I'm proud to be the first to party with her in this labyrinthine country.

"--Theresia,

　Current Situation
　Aricht activates Backstand → Target: Theresa

'Support'!
.....

　Current Situation
　Theresa activates the Release Trap and fires the Anti-Monster Chain Cannon.
　Arihito activates 'Support Attack 2'. Support: 'Heaven and Earth Blade' Lack of magic power
　Monk's Ankh's effect has been activated, which converts physical strength into magical power.

Stop!

　Theresia's skills triggered the weapons planted in The Corridor. Huge spears chained together and fired one after another, falling on The Calamity.

It's not possible to use any more magic power to reduce the lives of the master. But don't underestimate the blade of 'The Star Machine Sword'...!

　Current Situation
　The Calamity is hit at six levels, the chain binding is successful, and the armor is destroyed at one level.

　Murakumo's voice could be heard, and after the spear pierced 'The Calamity' with six strokes, the chasing 'Heaven and Earth Blade' was slammed into it.



　The voice changes - 'The Calamity' is definitely being hit by the blows. The armor that was so solidly armored only cracks at the point where it was hit by the chain spear and the six consecutive blows of the 'Heaven and Earth Blade'.

''--Atobe-dono!

　Ms. Cuselka calls me - even in a situation like this, she's disciplined to no end.

''........''
It's okay ... there's a last minute trump card ... Ariadne ... hah!

　Current Situation
　Ariadne converts the faith value of Alihit into magic.

"--Haah!

　Elitia and Igarashi-san jump out - and Melissa too.

　'The Calamity', which is in a state of complete restraint, tries to put up a final resistance - but the glow of magic power did not dwell in the tail pin that had just fired 'Stingray'.

''Support Linkage (Chain Support)........Pincer Linkage (Twin Fire)!

　Current Situation
　Aricht activates Other Assist → Target: Kuzelka and Nayuta.
　Arihito activates 'Support Link 1' and 'Support Attack 2'. Support: 'Force Shoot Freeze'
　Kyoka activates Double Attack → Double hit on The Calamity!
　Kuzelka activates Sword Rain, which hits The Calamity at 12th level.
　Nayuta activates "Dancing Whip" → Eight levels hit on "The Calamity" Third level of coordinated moves.
　Melissa activates Knife-wielding, which increases the probability of part destruction.
　Melissa activates Cutoff → The Calamity drops an ingredient.
　Activate the "Kote of the Fighting Demon" effect and deliver an additional "no-pressure" blow.

Gui...........

　The attack that pours down without a moment's pause - the one who carries the end of it.

　Elitia brandishing a crimson sword while her red eyes shine, is the strongest attacker (attacker) among us.

''-- The frozen ice flower. Blossom Blade........!

　Current Situation
　Elitia activates Red Eye.
　Attack power increased due to the Scarlet Dance effect.
　Elitia activates the Blossom Blade, which hits The Calamity at 24th level.
　Elitia's additional attack will occur, hitting *The Calamity at the 6th level.
　The linked move "Zanka Ranbu, May Rain "Samidare"" → The Calamity's area of destruction has been added.
　Break through the limit of "Support Attack 2". 54 "Force Shoot Freeze" attacks.

　Elitia lets slashes pour down like flower petals - the freezing attribute takes effect as a crack appears in the armor of 'The Calamity' and the air in the area is cooled all at once.

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

　'The Calamity' froze and scrambled to its feet, but soon it was trapped in a huge block of ice and completely unable to move.

　◆Current Situation ◆
　The Calamity freezes in three stages. Turns into a state of "ice prison.
　The Calamity is unable to fight due to its ice prison status.
　The Death Stalker, under the leadership of The Calamity, loses its will to fight.

　The voices of the people engaged in battle and the sounds of destruction that could be heard from afar came to a halt. The loss of the leadership role of 'The Calamity' seemed to have affected the 'Death Stalkers' as well.

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

　Theresia ministers to me - her 'supportive recovery' worked while she was waiting behind me, and her wounds were recovering better than before.

'Ah ... we won. We.........
"--Big brother........I thought we were done for........!

　The first one to jump in was Misaki - because she used the power of The Clown's Demon Card, there's no doubt that a breakthrough was made to defeat The Calamity. Even if she hugged me from the side with all her might, for once, I'll take it with indulgence.

　◆Current Situation◆
　Elitia's Berserk and Red Eye are released.
　Elitia's ability is temporarily reduced.

