This is the story of a magician and an elf girl.

"Kill her... Kill him... Kill her... Wipe out all the descendants of heroes—"

"!"

The arrows that could not be detected by the eyes came at an incomprehensible trajectory.

“BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!”

The wind elves that came with murderous intent were like little devils that sneered, pulling the arrows that Wendy dodged back and forth in the air flow, teasing them as if they were objects of teasing.

Faster... faster... hold on a little longer... never... never let them die here... I must be able to do it if I want to!

"Chichichichi..."

"Chichichi..."

“Chichi…”

"Wendy! If you can't do it, don't force it! I'll find a way..."

“Bang!” Jack tried to rush in front of the arrow again, but was pulled back by Wendy’s hand. He should have learned his lesson after the attack just now: “No! I will find a way this time! I will never let Mr. Jack become like Lord John... I will never sit there doing nothing and watch the people I cherish die again!”

“…Wendy…”

“…I’m sorry…I never said it out loud…I’m the descendant of Ikaros…it’s actually true…but I just don’t want to believe it…I’m such a useless person, but I’m actually the descendant of that great hero…it’s so ridiculous…but now I’m sure of it—this pair of wings are indeed the wings that the White-Winged Hero once possessed. I’m a half-orc born into a noble family…I don’t have any brothers or sisters, and I don’t have a complete family…I was bought by human traffickers shortly after I was born…since then, I no longer had any hope for this world—so no matter who you are! I will never let you take away my only family! This time, I will definitely protect everyone!”

The dazzling white wings seemed to be affected by the girl's determination.

"Swoosh!" Her wings became faster, wider and longer, allowing her to fly high like a bluebird that no one could catch, even the wind elves flowing freely in the air currents trying to catch up with her.

It will also be blocked by the sound cone accumulated in front of her forehead. After all, the sound cone is an ultra-high-density acoustic energy produced by the concentration of sound, moisture, and other air compounds. For the wind spirits who can freely manipulate the atmosphere, the sound cone is like a wall that rivals the magic barrier.

"Ms. Linna! Is this height enough?!"

"It's not enough! Higher! Higher! Until the troposphere!"

"Troposphere?! Hey, elf, what on earth do you want to do? Even if we fly higher, the air pressure will drop, but this does not mean that the elemental elves that freely manipulate the atmosphere will be weakened. Rather, this is a threat to us. Once they surround us and take away our remaining oxygen..."

"If they really have that ability, they would have attacked us long ago. It must be because we are constantly flying. They can't focus their attacks on us. Therefore, in order to adopt more efficient means of attack, we must fly higher..."

"So what are you planning?"

"I don't have time to explain so much to you! Wendy! Are you not here yet?!"

"Yes! I think it's almost there!"

Before entering the troposphere, Linnai could see the sea of ​​clouds gradually swallowing her. She pulled out the dragon tooth knife given to her by Xiaoxue from the scabbard on the right side, and the power contained in the polished blade began to shine.

"This... is for you."

"……What's the meaning……"

At first, Linnai didn't know why Xiaoxue wanted to transfer the dagger that was called a family treasure to her. It should be a very important thing to her.

"…This is a weapon made of dragon teeth from the water dragon. My ancestors called it the Dragon Tooth Knife. According to legend, it has the ability to manipulate liquids. The water dragon once used this power to call the wind and rain, and could turn raindrops into spears of water to shoot through the enemy… But whether it is true or not… I don't know, after all, I have never used it."

"... never... what do you mean?"

"...It is said that... the Dragon Fang Sword is a special weapon with a limited number of uses... Once the number of uses is exhausted, it will become scrap metal... or break into pieces..."

"So you're planning to throw this scrap metal to me..."

"I thought so too... but if that's the case... would it still be so shiny..."

Judging from the sheen of the indigo blade, the shadow who had touched it before would know it - it is indeed not scrap metal as it contains power. In fact, its sharpness is even better than that of ordinary sharp weapons. It is truly a top-grade product.

"... the details... I heard the real truth from Master Athena... my ancestor never used the true power of this sword after receiving it... he constantly maintained it for a long time... regularly poured his own magic power into it... and only then did he keep it the same until now - the purpose was to return it to the master magician."

