～～～ Brave Daiki side ～～～
"Shit, let's do this !!"
I try my best to reach the demon, but a black object appears and makes a high-pitched noise and is blocked.
"It's sweet"
"What !?"
I found out that a black object was trying to launch an attack by sticking out a needle, so I took a back step and managed to avoid the attack, but I shook my flank.
"Huh, huh"
Oh, it was dangerous! I managed to avoid it, but I don't have it as it is.
"Wow!?"
When I thought so, Dozem was in front of me before I knew it, and I pointed my black spear at me.
"Don't let your guard down."
Mazui! !! I'll be killed! !! ??
"Great shine !! [Fire Arrow] !!"
"Huh!"
Thanks to Miumi's magic, I was able to evacuate, but Dozem showed a look of leeway when I put out that black spear in front of me and prevented the fire arrow. ..
"Daiki, are you okay?"
"Huh ... huh ... I'm okay. Thank you, Miumi!"
I tell Miumi that, but I can't really afford it.
"Daiki. I'll cast recovery magic."
"Iori, I'm sorry"
When she puts her hand on my flank, she puts a faint light on her word, "Holy," and the scars on her flank disappear.
"... I see, is this the hero's ability? As you asked."
"What do you mean?"
"I'll tell you something good. I'm Soldo, my companion who repelled last time ... Do you remember?"
"... Oh, I remember. He was trying to kill His Majesty the Emperor."
What is this guy saying suddenly? I will answer while thinking.
"The demon we fought first. What happened?"
"Yes, then it's quick. Do you know how strong he was in us?"
"strength?"
I remember having a hard time fighting Soldo at that time. Considering that, ...
"Isn't it about the middle strength?"
"Huhhhhhhh! I see ... you were misunderstood."
Are you misunderstanding? He keeps talking while Daiki and his friends think so.
"His ability was the lowest among us ..."
"The bottom?"
If Dozem wasn't lying, would we be happy to repel the bottom end ...?
"I don't know who killed him, but he was killed. Well, he was a hindrance among us, so I can't say anything when he's gone. ... and "
When he spreads his hands after saying so, three black objects begin to grow from the ground and begin to form.
"Please take a look at a part of my power."
"That's right ... isn't it?"
It's no wonder Miumi says this. Yes, there is a black object in front of us that looks the same.
Meanwhile, Iori throws words at Dozem.
"Maybe ... a shadow?"
Shadow? This can't be a shadow! There's no way we can do anything strange that shadows can touch weapons and armor, let alone shadows! !!
"It's a good answer. I got the power to manipulate my shadow freely from him. I can materialize the shadow, and I can change the shape of weapons, armor, and even people. ... Well, the story is long, but let's get started. "
Along with the words of Dozem, a shadow in our shape attacks with a weapon.
"Let's do this!"
While saying that, he slashed at the shadow, but was blocked by the shadow sword. Then, the forces are pressed against each other, but the blade gradually approaches me.
Ko, this guy! ??・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Power is too strong!
"Daiki! Gah !?"
"Miumi !!"
When I turned my eyes to Miumi, a shadow resembling Miumi was holding a spear to pierce her while holding her belly and crouching. Even if I try to help, I can't help in this state.
"[Holy Arrow]!"
Under such circumstances, countless arrows of light fly toward the shadow, but it is avoided, but Iori pierces the gap and goes to the side of Miumi.
"Iori, it's okay, because I was just kicked."
"But!"
Miumi raises her eyebrows as Iori looks worried at her standing up with her weapon, the spear, as a cane.
"Look at the enemy! They're coming!"
"What !? [Sacred Shield] Go !!"
She casts her magic and manages to prevent her from hitting an oncoming enemy with a barrier in front of her.
"Is it a sacred barrier? But it's thin."
When Dozem said so, the shadows in the shape of Miumi and Iori sprinkled their weapons, and when they were slammed vigorously, they made a terrible noise and at the same time began to crack.
Barin! !!
"eh!?"
Iori, who broke the barrier he made with just one blow, is unbelievable. He looked like he said.
"Uh, isn't it a lie? The barrier Iori made is broken ..."
impossible. That barrier is strong enough to stop the Iron Golem's fist, but it's so easy to break ...
"How is it? This is part of my power."
I can't win as it is! The enemy is too strong! !!
I managed to shake off the shadow's sword and run to Miumi's side.
"Both of you will run away from here! Follow me!"
You can escape from here if you break that wall made of soil attributes! ??
"I understand!"
"Hmm!"
Together with the two respondents, they turned around to run toward the wall made of earth attributes, but in front of the stairs there were shadows in our shape.
