'Cause I'm not the one who's going to fight you...

　Brave statements are nice, but the Wraith can't fight. Most of the burden goes to Raffy.
　I can't thank her enough, no matter how much I bow to her. When this battle is over, I'll give her something delicious to eat.

　

　While I was thinking about such nonsense, Raffy and the golem collided with each other. The sound was duller and heavier than the metallic sound from earlier. After all, it's not a sneak attack, and the power seems to have increased in proportion to its appearance. However, after all, the golem didn't have the same speed as before, as if it didn't have enough magic power in this series of battles.

　Therefore, if we were to talk about speed alone, Raffy's speed would be higher. Although Raffy has been using her speed from earlier to make use of the golem's kryptonite to move towards the magic stone.

''It's a shame.......''

　It's impossible to attack.

　The golem is also showing a stiff stand, perhaps to protect its own core, the magic stone. It never turns to the offensive, but instead seems to be moving in line with the way Raffy comes out. Well, as long as your life is practically in danger, it's probably natural.

　Nevertheless, as long as they are quiet, even as Wraiths, they won't try to destroy the magic stone.

　Even if the Wraiths were to say that they won't take their lives from an opponent who is clearly trying to kill them, let's not look down on the fact that they don't believe them.

　Raffy also thought that he couldn't give an attack to the magic stone alone, or maybe he thought that he couldn't give an attack to the magic stone alone, so he coordinated with Lurimes and the others and aimed to destroy it by magic.

　They release magic to stop the movement as much as possible, but the golem also learns from the earlier exchange, perhaps, and destroys everything with a swing of the sword before the surroundings are covered.

　Whether it's a spear of fire, a blade of wind or a cage of ice, it doesn't matter.

'No, that's really not fair...!

　The words involuntarily leaked out at the blow that made the mage cry.
　It's not even close to reaching the magical stone, it's nullified before it even touches the golem's body.

　I'm not going to be able to get the same kind of magic to shoot the same kind of magic, but the situation is not going to move. It's not that I was holding back, but it looks like I'd better remove one restriction.

''Raffy-chan, I'm going to shoot a larger magic, get away from me!

　Raffy, who had been engaged in close combat with the golem the whole time, quickly stepped back at Lurimes' words.
　However, as a wraith, it's a cringe-worthy statement.

''Eh, won't that damage the academy as well?　I don't know about your responsibilities, okay?
We can fix it later.
Is that the problem...?

　Sylvia looks anxious as she watches the exchange between Lace and Lurimes.
　It would be a normal reaction to hear that there would be damage to the academy's side.

　Even though there is a problem of too few means of attack against the golem, Lurimes is too sloppy.
　I don't want Sylvia to continue to think like this in the future.

　By the way, Rotia is of the simple opinion that it doesn't matter either way as long as it's over quickly. It's also called being a hassle.

''Well, I can handle it!

　While saying that, Rulimes begins to prepare his magic.

　Unlike the previous relatively small-scale attacks, it's a powerful magic that engulfs the surroundings.
　He is no longer going to disperse his position to the security people himself.

　As soon as Raffy returns to the vicinity of the Wraith after receiving instructions, the magic is released.
　Something that looked like a blob of light to the Wraith only seemed to fly away, leaving a humming, wind-breaking sound.

　As soon as the magic reached the golem, it exploded with a white glow and a roaring sound.
　It's an attack that goes so far against just one golem.

　The sound and color are temporarily lost, and Wraith waits for his senses to return while his expression is distorted.
　The black smoke, which stood steadily, blocked the Wraiths' vision as if to show the scale of magic.

　They look beyond the slowly clearing black smoke and search for the golem's figure. Considering the power of the magic, it wouldn't be surprising if the golem that received a direct hit had been obliterated without a trace.

　The first thing I saw beyond the black smoke was a cracked silver great sword.
　Two of them were stuck in the ground as if they were crossed, both of them melted in places and their shapes were out of shape.

　It has barely lost its appearance as a sword, but in that state, it wouldn't be very useful as a weapon.

　And beyond that, there was the figure of a golem that still didn't appear to have been fatally wounded, even though its beautiful silver armor was stained black in places.

　I should say that it was as good as it could be that it only lost its weapons after receiving that magic. It's a power that Wraith would have died a hundred times.

''........how hard is it?''

　Rulimes couldn't hide her bitter expression at the result of the blow she fired without any particular finesse.

　He had thought that the magic stone would be defended to death, but he hadn't expected that his body would not be damaged. Even though he was using his sword as a shield, it's an extraordinary durability.

　By the way, the ground is only barely safe right behind the golem, and the rest of the ground is full of holes.

　It's a damage that will make the bill for not repairing it on its own terrifying.

'Well, we've lost our weapons, so I guess we can make it.

　Although they didn't finish him off, it's clear that this made it harder to prevent the attack.
　Raffy nodded at Wraith's words and ran out to finish it off this time.

　The golem uses both arms to prevent Raffy's attack, but unlike the sword, the wounds are still shallow, but they are increasing.

　And finally, both arms were flung upwards by a slash from below.
　The two arms that were protecting the demon stone are now in the form of wandering in the air, leaving the chest completely defenseless.

