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The griffin is a magical beast with the body of a lion and the head, beak and wings of an eagle. It dwells in the sky and on land, and is ranked around 60 to 70.

"Captain, what are we going to do?"

"You're holding it back with your magic!"

"How could my magic work on it!"

Hinako continued to run forward without looking back.

"What about Sophia? Go and stop it! ”

“…… No. ”

"Hey, you're a great dragon, are you still afraid of it?"

“…… Cut, this guy's species level is the same level as our dragon clan, and it won't be afraid of my coercion. ”

"You're a little useless, aren't you?"

"Cut...... This time I admit that I am very incompetent...... Then you'd better find a way to get rid of it! ”

Roar –

The griffon's roar was getting closer.

The crowd quickened their pace, but they were clearly not as fast as the griffins, and they were quickly overtaken.

"Be careful, Hinako!"

The griffin went straight for Hinako.

"Eh——— why are you chasing me? Go after the captain! ”

This guy ......

"Harina!"

"Understood."

Harina's speed has been raised to another notch, surpassing the speed of the griffin.

"Miss Hinako!"

Harina hugged Hinako, who was running around with her eyes closed.

"Ahh

Hinako thought it was a griffin who had grabbed her, and struggled with a desperate scream.

"It's me, Miss Hinako!"

"Eh, is it Harina?"

"Anyway, don't move yet, the griffons are already chasing after you."

Harina took advantage of her speed to dodge one griffon after another.

The angry griffin let out a roar that resounded throughout the forest.

"Here we go again!"

The griffon's goal was entirely on Harina and Hinako, and Suzuki and the others had already taken the opportunity to find a safe place to hide next to a tree.

"Whew...... Saved......"

"Why are there griffons here?"

"I don't know ......"

"Suzuki, you should quickly find a way to save Hinako and Harina."

"I'm already thinking about asking them to hold on a little longer."

The two who were still on the run also discovered the fact that the griffon was only chasing the two of them.

"Why are you chasing us? Damn, the captain actually abandoned us! ”

"No, Miss Suzuki won't leave us alone."

"Then why are they gone?"

"I must have found a way to go...... Hold on a little longer and Miss Suzuki will come to our rescue. ”

"Okay......"

Roar———

The griffon's roar made Hinako shrink even tighter in fright.

"Don't be afraid, Miss Hinako, I'll protect you."

"Woo...... Thank you, Hauna-chan ......."

The temperature around suddenly rose quite a bit.

It made everyone feel that something was wrong.

"What's wrong?"

"Oh no, it's the griffin using magic!"

"Abominable ......"

The scorching flames swung through the griffon's mouth, slashing towards Hinako and the others at an incredible speed.

"Wow wow——— magic, magic is coming!"

"Huh?! Miss Hinako also uses magic! ”

"No, my magic is a little too low."

"That'...... Would it be better to have Miss Suzuki use support magic on you? ”

"Probably...... Okay......"

"I see."

"But they're ...... Wow! ”

The flames hit the tree behind the two of them, and the splashed sparks burned several small holes in Hinako's clothes.

Click...... Rumble......

The tree fell in flames.

The flames that burned didn't let go of the surrounding trees, and they burned in an instant.

The forest began to turn into a sea of fire.

"Oh no, it's starting to burn all around."

"Griffons must be stopped!"

"Hoshino, it may be up to you."

At present, Hoshino is the only one who can stop this sea of fire, and if she freezes this forest with her ice magic, it can also greatly weaken the griffon's ability.

"Well, I'm fine."

"Sophia, follow me."

"Don't try to command me...... It hurts, it hurts, don't pull my ears! ”

"Quickly change back into your dragon form."

"Why should I listen to your ......"

"When it's done, let you suck it up."

Suzuki tilted his head sideways, revealing his side neck.

"Deal!"

In this way, Suzuki took Nana and Hoshino to sit on Sophia after turning into a dragon form.

"Stupid dragon, catch up with that griffon."

"Got it."

"Nana, you're going to protect Hoshino later."

"yes, I see. What about Sister Suzuki? ”

"Of course I'm going to save Hinako's stupid ass."

"Is that okay, Suzuki?"

"Well, trust me."

Ten minutes later.

Sophia flies so slowly that she doesn't think she can keep up with the griffin's speed.

"Stupid dragon, can't you just go a little faster? If you continue like this, you will not be able to catch up for the rest of your life. ”

"I'm not a good flying earth dragon, and it's good to be able to fly so fast!"

It's really convincing, what's the difference between such a speed and a turtle......

"There's no way, we have to let them run to us."

"But how do you tell them we're here?"

“…… So, Hoshino, you're using magic here. ”

"Is it here?"

"Hmm."

Hopefully they'll notice the changes behind them.

"Sophia, stop here."

"Oh."

Sophia flew forward a few more meters before stopping.

Suzuki helped Hoshino and jumped.

"Hoshino, please! Divine blessings! ”

"Hmm. ICE……”

"Wait, wait, let's fly a little higher first, and then you use magic."

Suzuki interrupted Hoshino, who was halfway through the chanting, she didn't want to be frozen into an ice sculpture halfway through.

"That's it!"

After flying to a suitable altitude (which is actually the limit that Sophia can fly to), Suzuki shouted to Hoshino.

"Freeze! ICEWORLD！ ”

Hoshino, who was amplified by the magic, burst out with powerful magic, and the surrounding forest began to freeze slowly, and the branches that were still burning could not resist the cold temperature, and were extinguished and formed into ice sculptures.

The fiery world became a white one.

"It's so cold......"

Suzuki rubbed his hands together and sighed before his hands warmed up a little.

"Nana, you're going to protect Hoshino later."

"Yes."

"The stupid dragon is still with me."

"Don't call me a stupid dragon!"

Hoshino's body has been transformed into a sparkling ice sculpture.

"Put Nana down first."

After Sophia descended to a suitable height, Nana jumped straight down.

"Hurry up, I'm going to die of cold......"

"You're asking a little too much......"

"Nana, I'll take Hoshino to a slightly safer place later!"

"Good!"

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