"..."

"...The ancestor also considered this... Even if he used it... it might not be able to be used at the right time... So he implemented the plan of raising the army for a thousand days and using it in one moment... Even if the magician is gone... I think it is the right choice to hand it over to you."

The shadow looked at the handle of the Dragon Tooth Knife in deep thought, and remembered that the forger's diary did say that the two front teeth of the Water Dragon, which were the bones with the most magical power, were made into two special weapons, one of which was given to the magician and the other was intended to be given to his companion - it seemed that in the end, it returned to the hands of the person to whom it should be entrusted.

"...Thank you... Please lend me your strength... Xiaoxue... Brother..."

Gripping the hilt tightly, Linna poured magic power into the Dragon Tooth Knife. The awakened epic weapon emitted a dazzling light, and the surrounding sea of ​​clouds began to roll. The wind elves, not knowing her intentions, lost track of them because the heavy sea of ​​clouds blocked their vision. Doris, who was located below, chose to wait and see in order to avoid being ambushed by them, but gradually... She thought she was hallucinating at first. The white sea of ​​clouds seemed to be stained black by ink, and began to accumulate mysterious light in it. By the time she realized that it was the phenomenon called "lightning light", a huge amount of electrical energy had descended on her along with the light.

“GAAA ...

“Boom!” The thunder that resounded through the sky shook the atmosphere. Doris, who had no idea how they used such power, was seriously injured by the unimaginable blow. Jack, who was amazed at Linnae’s methods in the sea of ​​clouds, also had the same question: “What… what kind of power is that… can you freely control natural phenomena?!”

"...What a superficial understanding... So-called lightning is nothing more than static electricity generated by the positive and negative charges in the clouds. After the energy is accumulated, it produces a discharge phenomenon. As long as we can freely manipulate the clouds made of water vapor and the water inside them, we can suppress the moment when static electricity triggers the discharge phenomenon..."

"Uh... it's too complicated. I don't understand. Anyway, it seems that this method can only be used in the sea of ​​clouds, right?"

"Ah... And it seems that my assumption was not wrong - this Dragon Tooth Sword is not a weapon that can only manipulate liquids, but can control all substances belonging to the category of 'water'. Even water vapor, which is close to gas, can be manipulated. It can be seen that the saying 'natural phenomena can be easily controlled' is not a fiction."

The power of climate harnessing the power of elemental elves easily destroyed Doris's barrier made of wind elves and magic, but even so she did not fall down. Half of her body had been burned by the electric shock. If she were to endure one more blow, she would undoubtedly die.

"Rin… Naa ...

"That guy... is he immortal..."

"...Teacher Doris... This is my ultimatum, give up immediately..."

“GO TO DIE GAGGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGA!!!”

Doris, who no longer intended to communicate with Linnay, concentrated all the power of the wind elves and her own power into the arrow on the bowstring that emitted a turbid color. She did not hold back at all, without any reservation. She pulled the longbow just to shoot through the target, and no one could stop it.

"Elf... don't be naive... I understand your feelings... but it's time to make up your mind... This is the last chance. Either she dies or we lose."

"...I understand...If this is the end...then there is nothing we can do..."

Linnai, who had officially made up her mind, raised the Dragon Tooth Knife. The electric charges gathered in the clouds had already become so restless that they wanted to release all the energy contained in them to the ground in one breath and turn it into a discharge phenomenon.

It was a blade that was sharp enough to kill any life, and it was also the only way for Linnai to stop Doris now.

"But there is only one chance... According to my estimation... Teacher Doris's current strength is more than enough to deflect this attack. If it is dodged or offset... I'm afraid there will be no chance. I need you to offset half of her strength and then dodge at super high speed. In this way, I can gain more advantages before launching my attack..."

"Leave it to us. As long as Wendy and I rush down at the same speed as before, we should be able to clear a path. Go ahead and do it."

"Leave it to us, Miss Linnae."

The three people holding hands exchanged glances to confirm this final decision. A sense of trust that only they could understand passed through their strong wrists, weak wrists, and slender wrists: "Ah, I believe in you, so..."

"—Can we trust you too?"

"—Can we trust you too?"

"……certainly."