In the end, the 【Age-Faking Medicine】's didn't show any signs of expiring and with me still looking like a little girl we have arrived where the Hobgoblin Thorn Token was.
"Are you ready?"
"Not at all. I didn't bring anything with me."
As Lucato spoke to me to confirm, I could only respond with that.
The weapon I used when I fought him a few hours ago was left with Lyly and been repaired. I had no means of attacking, so in order to escape anxiety I went into the back together with Ryui and Zakuro.
"Oohhhh, so that's a Hobgoblin changed into a super mob. Looks strong."
Ahead of our line of sight, the Demon stood up in high spirits. As expected, no wonder he'll notice us if we come at it from the front.
"Well then, Luka-chan, Tobi-chan! Let's go!"
"Yes. Leave the front to me."
"Let's decide it with a swift attack."
Scatter! With that instruction of Lucato's, Myu and Toutobi headed to the left and right, leaving Lucato in the front raising her bastard sword.
The Demon's thorned bat and the bastard sword clashed, then using the recoil of their attacks they followed up with another attack.
A roundhouse slash. Instead of resisting the recoil, Lucato used it to deliver continuous attacks by slashing as she pivoted on her feet and twisted her body.
It was an action that left her open in PVP, but it was effective means of fighting against a sluggish mob.
As she forcibly modified the trajectory over which the Demon's thorn bat travelled, Myu and Toutobi alternated coming close to the mob and dealt small amounts of damage.
"It's the last Thorn Token so it has considerably high defence."
"Yer' right. Well, the weaknesses are kinda high so it's gonna be hard to get 'em."
Kohaku agreed with my murmur.
And the remaining rear guard——
"Haa, haa, fufufu, together with a little girl. With a little girl."
As Rirei slowly closed on me, Hino who was outside of the party this time had held her down by the nape of her neck.
I felt like a real crisis was coming and prayed it ends quickly and Myu comes back as soon as possible.
"Then, let's do it to end this fast. 《Zone Enchant》——Attack!"
By combining the enchant with 【Sky Eyes】 zone-type skill I put down a zone enchant on three people at the same time.
"For the sake of flirting with a little girl after this——《Fire Shot》!"
"O'well, I'll try aimin' as well. ——《Quick Blast》!"
Along with the disturbing words, even though Rirei's fire magic and Kohaku's wind magic aimed over Lucato's head, a wall of thorns appeared separating the vanguard from the rearguard which blocked the magic.
"As I thought, the enemy is strengthened even more with each stage. In various ways, too."
Unsurprised by the appearance of the wall of thorns, indifferently releasing magic, Kohaku adjusted the position of her glasses.
Since they constantly fired magic without a moment of pause, Rirei and Kohaku's MP was rapidly reduced, so I replenished their MP with a potion as they continued to destroy the wall.
"Fairies, it's yer turn! 'Dat wall, do somethin' 'bout it!"
" " "Everyone, chaaarge!!" " "
In response to Kohaku's words, Myu's and the others' fairies appeared all at once and started attacking as to overlap and add onto Rirei's and Kohaku's attacks.
Compared to my Mischievous Fairy these fairies had fairly offensive attacks, the attack power was strong enough to make me think it would defeat a weak Thorn Token, it had all continued to break the wall of thorns.
And, finally we were able to see the vanguard through the wall of thorns, but there was no significant damage dealt to the Demon.
The two sides——were at a stalemate.
"Hey, Kohaku? If I'm not wrong Myu and Toutobi hit him with their attacks. But, the enemy hardly received any damage."
"Yer right. After a wall of thorns, it's auto-recovery. My, Myu's gonna have fun with this."
Why the heck are you carefree. I swallowed those words and looked towards the front, the damage Myu and others dealt to the Thorn Token, even with the attack enchant, was all recovered by the auto-recovery ability.
"Isn't this getting worse instead?"
Although the Bastard Sword had blown away the thorn bat, shock transmitted through the sword had gradually scraped away Lucato's HP.
"Luka-chan, I'll heal you now. ——《Large Heal》!"
Myu withdrew far into the back and restored Lucato's HP. At this rate, the entire place would turn into a stalemate. Then, the demon could be seen making his move.
"UGOOoOOooo!!"
Raising a roar, inflating his muscles the Demon made the black and white electric shock between his warped horns to sparkle violently, painting our vision white.
"Damn!! My eyes..."
