203 202. Good friends brave and demon king.txt (1/2)

It's still weird: ......

In front of the door leading to the sixty-sixth layer, I looked up at the dark sky of Viaisia.

I stopped in my tracks as I felt the distortion in the sky I felt yesterday was magnified.

A faint color change has been created in the sky that was all black. A faint light was flashing in the gaps in the dark distortion of the sky, as if sunlight was leaking through the clouds.

Of course, it's not as bright a light as the sun. It's a muffled light that's not noticeable even in the black - if you look closely, it seems to resemble the light of the magic stones that monsters drop.

'Yeah, the sky is always weird, isn't it?　Better yet, let's get in there.

The Lord pushed me back without paying any attention to the strangeness of the sky or anything else, especially the Lord. Ryner and Nosfi followed suit, entering the 66th layer.

And after passing through the magic door, the familiar sky world spread out beyond the magic door.

The Elfenries fly leisurely through the too-wide hierarchy, keeping an eye on the spiral staircase in the center to prevent them from climbing it.

No matter when you see it, you will be overwhelmed by its overwhelming presence of wind dragons.

However, there is no way to proceed without attacking this thing.

If you and Ryner were alone, you would just repeat the same strategy as before, but today there are two too many of them, so you have to choose a different method.

When I discussed this with the party earlier, Lord beat his chest and took on the sixty-sixth layer of the attack all by himself.

I know that Lord is strong, but I still take the final confirmation with a little doubt.

''Hey, I wonder if you can really do it ......?''

Of course. Well, I'm going to tell you that you're a useful character!

If I'm not helpful here, the Lord is supposed to turn away and proceed with a party of three. As far as I'm concerned, it's not a bad thing either way, so I'll just keep quiet and watch.

''Well, I'm going to go, so Kanamin and the others stay here and watch.

With confidence, Lord walked alone through the sixty-six layers of grass.

I'm going to take on that huge dragon that covers the sky alone, and there is not the slightest bit of hesitation there.

It's as expected of a demon king. I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work.

...... But this is the first time I've seen the Lord fight properly.

What is the fighting style of the legendary being, the king among kings, the 'ruling king (Lord)'? I'm going to burn it into my eyes for the sake of later study.

And I remember her wings and bayonet that she showed me yesterday against Nosfi.

Honestly, I can't stop being tickled and excited about the idea of fighting with a weapon like that. I end up looking like a kid waiting for a hero show.

Lord continues through the grasslands and approaches the Elfenries, and begins to concentrate the dense magic power he wears in one place. However, unlike yesterday, the place he gathered it was not his arms, but his throat.

I thought he was going to unleash his magic for starters, so I braced myself for the aftermath, wary of the aftermath.

However, what was waiting for me after that--

'Ellefennnnn, Leeds!

It was a distracting, interminable scream.

It was the same kind of thing you'd hear when you'd call a friend at the door of your house.

A call that was too familiar, too friendly and too light.

As far as I could feel it in the 《Dimension》, it was just a voice made louder by magic power. Other than that, there was nothing else.

Hearing that ridiculously loud voice, Elfenries leaned his thick sickle neck and looked at Lord.

And the words that followed were--.

'Hey, come on by!

It was a childlike request.

'--What?'

I thought I would have a hard time if such a thing worked, but soon the place to shake down that anger was lost.

This is because Elfenries listened to Lord's request, nodded his head and then took out the distance from the spiral staircase.

The Lord waves a hand at the back of the Elfenries as it moves away.

The battle is over. It's more peaceful than ever.

''............''

...... Well, I'm glad to hear that. I'm very happy about that.

If we can get through without any damage, that would be very, very pleasing.

However, where should we direct our anger at being stuck in Vieisia because of that wind dragon? I'm tempted to tell Lord to tell me from the beginning if he can do that.

'Hmph. How's that, Kanamin?　Isn't that great?

Lord shows a smug look on his face.

I want to slap his gaping head in a spinal reaction, but I restrain myself with strong self-control.

I'll swallow my anger for now. You can destroy this boastful face when you return to earth.

...... It's amazing, or maybe you can understand that guy.

No, I think only children can understand, right?

We meet up with Lord, who was a little ways away, and we turn our feet to the spiral staircase. We talk about something else, like the current battle, as we walk up the stairs, safe and unobstructed.

'Only Lord?　You mean that's your ability to be the 'Stealer of the Wind's Reason'?

No. This is an innate ability of a child. Being able to communicate with many different children is a skill I was able to acquire since I was a child.

Ah, so that's why it's 'The Lord Who Rules': ....... Then as long as you're here, you can avoid all the monsters in this labyrinth?

'You can't do that. That was a move I was able to make because I'm good friends with Elfenries.

'You're good friends with that one ......, is that before you were born?'

''No, it's because I've been playing tag with Elfenries for the last thousand years, when I got no exercise. I killed him a few times, but now we're friends!

'No, you won't be my friend if I kill you: ......

Yeah, your friend?　And when I see him, he'll bow and say hello!

That's not your friend. Maybe it's supposed to be a prefect or something like that.

But you're playing tag with that one: ......

Well, children are very strong.

If you can fly, you might be able to play with a dragon. But the opponent is a huge body that can only be prepared to die instantly if caught. When you can play with that thing, you can see how strong Lord's joke is.

And while I'm being told the rules of the aerial tag game that the Lord seems to have made up, even though I haven't even heard them, the end of the sixty-six layer spiral staircase is approaching.

Before you reach the top, you also share information about the sixty-five levels that await you with the two guardians (guardians).

The next level is a three-dimensional, intricate maze consisting only of stairs.