.....
Ellie-san...!
'....Good job. Elitia is dependable, after all.

　Igarashi-san and Melissa run over to support Elitia, who almost lost her balance and fell down.

''........so much.......everyone......hurt.......''
Mr. Ellie...?

　Concerned about Elitia's condition, Suzuna tried to approach her. Before she could do so, Theresia even came to Elitia's front from herself.

''........Theresia.......''
..........

　Theresia popped Elitia's shoulder.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work.

''You ... are much stronger than I am. You will always be by Arich's side, protecting him and everyone else....

　Theresia doesn't say anything. It's impossible to capture any emotion from the mouth peeking out of the mask.

　However, she is thinking about Elitia. As if to show that, Theresia grasps back Elitia's hand with both hands.

''Ku...........................''

　Elitia cries as she buries her face in her clenched hands.

　They could win - no one was missing. But they couldn't finish the fight without getting hurt.

　They skipped the sixth ward and came to the fifth ward. With the help of the Guild Saber, we used the weapons prepared in the city to stop the enemy's movements and finally defeated them - but the pit was unable to be used twice due to the dropping of 'The Calamity', and the walls and floor of the 'Corridor' were destroyed.

''Brother, the box is down!

　So even if you've frozen it, you've still defeated it. Near the pit, there was a black box that fell near the pit - Misaki picks it up.

''It's a big win, but we didn't defeat it alone this time. Let's talk to Kuserka and the others and decide what to do about it.
Yes, sir. Oh, she's coming to get me.

　Khosrow-san gets out of the impulse car, and Kuzelka-san and another person - I hear his license says he's Nayuta-san - also come over here.

'Mr. Atobe, we are going to take out the rest of the 'Death Stalkers'. You have done a great job, but the attrition must be very great as well.
'My name is Nayuta Houjou, Third Lieutenant Nayuta Houjou, I am with the Guild Saber Unit in District 5. I will guide you to a safe place where you can avoid engagement.
''Yes, thank you. I'd like to participate in the subduing until the end, but I'm certainly quite worn out...

　Nayuta looks at Theresa after greeting her, and then looks at her. She must have noticed that she used the same skills as herself, after all.

'I alone could not activate two weapons at the same time... I would not have been able to stop 'The Calamity' if she hadn't lent me her power. I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
'I'm sure Theresa will be pleased to hear that. Very brave, and I'm very proud of her.

　Nayuta nods and holds out her right hand to me. When I shake her hand, she smiles softly - she looks younger than me, but she's a much calmer woman.

''........Elitia-dono. Your weapons should be handled with the right conditions.

''Ellie-san is fine. This sword has been protecting us all along.......it may be a horrible weapon, but it can be handled well.......!

　I'm just following the sword - I don't think of it that way, either. Suzuna thought the same thing, and said to Cuselka-san.

　Cuselka-san put her hand on the hilt of her sword and seemed to think about something - she bowed her head to Elitia and then said.

'I have made a one-sided decision, a kind of advice. You guys have won battles like this before and have come this far. As for the defeat of 'The Calamity', it is also to your credit.
'This 'named' is completely frozen... it's not like it's going to suddenly start moving when it unravels, but what do you do?　If this 'ice prison' is a conditional anomaly, it shouldn't be able to melt even if you leave it alone.
'We used interceptor weapons, and we didn't take them out on our own. As for this black box as well, can we discuss how to distribute it?

　The frozen "The Calamity" is also a great harvest of material. The black box, of course - or so I thought, but Kuserka shook her head.

　And she gives a smile that she rarely shows. I didn't expect her to have such a soft expression - although after just a moment, she quickly reverts to her normal, guileless gaze.

''I've achieved so much warfare in the first few hours of coming to the Fifth District. Even among the 'Encouraged Searchers', this kind of precedent should never have been set before. You should be proud of yourself and be proud of yourself. I feel that way too, if I may be so presumptuous.
'It's exciting to see a black box for the first time in a long time, but that one should be yours, Atobe. Feel free to take it with you.
Well I'll take it then. We're going to have a whole storeroom full of them.

　Melissa looks at me - Cuselka nods and Khoselka gives her a thumbs up, so it seems that she doesn't need to be shy. When I nodded, Melissa let the frozen 'The Calamity' touch the key to the storage room and transferred it to her.

