When we left the city, we were walking the streets of the plains of the spirit world.

It's an easy street made of hardened soil.

Of course, the wheels of Laurier's magic chair moved smoothly.

The surrounding area was lush with yellow-green grass, and the area was similar to the terrain around the spirit city of the human world.But it's not just the green that you see.

It's pretty rough, right? Large rocks are rolling all over the place.

Brown and rocky, like digging back into the ground.

Laurier replied to my words.

"Originally, it was just green terrain."What stands out in these rough spots is the impact of the Uroboros attack.Originally, it devoured the magic power that goes around the earth.

Oh, I see.

Even though Ouroboros did not appear directly on this plain and went berserk, the damage he inflicted on the Spirit World itself seemed to be considerable.

... Laurier also said that she didn't have a good idea of how much change was happening around the Spirit City.

I'm going to crush the spirit path, I'm going to ruin the terrain, and you've done something awkward for me.

"Thanks to you, I'm relieved. I'm really relieved."

While having a conversation like that, you can look around for a few minutes.

At the back of the plain, I saw a forested area.

At that moment, Laurier called out.

"On the map, the first checkpoint is in front of the forest area there--"

Laurier opened the map page of the Book of God and pointed forward.

"--Oh, that's it."

Looking at Laurier's direction, there's a

――

There was an orange sphere floating in the air.

Is that light the point of the way to go?

“That's right. I don't have any other special instructions, so let's get on with it.”

Go with Laurier to the side of the glowing sphere.

And when Laurier touched the sphere of light,

--Shun

and disappeared, sucked into the book.

We've arrived, but is it okay to pass the checkpoint now?

Daisy asks Laurier. However, she shook her head to the side.

No, not yet.

That's the moment I said it.

- Shh.

And the Orange Light Sphere was born again.

It was now a few tens of meters ahead.

Until you get a text in the Book of God that says you've passed the checkpoint, you have to follow that ball of light and touch it.

Pointing to a blank page of the Book of God, Laurier said, "I'll probably be out here."

I see. Then keep going straight.

That's right.

Laurier nodded, but did not move the magic chair.

"It's just... you came sooner than later."

With those words, Laurier stares ahead.

Me and Daisy, together with her, moved our eyes from the Book of God to you.

There you can see

Sprite, is that it?

There was a demonic beast.

It is a race of bones of several species of animals mixed together to form a human form.

There is a pale light floating around the bones instead of the meat.

In addition, crystal-like crystals shone deep inside the skull.

You know Axel, too.

Oh, I've fought with the Demon King several times during the Great War.

What I saw at that time and the demonic beast in front of me were almost identical in shape.

Just because they have the same name and the same appearance, the world is different.

Perhaps the characteristics are different,

... if it's the same as the species in the human world...

While I was thinking about it, the Sprites started to move.

"Shah...!"

They're closing in on us.

Laurier was the first to see the movement against them.

"After all, this time, there's no way you'll let me go so smoothly, right?"

As she spoke, she took out a staff from the side of the railing of the magic chair.

"Construction Deployment - Light Bullet Blade"

And she hits the air once with her cane.

Then a blade of light arose from it,

――

I rushed straight to the Sprite.

It was a blade built with magic power.You can see at a glance that it has quite a lot of magic power and is quite powerful as it cuts through the surrounding branches.

But...

- Paquin!

It was played along with the sound of hitting the sprite.



Laurier was quietly exhaling at what was happening in front of her.

After all, magic doesn't work.

The Sprites are coming our way without stopping.Absolutely unharmed.

Looking at it, Axel, who was next to her, muttered to herself.

Just like the Sprites in our universe, they don't work with magic attacks.

"Yes, that's right."

Sprites are very resistant to magic because their body itself is made of magical components.

Furthermore, the Sprites approach as they swing their arms around their sharp bones.

"Shh...!"

The rocks along the route were scraped into bone arms and burst into pieces.

Intimidating or demonstrating as a demon beast,

"Even though the magic is almost ineffective, it's troublesome to be so hard..."

Well, this is the test of God.

Is this demonic beast?

"Yeah, so far the records show that they're more than 90% likely to show up on the road."

Laurier remembers a book with a record of the past.

There, the Sprite threat was written all the time.

... it's not 100%, but it says I hate it.

Thinking of it, Daisy called out.

"Does that mean God's got it?"But aren't spirits like Laurier and the others just as good at magic as phantom creatures like us? "

"Yes, it is."

Daisy is human now, but she's a carbunkle.Therefore, it can be said that they are close to the spirit species like themselves.

