Oscar's cheeks twitched, but he still tried to tell himself to stay calm. He pushed his glasses up and said:

"Miledi, I understand you're unhappy. I'll listen to your complaints and talk to you about it. So, first, use your gravity magic to crush these guys—"

““““““Jiyiyiyiyi!”””””””

Before he could finish his words, a family of sandworms (?) attacked Oscar, and six large mouths with drills attached fell from above.

Oscar cried out, "Wa ...

After a beat.

"Are you really going to stand by and watch?!"

The wind blew and the dust dispersed. Oscar knelt on one knee on the ground, holding a black umbrella.

The black umbrella radiated sunlight magic, evidently unleashing the full force of the Ten Forms of the Holy Absolute. Normally, withstanding the weight of a large monster would be impossible, let alone six of them. However, Oscar transformed the ground into metal, anchoring the straightened handle of the black umbrella to the metal surface, thereby absorbing the monster's attack. This was truly a breathtaking feat of forging.

"Ao is my partner, right? If you can't easily defeat this enemy, Mi-chan will be in trouble~"

The drawn-out sound of her voice cracked Ao's sanity.

Oscar said nothing, but Miledy took advantage of the situation.

"What's wrong? Oh! Come on, come on, oh! Don't give up! Move, move! You have to believe in yourself! Why not give it your all! Come on, stand up!"

Oscar stood up, extending the middle stick of his black umbrella and pushing the sandworms back. He then silently took out his black gloves and put them on his hands, also holding a large number of "small magic swords" between his fingers.

Oscar took a breath and shouted to Meredith, who was cheering happily from the side:

"Meridi! I'll kill you later!"

At the same time, accompanied by the sound of an explosion, the six sandworms fell back violently. The sandworm that was initially restrained was struck by the lightning from the chain and fell to the ground with white smoke rising from its body.

The sandworms leaned back in opposite directions like a blooming flower, and the flesh on their bodies was blown away.

——Artifact Small Magic Sword Explosion

The strong blast blew them away together.

Blood and flesh fell like rain, and Oscar blocked it with a black umbrella.

Oscar manipulated the chain, and his black-gloved fingers bent simultaneously. The next moment after the sound of breaking wind, a sandworm was cut into five equal parts.

——Artifact Black Gloves

The gloves were woven entirely from ultra-fine metal wire imbued with gravity magic, capable of releasing the threads at will through a sensor stone. If the chains were artifacts of restraint, the black gloves were artifacts of destruction, their ultra-fine wires capable of severing flesh with ease.

Because two of their companions were knocked down and injured, the sandworms may have felt frightened and tried to burrow back underground.

"Sorry, don't try to burrow."

Oscar stepped on the ground and transformed it. The terrain that was originally beneficial to them became a tool of restraint.

He folded up his black umbrella, raised it high above his head, and then swung it down with all his might. The wind blade cut through both sandworms at once. During this time, the chain electrocuted one and the metal wire brutally killed another.

It took Oscar less than a minute to deal with a total of seven sandworms.

Oscar's eyes shot sharply at Meredith.

"As expected of Ao! If you put your mind to it, you can do it!"

Meredith herself clapped her hands in delight.

In order to establish a good relationship with his partner in the future, he must have a good talk with her - Oscar thought so and aimed at Meredith, preparing to fire the chain.

But before he shot out the chain.

"Um?"

"Oh?"

The atmosphere vibrated slightly and gradually intensified, and the vibrations on the ground could also be felt.

Looking closely, a few hundred meters away, a thick cloud of dust filled the air, resembling a sandstorm, and it was clearly approaching. Within the dust, a swarm of gigantic earthworms could be vaguely seen.

Oscar looked at the silver platter.

The silver plate was filled with spots of light, and it was estimated that there were more than a hundred sandworms. The range of the sand and dust was about three hundred meters, and an extremely huge shadow could be seen among them.

It seems that the sandworm just now belongs to a large family.

This is no longer a question of fighting or not. Faced with overwhelming numbers and quality, Oscar will obviously be crushed.

"Ms. Meredith? If you want me to fight alone in this situation, I'll have to reconsider traveling with you."

Oscar was sweating profusely, looking up at Meredith, and for some reason he used honorifics.

"I would never say that, but you need to hurry up and take shelter! Even my magic might not be able to stop all those sandworms."

"I understand."

Relying on the black boots to assist in jumping and blocking, Oscar walked in the air, trying to take refuge in the sky.

But the dust was already approaching, faster than he had imagined. The closer it got, the more he realized how massive the dust was. Oscar felt like he was looking up at a mountain.

Oscar thought, "Oh no, it will be too late now!?" and felt very anxious; Miley was also anxious and wanted to use gravity magic to help Oscar.

