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chapter 2: With unwavering resolution

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[Order Draw]
That's the conceptual ability Tiana had as the member of Scarlet Dusk.
Pulling closer the object that was touched into recognition memory.
At glance, that was nothing but when actually used during battle, it displayed its versatility.
The pulling speed could be adjusted from zero to the maximum.
It could even be canceled in the middle of pulling.
This wasn't only executed when touching enemy, it even was able to disrupt
enemy movement at any time.
It could be choosen whether the object was to be recognized in memory, the amount of
memory wasn't limited to only one, even the deletion could be done at any
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But if the number of objects that to be recognized was increased, the maximum
pulling speed became lower.
Also the disadvantage of recognizing many objects would diffuse the
concentration because of too many selection.
For that reason Tiana concluded that the best amount would be 3 ~ 5.
That's why, Tiana recognized Kyouya at the starting of battle.
The chances were many, for example when she was attacking as Kyouya sometimes
deflecting her attack.
And for Kyouya, he didn't have any chance to evade this ability because he
only saw it for the first time.
Just like that she was pulling him and landed a blow to him.
"... he's died I see."
She muttered that as she looked at Kyouya crushed beneath pile of rubble.
[Order Draw] recognition memory deleted object known Kyouya.
It wasn't Tiana's doing, but if the object was a living thing, the halt of
vital sign meant the change of info and it automatically deleted from
recognition memory.
"――so, mission complete I guess."

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Retriving Phoniex cells and defeating Hikami Kyouya.
From her friend, Memeko, told her with cellphone that other COCOON members
knew Kyouya's rampant and even Japan Govt made a move.
The situation was regressed to trouble. There's no reason to stay here.
If there was.
"....."
Tiana casually looked at certain direction.
In that direction, there was a youngster who came here together with her out
of his curiosity.
Onizuka Kenya, lying there unconscious.
The one who made Onizuka unconscious was no other than Tiana.
It was because Onizuka hindering her, brandishing his cheap sense of justice.
It wasn't like Tiana had involved him intentionally.
It was Onizuka that selfishly still came even after been warned.
Also it was true that Tiana still allowed him to follow.
Tiana thought whether it was because of her that lead him to do so.

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During her stay in his flat, even though it's just a short number of days
living together, she held some warm feeling.
That's the truth. Maybe somewhere in her heart expecting that sentiment.
He knew her identity, knew what kind person she is.
――But that's just impossible.
Even though Onizuka was otherworld returnee, in this special autonomous
region, he's just an ordinary people.
In contrast, Tiana was terorist, in any part of this world.
That's why, when Onizuka tried to stop her, she thought "Ah, that's given".
Even if they were together, there was deep gap between them.
Lived together yet treaded different path of world.
"....."
Even so, Tiana didn't averted her gaze from Onizuka.
Onizuka wasn't dead. He's only unconscious. He eventually woke up.
He would saved even if left here.
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As he persisted to hinder her, she severly injured him.
For that reason, it was possible for him to wake up but couldn't muster any
strenght to come out by himself at later time.
It was also possible that no one would come here to save.
Not to mention the structure of lowest underground area was loosened because
of her fight against Kyouya so no proof that ceiling wouldn't collapse.
"If so..."
Tiana muttered that. At least she had to bring him out.
With that thought she walked one step toward Onizuka.
――With that, Tiana saved some life.
All of sudden, burst of light attacked from her behind.
"―――gh?"
Tiana twisted her body in that moment and somehow was able to evade it.
That sheaf of light slipped beside her and hit wall.
"Wh...."
Her line of sight at the hit wall made her speechless.
The wall was fully annihilated. Without any sound. Opened hole as wide as the
sheaf of light.
As if it's tunnel. Just how far it annihilated couldn't be known due to
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There was other thing that light striked through.
Tiana was barely able to dodge it but her gripped axe was lost from the middle
of handle to top of it. After that,
"――Oh, you evaded."
That voice was bundled together with cold smile. At the same time, the
stepping sound was heard.
"........"
Tiana turned her sight to the pile of ruble where the light came from and
found Kyouya was there.
With changed his uniform to white and blue battle-outfit uniform
....It was his doing.
Using ability which had opposite type such as ice and fire was impossible.
Kyouya just attacked her with stream of light, which that possibly his true
conceptual ability.
What a scary power. If she bathed with that directly, she would be helpless.
....But.
There was more explicable than that.
She was really sure that she felt the impact when she attacked him with her
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Despite of that, he was just there composed. No ―― there's more than that.
Kyouya was alive but why her [Order Draw] deleted the recognized memory of him
as object.
It was different with absolutely repelling magic barrier with lower-tier
elementary magic.
Conceptual ability was the supreme ability member of Scarlet Dusk and COCOON
had.
The ability had its advantage and disadvantage depend of the compability of
opponent's ability, it was unthinkable that there was other person who able to
neutralize that power except for captain, Cecil Endheart.

