The goodwill party went off without a hitch, and Brunhild regained his composure.
　It's a bit late for a lot of reasons, but once again I decided to give Lou the engagement ring. You have to get these things right. There's nothing neat about being late, though.
　Lou was happy to accept it, as if he didn't care about such things. It has the same design and the same magic grant as everyone else.

''With this, I can finally say with pride that I'm Fuyou-sama's fiancée.

　I feel guilty when I see her looking at the ring, looking really happy...I should have given it to her earlier.
　I was sitting at the table on the balcony, peering at Lou beside me, when Leanne came over here with Paula.

'Frase has shown up. The place is in the middle of the Great Sea of Trees. The tribesmen who live there have sent word to Mismid of a rescue.'

　With a clatter we get up from our chairs. We leave Lou alone, who is scowling incomprehensibly.

'So what's up with Fraise? Did you beat him?
'No, they're still sitting around, crushing tribal villages. No, it's still sitting there, crushing tribal villages, politely killing every human and subhuman in sight. They say it's shaped like a big spider.

　A giant spider flake. Could this be the same mid-range as the manta ray, or even higher. I don't think Appoots is going to do much good. Let's hope we can smash it with Gravity.

Let's go. I don't know if we can beat them, but we can't just leave them alone. Besides...
You might be able to meet her.

　A small nod at Leanne's words.
　Ende. The mysterious boy who effortlessly defeated the manta-shaped flays that we struggled inexplicably with. The words he left behind, 'King of Flays', are stuck in my mind. What in the world does it mean...

Anyway, let's take Babylon to the Great Sea of Trees.



"The crystal demon that destroyed ancient civilizations...

　While traveling in Babylon, I tell Lou a quick story about what has happened so far. What is the flames to begin with? From the fact that it destroys space and appears on the scene, it is possible that it is sealed in another space in some special way. The seal is breaking, and the flames trapped there 5000 years ago are beginning to emerge from the cracks.
　If Ende's words are to be believed, then the purpose of Frazeez is to find the "King of Frazeez". But what Freys is doing is one-sided slaughter. What does that mean?
　What happened 5000 years ago? What was the seal? Where did the phrase come from? I don't know anything about it. But Ende may know everything. I missed it last time, but if I see you again...

Master, we are on our way.

　Sheska called out to me and I turned my gaze to the ground in the monolith. A monster with eight slender legs stretched out like a spider, skewering the tribesmen living in the Great Sea of Trees as it cut down the trees of the Great Sea of Trees.

'It's big. It's as big as the last manta ray.''
But I'm just thankful that I don't fly, unlike the last one, that I don't fly, that I do.

　Indeed. Before, it was hard to just fight because we were flying and in a desert area. This time we have a place to hide and I think we have an advantage. You'll have to make sure you don't get trapped underneath a huge tree that was knocked down, though.

''Let's hurry anyway. If we don't do it quickly, that village will be wiped out.''

　When they transitioned to the ground, the women of the tribe were resisting Frazeez by shooting their bows and activating their magic.
　Magic doesn't work on Fraise. The magic is absorbed by every magic power. This is a nasty ability that can convert magic itself into magic power as well, which is different from the "sucker's bracelet" that can't absorb magic or the Demon's Lord's "magic nullification" that can counteract magic.
　The brown-skinned women confronted them with their bay swords, but one after another they were cut down by Frase's outstretched, sharp arms.

''Its! Miyo mana, tacozikasigalino!

　A young tribal girl seems to be giving some kind of order, but I can't hear her at all. Isn't that the common language?
　Apparently she's the leader, and the archers are retreating a bit, as if it's the girl's instructions. They seem to be buying time to let the other non-combatants escape.
　Aiming at the girl, Spiderfraith's legs extend like a spear.

''Axel Boost!''

While taking out Mithril's great sword from the "storage", I ran through the tree line and played the arm spear that was approaching the girl. I picked up the girl, who was surprised to see me appear out of nowhere, and jumped backwards, distancing myself from Fraise.
　I put the girl down and raise the great sword again.



　Run that way, I said, pointing deep into the forest. But the girl fishes her eyes out and comes at me.

'Emou, ortetotkochimelako! Sanatoaneco, boko!
No, I don't know what I'm talking about.

　As I look at the girl, I recognize that the women of this tribe are very brave. The girl in front of me is also holding an axe in one hand and painting her body with red paint.
　Her brown skin is healthy, but the costume that wraps her body is not acceptable. The upper half of his body is a single breast covering and the lower half of his body is just a lower sash. She wears shoes that look like sandals and has some sort of palm cuffs on her hands, but she is nearly half-naked. It seems to be a tribe that lives a life far removed from the city.
　And this girl, I think she's about my age, has, well, quite a bit of stuff. I can't help but look away from the girl, who exaggerates her existence as if it were ripped out of her breastplate, and my eyes are drawn to it.

