Chapter 915 – A Move of Great Reversal
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A riot of demonic beasts breaks out, and Cleon and his companions set out to suppress them.
First, the important thing was to prevent the demon beasts from going out to the audience.
The other staff members also somehow managed to suppress the magical beasts with their own whips and physical strength, but it was difficult to do so with the magical beasts flying in the air-
The story of suppressing the same number of monster-like beasts with the strength of ordinary fairies was problematic in many ways.
“Lila! Create a barrier to separate this area from the audience!”
“No! Unfolding the barrier with the magic power remaining in Kuon’s body right now is actually a bad idea. Even after creating a barrier, you have to continue to consume magical power…”
“Then what should I do?!”
When Kuon questions Laila’s words, Laila lets her thoughts roll in her head for a moment-
“There is a way!”
Laila responded to Kuon’s words by extending both her hands in front of her.
Then, a magic circle she had never seen before appeared beneath her feet.
An ocher-colored magic circle, different from the magic that Lila had used before.
A large magic circle spread out on the earthen stage floor for the demonic beasts to run around slowly rotates beneath her feet and begins to consume her magical energy.
And then, Lila began her chanting powerfully in Kuon’s voice.
＂What you want is protection! A sturdy shield that cannot be pierced by any spear! Appear before me, indomitable wall!”
When a strong voice that was not normally heard from Kuon rang out, her magic power began to extend from her magic circle and raise the ground as if responding to it.
＂Grand Castle!＂
Coo coo coo…
The ground shakes.
＂This, this! Suddenly the ground rises and a wall forms!?”
Was it still there?
A circus host fairy who witnesses Lila’s magic and speaks loudly.
I’m sorry, but it’s already too late to get out.
The wall of the ground, which was slowly, slowly rising, was thick and long, so strong that even if a strong adult man swung his fist with all his might, it seemed to be strong enough to break.
“For a moment! If we do this, we’re trapped too!”
＂Everyone will die from the demon beasts…!!＂
Of course, it wasn’t just demonic beasts that Lila’s magic trapped.
In such a mixed situation, it would have been impossible to neatly separate and isolate fairies and demonic beasts.
But it was the same for Cleon and his party.
If protecting the audience was their top priority, it was clear that they had to subdue the demonic beasts within.
“Don’t panic! Each person must subdue the demonic beasts on their own! You’ve already done it once!”
When Cleon raises his voice like that, the staff fairies hesitate but continue to move their bodies.
However, not only were the fairies embarrassed by the sudden appearance of the wall, but the same was true for the demon beasts who were enraged by their ridiculous appearance.
＂KUeeeee!＂
The first to become angry and raise a strange voice was the seven-colored feathered monster that had been singing in a beautiful voice just moments before.
After seeing that even the ceiling of the tent was covered by the wall, he must have been angry at the fact that they were trapped here.
When a strong wind with his long wings was blown at the staff member who was barely holding on to him with a noose, the staff member was unable to hold on and flew away, falling into the wall created by Lila and losing consciousness.
＇Weak! And strong…!’
Cleon was surprised by the weakness of the staff that flew away as he watched the scene, and then was once again surprised by the strength of the wings of the thing that looked like a large bird.
But Cleon soon realized an important fact.
My current self – that is, if I were in Sasha’s body, I could have flapped my wings at once and my body could have floated and become like that staff from before.
Even while sweating coldly, if you keep an eye on his movements-
It flapped its wings and slowly increased its altitude.
And-
If Cleon’s eyes weren’t wrong, he could see that the guy’s body was deforming.
After finishing raising his altitude, he concentrated his magic power in his beak and-
The beak was made even larger and the tip was sharpened.
It may be that type of magical beast, but its beak, which is almost like the tip of a spear, is already close enough to a weapon.
If you are hit by something like that, the part will be torn apart and a large hole will be created in your body.
Of course, that guy’s gaze was directed at Lila.