In that case.
Tiana concluded with one hypothesis.
Kyouya was dead once after her barrage of attack.
Of course, it was impossible for her axe and fist didn't effective.
With accumulated trainings, peoples could reach superhuman domain, someone in
those peoples was said able to freely control the nervous system, even was
able to temporarily stopping beat of heart.
Furthermore, there was conceptual ability that directly connected with how
vital sign works such as [Order Draw] that the effects changed after the
recognized object in dying state. It was possible to neutralize some effects
of conceptual ability by making himself temporarily died.
If Kyouya was able to do that, the reason why the deleted memory was
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"...Oh well, whatever it is."
Tiana throw away the stick handle of axe while smiling slightly.
Kyouya wasn't dead, then she would make sure he's dead this time.
So with that, Tiana shortened the gap between her and Kyouya to do close
combat. Saw that,
"How brave... even after seeing my power and still dare to launch close
combat"
Kyouya launched his attack leisurely while saying that with smile, on the
other hand Tiana was constantly evading it.
"Or are you not scare of dying?"
"Not really. Think about that power that you launched at first, with that kind
of power it's just impossible that kind of attack can be used easily. Since I
didn't see it before so I won't know for sure but it should have a
limitation such as limited with time of preparation or needing your focus of
concentration――"
"――with room in this dark, I'll know when the light will be released."
"I see... you've been used to fight with conceptual ability user."
Quite good insight, Kyouya thought.
"But some limits should be applied to your ability too. I think your ability
can only be used after you touch the opponent directly, that's why you're
attacking with close combat, right?..."

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As expected, the secret was out.
"So what?"
Tiana said that with laughing.
Two conceptual ability user. When the concept of opponent's ability was
known, the tactic of coping that could be constructed.
Both had condition. It was gamble with timing as important factor which
ability activated first.
....Then.
Tiana thought she had the advantage.
Her cqc skill was stronger than Kyouya's.
If Kyouya was going to launch his conceptual ability, he should make some
opening, in that moment Tiana's attack would sink in.
And if by example Kyouya didn't make any kind opening and made an attack
impossible, it's possible for Tiana just touched him. That's why Tiana while
doing combo, she added some feints in it,
"――I got you."
Tiana succesfully touched Kyouya's chest, and at same time pushed him
backward.

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With this, the condition fulfilled.
...First, breaking his stance and pulling him closer at once... .
All left was activation timing. While Tiana was considering her timing, on
the other hand, Kyouya
"Too bad, I won't let you."
By saying that, Kyouya invoked magic circle which produced high speed
football sized ice to Tiana.
"launching elementary magic..."
Such thing meaningless, it even wouldn't be able to serve as feint.
It would be a waste even to evade it slightly.
That's why Tiana just left for her absolute barrier to fend those off. But,
"Ugh――!?"
After that, Tiana was attacked with severe pain.
Kyouya's ice ran through attacking Tiana's stomach as if as there wasn't any
barrier impeding it and with that Tiana blowed to wall.
"Ugh..., haaa!"
Tiana's breath was flow out, together with something red.

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Broken. It was sure that her several ribs broken. If she was vomitting blood,
it meant her internal organs was damaged.
But more than analysing how her condition right now, she wondered something.
She muttered as if she was groaning.
"...how..."
Why Kyouya's elementary magic was able to neutralize her absolute barrier.
That's answer came directly for her.
"――Do you really think I really come here without any preparation?"
Tiana lifted her face, saw Kyouya's cold smile filled her question,
"The only person that others COCOON, and Scarlet Dusk wouldn't dare to make an
enemy off. The preparation of ascending to god has completed, and I've
outpowered you all."
At the same time he was saying that, Kyouya's body brimming golden light.
"That light..."
Tiana Randhouzn knew that light.
That light emitted when higher dimensional being activating its power,
.... I understand ... it now... .
She understand why Kyouya thought the Phoenix cells that she risked her life
to retrieve it as toys.

