Undersea Temple.

Rin and the others don't know the exact point, but it's actually 2000 meters deep in the sea.

Rin, Mullah, Lemia, and the accompanying martial arts officers and civilians stood at its entrance.

Behind us is the door that leads to the hall where the transfer magic formations we have now come out are laid.

In a different direction, there is a wharf that looks like a place to stop the ship. Ahead follows in the sea. I don't know what the principle is, but sea water doesn't come in for more than what it takes for a wharf.

Civilians explained that to Rins.

"Trial, or..."

Rin spills in front of the huge door in front of him.

This is what Undine told me via Taiichi during the three days I was on vacation.

Unseal Undine.

What I heard along with the way.

The water elemental says, 'I can't just unseal it'.

We sealed it because it would be difficult to disarm it easily.

To unseal it, we need to get past the trials.

"Hmm. Each and every one of us says the trial content is different..."

There are no trials that are impossible to clear, but there are also no trials that can be easily cleared.

That's what Undine told me.

In addition, trials are one per ritual challenger.

Even if the three of us knock on the door at the same time, the destination seems to be completely different.

For the trial, you will be challenged by yourself.

"Well, you can't even start thinking about it. Shall we go?"

"Please, please, this country"

A woman, the leader of a civilian, bows her head.

Then the aide's civilian and three martial officers also bowed their heads.

Nodding to respond to them, the three of them even open the door to take them.

A strong light struck the three of them.

All of them accidentally blindfolded.

The light will subside.

Rin, who opened his thin eyes to make sure his eyelids were gone, lowered the arm he was raising to cover his eyes.

"This place..."

Look around you in circles.

Feel the water under your feet. It's the sand that tramples. And it's the horizon that looks far away.

"... the sea?

Yes, this was undoubtedly the coast.

Rin suspected, however, that this might be like illusion.

Because there was a blue sky and a white cloud like cotton.

It should have been a temple under the sea.

Then it's strange to see the blue sky from here.

"Yes, you're right."

"Who!?

Looking back to those who spoke.

There.

A one-piece girl was smiling, stretching her flock of blue hair to her back.

It grows a pair of bird feathers made of ice, left and right, with cold air around a small body with a large palm.

"Demons, fairies...?

When Rin mumbled, the little girl denied it.

"No, my name is Avalantina, the Ice Spirit"

…… Spirit!? "

Stupid.

Spirits, seen, etc.

Like Taiji, even though he's not a summoner.

"Hehe. This is the realm of Undine. It doesn't work like the outside world."

……

You felt Rin's doubts, Avalantina said that.

I put my thoughts around for a moment, but Rin stopped doing it.

There are things in the world that you can't even think about.

Especially in this world.

"Wise. Now, this is why the eagle has appeared, but it will be a spectator for everyone who challenges the trials."

"The spectator..."

Growling in disgust, the Ice Spirit nods.

"Now, before we get started. I will tell you what Undine said."

Is that a tactical tip?

No, it's not that sweet.

Nevertheless, you can't even miss asking.

Rin shrugs his ears.

"This trial. It will be a difficulty commensurate with the level of the challenger. Yume, keep your mind tight..."

This was good information.

Well, it's more convincing that it's not easy, because it unseals the seal imposed by Undine and restores its power.

"It would be more rewarding if it wasn't easy."

"Master Undine will also reward you, so we expect you to struggle.... Can I start?

"Fine, anytime"

From the beginning, he boarded the Temple of the Seabed in a state of readiness.

I didn't need to do anything again now.

"Okay, here we go. The trial is simple… to win against the opponent who is about to appear. It's okay, it's fake."

Forward of Rin, about 20 meters.

……

Sand and sea water thrive, creating large swirls.

The magic put in there is immense.

The vortex subsided when it seemed to be lagging behind by accident.

What emerged from it was.

"... mu... la?

It was Rin, the elf girl swordsman, who showed up.

Rin immediately understood that the overall color was faint and that she was not real in front of him.

At the same time.

In another space, Mullah was looking around.

There were countless bittersweet rocks rolling around, lava rivers flowing by the way.

"... volcanoes, maybe?

The wrath of the Spirit of the earth and fire.

That's what we call it in this world, the phenomenon of mountains spraying fire.

And Rin is also the phenomenon that once revealed who he is.

