to everyone around me who was watching the fight.

'Whoa!　I knew Kurt was awesome!
'Can you learn to cut without cutting...?　I have no idea what you're talking about...
Don't get any ideas. We're just not going to be able to understand what Kurt's doing.

　The schoolyard was filled with cheers.