Tearing Apart the Defense Line

Croydon.

The boy was surrounded by mirrors.

"Are you going to hurt me again?" The boy crouched down in fear, screaming in near collapse, "Stay away, stay away from me—"

But the Phantasmal Spirit appearing in the mirror raised its greatsword and swung it at the boy.

Clang.

The greatsword struck the boy's neck, yet it produced the crisp sound of iron striking stone.

He stopped trembling and turned to look at the Phantasmal Spirit holding the greatsword.

He wept through gritted teeth, his eyes filled with sorrow, rage, and fear.

"I said—"

"STAY AWAY FROM MEEEEEEE—!!!!!!"

Outer Shell, Inner Shell Exchange—activated.

Boom—

An immense amount of magical energy erupted violently from the small body, directly blowing away the towering Phantasmal Spirit that had tried to kill the intruder.

A roar echoed through Croydon.

"AAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!"

From within the white light shrouded in magical energy, a bizarre arm reached out.

Half of the arm had the texture of bluish-gray stone, but from the forearm down, the hand overflowed with magical light—a body formed from pure magical energy.

A bizarre, beast-like monster emerged from the light, seized the towering Phantasmal Spirit by the head, and then—

Boom—!

Crushed it outright!

"AAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!"

Having killed one Phantasmal Spirit, the monster let out a roar that seemed to be called "joy."

And yet, that roar sounded like a little boy crying out?

More Phantasmal Spirits stepped out of the mirrors.

The monster went mad.

Barking.

After treating Simonetta, Lawrence pinched a white gemstone between his fingers and threw it toward Sakata Kintoki.

"Whoa, fuck!" Sakata Kintoki failed to notice the white gemstone flying at him and got hit right in the head.

Then he discovered in surprise—

"Hey! My wounds are healed!"

Seeing the wounds on his arm and chest close up, Sakata Kintoki cried