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Alice's group, soon divided between Tesfir and the outside world, was moving straight from a little further away.

If you don't get lost, you're heading north with headquarters.

The headquarters will be located four kilometres north of the starting point.

Much has passed since we split into the forest, but we have yet to fulfill our encounter with demons. Alice was walking forward as she was about to be crushed by tension.

I have a self somewhere who thinks fighting is inevitable but hopes not to encounter it.

"Mr. Alice, you don't have to rush."

The speed at which it moves is not. It was compassion out of Alice's inability to afford it.

She is similar to Alice by type, but she is able to stretch out a little bit from the position of complacency and superiority that she has stacked up.

Seniat looks over the whole group at the rear of the line. I guess I guessed it from Alice's back.

"Thank you"

It wasn't from a rush, but I honestly thanked him for the kindness thrown at me.

I turn my face right forward in shame as to whether it was that obvious.

Alice and the others progressed at a particularly slow rate compared to the rest of the group. It was also due to her legs being too cautious to lead, but on the ground, which could not be said to be this way, it was also something that could not be helped.

The roots of an unusually grown giant tree distort the ground, and the shrub makes the prospect uncertain. This also makes me less confident that I may be going straight.

Alice is leading the way in cutting obstacles with a sword-shaped AWR. The arms and feet were scratched like rubs.

Although not limited to the Tesfir and Alice groups, the chain of directives had a tide of being at the service of those of higher rank. There are no such decisions, but I guess belonging to a college still means that it depends on the structure of such vertical societies.

About an hour after I started walking, I was able to get out to an open place.

As far as distance is concerned, it's usually less than half the way I walked, and I wonder if it's half way to headquarters.

The places where the giant trees forested are open at intervals, and their sight is refreshing compared to just now.

So we stopped.

It's still mysterious. So much so that I regret that I would never have seen you as a magician for the rest of my life if I hadn't had the chance to go out into the outside world.

There are places like forests within the survival zone as well, but I can tell you that I will never be more impressed.

It was due to a sudden event that I took such a lovely time and gave it back to me.

――――

A strange laughing discord rang right next to him. Instinctive vigilance gushes, your body tenses, and your hands cage in strength.

I was going to be careful, but that shows up from the shadow of a giant tree without even being alert.

Wild dogs...... not.

The figure is undoubtedly the demon's unique black body.

The unusually developed dog teeth were as sharp as blades.

"Hih...!

I heard such a scream of fear on Alice's back about who raised it.

It's not because I saw that nasty figure. He was shot in the red eye.

The lean, thin body seemed to be shouting joy at finding its prey.

"Shh!

An unconscious voice clicked Alice's mouth.

It just appeared from behind the demon.

It would be of the same species, but slightly different.

My neck was thick and my dog's face was creepily inclined.

Senior softens and leaks a wolfed voice.

"Two E rates! [Dare Wolf]! Mr. Alice, we should retreat here."

I didn't know if the suggestion was from fear, but Alice immediately shook her head.

"I can't. They'll catch up soon enough."

Alice's voice was trembling. Still, thoughts are able to move correctly enough to calmly grasp and analyze the situation.

Alice and the others have slowly taken the unfamiliar path, but it is not easy to escape against the demons that originally rooted this outer realm. At foot speed, you'll be able to catch up quickly if you just bought some time.

"Then I'll buy you some time..."

Senior bought out of the position of supervisor, but Alice refused to do so either.

It was simply unacceptable, but there were more definite measures in Alice than that.

"I'll take care of this place. Seniors could use defensive magic, right? Just in case, buy some time with it."

"You're just on your own..."

There is little difference in ranking between Senior and Alice. So I tried to say it was even harder on my own, but Alice wouldn't let me talk to her until the end.

"It's okay. Besides, there shouldn't be a struggle in the first place. So if you defeat one, I need your help."

Smile so gently and face the members.

Fearing, they must be confident in the battle that follows.

It wasn't about consciousness, but I thought I heard in some lecture that it was important to go outside and relaunch the magician who succumbed to fear. No, I guess I heard it during the training I go to every day.

To show the scene that demons can be defeated, not just to be afraid of demons, is provisionally the driving force that can move.

Alice walked single-handedly toward the demon.

The heart rings the bell faster than usual, and the feet tremble and walk, so finally.

