324 321. Disqualification of assassination.txt (2/2)

The enemy in front of him coolly passed it off and resumed his monologue.

''It looks like you're going to faint this time ....... This power ....... This is the same as being interrupted then. It's as if you're being used ......--, not using your power.

In the process, the substandard foundation magic 《Field》 that had been deployed was lifted.

All the magic that had dyed the inside of the underground cavity was lifted, and all that was left was the wasteland and the 'World Tree'. From the look of it, I can see that Ragne-san has decided that there is no need for an exaggerated magic against the Reaper and me.

So.

It's probably because he simply decided that they are not enemies.

The relative Reaper must have felt the same way. She contorts her face as if her pride has been injured, and she is filled with the will to fight for revenge.

I do my best to stop her.

''Reaper, don't!　The witch there fought with all her might from the front and lost so easily!　No one else can fight it!

It wasn't just a loss either.

It looked like Mr. Ragne had lost in a test of his newfound power (...).

'That may be true ....... But I'll have to check on my brother over there .......

The Reaper stops and answers me backwards in frustration.

'I can't even be sure!　There are four of those magic stones, and they're all drawn out!　There's Mr. Fafner behind you, too!

Originally, Maria's power was essential for Fafner-san alone. Then the unidentified Ragnet-san joined the enemy. There is no longer any chance of victory even if the Reaper and I were to fight alone.

In the face of a Christ-like corpse, Mary, the strongest of my friends, was defeated - and to my own surprise, I was able to think calmly.

It's not that I anticipated the situation and was prepared for it.

But that doesn't mean I didn't have a sense of reality about the situation.

It's simply because this is the second time.

Once I have experienced a similar situation.

It was the experience of the death of my brother Hein Helvirshine, whom I can say I admired and adored.

Hence I know that when I lose, I lose, and when I die, I die.

Sometimes you can believe someone is invincible, but in reality, the opposite is true. Someone you love dies easily and unexpectedly, for a very inexplicable reason. There are times in life when you can't even relate to it, you don't have time to grieve, but you still have to accept it.

The lesson that my brother gave me gave me a small amount of leeway. Even though there was a lot of sludge swirling around in the pit of my stomach, it led me to the words and actions I needed to say and do right now.

'You already know that, don't you!

This black girl named Reaper has one of the best brains among her peers, despite her young appearance. In keeping with her intelligence, she screams very briefly.

''Ugh--''

The Reaper snorted and backed away.

She seems to understand reasonably well.

If that's really the corpse of Christ, then we should protect the living Mary in preference to the dead man. If it's not the corpse of Christ, then it's just a trap and we should ignore the enemy and join the real Christ.

'If we move according to our emotions, we will have more dead men for nothing!　Don't be stupid enough to lay down your life for revenge!　All you have to do is inform the dragon man above you of the situation, get as many people together as you can, and regain your footing!　I'll buy you some time here, and you can take the unconscious witch first!

I'm going to tell them to beat it.

These two are not the right opponents to fight right now.

At the very least, if we don't fight them at the timing and circumstances of our choice and not the timing and circumstances of their choice - they will be easily killed.

”Okay, okay!

The Reaper nodded sooner than I expected.

Come to think of it, she must have lost her beloved, too. Learning the same precepts as I did, very quickly, she slipped into Maria's clothes again. Then Maria's body, which had fainted, began to move as if she were awake.

By moving the black clothes with its magical power, she may be forcing it to control her.

Furthermore, the Reaper made the black fog erupt as if it was going to explode.

It's the magic for escape 《Dark》 that he always uses in the labyrinth.

Dispersing the darkness, clothed in darkness, the Reaper moved towards the wall with Maria.

Fafner was the first to react to that escape.

'...... lagne. How long are you going to be asking yourself?　Is that okay?

He pointed to a mass of darkness that crawled up the wall and asked a nearby Ragne-san.

So Ragne-san interrupted her monologue and her face hardened back into a ruthless expression.

''No, no ....... Fafner, I give you, primarily a knight, the first order. Go after it and kill it. After you have retrieved the magic stone of the ”Fire Stealer”, kill everything you see. Use all your strength to turn the people of this world into a blood stain.

After the battle with Maria, he looked as if he had inherited all the killing intent of the flames from earlier.

Fafner frowned at that command filled with killing intent.

'Hey, wait ....... You're ordering me to 'kill with all your might' instead of 'catch them'?　You know what that means now, don't you?

Yes, I know. Unlike Mr. Nosfi, I'm going to treat you well. I won't allow you to cut corners. Kill, kill, kill. I'm sure that's what I'll need to do to remain the best and get to the next realm, and that's important to ...... your salvation.

No matter how difficult the knight might be, he assured her that he had no intention of reversing his previous statement.

Fafner listened to this with a surprised look, and finally nodded with a look of contemplation.

