How do you know exactly what the enemy's strength is?
"Rule.
"--!　I see.

　After a quick answer to Kanon's question, I take control of my smartphone. I call my subordinates, who are essential to this operation.

''Hm?　Theon?　What's going on?

　From my smartphone, I can hear the blunt voice of my subordinate, a key person connected through several calls.

'Takahara. We're going out.
"What?　What's your face?
Me and Takahara that's it. Get that motorcycle ready and wait for me at the entrance to the 203rd control area.
"Oh, oh..... I want to be the wind--

　I told him what I wanted, and I hung up without hearing the last of Takahara's words.

'I'm off,'

　I left a few words in canon and transitioned to the entrance of the Two Hundred and Thirty-third Dominion Realm. As I waited at the entrance for about five minutes, Takaharu appeared with a large American motorcycle.

'So, where are we going?　My recommendation would be Senrihama. It's a bit far, but--
Suzu City Hall.
What?　It's the home of the human race, right?　Isn't it hard for you two to do that?
I'm not going to fight you, am I?　The exact destination is about two kilometres from Suzu City Hall.
Scouting...?
Well, that's something.

　I stepped out of the area of control and straddled the back seat of the large motorcycle Takahara was driving.

''Where are we headed?''

　Takaharu turns back to me and asks me a question, I only point in a vague direction, "Over there.

'Appropriate.'

　

　-- can you hear me?

...Huh?

　Deciding that the wind was preventing my voice from reaching him, I telepathically spoke to Takahara.

　--I'm not going to be able to get to the bottom of it.

　Takaharu shakes his head lightly.

　--This conversation isn't interfering with my driving, is it?

　Takahar shakes his head lightly.

　--I will give you one important order. You must learn the path you are about to take.

Huh?

　Takaharu doesn't shake his head at my command and stops the bike on the spot.

''Hmm?　What's going on?
What's up?　Not... not... not!　There's no way I'm going to be able to learn the way out of the blue!
I see...

　I take Takahar's words in stride. I take out my smartphone and start up the map app.

'You do remember how to get here, right?
That's a long way to go.
All right, you'll go straight through to the next big intersection and turn right. From there, go straight down the road.

　I look at the map app and tell him the most concise way to get there, not by distance or time.

'Is that all you need to know?'
Can't you remember that?
That's about as good as it gets...

　Takaharu awkwardly scratches his cheek with his index finger.

'Then let's get going!
Well, give me a minute.
'What?　I can learn the way.
No, not the road I want to try something.
"--?

　Ignoring Takahar, who tilts his head, I look at the magnificent walled house that happened to exist nearby.

''Hm?　Are you going to burglarize the place?
"Don't be an a**h*le to me...
It's not a man.

　I let out a sigh, and Takahar laughs back at me. I ignore Takahara and focus my attention on the wall that exists in front of me, which is about 1.5 meters high.

　--《Darklance》!

　The unleashed dark spear collided with the wall in front of me.

　Huh?

　If it was a vulnerable human being, it would be powerful enough to lure them to death with a single blow - but the wall that received the Dark Lance didn't have a single scratch on it.

　The wall that unleashed the 《Dark Lance》 happened to be sturdy...?　Or--

Hey!　Where are you going?!

　I ignore the screaming Takahara and run to another house.

　The target this time is lower than the wall of the previous one the wall of a common house.

　--Darklance!

　The spear of darkness that is sucked into the wall. The result that came after a direct hit to the wall - was the same.

　A common wall that stands unscathed.

　--Fire Arrow!

　Countless flaming arrows sucked into the wall. The result that came after a direct hit to the fence - was the same.

　The Demon King's power doesn't work on special abilities...?

　My action this time was not to take it out on them, nor was it a way to get rid of my gloom and doom - it was an experiment.

　The high wall that covers the city hall of Suzu. Can you break through that wall with magic?　How much, and how much, magic should be unleashed, if it could be defeated?　It was an experiment to find out.

　The result ... magic doesn't have any effect on artifacts?　Or do your special abilities not work on artifacts?　Or is it the power of those who belong to chaos...?

Takahara!
What?
Destroy that fence with your special powers!
"--?　What do I have to do to knock down that fence?
Yes!

　Takaharu replied bluntly and slowly walked to my designated wall.

''Well then, let's go. --《Crumbling Fist》!

　Takahar took a half-step and thrust his right fist out to the wall.

''--?　Hmm?　That's it!　How come it ain't broken?　--Feiyan Legs!

　Takahar wriggled his right leg like a whip and slammed a kick into the fence.

　However, the result was - the same.

　It's safe to assume that special abilities are invalid for artifacts. Then.........

　--Takahara!　Take down the wall without using your special powers!

'What?　d*mn it!

　Takahar struck the wall in anger.

　With a violent crash sound, the wall was smashed to pieces.

　If it's not a special ability, will it work...?

　I pick up the gayborgs I carried on my back and stab them with all my strength.

　--uh!

　A numbing recoil can be felt in the right hand that holds the gayborgs.

　The fence that received the Gaybolg's stab was -- the hole that was equal to the tip of the Gaybolg's blade was open.

　Under normal circumstances, Gaybolg's stab would easily pierce the enemy with his entire armor. Unless it's a good enemy and an item, the recoil to this extent won't be transmitted to the dominant hand.

　Doesn't the strength of the item mean anything either?

　The fact that I made a hole in the wall is not the performance of Gaybolg - it's probably the result of my [body], which has grown to a B-rank. Probably, even if I tried it with a low-ranked weapon, I would get the same effect.

　It's a relief that it's not indestructible, but.......it's tricky.

　After conducting various experiments after that - I also found out that the power gained from the reasoning of a world where only man-made buildings were broken doesn't work.

　We need to rethink our strategy from the very beginning....

　The experiment, which I had begun lightly, had taught me a great truth.