As soon as he finished speaking, a crimson spear suddenly appeared in Skaha's hand.

"The spear that pierced the Deaththorn?" I was amazed to see that this spear looked exactly like Ku Churin's weapon.

"No, it's called the Piercing Deathbolt, and it's an old gun of the same type that I've been using since before the Piercing Deathspine Lance."

Laughing and explaining to me, Skaha pointed his spear down, slashing across the ground in front of us.

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Suddenly, the square changed.

The space between me and the girl stretched rapidly, and the figure of the girl sitting opposite me shrank at a rapid pace, and it seemed that it was about to disappear from my sight.

"Artoria!" I was in a hurry, and I was about to rush over.

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"Save some effort, now that this space has been divided by me alone, it's useless for you to run for 10,000 years." Skaha raised his hand from behind him and put his hand on my shoulder.

"But...... How can Artoria be alone...... "I'm in a hurry."

"Rest assured, this square is under the monitoring of my mind, and I can immediately perceive any disturbance." Skaha stretched his limbs lazily, "Besides, little ghost, where do you think this is?" Not even an ant can enter my palace unless I agree. Don't you believe me? ”

“…… I trust you, but now is a critical time for Artoria, and I feel relieved if I can't stay by her side all the time......" I hesitated.

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"I understand your feelings, but this situation can be left to Lily alone, and you can't help if you go." Skaha squeezed me on the shoulder, "It's imperative for you to learn the abilities I've taught you to be strong before Lily wakes up. Only then will you be able to really help Lily in the near future. ”

“…… I understand. Taking a few deep breaths of air, I nodded heavily, "So let's start now." ”

"Oh? It's pretty straightforward, and I hope you'll be able to do so after today. With a smile in his eyes, Skaha reached out and waved it in front of me.

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"Huh?" I couldn't help but let out a sigh of surprise.

As Skaha moved, a group of soldiers suddenly appeared in front of me, all in fine armor and spears pointed straight to the sky.

They all looked at me, strangely without the slightest sparkle in their eyes, just standing in such a neat and orderly formation, arranged in a standard formation of ten columns and ten rows.

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"These are...... Demons? "Seeing the state of the soldiers, I immediately made a judgment in my heart.

"Hmm...... The principle is similar to what you magicians are used to, but it's not the same. Skaha winked at me, "These are human samples that I have constructed based on the average physical fitness of soldiers from outside the Shadow Country, around the world, plus my own magical powers. ”

"Samples?" I couldn't help but look again at the group of soldiers in front of me.

"Yes, it's just a bunch of data representing ordinary soldiers, without consciousness and without life. You can build as much as you want. With that, Skaha walked up to a soldier in front of him and stabbed his spear directly into his abdomen.

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“…… No! "The moment I noticed Skaha's movements, I screamed.

However, Skaha's speed was so fast that as soon as my words were spoken, the soldier's body had been completely pierced by the spear.

In just a few seconds, the soldier's body made a soft thud, and the colorless magic dissipated into the air.

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“……！ Why are you ......!? "I'm so angry.

"......" Skaha's fingers flickered, and a soldier who was exactly the same as before reappeared, filling the vacant position.

"I want you to remember that they are just your tools, but they have the appearance of human beings, and you can use them however you want." After all of this, Skaha turned around and looked at me with a grim look in his eyes, "Now, I want you to kill them all!" ”

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"Impossible! What's the difference between this and killing? I blurted it out without thinking.

"You don't have a choice, it's an order." Skaha's voice was emotionless, "If you don't do it, then ......"

The crimson tip of the spear pressed against my throat.

“…… I'll kill you. ”

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The sharp tip of the spear was cold, but it was half as cold as Skaha's vision.

She's not kidding.

If I don't, I'll definitely die!

Every hair standing up on my body was sending this message to me completely.

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"Why do you force me? You know I don't want to do that. I said bitterly.

"......" Skaha was still looking at me with that emotionless gaze, the tip of the gun firmly pointed at my throat.

“…… I know. I do! I said through gritted teeth.

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The tip of the gun moved slightly away for a distance, which allowed me to move freely within a certain range.

With a sigh, an iron sword was projected from the palm of his hand.

The spear in Skaha's hand was still locked on my body, and there was no choice in this situation.

I walked slowly over to one of the soldiers on the far left.

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The soldier just stared blankly into my eyes, not at all aware that he was about to be "killed" by me.

Even when I raised my sword at him, I stood still.

…… A strong sense of unbearability welled up in my heart.

No matter how much you deceive yourself and treat him as an inhuman being, you can't deceive people by the appearance of a human being.

I can't do it.

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And yet—

"Hurry up! Do you want me to demonstrate it for you again? A urging voice sounded behind itself.

“…… I'm sorry. ”

I closed my eyes in pain, my heart crossed, and the sword in my hand slashed down.

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"Whew-"

Although the vision is closed, the sound and feel of the blade slashing the flesh are still brutally fed back.

For a moment, there was an urge to vomit.

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However, it can be considered a relief.

Neither I nor the soldier.

It's just that for some reason, I didn't hear the soft sound of him disappearing.

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"The accuracy of the sword is too poor, so you can't kill people at all!" Skaha's voice slowly drifted into my ears from behind.

"How...... What's going on? Cautiously opened his eyes and tilted his head to look in the direction from which the voice came.

I saw Skaha, who was standing side by side with me again, looking calmly at the ground beneath my feet.

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"See for yourself." Leaving this sentence, Skaha's gaze turned to the side, and he was silent again.

Stunned, I looked down at my feet.

I saw—

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The soldier, with a deep scar on his chest, was lying on the ground staring at the sky.