I look at Haku and hold up my Rowga. Haku slowly holds the knife in both hands. However, it's hard to do because Haku's presence is lessened.

''Shh!''

　When I thought that, I didn't expect Haku to attack me head-on. He didn't hesitate to aim at my throat with a knife. But if you know where he's going to aim, it's easier to deal with him.

　I flick the approaching knife with my Rooga and unleash a series of thrusts. Haku's attack is as speedy as it looks. The sensation of receiving a knife was also light. However.

Tsk!

　The essence of Haku's magic would still be his ability to move through the shadows. Combined with the ability to dilute its presence, it appears to disappear before your eyes. It's not fast or anything, it just feels like it disappears. And with many buildings in a residential area around us, there is not a cloud in the sky this evening.

　Because the moonlight is shining unobstructed, there are shadows all over the place. I don't know where Haku comes out from among them. And this shadow is

I knew it!

　Spikes of shadows protrude from the ground, just as they do in the room. Haku's magic makes all the shadows become Haku's weapons. It's nasty. It's like I'm fighting a large army.

　I run to avoid the thorns that pop up from the ground, but they poke out again from where I dodged them. There's nothing more troublesome than not knowing when and where they'll come out. Even the sensing system doesn't react until the moment it comes out.

'Yup!'

　Whoa!　I didn't expect Haku to come out of the spines of the shadows. Can you move through it too? I take the knife that comes out in quick succession with a rowga.

　I swing the knife to cut its throat and stick it out to poke its heart. If none of them hit you, they attack your limbs so that you can't avoid them. And on the contrary, if we try to attack, Haku will run into the shadows and attack us with shadows.

''It's ... really hard to do.''

　And Haku's speed is gradually increasing. Every time he moves through the shadows. Is this also some kind of ability?

''Rei-sama, I understand.''

　I was looking for an opportunity to attack Haku as he repeatedly stepped out of the shadows and attacked and then re-entered the shadows, and I was looking for an opportunity to attack him while passing him off, when I heard Light's voice in my head. It's like he found out what I was asking Light to do before the battle started.

'So how did it go?'

'The spells cast on Haku-sama are all dark magic, the Phantom Pain and Versacrave.
　The Phantom Pain must have caused Haku-sama's trauma. That alone would make a normal person go crazy.
　That magic doesn't allow you to choose which wounds you want to evoke, but rather reminds you of all the wounds you've received in the past. There are some disadvantages to that, such as having to touch the subject for a few minutes...''

　........That disadvantage would have been easy to do from the guy who was raising Haku.

''And Versacrave is a magic to make the target fight, regardless of his or her will. It has the same disadvantages as the Phantom Pain, but the effects are as good as I've seen.''

　Haku's eyes are empty and he's cutting at me with a knife. ....you'll be forced to fight him regardless of your will. That must be hard for you. ...and it will hurt.

Light. Could you be the one to shut him down?

It's all right. I know what kind of magic is going on. It's just that...

Yeah, we've got to get Haku.

　It's quite difficult to catch Haku running around in the shadows in all directions. All you have to do is to eliminate the shadows, but it's not that easy to do. Then.

Light, let's do it.

I'll take the magic. I'll take the magic.

　And Light is absorbing magic from me. This is the only way to catch Haku, who can come out of nowhere at any moment. I wait for Light's magic power to build up while avoiding Haku's attacks.

　When I look at Haku's face, which occasionally comes out, his expression is hidden by the cloak, and he looks quite painful, although it's the feeling I had. He's being forced to fight, and on top of that, he's being brought back to trauma. It's going to be painful.

"I'll do it, Master Ray!

Okay, triggered.

　As I think that, Light's voice echoes into my head. And I invoke Directly-sama. The magic to stop Haku.

"Light magic, Kouten no Gaiteou!

　The moment I activated my level 9 light magic, the Kanten no Cloak, my back shone brightly. And what appeared was a cloak of glowing white magic power that wrapped my body. It's not a cloak that covers everything up to your head like Haku, it's a cloak that you can wear over your shoulder like a military uniform.



　Seeing that I've activated my level 9 magic, Haku comes out of the shadows and distances himself from me. Contrary to Haku's wariness of me, I release my stance.

