The owner of this building is the manager of the "Demon Special Zone" - the Artificial Island Management Commune. This is a quarantine facility built to protect and hide demons who have not logged in for some special reasons, as well as criminals who have helped this side due to judicial transactions.

That kind of facility is in nature, and its internal security is comparable to that of a prison. Armed guards are on guard 24 hours a day, resisting the intrusion of outsiders.

A burst of gunfire rang out like a violent thunderstorm, breaking the silence in the isolation facility.

Bullets fired from the guards' short machine guns, accompanied by unpleasant vibrations, ripped through the interior walls of the building.

And the gunfire lasted only a moment—and instead of the gunfire rang out terrifying screams.

Soon in the corridor of the building that returned to silence, only the footsteps of one person remained.

Not the footsteps of the guards. The evidence is that the wall in the hallway, which had been sealed off by magic, showed signs of being forcibly torn apart. The intruders, who had wiped out the guards, were planning to approach the deepest part of the facility.

Soon after, after the final wall was destroyed, the trespassers emerged.

It was an emaciated young man.

Wearing a pure white cape, the pattern of the shirt and hat is a red and white checkered pattern. In his left hand is a silver cane carved with a skull. It's a young man with a suspicious aura around him with a magician atmosphere.

He put his hand on the brim of his hat and slowly looked around.

In the deepest part of the quarantine facility, there is a surprising near-futuristic laboratory. It is a laboratory equipped with state-of-the-art analysis equipment, magic technology.

In the laboratory, there are several robot dolls that serve as assistants, as well as a man.

It was a middle-aged man with a gloomy expression reminiscent of a devout priest.

"—Isn't that too rude to knock on the door?"

Staring at the torn wall, the man said in a calm tone.

To this humorous line that contained irony, the magician-style youth smiled bitterly.

"Yes, after all, it was unexpectedly rudely welcomed."

The young man said this in a mischievous imp-like tone, and casually opened his right hand.

The small piece of metal that was held in his hand landed on the ground with a sharp and crisp sound.

It was a silver iridium alloy bullet for demons. I'm afraid there are forty or fifty rounds. Even when the guards shot at themselves, the man walked here as if nothing had happened.

"You're Mr. Hase-ken, right? The former court magician of Arutikia, a major country in the magic industry. I remember your paper on the transformation of spiritual matter. That's an epoch-making idea. Isn't it a considerable vote just to associate patents? ”

The young man continued with a carefree smile.

Hase Kensheng frowned and asked rhetorically to the unknown intruder.

"You're here to discuss, doesn't look like that?"

"Well, that's it. I don't want money. ”

The young man squinted coldly at Haze Kensheng.

"What's wrong with the guards who are attacking you?"

"I didn't kill them. But it's a bit subtle to say whether they're still alive or not. ”

The young man looked back at the passage behind him and said irresponsibly.

The five guards in the passage lost consciousness while maintaining a standing position. They had no striking external injuries and no signs of bloodshed. But they remained in a position where their guns were raised, as if they were frozen. And the skin that emerged from the gaps in their uniforms was covered with a light gray metallic sheen, which was no longer distinguishable from the statues.

"Really, it would make me laugh if I thought I could be stopped with that level of troops. Honestly, the barrier you opened on the wall made me feel even more embarrassed! ”

"I see...... Is it an alchemist......"

Looking at the guards who had been turned into metal statues alive, Hase muttered in a low voice.

The young man showed a slightly smug expression and bowed respectfully.

"Even though I'm still a young generation in the cultivation. My name is Mercury, Amazuka Mercury"

"Mercury Amazuka...... ? I remember that among Nina Adillad's disciples, there was indeed a man with this name! ”

"It's amazing, it's easy to talk about."

The young man who called himself Amazuka curled his thin lips as if he felt admiration.

"In that case, you'll understand why I'm here—please give me my master's relics."

"What do you mean?"

Ye Se Xiansheng asked coldly. Amazuka's lips were distorted with anger.

"Don't play stupid. It's the heart of the "spiritual blood" you sealed five years ago. That's what I was supposed to be. Give it back to me. ”

Even when he was targeted by the flame-like killing intent, Haze Kensheng's expression did not change in the slightest.

"Sorry, that can't be done. If you are a disciple of Adillade, you should know the reason, right? ”

"I didn't ask you your reason!"

Amazuka shouted excitedly.

At the same time, strange and ominous fluctuations in mana, and piercing ultrasound waves emanated from his body.

Echoing this vibration, a faint echo came from nowhere. The source of the sound came from a safe in the depths of the laboratory. The sealed magic guide is resonating with the magic of Amazuka.

