The demon raised his right arm and a black sphere appeared at the end of his hand .
　It contained an enormous amount of magical power, and a direct hit would not be enough to get rid of it .

Come on, entertain me.

　The black sphere ruptured, and the five scattered shards drew a black trail from many directions and attacked me.
　Even though they were scattered, each piece would still boast a great deal of power.
　That's how huge the magic contained in the original black sphere was.

"Yes...

　As I ducked the five black shards, the demon grinned and lifted the corners of his mouth.
　The five black shards quickly reversed and attacked me again.

I see... So it's following me.

Yes, that's right. You don't mean to tell me that after all that big talk, it can't end with this level of attack, right?

　The demon's ability to handle so much magic so easily is quite impressive .
　...... Now what to do.

　I thought about colliding the five black shards with the demon - but then I changed my mind and thought that the demon couldn't possibly be unaware of this.
　Besides, my priority is to collide with them, and if I approach the demon unintentionally, the second attack could come at me.
　That would put me at an even greater disadvantage.

　We'll deal with this simply.

　I'll kick the ground and duck again with the five black shards.

He escaped into the air... but that's a bad idea. There's nowhere to run now.

　The demon is looking at me with a relaxed expression on its face, not trying to launch another attack.
　He seems proud of himself.

'There's nowhere to run?　Are you sure about that?

　I used the Empty Walk to duck the black shards that were tracking me in midair.

...... Hohoho, he's doing a little bit better. But just running away from it won't help you.

I didn't fly away for the sake of escape. I was running because there was nowhere to run, and I don't need to run away one iota.

　If it flies above the black shard, it will only be able to track downward.
　I move away from the black shard and release a magical sphere of equal power.
　It's hard to offset the multi-directional attack.
　But then all I have to do is jump into the air and limit the direction of the attack.

　The compressed magic collided with each other and an explosion occurred.
　I'll ride the blast and jump higher.

It's too much trouble for her to escape to the top.

　The demon spreads its wings and flies up at high speed, closing the distance between me and it.
　As it does so, I put my hand on its back and a white rod is generated.
　Immediately, the white rod transforms into a sword and the demon slashes at me with it.

　As the two swords intersected, sparks flew and a high-pitched metallic sound could be heard.

This is the Demon Iron Sword! This is a sword made from a replica spine and magical alloy.

I don't care.

I was just trying to explain to you out of kindness. This Demon Iron Sword was made entirely by me, so it has a high affinity with my magic. You see...

　The next moment, the tip of the sword in the demon's grip extended with great force.
　I reacted immediately and tilted my head to the side, but the tip grazed my cheek and blood dripped down my throat.

That's why I'm able to do this.

　A smiling demon.

"I see. The demon likes to work in the small hours. I'm gonna go big.

　He thrusts his left hand, which is not holding a sword, forward to create a tornado.
　The demon didn't change its posture, only moving its body in the direction of the tornado's release.
　There are no injuries and no signs of damage passing through.

"Hmmm, is that all?

No, it's just the beginning.

　I didn't want to do any damage.
　I just wanted a moment to hold my stance.
　That's why I created the tornado to take the stance of the Strong Sword Kai.
　By talking big, the demon said, "Is this the extent of it? And so you misunderstand the true meaning.

　And the more powerful you become, the more powerful the sword becomes.
　The blow that exceeds your limits is still the strongest blow a year later.

...... It certainly looks tricky, but from the stance it's a sword technique. Then you just don't have to enter the reach.

　Saying that, the demon swooped down towards the ground.
　If the demon was right about the Hard Sword Kai, you'll have to get close enough for your opponent to reach in for a direct hit.
　But there's no problem.

　I stop using the Skywalker and fall.
　Then I kick the ground as soon as I land, closing the distance between me and the demon.
　Before this "Strong Sword Kai" was released, his physical abilities were honed to the utmost limit... so there's no problem in being able to close the distance.
　In addition, activating the skill 《Hinchu》 completes the strongest unavoidable blow.

"This blow is unavoidable for you.

Yeah, I'm afraid so. But you're forgetting one thing.

　I understood the meaning of the words the moment I made a direct hit on the 《Goh-no-Sword-Kai》.
　...... Ah, I'm sure I forgot about it .

''──This is my domain of control.

　The ogre had taken his place as a shield for the devil.


　So he escaped from the sky to the ground for a reason other than being out of reach.
　It's true that an unavoidable blow would be meaningless in this situation.

I was a bit underestimated just because you're a ninja. The real battle is yet to come. Taking on me is like taking on this entire horde of demons.

　...... Well, you're not going to let me win that easily.