"Rirei, defence. ——《Wind Seal》"
"Fufufu, I know——《Flame Wall》"
The strong point of my 【Sky Eyes】, the great eyesight had caused a disaster, causing me unable to see after the dazzle. Also, feeling dull pain I squat down on spot, but someone had supported me from behind.
"Yun-chan, are you okay?"
"This voice? Hino? What's the situation? Heck, don't casually add -chan in there!"
Tehee, I heard Hino's laughter, but then she explained to me, who was currently blinded.
"Right now, Rirei and Kohaku, as well as Ryui are defending from an attack."
Rirei's fire wall and Kohaku's protection. Also, apparently Ryui's round water shield had protected us, the rearguards.
As I tried to look towards the front with my hazy sight, the Demons thorn bat's shotgun seed attack rained down on us, the three of them had protected us from it perfectly.
I have gradually recovered my vision, and among the seeds that rained down I saw Myu's and Lucato's appearance.
"Yun-san, as expected, continuous triggering of defence magic is harsh on MP, potions please."
"G-got it."
Once again I used MP Potions on Kohaku and Rirei, then looked around broadly.
Lucato stood in front, Myu used magic from the back.
Although Myu's light barrier blocked the seeds, since some of them broke through the barrier at times, Lucato blocked them with her bastard sword.
While Myu and Lucato minimized the damage as much as possible, I couldn't see Toutobi's appearance.
"No way, was she taken down?"
Possibly, while I was blinded, Toutobi might have received a shotgun attack from close range or a direct blow from the thorn bat and was defeated. Then, I need to locate her figure as soon as possible and use a Revival Medicine. While such thoughts crossed my mind, Myu yelled.
"We have all the information on this strong mob! We got countermeasures for this attack too! Tobi-chan!"
"...I'm going! ——《Shadow Dive》 release!"
During the break in the seeds avalanche Myu gave a sign and then Toutobi's voice had echoed.
I looked around to find her, she was hiding in an unexpected place.
"——《Neck Hunt》!"
Suddenly, Toutobi who appeared behind the Demon slashed, scattering the rose at the Demon's neck. Receiving damage after being hit in the weakness, the demon turned around and swung the thorned bat at Toutobi, in response she——
"——《Misdirection》 《Backstab》!"
The swung-down thorn bat grazed Toutobi's side and in an instant, she had moved behind the Demon. She cut the back of the Demon's knees with the dagger, making it fall on its knees.
"Fufufu, tie him up——《Flare Band》"
A band of flames created by Rirei wrapped around the Demon. Although he tried escaping from the band of loosely-wrapped flames, the more he tried to move the more it burned him and gradually bound him tightly.
"First, let's cut off those horns that get in the way! ——《Shock Impact》!"
Lucato's slash hit the Demon's horns while it was constrained and broke off both.
"UGAAaaaaaaaa!!"
Although the Demon roared having his horn broken off, but the more he had rampaged the more band of flame had tightened. And while the band of flame restrained his motions, the comrades had continued attacking the Demon.
"I'll give you a return gift as well. ——《Sol Ray》!"
Myu who was stretching out defensive magic from behind Lucato released a converged beam of light, which pierced through the Demon's right shoulder and the rose on it, hollowing it out.
By destroying the weaknesses and characteristic parts, the damage dealt to the Demon increased all at once.
"Kohaku, it's about time my restraint expires."
"Then, leave it t' me! Yun-chan, enchant."
"Kohaku's adding -chan too?! 《Enchant》——Intelligence!"
Even though I retorted, I applied a magic-attack raising enchant on Kohaku.
Receiving an INT enchant Kohaku nodded with a smile, I couldn't tell whether it was to thank me for responding to her joke or for the enchant.
"Imma smash yer face as strong as I can! ——《Aero Canon》!"
Kohaku spread her fan, and as if fanning away, she fired an invisible shell.
At the same time Rirei's restraint disappeared it had landed straight on the Demon's face.
The muscular, tall Demon's body bent backwards and fell down, he received substantial damage to his face and head. The rose on the Demon's left eye had scattered when hit by the invisible shell. And for the last rose blooming on his left chest——
"...this is the end. ——《Heart Piercer》!"
Toutobi stood on top of the fallen Demon's upper body and triggered an Art at almost zero distance, striking his left chest.
Her wrist rotated as she thrust as if to gouge it, in response the rose on the Demon's chest scattered and the heart located behind it was pierced and broke down.
That blow had become the decisive factor, the Demon's body had stiffened for a moment, then warped and run out of strength.