So I guess. From the moment I saw Sprite, she looked a little disgusted.

"And yet, suddenly, you're going to let them penetrate the place where the magic is ineffective..."It's pretty hard, isn't it? "

"Well, that's the way to kill spirits."There is only a name for the test of God.This isn't 100%, so it's difficult to prepare completely.In the first place, when dealing with the Sprites, the only effective solution you can take is to knock them down with a physical weapon. "

That's why we have to do it again this time.

... my physical strength will drain a lot, but I can't replace my belly with my back.

These Sprites, while demonstrating, are not going any further than they need to be.

They are encircling the checkpoints prepared by the gods.

Therefore, it is difficult to sew the gap.

... we have no choice but to attack.

When you're trying to prepare your weapon,

"Well, then, I'll do it."

Axel took a step forward.

There was a sword attached to his waist, and he was holding the handle of it.

Is that okay? Because the sword and magic power are inhabited, I think it's very difficult to do it.

"As a courier, it's one of the roles to deliver it safely."... you know, this sword has magic power. "

"Yes. It's a weak response, but the magic power inside is quite strong, isn't it?"I don't feel like it's just a piece of work.That's why I think even Sprite's magic resistance will be pushed back. "

Even the Sprite's magic power was limited.

Axel's sword made him feel powerful enough to push through its limits.

"Oh, you know that much, don't you?"

"The Spirit Seed is sensitive to the magical power that resides in the object."But what kind of substitute is that? "

There was also a magic weapon in the castle's vault.

I have seen a certain amount of things from top to bottom in terms of quality, whether they are made by humans, spirits, or other races.

However, what Axel had felt different from any of them.

That's why I asked.

"It was received from the king of the country, so I don't know the details."It's a sword given by the gods that goes to the royal family. "

Hearing the words, Laurier narrowed his eyes slightly.

Divine swords... I see, they hold strength in reason.

Well, I'm just keeping it, though.

"What? What do you mean?"

"I used it during the Dragon Knight era, but I couldn't unleash my power without using multiple skills to take steps."As it stands, it's just a hard weapon.That's why fighting the Sprites with this sword, as it stands, is so hard, Laurier.Since we had several exchanges during the Great War of the Demon King, I know it well. "

Axel simply says such a thing.

While performing stretching exercises and flexing hands and feet,

Huh? So, what do we do?

As for Laurier, I was wondering if she would slap him with that sword.

"No, it's normal."... this is what we're going to do. "

As I said, the accelerator that finished the flexibility,

――

I took a big step.

No, I shouldn't have said it was flying anymore.

It's quiet, and the footsteps are normal, but when you fly a few meters in one step, and you flesh out the Sprite,

"Hmph...!"

With that momentum, I slammed my fist into the face of the Sprite I was close to.

……

Sprite's reaction occurred for the first time since he was beaten.

And by the time it happened, the skull was shattered, and the weakness in the back of the skull - the core - was destroyed by the fist of the accelerator.

……

It disappears without shouting.

"S-smashed a harder bone than a rock with my bare hands...?!"

Furthermore, the accelerator does not stop moving.

With the same momentum, I slammed my fists into the faces of several Sprites around me and destroyed all their cores.

I quickly destroyed the Sprites before the checkpoint.

Yeah. After all, it's easier to go with bare hands rather than weapons.

With a light wave, Axel says that.

Ah, Axel, are your hands okay?

The Sprite has a harder structure than the surrounding rocks.

That's why physical destruction is so hard, but it's okay to hit something like that.

... moreover, even if you strengthen your fist with magic, it will be lifted...

Asked that question, Axel said, showing the back of his hand.

"Huh? I'll be fine if I don't hit you in a weird way."I've done it a few times during the war. "

”...... That means you did a strange way of hitting me.”

"The first one." I slammed it all over my face, and I was frustrated. "

"Well, once you get used to it, the rest is the same."Although the hardness may change slightly depending on the amount of magic power-- "

As he spoke, Axel threw his back fist at the surviving Sprite, which was approaching from behind.

It's fast, but it's elaborate.

The point is, it doesn't change like this.

It was flowing, destroying the Sprite's core.

All that remained was the magic stone that fell at the spot where the Sprite was, and the light at the checkpoint that glowed in the land behind it.

Well, now we're past the checkpoint.

"Yes, thank you, Axel."

"No, no, it's just the beginning."Let's keep it this way. "

Along with Axel and the others, Laurier then passed the checkpoint and headed deeper into the forest.

While feeling something clearly different from the journey I have tried several times before.