Dancing Circles on the Horizon of Events

30 minutes after that. In the deep green forest, where tall trees soar --

Hyun-hun-hung!

Dogowong!!

—— It was as if the sound was echoing during the war. No, you could say war itself.

Because right after two Waltz and Cortex descended from the energy and stepped down into the woods, the attack suddenly flew in without any foretaste. Bows, magic, stone-throwing, etc…. The elves seem to intend to do everything in their power to retreat from the Waltz.

Waltz watched how it went and muttered as he unfolded the gravitational barrier.

"This... you don't know our faces, do you? I don't know, I was ready for this day..."

"No ~. I don't know yet ~? Maybe this is like a welcome party for the elves ~"

"That, how far are you kidding?

"Is it from start to finish?"

"... well, a warm welcome, I must say?

Waltz looking up at the blurry sky as the rains of the attack fall. On the tree that was ahead, there was a stretch of the elves' habitat... Looks like the elves were attacking the waltzes who were on the ground from there.

"This vibe, they... they probably know about us, don't they? Exactly. You're not going to attack me with all your might without warning or anything, are you? Normal..."

"What do you think ~? Is it also possible that someone else amongst us is an unreachable person who roughs up this area and the woods, and we've been lucky enough to get caught up in it?

"Hey, that, hypothetically, isn't that too much to force?

"Yeah, I'm aware of that. ~?... Well, you can tell by asking the Elves directly"

When Cortex said so, he raised his hand toward the sky. At the same time, the bangle that was in her arm begins to vibrate with the Buun while producing blue and white light.

"Cortex, what's that?

"Demonic props for magic adjustment ~... I mean, it's like a wand ~?

"Normally, a magic wand, did it glow or vibrate...? (I've seen it explode...)"

Cortex inquired as he prepared his magic against Waltz, who said so and turned his suspicious gaze.

"... sister ~? What do you think we should do to get people to follow ~? That, too, while not causing harm."

"Let them obey without harm? Well... usually you build trust, make promises, contracts, or tie them up with fear... isn't that about it?

"Yeah, I think so too. So how do we use magic to make people obey?

"Spiritual magic like Teresa...... is special, so if not, well, is it the quickest way to make you feel scared? I don't think we can do it without Teresa's spiritual magic, like planting trust with magic, or forcing a contract. Well, then, like Lucia, you don't have to think too much about screwing around with overwhelming magic, and I think it's effective?

"That's your sister ~. Well, you can't manipulate enormous magic like Lucia, but you can even do it to me, enough to magically terrorize me ~?...... [Cortefovia] ~"

At that moment, a black sphere appeared at the tip of the hand that Cortex was putting up...... That swelled at a rapid rate, enveloping the entire surrounding forest. At the same time, ambient temperatures drop, the sun's rays are blocked and heavy painful air begins to set in.

"Hey, this... am I taking it too?

Shortly after Waltz said so, suddenly, a scream echoed in the darkness. Screams, whimpers, groans, angers that echo one after the other in such a black mist that it is not even 50 cm away…. It sounds like they go around the waltz when they go around, and they get bigger as they get closer and closer...

When his head grew all cracked, the magic of Cortex vanished into the void.

"It feels like... Intermediate magic using weak light magic and ice magic, combined with wind magic, but magic is ecologically controlled magic that doesn't consume much ~? Not that it has any physical effect, but it's a great way to disable it so it doesn't harm your subject ~... Sister, are you listening ~?

"............" Pocahontas

"... I don't think so, but only for your sister, you weren't affected by magic ~?

"... something... I think it's the first time I've come to this world and been damaged... mentally..."

"... I'm sorry. I'll be careful from now on..."

Waltz has a physique that doesn't suffer any magical effects that affect spirits such as phantom magic or spiritual magic (?) Although it was, the magic used by Cortex didn't seem to have worked unluckily for Waltz either, because it wasn't magic aimed directly at damaging the spirit. It will not be necessary to mention to Cortex that he did not intend to harm Waltz.

Thus, the magic of Cortex succeeded in subjecting the Elves to unharmed control while causing harm to their allies.