If we get rid of Lila, who blocked their escape, her wall may disappear.
Cleon made a surprised face saying ‘Hot!’ And immediately stood between Lila and the guy.
“Lila! Bow down!”
Cleon shouted like that and created an arrow of magic and fired it at the guy.
Dozens of arrows scatter like buckshot and rush towards him.
However.
Instead of avoiding the arrow, it closed its large, pointed beak tightly and rushed towards it in a straight line.
“Ha!? What kind of recklessness…!?”
Cleon raised his voice like that without realizing it.
Its defense power is so great that it bounces off arrows, or the arrow misses due to the wind pressure generated by its flying momentum.
Such coincidences do not happen.
Even though he knew that an arrow was stuck in his body and blood was rushing out, he jumped in just to kill Lila.
＇Tch, you clever guy…!＇
When Cleon’s head starts to rotate,
If Lyla falls, her magic will be lifted and her earth barrier will disappear.
Either way, there is no change in what needs to be prevented – but it can no longer be prevented with arrows.
＂In that case-!!＂
Cleon once again launched three magical arrows around him.
With Kuon’s body, it is impossible to ask Laila to dodge.
The others were already facing off against different demon beasts.
Now, the only one who can save Lila is himself.
From behind, Laila raises her voice telling people to avoid her and not cover her.
Of course, Cleon doesn’t get out of the way, but it was never an attempt to use this body as a shield.
This body is Sasha’s body.
He doesn’t have a body that he can use as he pleases.
I protect Sasha’s body and Lila as well.
For that-
＂This is all there is!＂
The rotating magic arrow rotates in the air, drawing a triangle shape.
And just before the beak reaches Cleon, who is standing in his way.
＂A shower that ties your feet!＂
The arrow, which was moving through the air, suddenly became fixed and stopped in place, as if it were a soldier receiving orders.
And, it was the same for the monster birds with seven-colored feathers rushing towards Lila.
The three arrows that Cleon spread, and the magic noose that connects the arrows.
It fixes the ‘object’ between the arrows in place.
Of course – when a magician faster than the arrows passes exactly between the arrows.
If the timing wasn’t right, he and Lila would have passed through the noose.
As expected, it was Sasha’s body, and her visual acuity was much more trained than mine.
If it had been her original body, she would have been able to reach the current level only by using the hunter’s imprint.
＂KIE!? KUEEE!”
The seven-colored feathered monster, embarrassed that its dive has stopped, moves its neck instead of its immobile body.
It was a struggle to pierce Cleon, who had interrupted her right in front of her, with his beak, as if he were playing whack-a-mole.
＂Wow! Don’t struggle like that with an arrow stuck in your body!”
Cleon let out a girlish scream like that, stepped back to avoid giving distance, and immediately spoke to Lila, who was leaning over her body.
“Lila! Sleep spell!”
＂Ah, okay!＂
And at Cleon’s request, Lila came to her senses and used her magic to pour all her magical power into the monster suspended in the air.
Then, the monster’s eyes gradually become blurred, its moving head slows down, and its flapping wings lose strength.
Finally, the guy’s whole body went limp, and he fell into such a deep sleep that even the slightest disturbance wouldn’t wake him up.
Let’s do this…
Even while they are fighting to the death against the monster with seven-colored feathers, some of the demonic beasts are using their strength to open the wall and some are hitting the wall to get out.
They were concentrating on attacking the trainers who had been training them so far.
＂Haaa!＂
When I thought I heard her familiar voice, Amelia was standing there, struggling with her own body.
The sight of her holding and swinging the hammer created with her magic looked somewhat awkward, but it was fortunate that she could move and fight.
“Quon! Sasha! Are you okay?!”
“Uh, yes…! This way too…!”
Cuon nods her head at Cleon’s call.
In the form of Amelia, she was assisting her injured trainers by providing treatment and blessings.
If there was a problem, it would have been Sasha.