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Kyouya had more powerful trump card in his sleeve than other conceptual
ability users.
Cecil warned her, but Tiana herself that made mistake.
But, it was too late to regret.
"――This is the end for you."
Kyouya held his hand over Tiana's head ―― In that moment, the explosion
happened.
―― But the one who bathed with fire wasn't Tiana.
It was Kyouya.

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At the same time Kyouya engulfed in fire, there was someone standing up.
Young man who had the eyes of stray dog.
Onizuka Kenya wanted to stop Tiana but was beaten up instead.
Onizuka actually already woke up several seconds before.
He saw Tiana was coming closer to Kyouya.

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Onizuka could understood the situation more or less after seeing that.
He immediately decided what to do.
The action was, his attack toward Kyouya.
But because Kyouya had his absolute elemental barrier, Onizuka's target on
another point.
He clashed the fire magic that Kyouya was going to invoke, inducing the
explosion engulfing Kyouya.
"Haaa ... Haaa ..."
Onizuka's breath became ragged.
With the body that streamed with countless Tiana's attack which able to
destroy concrete wall easily, if he was taking it easy, he would immediately
losing consciousness.
Even so Onizuka gritted his teeth and persevered to keep his consciousness.
"Now! ―― Escape, Tiana Randhouzn!"
Onizuka Kenya squeezed his voice.
Onizuka thought Kyouya wouldn't defeated with his attack.
....That's monster is not something I can handle...
But if it was for creating a chance, he should be able to do.
If even normal person couldn't escape, Onizuka was more out of question.

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But. Tiana should be able to escape. Just for her escape, it should be more
than enough.
Onizuka thought, what Tiana did to Tanaka and Phil couldn't said it's correct.
....But really.
Even so. Onizuka didn't want Tiana to die. He didn't want to let Tiana die.
The girl with kind smile who changed him.
There's no way he would forget it..
―― However.
In this stage, something that out of Onizuka's was expectation happened.
With the chance that he created, whether to escape or to attack Kyouya, Tiana
said
"Ken... chan... ?"
Looking here dumbfoundedly.
As if she didn't believe that Onizuka would save her. And then
"You idiot... What are you doing!"
Onizuka ran toward Tiana.
...5h!t, let me come there in time!

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With his worn out body, Onizuka dashed with his full powr while thought as
if he was praying.
"―― Sorry, I won't let her escape"
That from voice that cold as if sneering to him.
At that same time, the fire that engulfing Kyouya was compressed to form a
ball.
The floating flame ball held above Kyouya's hand. And said
"You're a bit late I'd say――"
Kyouya released that gigantic flame ball to Tiana,
"Bastaaaaaaaard!"
Onizuka leapd to Tiana at that very same time.
At next time frame, large explosion happened at that underground lowest
level floor.

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――Taking advantage of Kyouya's rampant, erasing the proof of Phoenix cells
existent.
That was the only choice Japan Govt had to survive after betraying COCOON.
It was already several hours after Prime Minister Shinokawa Shinya sent army
personnel to special autonomous region.

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The deep night at PM building was currently in gloomy mood.
The source of that originating from room where Shinokawa and cabinet ministers
meeting.
˝After Phantom 01, Phantom 02 and 03 signal lost. It's very possible that
they sunk because of land attack. The connection to the pilots is offline˝
"The new model stealth copter such easily been taken down..."
The report came from unified HQ, defense ministers bit their lip in spiteful.
The personnel that scrambled and dispatched in order to take over JPN Babel
which consisted new model stealth unit that defense ministry provided.
Believing that those units would be enough because those units produced after
long repeated R&D.
Because the crystalization of their long time efforts was easily destroyed,
made defense ministers red faced in angry.
"HQ commander, what's the condition of fighter copter and land squad?"
˝Sir. Among 5 sent copter, 3 have been shot down. The remaining 2 are still
continuing their attack, but haven't supressed the enemy within JPN Babel
perimeter...˝
The other side of monitor was Unified HQ commander reporting the current
condition with bitter face.
˝...The land squad too, they tried to use gas to neutralize enemies but it was
failed. They're trying the suppress with number advantage, sending 2nd and 3rd
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but they've been halted by enemies in perimeter. According to 3rd squad
report, 2nd squad already destroyed ―— please wait a moment˝
Maybe newest info came. Unified HQ commander lent ear to his subordinate,
˝....Just now, the remaining 2 copters are just shot down. The 2 land squad
too just supressed.˝
"...What?... Is it enemy army?"
˝No —— They're still 4 persons. Highly possible even among Babel, they're
quite powerful.˝
"Hnggh... Monster bastard!"
The defense minister axe desk with his fist,
"I understand your feeling minister, but hold your self."
Shinokawa said it calmly.
"Even though the returnee currently living in special autonomous region and
hampering us, but their nationality is our country. In other word they're
our citizens."
"...gh, I'm sorry. But Prime minister, if this continues——"
Defense minister said that it impatiently,

