--Tina''s side--
''Huh....huh...! Alright.........!
Now I am dragging Uncle Diane, who is bloody and unconscious, with me.
I go to find out that something strange has happened at Eric''s place, and the man and Eric are about to confront each other.
And the uncle was down behind Eric, and he tried to use his magic to heal him right away, but Eric stopped him.
Probably because if I had done it right there, I would have been targeted by that man.
But I glanced at Eric, and I think he was also injured in his leg, and he wasn''t in very good shape to fight anymore.......
Suffice it to say, I moved away from the place where Eric and that man were fighting.
I could hear the sound of metal clashing against metal over and over again in succession.
I have to get my uncle fixed up and get to Eric''s place soon!
I don''t know what I''m going to be able to do there but if it''s magic I can help Eric!
We need to fix your uncle first.
Lay your uncle on the ground on his back.
The biggest injury is a slash from his shoulder to his side.
A lot of blood is flowing from there.
If you don''t stop the bleeding soon, there will be too much blood and he''ll die...!
I build up my magical power and begin to exercise my magic.
"''Cure''.
A sort of light film comes out around my uncle''s body and begins to heal him with that light.
It''s the recovery magic Eric taught me before, but I''ve never healed a wound this big before, so I''m not sure if I can do it...!
I do my best to control my magic and concentrate on improving the quality of my magic.
Until now I thought that magic was something I could do if I did it properly.
In fact, I could easily do it without that much concentration.
I''m not sure why Eric had a complicated look on his face when I told him that.
But now I regret that I should have been able to concentrate harder and concentrate more seriously.
If I had improved the quality of my magic, I might have been able to save my uncle for sure...!
What I can do now is to use all my magic to save Uncle Diane with all my might...!
Thinking that, I manipulated my magic and continued to do my recovery magic, and I could see the wounds closing up, albeit little by little.
Alright.........! At this rate, I should be able to close up every wound in my body in about ten minutes!
Eric, wait for me!
I''ll come get you, I promise!
-- Eric''s side --
''Haha! It''s getting fun!
The man of the demon race runs around me in all directions, attacking me from front, back and sides.
''''Haha ... haha ... nothing''s fun, man!
I dodge the attacks by flinging them with my sword or twisting my body to dodge them with a paperweight.
''What the hell! You''re stronger fighting on your own!
The man can only be seen in the shadows as his figure is moving so fast from earlier, but his voice is full of joy as he hears it from around him.
''I thought I''d be weaker now that I''m alone, but you''re quite an interesting fellow!
''That''s not at all pleasant praise!
It''s easier to keep track of your position when you''re talking, so you continue to talk, although it''s hard to breathe.
He slashes at me from behind with his sword, so I duck just in time and swing my sword to cut the guy who''s coming at me, but this guy also ducks just in time.
''''There''s no opponent in my country that can surpass my attacks like this!
With that said, the man stopped attacking once or came out in front of me.
I want to attack from here, but I''m focusing on evading and trying to regain my strength now.
''I never dreamed I''d meet such a gem of a man in this place--you, come with me!
...What?
I couldn''t understand what the man was talking about.
My country is a meritocracy. I was just a commoner, but I kept getting stronger to rise. And now I''m on the verge of becoming the next king!
....
I listen quietly to what he has to say.
"And this war, if I take charge and crush the Begonia kingdom, I''ll be king. So you''ll be my man! If I''m as strong as you, I can be the Vice King. There''s no one in my country who can fight me while being so battered and bruised!
Well I''m of the human race, right?
"In the land of demons, the world is a nation of the weak and the strong. It doesn''t matter what race we are, as long as we''re as strong as you are.
For some reason the man is eager to recruit me.
''There are not many people in my country that are worth seeing except me. "There''s not many people in my country that I would rather see than me, but you''re the one that''s going to get me into the future. Why don''t you come with me?
Well you''re right. If I go with you, what''s the first thing you''re going to do now?
The man thinks I''m in the mood for it, so he explains with a bad smile.
''First we''ll destroy this village! And--
Okay, enough of that.
I tried to extend the conversation a bit, but once I heard it there, I had to interject.
''I''m sorry, it was tempting, but we''re out of negotiations.''
When the man hears my words, he looks disapprovingly at me.
''''Well what''s your beef? This village? A village like this, where no man of your stature is worth sticking to. Or is it that woman? Throw away that woman who has nothing to offer you. Come to my country and I''ll give you all the women you want.
Don''t talk to me anymore, son.
As I unleashed my uncontrollable anger and murderous intent on the man, I saw him flinch speechless.
''The moment you say you''re going to destroy this village I swore to protect with my life, my answer is set in stone.
''Well that''s a shame. I''m very sorry. I never thought I''d have to kill a man as good as you in a place like this.
When I tell them I don''t want to talk anymore, the man also gets ready for battle.
Earlier I was trying to duck and counter-kill this guy''s attacks - but this time I made the move.
I had brought in an endurance battle to regain my strength, but in order to defeat him, I had no choice but to attack him in one fell swoop and make it a short battle.
This man of the demon tribe is strong.
I''ve fought countless deadly battles in my past life, but never before have I struggled this hard in a one-on-one fight.
I can only count on one hand the number of guys I''ve fought who are as strong as this guy.
It''s a good thing that you''re able to have a great deal of fun with it.
If you think it''s normal, you won''t be able to beat this guy.
But... I have the ability to be many times more powerful than in my previous life.
When I start running towards this guy, I release the magic power I''ve been storing up until now.
''''Huh! How much magic is that!
The man was waiting in front of me for me to come towards him, but his expression changed when he saw me release my magic power.
I had been building up my magic power for about an hour, just in case something happened.
The magic power that has built up in your body can only be detected by a highly skilled person.
I pour the accumulated magic power into the sword.
I''m sure that if I cut it down like this, this sword will cut through this guy''s sword and also his body.
But he will know that my sword is dangerous.
That''s why he won''t catch my sword, he''ll just focus on ducking.
The man is trying to step back with a slightly impatient look on his face.
He''s still trying to escape without catching it with his sword.
But - I''m not stupid enough to allow that to happen.
I switch the magic power clothed in my sword to magic.
The middle level magic of the fire attribute - ''Brave Heat''.
The flames are wrapped around my sword.
It''s not just a matter of time before you find yourself in a situation where you can''t find the right person.
The man looks even more impatient and is trying to escape - but he doesn''t miss.
This sword of fire has not only doubled in size, it has doubled in blade size.
I swing my sword at the man.
The man had just barely ducked my sword until now.
That sword that was ducking with a paperweight, if it became twice as long, no matter how much this guy can''t avoid it.
And the moment the flames caught this guy''s body - a huge explosion occurred in front of me.