'Emoumenagri-wo-do! Oh, my God, no! Kele Sorrisse!

　He's making some kind of a big deal out of it, but I have no idea. I wonder if he's caught me glancing at him.
　At any rate, I readied my greatsword and slashed at Spiderfraith. The target is a single leg. At the right moment to swing down, he activates Gravity. The large sword, which has turned into a super-heavy weapon, smashes the thin leg into pieces.

''It looks like I can use Gravity.

　But the shattered legs were quickly regenerated. The tribe must have absorbed the magic they fed you earlier. I knew that the only way to defeat them was to crush the nucleus.
　The three nuclei are evenly spaced along the center line of the body. The orange glow is the same as in the manta ray.

Linse! Lean! Drop some ice on this guy!

　In response to my words, the two of them chant the water magic method "Ice Rock" and drop a large block of ice onto the spider's head. Frase's body sinks under the weight for a moment, but Gigi Gigi, he tries to bounce it off. But it's not to be.
　He jumps up and stands on top of the block of ice dropped by Frazeez. Activating "Gravity," he changes the weight of the ice chunk by dozens of times.
　With the sound of a body creaking, "Gee, gee, gee, gee, gee," a crack, a crack, a crack begins to appear in the direction of the ice block. It seems that the magic ice can't withstand its own weight. How sturdy it is to withstand this much.
　Eventually, the ice shattered, and Frase, freed from its weight, jumped up.　At that moment, I activated "Gravity" and vigorously swung the great sword down over its head.

''Shatter!''

　A ground-smashing blow is struck to the body of Spiderfraith. Gaaaahhhh! and shattering spider flays with a loud noise. From among the rattling and shattered fragments, I shatter all three of the tumbling nukes with Brunhild.

''Fuu........''

　It was manageable. This was a lot easier to beat than it was before. It varies, Gravity. The only problem is that you can't use it directly against the main body of Fraze.

Emou... nonamened...?

　The brown girl from earlier murmured as if she was dumbfounded. As usual, I don't understand what she is saying, but I can tell from her expression that she is surprised.
　When I looked around, I saw a number of people who had fallen down, injured. This is not good.

"Target Lock. Injured people within a 500 meter radius. Activate the Cure Heel.''
Copy that. Target is captured. Activating Cure Heel.

　A magic circle of light floated above the head of the fallen injured man, and a soft light poured down. The wounds of the injured who had received the light immediately closed up and were being healed.
　A girl who was seeing this rushes up to her fallen comrade.

''That went away pretty easily, didn't it?

　Leanne came to me as I jumped from the wreckage of the shattered flames. It's true. It's like I've struggled with this before.
　Leanne picked up the scattered pieces of flames in her left and right hands and lightly smashed them together. The next time he hit them with force, they would shatter easily. What are you doing?

It's only as strong as glass. I was wondering if you could make a weapon out of these pieces.

　Hmm. It's true that with a weapon of that hardness, Else, Yae and the others might be able to defeat Frase. However, the material would be worthless if its strength would be reduced to this extent if it died. Would it be a good substitute for glasswork?

I wonder why these guys are so hard in the first place. Maybe they're using defensive magic...
That's it! Curing magic with magic! If this body has the property of amplifying, storing and releasing magic power...!

　Lean picked up the fragments again in his hands and struck them together hard, letting the magic flow through the shards. There was a clear, high-pitched sound, but the fragments did not shatter.

''I knew it. This material has properties similar to a magic stone. Moreover, it has a much better magic conduction rate. It's almost 100% magical conversion. It's hard to believe that the bond caused by magic power can maintain this level of strength.
I'm not sure. Tell me the details.

　'Lean says it's difficult, but what does that mean in the end?

'In other words, the more magic power is poured out, the more this fragment can absorb it and create tremendous hardness. Moreover, it can accumulate magic power, so even if it's chipped, it will regenerate itself. Until the stored magic power is exhausted.

　What a surprise. So, if I make armor with it, I can make super-hard armor that will regenerate as long as it doesn't run out of magic power?
　On the other hand, if you make weapons, you can make weapons that won't be destroyed as long as they don't run out of magic power.
　The problem is that it has quite a bit of weight, but it doesn't matter to me, who can "enchantment" Gravity.
　.................Isn't that a treasure trove of stuff?

Target Lock. Including fragments of Frase's remains. Activate 'storage'.
Copy that. Copy that. Activating storage.

　The scattered remnants of the Frays, and a magic circle spread out on the ground of the debris, and they disappeared as they sank into the water. Recovery complete. d*mn, if I knew they were worth that much, I would have recovered the ones from the ruins and the desert ones too. It's a shame.