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"I understand... commander, I want to know your opinion."
Shinokawa looked to commander in monitor,
"If we let aside the squad, I think our dispatching personnel divided in 3,
right?"
˝Yes, Prime Minister. Navy 4th ~ 6th squad have been deployed just outside
Babel, still investigating perimeter within it."
"Then, if we're mobilizing all standby squad, what is the probability of
accomplishing this mission?"
˝.........˝
Unified HQ commander was silent a while when questioned by Shinokawa. And then
˝....The current remaining firepower we have, even mobilizing all of them is
hard to say we'll be success. I'm embarassed to not able fulfill your
expectation but according our land squad equipment it won't enough. If we're
attacking with number, we'll have to undergoes battle of attrition ——
that's what I think.˝
"——I'm afraid we can't do that."
Said that, Shinokawa shook his head left and right. Because
"This is report from officer in EU. Michael Arkwood and Lytia Crusch of
COCOON has just now concluded the negotiation with EU union and heading to
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You should know that their aircraft able to arrive to our country in less than
2 hours."
That's one of reason why COCOON is the absolute existence in this world.
By implementing otherworld technology, COCOON has superiority in the sky.
"Then——"
He said that. The only last remaining way.
"HQ commander, where is current location of our nuclear powered submarine?"
˝At open sea of Pacific, submerging and standby at 100 km from target
location.˝
"The preparation for firing cluster nuclear warhead missiles is ready I
assume."
˝...Yes, prime minister.˝
Unified HQ commander said that with heavy voice.
˝If there's order, we can fire immediately.˝
The result, he should know more than anyone what would be of special
autonomous region.
The chain explosion would flat out and annihilated the special autonomous
region together with Babel.
The tragic feeling emanated from Unified HQ commander but Shinokawa had
already decided.
"Order all land squad that embarked to special autonomous region to
immediately retreat."

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"——Prime minister!"
Secretary beside him said as if screamed.
"We have no time anymore...There's no other way."
Shinokawa Shina said it plainly.
That was the decision he made to protect Japan.
"According how far our land squads retreat into sea, we'll fire cluster
missiles as soon as they arrive at safe location."

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At the very top floor of Babel building, there were sounds continously be
heard.
There were sparks everywhere within that dark floor. That scene was because of
clashing two solid metal objects.
As if to protect their respective ways, half-crescent sword and morning-star.
Those two were Nanase Haruka and Aihara Minami.
As Haruka was cornered, Kaidou came to help, now it became 2 vs 2. Quite some
time had passed already. There were many walls around them blown. The floor
practically had became a large battle arena.

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Even so, they didn't stop fighting.
"Haaaaaaa!"
Haruka came forward with high speed using wind magic.
Minami made a move the intercept that.
Screaming while throwing the large ball of morning-star.
Haruka crossed both her half-crescent sword to deflect the morning-star and
unleashed wind magic at Minami.
Gale of winds flooded Minami.
"―――――――――"
Minami silently made a earth wall and defended from that.
However, that defence was within expectation. So
"My wind has more to come."
The wind that was flowed to left and right of earth wall suddenly became
bullets and targeted Minami from every direction.
The surrounding air of Minami was turned to wind shotgun.
Impossible to dodge.
But ―――― Haruka's magic couldn't reach Minami.

