#61
“… …ぅ.”
I could feel the popularity next to me. When I turned around, there was Rubia with a pretty messed up face. The tears in his eyes were so red that he licked his lips, as if he would burst into tears if he touched them.
“It looks like it’s over.”
Selene announced that the miracle was over. All of a sudden, his face was floating around. Rubia looks terrified. What… … You must have seen a lot more than that in the labyrinth, so you may have gained some immunity. Anyway, that’s what Selene said.
“… … ”
… … finished. everything.
The long practice, the event, the fate, everything.
Selene may have just been announcing that the given time was up, but I was glancing at it as a sign that it was time to go back.
“Bring it. I have to go downstairs.”
Selene’s head turned in the opposite direction. It floats and moves toward the entrance that goes down to the basement. There will be no room for further delay. Selene would have only a few minutes left to stay here.
On Rubia’s left, Stella, who had a complex and mysterious expression, was holding the necklace decoration. It wasn’t like Rubia’s face was full of tear glands. He seemed to be immersed in other thoughts, but he did not intend to ask otherwise. For now, it was a priority to sort things out.
bum bum, bum bum.
Mew has already gone underground. Did you think you didn’t need to see it? intention is unknown It didn’t seem interested from the beginning.
bum bum, bum bum.
widely.
“… … ”
You don’t know how it feels to lose a family you thought you would spend the rest of your life with. Because I never lost it.
So, I couldn’t offer a modest consolation.
I can’t even sympathize.
… … Damn it, because I couldn’t find the deep sadness inside me. Even after seeing all this with my own two eyes.
I feel a little sad, but that’s all.
Calmly, take action.
… … My mind is getting weirder.
I definitely feel it myself.
Rather, Yuri’s older brother… …
I think I now understand why he was so keen on the word ‘sister’.
A family that was swept away by the waves of war. If the two of them had a good relationship, the sadness would have been doubled. The trauma must have been deep. It must have been a nightmare that corroded Yuri’s heart, leaving an indelible scar.
Other than that, I heard Yuri’s cries of obsession with my parents… … I thought it would be better not to ask about that. Obviously, it would be touching a painful wound. I decided to leave it as a guess.
… … It was only after I regained my sanity that I thought about it, but it is definitely similar. Me and Yuri’s older brother.
Of course, it’s a face I’m not used to yet… … Except for the scarring, the features of the features are very similar. Everyone shouted that I became two people, so the resemblance must be certain.
is it. Was it?
The reason why Yuri seemed to treat me like a special treat at first glance—sometimes strangely favorable, other times strangely rejecting—was probably there.
… … He must have missed his brother by looking at me, or he would have revived sad old memories.
I didn’t really express myself like that. Maybe Yuri is a much more mature person than I thought.
The fact that my face resembles a person who died ten years ago and my present is conclusive proof that I am not her dead brother.
If her brother had not died until now… … It must have been quite different from the image left in Yuri’s last memory.
That’s why he didn’t show off even when he saw me. After all, the detailed characteristics such as hair color are different, so there is not much room for misunderstanding… …
at all events.
I knelt down on one knee in front of Yuri, who had been sobbing on the floor since before, and glanced at the corpse of Eidel with her eyes closed and said:
“… … You must have been to a good place.”
Me and Yuri, who speak such formal words of consolation, know. Yuri’s older brother- Aidel von Artina was forever destroyed. Not a handful of souls were left. There was no room for resurrection. That was too cold a reality to accept right now.
Yuri’s back shakes slightly. He had his head down, so he couldn’t tell what his expression was. So I didn’t force it. It must have turned out to be a face he didn’t want to show to others.
Kugugugugu… …
“If you intend to be buried with your brother, I will not stop you.”
Selene’s voice, who must have descended underground, tapped in our ears. At the same time, there was the sound of stones falling from the ceiling. If we didn’t get out of here quickly, we might all be killed together.
Yuri didn’t even have the strength to move on her own. Turning her head with a small sigh, Rubia… … No, I told Stella.
“Stella, if it’s okay with you, can you help me?”
“… … Ah, yes.”
Rubia was supporting someone and it didn’t seem like it was the case. So, I called Stella, who was still in good shape. Stella blinked for a moment at my call, then nodded her head saying she knew it and came over to me.
“Yuri, can you get up… ?”
He taps Yuri on the shoulder and asks with a sad face. It was as if he could sympathize with Yuri’s feelings. Well, in reality it wouldn’t be much different. Because Stella’s biological parents had been brutally murdered by Naberius.
… … After going out, I had a long time to ask Stella. As far as I know, Stella came from an orphan without parents. From birth, there was a past abandoned by parents. For more details… … Anyway, next time.
“Excuse me for a moment… ”
When Yuri bent over and showed no sign of getting up, Stella had no choice but to force Yuri to get up. If you didn’t do this, you would be buried really deep underground.
Stella moaned and grabbed Yuri’s body and slowly lifted her up. In the midst of that, he staggered helplessly, almost falling apart with Stella’s feet. How does it look terribly precarious? Stella kept her mouth shut and steadfastly supported the glass and led her to the basement stairs.