"I won't let you escape so easily."
Shit! ?? Was not only power but also speed? !!
"See, everyone ... behind"
"What?"
Miumi said so, so when I turned around, the three shadows stood with their weapons.
"What !? What the hell is this !?"
What does it mean to have six shadows in the shape of ourselves, front and back! !! ??
"Huhhhhh ..."
"What's wrong !!"
"It's an easy thing. I thought you would run away, so I dared to make it on the nearest clay wall and hide it on the floor."
Shit! ?? Was it read?
"Well, you've fully enjoyed my ability. Then ..."
At that moment, I look at us with a horrifying smile.
"Would you like me to die here? You can slowly find the one who defeated Soldo."
I was completely surrounded! !! what will you do? It's a really bad situation ... I have to help just two people somehow ... What should I do?
Miumi and Iori look at me with anxious faces. Then, I look at the slowly approaching shadows alternately and think of a solution, but I can't think of any good method.
"It's over. Be quiet and feed me."
The shadows are holding their weapons and slowly approaching us to stab us at the end.
How did this happen? If I bought magic paper and entered the labyrinth before coming here, wouldn't it be possible for just two of us to escape?
Wouldn't it have been possible if I had become stronger? No, shouldn't we have been training in the grasslands without entering here?
The last answer I came up with was a simple word as various thoughts flew around in my head.
I can not continue.
With the answer, his body relaxes, kneeling on the ground and even letting go of his sword.
"We are ... here ... here ... we die here."
"What are you saying stupid things !!!? Daiki, stand up early !!!"
"Daiki, don't give up and stand up !!"
The two tell them to shake their bodies and get up, but they have no reaction at all. Dozem stares at such a figure with a chilly, distorted smile.
"Isn't it better to try to die as cleanly as he does?"
"Who will be killed for you !!"
"... Is that so? If you say so. Can you show me how much you can endure?"
"[Sacred Shield]!"
When Iori surrounds it with a barrier, it collides with the attacking shadow weapon and makes a high-pitched sound.
"Ugh !? ... Ahhhhhhhhh !!!?"
You can see that he puts all his magic into the cracked and fragile barrier and tries to prevent it, but it seems to be quite painful.
"Iori, don't lose!"
"Ulyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
With that shout, the barriers that protect them are wiped off as they are, and they hit shadows and dozems to keep them away from their surroundings.
"Nice Iori! I'll run away in this gap !!"
When Miumi looked at Iori while saying so, she was breathing while raising and lowering her shoulders, so she thought that Miumi could no longer use magic.
"Huh, huh ... Miumi ... just, huh, huh ... run away ..."
"What are you talking about, Iori! Stand up fast and run!"
"Already, huh ... huh, my body doesn't move, huh ... huh ..."
"Lie······"
Miumi is not strong enough to run away with Daiki and Iori. She can see that even if she can run with them, she will be caught up.
What should I do? How can I save them? Or do you abandon it here? I can't do that.
"I didn't think I had this power at all."
"What !?"
Miumi turned her face in the direction of her voice and Dozem was about to stand up.
"But you are the only one who can fight."
Certainly as the enemy says. Daiki is desperate and unusable, and Iori runs out of magic and can't move.
There is a magic potion in Iori's own item box, but Iori is killed while drinking the magic potion ... I can't do anything anymore.
"Go"
Reaching out with the words of Dozem, the shadows that had been blown away came toward them.
Will I die here without doing anything?
It was a moment when I felt despair. Suddenly, smoke fills the room with a terrible explosion, so put your sleeves on your mouth so that you don't inhale the smoke.
"Keho !? Keho !?"
"Goho !? Goho !?"
Daiki and Iori are wondering if they have smoked.
"What? What happened !?"
Did Dozem do it? Looking at it while thinking so.
"Eho !? Weho !? What did you do !!"
Dozem is also squeezed like Daiki and Iori.
Isn't he? Then who did it?
Pashin! ?? Pashin! ??
"······e?"
"What !?"
When I think so, the shadow between them and Dozem sways to the right, and at the same time, the right side of my head opens a hole and collapses as if it exploded from inside. Starting with that, every time I make the same sound, the shadow is overthrown.
"What's happening?"
"My ... my shadow can be overthrown so easily ..."
Dozem stared at the sight of all the shadows of the doll he had created being overthrown, with a face that was just unbelievable.
"I see, that black lump is a shadow, and you're the one who controls it, and it's the enemy of the heroes?
"Who !?"
"A person who came to help the brave, what is it?"
Dozem turned his face behind us, saying so, and when we turned our faces in the same direction, there was a girl with white hair standing out.