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Minami made a earth dome from her surrounding floor and defended from air
bullets.
And next chance, counter attack began.
"――――gh!?"
Haruka's hit her leg wit small tornado. With that recoil, she immediately
accelerated.
At the same time, drills came out from the floor.
If her reaction was late even a moment, she would have been skewered. Haruka's
made cold sweat flowed at her cheek.
―――― But, it's still not the time to relief.
The drills that came out from the floor was launched at once to Haruka's
direction.
"Ugh――――!"
Haruka invoked flying magic and evaded the drills but those drills tailed her.
"Gh.... then!"
Haruka barely turned her upper body and stroke down the drills with
shockwave.
But the crushed drills became a smokescreen and taking Haruka's sight.
The Minami's position was lost ―――― even thinking of that already late.

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Bam, heard the sound that shook the floor, Haruka instinctively crossed both
her half-cresent swords and deployed barrier.
When she made the defence at the last moment, at that time large bullet was
incoming to her.
Aside from the solid earth, because of Minami's magic the bullet hardness even
harder than metal.
Cannot block it.
But Haruka didn't dodge it. In exchange, she added some element to her
half-crescent swords. The additional element wasn't wind but lightning.
That added her swords feature of electrical vibration and made the swords
to be super sharp swords that were able to cut everything.
"Hiyaaaaa!"
Haruka swinged her swords in a flash. The bullet was cut into 4 parts and
those shards were deflected to her side and landed at floor behind. Those
shards made loud sound and resulted sand smoke when landed.
"Haa...Haa..."
With ragged breathing, Haruka kept her eye to front of her.
At the end of her line sight, there was Minami calmly stood.
.....Strange.
In the battle when no hesitation was permitted, Haruka doubted like that.
Haruka's opponent was her best friend who spent theirs hardwork together as
student council member.
Aihara Minami.

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The educational institution for youngsters who have special ability as they
returned from otherworlds, Babel.
The COCOON member who responsible for managing JPN Babel, Hikami Kyouya was
fulfilling his duty as student council president. It was naturally for them
necessary to be one of strongest people.
Minami was one of who fulfill that duty. Even there was a case when they're
participating Rank Battle together.
Her strength, of course Haruka knew it well. But
.... Just since when that she's this strong... .
Minami that she knew wasn't this strong. At very least, her strenght was on
par with Haruka's strength at the last rank battle.
But currently, Minami was clearly overpowering Haruka. As if she's different
person.
Fire, water, earth and wind ―――― Those were 4 basic elemental magics.
Every element had its advantage to other such as water to fire and earth to
wind, but that wasn't decisive factor.
To put it down, basically it was down to user's concentration and mental
power. It was all depended on talent and training.
And so, Haruka's ability was suddenly leaped several times when she followed
Akatsuki cs to Alleyzard.
With that, she should able to defeat Minami easily.
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"Futile resistance... You cannot win with your current power"
Minami said it with flat intonation.
"Even though The direct link with Akatsuki Miyu was Kyouya, but we touched her
before coming here"
"With Miyu? Why touching her has to do with..."
Cutting Haruka's doubt,
"She's not simply a resident of otherworld. That's a high dimensional being
... not to mention it has high level power."
That's why, Minami explained it.
"By using her, our spirits can elevate to higher dimension without any
difficulty ―――― Even without going to otherworld for second time like Haruka
and Kyouya."
"Miyu is ... higher dimensional being ... "
Heard the explanation from Minami ―――― Haruka finally understood.
..... I see, so that's the reason.
Kyouya said that he would realize his utopia by using Miyu.

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That was why She thought Miyu had something with her but never expected it's
like that.
The usual Miyu didn't show that she had that kind of power, if what Minami
said was true that Miyu was higher dimensional being, then COCOON or Scarlet
Dusk might use her power for attaining transcendental ability.
.... Do Ousawa Akatsuki know about this?...
Was that the reason why he beside her? Using her power to stop COCOON and
Scarlet Dusk.
And then Haruka deduced something and a slight smile floating at her face.
....That's just impossible.
Even though she was living together with for short time, Nanase Haruka knew
that young man known as Ousawa Akatsuki.
What he did in Alleyzard and what he accomplished.
Although Haruka was at the other end, she was there to witness what Akatsuki
did.
Yeah ―――― Even Akatsuki came to know Miyu's true self, he wouldn't change the
way he interacted with Miyu. That was for sure.
What important to Akatsuki was Miyu and only that. Even when he knew Miyu's
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self that she's higher dimensional being, for him that's just trivial.
"And to me of course..."
As if muttering something natural, she smiled.
No matter what Miyu was, it didn't matter.
I decided that I'll protect Miyu. She and Listy and others decided to support
Akatsuki together.
That's why ―――― She wouldn't forgive anyone who hurt and use Miyu.
"Not giving up?"
Seeing Haruka's expression, she looked at Haruka with dubiousness, then
"Of course..."
Haruka smiled, with the resolute pride filled her chest.
"Others should be fighting currently. There's no way I give up here."
With that Haruka held her stand against Minami once more.
At other line of sight ―――― another fight was still going on.
The fight between Kaidou Motoharu and Uesaki Ryouhei.

