Bahamut's sharp paws snatched at my back.
　When I lost my balance due to the wind pressure generated, it now radiated light from its mouth.

''Ice Shield!''

　I managed to deflect it with the ice shield I created on the spur of the moment, but Bahamut's onslaught didn't stop.

　Because Leila said, "Buy yourself some time alone for a while" and took off, I was forced to take on this mythical-class demon alone.
　.........Really, don't say it so easily.

''I can't do this alone........!　"The alter ego!

　I gave up fighting on my own and created five alter egos.
　I used to be limited to two at a time, but I've been able to increase the number through training since then.

　However, unlike the "afterimage", this one puts a lot of strain on the brain, and unlike his father, it can't last for a long time.
　Besides, his grandfather and grandmother had warned him that it was dangerous and he should use it when he was more mature.
　Unfortunately, I have no choice but to use it now.

''Huh?''

　Bahamut is clearly confused by my sudden increase.

''Grrrrrr!''

　It seems that Bahamut thought it would be easy to take them down one by one in turn, and he leapt at the nearest alter ego.
　But a slash from a different direction hits the head.

''Over here, Bahamut!
Grrrr!
No, it's really me.
Grrrr!
No, no, no, no. I'm the real thing.
"~~~~?

　The six of us, including the main body, surrounded Bahamut and tossed him around.

　Then, as if his frustration had reached its peak, Bahamut spat out the largest ray of light ever in his mouth and turned his head in a circle.
　I guess he wanted to round us up.

　But the move was easy to read.
　The six of us all easily avoided the rays of light.

'Gruuu...'

　He was apparently exhausted from emitting too many rays of light.
　Bahamut exhales weakly.

''Ark, hold on!''

　Leila caught up with me there at just the right time.
　

''Ah.''

　Perhaps sensing the danger, Bahamut suddenly begins to fly in a different direction.

""Shall we let him go?"

　To keep them from doing so, we fired a series of slashes into the sky to stop them from escaping.

Let's go!　Illumination!

　Leila released a spell that we both invoked four years ago.

''~~~~?

　The magic that makes everything disappear doesn't produce any flashy changes or loud noises.
　The matter in front of me just disappears completely.

　As expected, it couldn't erase all of the giant body over two hundred meters in height, but Bahamut's entire chest disappeared.

　The mythical evil dragon couldn't possibly sustain life with this, and it lost the light from its eyes.
　And so it fell to the ground.







　Zdooooong!

　With a loud earth shaking, Bahamut crashed to the ground.
　This is the vast plaza where the King's speech was held.

　There was no other place in the city where this giant body could be dropped, so Leila and I made some minor adjustments to make it fall here.

　Fortunately, the evacuation of the general public was over, and the knights fled in a hurry when they saw the giant body falling from the sky.

''Ah, it's all right now!
He's dead!

　When the dust cloud has settled, we call out to the stunned people.

Are they really dead...?
You didn't think you'd beaten Bahamut...?
Oh, my God...

　But people are too scared to come close.
　Bahamut's life activities have been completely stopped, and it's okay........

''Leila-san!''
Oh, Ceres!

　In the midst of all this, the first one to come running over here was Celes-san.
　As it was, she jumped at Leila.

''Hoho?''
'Are you okay?　Are you hurt?
As you can see, I'm full of energy, okay?
Thank God. I was so worried about you!

　Then Miss Celes turned to me.

Mr. Ark...
Oh, yes, I'm with you on this one.

　You know, injuries can be healed with blessings in the first place.
　I've overworked my brain so much that I'm just a little tired.

''Oh, oh, that's impossible!

　When I heard a loud voice and turned around, I saw that Crown Prince who had poked his butt in front of Bahamut's corpse.

''Well, well, well, no way, just two people defeated Bahamut!
Well ... yes, but ...
Hee!

　As I replied, the crown prince paled and retreated back about a meter with his butt on the ground.

''This, this is the kind of monster that exists in this country!　No, you can't!　If we go to war, they'll destroy our country!

　The crown prince shouted this with tears in his eyes, and then he bowed flatly before the king of this country who was nearby.

''Well, I take back what I just said!　Please, forgive me!　Please forgive me!

　The crown prince's change of heart, while showing some confusion.

So does that mean you're not engaged to my daughter, too?
Of course I do!　It's a shame that I won't be able to marry Princess Celestia...............

　And so the Crown Prince, supported by his soldiers, left as if to escape.