An outcast dropout, surviving on the frontier and rising to become an S-ranked counter-magician.

Confrontation. It is Belle and Gil who naturally face each other. The other special class antagonists naturally anticipate these two to fight, and they are now keeping their distance from Belle and Gil. Second place in the rankings and third place in the rankings. Now that Silas was gone, it was practically a summit battle.

The two of them had pointed their swords at each other many times like this. But that was in training. It's a good thing that you're not going to be able to find a way to get a job.

I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work. I'm not a fan of this. They both know the characteristics of their weapons and their fighting styles. It's a good idea to be able to have a good time with your friends.

''Guh........!

Gil can't cut me up.

Bell had already overwhelmingly dominated the battle at super close range 《Cross Range》. Closing in further from Gil's spacing, Bell was demonstrating the speed he was capable of exerting without regret. Gil managed to respond to the continuous attacks, but it was slowly becoming impossible to deceive him.

(Is it unavoidable........)

Gil thought about that and activated his singular ability 《Extras》.

''That eye........''

Belle muttering in a blur. It wasn't a common singular ability 《extra》, but I knew about it. Because it was........the same as the Singularity Ability 《Extras》 that Yuria possessed.

Twilight Sight 《Twilight Sight》. It was the Singular Ability 《Extras》 that Yulia was expressing, but Gil also had exactly the same ability. However, Gil's skill level is overwhelmingly higher than his. In the past, he fought Yulia's Invisible Blade as if he could see it, but it was because of this ability.

The Twilight Sight perceives the magic element that exists in this world, but in Gil's case, he uses it as an infinitely more accurate prediction. In other words, he knows the flow of magical elements flowing from his opponent and predicts his next attack.

Actions are always accompanied by magical elements. This is especially noticeable during a battle. He could read that flow and anticipate the opponent's attack. That was Gil's strength.

''Kuh........!

It was Belle who raised her voice that way. I am definitely pressuring myself. I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work. I'm sure you'll be able to find a great deal more to say about it. Until now, Gil had been on the defensive. Now it's different. You'll be able to find out that those scarlet eyes are definitely catching your movements.

To be clear, he doesn't have that much experience in fighting against people. Therefore, Belle changes her thoughts. I should assume that I'm fighting a demon. Demons also have abilities that are similar to humans. And they fight each other while trying to find out what abilities they have. However, Belle was not an anti-magician who would do such probing.

''What's the matter Belle, I don't think I can cut you?''

....

I certainly thought so, but I still realize that it was a delicacy. The other party is also a special class anti-magician who has been protecting humanity on the front lines for many years. With a further change in perception, Bell sheathes his sword.

Then he lowers his stance and puts his hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist. This stance is a secret sword that is synonymous with Bell. Gil knows it, too. It's because he has witnessed Bell unleashing it many times when they are fighting each other.

''A.......secret sword. Alright.

Gil also raised the output of the Twilight Eye 《Twilight Sight》 to the maximum and confronted Belle. Even though blood was flowing slightly from those twin eyes, he wasn't already paying attention to it. Belle is not a sweet opponent. If you think of it as a demon race, it's probably one of the best in the upper demon race. Bells boast one of the best fighting power, including humans and demons. If you want to face them, we have no choice but to take it seriously.

"--The Eighth Secret Sword, the flash of lightning.

Bell closes the distance and then pulls out his sword the moment he gets in between. It shines, and it exceeds human perception. Of course, Gil also can't perceive that secret sword with his mere five senses. However, the Twilight Sight catches the magic element that Bell sprinkles around in large quantities. Both sides have less than a second to attack and defend each other. Gil aims for a counter. The weakness of Shiden Issen's weakness is the stiffness immediately after the attack. A sword strike that is too fast, even Bell cannot completely suppress its recoil. As a result, the Shideng Flash cannot be connected to a continuous attack with inertia-controlled magic after it is activated.

If Bell's Shi-Den Flash is activated, it can win. That's because it's never been ducked before. An indisputable fact. But that of Belle...............................will be ducked by Gil.

''........What?

That's right. Gill had ducked the Purple Flash with the Twilight Sight. And it was complete. Gil's was as close as possible to future prediction. Because of that, he could see the trajectory of Bell's attack. He was able to perceive it. Then all that was left to do was to raise his physical abilities to the limit and duck. Nothing special is needed. Once you understand that a single flash of shiden is just an infinitely fast battling technique.

And Gil tries to hit a counter........

''--The Fourth Secret Sword, the Snow Calyx Frost School [Setsugaku Soha].

I was completely caught off guard. Bell's flash of purple electricity should have been followed by a stiffness. I've seen it many times before. And yet, what is this?　Gil had to agree. There was no such thing as rigidity. Moreover, it was a secret sword to use continuously. Belle now flashes a flash as she cuts vertically through the air. Instantly, a sword strike of ice runs through the ground.

It doesn't matter what you perceive in the Twilight Sight, the Twilight Eye. Belle's it succeeded in turning Gil into a complete defense. Then she closes the distance at once and puts her sword on Gil's neck.

''Still........do.......?

No. It's a total loss for me.

They are not killing each other. Therefore, it wasn't completely serious, but it was obvious that Belle was better at it. And Gil slowly lowered the claymore he had to the ground.

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The anti-magicians who were around understood that the battle between Gil and Belle was over. Still, this battle would not stop. The battle was already in a quagmire, as a double wide area interference system 《Sphere》 was currently being deployed. Combined with Eira's Frozen Realm 《Frost Sphere》 and the Decadent Realm 《Gothic Sphere》, the offensive and defensive forces were at odds with each other.

Sheila, Derrick, Roy, and Leo were all close-combat types. On the other hand, Eve, Claudia, Eira, and Johan, except for Johan, were magic-specialized antimagicians. Normally, the close-combat type would have the advantage, but with the spread of the Sphere of Interference, they are now completely competitive. It is especially painful that the flow of magic elements is obstructed by the Decadent Realm 《Gossic Sphere》. Therefore, none of the four of them were able to escape the struggle.

''Hey, you guys.......Can't you do something about that thing on Eve?

''........I guess that's impossible. Moreover, Eira's Frozen Domain, the Frost Sphere, is a perfect defense. To tell the truth, the moment you deploy the double-layered "Sphere" of the wide-area interference system, you're out of luck. Gil-san also lost to Belle-san.

Well it's not like we're going to get serious here.

What?　Derrick, are you good?　If we don't, Julia is going to escape.

''Hmm. Apparently this whole thing has become quite distorted and as for me, I'd like to see what's going on for a bit.

Hey. Do you admit defeat, you...

And at those words, Derrick responded.

'Roy, Sheila and Leo, it looks like we'd better pull out of this one. That doesn't mean they'll let us get away with it but we'll lose. If Gil-san had stayed, we would still have a chance to win, but we're screwed. Just like Sheila said, the moment they deployed the Wide Area Interference System 《Sphere》 double deployment, we're dead in the water.

'Hey!　We can't allow that to happen!　It could reach the traitor!

That's why. Are we cool here...?

What's the matter...?

No, what's that?

And so the four of them looked, no, not just the four of them. All of them were focused on one person.

''...?　Claudia, what are you doing...?

What?

You have an unusually high concentration of magnesium.

Oh I see... no, this isn't anything.

It's nothing... there's no way...

Eira, get back!

...What?

The voice was Eve's. Eve quickly covered up as if to protect her. And a dazzling light appeared from Claudia's fingertips. At the same time, it enveloped this world.

Finally, she muttered this.

''--The world shrinking 《Pycnosis》''

In a moment, the world went dark - and then the world went dark.