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Crimson lotus flames burned over the body of the Demon Flame Spirit named Veraoka, dyeing the entire area fiery red.
As though completely unaffected by the flames, Muuya sat upright on the Demon Flame Spirit's shoulder. Looking down at Claire, Fianna, and Alice, she licked her lips with excitement.
"What's wrong, big sisters? Is this all you can do?"
Provoked by Muuya, not only Alice but even Fianna gritted her teeth and struggled to rise from the ground.
Claire likewise got to her feet with difficulty, staring fixedly at the Demon Flame Spirit. Sensing the terrifying divine power and astonishing heat radiating from it, her pretty face went pale.
"She's completely controlling a Military Spirit all by herself? There should be a limit to how absurd this can get, shouldn't there?"
The advantage of Military Spirits was their versatility. They did not require the Elf User's abilities to be particularly high; anyone with the qualifications could draw out a certain degree of a Military Spirit's power.
In other words, Military Spirits could not unleash their full power.
They could neither transform into Spirit Armaments like contracted spirits, nor fully display their innate power. They could only use a portion of it.
Yet the petite girl before them was able to bring out every last bit of a Military Spirit's power.
Moreover, a Military Spirit like Veraoka—one of the strongest even among tactical-class Military Spirits—should have required at least ten outstanding Shrine Maidens to control successfully. Yet Muuya had done it alone.
That fact truly chilled Claire to the bone.
"Even for an expert specially trained to