'Wood Golem but that one is too big. Is it turning into a giant beast? So many....

　A number of giant golems, some 20 meters in length, covering their entire bodies with trees, are coming towards us, crushing and reaping down the trees around them. The shape is no different from the Mithril Golem. But they're bigger than those.
　I'm not going to be able to find any more than ten of them. Is it possible that the dead tree just now was absorbed by these guys?
　The golem at the head of the line tried to step into the holy tree area, but was blocked by a green defensive wall, stopping his progress.
　A green phosphorescent sphere the size of a baseball appears in front of me.

''Fuyou-sama!''
The spirit of the Great Tree?
''Yes, sir. ''I'm currently directing most of my power to the defensive wall, so I'll excuse myself in this form! Could Fuyu-sama and the others manage to evacuate everyone in the tribe from here? It's probably trying to create a wood golem that has absorbed the power of the spirit.''

　Hahan, he's going to assimilate the divine tree where the spirit dwells into the golem and control its power. It seems that the dead tree and the wood golem I just mentioned were planted from the beginning.
　And perhaps the mastermind is the Rivets. If they were able to win the Pruning Ceremony, they probably planned to use poison or something directly on the divine tree to weaken it and then assimilate the golem, or even make the divine tree itself into a golem.
　But the Lauri tribe ripped off the winner. Then it's a forceful strategy. It's not just the end of the road, they're a bunch of dimwits.
　 Is that so?
　Oh, I see, the rivets I saw last night were doing this planting. I should have crushed it then.
　With a "fly", I flew onto the stage where Yae and the others were, and caught the two five-bodied Rivets who hadn't been in the match. Obviously, after paralyzing them with a stun bullet. Since the power of the spirits is directed at the defensive wall, magic is normally effective here as well.

''Answer me. What is that thing?
"...a wood golem we brought in seed form. We modified it to absorb the life force of the surrounding trees and turn it into a giant beast.
Improvements?
''It multiplied various poisons and transformed them over a long period of time. And it can even take in the divine tree. It can also control the power of spirits. With that power, my Rivet Tribe will become the ruler of this great sea of trees..........

　Han. I see your sister was right. But don't think you'll get away with it so well. We were the reason for your failure.

"The Gate

　He opened a transition formation in the air and let the 'Black Knight 《Night Baron》' appear, falling from a height of about one meter and landing on the divine tree area with a thud and a shock that was different from the wood golem on the ground. He carried a sword in his hand and a new piece of equipment, the Fragarach, on his back.

''Wha, what was that!
You'll be able to experiment with your new equipment. Just watch your prized golem shatter.

　I took one look at the riveted man who looked at me in astonishment and was about to walk out to the frame gear I had called up, the Black Knight, when Yumina and Linze came from the audience.

''Fuyao-san, will you allow us to eliminate that thing as well?''
'What? Does this mean you'll be riding the Black Knight?
'Yes. We weren't allowed to do anything with Euron or this fight.

　Well, that's right. Magic didn't work when it was Euron, so this time it's because magic is banned.
　It's true that even if we have to fight Fragalach this time, we have Fragalach, so even Yumina and the others can use their magic power to defeat Frase and the others with a long-range attack. Isn't it better to train?

I understand. Well, I'll support you, but be careful.

　I open the gate and bring in the other one, the Black Knight. This one is painted blue, so to speak, and is a 'blue knight'. He holds the "mace" in his hand. This one was adjusted for Norn-san, the deputy commander, but it's no problem.
　Yumina and Linse boarded the "black knight" and the "blue knight" respectively. Quickly activating the aircraft, they each set up their magic for use with the frame gear.

''...Magic tuning. First slot release.''
"Also release first slot. Fragarach deployed. Synchronization complete. All clear.
...and it's all clear.

　I'll take the receiver out of "storage" and receive the exchange between the two. It looks like there's no problem.

I'm not going to be able to get it right. If you're about to run out of magic, you can use the 'transfer' from the ring to draw magic power from it.
I understand.
Copy that.

　The Black Knight and the Blue Knight ran and pointed the weapons in their hands at the Wood Golems who were each trying to destroy the defensive walls of the spirits.

''Thunder, pierce me, a hundred thunder contraptions, Lightning Javelin.''
"Ice, pierce me with your freezing needles.

　White lightning bolts from the black knight's sword tip and countless ice chips from the blue knight's mace exploded into the wood golem they were dealing with.
　I understand that Yumina has the wind attribute, but the fact that it's not the fire attribute, which Linse is good at, is probably because she's still wary of being burned. Lightning is also dangerous, but that magic doesn't ignite, unlike real-life lightning.
　In the wake of the two golems collapsing, both of them flew out of the divine tree area from the defensive wall that had been lifted for a short time.

