「Old man! I don't have time to play around in this situation!」
「Of course not. Take a good look, you immature bastard.」
「Hmm? Ah!」
On the floor where I was standing until a moment ago, I saw a purple light floating in a circle.
「This is a magic circle!」
「A trap!」
「You two go on ahead. This is going to be a little tricky. I've never seen a magic circle like this before, even though I'm a professor at Austin, so the magicians of Ufa are pretty good.」
A shiny black snake emerged from the magic circle, but it was a familiar color.
A black summoner.
I never thought I'd run into a black magician's magic here.
Worst timing ever.
「Be careful, old man. It's immune to all magic attributes.」
「That's what it looks like. Well, don't worry. I've got a magic sword, so this will be piece of cake. Nuhh?」
Sure, the old man sliced through the black snake easily, but the sliced snake was still moving. And there were more heads.
Oh no, it's a ...... splitting type!
「Old man, I'll go ahead, but take it easy, okay?」
「Chick, worry about yourself. You never know where a mage with this magic might be lurking.」
That's true.
「Let's go, Elisa, Kaede!」
「All right!」
「Yeah!」
I took Elisa in my arms as a princess and jumped out of the window to the outside of the tower.
I leave it free fall for a while, and then used [Levitate] to slow down.
「Alec! To the right!」
「Tsk!」
It's a good thing that Kaede noticed, but the "white bird" came rushing in from the sky in a straight line.
I can't dodge it, so I use 【Instantaneous Movement】 to escape.
The big bird plunged into the steeple with the same momentum, making a loud noise and destroying the wall.
But the bird is still alive and well, flapping its wings.
「Good grief, you owe me one, Alec.」
Kaede says as she lands on the ground, but it looks like she'll be taking care of the "white bird".
「Yeah, Kaede, I'll introduce you to another 15-year-old maid named Karen.」
「She'll have to be OK with instant licking.」
「That's okay. She's the kind of people who can take a whip and a candle, Kaede. That's your kind of girl.」
「You ...... have an absurdly wide circle of friends! I've made up my mind! I'll follow you for the rest of my life!」
I wonder what it is, it's the words of a beautiful girl, but I'm not too happy about it.
「That's fine, but magic doesn't work either on that bird, so be careful.」
「Hmph, Alec. Did you forget? I'm an another world hero too!」
Kaede shouted and leapt up, blue flames covering her entire body.
「――Burn! My wings, born of chaos, my body, in Kaede's name I command you, Flame Burst!」
I hope those flames will work on the bird.
Well, she's an ex-neet, so she'll know what to do.
「Alec, give me your sword. Let's fight it out.」
It seems that even Elisa has gotten into the spirit of things.
「Fool, if you don't get to safety, the others won't be able to escape. Think of this as your mission, Elisa.」
「Murgh, you're right. I've been selfish without considering the situation of the others. Forget it. But I can run on my own feet now. Put me down.」
I was a little lost, but she's also a very skilled woman who has reached the depths of the Labyrinth of No Return.
「All right. But you can't cross the lake unless you're in my arms anyway.」
I put Elisa down and took out a spare sword from item storage and handed it to her.
「That's ...... Mm, I'll ask you again then.」
「Alec!」
Lily, who was outside the castle gate, spotted me and called out my name.
「Lily, it's the second phase. Get the people inside to clear out.」
「Roger that!」
「And tell everyone there's a black magician nearby.」
「Uehh, can I go home?」
「I'll let Serina and the others know.」
「Fuh, fine」
I cross the lake with Elisa in my arms.
I looked around, but there seemed to be no problems so far.
There were no guards outside the castle, as if they were fighting with Serina and the others inside.