''If all 'Death Stalkers' have been weakened by defeating 'The Calamity', then even if others defeat them, their contribution will be added to Atobe-dono's party at a certain value. It will be calculated in the evaluation after the battle, so please be aware of that.......then. Let's go, Khosrow.
Yes, sir. Come on, Atoobe, let's have a drink or two sometime. I'd like to have a heart-to-heart talk with you.

　With that, Khoselka got into the impulse car with Khoselka and turned the body of the car on the spot, changed directions and left the corridor.

''Master, let's carry everyone to a safe place. O brave wolf, do you still have the strength to carry your friends?''
BOW!
You did a good job of carrying us around earlier. You really helped me, Theon.

　As he approaches Sion, Sion sits up on his own - Igarashi-san comes over and strokes his fur. On the way back, it seems good to have Sion carry Igarashi-san and Serafina-san on the way back - if it happens, Serafina-san's shield will prevent the demons from attacking her.

'Then, Atobe-dono I will make sure that my position appears on the license map. Please follow me as I will give you the lead. Ha!

　Current Situation
　Nayuta activates "Rope Action".

　Nayuta throws the clawed rope around her waist and leaps - she looks like an aerial acrobat in a circus as she throws the rope away again and again and then flies away.

He used a whip, so I thought he might be of that sort, but he was a circus type of person...?
A whip at the circus ... yes, they use whips in the lion shows.
'I've met Nayuta-dono before, but before his reincarnation he was in a circus troupe. As you may have guessed, Lord Misaki.

　As we talk, we begin to move, too. Theresia has climbed into my lap herself - not a mistake because she needs supportive recovery, but there's something a little uncomfortable about the armor now that it's broken. My suit is damaged and my shoulders are in a state of great disrepair.

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

　It's in this state that Theresia tries to look back at me carelessly. I'm also worried about whether her bodysuit 'Hyde and Seek' can be repaired - and I'm almost seeing parts of her that I shouldn't be looking at, so much so that I have to avert my thoughts.

'Oh, we shouldn't move too much. Yes, it might be a bit hot, but...'

　He took off his suit and let Theresa put it on. I should have done so earlier since I had this move.

''..........''
"Hmmm........Teresia-san, your suit is still too big for your rear end, isn't it?
Kyouka-sister is also bold in her equipment, so I'd like her to wear a suit if possible!
''Oh, no...I don't see why I should be embarrassed now...''
Mr. Aricht, do you think Mr. Theresa's clothes can be mended?

　Suzuna asks me with concern. As I was thinking about whether to ask the craftsmen in the fifth ward or - as I was thinking about it, Madoka, who was still at the Guild Saber's base, sent me a message using her license as Alfeca began to run.

'Brother Alihit, the Guild Saber contacted me to let me know that you all are safe. I'm really, really relieved. I heard that Theresia-san has been injured, I hope she's okay.''

　I guess that means Kuserka-san contacted me while I was moving. While thanking her for her consideration, I open the next message.

''Due to the results of this battle, I will be able to stay in the fifth ward for a while. Once this permission is granted, they will be able to call craftsmen from other wards.''

　If that's the case, I'll ask Celes and Steiner to come over - if possible, could I ask Luca from the Boutique Corleone to come over when the suit is finished? As for the box, I'd like to ask Mr. Farma to do it, but I'm not sure if it's possible because of your children.

　More than that. What do you mean by permission to stay in the Fifth Ward?

'Elitia, we'll talk later. It's time for you to go and help your friend.
Yes, but for now we all need to get some rest. But for now you all get some rest. Theresa, really...
..........

　Her friends were taken from her, and she left her brigade - called the Sword of Death.

　Elitia refused to give up, she tried to save her friends, a friend of hers named Ruilly. Together with us, she got here.

　Still, she's not happy about it. We don't even know if we've been given permission to take on the labyrinth of the fifth district yet - the labyrinth is graded in the form of stars, and we're still only allowed to explore it up to three stars.

'We've defeated the named ones.......I'm sure we can even enter the labyrinth of the fifth district. Let's definitely bring back Ellie's friends.
Thank you, Kyoka.

　Elitia's feelings haven't changed. But I can tell by looking at them that they are wavering.

　Memories of the time when you once lost your friends. You'll be able to see that you'll be able to get the most out of the game.

　I want to calm Elitia's mind, if only a little. Even if she thought that, she couldn't find the words to speak to her, as she seemed to be looking somewhat far away.