The battlefield, which had been expanding, was at once narrowed and confined by the appearance of just three demons.
　The xenomorphs that walked with the wreckage of their allies as their path, walked forward - just like that, the soldiers shuddered and opened the way.
　A single swing of the sword on a whim and people would fly.
　Only fresh blood dyed the green of the grassland.

''Well, it looks like the real thing--Sasha, Galen, Al--''

"Yes." "Oh," "I know," "I know,
　Garen and Al jumped out at Krista's direction.
　They threw a dagger, though first to the waiting cannibal demon (man-eater) Uno in a leisurely manner.

'Martial Arts (Arts)--Flying Blade (Fly Knife)'
　A flash of swords so fast that it was impossible to follow them with the eyes ran through the daggers that approached Uno at the same time from both sides.
　The two swords that were supposed to be in their sheaths had been drawn out at some point.
　The sword that lost its power fell to the ground with a plunge.

''Ha, excellent--Bujutsu (art), explosive thrust!
　Garen's sword, which had accelerated in a straight line, was tinged with light, and in the gap after he swung his sword, he closed in on Uno's stomach.
　Unlike Garen, who is advancing in a caustic manner, Uno's movement can be said to be terribly slow.
　But that doesn't mean that his movements are slow.
　It's just that his movements were not lean, rather his movements were incredibly fast.

'Slow Ina.'

　The moment the tip of Garen's sword almost touched his body, Uno dodged the blade as he pulled his body back and spun around once. As it is, using the force of the rotation, the blade is swung as if to reap Garen with the sword held in his right hand.

''Gu........heavy.......''
　Barely, Garen catches it with his sword belly, but the overwhelming power of the demon flips him off and he rolls on the ground, blown away.

''Respectful congregation prays--Healing blessings to the little one--Holy Healing (Heal).

The sinner will fall to the land of the ice prison. Cease and desist, be gone, be gone, be atoned for - magic arts, ice sword dance.

　At the same time as Sasha's healing flies to Galen.
　The seven swords drifting in the air attack Uno with a will.

''Ho, Yori looks quite tannoying just now--''
　A moment later, Uno's eyes widened.
　The cloudy eyes had indeed caught the seven swords that were approaching from the sky.
　Four times the two swords were swung - two flashes up and down, two flashes up and down, just after they were swung out with a residue like light, two flashes overlapping in an arc as if they were accelerating.
　The first strike breaks two, avoids three, and breaks two with the next strike.

''Arts, was it arc-gez4sen or is it a human technique that's moderately useful--!
　But even that was only a decoy for Krista.
　In an instant, Krista, who was in the flesh, thrust out two fine swords. From behind, the ice swords that you just evaded are closing in on you.
　This form of pincer attack is the ideal development that Krista wants.

''Ikaruga!　Ugh--!
　It was a thrust so fast that the eye could not follow it.
　It was so sharp that the seven swords seemed to be at play.
　Although it was handled with two swords, Krista was overwhelmingly superior in speed.

''You're quick--Daga, Issaquah, you don't have enough firepower--''
　The means Uno took was just a forceful push.
　Taking full advantage of the difference in physical ability, he stepped forward and swung his blade while taking a stab at it.
　Uno is only slightly damaged. On the other hand, this slender woman is confident that even one hit of the blade will be the end of it.

''Don't overestimate it, monster flair--Ice Blossom Blossom Blossom Opening--magical technique (magic arts), Hyoka Kenrin.''
　The silver slender sword was covered in ice.
　A rose of ice bloomed stingingly at the end of it that gouged out the flesh.

''Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

"A-list adventurer, Ice Emperor, Christa Niese Bran Richter. The name of the one who will kill you. You should remember it as a souvenir of your time in the underworld.
　Krista looked at the girl standing by the battlefield and let out a breath of relief.
　Apparently, it seemed that it was enough for me to do my best here.




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'Hahaha..........'

Grrrr......................

　While Aisha was intimidated and trembling by the Gryphon's overwhelmingly huge body, the Gryphon was also intimidated by the mighty magic power that Aisha was emitting.
　Most of all, though, to Aisha, the gryphon in front of her seemed to be smiling ferociously before its prey.

''Oh, um, Krista-san, I'm in a pinch, I'm in a super pinch, but I--!
　However, Krista just glanced at Aisha and quickly returned to her own fight.