The name of the monster that drifts there is Lizardflyer. It has the ironclad defense ability to avoid all physical attacks and neutralize magic with wind.

When I conveyed that information to the two guardians (guardians), Nosfi raised one hand.

''--I see, I have a general idea. Well then, let me show you the next layer of my power.

Nosfies at ......?

One will be enough. It's probably the same monster I have in mind.

Oh, wait a minute: ......!

Not to be outdone by the Lord's success, the Nosfi of Apprentice Empty Fist took the lead and entered the sixty-fifth layer. Then, without thinking about the enemy's position at all, he randomly walked out on the stairs leading to the sky.

Naturally, Lizardfrya, who was nearby, saw Nosfi and flew up to him like a fly.

Lizardflea's wings slice through the flesh like a blade.

He thinks that if he doesn't, Nosfi will be slashed to pieces, and he tries to go after his back. However, his shoulder is grabbed by Lord and he is slow to start.

'Hey, Lord!　What are you--!

It's okay. Because it's Nosfies.

Lord shook his head, not to worry.

In the next moment, Nosfi chanted his magic quite naturally, without any chanting or preliminary motions.

''Light magic [Light Phantom].

Since it was in the labyrinth, Dimension was deployed. However, he couldn't sense Nosfi's magic construction. So much so that Nosfi's magic was flowing and fast - more importantly, it was natural.

When Nosfi lightly waved his hand to the side, a dazzling flash of light rushed through the labyrinth.

But without hesitation, Lizardflyer pushed forward through the flashes of light. Then he slashed Nosfi's body with a sharp feather - but her body was transparent as if he had cut through a three-dimensional image (hologram).

''...... I see. This is Lizardflyer. I'm using the wind as a sensory organ.

Yes. But the sharper the sensory organs, the better my magic is going to be, the better my magic is going to be - magic, re-light.

The light becomes even stronger and envelops Lizardfleet as it seeps in.

Of course, when Lizardfrya realized that the magical light was eroding her body, she tried to 'counter-magic' with the same snapping of her wings as before.

But Nosfi sneers at it.

'It's over. Even if you're as fast as the wind, you can't keep up with the speed of light, can you?'

As the word suggests, it wasn't exactly light-speed magic.

However, there was no doubt that it was acting on the light. Therefore, the lizardflea that was exposed to the light had no way to do anything, and before it could succeed in 'magic offset (counter magic)', it was affected by the magic.

The bare magical power of Lizardflea shrinks along with the will to fight.

And then it wobbles away from the Nosfies in front of me.

As if the butterflies of nature are enjoying their freedom, the Lizardflea flutters out of the sky with no destination in mind.

He is stunned at the sight.

In contrast, Nosfi nods in agreement.

''It's a success ....... Now, over here, Uzurinami-sama. I've calmed the monster's battle intent with magic. As long as you don't direct hostility at it, it should be fine now.

Saying this, Nosfi beckons us to join her as she watches behind her. But I can't believe her words, and I can't break free of my wariness.

After all, just yesterday I was almost killed by this monster. If possible, I always want to keep a distance of at least five meters from them.

''Oh, are you sure you're okay now ......?''

''Yes. If you're dealing with a beast that operates solely on instinct, this degree is easy to achieve. Any light magic user can do it. ...... But more importantly, you need to release that tension quickly. The monster that has been incapacitated for so long will be stimulated.

”Wow, okay. ......

First Lord laughs and steps forward, followed by me and Ryner.

We get close enough to reach the flying monster (Lizardflyer) and his hand.

''Your expression is still stiff. Please be as cheerful as possible.''

Nosfi used both forefingers to hang the edges of his mouth in a pecking order.

After receiving renewed attention, Ryner and I had no choice but to return our drawn swords to their scabbards.

The fact that the four explorers didn't attack us even though they got this close to us means that we won't be in a battle anymore, that's for sure. Believing that, he relaxed his expression slightly.

''Yes, that's all right. Then, let's continue to go up. I will use my light magic to quell any monster that comes near.

...... I can give you directions. But before I do, let me check. So you're saying that Nosfi's magic works on the mind?

I asked Nosfi, who was walking next to me, as I remembered the directions, leading the sixty-five layers.

I don't have any good memories of spirit magic, so I couldn't help but wonder about that.

After a bit of contemplation, Nosfi begins to politely explain.

'Yes, I suppose so. There's no mistaking that way of thinking.''

Yeah, yeah, .......

Unlike dark magic, however, light magic cannot force you to change another person's mind. You can only alleviate certain emotions by communicating with each other's minds and having each other's approval. So we can't imitate it as Uzumi-sama is concerned.

As if he could guess from my expression, Nosfi continues to explain as if to relieve his anxiety.

Apparently, unlike Tida's magic, Nosfi's magic has many conditions.

''Do we need each other's approval?''

'Yes. That peaceful condition is probably the biggest difference between it and dark magic. Monsters don't want to die for nothing, so I've tried to strike at their hearts to find a peaceful solution.

Nosfi says lightly, but that would be a technique that could be done because he has enough magic to make his opponent believe that he will be killed if he fights. Probably, he couldn't imitate the other light wizards to take away Lizardfleet's will to fight.

''The point is that it's a magic that intuitively conducts 'discussions' ......?　We just had a 'discussion' and depending on our attitude, we'll be fighting again. So you told us not to provoke.

''Uzuruwa-sama. You have a good sense of magic. Yes, you're right.

He gives a small clap and compliments me.

But not to be caught off guard, I go to check with the third girl. Lord has experience fighting Nosfi and should be familiar with light magic from a thousand years ago. If she doesn't feel uncomfortable, it means that what she just said is true.