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"Ah, so annoying..."
Even when he was in fight, Kaidou Motoharu still muttered out words as if he
was sighing.
Contrasted to what he said, the fight itself wasn't something that he could
take it easy.
His opponent ―――― Uesaki Ryouhei wouldn't let him to do that.
"Can you just give up now?"
While slashing using Blue Dragon sword that materialized with AD, Ryouhei
said that.
The blade was imbued with fire magic, made it crimson dyed.
By just putting there, the air surrounding it would burn due to high
temperature it emitted.
And so, the attack made a trail of fire with each slashing.
"Whoa, that's close"
Because of that, Kaidou didn't evade it with slight gap but took a safe
distance.
Since the imbued blade wasn't magic itself, even high dimensional barrier
wouldn't able to block it.
Kaidou who jumped far to back waving his right hand while in air.

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The materialized chain was going to mow down Ryouhei from the side.
"―――What ever you do, it's futile."
Ryouhei stated that while intercepting it with his Blue Dragon sword.
And so, it made high pitched sound as Blue Dragon sword was cutting the chain.
"Aah, that's cruel! You cut it again!"
"What cruel, since it's materialized weapon it's you who decide its length."
In answer of complaining tone, Ryouhei said it with amazement.
"Even you've materialized it several times already."
"It's the mood, you know! When your prided chain was cut as if it's tofu,
of course you'll sulk!.
"You said that when it's just a simple metal chain."
And Ryouhei saw him through.
"Use your conceptual power, if I'm correct [Mind Bind], right?"
"What a loss...Just how far you're able to see."
After that Kaidou was sighing. It was possible because something to do with
Miyu, the higher dimensional being.
If Kyouya was using her power, it's possible to know anything happened
within JPN Babel.

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In that condition, I don't want to reveal everything what I have in my hand.
... Furthermore.
It might because of within mental wavelength that released from Miyu as higher
dimensional being.
Since then, Kaidou wasn't able to wield [Mind Bind] freely.
Conceptual ability was higher than elemental magic and activated by
channeling to higher dimension. If there's a higher level being attacking,
the ability might be temporarily interfered.
Also it's possible Ryouhei was able to read Kaidou's plan and state.
... What a troublesome enemy, really.
Kaidou revised how he saw Ryouhei. He's stronger than last rank battle against
Akatsuki. As if he's different person altogether. Possibly it's because Miyu's
blessing influence.
... Not only that I guess.
He felt Ryouhei had his air like this before.
Kyouya had his position as president of student council and COCOON member,
Haruka had her personality. Those two the most known within JPN Babel.
Especially Haruka as she was chief of public moral commitee who stood out
more than her position as in student council.

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That's why Ryouhei seemed without motivation in a side, together with Minami
when doing their jobs in shadows.
When secretary went to front ahead of vice-president or president student
council when doing the jobs, it was indication of not good organization.
But his ability, simply fighting ability and decisiveness, even devising of
tactis, in many ways better than Haruka.
Also Ryouhei was able to read how the opponent stronger than him fight.
The proof of it that even now he was able fight equally.
If one underestimated this kind of opponent, he/she would be helpless.
That's why, one couldn't let the guard down againts this opponent. And then,
"Too bad, if you're fighting with your true power, you're going to win for
sure."
Ryouhei said that while swinging his Blue Dragon sword.
"Your movements are sluggish.... Well, you fought intensely with Akatsuki
so it's given I think."
"If you really think like that, come on, keep your intensity attack down."
"Yeah right. With your kind of opponent, if I even let my guard down for a
moment you'll immediately knock me out. Moreover, you're acting like always
been on defence to lure me in your trap.
Been read out completely, Kaidou wore a bitter face,
"You... Is no one tell you that you have bad personality?"

