Legend

Those were Elaine and the others watching Ray move closer to the black crystal, but there's no reason to move more than to know what the black crystal is like.

Especially if Ray's right, the Black Crystal can even bring the Titans back to life.

Everyone here could not understand with what theory that was being done.

… although, since there are no alchemists here, it may be natural not to know the detailed theory about magic items.

However, it was purely questionable to those watching it whether the black crystal Ray was really a magic item.

In the first place, the only thing that lies ahead of Elaine and the others' gaze is the crystal... it just looks like a mineral.

If it was a magic item, it wouldn't have been strange to have more people's hands in it.

With such doubts...... eventually, Ray softly touches the black crystal.

"... nothing happening?

Wouldn't some change happen if Ray touched the black crystal? And that's what I thought Elaine was, but unexpectedly, there's nothing in particular going on.

Really, it's just Ray touching the black crystal.

"I wonder what's going on. Could there be some kind of willingness on the black crystal and you're scared about Ray?

Vihera whines half-jokingly, but given the special abilities of black crystals, that's not necessarily a fact that can be denied.

I guess the other three are feeling creepy about black crystals around the corner where they can't immediately deny such Vihella's words.

Ray touches the black crystal, more than a dozen seconds...... after all that time, Ray doesn't show how it works at all.

Eventually you cut the paralysis, Elaine screams.

"Ray, what's going on!?

That was Elaine screaming, but there's no way Ray would react to that voice.

"Maybe you didn't hear me or something?

"You know, Vihera. You're not that far from this place to Ray's. Plus, if there's a giant, there's a chance that he'll go around... but that's not true."

To Marina's words, Vihera nods indeed.

But at the same time, I wonder why they can't hear Ray.

I guess that wasn't just Vihera, but other faces as well.

What do we do? and gaze at each other...... the first person to open his mouth was the marina.

"Spirit magic, I'll try to get my voice to sound a little ray.... underground, so there aren't many wind spirits."

If the marina is used, it is spiritual magic that demonstrates the ability it deserves to call it half-powerful, but it still has its faults, as it deserves.

For example, even if you want to use water spiritual magic in the desert, it's hard to use spiritual magic unless it's on the side of a place like an oasis.

Of course, in the morning, even if it's a desert, there's some moisture, there's water in the water bottle... and it's not impossible to use it at all... but, naturally, you can't use the kind of powerful spiritual magic that marinas always use in places like that.

There are stories like using magic to create a tsunami in the desert... but that's it.

Less can not be imitated like that in the current marina.

At the same time, even in underground facilities where there is little wind flow, even if it is not as difficult as trying to use water spiritual magic in the desert, it becomes quite challenging.

"Still, isn't that why you can't?

To the words of Vihera, Marina grins and nods.

When Marina could do it, she told her peers that she was so sure, and Marina couldn't do anything to deny it.

"Okay. Wait a minute. I'll give it a try."

Tell him so, and speak to the Spirit of the Wind.

Then compared to the time I always use it on earth, it felt pretty weak, but still managed to succeed in asking the Spirit of the Wind.

"Ray, are you there? Ray. What's going on? Is something wrong? I touched the black crystal and it stopped working at all, though. Can you hear me?

Marina's grunting voice reaches Ray's ear.

Naturally, the non-marinas don't know if that's what they really hear.

But still, how powerful is the spiritual magic of the marina? I understand that, but as a result, I don't have any particular concerns.

... The problem, however, is that no matter how many times Marina calls, there will be no movement at all on Ray touching the black crystal.

It was odd that even though it was extremely concentrated due to touching the black crystal, it would not show any reaction.

"I know you're hearing me, but I'm not responding at all.... What do you think?

"Even if they say so. If there's nothing we can do about watching from afar, is that why we have to travel directly to Ray ourselves and speak up?

To Elaine's words, Vihera nods in agreement, too.

He accidentally pokes such a vihella's body and shows the pebble that Büne had in his hand.

"Mmm!"

"... you mean throw this and see how it goes?

"Mmm."

Just for a long time, I guess Vihera soon understood what Bühne was trying to say.

But even if they give me that pebble, I turn my gaze to the rest of them like I'm in trouble.

"What do you think?

"Even if they say so... why don't you just do it? Of course, instead of throwing it as hard as it really does when attacking an enemy, at a rate that you realize Ray hit something."

To Elaine's words, Vihera reluctantly hands the pebble.

What if I threw a pebble and that got in Ray's way? I didn't think so, but if I could still do something about the glued situation...

"Okay? I'll throw it."

Confirming that everyone nodded at the words, Vihera threw pebbles just with the movement of her wrist.

If this is an attack on an enemy, that's what you throw with your strength, but this time it's not the purpose of a separate attack.

In the meantime, if the pebble gets to Ray, that's fine.

The pebble that flew away in that way arrives safely on the ray and hits the head.

Most importantly, it didn't hit Ray's head directly because he was wearing a dragon robe hood.

……

Everyone, including Vihera, who threw pebbles, watches the situation breathlessly.

