Oh, ah ... my pride and joy before I fight again.

　Gan-ei's shoulders slumped heartily and he was disappointed.
　Hmmm, maybe I should have fought a little bit?
　But if you don't see him for the first time, you have to take him down quickly.
　If you wait and see what happens and let them use their powerful inner workings, you're in trouble.

　Well, we've already defeated it.
　Let's hurry up and retrieve them and get back to defeating the remaining child chimera.

　That's when I thought that.

"Huh?

　Suddenly I noticed something strange.

　The corpses of the chimera children floating in the subterranean lake had disappeared.
　Had they sunk to the bottom of the subterranean lake?
　Nope, all you can see at the bottom of the subterranean lake are the bones of demons and chimeras.

　So where the hell are the chimera children's corpses then?
　It was then that the surface of the subterranean lake suddenly bursts open and something appears.

"What?　!

　And then two chimera figures appeared.

''No, it's not!''

　It wasn't. It wasn't two chimeras.
　It was the left and right bodies of a giant prototype chimera that had been ripped in half by me.

How could it be alive?

　Yes, the chimera that was supposed to have been ripped in half rapidly rebuilt itself by taking in the corpses of its own children floating around it.

　The torn bodies came back together at a terrific pace, and finally even the head was restored to its original form.
　That's a hell of a regeneration ability.......

'　Ha, ha, ha, ha, that's right!　The prototype chimera was equipped with powerful regenerative abilities such as hydra and life force to prepare for a long battle against the White Disaster!　Even if you cut it in half, it's not going to kill you!

　Gunray-san shouted excitedly as the chimera came back to life!
　I mean, I wish you had said something like that sooner.

'Speaking of Hydra, it was a demon that had multiple heads and would regenerate no matter how many times it was cut. The only way to deal with it is to burn the severed heads and burn them off so that they don't regenerate any more.

　While defeating the chimera child, Mr. Ramies verbalizes the information about the hydra.

'Mm, you're right!　But a prototype chimera can't nullify its regeneration ability to the extent of burning a wound by enhancing its regeneration ability!

　Gan-ei contradicts Lamaze with a look of delight.

You will be able to see that the chimera has been given a lot of demonic abilities to defeat the white disaster that drove us to the depths of despair in the past!　Now how do you fight, kid!

　Wait, wait, wait, why are you moving like an enemy, Mr. Ganei?
　You're on our side, aren't you?

I mean, wouldn't that chimera listen to you if you told it to be quiet since you created it?

　Mr. Liliera asks Mr. Ganey.
　Oh, nice idea, Mr. Liliera!
　It's a pain in the ass to deal with a regenerator!

Hmm, I thought it would be fun to have him fight that little boy in earnest. Well, I guess it's no use. ...Prototype Chimera!　I am!　It was your creator, Ganey!　Adults!

　Gan-ei-san spoke to the chimera.

''........''

　Then Chimera also turns to Gan-ei-san and they look at each other.
　And.........

'Kishaaaaaaahhhh!'

　The chimera shouted, and the chimera children started screaming in excitement.
　Then the chimera children who were fighting with Mr. Lissou and the others started to rush towards Mr. Ganei alone.

"What's that?

　Why?　Why did they attack their creator, Mr. Ganei?

I mean, isn't it only natural for people to hold a grudge against their parents for abandoning them?

" " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " "

　Come to think of it, it was.
　We couldn't help but be convinced by Ramise's calm words that we were - right?

'This is no time to be convinced!　Forget it and help me!

　Gan-ei shouted as he defended himself with his defensive magic, and everyone hurried to cover him in a hurry.

''But this will keep those chimeras glued to that old man. We're going to chip away at those chimeras from behind!

Hey!　If I don't have to worry about defending myself, it's even easier to fight than it was earlier!

　''I'm sure you'll be happy to hear that,'' said Roddy, under Lisou's direction, telling everyone the advantage of having the chimeras focus on Gunray-san.

'Right, a decoy,'

Yeah, that's a good decoy that will ensure I don't have to deal with anything.

Because of that old man.

　The adventurers nodded that they can now use it as a decoy without a care in the world and started attacking the chimera.

''You guys!　You'll remember that later!

　Well, Gunray is able to defend himself with his defensive magic, so we'll leave the rest to Lissou and the others.

I'm going to have to deal with this one.

　This is how the battle between me and the prototype chimera was ended.

　

'Kishaaaa!'

　As the prototype chimera lets out a bullhorn, the surface of its body peels off in a crisp, crisp manner.
　No, no, those are feathers.
　The feathers stuck to the sides of its long, slender body have spread out.
　What the hell is it going to do!

Pkykykyky!

　And then a strange sound echoed in the air.
　It was definitely caused by the prototype chimera's wings.

　And in the next moment, a large amount of bubbles shot out of the prototype chimera's wings with great force.
　No, no, I can see something in the bubbles. That's the main body!

　I use my flying magic to avoid the barrage of bubbles.
　When the bubbles hit the ground and walls around me, they burst violently and blow the surroundings away.
　What a dangerous attack you're making!
　If this is not done well, this cave will fall down?

