Arcadia Papal States, Temple

'Gasp!　You're a piece of work, woman!　More fun for me!

　Saying that, Gilgas strikes again. And his speed is faster than before?　Why in the world?

　I just barely avoid it, but it's pretty fast. Don't tell me it's because I've stopped using the two arms I cut off?　Moreover, the amount of magic power gathered in his arms has even gone up from earlier.

　Every time Gilgas's fist hits the ground, the ground pops up. I'll have to dodge wide from the spot to avoid getting caught up, but I'm gradually being driven into a corner.

''How about this!''

　Gilgas sent a series of magic power blasts at me. I barely avoid it, but the next thing I know, Gilgas is right in front of me.

Ooh!　Explosive fist!

　Gilgas' fist swings down at me. If I don't do this!　I roll away from the scene and Gilgas's fist slams into the ground.

　And the next moment, it explodes. The ground has popped off. I am blown away by the power of the explosion, more than ever before. I blow off a few meters and finally stop.

　The blow earlier seems to have engulfed my friend and foe alike, and I see the same fallen soldiers around me. Gilgas doesn't care about that, he steps on the soldiers and walks towards me.

　I'm still unable to move from the reaction to being blown away. If I don't do this...I think so, but Gilgas is already right in front of me. And

It's over!

　Gilgas shook his fist as hard as he could. And.

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　And then something soft prevented me from doing so. Hey, what is this?　Something like a soft membrane wrapped around Gilgas' fist, missing the momentum. The momentum was perfectly killed before my eyes and stopped.

　Gilgas also looks at his hand with a strange expression on his face. Then the membrane tried to return to its original shape in one fell swoop, the magic flowing through it, and

Antislavement!

Whoa!

　All the power of Gilgas's fist bounced off Gilgas. Gilgas was also blown away by the stone, unable to withstand his own attack.

''Are you alright, Aeris?''

　When I finally got my body moving, it was Caro, who was supposed to be in the temple, who approached me.

'Caro, what are you doing here?　Shouldn't he be in the temple?

'I was guarding the temple, but thanks to Gylgas getting himself involved with my allies, I had my hands free. Then Aeris was in trouble, so I came to help.

　Caro puffs her chest out as if to say, "Hmmm. But that saved me. If it hadn't been like that, I would have been killed for sure.

I didn't expect my attack to be rebounded. You're even stronger than before, saint.

　Gilgas gets back to his feet with a smile even though he was attacked back with quite a bit of power. This guy is really tough. I readjust my sword and look at Gillgas. There.

Aeris, you're going to run in a straight line.

　And then Caro said the d*mnedest thing. Straight on, straight on?　There's no way you can do that. It's not even safe to be in range of Gilgas' attack. But Caro...

Trust me.

　And that's it. Oh, God!　All right!　If I die from this, I'll curse Caro for it!　I run straight for Gillegas.

　Gilgas seems to be on the lookout for some kind of trap, but that's not the case at all. I'm just running straight ahead, gathering magic power from the mayfly. Did Gilgas also notice that?

Ooh!

　He hits me with a forceful fist. I keep going. What are we going to do, Caro!

Sanctification!

　The moment I think that, a film of light appears in front of me. Is this Caro's barrier?　And only in the area where Gilgas's fist was approaching. The membrane successfully defended Gilgas' fist.

　As it was, Gilgas would strike a fist strike, but each time the barrier would appear and prevent it. That's why Caro said to go straight ahead. Good, that's it.

Eat it, Flamethrower!

　I gather my magic power on the mayfly's cutting edge. I go straight through the wild blows that are pouring down like a raging storm and get in front of Gilgas. Then, with a mayfly, he shoots a thrust at Gilgas.

　There is nothing around to prevent the thrust, and it thrusts into Gilgas's body like being sucked in. And a stinging mayfly. The moment the mayfly sticks, flames are released from the part of the blade that was stuck into Gilgas, and it burns from inside him.

　As expected, Gilgas screams in intense pain, as if he hasn't been trained inside. And then he started to lash out with all his strength. If you stay on the side like this, you'll get caught, so you immediately pull out the mayfly and leave the place.

　At that time, I place my magic on the part where the mayfly was stabbed. The moment I get some distance away, it activates.

''Explosions!''

　At that moment, Gilgas' body explodes. Flesh is splattered, blood is scorched, and an unpleasant smell can be seen, but I ignore that for now. I can still feel Gilgas' magic. I've made it so that it's burning through my body, but it's still alive.

"Haha, hehe, you're doing great. You don't mind if I do this for real, do you?

　Gilgas emerges from the smoke that danced in the aftermath of the explosion. He's covered in scars, but he looks at me with a laugh. Then, all at once, his magic swells up.

'Let's go!　Put on your clothes, black-armed behemoth (Hecaton Cale)!

　Gilgas activates his magic. The same magic he used when he attacked Arcadia before. Four arms appear on one side, a total of eight arms, each of which holds a tomahawk, and multiple arms fly behind Gilgas.

　I also hold my mayfly at the ready and channel the magic to my partner.

'Frel. We'll do the same.

"Hey, sis!　I'm ready whenever you are!'

Let's go!　Burn it all up!　Jaenno no Otachi!

　The mayfly is clothed in flames and takes shape.

'Leave the defense to me.'

Yes, please.

　I set up my shape-shifting mayfly and look at Gilgas. This is where it starts!