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"Not really. I'm same as you, usually act as docile student. That's why I
understand well your thinking. You're kind of person that don't do the job
directly and let other do it and observing how interesting it'll turn out...
You're enjoying that. You're that kind of people."
But, Ryouhei added.
"But despite of that, even when your prided conceptual ability can't be used
in this condition you still don't run away and remain in JPN Babel, why? Is it
your obligation toward Akatsuki?"
"No way. I'm just simply the usual guy who conveniently uses situation for his
advantage. Not for fulfilling my duty toward Akki."
Kaidou lowered his half brow,
"And that's guy said a bit ˝If vice-president chose Hikami Kyouya over him
and I thought of messed with her a bit˝, and you know what? ˝If you
mess with her, I'll kill you.˝ He even threatened me with that. It's really
scary you know."
"Is that so? But when you have to kill Haruka, you still do it right?"
"Well, that's right"
The fast answer came from Kaidou made Ryouhei replied with "What a direct
answer" while wore bitter smile in amazement.
"But ... in contrast with what you said, you saved Haruka. If you let Haruka
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we let our guards down. It should be easier for you."
"I told you. If Akki know it later, he'll be scary you know."
Because,
"The girl that Hikami caught should aware the happenings within JPN Babel. If
Akki saves her and she tell him about what happened. It won't be joking
anymore."
"With that kind of tone, I guess you still don't understand the situation
right now..."
Ryouhei said it with sigh,
"Or do you think Akatsuki is able to win against Kyouya?"
"Well, it's impossible as he's now."
That was Kaidou added.
"I said that but if Hikami wins and do as he pleases, that's more
troublematic. So it's better if he's defeated here."
But, before that, there was something that he had to done.
He had to state, the reason why he was here.
"When Akki was coming here ――― correction, before coming here he was already
beaten up whether by staff here or by someone other. That wasn't my doing.
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Hikami should also not much enemy to handle. But, if he
don't have any power he shouldn't be able to do something like this. Simply
put, he's army only you guys."
He's laughing.
"In order to defeat Hikami, the troublesome army should be defeated first."

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"You said with tone that if you defeat us, you can defeat Kyouya."
Ryouhei stated the current situation to Kaidou.
"Akatsuki's sister is the real thing. Kyouya has already reached the domain
where no one able to reach. Just who you think that can defeat him?. If you
talk about your friend that sneaked first, Kyouya has already went there to
dispose her."
Also,
"Akatsuki should currently have his hand full handling programmed dragons
which use that recent higher dimensional being as basis. If we're not careful,
they're possible to head to Kyouya's floor at."
"What will happen happens ... When that really happens, I'll the one who do
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Kaidou cowered his shoulder while making bitter smile, Ryouhei blatantly
laughed.
"....You? Impossible, you even cannot defeat me."
"Oh so? Then let me do the impossible."
Having said that, Kaidou was suddenly disappear.
"―――gh―!"
At that moment Ryouhei stabbed Blue Dragon sword to floor.
Thundrous sound came together with burst of flame from floor centered at
Ryouhei.
The technique that classified as attacking and defending at the same time.
Flame made a heatwave to surrounding air flow. Impossible to escape in the
air.
Evading could only done in one only way. So
"Over there!"
That place ――― the only place where the flame didn't propagate, it was the
very above of him, Ryouhei stabbed his sword there.
Flame became giant fire whirlpool, Ryouhei burned to crisp the place above
him.
That what should be. But,
"What!?"
Wind cut Ryouhei's flame clean while making sound `swoosh`.

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When Ryouhei understood that was accelerated Kaidou using pulling power of
chain, he was attacked and blowed from beside,
"Gh―――haa!"
Pain of getting hit by blunt and heavy object spreaded from side of stomach to
entire body.
Even so he somehow able to return his form and landed with his feet,
"――――sorry I won't let you rest"
Together with that voice, the attack came from below and blow him up to air.
While holding the pain on his face, he tried to see below but couldn't find
Kaidou there.
"If so!"
Ryouhei made a sudden focus. Invoked a full power explosion.
The flame made by magic whether deflected or blocked should tell where
Kaidou's position.
As he predicted, there was trace of blocked magic. At 5 o'clock.
"Wh―――?"
But before Ryouhei swung his sword ――― No, before he reacted, the flame
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At that same time, Ryouhei stomach was hit with invisible attacks several
times.
"You.... bastaaaaaaaaard!"
He forcefully swung his Blue Dragon sword but there was no impact.
It was evaded.
......Impossible, this is.....!?
When Ryouhei thought lead to one possibility.
"―――You're correct!"
Behind ――― Ryouhei heard that words from above together with laughter.
"You know, ˝Zone˝ isn't necessarily only Akki has it."
At the next moment, he already fall to the floor and lost consciousness.