Still, it was out of pride that it was the duty of the most highly ranked of these, and that they had trained for this.

Even if you take a deep breath, your throat will just tremble, and you're far from calming down.

Consolidate your resolve and pass magic on the AWR.

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The question that it had passed so smoothly was quickly dispelled.

(Speaking of which... you worked hard)

I was happy with the visible achievement and smiled out of place. It fills me with strange confidence. I guess that served as a buffer to alleviate fears.

(It's okay!!

It was an inspiration to the fact that the magic that covered the AWR seemed like a blade without precipitation.

Alice flatly packs her distance from the demons.

Slowly start turning the sword - the slow first speed is enough to immediately create the illusion that the sphere surrounds Alice at the highest speed.

Besides his magical powers, Alice has the overwhelming skill of this magic trick.

The demon, who entered a state of battle, was violently attacked by Alice, who approached the distance.

Like two bodies jumping in a straight line - wielding sharp nails.

"[Reflections]"

I put my magic name in my mouth, not because of my inferior skill, but because of my mood... to inspire myself.

[Reflection "Reflection"] does not apply to physical attacks with magic that reflects magic.

But the demon claws were bounced to be inhibited by the wall.

I was remembering what Ars was hearing while relieving me of the consequences. It's time to train in magic manipulation.

"Demons produce magic in their bodies in the first place, but in the case of demons, black bodies are like AWRs, so their magic is always wrapped up outside their bodies"

He also said that simple weapons don't work on demons because of it.

Then I thought it was within the scope of [Reflection].

But [Reflection] alone can't defeat it.

So she was bounced and bounced back. She narrowed her focus to the whole thing and Alice ran.

At the same time as landing, Alice swings the blade out from the bottom.

"Giggle," he makes a creepy squeal, and makes a deep decision - Der Wolf, who floats a little off the ground due to the impact, should have intuited. All the more so if it is four legs, that the ground is loving and this lag is life saving.

"Not yet!"

Alice doesn't miss that moment of stagnation. All warnings from Ars have been reviewed in advance.

Immediately the sword began to swirl endlessly, chopping the demonic body without excess.

I felt a definite response at the last place I shook it out, and the blade stopped moving there as I shook it off. I caught the nuke.

The demonic body is worn out and decays.

"Yay... we all got the rest of you..."

Alice turned to a group of people who left her face. Now the floating feeling that we could all defeat each other afterwards gave rise to a faulty feeling. A accustomed magician will not forgive you until you completely annihilate them. More importantly, from that moment you step into the outside world, any alarm will be ejected from your thoughts.

"Danger!!

Shortly after that voice, the sound of a demon hitting something behind his back echoed.

A semi-circular protective wall covering Alice.

This was Seniat's specialty in magic, [Spiral Veil].

It's a protective wall that uses wind vibration. I'm just good at it, and a fairly high density of wind surrounds Alice.

"Thank you"

"You're strong, but you're a nuisance."

Seniat, pointing out more like a sister than an upper class student, immediately turned her gaze toward the rest of the demon.

"Join us. You're gonna let Mr. Alice do everything?

I guess there was that reprimand too, but maybe Alice was able to find less hope by knocking her out the hell out. The AWR, each gripping, gained strength.

Those eyes are not one color of fear.

Arrange to lay formation around Alice.

And then there's a lot of passives.

I was able to fulfill my first crusade as a group at risk.

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After receiving a report of the start of the extracurricular classes, the headquarters was presenting such a picture at last.

There is no shortage of preparation.

Within HQ, equipment from the Operations HQ whilst in the military has been brought in to welcome teachers who are experienced in the military.

Outside, an upper class reinforcement unit was standing by. Loki doesn't need to say anything to the teachers, but not to the students who refrain from going outside.

Loki isn't supposed to be better at waving her tongue in front of those people. But the inability to meet Ars' expectations is something more to be avoided.

I felt the disturbing air around me as I stepped out of the curtain tent at headquarters. It belongs to the students who are reinforcements but are letting down their fears before they fight.

Naturally, the gaze of nearly fifty students gathers.

"Extracurricular classes have begun at this time. As I told you beforehand, I will give instructions in the Sensor. We'll leave it up to each of you to decide what's going on."

Confirmation that he will be told.