Kyah!

　That's where the screams of Liliera and the others came from behind.
　Oh, no. Did a stray bullet go over there?

Riella-san!

　When I looked in the direction of Riela and her friends, I saw that the ground near Riela had blown up and the chimeras had fallen on the ground, apparently having been caught in the collision.

''Are you alright!

''Yeah, yeah, we're fine. We weren't hit, so don't worry!

　With that, Liliella resumes the fight against the chimeras.
　I'm really glad there was no damage.

　Even so, it was a bypass.
　Even though it's a large space, this is a closed space.
　There's a danger that the stray bullets fired by the prototype chimera could reach everyone.

I'm going to draw the attention of the prototype chimera and move in a direction where the stray bullets won't face the others.
This should allow everyone to fight safely.

　However, in this battle, I think it's best to be aware of defending ourselves rather than avoiding them so that we don't accidentally let a stray bullet reach our allies.

High-protection shield!

　I create a number of large, transparent shields woven with magic, and prepare to defend myself against the prototype chimera.

Pukyukyuky.
Once again, the prototype chimera's wings emit the sound that heralds an attack of bubbles.

'Come on!'

As if in response to my words, the foam attacks me again.
But the transparent magic shield protects me from the prototype chimera's attacks.

　Now it's my turn!
　Nevertheless, the opponent is a monster with a powerful regeneration ability.
　The effective way to do this is to use a large scale attack magic to make the opponent disappear without leaving a single speck of dust, but since this is underground, an inept magic could bring the whole cave down.

A magic that is powerful enough to defeat this giant chimera without causing it to regenerate, and that can defeat it without causing the underground lake to collapse.
　Moreover, we have to take them out in a short battle to prevent the cave from collapsing under the chimera's bubble attack.

So that's it.

　I choose a magic I know that causes as little damage as possible to my surroundings.
　Then, the moment the prototype chimera's bubble attack was over, I released my magic.

''Eat it, Prison Ice Pillars!

　With the activation of the magic, countless giant icicles grow out of the water, ceiling, and walls to reach the prototype chimera.

You can't stop that chimera with that kind of magic!　As you can see, it has a long and narrow body. It can operate in any narrow place!

　And even though he's being swarmed by chimera children, Gan-ei brags about the performance of the prototype chimera he's created.
　Yes, feel free to take it down.

　Just as Gan-ei said, the chimera avoids the attacking ice pillars with slurries.
But.........

'Hmm?　What is it?

　Gan-ei noticed a single anomaly.

At first, the chimera was evading with room to spare, but the large number of ice pillars that grew from various angles, from vertical to horizontal, blocked its escape route and gradually slowed down its movements.

　Yes, I didn't use this magic just to attack.
　I made it as a cage to keep the prototype chimera from escaping.

　In this way, the prototype chimera's escape routes are being filled in, and finally an ice cage is created around the chimera.

The huge body of the prototype Chimera would crush any ice cage that is a little bit thicker than the others!

　I wonder which side they're on at all.
　And then the prototype chimera gets the feelings of its creator and attacks the ice cage again with a foam attack.

　However, the ice cage immediately regenerates, even if the surface of the ice cage pops up from the foam attack.
　After all, it's ice, and there's water around it, so it's easy to regenerate.

　And this is another reason why I chose this magic.
　It's a good idea to reduce the damage in the cave caused by the prototype chimera's foam attack.

"Gwahhhh!

　The prototype chimera, frustrated, let out a yell and charged into the ice cage, causing a tremendous roar to echo through the cave.

''We did it!''

　The huge body of the prototype chimera collided, and Gan-ei was sure that the ice cage had shattered.
　''But it's sweet.

"...What?!

　Yes, the answer was the exact opposite.
The prototype chimera that hit the ice cage didn't shatter the cage, but instead froze from the spot it hit.

''An extremely cold cage that freezes those who try to escape and kills them, that's the magic of Prison Ice Pillars!

'Another exquisitely crappy spell...'

　From the land, Liliera-san's dumbfounded voice could be heard.

''No, no, it's a normal anti-closed environment demon beast defeating magic, right?

'Normal humans can't use magic to take out a giant demon in such a pinpointed location conveniently.

　Huh?　I don't think so.

''Oh, I see, Lilliera-san is a warrior by nature. Maybe the magic expert Rameez-san can use it.

'No, I'm not so sure about that...'

I'll need to know that magic later!

For now, just focus on the enemy in front of you and do your magic!

　Apparently, he didn't know.
　Well, it seems that Rameez-san's specialty is wind magic.

Anyway, that's why you can't escape that ice cage!

　While we were talking, the ice cage was getting narrower and narrower with more pillars being added inside, and the prototype chimera was getting more and more unable to move.
　The Prototype Chimera opened its wings again and tried to attack the cage through the cracks, but its wings touched the narrowed cage and it froze.

　Then the prototype chimera spits out a breath of flame from its mouth, and the ice cage melts rapidly.