'Come at me from anywhere.'

　When Haku sees that figure, he raises his voice like anger, but he doesn't imitate the way he rushes in. Maybe he instinctively senses the danger. If that's the case.

If you're not coming, I'm coming to you!

Huh!

　I run out to get a look at Haku. Haku is startled by this and makes a large number of shadowy spines fly out of the ground. There must be no less than a few hundred of them just visible to the eye. If you include the ones that come out from behind and from the building, it's too much trouble to count them. But it doesn't matter to me. I'm just going to push forward without holding up my looga.

　And then hundreds of spikes of shadows will pierce me and Haku's eyes will see it. But

Kick them to the curb.

　The Kantenno Cloak on my back protects me from the thorns of all the shadows. The thorns that collide with the Koutenno Cloak will not be able to penetrate the cloak, they will break off and disappear. I'm not going to be able to get a good idea of what to do with it. I just push forward and it's automatic.

　This is my new idea of light magic, the Light Heavenly Cloak.

　This magic is based on the magic of Gilgas, the seven demon generals. I'm not going to be able to get my hands on any of them. I wondered if I could make new magic based on that.

　And that was two months ago, the defeat of the goblins. At that time, I would have been able to defeat them if I had used my lightning-armored Tenkoku, but there was a chance that I would have gotten everyone else involved. But that didn't mean he wouldn't have been able to hold on to his strength in the process if he went in alone.

　That's when I thought of Caro's barrier. He thought that if he activated something similar to that at all times, he could withstand attacking a large army. I'm going to be the first to admit that I'm not sure what I'm talking about.

　It's also a great way to detect my magic and automatically defend against attacks or enemies that respond to my detection of their presence, as well as automatically intercept them. You can also use it as a tool to help you get rid of the problem.

　When I sneaked out on the night of the goblin defeat, using this magic, I was able to annihilate them just by standing still. The goblins will attack on their own, and even if they stop attacking, they will automatically attack if they are within my sensing range. Well, the farther the distance is, the more magic power is consumed.

　However, the downside of this magic is that it reacts to everything that enters its range when it's in automatic mode. So if an ally is nearby, it will automatically intercept them. Right now, the range of detection is limited to a 5-meter radius, so it's not a problem, but if you're far away, you won't be able to use it. This is also an issue for the future.

　On top of that, it's not an absolute defense, and any attack that exceeds my magical power will be breached. ........good. The next thorn is the last one. I go straight into it.

"!!!

　Haku's expression is one of surprise as the opponent who he thought would have died from the thorns of the shadows pierced through the spines of the shadows appeared through the spines of the shadows. You're surprised even in that state.

　I don't miss the opportunity and extend my Koutenno cloak over Haku's eyes. Haku tries to escape into the shadows, but

Let him go!　Light!

　I activate the light that I put a lot of magic power into. It emits so much light that it's hard to keep my eyes open, so much so that the entire area becomes white. Even the black shadows turn white.

　I can't see it with my eyes, but I use presence and magic detection to find Haku's whereabouts. Haku holds his eyes and doesn't move from his spot. And

"...I got you, Haku!　Wright, 'The one who cuts off'!

Yes, sir!

　I pull Haku, who is wrapped up in the Light Heavenly Cloak, to my side and hold him. And as it is, the light activates the one who cuts off the light. Guh!　The amount of magic Light is taking with him is quite tight this time. And Haku also lets out a yell of pain.

''Ah, aaaaah!

Ugh!

　Haku lashes out in too much pain. That's when the knife sticks in his side, but he doesn't have time to worry about that right now. And

　Palin!

　And at the same time you hear something cracking, Haku's strength goes away. 　My eyes are starting to get used to it, and when I open them, there it is.

O-ni...?

　Haku was in my arms, limp but looking at me closely.

'How are you feeling?'

You are my enemy.

Yeah. I'll take care of you and you can relax today.

　I patted Haku's head as I said this, and he nodded happily and fell asleep.

　Perhaps it's because the sounds of battle have stopped, or maybe it's because Aeris and the others are coming from the house and soldiers are running from the palace. I have a lot to say to everyone, but right now I need to look up Haku instead of that.