Anna, I'm not gonna let you die.

Don't worry about me, Revell, just run!

　Run.
　That's typical of Anna.
　At this rate, she'll stand against the manticore instead of running.

I can't afford to fight for you. You're in my way, so get out of here.

　I hope she gets away with this .

　...... No, I don't care if Anna runs away or not .

　I think she was just a little weak.
　Just kill the Manticore and that's all that matters.

　The manticore is killing us.
　It's slobbering, and when you get up close and personal to see the amount of magic it produces, you realize just how big a monster it is.
　He likes to eat humans.
　He must think he's been interrupted in his eating.

　With a swift movement, the manticore comes in front of you and swings its paws at you.
　I jumped up and took the manticore's head.
　I was in a swollen spot, and one shot would prove fatal.

d*mn it.

　I will thrust my sword into the manticore's head.
　But it only pierces the surface of the flesh.
　It doesn't go all the way in.
　This will have done little damage.

　Then the poisonous stinger of the tail snakes out from behind.
　I'm going to jump off the manticore and dodge its attack.

Well, let's see what we can do: ......

　I'm not out of tricks.
　It fires its magic and keeps its distance.
　The Manticore shrugs it off and closes the distance.

　Whether you use fire, water, wind, or earth magic, the manticore will hear you.
　Either I'm immune to magic or my magic is not powerful enough.
　I don't know if it's true, but if I'm careless and I can't use my magic at all, my chances of winning are gone.
　It's a battle that's thin on the ground.

　And they're fast.
　The scariest thing about the Manticore's attacks is the poison needle.
　It's the most accurate, and it's hard to avoid with a little course correction.
　Fail to block it and you'll be poisoned.

　That's the clearest death I've ever felt.

　Focus.
　You need to focus better.

　...... is the only way.

　The deadly blow, the Hard Sword, is essential to bring down the Manticore.
　It's probably more destructive than the most powerful magic I can unleash right now.
　That's how powerful the Strong Sword is.

　But this is a gamble.
　You don't know if you can launch the sword to win.

　If this doesn't work,...... I don't even want to think about it.


"Huh ...... huh ......

　I'm already breathing heavily.
　I don't know how much longer I can keep up my strength against a monster. .......


　Still, there's only one thing I have to do.


"...... I will unleash the Hard Sword on the Manticore!


　That's a bad bet for ...... that this has the best chance of winning.