The Hydra was the first to move.
　The seven heads came at us all at once!
　Anna ducked the attack and flew on the back of the fire dragon.
　...... So you're going to ride the dragon after all?
　I thought she was going to get down to fight, but she ended up riding the dragon.
　But as Anna flies into the sky, Garuda is getting closer to her.

I'm not afraid of you.

　Up in the sky above, Anna's sword and Garuda's sword clashed violently with each other .
　Looking at her sword streak, I could tell that Anna had grown up a lot.
　When she fought the Manticore a year ago, she couldn't even fight Garuda on an equal footing.

''Are you sure it's okay for you to look away?

Shaaaaaaah!

　Magical attacks by the demon and Dullahan, and from out of their line of sight, Hydra's attacks all attacked me at once.

''Shrinkage.''

　I decided that there was no way to avoid it right then and there, so I used the shrinkage and moved to the right.
　A thud sounded and a large hole was created where I was.
　It would have killed me instantly if I got hit properly.

　I used the Shrinkage over and over again, zigzagging as I approached the demon.
　Then he uses the speed of the Shrinkage to slash at the demon.
　But the attack is blocked.

Did you think we're unarmed?　I can make the Magical Bone Iron Sword as many times as I want.

I guess so.

　The Hydra attacked from behind, but Anna blocked it.
　She cut off one of the Hydra's heads.

'I'll cover Revell!　Hurry up and get that demon out of here!

Yeah, I'm on it.

Can she do it by herself?

My childhood friend said he'd do it. Then I'll just have to take you down.

It's a bond between nigens. Show us your power at ......!

　The demon said, and the corners of his mouth lifted wide.
　I had a bad feeling about this.
　I turned and looked at Anna.
　I could see Garuda above me, Hydra beside me, and Dullahan below.
　They're going to attack Anna at once.
　This isn't good.

　...... There's nothing we can do but use A. Le.

　When I was ready to do so, a cloud of smoke appeared in front of the three targets.
　But it wouldn't penetrate the damage.
　But the explosion left the three of them reeling, and the smoke was blocking their vision.
　Anna took advantage of this to get out of the siege.

What the hell happened ......?

　Even Anna herself, who had gotten out of the pinch, didn't seem to know what had happened.
　Then this explosion was not caused by Anna.

''Isn't that a lot of leeway to turn around in front of the enemy?

　The demon said that and stabbed me in the back with the Devil's Bone Hammer.

I'm going to take your words back exactly as they were. Did you think you were defenseless? (...)

　I reappeared in front of the demon, some distance away.
　The demon had stabbed me in the chest, and my sword had drowned me out.
　That was due to the mirage!

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　Skill "Mirage
　By releasing an excess of magical power, it refracts light to an unusual degree, creating a visible fake self and an invisible real self.
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"f*ck!

　The demon's expression became more and more grim compared to the first time.
　The demon's face became grimmer and angrier.
　I could see the bottom of the demon.

　But even so, who in the world was the smoke explosion just now ......?


I knew there was something interesting about that area in the middle.

　This voice is ...... no way. .......

'Oraa!　I've caught up with you!　Revell, I won't lose to you!

Mr. Revell, I'm here to help you.

　When I turned around to look at the voice, it was my friends.

"Haha, those guys ......

　I honestly wish you hadn't come here.
　But I'm glad you risked everything to come here for my sake: ......

Revell!　To be clear, I haven't broken the promise I made to you. Not now.

　Kurt said, raising his voice.

''For now,'' he said, ''are you going to defend ...... properly?

'Of course!　I was anxious because I knew this was probably going to happen!

　Yeah, I'm pretty sure you said you were worried.


　Still, he seemed confident that he could defend it, and I realized again that Kurt is a very confident man.
　And Kurt has the ability to go through with it.

Hahaha, that big monster is my prey!

　Agito said and gleefully rushed into the hydra.

''Agito-san, it's reckless to fight alone.

　As Agito rushes forward, Fea goes to cover him.

"Hmm ...... that's Hydra. I'm not sure if Agito and Fia are going to be able to do it alone.　Well then, I'm going to play with that wizard.

　Kurt pulled his wand from inside his coat.
　He held it up to Durahan and five ice pillars were released.
　When did this guy ...... get the Unconventional Chanting ......?

'I don't know who they are, but they all look like Revell's friends!　Then I guess I'll just have to leave the rest of the demons to your friend and I'll take down the bird.

　Anna, to her credit, engaged Garuda again.

'I guess we're back to square one, huh?

　To the devil I say .

'Hmmm, hmmm, hmmm ...... back to square one?　That's impossible. You've made me too angry. I'm going to kill you now. I'm going to kill you for real.

"You said the same thing when you called out to your demons. Could it be that demons only talk?

"'Tis the time to be thinking like that. You will die alone in the dark world. Everlasting Darkness Prison!

　The demon was turned into a vast darkness.
　I was drawn in.

You can't resist it even if you wanted to.

　That's the secret to this thing.
　It's hard to imagine it will kill you if it swallowed you.
　That's because he won't need to turn to darkness himself.
　So that darkness is to his advantage.

That's funny, I like that.

　And then I was just swallowed by the darkness.