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ed up and lead to this victory.

Prove that it’s OK for Monsters to join forces and defeat a Hero.

I give my thanks to the Alraune as well, who kept him in place, as I swing my fist.

「Disappear, Storm Hero.」

My fist drove into his gut.

The wind is knocked out of him as his body goes flying through the space like a gust of wind.

The ivy that the Alraune grew to entangle him were torn, and his body flew through dozens of blocks in an instant.

Finally, he hit the ceiling.

Sky Garden…is canceled.

Immediately after, he falls to the floor…but just before he crashes into it…

He gently floats and leisurely lands on the floor.

「Heh…heheh, hahaha…」

Is he…laughing?

「Splendid.
Judging from the extent of her wounds from the first attack, that one-horned woman immediately set out to buy time for her allies, and even thinking as far as after she is defeated, she sows Alraune seeds.
That Minotaur was not in fact your shield and was actually an extremely excellent Black Sorcerer just like you.
In addition, he fought while covering you, who was behind him.
I was also caught completely unawares by the Alraune.
Last but not least, your Black Magic and fist were nothing short of superb.」

The side of his torso was gouged by my fist.
I was sure I was about to gouge a hole in his center…

Did he divert my fist in that instant?

But that spot is…

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「I tried to dodge your fist but I failed.
My Magical Energy organ is unusable now.
Which is why…」

Even if he had enough Magical Energy remaining within his body to cushion his landing, it is impossible to fight with anything more.

Of course, he still has alternatives.
Spirit Contractors still have a trick up their sleeve.

「Sylpheed, I wish to borrow your power.」[2.
TL Note: A Sylph of Sylphid is an air spirit stemming from the 16th-century works of Paracelsus.]

The very air trembled.
This feeling… It’s probably too soon to call it nostalgic.
Not even a year has passed.

This is the same feeling I felt when Fenix called upon the power of his Fire Spirit, Sara.

One of the Four Great Spirits – Ruler over wind Sylpheed distributes the requested power to the contractor.

Spirits.
Paranormal beings that let Heroes, who they find interest in, enter a contract with them.
Each and every Spirit has a personality of its own.

Particularly the Four Great Spirits, who are famous for being difficult to deal with.
It is said that one of the reasons why Four Great Spirits contractors don’t often appear is that the criteria they have to choose a contractor are peculiar.

Take Wraith’s Water Spirit for example.
He told them to hop on only if they want to be a spectator and they did.

Simply asking them to lend you their strength like a normal Hero is just not attractive to them.

Sylpheed only gives out its Magical Energy when the contractor’s life is in a time of crisis.

Like when her Highness approached them, it responded to Aerial’s cries.

The fact that the Wind Spirit is lending its strength to Aerial now must mean that we have driven him into a corner.

This is still within expectations.

He has a large-scale Spirit Magic called Storm Crash.
It is an attack that sends out swirling wind, like a condensed storm.
At a time like this, he would use that.

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Normally, that would rip me to shreds and that would be the end, but I have found an opportunity to win there.

By deliberately charging into the scenery-warping, wind-churning attack, I can hide my body from the camera.
After that, I release what’s left of the horn while clad in high-density Magical Energy, and approach him from the opposite direction that he released the Technique.

I give him a quick blow and then retract the horn.
The timing will be tough, but it should be possible.

「Storm Wrap.」

Wha-?!

It’s not Storm Clash.
On the contrary, it’s a magic spell he’s never used once up till now…

「Honestly…I prepared this to do battle with Sir Lucifer.
But…hm.
I believe you are a suitable opponent.」

This…is Spirit Magic that he came up with in order to defeat my master.

I could hear the sound of a storm brewing.
A storm that can be heard even from afar.
The closer it got, the more unsettling the sound of the wind.
It was a sound of a natural disaster that spreads fear, that people can never go against.

The source of this sound was incredibly…from a man’s arm.
A storm swirled around Aerial’s right arm.

There are many similar-looking Techniques among Wind Magic users, but there are none that have ever had complete control over such an amount of Magical Energy.

…I’m not sure if the complete unleashing of the horn could…

「I am a Hero too, so I cannot afford to lose.」

Think! It’s because this is the first time I’ve seen it.
Because it was unexpected.
Because of the power of the Spirit.

I will win.

「I shall crush that hope with this next attack.」

We both clench our fists.