The beast tamer exiled from the hero’s party and the cat eared girl from the strongest race meet
“Honestly, none of you are any use at all!”
Seeing the devastation that had occurred a short distance away, Altera clicked her tongue.
Meanwhile, we were standing there dumbfounded by the overwhelming power shown by Al-san and Nokia-san…
But I see now.
Even after witnessing the strength of those two, Altera can still keep her composure.
Which means she possesses power on that same level.
As expected, she’s an outrageous opponent.
“Reez-chan isn’t like those useless ones, right? You’ll work hard properly—for my sake, won’t you?”
“Yes, of course.”
“Mhm mhm, I’m counting on you.”
Our opponents are Altera… and a demon named Reez.
Unless this is just a coincidence, she must be Monica’s master.
That Reez looks our way…
…and her gaze stops on Iris.
“Oh my, you look completely recovered now.”
“Hehe, thank you for that.”
“Should I have sent you a recovery gift?”
“No need to trouble yourself. Instead, I’d like to give you my thanks.”
“Your thanks?”
“Yes, my thanks. For all the things you did to me… I’d love to repay you thoroughly, with everything I have.”
“Oh my.”
“Hehe.”
Iris and Reez are both smiling, but their eyes aren’t smiling at all.
It’s as if a fierce battle is already raging beneath the surface—their gazes collide, sparks practically flying between them.
“Iris, stay calm, okay?”
“I-I mean, even if someone like me is with you, I-I’d probably only be about as useful as a water flea…!”
“I’ll… do my best, okay?”
“On!”
“……”
With everyone calling out to her, Iris widened her eyes.
After a moment, she smiled softly and gently.
“Hehe.”
“What is it?”
“No… it’s just that I can strongly feel right now that I’m not alone. Having companions… having someone by your side is truly a wonderful thing.”
“Yeah, of course.”
Even at a time like this…
No—because it’s a time like this, I can feel our bond growing even stronger.
“…I’m a little jealous of Rain.”
“Yuki?”
“If only I’d met Rain a little earlier too…”
“That’s not true.”
Sensing what Yuki was about to say, I cut him off.
“You’re already one of us.”
“…Rain…”
“Our positions are different, and what we carry on our shoulders may be different too. But the feelings in our hearts right now should be the same. We’re feeling the same anger.”
“…Yeah. That’s right.”
“Let’s settle this.”
“Yeah.”
Yuki and I each readied our weapons…
The others also took their stances, ready to move at any moment.
Seeing us like that, Altera clicked her tongue again.
“Ah, seriously… you’re so annoying, annoying, annoying—this is unbelievably annoying!!!”
Whooosh! Crimson hellfire danced through the air.
It was as if it embodied Altera’s rage itself.
“Humans are nothing more than our food! And yet you keep spouting insolence and selfish nonsense… just burn alreadyyyyy!!!”
The first to move was Altera.
She thrust both hands out to either side, generating flames at their tips.
The raging fire swirled and converged in her palms.
Then she brought her hands together, merging the two flames into one.
The violently flickering blaze changed color, transforming into pitch black.
It was like the fires of hell itself.
“Ifrit Disaster!”
It was the same super-tier magic Al-san had shown just moments ago.
The flames raged like living creatures, surging toward us at terrifying speed to devour our lives.
“I-If it’s f-fire, p-pwease weave it to m-me!!!”
Finia stepped forward.
She was tripping over her words so badly it was hard to tell what she was saying, but…
Yeah.
She probably meant, “Please leave it to me.”
So I do.
I trust Finia… I trust my companion.
“H-here I go!”
As the roaring flames shook the atmosphere and advanced with the power to incinerate everything they touched, Finia thrust her hand straight into them.
In that instant, the flames stopped dead.
The pitch-black fire returned to an ordinary red…
…and then broke apart and vanished.
“W-What!?”
Her attack had been nullified with ease, and Altera’s eyes went wide in shock.
I was shocked too.
I knew Finia of the Phoenix clan excelled at healing abilities, but…
I never imagined she could do something like this.
But thinking about it, it makes sense.
Elfin-san didn’t just heal—she freely manipulated flames and unleashed ferocious attacks.
If that’s the case, then when it comes to fire, it’s only natural to assume their defense is practically invincible.
“You… you insolent brat! Insolent, insolent, insolent!!!”
Having her attack so easily blocked must have wounded her pride.
In a furious rage, Altera charged straight at us.
It seemed she was using the flames bursting from her body as propulsion—her acceleration was incredible.
Was she even faster than the wind?
However…
“Over there… go.”
A trap must have been set in advance.
Altera ended up crashing straight into the subspace gate Nina had opened, and was sent flying back to the rear once more.
“Come forth, bullets of lamenting ice.”
At that moment, Iris’s summoning magic detonated.
Ice called forth from another world poured down like a torrential hailstorm, unleashing a carpet bombing attack.
Goated
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