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There were peoples watching that fight.
Those peoples were two girls that currently fighting too――――Nanase Haruka and
Aihara Minami. But,
"Ryouhei...."

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Minami to the defeated friend,
"―――h!"
Haruka who identified Ryouhei as opponent that needed to be taken down made an
opposite reaction.
The contrast difference between their fight and Haruka's fight.
...I borrow your technique, Miyu.
While said that in her heart, Haruka inflicted thunder magic to herself.
"Gh.....!"
Withstanding the severe pain, Haruka was amplified with electric stream at
once.
In the fight against Zahaak, Miyu continued it with forming blade shape.
But that technique wasn't something that could be accomplished simply.
Haruka too understood it well. But,
"――――?"
When Minami returned back her focus to this fight, Haruka already invoked
flying magic.
In sudden Haruka pressed close to Minami,
"This is the end"
While saying that―――Haruka hugged Minami with her body that full of amplified
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Sparks exploded.
"g―――haaa!?"
Minami bent her body backward and screamed shortly within Haruka's arms.
And so she didn't move an inch anymore. She's unconscious.
".......phew"
Somehow able to pick the victory, Haruka sighed once.
She put Minami to floor,
"―――ooh, you win too, huh?"
Kaidou came close with leisure voice. And
"Yeah... thanks to you I somehow able to win."
Haruka directly faced Kaidou,
"I give you my gratitude, Kaidou Motoharu. Unfortunately those two opponents
are not people that I can't handle alone."
"That's no~thing, no need to be grateful."
And Kaidou laughed,
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handsomely helped you when you were in danger."
"Of course, I will tell him that."
"Also ――― the matter when you're going to kill me if I sided with
Hikami-president, I'll keep my mouth shut."
".........."
".........."
"Eh, don't tell me you heard it?"
"Yeah, I'm the type that kind of sensitive when someone talking about me."
At the "Well, you know that's just..." excuses that Kaidou made, Haruka paid
no heed to him, and looked above.
Surrounding condition was in ragged condition too, some part of ceiling in
highest floor was collapsed.
...With this condition, I can't use terminal at student council room anymore.
The support that Haruka was able to do to help Akatsuki and others.
That's disabling security program "Guardian Beast" and stopping JPN Babel
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"Guardian Beast" emergency stopper was removed and left it running.
"Then, the support that I can do is..."
"―――If you're thinking of helping Akki, I suggest it's better for you to go
assist him there."
Kaidou added helping line.
"From that secretary said there, Akki and that queen currently fighting those
program monsters. And more, he said those monsters made as last time higher
dimensional being as basis. The bad taste is, the parameters are set to
strongest config. Also He has wound after fighting me ――― if he's not careful,
it should dangerous even for him."

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Zahaak.
That was higher dimensional being that its name roaring throughout Alleyzard,
an evil dragon.
Made a den of beast on Black Mountain.
The master of tyrant that govern that island was Zahaak.

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There was once occasion where Listy fought against Zahaak.
When together with Akatsuki, Zechs, and Lutiel during their journey to
vanquish Demon Lord Garius, they had been requested to search the lost
adventurers who went to Black Mountain for test of courage and didn't come
back.
The objective was only searching people. When they were encountered Zahaak,
they immediately retreated. In additional of dragon species, it also had
existence close to god, a higher dimensional being so they knew its power
plainly strong.

――― After that.

Phil Burnett made a contract with Zahaak, came to this world and she heard
he fought Akatsuki. At that time, whether because the vessel was only human or
because of another reason, the power didn't even reach half of its true power.
.....It seems now is different.
Listy while dodging black dragon's ferocious attack, was deducing it.
In wide space area JPN Babel prided arena.
At the front of Listy's eyes was program that made use Zahaak data as its base
stats.
The size half, while the color was jet-black, which different with the actual
Zahaak.
It too didn't have absolute barrier magic.

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But ――― as Haruka explained that those should be same with "Guardian Beast
system" programs, so left alone magic, even physical attack wasn't effective.