''Oh, no, no--''
　Of course, her fierce fighting showed that there was little room to spare, but she didn't expect to be abandoned.
　This was a betrayal, no way.
　Isn't this a strategy to keep Nacht-sama's knee-slapper all to herself?
　Of course, unlike Aisha, Krista was aware of the fact that the Gryphon was threatened, and it was because she thought there was no need for reinforcements.
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''Guru...............................''
　The great spirit of water told Aisha to take pity on the griffon, who was becoming a layer smaller.

''You're frightened, that girl--what are you going to do?''

Well, I mean, what's the big deal?
　She is a beautiful woman whose entire body is composed of water. Unlike the dwarfs, she is dressed quite sensationally. Her body is water, but she is bareheaded. Aisha looked at the genie in confusion.

'That's right, I can talk, this is still a great spirit of water - it's a splinter of Undine - I'm attracted to the delicious magic power, Tehe. It's nice to meet you, spirit child.

Well, you know, it's nice to meet you too.
　Aisha responded to the spirit who had helped her with her own strength, despite her confusion.

'Yes, you asked me to. So, what are we going to do with that?'

'Well, if you don't have to fight, that's the best - oh, but sacrificing for Nacht-sama's lap... ha!　How outrageous I am....
　Aisha smiled fiercely and immediately shook her head.

'You're a busy girl, aren't you, youth?
　The spirit that says such things with a somewhat Baba-like laugh. But the expression on his face instantly twisted into a sullen one.

Then what do we do with the people over there?
　Spirits are sensitive to people's emotions.
　They have the intuition to discern good and evil. The magic power that is compensated for varies wildly from spirit to spirit, and inevitably, spirit magic chooses the user. Aisha was able to call her because she had the magic power of the half-eared chief race (half-elf).
　She also saw and judged people's magical powers.
　At least those guys don't want to be their own contractors, Undine has a hunch.

''Huh?''
　What I heard was the sound of a horseman calling. The figure was definitely an ally, a knight.
　But--

"Lady Aisha, we've come to reinforce--
　At the same time as he said that, a member of the Magic Knights lowered the sword he raised from his horse.

''Reinforcements?　You're making me laugh, well, a lot--
　The next thing he knew, the little battle was over, unbeknownst to Aisha.
　Three heads were slashed by a blade of water and flew away.

''--Oops, sorry contractor, Utsutsu was asked to leave early.
　In the end, Nacht's preparations had ended up being an afterthought.
　Aisha had slipped out of all the precincts on her own strength alone. However, the reason why only three people showed up was because Grandia had cut off most of them, though.

''Haha, what the hell--''
　Aisha muttered in confusion.




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Gah........stupid.........!
　The one demon race that fell down. Nigrud looked down at it coldly.

''What, you drew the wrong end of the stick?
　Only the blood and flesh smeared battleaxe was left behind after it had split the ground.

''It seems so, Guild Master--then I'll be the one to stop it...''

O Flame, come forth from the heavens to the earth, and make a foundation for the destruction of my enemies. Flame magic, fuels the flames of death.
　When the breathless Ogre Torres was engulfed in the fire, he turned to ashes and disappeared as if he had ceased to exist.

It's a good thing, Irina. It's not a good idea to seize the opportunity.

If you wanted to go after Lord Nacht's knee, then I suggest you turn yourself in and have your head cut off right now.

False accusations!　And the death penalty!　Allow me to explain myself.

Negative. You must die a pervert.
　While conversing with Irina, Nigrud looks around the battlefield, looking at the center and the left flank.
　I guess you could say that they are both antagonists.

It's a good idea to be able to have a good idea of what to expect. Let's go support them.''
　Irina tried to nod at Nigrud's words, but she couldn't.
　The anomaly was not only grasped by Irina, but the entire battlefield in an instant.
　After all, floating in the sky, it was a huge body that would not even be able to hide itself.
　Its red wings just flapped their wings to create wind. The wind that was caused was like a sharp blade.
　White and silver fangs packed tightly into its ferocious mouth, they seemed to be hidden a little deeper.
　Instead, its mouth was dyed a deep red.

''A fire dragon--no way--''
　It was a joke, everyone thought.
　Everyone was escaping reality.
　Who could mock it?

　The karma fire that was born around his mouth looked like a volcanic crater that Nigrud had once seen, and there was no way he could equate it with magic that people could handle.
　Ah, but come to think of it, I think I saw the same kind of magic very recently.
　A bolt of lightning that struck a trading city.
　It must be exactly the same.
　The most important thing to remember is that the range of the attack will not be comparable to the controlled Nacht's magic, though.

''What--!　Guild leader, back--
　Irina is calm.
　She sees a crisis and immediately deploys her defensive magic.
　But how much sense does it make?

　When a single ray of light ran through, the battlefield ended up being hell.