Just at this time.

"what?"

"what?"

Although they knew it was not the time to be in a daze, Oscar and Miredy still asked questions blankly.

There is only one reason.

At some point, a man appeared in front of Oscar.

He had short, auburn hair and sharp, eagle-like eyes, the same reddish-brown color. He wore a loose-fitting gray jumpsuit with a large white cloth draped across his shoulders. He was a burly man, approximately two meters tall, and probably around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old.

Judging from his clothing, he must be from the Red Desert. However, he arrived here at some point, and neither Meredith nor Oscar noticed.

The man said nothing as he strode towards Oscar. A large group of sandworms were approaching from behind him, but he seemed unconcerned.

"Eh? Wait, you're—"

"You don't need to know."

The tall, muscular man approached, causing Oscar to waver. After a cold response, the man grabbed Oscar's arm.

In an instant.

"what?"

"A-Aho?"

Meredith was right before their eyes, and Oscar and she both blinked in surprise.

At the same time, the man grabbed Meredith's arm with his other hand in mid-air.

When they came to their senses, they were already somewhere in the sand dunes, and a large town was visible in the distance.

"what?"

"Eh? We've been saying 'Eh?' non-stop since just now."

The two looked at each other and turned back at the same time.

"If possible, I hope you will forget me."

His reddish-brown eyes looked directly at Meredith and Oscar, and he was about to let go of their hands——

"S-a desert fairy?"

"what?"

"what?"

Meredith couldn't help but ask. The tall man and Oscar were stunned and asked in confusion.

Oscar looked at the man.

Seeing his muscular body and sharp eagle-like eyes, Oscar said:

“…Fairy?”

"F-Fairy?"

The man's cheeks flushed red, and it seemed that he was aware of the impression he made on people, and he seemed ashamed of the unexpected nickname.

The man suddenly came to his senses, let go of their hands, and coughed slightly.

"Anyway, please don't mention my affairs to others."

After saying this, the man's magic power slightly increased -

"Oh, catch him!!"

"Huh? Ah, I see!"

Oscar's chains entangled the man.

The man was stunned as the magic power he had released dissipated.

"Great! Great, Ao! We've hit the jackpot! How could such a thing happen?! Before I met Ao, I'd been looking for it for years, but now I've found it so easily! Here it comes. It's time for Mi-chan!"

"Ah~ Yeah, yes."

Meredith was so excited that she raised her fists high and expressed her joy with her whole body. Oscar was a little scared of her.

The man beside him struggled to unlock the chains.

"Hehe, it's useless. Ao's chains are made of a seal stone. Once you're entangled, it's difficult to use magic."

"...What do you want to do to me?"

The man's eyes narrowed, his expression full of vigilance, and his originally rough appearance became even more ferocious.

Meredith was sweating slightly.

"Thank you for your help earlier, but it would be very troublesome for us to let you go back like this, since we came here to find you. I didn't expect to run into you before gathering information, what a coincidence!"

"...What do you want to do to me?"

The man asked the same question again, his tone even more hostile than before. It seemed that Meredith had said something wrong, and the man became even more alert. Oscar sighed and untied the chains.

The man looked at Oscar with surprise.

"I'm sorry. We traveled here because we wanted to see you, so we accidentally used rough tactics. I also apologize for my partner's frivolous personality. I'm sorry."

Oscar finished speaking and bowed to apologize, while the man's eyes shifted subtly.

Although Mireidi disagreed with Oscar's statement, she quickly turned to the man and bowed her head to apologize to him.

The man's eyes moved around more intensely.

Oscar held out a hand, wanting to shake his.

"Thank you for saving me just now. I'm Oscar, Oscar Orcus."

The man stared at the outstretched hand.

He didn't move, just closed his eyes and shook his head.

"...Sorry, I don't intend to get involved with you guys."

The man whispered this and then increased his magic power again.

Meredith quickly cried out:

"Wait! Listen to me!"

"..."

The man did not respond to Meredith's call. Just before the man's breath was about to disappear, Meredith shouted:

"We are just like you! We are also users of Age of Gods magic!"

The man's magic dissipated, but this time it wasn't Oscar who did it; it was the man himself who caused it to dissipate. Judging from his stunned expression, he must have been too shocked to release the magic unconsciously.

Meredith breathed a sigh of relief. This time, instead of joking around, he said seriously:

"You too, right?"

The expressionless man said nothing, and Meredith continued:

"You suddenly appeared, right in front of me the moment you touched Ao. And then, just a moment ago, you appeared in a completely different place. Is that teleportation magic? It shouldn't be something a normal caster can use."

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