"... so what are you going to do from here?"
Hayrout asked a question while standing ready to face the battle.
At last, Claude's monsters got a lot of pressure on him, but that's all I could say.
(I don't care how good my head is, but there are things that can't be done. If there's a friend nearby or some kind of reversal hand against me, I should have been surprised just now and set it up when the moment came.)
Still, Claude remains cornered.
If you continue to sharpen your attack until my magic power is exhausted, it's over, right?
"... can you stop guessing and saying what people think?"
You're winning, right?
That's why I hate it.
Heilut carefully observed his surroundings as he patted lightly.
(All right, don't cum)
There was no sign of an ambush.
This is a road on the outskirts of town that is seldom crossed by people.
There are only sparse abandoned houses and trees standing on either side of the road.
Even if humans were hiding in the abandoned house or behind the trunk of a tree, even at a short distance, the eyes that could see Hailut's heat and magic could not be deceived.
From a glance, it seems that there are no other humans nearby.
I didn't see any unexpected delayed surgeries, and with Claude's magic power remaining, I didn't think I'd be able to use a higher surgery with a single reversal.
Claude's already packed.
Isn't it too early to be sure?
"Strong, just bluffing..."
Halut listened.
I think I just heard something.
From my feet.
At the same time, the ground began to tremble violently.
"It's......"
Halloot jumped behind in a panic.
A crack spreads across the ground, chasing its retreating feet.
The cracks quickly deepened and the earth broke apart.
The roar makes my ears go crazy.
By the time it subsided, the place where Hayrout had been had a massive fracture.
The ground is irregularly sloped all over, and mud is blown out of the cracks.
It is a tragedy that seems difficult even to stand properly.
"I can't believe this..."
This whole area used to be a swamp.
I can hear the weather.
Beyond the fracture, Claude was evacuated on the other side of Hayrout.
I should have been cornered, but they've earned us some distance.
"I tried to bury the swamp to expand the town, but when it rained, it quickly became muddy." When the rain continued, it seemed that the house upstairs tilted and sank into the loose ground. If it wasn't a decent place to live, no one would come near it anymore. "
Like a teacher, or as he explained to his younger siblings, Claude was nervous.
"You know this is a land where the ground is unstable."
I knew and used it.
The earth spears and pitfalls seemed to have hit the ground and induced a fracture.
Halut had just noticed an unusual jump, so the injury was about to hit a few stones that had flown from the impact of the fracture, but he would have been seriously injured if he had made a mistake.
This time, my liver is really cold.
I was going to kill Claude's sorcery, but it was meant to be a fracture.
Now Halut can see the heat and magic.
In Claude's eyes, I could see the future. Although it was just a prediction, I felt that when I got here, it was not much different from prediction.
"Are you surprised? You look too much, so I guess there's some part of you that was off guard."
"... what do you mean?"
"The movement of magic power, and the height of heat?" You can see that, can't you? "
"Ahh!"
For a moment, his cheeks caught a glimpse of his failure.
In this case, Claude's guess is as good as it gets.
(Damn it, calm down. There are a few people who know the secrets of my eyes. Where'd you find out? How did you get there? Or perhaps you've figured out my secrets in this battle? I don't think so, but if it's this guy.....)
Either way, there's no doubt that Claude's threat level will rise.
Feeling a cold sweat, Halut turned his thoughts with all his might.
Most sorcerers are just ducks when they see the movement of magic power.
Halloot will never be delayed unless he is knocked into a high-ranking ceremony by surprise from a distance.
So to speak, Halut was the natural enemy of the sorcerer.
However, Claude has not been able to make a decision.
Excellent compatibility, and Halut's physical abilities are several levels higher.
The opponent that was supposed to be overwhelmingly advantageous couldn't be beaten. It was a very troublesome opponent.
(What do we do? I don't think we'll lose, but even if we push him out of battle, it might hurt.)
Should I pull back, or should I prepare for pain and continue fighting?
Claude grinned at Halut, who was troubled.
"You don't like each other's pain, do you? I don't like rough times. I'll give you the book when I'm done, so can you make it up? Just give me a minute."
Claude took the book of the culprits out of his pocket and began to flip.
The pages are turned one after the other, often silently.
(...... you're not really reading the contents of this, are you?)
Just pretending to read, maybe buying time or something, but Claude was a monster.
Maybe I'll finish one book in a very short amount of time.
