Multiverse: In DanMachi, I'm the Strongest Summoner

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"Everyone, let's go too!"

Alise used her flame fuel to accelerate, and her wind-chasing figure actually took flight.

The blazing fire burned so intensely that it dried out all the moisture in the air.

Her speed became like a streak of red lightning flashing across the sky.

"Alty, give me a hand!"

"Alright!"

"——Jana Awimsa!"

Her supporting magic wrapped around her sword.

Alty raised her holy vow single-handed sword and charged forward.

While Alise and the monster engaged in high-speed close combat—

Alty seized an opening and plunged her blade into the creature's body.

In an instant, the [magic] wrapped in blue radiance surged inside.

The Juggernaut's expression suddenly froze.

All of its stats had dropped by a certain degree.

"——Iaijutsu sword."

03 "[Flash]!"

Kaguya's Higanbana katana slashed down at high speed, slicing through the reverse joint of the Juggernaut's knee.

The monster lost its ability to move at high speed.

"RAAAHHHH!!"

The werewolf Neze clenched both fists and slammed them down onto its armored shell.

"RRAHHH!!"

The Juggernaut let out a painful roar.

With a thunderous bang, cracks like spiderwebs spread across its blue-purple carapace.

Though they didn't have the sheer power of [Silence], [The Empress], or Little Jugger's one-shot kills—

Their well-coordinated teamwork was executed to perfection.

This was exactly what an adventurer party should be—frontline, midline, and rear guard working in formation.

Alise appeared above the Juggernaut and drove her crimson Order Rapier straight into it.

"[Flame Bloom]!"

With a detonating chant, the explosion roared out—

BOOM!

The fire torrent infused into the creature's body completely shattered its outer shell.

A piercing scream echoed from the Juggernaut.

Then—

From the rear guard, mages Celty and Lyana seized the opportunity and unleashed their bombardments.

Lightning and fire blasts intertwined, crashing down upon the monster.

The Juggernaut, now stripped of its shell, realized the danger and quickly leapt backward to evade.

But—

The moment it landed, it was hit by a barrage of magical landmines.

"I knew you'd try to retreat."

"That's why I planted the mines in advance."

Laila curled her lips into a smirk.

The Lv.5 [Cunning Rat] had two types of magic—

[Musemine] and [Wengsmat].

The one the monster triggered was [Musemine], the landmine magic.

"Die already!"

Alise was the first to rush into the smoke of the explosion.

In the next instant—

A blinding pillar of flame burst through the ground, soaring toward the 28th floor's safe zone.

This intense battle came to a satisfying conclusion.

The Lv.7 Juggernaut was no match for the revived [Astraea Familia].

It was beaten down so thoroughly it couldn't even fight back.

…

Meanwhile—

In one corner of the chamber, behind a crystal pillar,

Raven Eltharion, Ryuu, and Meteria quietly observed the battle.

"S-So strong…"

"They've all become so powerful…"

Ryuu's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Everyone is amazing…"

Meteria whispered softly.

Ryuu could clearly see that Alise's current strength was on par with [Warrior] Ottar.

In other words—

The level of the [Crimson Flower of Justice] had to be at least Lv.7 or higher.

A dream far out of reach for Lv.4 Ryuu.

Raven stared at the last remaining monster, a fire burning in his heart.

"So that damn bastard was the one who ambushed me just now, huh?"

"Luckily I had the strongest protective barrier."

"Damn it, I'm the protagonist!"

"No way—I'm going out there too!"

"Shit!"

With that thought in mind—

Raven turned to Ryuu and said:

"Miss Ryuu, Meteria, let's head out and join the fight too."

"There's still one monster left—how about we take care of it ourselves?"

"Eh?"

Ryuu instinctively flinched.

It was the shadow that had haunted her all this time.

That scene where her comrades were mercilessly slaughtered before her eyes.

It flashed across her mind again.

Ryuu was afraid.

She couldn't overcome the lingering fear in her heart.

"Don't be afraid. With me here, we can definitely defeat that monster."

"The best way to overcome fear is to face it head-on."

Raven spoke with uplifting conviction.

Ryuu was destined to become the future vice-captain of their familia under their goddess of the hearth.

If she didn't overcome this hurdle, how could she ever face the legendary Black Dragon someday?

"So, trust me."

"I need your strength too."

Raven looked directly at her.

"B-But…"

Ryuu wanted to run.

"No more 'buts.'"

"No weapon? That's fine—I'll let you borrow mine."

With a thought, the virtual space opened in secret.

The [Thousand Feather Staff] landed in Raven's left hand.

At the same time—

In his right hand, he gripped a 1.3-meter-long [Thousand Feather Magic Sword].

"The justice and ideals in your heart—what are they truly for?"

Raven asked solemnly.

What is justice?

What are ideals?

What makes a hero?

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