"Look, I've found it."

Amazuka said with a hideous smile.

"I should have said it, I won't give it to you."

The fingertips of Haze Kensheng, who was muttering like this, drew a small magic array in the void.

It was a magic spell that infused the stone puppet with temporary life and created a puppet that was loyal to his servants. With this magic unleashed, a gunshot from behind hit Amazuka.

It was sent by the guards who had been turned into metal by alchemy. Through magic, Hase Kensheng transformed their ** into statues, and turned them into his own servants, the golems. Then let them attack the alchemist's youth.

Amazuka didn't have a way to escape from the surprise attack of the statues that were supposed to be immobile.

After receiving numerous bullets from the front, his white cloak was gradually torn apart.

But even so, the young man was still laughing, and continued to laugh as if mockingly.

"It's worthy of Haze Kensheng. Even though the magic power is sealed, can you still use such a technique-"

The alchemist youth's accusations made Hase Kensheng's expression distort.

The magic of Kensei Hase, who was restrained as a criminal, was strictly limited by the artificial island management commune. Now, he can't use the magic power that he used to be as a magician.

"But it's a pity. It's just that you can't kill me at this level. ”

"Woo......!?"

Amazuka waved his right wrist. Bursting from his cuffs was a sticky black-silver liquid.

The long stretch of liquid that stretched out like a whip instantly formed a sharp blade, slaying the golems one by one. Then, with a slanted shoulder, he slashed down Kensheng Hase, who had lost his servants.

The magician, who was slashed from the shoulder to the heart by the other party, fell silently on the spot while spilling blood.

"Foolish judgment. If you give it to me honestly, you won't have to taste the pain. ”

After Amatsuka glanced down at Kense, who had fallen to the ground, he moved forward from the depths of the laboratory.

Amazuka's exposed right wrist was covered with a slimy, glittering metallic liquid.

No – it's not covered in liquid. It's that his right wrist itself is metal. The black-silver liquid metal, which flows like mercury, mimics the right wrist of a human being.

"The Spiritual Blood of the Sage...... I see...... At that time, it was ...... that destroyed the monastery of Adillad"

Haze Kensheng, who was aware of Amazuka's right wrist, muttered in a painful voice.

The alchemist did not answer this question. Just smiled with eyes full of hatred.

"I'm sorry. Half of my body that was taken away by the master is finally going to be retrieved by me this time. ”

Amazuka tore the thick metal safe as easily as he slice through a piece of paper.

An alchemist who is able to manipulate the composition of metal freely. No matter what kind of cemented carbide it is, as long as it is touched by his hand, it becomes more brittle than a thin aluminum foil.

Then, what Amazuka took out of the safe was a sphere with a diameter of about fifteen centimeters. It was a transparent deep red gemstone. After confirming it through the light, Amazuka smiled with satisfaction.

With a clattering of the cane, the alchemist's youth left.

While listening to the footsteps in the distance, Haze Kensheng's lips vibrated faintly and weaved words.

Lying in the blood like this, as if asking for forgiveness, he just called out his daughter's name—

"Natsune ......"

……

When the horizon in the east began to turn white, Hiiragi Yukina woke up.

Quietly got up in a motion reminiscent of a wild cat, and pulled his hair from sleep. After a small yawn in defenselessness, a few tears appeared in the corners of his eyes. Wipe it off with a sleeve.

There are many surprises, but in fact, Yukina is not good at mornings. It's because the consciousness is still a little hazy, and the eyes are relatively empty. The cold beauty, which is slightly old, looks younger than usual.

After casually taking off the shirt she was wearing as pajamas, Yukina went to the bathroom. Although I wanted to sleep several times, I finally woke up little by little during the cold shower.

I walked out of the bathroom, wiped the water with a towel and looked in the mirror. In good physical condition. The fatigue left by the death match in the Hahazoin festival is no longer there. But the slender body is still the same. Confirming this, Yukina subconsciously sighed. Would you like to drink some milk, Yukina thought blankly.

After blowing her hair and changing into her uniform, Yukina simply settled her breakfast.

Then he began to refurbish the weapon, the "Snow Wolf".

Polishing the metal spear that glows with silver brilliance, he paints in his mind the gesture of his own existence and the gun.

This is the same reason that the beasts in nature do not exercise their bodies, and the sword witches of the Lion King Organ will not go to special training. For humans themselves, it is impossible to fight the demons on an equal footing just by training some muscles than before.

On the other hand, they thoroughly hone their senses and movements. Unintentional breathing and walking, as well as all the words and deeds in daily life, are all training for Yukina to improve her mana.