"... yes, please wait. That's enough." I'll give you this book, so you can forget about me. It's not a bad condition for you either, is it? "
"You think I can trust you with just words? If you're serious, throw me a book first."
That's a no.
Claude's response narrowed Halut's eyes.
The suggestion came from the mouth, but it seemed like it was only part of buying time.
"No, no, no. I'm really going to give you the book."
"... are you kidding me?"
“I'm serious, but you can't throw a book at me, can you? As one of the reading artists, I can't allow books to be treated badly. I'll leave the book you want here, so take it and check it out."
Claude is bending over and putting the book down gently.
I think I put a handkerchief underneath it so it doesn't get dirty.
(Please be polite. Maybe it's true that I like to read.)
Leaving the book behind, Claude retreated.
Halut carefully approached the book.
Make sure there are no traps set up, such as delayed surgery.
The underlay of the book seemed to be very common.
While paying attention to Claude's movements, I grabbed the book I was looking for.
It didn't look like a trap to me, either, but Hayrout frowned in his heart.
(The gap between the main unit and the garnish is widening... This means that he took out a piece of paper and read it out, and then put it back.)
I followed it from an old bookstore, but sometimes I didn't see it for a short time directly after Claude turned the corner.
I must have quickly removed the pieces of paper and remembered the contents.
(Well, now you can't help but think about it all the time.)
If Claude reads a piece of paper, let's give it up.
Hayrout has already caught the person who wrote the piece of paper. When I talked about it, I also got other paper items that I wrote.
If you look at the handwriting carefully later, you should be able to tell whether the piece of paper you just got is real or a fake made by Claude.
He routinely thought of the book in his hands, but he moved his legs silently and quickly shifted his body to the right.
Along with the sound of the wind, the ice mound flew immediately to the left.
The bad guy is not Claude.
Some of the heat lumps in the shade of abandoned houses and trees are caused by hidden humans.
From the words and attitudes of the two spies who "told the story", it was possible to guess that there were other spies who were lurking.
They are now laying a siege on Hayrout and the others.
"Are you here to retrieve a piece of paper?" You seem very enthusiastic about your work, don't you? "
"...... You framed me, didn't you? Where do you plan to start?"
Halut's eyes sat still against Claude.
Claude's dazzling smoke was a lupus smoke and a landmark.
In sparsely populated towns, in addition to the smoke, if you wake up to the fracture of the ground, the eye of the eye will pay attention.
The undercover spies must have noticed and secretly asked about it.
Halut's pupils were brilliant, but during his interaction with Claude, his attention to his surroundings had fallen.
The spies took advantage of the gap to observe and discover that Hayrout was the one who captured his people, and that he had acquired a book containing pieces of paper.
Halut is now in less trouble fighting Claude.
The spies switched from surveillance to power in an attempt to beat back the weak Halut and take back the books and pieces of paper. I was hoping for a chance to run the raid.
You let go of the book with the pieces of paper just to focus their aim on me, right?
"I just gave you the book I'd like to read."
Claude smiles.
It was a really annoying response.
Claude will probably be able to escape while the spies and Halut fight.
It seemed like both sides were crushing it and hoping that it would be annihilated.
"Like I said, I don't like rough times." With a lazy personality. I'm going home and I'm drowsy, so you guys can do it. "
”... you won't regret it, will you?”
Hayrout turned his gaze to the book.
As usual, Claude won and ran.
I was so angry that I decided not to threaten him.
"Unfortunately, I don't like books like you." Even if you throw this book at me or use it as a shield to get through the spy raids, it won't hurt my heart. "
To show Claude, Hayrout put up a book.
"Besides, you know it too." I might miss a few of the spies if I put them all on my own. The escaped spies will definitely have more information about you. I'm sorry it's going to be so hard. "
Hayrout's words were a sympathetic threat.
Suppose Claude wins alone and tries to escape.
I will allow you to sabotage Claude's future activities by allowing him to spread the word without destroying one or two of his spies.
Of course, in that case, Halut's information would also spread at the same time, but considering that Claude's behavior like a monster could be restricted in the future, it should have been a good choice.
You have a pretty good personality, don't you?
"I'm not as good as you are."... so what are we going to do? Look, if you don't hurry up, the spies will jump over you and your books will be scraps of paper. "
Claude shook his head and smiled bitterly as he shook the book.
"It can't be helped. If you take the safety of the book as a shield, you won't be enemies." Let's work together to defeat the spies. "
It's a deal.
For the time being, the two of them had a truce and had to deal with a spy.