"If Altia and Earth are the same," she added, "apparently the laws of physics and the like are similar, and her commentary would not be incorrect.

"Yes, you're right."

"... who?

There was no sign of anything but myself.

But I heard voices.

When Mullah does what, one of the nearby rocks squirms.

The rock disappeared and appeared instead.

It was a snake wrapped around a tuna.

"Demons... you don't. What, this presence..."

It's not like when you're relative to a demon.

How does this instinct feel to complain about differences in character?

"No way...... Spirit?

"Exactly. I'm a spirit. Spirit of the earth, Midgals."

……

The upset looks less than Rin.

But in fact, I was as surprised as she was.

I see spirits that are not supposed to be visible, to that anomaly.

"This is not a normal place. It can't be. It can be."

"... so you should be convinced."

"It's so quick and helpful."

The doubts have not been dispelled at all.

But there's so much you don't know no matter how much you think.

Then you should switch your mind.

"So... are you my trial partner?

Mullah is always out of the sword.

I don't know if the trial is a fight, but if I need to pull out my sword now, I can handle it without a problem.

"No, I'm not. I'm just a spectator. Let me see if you've completed the trial here."

"Yes... so what is the trial?

"You don't have to think hard. All you have to do is fight the one you're about to show up and win."

Certainly not difficult.

Fight and win.

It was simple enough.

It was easy because it also took into account the possibility of countless punctuated exams with still soggy conditions.

"It's not necessarily an easy trial because you don't have to think hard."

"Of course."

"At a level that suits the challenger, Master Undine says. I won't help you or disturb you. Hang in there."

"Yeah. You can start now."

"Really? Then... may I present you to your opponent? Don't worry, it's not real."

Don, and a nearby lava. The whole place burst.

Rolling up, rocks dissolved in drools.

All around, smoke rises from the downpour.

The winding lava falls.

People appear out of it.

"... Lynn?

A ponytail girl was on the spot.

Remea looks up at the sky and looks around and easily understands the characteristics of the trial venue.

The sky is cloudy. There is a strong breeze. Clouds were also flowing at considerable speeds.

On a fairly wide rock shelf. Looks like he's pretty high from what I've seen.

"Hum... Ha"

What do you do?

Fighting is most likely.

Thinking with your hands on your chin.

"Trials are battles."

There was a girl's voice.

Slowly turn your face towards you.

There were birds lagging in the wind.

"... the Spirit"

"Ugh. That's right. I'm just with that guy from the Summoner."

That I saw it as a spirit at a glance.

That I'm not surprised by this place.

That I am not surprised that the Spirit is in sight.

Is that sharpness just something like those two masters?

"The eagle is Breezia, the Spirit of the Wind. Today, I'm going to show you your trials."

The spirits, who looked like little birds, nodded so.

Spirit to the beholder. What a luxury.

"As you can guess, I'm going to have you tested in this place."

The content is as simple as Breezia says.

Beating your opponent.

That's all I said.

It's easy to understand and you don't have to be confused.

"Winning, what do I do to compete?

"You just have to fight."

It was the answer I expected.

Remia regained her temper.

By now, Rin and Mullah would be talking to the Spirit about the same thing.

Here, you, the Master, cannot fall behind the two disciples.

"Hmm? Looks like you're ready."

Breezia looked impressed when she saw how Remia was doing.

"Oh. I'm always good."

"Yes. Be careful, this trial will change the difficulty of the recipient."

Alarm is irrelevant to Lemia.

I knew before I came to this submarine temple that there was no way it would be easy.

But it won't be something you can't clear, which is Remia's view.

Otherwise, the seal of Undine will no longer be broken forever in the future.

(Although the difficulty varies depending on the level of the person being tested, I guess some chance of success is secured from the beginning)

I'm going to prove that that view is correct.

"Well, here we go. Beat this opponent. Oh, don't worry, it's not real."

"... what?

The wind swirls in front of Lemia.

The whirlpool of wind that reached cloudy weather stayed on the spot for a while and finally subsided.

"Yeah, I see"

It's not real, I see what you mean.

Remia's opponent.

That's a lady who admits it's not compatible with Remia.

The Vertex of the Martial Arts of the Ellistein Magic Kingdom.

You can't be here, it was Smeera Gaya.