Ice is the strongest physical force in the world, you know?

　Against Surt, I pelted him with ice cubes in the name of practicing magic.

　Thanks to that, both speed and quality improved.

　I'm glad I had a good training partner to sandbag with!

　But still, this demon ...... doesn't know anything about fighting.

　Every time I fire an ice block at him, he drops it on the ground.

　Why don't he just avoid it?

　Is he so stupid that he has to respond to every attack?

　It's so useless it's hilarious.

　It's enough for a magician to use only beginner level magic in a fight.

　It is enough to use middle level magic or high level magic at the end, like dessert.

　But, he's still very stubborn, isn't he?

　It's hard to make him fall.

　He's too persistent, isn't he?

　It's boring.

　In this case, I should go out there myself.

　I'm going to bring him down to the ground with my own hands!

Don't think you're the only one who can fly!

　A special jump!

　I flew right over Icarus' head.

"Why are you here ......?!"

　Icarus' eyes widen in astonishment.

　What's so surprising?

　I just used my body enhancement and flew at once.

　See?

　Even humans can fly, you know?

　Demon.

"How does it feel to be looked down upon?　--Absolute zero."

　I tried to freeze Icarus, but his magic prevented me from doing so.

　Well, I did freeze his wings, though.

　Fall to the ground, you fucking demon.

　Hahahaha!

　You are a hundred years too old to approach the heavens, demon!

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　It wasn't supposed to be like this.

He gained power and could handle divine magic.

This was not supposed to happen.

　Nevertheless, I was overwhelmed by elementary magic.

　He was not acknowledged.

　Icarus learned all kinds of magic.

　He has first-rate magical skills.

　When it came to magic, there was no one better than Icarus.

　He was proud of it.

　He could reach the 100th floor of the Babel Tower.

　He thought he was the one chosen by God - the one who surpassed God.

　And yet, he never thought that he would be overwhelmed by elementary magic,.......

　That should not be the case.

　Icarus stood up.

　In front of his eyes was Ark.

　The magic of absolute zero had already been lifted, and his body and wounds had healed.

"I am disappointed, Arc.

Even though you have learned divine class magic, you still use beginner class magic.

It seems you have no pride."

I'd like to tell you to feed your pride to the dogs, but you're right. ......

It is not a bad idea to beat you with magic as you say.

Let's fight each other's most powerful magic, shall we?"

'Haha. Good!　Then I will defeat you with my most powerful magic. I will show you the essence of magic!"

　Icarus can wield the divine class magic that drags a god down to earth - Heaven and Earth Reversal Reversal Fortune.

　As the name suggests, it reverses heaven and earth.

　The earth cracks and rises, while the sky collapses and falls, a magic reminiscent of the end of the century.

　Eventually, the sky and the earth converge, causing extensive damage throughout the area.

"I am the strongest!　I am the supreme!　Behold, Reversal..."

"I have been waiting for this moment."

　Ark smirked.

　And the next moment.

"Gahaha......!"

　A sword pierced through Icarus' chest.

　Icarus slowly turned around.

'You ......!'"

　Pfeuat was standing behind Icarus.

　Pfeuato,e, is the fastest in the zodiac.

　On the ground, it would be easy for herto approach Icarus unnoticed.

　On the other hand, if Icarus was not on the ground, it would be impossible.

　Pfeuato immediately moved away from Icarus.

　Icarus glared at herangrily.

　The wound would soon heal.

　He could not allow himself to be sidetracked in the fight.

d, "Damn it!　Don't you dare to interfere in our supreme battle!"

　Icarus was so angry that he had taken Ark out of his mind.

'Well done, Pfeuato.'

　In an instant, Ark was right in front of Icarus.

'--Nibbleheim Zero."

　Ark's divine magic was released.

'Nah ...... such a cowardly--'

　Icarus' movement stopped.

"If you use the word "strongest" lightly, you are not the strongest. You're number two at best.

I am, of course, number one."

　Ark said to Icarus, who stood still and froze.

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　Nibbleheim Zero.

　The Nibbleheim Zero is a divine magic that freezes space and time itself.

　In the first place, it is impossible to freeze time with ice magic.

　Freezing things and freezing time seem similar, but the principles are completely different.

　However, with divine magic, it is possible to freeze time and space as a whole.

　The world where God resides has a different concept of time from this world, and by utilizing this mechanism, it is possible to freeze time and space.

　This magic is based on a similar principle to Nibbleheim, but Nibbleheim Zero can only be used within a narrow range.

　In other words, it is a divine magic for one-on-one use.

　The greatest strength of this magic is that there is no way to prevent it.

　It must be the same level of divine magic.

　It is the strongest magic in one-on-one combat, but of course it has its drawbacks.

　Among the magic of Ark, it takes a relatively long time to be activated.

　To use Nibbleheim Zero, one must instantaneously access another world, and even if the time is shortened by the Sharric Theory, it still takes time to activate.

　Of course, there was no way that Ark could have handled the Sharric Theory, so the imprint just accessed it automatically.

　By the way, Nibbleheim can be activated in a shorter time than Nibbleheim Zero.

　The reason for this is that Nibbleheim requires shallow access.

　Conversely, Nibbleheim has the disadvantage of needing a large amount of magical power, so it cannot be activated without crystal ether or a large amount of magical stones.

　In other words, while Nibbleheim is wide and shallow, Nibbleheim Zero is narrow and wide.

　The range of Nibbleheim Zero is so narrow that it is only effective at a distance that can be touched by hand.

　It is the most powerful magic if it hits, but it is difficult to hit in the first place.

　Let the matter be settled.

　The cause of Icarus' defeat was his pride in magic.

　Without pride, he would not have given Ark time to use Nibbleheim Zero.

　Without pride, he would not have been angered by Pfeuato's spear.

　If he had not allowed Ark to use Nibbleheim Zero, Icarus would have won.

　Even if Pfeuato had speared him, there were plenty of ways to avoid Nibbleheim Zero.

　In the first place, Icarus had a body that could be called immortal and a magical power that could be called infinite.

　There was no way that Icarus would lose if he could bring the fight to an endurance battle.

　However, Icarus' pride would not allow it.

　He tried to surpass Ark with his magic.

　Pride was the biggest cause of defeat, but it was the inevitable cause of defeat for Icarus.

　Because Icarus was arrogant.