''Guhahahahahaha!　You see that, kid?　This is my Chimera's most powerful attack, Magma Breath!　As a living organism, the chimera's body contains a heat-resistant organ that produces lava, and its power is literally equivalent to that of a volcanic eruption, a natural wonder!　No matter how strong you are, you're no match for my chimera, which has recreated the threats of nature!

　Well, does that explain it to you?　Or is he winning?
　Every now and then, technicians are always a paper-thin bunch.

　For now, I turn my attention back to Gan-ei's prized prototype chimera.
　The male figure of the chimera that melted the ice with its magma breath was gone, but the former ice liquid it had melted stuck to its body and froze again.

''What the hell?!''

The prototype chimera did its best to melt the ice, but the speed at which it melted the ice pillar was far faster than the speed at which it froze again due to the cold air replenished from the surrounding ice pillar, so it couldn't keep up with the response.
　Thanks to this, the melted water became a restraining device that bound the prototype chimera's body, so attacking it with breaths was rather counterproductive.

　In the meantime, the prototype chimera's body was crushed by the pillar of ice, and finally its entire body was immobilized by the ice.

''Even magma freezes in ice bondage. If your opponent is going to regenerate, you just need to make him immobile by putting him on ice.

　Actually, there was a spell that allowed me to safely and completely burn down a giant prototype chimera in a confined space, but if I used it, there would be no proof that I had defeated the prototype chimera.
　After all the hard work I put into the fight with everyone else, it would be a disaster if the rewards were reduced.

　In the adventure of the Great Swordsman Reiguard, he lured a huge and terrifying monster to the Great Dark Valley of Sifuon, which is said to be in the depths of hell, and beat it to victory, but the proof of his defeat was lost, so he didn't get his reward.
　The story goes that they couldn't prove their accomplishments, and that's why they lost the credit to the Great Dark Valley.

Therefore, the prototype Chimera has been defeated!

　You're not going to be able to do that.

"My pride and joy, my Chimera...

　Looking at the icy prototype chimera, Gan-ei poked his knee and dropped a paragraph.

''If it's perfect, I'll tell you that I took pride in not being able to make a better chimera...''

　Hmmm, maybe I overdid it a bit?
　But we had to do something about that chimera, otherwise it would have been giving birth to more and more children.
　If it were to go out into the outside world with some impetus, there would be a tremendous uproar, you know.

But really, we're lucky that we're only able to beat them.

Huh!

　After all, our opponent is the most powerful chimera that was created to defeat the White Disaster, the monster that destroyed the ancient civilization with the armies of mages.
　There must have been a reason why we were able to defeat it on our own.

!

　Huh?　Something about Gan-ei looking at me with a giggle.
　Ah, is that it?　I wonder if he's trying to say that if the chimera he created was complete, he wouldn't have lost?

"Well, it may have been a pity for the creator, Gan-ei, but for us, I think it's a relief that that chimera couldn't show its true power. You see, after all, the opponent is the strongest chimera, and if it had shown its true power, it probably wouldn't have been able to win...

　Yeah, like, for example, the environment has caused the chimera to grow incomplete, or having a child has sapped a lot of energy.
　Yeah, I feel like that's the right answer.

''Huh!''

　For some reason, Gan-ei-san screams hoarsely with a blue streak on her forehead.
　Um, do you mean to say that's right?

''And I'm sure there wasn't enough nourishment in this place, with only the demons and fish that were being swept away for food. If it had been a more nutritious place, the fight would have been different!

'　Shhhh!

　Mr. Gunray has several blue streaks on his forehead and his mouth is crunching.
　It's like a farmed fish that came to the surface of the water in search of food.

"Huh!　I got it!

　What?

"Don't get carried away just because I beat a prototype chimera!　My chimera is the most powerful!

　Gunray's yell echoes throughout the subterranean lake.

It's just that I made it a long time ago, so it's just not as good as it should be!　If I'm serious about making a chimera now, I can make an even stronger one!

　Gan-ei stomped the ground and stressed.

The first thing that comes to mind is the fact that there are a lot of people who have been in the business for a long time. I'm not sure if it's a good idea to go back to the original. It must be amazing.

''~~~!''

　Mr. Gan-ei opened his mouth wide and wannabe trembled.

''Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!　I'll make a chimera stronger than you for sure!

　As soon as he shouted that, Gan-ei jumped out of the subterranean lake.

''..............Uh, what do you mean?''

　I made the statement that I properly acknowledged the greatness of Ganei's chimera.
　Why does that make him a stronger chimera than me?

　I didn't get it and looked at everyone else.
　Then everyone was nodding deeply to each other with their arms crossed for some reason.

'Oh no, that was a brilliant stunt.

'Yeah, that was a lot of remarks that I can no longer assume were intended.

You don't have a lot of pride, do you?

'I think it would be less hurtful if you were honestly ascended...'

'The technology of chimera research sounds interesting, but considering how badly they lost, is it a waste of time?

　Everyone who had been saying all sorts of things to each other like that looked at me and said.

Well, whatever it is, it's the other guy's fault.

What do you mean by that?

　No, really, what does that mean?