“The creation of Spirits begins by pouring Magic Power into an Artifact.”

Garuku’s explanation began with those words. I listened to the explanation while looking at the Artifact I had received.

It was something like a bracelet made of a leather-like material dyed blue. It seemed to be wrapped with a string, so I thought it would be good for my leg or something.

“So, you wrap that Artifact somewhere on your body, but it’s better to put it where you usually consciously emit Magic Power. It’s easier to accumulate Magic Power that way.”

Following Garuku’s words, I wrapped it around my left upper arm.

“Alright, you’ve got it.”

Garuku, in his boy form, said. I then interjected.

“Are you going to stay in that form all the time?”

“Yeah. It’s fine since no one knows I’m Garuku, right? They’ll just think I’m a messenger sent by the Spirit God or Spirits.”

…Well, no Humans would think the boy in front of me is the Spirit God. I’m still not entirely convinced, though.

“So, I just need to converge Magic Power?”

“Yeah. Gather Magic Power towards the place you’ve wrapped it.”

I was told, and I did it. I thought it might break if I converged Magic Power all at once… but upon closer thought, it’s an Angel Artifact, so it can probably tolerate Human Magic Power.

Magic Power slowly began to accumulate in the Artifact… and after a while, Garuku stopped me.

“That’s good for now. Yes, from my perspective, there’s no leakage of Magic Power. It doesn’t seem like the Demon Race will discover it.”

“Since we’re going to war, it’s fine if they find out now.”

“Come on, it’s better to keep your Magic Power hidden until the last minute to catch them off guard, right? Now, let’s proceed with creating the Spirits.”

“Yeah.”

“While recalling the image of the Spirits you’ve imagined, take out the prototype of the Spirits that you’ve absorbed into your body.”

I was told, and I closed my eyes. The prototype of the Spirits was probably the light that the Divine Spirits had converged their Magic Power into.

I haven’t pulled it out since then… but when I mentally commanded it to appear, it did so easily.

“Success. Next, while maintaining the image, pour the Magic Power accumulated in the Artifact into it.”

“Understood.”

As told, I held my left arm towards the light and flowed Magic Power. It required quite a bit of concentration.

“Maintain that state and slowly pour in the Magic Power. If you succeed, the Spirits you’ve imagined will appear.”

I continued to visualize. Spirits in armor with wings like an Angel—

As I imagined that, the light began to expand. Oh, it felt like it was starting to take shape.

“…Ah.”

At that moment, Garuku suddenly spoke up. It gave me a bad feeling—

“Hey, what’s wrong?”

“No, I just wanted to ask, how big is it?”

“Huh?”

“I mean, the size of the Spirits you’re creating.”

I was told, and I considered how big the Angel I had imagined was,

“It’s bigger than me. Its physique is more than a size larger—”

“If Spirits of that size are instantaneously created here, it will explode.”

“Huh!?”

Hey, you should have said so sooner—before I could finish speaking, the room was enveloped in light, and just as Garuku said, it exploded.

A deafening roar and a shockwave that rattled my body. I could guess that my body was being blown away, but the impact made it impossible to tell up from down.

I didn’t take any damage because I formed a Magic Barrier, but losing my senses in the middle of an explosion is quite dangerous… As I calmly analyzed this, I felt an impact on my back. It didn’t hurt, but I probably broke through the door.

I flew out into the hallway and fell to the floor. I saw a Knight who happened to be nearby staring at me in a daze.

“…You should have said something first.”

I muttered, looking at the ceiling… and then, I heard a familiar voice.

“—Hey, what happened!?”

It was Alto. I slowly sat up and looked at him as he rushed over… Oh, Sofia and the others were also coming from behind.

“L-Lord Ruon!? What happened?”

“Are they enemies!?”

Eina stood next to him, sword at the ready. Other Knights also approached, having heard the explosion… It had become quite a commotion.

“Ah, um…”

I somehow managed to speak amidst the chaos. As a result of the explosion, I wasn’t injured, but my head was a bit dizzy. This must be it. It’s not from the impact, but because a Flash exploded so close.

“No, I was just experimenting with familiar creation.”

I said that because saying “creating Spirits” would be troublesome, and Eina gave me a suspicious look.

“Does such a thing happen during an experiment to create a familiar?”

“Well, I just put too much Magic Power into it.”

At this point, I shifted my gaze into the room. The door was destroyed, allowing me to peek inside, but Garuku was already gone. And—

“At any rate, the experiment was a success.”

I muttered as I stood up. What was in the room was a Spirit in full armor, over two meters tall, with Angel wings and a large leader body.

Perhaps it would be better to call it a Heavy Knight rather than an Angel. When the Knights and Sofia looked at it, they seemed surprised by its massive size.

“I’ll be more careful from now on. Oh, and I’ll clean up the room properly. The door… I’ll have to fix it.”

At my words, the Knights exchanged glances—and Eina spoke.

“Please be careful from now on.”

She then gave instructions to the Knights who had arrived and left the scene. Alto also left, and finally Sofia remained.

“…A Spirit, you say?”

“Yes. This is the result of my Magic Power getting out of hand and expanding.”

I gave a wry smile. Nevertheless, it was complete.

“Now I just need to give it various powers, starting with Magic Analysis ability.”

“I see… Lord Ruon.”

“Hmm?”

“Just don’t overdo it.”

Her voice was insistent. I nodded in response.

“Of course.”

“…Then, I’ll be going back too.”

Sofia left. I was left alone, scratching my head, wondering what to do.

“—The damage was greater than I expected.”

Garuku’s voice. He was standing next to the Spirit before I knew it.

Well, at least we’ve created Spirits. Let’s call that a success.

…You should have told me earlier.

I forgot. My bad, my bad.

He shows no sign of remorse… Oh well, what’s done is done, so let’s move on.

So, we succeeded in Spirit Creation, but what should we do now?

We need to teach the Spirits various things, but that will also be through Magic Power. I’ll properly teach you how, so you don’t need to worry. Oh, and please decide on a name for them.

Got it.

…It seems some tedious work awaits me from here on.

Garuku, if the Demon Race starts to move in the middle of this, I’ll go over there.

I understand. Then, from now on…

No, wait. The room is a complete mess, so not today. I need to clean up.

More work added… Suppressing the urge to complain, I entered the room with no door.

—And while I was experimenting with the Spirits, the battle drew near. Kanan moved the Army south to counter the Demon Lord’s Army invading from the Southern Region. The Monsters could have ravaged the lands in all four directions, but they were pushing north without looking back.

Also, the Demon Race gathered in the Continent’s Northern Region are being hindered by the Dragons, blocking their advance. Furthermore, in the Eastern Region, nations like the Nateria Kingdom, which haven’t been invaded by the Demon Race, are keeping a close watch. If an invasion were to come, it would still be from the Army forces on the western side of the Continent.

And it seems they’ve started to move as well.

Sheldat, the Demon Race that has conquered the Barx Kingdom, is on the move. It seems he is the Commander-in-Chief.

This is truly an All-out War… So the Demon Race is trying to overturn the tilting war situation once again, huh?

Judging from Richard’s story, if the Human Side loses this battle in the Southern Region, there’s a high probability of entering the Continental Collapse route—it’s an All-out War for the Demon Race, but it’s also a crucial moment for the Human Side.

However, I think the situation isn’t as bad as when Richard went through his loops. The Human Side’s military strength is also sufficient—

At that moment, a report came in from the Familiar—it was a deviation from the scenario, similar to Sheldat’s movement.