'...... haha, even for me, huh? You're really good at that sort of thing, aren't you? ...... All right. If that answer is what you want, I'll help you. It's just that my body works on its own. --Bradwears.

Fafner gathers all the blood, except for the 'World Tree' that remains in the underground cavity, into his body. Then, just like the Reaper, he wears a large amount of red blood and contains the corpse of what appears to be Christ in it - and moves to track it down.

The sticky clots of blood stick to the walls at high speed and begin to try to run up after the dark mass, as if to say that there are no more chains to hold him underground.

''--[Tauschus Wied]!

On its back, I unleashed all the magic I could muster.

I built up a huge wind stake and threw one, two or three in sequence, but the blood clot dodged it neatly as if it had eyes on its back.

When the stakes of wind I was throwing at them were over ten, I gave up on the interference.

Then, as the walls shatter under my magic and pieces of stone rain down to the bottom of the basement, Ragne-san speaks to me in a friendly manner.

'This one too, but you missed that one pretty easily too: ......

It's no surprise that my magic didn't hit him.

While my magic was firing, the whole time I was focusing my attention on Ragne-san. If it was her nature, I thought she would take me by surprise as soon as I took my eyes off her, but she seemed to have seen through my thoughts.

I'm convinced that countering her with an imaginary counter is not going to work.

After all, she's dangerous.

Even though she is just a troublesome fighter, she has now acquired the same magical power as the 'Stealers of Reason'.

I will definitely hold Lagune-san back here.

That's something only I can do, knowing her fighting style and personality, and being compatible with her abilities. If I let her loose on the ground, no one will be able to stop her.

Perhaps reading my thoughts, Ragne-san laughs.

''Hahaha. It seems that you have admitted that I am the most troublesome. I'm more dangerous than that 'thing that steals the reason for blood',” he said. ...... Oh no, being the best is a hard thing to do!　It's not getting any easier, like before!　We can't sneak up on them. They're too wary of us!　Ha ha ha.

This one can't read any of the thoughts on her face.

What is she laughing about for fun?

Is she really feeling the pain?

How did she fall so far down in this form?

I have no idea what's going on inside her mind, which not so long ago I felt a slight bond with her as a colleague, but now I have no idea what's going on inside her mind.

''That's a good decision, Reiner ....... But instead, you're going to die here.

It was a cold voice without any decorations. As if to show that this was my true intentions, that poorly spoken honorific was gone as well.

I decide to fight without thinking about anything else.

I won't ask or check anything else. Ragne-san - no, I'll kill the enemy Ragne at any opportunity.

Lagne's body is distorted like a mirage, and little by little it becomes transparent.

It assimilates with the background and disappears.

I feel the magic kick in.

If he is using the wind to become invisible, I, the wind knight, can see through it. I can tell by the movement of the air that I'm there. But I was certain that was impossible.

It couldn't just be wind magic.

More a combination of other skills. What's more, it's an invisibility with the help of 'the one who steals reason' as well.

It assimilates with its surroundings, reduces its own magic power to zero, and does not even block the movement of air. He hides his existence from the world and becomes 'that which does not exist' in the true sense of the word.

I knew with a 'bad feeling' that it was that much of a disappearance (tinkering).

And even though I'm finally facing the face, I completely lose sight of Mr. Lagune.

At the same time, an explosion sounded in the sky above me that seemed to break my eardrums.

''--!

From the ground far above, far above the ground, a shock that numbed my entire body underground.

Perhaps it was the serious magic of Fafner-san who went after me now. A beat after the sound of the explosion, an uncommon amount of blood rained down into the underground cavity.

It was tempting to turn my gaze upward to see what in the world was happening and who Fafner was fighting with.

I managed to stomp it out.

If I distracted myself, I would die, my 'bad feeling' told me.

If I showed a moment's notice and suffered a single scratch, it would kill me just as Ragne had said.

That's how strongly my skills threaten me, and my whole body is wet with cold sweat after only a few seconds.

Without moving slightly, I continue to stay alert.

I don't close my eyelids even as blood runs down my forehead and both eyes turn red. I look forward even if the blood that has poured down on me turns the ground and walls red and I begin to wriggle like a living thing. No matter what happens, stay calm and not in a hurry. I continue to think only of killing back the lagnet who will surprise me one day, in reverse.

As long as this 'bad feeling' makes a lot of noise, there will always be an enemy aiming for your life in the immediate vicinity.

The distance is probably ...... closer than you think (...).

So I--.

Alone, alone, in the middle of the too-quiet bowels of the earth, you stand exposed.

This is not the beginning of a labyrinthine battle, a monster hunt, a knight's duel, a tournament match, or a roadside brawl. However, this bizarre aspect was the beginning of the killing match between Ryner Helvirshain and Ragne Kaikwola.