Akatsuki Kojou's trembling voice carried an indescribable terror. His constricted eyes quivered nonstop. "White Steel of the Water Sprite" was still drawing magic power from him, but the speed at which it was drawing it...
"Wah! Pfft—"
He spat out a mouthful of blood. Akatsuki Kojou lost his connection with "White Steel of the Water Sprite." The massive expenditure of magic power had left him utterly drained. Forcing his head up, he said to Himeragi Yukina, "Run... run!"
With a thud, Akatsuki Kojou collapsed into the pool of blood he had vomited earlier.
"You've got to be kidding me!" Himeragi Yukina hurriedly supported Akatsuki Kojou, paying no heed to the bloodstains on him. Her first thought was to use her own blood to heal him.
While everyone remained on guard, the sea beneath them was deathly quiet, as though the formidable enemy Akatsuki Kojou had spoken of had already vanished...
The school trip was temporarily ruined. To prevent any accidents involving the students, Private Saikai Academy had the teachers lead them on a tour of a major company in Island of the Gods' industrial district. They stayed the night, messed around for a while, and then headed straight back.
It was all wrapped up in a slapdash manner.
Many people were thoroughly disappointed, but there was nothing they could do. Once bitten by a snake, one feared a well rope for ten years. News of the monster lurking beneath the sea near Island of the Gods had long been spread everywhere by the media. In the past few days, fewer and fewer ships had been sailing to Island of the Gods, and the docks had suddenly become deserted.
The aviation industry, on the other hand, had become even busier. In this world that leaned toward fantasy, people would rather believe