''Here!''

　Raffy stepped forcefully into the bosom of the golem as it was, and thrust the sword's cutting edge towards the magic stone with great vigor.
　The moment the sword's cutting edge accelerated as if it were being sucked in, it touched the magic stone.

　With the sound of something bouncing off of it, a hard feeling can be felt on Raffy's arm.

　His fingertips went numb from the unexpected impact and he almost dropped his sword.
　My eyes widened in astonishment.

　--I couldn't pierce it.

　Maybe, I thought somewhere in the corner of my mind.

　But no one would think that an attack would not work on a weak point.
　Even though he was frustrated that he had missed a great opportunity, Raffy stepped back once to regain his position.

'I don't know what to do in earnest,'

　Raffy smiled bitterly as she thought back to the hard feeling on her arm.
　When asked if I could penetrate that thing, I wasn't confident.

''Well........if it comes to this, I might have to touch the magic stone directly or something.

　Wraith would be able to stop the entire functioning of the golem through alchemy as long as it could touch the magic stone that was the core.
　Or rather, that would be the only means left to do so anymore.

　With the current golem, it shouldn't be impossible to approach it with Raffy and touch the magic stone again.

''I think we can manage it if we just unleash our magic one more time...''
"...let's do it, I'm tired of it all...

　Lortia is the first to affirm to the noisy Lurimes' statement.
　It's true that it's taking longer than I thought it would, so Wraith agrees that I want to end it for good.

　Although I would like to have a little more discussion about that method.

''Maybe we could do that one more time, or maybe everything around here will be erased.　Will it really stay at a level where it can be fixed?
Well, it's manageable. Maybe.
Hey.

　If it's blown to an irreparable level, it's Lurimes who will struggle. So far he hadn't done much, but he would have to work and pay back the money.

　Wraith couldn't imagine the sight of his mentor doing such a thing, not for a moment.
　All she could imagine was him drinking and getting drunk.

'Raffy, can you do that for me?'
Okay. Well, I'd rather work hard at it than have it magically wiped out.
As a position of not being able to do anything, it pains me to say this, but I'll take care of it.

　Raffy takes a step in front of Wraith and starts running.
　I don't even know how many times I've seen this scene today already.

'Come on, you should stop too...!

　I was certainly sad when it was put into storage, but if it works this well, that's enough. I'm going to shut it down ASAP and make sure it doesn't start working again. I don't want to hold a grudge against what I created, but this is all I can do.

　In front of Wraith's eyes, Raffy and the golem begin to engage in a battle.
　The golem's magic power may have reached its limit, but it was clearly not able to keep up with Raffy's movements.

　With movements that had lost their luster, they were no longer able to even protect the magic stone.

''Now!''

　Raffy's signal flew and he jumped into the bosom of the harassed golem without hesitation.
　There was nothing to block the magic stone, and I let my hand touch the bare crystal.

　While feeling a faintly warm sensation, he works to stop the function of the magic stone. There is resistance, but as expected, Wraith has the advantage since he is letting his hand directly touch it.

　However, this golem, which is not giving up, continues to resist until the very end.

''This guy........!

　The magic stone rapidly heated up and the power gradually drained from his body.
　Wraith immediately realized that his magic power had been absorbed.

　An inorganic sound that had no meaning rang out like a roar.

''Even if I'm the creator of you, hey...!　You've already lost!

　Wraith summoned his strength before his magic power was absorbed all over.
　At the same time as he uttered a voice to rouse himself, the magic stone that touched his hand trembled loudly.

　The magic stone, which had been shining purple, turned black and the golem fell to the ground like a threadbare doll.

''As expected........it's over, right?

　He watched skeptically, but the fallen golem didn't seem to be moving.
　Exhaling heavily, Wraith also sat down on the ground.

　Perhaps it was because of the exhaustion he was feeling, but he didn't have the energy to move anymore.

''It's finally over........''
Oh, I'm so tired!
Thanks for your help...
I'll be back.

　With the end finally coming to an end, a look of relief can be seen from the four of us. Except for the fact that the ground around it is in a terrible state, well, there won't be any problems.

　Wraith stands up and looks down at the golem that is still lying on the ground.
　The black magic stone embedded in its chest, to be precise.

　In Wraith's opinion, the cause of the outburst is probably this black magic stone.

　Although I can't say for sure, the fact that it possessed a power that was impossible for an ordinary magic stone to have, such as the absorption of magic power, makes it highly likely.

''Well, it's something you can find out if you look into it.''

　For now, we have to hurry up and repair the ground.

'Master, deactivate the spell.
Yes, sir.

　With a swipe of Rulimes' finger, the wall of dirt that surrounded them disappeared.
　At that moment, countless gazes pierced the Wraiths.

''Ah.''

　Wraith was so focused on the golem that the presence of the security people had completely slipped from his mind.
　A blonde man walks out of the security people as if to represent them.

''Well I'd like you to explain to me what this is all about.

　Wraith sighed deeply when he saw Wills smiling his usual smile.
　Apparently, it would only be a little more uncomfortable.