＂Ah, uh.＂
She had limitations in running around with Lila’s body, which was not used to her movements, and in using Lila’s overflowing magic power to create her magic arrows.
It would have been frustrating for her herself, but it would have been frustrating for Lila to see it as well.
“Sasha! All you have to do is extend your hand and shoot flames! You don’t have to shoot it in the form of an arrow…!”
Lila gave Sasha that advice, but the next moment, something fell next to Sasha’s feet.
At the loud sound, the eyes of the group will all turn towards that place.
There…
＂Ugh… I’m sorry…!”
There was Tohen, staggering, trying to get up from the ground.
He had scorch marks here and there on his body, and his entire body was already covered in bruises and blood.
When Cleon looked up at the sky, Sleipnir was already there, looking down at Tohen, who had fallen to the ground.
＂Tohen…!＂
Cleon approaches him and examines his injuries.
He fell from a considerable height, and there was no time to fall, so it would be normal for Tohen’s body to no longer be able to move.
It was clear that his life was in danger due to the deep wound.
“Quon! Give him treatment!”
Upon hearing Cleon’s words, Cuon immediately runs over, places his hands on the giant Tohen’s body, and tries to heal his wounds.
But at that moment.
＂… No… I’m fine… I can regenerate on my own… Please help the others…＂
Tohen held Kuon and Cleon’s wrists and spoke with difficulty.
Certainly, the wounds on his body were healing, albeit slowly.
However, it remained the same that his life was in danger.
If I get attacked any further than this…
＂It’s dangerous!＂
At that time, when Sasha raised her voice, Tohen pushed Cleon and Kuon who came to her side.
And then, a strong thunderbolt strikes the place where the two people were standing just moments ago.
If Tohen hadn’t pushed, the two would have burned like black charcoal on the spot.
A rumbling sound followed by thunder.
When I looked up there in cold sweat, I saw Sleipnir quietly looking down at the humans on the ground.
It’s like a noble or a king sitting on a high throne and looking at people in low places.
Indeed, he is the strongest demon in this circus.
If we don’t do something about that guy, it will be impossible to remove this wall.
I was somewhat relieved that I had put a monster to sleep, but the situation was not that good.
The number of magical beasts that Amelia can fend off on her own is limited.
Sasha can’t fight properly in Layla’s body.
Lila cannot properly produce her magic power through Kuon’s body.
Even though it was Amelia’s body, Kuon didn’t know how to use her weapon, and had to focus on recovery magic to protect everyone.
And Cleon himself – Sleipnir was too powerful a magic beast to be able to respond with only magic arrows without a proper weapon.
＂There is something, a way to turn this situation around…＂
Cleon had to rack his brains thinking about that.
Sleipneel was stamping his feet in place, making a continuous sound of low thunder.
The reason is not to get on the nerves of the group-
He continued to gather electricity around his feet little by little.
This guy learned once by seeing his own lightning being dodged.
So, rather than wasting time and effort to keep attacking, he used this huge wall that Lila had created as his hunting ground.
It sends down lightning so huge that it fills the place where movement is limited.
If you do that, you can instantly burn everything here and turn it to ashes with a single blow.
Of course, that lightning doesn’t discriminate between enemies and enemies, so it must have been his intention to burn all the demons here with lightning.
‘It’s too much, you could just let down your guard a little.’
The advantage of being able to fly freely in the sky, the speed of which is naturally the same as the difference in running speed between a human and a horse compared to a horse on the ground.
Even when Cleon fired magic arrows as a check, he was able to dodge them all.
If so – we also have to change our strategy and learn from him.
Let’s use the wall laid out by Lila as a cage and use a ‘one move’ that can cover everything inside.
“Okay…! That’s it!”
An electric current flowed in Cleon’s mind.
Of course, Sasha’s hair, which was already very voluminous, was in trouble due to the static electricity caused by the lightning from earlier and the Sleipneel on her head.
This was not that kind of electricity, but an electric current flowing through the idea light bulb in my head.