"Always try to behave in pairs. I don't lend a hand at headquarters about that and arbitrary arbitrariness. Please note that it will be your own responsibility (...)"

It moved on its own without following instructions and contained the threat that it would not deal with it at Headquarters even if it was exposed to a crisis as a result.

Of course it's just a threat. It is doubtful that this will allow us to take control, but from experience we can expect the effect.

In fact, I thought that this extracurricular class could take precedence over small if anything because some damage was envisaged. Because the president asked Ars to do the same after figuring it out.

Most of the students were breathtaking. I guess that's because that's the word from a triple-digit magician.

And the silver-haired girl in front of me is also the commander of the headquarters who was able to follow the teachers. No one turns a color-entangled gaze against Loki on this occasion. He was making his spine feel cold like he had been rubbed into the horror of not obeying a voice without any change of expression.

"Then deploy immediately from one to ten squads."

The headquarters are placed in the outside world, so there is a good chance that the demons will target us. We have now wiped out the perimeter by Ars and Loki, but that will only buy us some time, too.

For this reason, ten or twenty pairs also serve as perimeter guards.

Shortly after Loki turned back her heels, one of the reinforcements raised his voice.

"Aren't you two powerless against demons?"

I was a sophomore female student.

The students in this room also found out that this is a question from fear of demons, but this has already been decided.

Loki did not choose words to encourage. Simply state strict facts.

"There are only demons in the area that are below D-rate. For some reason, I'll lay low for a secret project, but you're in reinforcements because the president thinks you're capable. The president decided that the D-rate would be enough for both of us."

That included elements of encouragement, but not the intended result of Loki.

"But..."

Still, women tell me they're anxious. After all, it means that the anxiety is not resolved quickly.

I guess it would be different if we had actual combat experience.

"When it comes to D-rates, it's the outside world that doesn't know what's going to happen. So I leave the situation to everyone. If annihilation is impossible, you may escape with the freshman year."

"... ok"

Permission to flee, this became a means of support not only for her but for all those anxious to fight demons on this occasion. Regardless, it should be made clear in a prior discussion.

I sincerely wondered if Loki could understand what he said he would leave the judgment to be made without chewing it up so far.

Even if I find out that's not something chicks who are magicians can do either......

"Mr. Loki!

The voice of a wild teacher hung from inside.

"I'm coming now"

The reinforcements set in motion that signal.

There are two Loki sensors, one for giving instructions to reinforcements and the other for direct access to Ars.

The teacher's report is that there was a slight reaction to resident detection magic.

Detection magic, assuming high rates, tends to retrieve less than that. But I'm not completely ignoring it. They just say it's hard to react even if you're in detective magic. I was lucky this time.

Put your hands on one of the sensors.

B-C rate, four kilometers northwest, a total of seventeen.

"You sniffed me, I'll be on my way."

"Please"

Cut it up immediately and focus your consciousness on the sensor for reinforcements attached to the other ear.

"Thirteenth Squad, southeast 1100m coordinates, 1981/6145. Please reinforce. Squads 14-17, 500 meters east, 1123/4579, requesting reinforcements of 34, 60 and 79."

Copy that.

"I'm on my way."

Twelve units arriving. Injured. Requesting backup.

"Okay. Twenty-two, stay north after reinforcements. Twelve reinforcements."

Copy that.

Loki skipped the instructions precisely without causing any confusion, even in glaring war situations.

Teachers just let out their admiration on that arm.

But one of the teachers...... the teacher who was monitoring raised his voice in a hurry.

Group four, we're out of the area.

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There is no rush for Loki, who was supposed to. Except for anger.

It is set outside the area and outside the 7km area, mainly at headquarters. I should have told the students enough about this.

There is no doubt in Ars' work that the demons appearing in this area are below the D rate, but it was not known until the total number.

But when you're out of the area, the detection of demons lacks accuracy, so it's of little use.

"Loki, what do you do!?

"Please calm down. Where?"

"1650m outside the northwest zone"

"Okay. Squads 7-10 should immediately turn to cover Group 4, 2377/7467, 1650 m northwest. Please accompany us to the area"

"" "" Copy "" "" "

"Troops one to six, lower your defensive line."

I hope I managed to make it, but the thought coincided with the discomfort that was in Loki.