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Glasgow climbed onto the flight battleship deck - approaching the dragon wing soldiers who were attacked by Cody and Miralka while attempting to attach themselves to the flight battleship.

"─ Gahhhhh!"

"The obsession with abandonment... pathetic"

Glasgow expands the "Intangible Wings" to play and fly the Dragon Wing Soldier - but at that moment, the Dragon Wing Soldier's body pops and flys, scattering a huge amount of magic.

"Kh...!

"Glasgow-sama, I'm so glad you're safe...!?

"I have no problem. But if we don't get close enough, we'll get caught in a suicide bombing...!

The enemy formation is approaching from the port side... I can't drop it with Lord Cody's fire!

Sharon and Calwen are in the control room, and Glass Goal turns to port. Deploying four wings forward prevents Dragon Wing soldiers from coming after Cody's fire - at the same time, the Dragon Wings simultaneously self-destruct, creating a ball of fire in the sky.

"Kh... uhh... ahh..."

"--Glass Goal, I'm going straight out! You need backup!

"Nh... Master Cody... please..."

Cody, can I ask you for a moment? I'm worried about something..... "

Cody smiles at Miralka's thoughts - and as Banning jumps over the flying battleship, reaching for the enemy from the port side.

"Ragna... this is our heartbeat. Let's go....!

Cody calls on the sword spirit who has fought together for a long time - and the sword shaped by the light itself appears in his hand.

― ― Light Sword (light blade) Light Blade Reinforcement (laser edge) ―

Cody's Light Sword is also very powerful against distant enemies. But the true value comes when you wave the Light Sword in your time as a swordsman.

"--haaaaa!

"Ghhhhhhhh!"

The banning accelerates and Cody's sword draws a trajectory of light in the sky - the defeated dragon wings are cut off and fall into thin air.

"─ Gah!"

"Nh...!

An explosion occurs behind Cody - the Dragon Wings blew themselves up with their last force.

As if to respond, the dragon wing soldiers who are not yet in contact with Cody spread their arms and wings.

(Abandoned... strengthens to the limit of the SS rank, but does not hesitate to self-destruct. If several of them explode in chains at the same time, their power will be...!

─ Cody!

"Eh... Dick...!

Cody's eyes calm down. Enhanced Magic expresses its power even in distant places, as long as it is within his sight.

― ― Light Sword Light Blade Enhanced Attack Count Attack Rise ―

"--haaaaa!

The slash that Cody fires is more sharp than when he fires without reinforcements - four slashes occur in one swing and the Dragon Wing Soldier is scattered.

"Nh...!

― ― Light Sword Light Blade Holy Barrage Holy Shroud ―

Cody releases a series of stormy lights and pushes back the blast. The banning accelerated and fled the area of suicide bombing, swinging and adjusting.

"Thank you... good boy, Banning."

"Ghhh...."

He stroked his neck and Banning replied. Cody was already on a banning ride, just as he was on a horse.

That's right, Cody... can you leave the defense to me?

Ah, with Dick's help, there seems to be no problem. If we knew we were going to blow ourselves up, we'd just drop them before they get close. "

Cody responded with a smile to Miralka's message. I could feel Dick's enhanced magic on my skin.

That's very reliable... then, just a little please. There's one thing I'm curious about. "

"I wonder... who Dick is fighting against?

No, it's about Kvaris. There are signs of a burst of magic… Someone used powerful magic to hold down the Dragon Wings. As far as Dick is concerned, it could be the second seat missing. "

"... are you going to help me?

Yes, I hope he's still alive.

Miralka answers effortlessly - approaching Kvaris means that not only the Dragon Wings, but also weapons that have not yet come out can be fought.

The person Dick is fighting against now is number one in the queue... being manipulated by his enemies. Whatever you say, if you can get your opponent back to normal, you may need the help of someone close to you. "

I'm not someone I can add or subtract... time is limited. Okay, Miralka. I'm begging you. "

Thank you, you be careful.

Miralka, far away from Cody, bypasses the Vortex of the World and heads north to the sky. Cody dropped a flare bomb on the dragon wings trying to disrupt her.

"I want you to turn around. I won't let you disturb my people...!

The attacked Dragon Wings form a formation and approach Cody. Banning roared and began to accelerate - and at a fast pace the dragon wings ran through their bodies.

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Evade attacks with only sensation. It must always be a pseudo-metastasis to be used for movement.

― ― Transition transient speed (warp boost) shrinkage (zero distance) ―

The "Divine Sky" enters from the outside of this world by creating "rifts" everywhere.

Regardless of the timing of Cain's efforts, he always slashes from the blind spot at the same speed as Cody's Light Sword.

(The blow was so slashing that the mountains collapsed... if it wasn't for the sea, the terrain would have changed...!

Feel the lethality again, metastasize and evade. The place where I was was was cut vertically from space to space, dividing the sea surface far below me into two.

Cain turns to us while he shows himself. The difference between that sincere smile and the unhesitating intent to kill is not at all creepy.

