Published: July 4, 2025
[Icicle Lance 256]
A total of 256 ice spears are unleashed.
And then, Ryo swiftly moves.
[Reverse]
The moment Garwin chants, all the ice spears change trajectory and fly back to their original positions.
“I see. Just like the walls of the royal capital, they don’t fly back toward the caster, but instead, reverse their trajectory… This is indeed a ‘bending of space.’”
The ice spears simply turned 180 degrees and returned to their launch point, not heading towards the moving Ryo.
It seems that this is different from the self-tracking walls of the royal capital.
The reversed 256 ice spears could be erased by Ryo.
It doesn’t seem to imply that his magical control was ‘usurped.’
“Indeed, it is an interference with space rather than stealing the opponent's magical control.”
Mumbling such thoughts, Ryo swings his sword.
Naturally, the demon Garwin also makes an attack.
[Gravity]
However, he quickly vanished, emitting light of annihilation.
“What?!”
“I was merely blocked by the invisible ice wall I had put up discreetly.”
Garwin frowned, while Ryo answered with a smug smile.
“…In other words, you can activate magic completely incantationless.”
“Crap! You’re figuring out our cards one by one. This is troublesome.”
“Your face… You’re not troubled at all, are you?!”
Ryo said exaggeratedly, while Garwin shouted with a twitching cheek.
Meanwhile, Ryo’s sword and Garwin’s bracers were locked in a clash.
A magical exchange in an ultra-close combat.
However, Garwin lightly stepped back, creating a slight distance.
“Can’t be helped. [Gravity Rod]”
The moment Garwin chanted, countless thin black rods rained down from the sky.
Clang, clang, clang…
The sound of Ryo's [Ice Wall] being struck resonated above him.
It seems they don't have penetrating power.
“Gravity? Gravity rods? Oh no!”
By the time Ryo muttered, it was too late.
The numerous gravity rods that had pierced the ground began pulling Ryo in all directions, rendering him immobile.
“I had heard about this from Eto and the others…”
Ryo lamented.
But that was only for a moment.
[Ice Wall Level 20: Ring]
As Ryo chanted, a roar echoed around him.
Ice walls began to fall from the sky, surrounding everything except for the center where Ryo stood.
Their shape was like a ring, resembling the Japanese five-yen or fifty-yen coins.
These ice walls crushed all the gravity rods.
However, there was one spot in front of Ryo where the ice wall didn’t fall completely to the ground.
It seemed someone had gotten between the ground and the ice wall.
“Why the sudden downpour of ice walls from the sky?”
Garwin, who had been in that spot, muttered.
It seemed he wasn’t crushed by this level of attack.
“A mass attack that once crushed even wild golems… You really can take it.”
“Don’t compare me to a golem.”
Ryo said, and Garwin retorted.
Then, with a sly grin, he continued speaking.
“Is this how it feels? [Ice Wall]”
The moment Garwin chanted, another roar echoed.
Just like before, an ice wall fell from the sky.
Once again, the area where Garwin stood had an opening…
And once again, there was a spot in front of Garwin that didn’t fall completely to the ground.
It seemed someone had gotten between the ground and the ice wall there as well.
“You can use water attribute magic too…”
Ryo said, sounding frustrated.
Around them, the area was covered with nearly transparent ice walls generated by Ryo.
“I’m a demon, after all. Naturally, I can use magic of all attributes.”
“How unfair!”
Garwin said as if it were a matter of course, while Ryo accused him as if it were common knowledge.
“Have you never thought about the feelings of someone who can only use one attribute?!”
“Of course not…”
The world is indeed unfair.
“I will make you understand the true power of water attribute magic!”
“That sounds interesting.”
Wiping imaginary tears of frustration as he spoke, Ryo declared, and Garwin responded with a laugh.
Of course, Ryo wasn’t shedding any tears…
“The fusion of fallen angel alchemy and water attribute magic—behold its heights! [Calorie Stealing Steam] [Ice Binding Sword]”