But even though I said it was a stone statue or something there, there was no way Ray would move.

It's been another ten seconds or so since we've all remained silent...

"What do you think's going on?

Vihera, who threw pebbles, asks no one.

But no one could answer it, only silence filled the perimeter.

But...... Elaine eventually opens her mouth that she won't be able to leave it like this forever.

"In the meantime, it won't make sense for us to do this here forever. Why don't we go down the stairs and move to the fifth basement?

"Right. Speak up, bump pebbles, they don't respond. Not very much, but it doesn't seem like a normal situation. … so you should try speaking directly near Ray."

Marina also agrees with Elaine's words and everyone goes down the stairs.

"When this happens, I figured it would be nice to keep all the giants down.... but I didn't think you'd be here because you just shipped it."

"Right. I'm glad I fought enough.... but if I could have been stronger, I wouldn't have had anything to say"

With satisfaction, Vihera still looks slightly dissatisfied.

To such a vihella, Elaine and Marina smile small.

Although Bühne didn't seem to change his expression especially when he said that such an attitude on the part of Vihera was usual.

While we converse with each other, then remember to take care that if Ray has any movement at all, he will be able to understand immediately.

In doing so, we go down the stairs and eventually arrive on the fifth basement floor.

But, naturally, there was nothing around, just black crystals and rays.

"... it doesn't look like there's anything in particular."

"Right. I think Vihera is right... but then I'm pretty sure that black crystal is still affecting me.... Let's go."

Everyone snorts at the words.

So one step, one step and one more to the black crystal...... approaching Ray, who is stopping the movement with his touch of that black crystal to be exact.

But in the end, right on the side of the ray... that's the only way to get close to the distance you can touch it, but there's nothing moving at all on the ray or on the black crystal.

"There's nothing here, is there?... Well, what's up with that? You think I could just keep touching Ray like this?

"I don't know. Maybe not, but let's give it a shout. I couldn't do it with spiritual magic, but there's a chance that flesh sounds..."

When Marina says so, everyone speaks up close.

"Ray, what's going on?

"Ray, is something wrong?

Ray, look at me.

"Mmm!"

There is no way Ray will wake up naturally, even if he speaks like that.

"There are no more means left than flesh voices... but I knew I needed to touch them directly. Who's gonna do it?

"I'll do it"

It was Elaine who immediately opened her mouth like that to Marina's words.

Vihera was about to run for it, naturally, and the marina she suggested was going to touch Ray herself, but that's what Elaine told her earlier than that.

Seeing Elaine like that, Marina and Vihera gaze at each other...... eventually nodding small at each other takes a few steps back.

Buune, who worries about Ray, but doesn't see him as a man anyway if he's one of them, also falls back to follow those two.

Elaine gently reaches out to Ray when she confirms that three people besides herself have fallen back.

I had a sense that I was doing something stupid.

Ray touched a black crystal that he could not stand and stopped moving.

Touching such a ray means that none of you are likely to suffer any damage to the black crystal again.

But still... still, I didn't want to give up the act of helping Ray.

It is also understandable to Elaine that that is behavior due to her looks and jealousy as an undaunted woman.

Now that I need to move as an aristocrat, I was able to act with Ray.

But that's only a story in the present situation, and if I finish one thing in this Labourina country, I'll have to act away from Ray again.

Of course, even if I'm acting separately from Ray, I don't use a pair of orbs every day to... but I still talk to Ray every few days.

Still, it was only natural to envy marinas and vihelas who still acted directly with Ray.

"Ray...... Ray?

While aware of the thoughts inside her, Elaine gently reaches for the dragon robe Ray is wearing.

The moment that hand touches the dragon robe, maybe something will come up.

That's what I thought Elaine...... there was actually nothing in particular.

The feeling of Ray's body in Elaine's hand is there, no less.

Elaine has doubts and a little dissatisfaction that something wasn't decided to happen by touching Ray, but still nothing really happened.

"Elaine, how's it going?

That was Vihera asking Elaine, who is touching Ray, but Elaine shakes her neck to the side.

"No, nothing's responding.... What do you think is going on?

"Because you don't know that, this is how you're in trouble.... Marina, can't you do something with spiritual magic?

"You know, spiritual magic isn't like anything you can do."

As frightened as it is, the marina tells Vihera so.

Listening to those two voices, Elaine rocks Ray's body as she touches the black crystal again.

"Ray, Ray...... Huh!?

At that moment...... Elaine couldn't understand what really hung up, but when a large amount of magic was inadvertently released from Ray's body and that magic wrapped around Ray's body, it eventually turned into a deep red magic.

Elaine naturally knew what that was.

Red Armor of the Flaming Emperor. Extremely powerful offensive skills among Ray's skills.

But even though the Red Armor of the Flaming Emperor was activated, not a single burn exists in Elaine, who is touching Ray.

No, that's not just Elaine, so are the marinas nearby.

So suddenly, in the sight of Elaine and the others who were surprised, they were eroded by the magic of deep red… the black crystal was left without a single shard, a single charcoal, to be extinguished by the time it was complete.