Waiting in front of the modem, the door opened and Ray came out.

"Hey."

Ray smiled like trouble after alternating between me and Mass.

"If you're anos, I thought you'd pretend not to see it."

"I was going to. Whatever the circumstances, you decided not to rely on me. It's impeccable to bother, but my men don't seem to."

Mass came out in front of me and told Ray.

"Mr. Ray. Did the royalists say anything to you?

"Right. Maybe they told me that they would give me money to play and live my whole life, or that they would recommend me to the Demon King."

"... I don't think you're the kind of person who moves with that"

Kusuka Ray laughs.

"I'm buying it. You should be careful. There are a lot of guys in the world who sound like scumbags."

Mass looked unconvinced by Ray's words like smoke.

"... I know. But you... Mr. Ray, I don't think so..."

"We just met, and yes, we don't trust people."

Bring a gentle grin, says Ray.

I guess that means I'm not going to speak the truth.

Mass didn't have any more words to pursue, but he bit his lips with regret.

"The Lognorth Magic Hospital was built by Elio Ludwell at personal expense. I mean, a royalist facility."

"Right."

Don't break the grin, Ray replied.

"Is your mother Kensei?

"Yeah, because, like I said before, it's no big deal. It's all better now."

"I'd like to see you for once."

"I can get out of the hospital soon. Then I'll introduce you."

Hmm. I see.

"Speaking of which, I saw the combination and it looks like we'll see each other in the finals, right?

"It's a shame you can't fight without thinking about it."

Ray gives my sword his gaze.

"What, you may not feel the magic. This is a sword forged by a true celebrity. I have no less power than your demon sword. I'll give it a shot."

Huh Ray laughed.

"Is that enough?

"Oh."

Ray walks over here trying to get to the audience.

"Mr. Ray, you know..."

"I'm sorry. I'm a royalist now. I'm not going to get along with you anymore."

Ray says so by mistake and leaves the scene.

I thought so, I stopped my legs perfectly along the way.

"Oh, I forgot one thing, Anos"

"What?

over his back, he said.

"... I will kill you"

Niyali and I laughed and returned the words.

"If you want to kill me, you have to be ready to die and try."

"I'm not threatening you. I was a lifesaver."

"Well, are you ready to try one?"

By the time I finished saying it, my figure had disappeared, and I was approaching behind Ray.

"I see you, Anos."

Around like a kuru comma, Ray waves the Devil's Sword Initio.

Even though anti-magic and magic barriers are deployed on the left arm, the technique is easily slashed and torn, and the magic that can be bounced is fogged.

A blade of pure white devoured my left arm and bled.

"Hmm. I didn't know you were gonna slash my arm. Big deal."

"... I was going to drop my neck with every arm..."

Ray vomits blood. My right arm was piercing his chest.

"I was going to squeeze my heart out of this one, but you seem pretty sturdy too"

Mass, who watched the offense flashly, screamed in panic.

"Ah, Master Anos, Mr. Ray......! Nothing, you don't have to do it here......!!

She has a worrying look on her face.

You said you were going to fight in the finals.

"What, I just made sure I was ready. Whoever they are, I have no mercy for those who challenge me. If you're expecting mercy because you're a friend, I'm going to clean it up here."

"I'm the one who's relieved. If you're serious, you can kill without hesitation."

Ray smiles softly when I look down on him.

"Bye."

"Oh, in the finals."

Ray left for the audience.

"Dear Anos..."

"They're wearing collars, apparently."

Mass turned his eyes round and looked back at me.

"I touched it directly to make sure, but it looks like something is embedded in my body."

"... did they do that in the moment, now that you're sure...?

'Cause that's what it was all about.

Magic implants embedded in your body are difficult to spot in tune with your own magic powers. My demon eye would know just to look at some things, but what was in Ray's body is quite a substitute.

"... but when did you realize that magic implants were embedded...?

"Ray would have sent us a tip. Originally, he said it was a risk to his life. I stepped on it to mean my life was at stake before you tried to kill me. All you can think about is that you are restricted in your actions because of your magic equipment or something. If you imitate me asking for help, they'll kill you."

Ten or eighty-nine, Ray is monitored by magic equipment or magic.

If you try to get help, you better assume that the watchman activates the magic implanted in your body and kills Ray.

"He did say it was life-threatening, but that's all...?

"He also said he couldn't fight without thinking about it before that. You even bothered to say that when you killed me. But in the first place, he's the kind of guy who looks cool and slashes enemies. That's what's bothering me, so I thought there was something behind it. Even when I received his sword, I politely emptied my chest. It means pretend to pierce it and explore it."

The result was that Ray's body was embedded with magic equipment.

For Ray, too, it would have been a rush.

He needed me to notice, not the guy watching him.

If I screwed up, I wouldn't have had a life.

"... I'm surprised... we just seemed to get along... Master Anos and Mr. Ray, that's amazing..."

"What, these things just used to happen all the time"

Two thousand years ago, I had more M.O.

"... is it the work of the royalists...?

"It's reasonable to think so."

Or the work of Avos Dilhevia.

"Isn't it a pretty good user to embed magic equipment in Mr. Ray's body?

It's not like that's a possibility either.

But...

"Ray's mother must be involved."

"You said earlier you were in a magic hospital, right?

"Oh. I asked if it had anything to do with it, but that's the answer. Probably the message that you want me to do something about it."

Tsujitsu fits if he thinks his mother was taken hostage and the magic implant was embedded in his body.

That man has been asking for help in a rough situation. You can't just not respond to this.

"What do you want?

When asked that, angered by the words, Mass said.

"I definitely don't want to forgive you for trying to make people's minds work this way. I want to show you that being royal doesn't mean you can do anything."

"Then come with me. I don't know who it is, but they got their hands on my friend. I'm not going to let that happen."

"Yes."

I try to get to the magic hospital, but I remember and stop my leg.

"Speaking of which, will World War II begin?"

Sure, all but the finals will be played by the end of the day.

"Hmm. Just give me a minute. Let's just say we get rid of the rest of the miscellaneous fish first."