No one knows where 'she' is.

But she does exist somewhere in this world.

Just now.

At the corner of the Arctic Circle, 'she' stopped at the top of the Ice Cliff.

Despite standing at the center of the world that can freeze her breath, until now, 'she' has been here as if nothing happened.

Except for a large magical hat on his head, he was even thinner, wearing only a fur coat that exposed most of his skin.

The most special thing is.

She looked to be only thirteen or fourteen years old, but her right eye was covered by a pitch-black blindfold.

The facts are already obvious.

This one-eyed maiden is named 'Othinus'.

It is.

"Demon God."

And now, someone dares to be in front of her...... Peeking at the 'sacrifice' she left in the Fountain of Wisdom?

Looking down in one direction at the top with an unrestrained posture, the girl's remaining left eye narrowed slightly.

（…… What's going on? ）

There was a hint of confusion in Eutinus' expression.

Although she is a demon god who has reached the pure realm, she does not live the kind of life that is isolated from the world.

Even so, she never mentioned the ancient ceremonial arena to anyone.

Even if anyone can mythologically find the connection between 'Eutinus' and 'Mimir Spring', what is the point of taking such an action?

To provoke a demon god for the sake of unusable "wisdom" or an inflated desire for knowledge is an absolutely unconscionable move.

She was a little puzzled.

（…… That guy, Aurels won't do such a boring thing, even if he provokes me, it won't increase his chances of winning, and it may incur uncertainties outside the situation. ）

(That is, is it the 'magician' of this era?) ）

I really don't know whether to live or die.

The girl's whisper was devoid of any emotion.

All in all, whether it was a coincidence or a deliberate one, there is no need to waste energy thinking about these anymore.

Those who dare to touch the realm of gods must be ready for the 'price', right?

Otinus's face became colder and colder, not only because of the cold wind at minus tens of degrees, but also because he had found a toy to pass the time.

Since someone wanted to 'provoke' herself, it was impossible for her not to say that she would go back.

The one-eyed girl reached for the inside of the witch's hat.

The primordial lake near Castle Iesko was a long way from where she was now.

Distance, however, meant nothing to Eutinus.

Whether it is thousands of kilometers or tens of thousands of kilometers, as long as she wants, she can go to any corner of this world at any time.

It's like......

Such.

- Grunt.

In an instant, there was an eerie sound in the space around Eutinus.

All the scenery began to distort, and then gradually returned to another shape.

It's a completely different look from where she just was.

And Othinus herself never moved, only holding what she had just taken out in her hands.

It looks like it's perfect for being held in the mouth of a dog, and it's a bone-shaped spiritual costume with a straight shape.

"Bone Boat".

It was so named by its owner.

This is a magic artifact that can only be used by 'Otinus'.

The effect is just like the one just shown, allowing the user to travel across any ocean in the world in an instant, moving to the desired destination.

The disadvantage is that there will be some deviations due to the rotation of the earth, but if it is tens or hundreds of kilometers, it is completely within the acceptable range.

At least in the eyes of Eutinus, this error is the same as none.

（…… Seventy or eighty kilometers left, maybe a little closer? ）

(It's okay.) ）

Looking in the direction of the Fountain of Wisdom at the edge of an unknown wood, Othinus, who had calculated his bearing, stepped out at will.

Crossing that distance was a breeze for her.

If it was normal, the next moment she could see the unknown magician, and then crush everything she insisted on in the other party's frightened performance.

Yes.

If, normal.

（…… ）

(Huh?) ）

Otinus's movements involuntarily hesitated.

Immediately afterward, she was sure that what was happening now was not her delusion.

The step she moved just now not only did not shorten the slightest distance, but also pulled farther?

(This is ...... ）

The Maiden Demon God took another step.

Sure enough.

She was a little farther away from her destination.

（…… ）

(Kind of interesting.) ）

……

……

(Is it coming?) ）

Looking back in a certain direction as if by feeling, the pressure on Zela suddenly increased a lot.

At this time, the wide lake was already covered with visions, and the original calm was also shrouded in cyan fluorescence.

And the biggest change was in front of Zela's body, the azure gem body that was set off on the "Star Codex" and wrapped in countless small magic arrays.

This crystal is the 'eye of Eutinus'.

It didn't take much time to find the sacrifice, but Zara knew that the real difficulty was from the moment the 'parameters' began to be extracted.

As an important part of Otinus and a ceremonial arena, it is impossible for her to hide from Otinus if she wants to 'do something' on it.

Zela didn't think that she could avoid the demon god with everything she did, so from the beginning, she was preparing for the results of the battle.

That's why Yui is so worried.

Fortunately, compared to Orels, Zela also took the initiative in terms of intelligence superiority.

She clearly felt that the 'first line of defense' that had been laid out with a lot of effort some time ago had been activated.

The ability to freely change and reforge terrain sizes, and learn the world-reshaping magic of the Dragon Queen.

——『Universeone』。

Of course, Zela didn't expect to stop Othinus with this single magic, but only wanted to delay her as much as possible.

In addition to this first magic, she also set up a second and third line of defense.

From the battle with Orels, Zela has judged an important benchmark.

The otherworldly magic she mastered was still effective for quasi-demon god-level existences!

In the same way, the higher the level of magic, the stronger the effect.

Even if this 'effective' reaches the Demon God level, it will become smaller and finite, but as long as it can block even a second, it is valuable.

Unknown, precisely the most powerful weapon.

Calming down and feeling that the first magic had indeed worked, Zela, who had concentrated, also sped up the analysis of the 'Eye of Othinus' on the surface of the lake.

After all, she wasn't sure how long the defenses she had set up would hold back the Demon Lady.

Ten seconds?

Twenty seconds?

Or a minute?

Zela didn't know.

She only knew that one minute of time was probably the best result.

Because, at that moment......

The first line of defense.

It has been easily trampled to pieces.