''For now, try testing the 'Fragarach'. Just take it easy.''

　They headed towards the wood golems in the direction of each other's reception and confronted a few bodies each. First, Yumina moved.

''Fragarach'' activated!

　The black knight's back, the four crystal swords that were in the shape of an X there, all floated in the air at once and deployed in front of the black knight.

''Go!''

　With a shout from Yumina, dong! The huge crystal sword that shot out like a sonic speed jet and tore through the wooden golem one after another. These are blades that cut through even that hard flames, wooden golems are not the enemy.
　The four Fragarachs that brilliantly cut through the core inside the golem returned to the black knight again, this time orbiting the plane like a satellite, as if to protect the black knight. Well, it's really a defensive system, since it's originally a satellite orb function that's been diverted.

''Hmm, is it still difficult to destroy four different targets separately?''
I think there's nothing we can't do, but I can't catch up with the feeling. I think there is nothing I can't do, but I can't catch up with the feeling. I think it depends on the practice.

　I knew it. Rosetta also said it's important to have a separate and independent rhythm and tempo and all that. Apparently it's similar to the feeling of playing music. Well, it's definitely similar. Like a piano that makes the right hand and the left hand move differently.
　By the way, I was able to manipulate the four hands separately quite easily. Maybe it's because of the piano my parents taught me to play when I was a child. I didn't think it would come in handy in such a way, though.
　I don't think I've ever seen a piano in this world. Maybe I should make one for "Fragalach" practice. It's been a long time since I've played it.

Launch 'Fragarach'.

　This time, Linze's Fragarach released a Fragarach that tore through a wood golem, and two of the four were attacking another wood golem.
　Linze's one seemed to manage to attack two of them separately. However, compared to moving all four at once against the same opponent, he seems to lack accuracy. Does this depend on practice?

''Silly........what was that.......!

　The riveted man contorts his face in astonishment as his prized golem is torn apart one after another.
　Oops, I'll have to capture these guys' friends too. I captured all of the Rivets with a map search and got them all stuck with "Paralyze". They're easy to search because they're dressed so clearly.
　In the meantime, the two of them had defeated most of the golems. If this was Mithril or Orihalcon Golem, it would have been a woohoo! Even though the breed has been improved, a tree is still a tree. I don't think it has much value as a material. Well, I guess it has value as wood in general.

This is the end.

　All the golems were silenced as Linze finished off the last one. Seeing this, cheers and applause from all the tribes in the Divine Tree Realm erupted from all the tribes, including shouts of praise for the victory. Except for the Rivet Tribe, of course.
　However, the trees around them were badly damaged. I'm sure the tree was quite old considering its size.
　The sphere-shaped spirit is coming towards us. I'm not sure if it's because I've been focusing on the defense wall that I can't turn into a human form yet.

''Thank you, Fuyao-sama. How can I thank you...''
'No, I'm sorry for destroying the trees around us. I guess I should have handled it better.
"Oh, don't worry about it. 'Oh, don't worry, I'll do my best to get you back to the forest.

　You can do that? That's what the spirit of the Great Tree is all about.
　With a sudden movement, the spirit flew towards the Juju tribe, the 'Tribe of Judgment' and its spokesperson.
　Soon after, the chief of the Judgment Tribe spoke up and said in a loud voice.

The ambition of those foolish people who plotted to take the Sacred Tree for themselves has now been crushed! A messenger from the faraway land of Brunhild has protected our great divine tree! We, the Great Tree Tribe, give them our greatest thanks and admiration! May the spirits bless them!
"May the spirits bless you!

　Cracking cheers and applause were sent to the two frame gears. We're only the Lauri tribe's helpers, and it seems that Yumina and Linse have been recognized as the two representatives of Brunhild. Well, that's fine. They were the ones who actually defeated the Wood Golem.
　Eventually, the Juju people captured the Rivets and took them away. The rest of the Rivets should be down in the forest as well, so I'll ask them to capture those guys as well.
　Then, once again, the Lauri tribe was proclaimed to be the "Tribe of the Tree King" and a new law was declared that the "pruning ritual" would be separate for men and women.
　The other tribes were horrified by this rule, but since there was no opposition from the Great Sacred Tree, it was accepted as the new law of the Great Jukai.
　When you think about it, it's not such a bad thing, even the other tribes have come to the conclusion. It was like having another winner's slot, and all tribes would benefit from it. The Barum tribe is the only tribe that does not have a woman, so there is no difference.
　The Balms, however, have accepted the loss of the obnoxious Lauri, which is not a bad thing for them to lose, and they have accepted it.
　The "Pruning Ceremony" ended with the Lauri's victory.