Cleon stands up.
Then he speaks to Sasha, who is panting heavily.
“Sasha. Listen carefully. You are the one with the strongest magical power here.”
“Yes, yes…! But I use magic…”
“Are you okay. As for magic… Lila is going to use it.”
“Me!? I’m sorry to say this, but I no longer have magical power…!”
Cleon held Sasha’s hand as if he knew, and then held Lila’s hand with hers.
＂I know…! Kuon!”
＂Ugh, yes!＂
Then, Kuon, who was continuing to heal with Amelia’s body, was called, and Kuon was also asked to hold the remaining hands of Sasha and Layla, one by one.
As a result, a triangle was created with three people as the points.
＂W-what is this? Are you suddenly trying to do gymnastics?”
Cuon spoke as if he didn’t know Cleon’s intentions, and Cleon shook his head.
“Quon. From now on, you must use sleep magic with the maximum firepower that Kuon can use.”
＂Soo, sleep magic? To whom?”
＂This whole space.＂
Cuon seemed surprised at Cleon’s words.
＂I, I am to that extent…＂
“Are you okay. Kuon knows the characteristics of Amelia’s magic by looking at it, right? Amelia’s magic uses magic to release her magic at once.”
From Cleon’s words, Cuon remembers that if he uses recovery magic on Amelia’s body, she will definitely recover in a short period of time.
“So, Kuon can spread sleep magic throughout this space with all his might without suppressing it.”
“Wait a minute, Cleon, what about the magic power problem?”
When Lila questions Cleon’s idea, Cleon’s eyes turn to Sasha.
“Sasha, Sasha, let all the magical power in your body flow to Lila. It will be possible if you use the connection of engravings.”
＂Is this to Laila…? Not directly to Mr. Kuon?”
“That’s right. And Lila, use the magic power you received from Sasha to create a sleep magic formula.”
At Cleon’s words, Laila shuts her mouth for a moment and then shows an understanding expression.
“… Ah-. And then I send that spell and magic power to Kuon, and Kuon releases it using Amelia’s magic characteristics…”
Cleon nods his head at her words.
Lila’s vast magic power and detailed magic control, Amelia’s magic characteristics, and Kuon’s specialty, sleep magic.
Only after combining these three elements will we be able to spread magic throughout this space.
“Of course, when magical power begins to gather, the attention of the magical beasts will also be focused. They’ll probably expect a big hit and attack. Me and Amelia will stop it all.”
“… Huh! Okay!”
In Cleon’s voice that seemed to ask him to trust, Cuon nodded his head.
Three people using magic at the same time was something that had never been done before.
With my current body, I can do things I can’t normally do.
“For a hastily planned strategy, the odds of winning are high.”
Lila also took a deep breath and looked determined.
“… Then, I’ll go!”
Finally, Sasha closes her eyes and lets her magic flow from her own body, through her arms, towards Lila.
And Lila uses her own magic that she received from Sasha to construct her magic and control it so that it does not scatter to strange places.
Kuon accepted the technique into his body and began to use it with all his might in a wide range.
A magic circle with a pattern naturally appeared at the feet of the three people.
‘Bow and arrows’ representing the hunter’s signature
The flame of the Flamewatch family
And, it was a pattern that seemed to be modeled after the ‘tree’ of Kuon, who was both a shrine maiden and a saint.
＂… Good…!＂
When the sleep magic spread to the surroundings as he had thought, the magic beasts on the ground began to look in the direction of the three people, their hair standing on end as if they were surprised by the flow of magic power.
Cleon thought it was as expected and launched his magical arrows around him like before.
“Amelia! Come with me! Protect the three! About 1 minute…!”
“Yes! Of course!”
At Cleon’s words, Amelia immediately stood in a position to guard the other three and grabbed her hammer.
＇Come…!＇
Cleon was shouting like that in his heart, confronting the demonic beasts that were rushing towards them.
