Dancing Circles on the Horizon of Events

Dogowong!!

... the biological response disappeared into a large hole that opened at the same time as such a roar.

... WONG!!!!

... the building collapsed and countless people were crushed because of the appearance of a giant organism nearly 1 km long with its roar.

And every time a giant creature walks one step, another, people, people disappear from the city...

The first thing that got me back in front of such a desperate sight... was, after all, waltz.

"Eh...!

After she instantly turned black, she tried to lift a giant organism at once by boosting the gravitational control system without hesitation.

But...

"Oh, I'm not going up...?!

Although the status of the gravitational control system that was displayed on the console floating in view does indicate that it is activated in a boosted state, there was never any indication that a giant organism would float.

Then this time,

"... then I will!

Lucia, who returned to me next to Waltz, raised her voice and put her arm forward.

... but

"No! It's probably awkward to keep hurting you..."

A waltz with a rugged look makes her stop.

"What are you doing?!?

"... Lucia. Don't you know what I am?

"What... no way...!

In the words of my sister, Lucia, who for the first time realized that the giant creature in front of her was a labyrinth of either Proti Vixen or Deftery Vixen.

"So there's Yuki and the others in there?!

"... I don't know which 'labyrinth' that is. But you can't deny that if you hit hard here, you might get Yuki involved.... In any case, now, if you attack without a second thought, I'm sure you'll sacrifice those people who are swallowed up in that labyrinth."

Inside the raging labyrinth, as Yuki C (military minister) said, there should be absorption (predation) of people by the labyrinth.

... has that not started yet, or is it currently progressing in a progressive form, or has it already...

"Eh...!

Both Julia and Sylvia, who finally returned to me to such Waltz's words, looked away, imagining not only the catastrophe that was going on in front of them, but also the hell that might be happening in the labyrinth.

(How do I...)

... can we stop the damage to a minimum?

Stopping the raging labyrinth outside and dampening the damage to the city is probably not impossible, though if Waltz and Lucia did all they could, gravity control would not have worked.

If that's not the problem... in this case, we can say that checking what's going on in the labyrinth and whether the people inside are rescueable is the biggest priority in the current situation.

Yes, it is necessary to know the reality of the general damage in order to avoid spreading it any further.

"Hey, Julia? Is there any way to get in touch with Yuki somehow?

Later, Waltz thought we should get in touch with Yuki and the others who would know more about this city and the labyrinth than we do ourselves to proceed with confirming the damage.

Of course, that's not what I said about Yuki.

In the first place, it is impossible for just four people here to check the damage to Vixen, where several spaces exist.

Without Yuki, moving the soldiers who will be their actual legs won't be enough.

"Rae, are you in touch..."

Asked by Waltz, Julia opens her mouth again with a bitter look after a difficult look and a bare gesture of thinking about something.

"... not even the intelligence unit was a messenger, so I don't know about these emergency means of communication.... Again, the only way to go directly..."

That said, she turned her gaze in the direction where the entrance hall would be, which she could not see directly from the terrace.

"Yes... So, Lucia? Do you think we can stop that labyrinth?

"Uh... yeah, I'll try. What about your sister?

"... I'll get in directly."

Lucia, who remembered Yuki C's words, 'Someone who was inside was swallowed up', felt uneasy about such a sister's statement, which could not be helped.

"So, are you okay?!

"Well, only on that point, I'm sure you'll be fine."

In the general means of digestion of organisms, waltz smiles bitterly, thinking about his body, which would never be digestible.

But as soon as I returned to my original expression, I gave Lucia some important advice.

"... Lucia's the one, be very careful? Maybe because I'm using that labyrinth, space control magic, to deflect the actual position from what I see."

"Shift?"

"... well, you can consider it one of the transformational magics. It feels like you're hiding your position and offering a replacement instead."

"Uh... yeah. Okay. I'll try to be careful!

Then Lucia starts preparing for the opening of her magic.

Looking at her like that, Waltz remembered yesterday.

(Um, I can't deny the possibility that the black robe guy has anything to do with it...)

He remembered a kidnapper (capella) who couldn't reach himself because of the space control magic hanging just like the labyrinth in front of him.

I just couldn't tell if the exercise of spatial control magic on a scale that would cover up and conceal the entire labyrinth was possible for a normal human being to fulfill... she couldn't tell.

Therefore, we decide to interrupt the inconclusive extra thought and return to the response to the tragedy that is still unfolding in front of us.

"Sylvia's staying in the city. Ask for evacuation. 'Cause sometimes I think I can only tell from the sky."

"Ha!"

"Julia is..."

"I'm coming with you!

From before Waltz asked, Julia answers without getting her hair in.

"... I thought you'd say that. I mean, I have no idea what's going on in that labyrinth, so please give me directions."

"Okay!

"... but even if you get hurt... don't resent me, okay?

Waltz didn't use the word, even if he died.

"Now it is. Let's go, Master Waltz! Master Sirius is waiting!

And when Julia grabbed Waltz's hand, she walked out toward the door of the chancellor's office, which leads to the entrance hall.

"... are you ready?

And Waltz, who came to the entrance hall, takes confirmation with Julia just in case, in front of the transfer magic formation.

If this is simply a transfer to move somewhere, then perhaps both Waltz and Julia will get on the sleaze and magic formation and move.

But it is very likely that the destination is in the belly of the labyrinth.

For Waltz, who can be sure that he will never be digested, it wasn't a big problem... but for Julia, it's a dangerous place that could always be sidelined with death.

... Yes, because it's not just a labyrinth to pick up treasures.

"... yes"

Julia snorted heavily at Waltz's inquiry.

Again, for her, too, this could be her last chance to see the world on the table... maybe that's what she thinks.

After confirming Julia's readiness, the two take the last step.

Finally, at that time, two people who will be silent...

Sometimes, in a space dominated by such silence, we hear a low explosion... probably because Lucia is fighting the labyrinth...

And when magic began to pass through the metamorphosis magic formation, and began to emit light... waltz opened his mouth to Slow Row.

"... oh, I forgot my beef jerky in the guest room."

"Huh?"

Bum...

... Thus two people, Waltz and Julia, jumped into the body of a labyrinth where hell might be unfolding...