"That's exactly what I thought... I wouldn't have reached you before I got this power. You know what I mean? Now I'm taking the power that was moving Kvaris into my body."

"... but Kvaris is still moving. You left a minimum of power behind?

"It will eventually lower its altitude and sink into the sea. That island, where none of the" people left behind "lives, is a purely hateful object to the Alliance lord."

"That's too selfish. You don't even think about the impact of fallen islands on your surroundings right now... but you were a hero to people on another continent, right?

Cain doesn't respond immediately. Are you lost? - No, no.

"The strong must protect the weak. There was a time when I thought so, but that's not something I have to do from start to finish. Dick, I hear you're not a brave man in your country, but a guild master."

"... ahh"

"I was asked to be king after being treated like a savior hero in my own country. But I wasn't interested in that. I wanted to see how strong the monsters that were threatening the country were. But when I refused to be king, I lost my place in the country. They denied the throne that the powerful considered worthy, and they considered it a foreign object."

That would be the reason for the appearance. Cain got into a situation where he didn't want a seat of power, and some people tried to keep him away from the center of the country - guessing, but it's a common story.

"You know what I mean? What did I think then?"

"It's not uncommon to use it and give back your palm. Not all of them."

"... you chose the form of an Alliance Master to avoid betrayal. But nonetheless, there must have been someone who tried to use your power."

I see. But I've chosen what I want to do. "

At the will of Prime Minister Lowe, we challenged the King's Underground Labyrinth. As compensation for the sins committed by the master, Rowe knew that the master could be sacrificed and was working on a solution.

I was angry, but I don't know if Rowe made that decision. He was a civilian and had no specific power to solve frequent earthquakes, even if he could guess their cause.

"You've become an Alliance Master, and you're still looking for power, even if you're far from it. Don't you feel like you're being used?"

When I fought Verlaine with my people and returned to Albain, no one used me and wanted to live the way I wanted.

It hasn't changed even now. But living the way you like doesn't mean living away from people.

The people who have gathered in the Alliance, the people I know in various ways. There is now an irreplaceable attachment to the city of King Alvinas.

"It depends on how you think. Do you think it is being used or relied on? That's what it is to me."

"... I see."

Cain's response was short. The voice didn't sound disappointing to me.

"Let's fix this, Dick. You're not like me."

"It's an honor to hear that."

Shortly after I answered, Cain disappeared and an invisible slash ran into where I was, breaking the sky.

I've already finished the transfer and I'm going to show up somewhere else. Unlike Kane, I can move anywhere instantly as far as I can see in the sky.

There is no sign of my sword. You see the future a few moments away... how did you get there? Magic or Albain's swordsmanship...!

"Neither. I'm just splitting the thought of" four people "into the preview."

"... hahaha... hahahahaha. It's still you, Dick. I got this power to fight you....!

Cain would never have been the only man who could think of fighting like he is now.

--But suppose Cain's mystery was accompanied by a "god of the other sky". If only Hugo had twisted his vengeance and become his best soldier.

"If you hadn't been manipulated, you might not have fought me... but you might have matched your sword in a different way."

After reading Cain's slash, and moving on, I wave my sword.

--Blue Blade Flow Swordsmanship Okii Undispersed Mountain ---

The impact spreads - the clouds that were floating in the sky are blown away - as they collide with Cain's sword, which is slashed from the blind spot just above.

"Take this... Dick...!

"My people are the best swordsmen in the world as far as I know... and you're a big deal...!

Shortly after pushing each other at the same time, I will transfer further. The pursuit of Cain continues, with slashing to break the red sky and a huge trajectory in the sky.

"What's the matter, Dick... you're not gonna cut me back?

Cain's right. I've been on the defensive all along. To capture Cain with the help of a different sky god, you can't just attack Cain in this world.

A place outside this world where there is a god of the other skies. The fact that Cain 'can move at any time' means that Cain exists double outside the world.

Sphere, can you hear me?

Yeah, Dad. I'll always be there.

When Cain disappeared, I looked like I was turning into a spirit. He may be fighting in a different space, replacing the body with the spirit. "

"Dad... for that reason, didn't you always fight back and watch the other party attack?

Still not conclusive - there is a risk that we have to bet at this stage, but if we go on, Cain will also notice our idea.

Transfer to another world due to spatial and temporal transition. The only way to interfere from here in the space where the god of the other sky exists is to use its principles.

If he exists in two worlds, we need to do the same. I haven't had many chances, but I guess I'll have to do it. "

"Yeah... I have to do something next time...!

Because I am fighting with all my bodies integrated, it is difficult to interfere with Cain who has become a spirit body. But if you can use Sphere's help...

I can only cut a trump card once. Cain will run out on me the second time.

─ It's time to fight, Dick. If you don't fight back next time, you're dead. "

With the declaration, Cain appears to melt out of the red sky.

The figure increases to three - no, the number of people filling up the field of vision. My five senses are delusional, as if all of them have entities.

It was such a sight that I could see that the existence I was dealing with was not equal to God, but God itself.