I tried to do that.
“… … me.”
“… … yes?”
A muffled murmur. It didn’t sound good. Stella opened her ears wide and asked. Yuri shook her head a couple of times. He slowly removed Stella’s hand that was supporting him,
“me… … I can go alone.”
so said
“uh… … That’s it.”
“It’s okay, because.”
Shu– Glass, who had lightly wiped the corners of her eyes with the back of her hand, turned her back from us and headed towards the stairs to the basement.
Jerk, Tak.
… … Jerk, Tak.
He was nervous as if he was about to fall, but he was definitely taking one step at a time and somehow moving forward.
“If you fall, follow me so I can catch you right away.”
“… … Ah Okay.”
Stella shook her head. Actually, Stella wouldn’t be in a very good condition either. He seemed willing to pretend he was okay.
“… … ”
I knelt in front of Eidel’s corpse. Stella, who was chasing Yuri from afar, said something to Rubia, and soon saw her behind her heading towards the basement. Now I just have to go.
No, with Eidel’s corpse.
… … This person finally made eye contact with me.
and asked for something.
That’s probably… …
“… … To be honest, I am not.”
He muttered to himself.
Because it will never reach Eidel.
“I am not that trustworthy.”
If a wonderful person like you was the one who loved and cared for so much, then he would surely have been a much more noble and noble person than me.
Because Yuri was pretty when she was young. What a wonderful, clever, and cute little sister… … So I can’t make a decision that I’ll take full responsibility for her future. Even if it’s not just a matter of class… …
Her life is entirely her own. Even if no one protects you for the rest of your life, you will win the right to live by yourself. So there is no room for me to interfere. Now Yuri lives her life.
Now— with your death, Yuri herself will have the highest priority in Yuri’s life.
“still… … ”
… … In fact, living a life dependent on someone is not necessarily a bad thing. because that’s human Because you can’t be alone for the rest of your life.
Only when they are properly balanced with each other.
If the balance is not achieved, one of them will grow larger, squeezing the other. ‘人’ becomes ‘一’.
Yuri was always like that. The existence of Yuri’s older brother was too great for Yuri. So I’ve been stuck with it until now. I relied on it with all my heart. I couldn’t escape from my brother’s welcome.
His brother’s death had a huge impact on Yuri’s surroundings and on Yuri herself.
So, after my brother died, the glass had already been pressed flat. Once again, he couldn’t get up on his own.
… … Until someone raises it again.
it would be
If so, what I and her friends should do from now on is self-evident. Until Yuri can stand up on her own… … Raising her from the side who falls over and over again.
It’s not very difficult. Because we were the people who would be the closest to watching Yuri in the future. Anytime, it is possible is the best friend
So you can sleep comfortably.
You can leave with a smile like that… …
Ends the conversation as if muttering.
“I’ll do it as long as I can.”
Again, no giving up.
Curl rumble… …
bum bum, bum bum.
The cavity is sinking. Eidel’s body was cold. He put his hand on the cool nape and crotch and lifted it up, then walked all the way down the collapsing cavity floor.
As I stepped down the basement stairs, the door that had been wide open above my head slammed shut with a heavy bang. Immediately after, the sound of a heavy stone being struck down with a roar was transmitted through vibrations.
… … okay.
It was time to put everything back in place.
#62
When I went down to the basement, I passed a short passage and saw a huge gate in the middle of the cylindrical room.
An arched gate. The portal did not open because it had not been activated yet, but its magnificence was comparable to that of an ancient artifact.
“It’s late. Someone like Zara.”
Selene clicked her tongue. I can’t even see where he was hiding anymore. I looked up at the ceiling just in case, but it wasn’t there. Did you become a spirit?
Anyway, everyone got here.
Stella gently wrapped her arms around Yuri’s shoulder from the side, and Rubia seemed to observe something as she approached the gate.
And the mu… … He leaned his back against the wall and didn’t even try to turn his head toward me.
The next moment, Selene’s voice rang out.
“Now, let me tell you how to operate the transfer gate… … 」
“… … this.”
at that time.
“Did you make it?”
“… … Are you talking about yourself?”
“sure.”
It was Rubia’s question, as if she was looking at the structure of the gate. Selene’s voice echoed through the hall.
“… … If so?”
Said the madman Naberius. altar. His limitless power and knowledge. and the gate. All thanks to the grace of the devil. Listening to Selene’s answer, it seems that it wasn’t a very wrong statement.
After crying for a while, Rubia, who had barely calmed down, and her eyes were still swollen, muttered with a blank voice.
“What level of magic was used… It’s the first time I don’t feel it at all. Multiple superposition, parallel connection technique, phase magic, etc… It seems that all the existing magic formulas were used in the same way… different. There is essentially a difference. Still, it has a perfectly assembled structure without any errors. It feels like a puzzle has been completed with different pieces of the puzzle.”
“… … Hmm.”
As if to keep talking, Selene snorted.
“It is impossible to even try to properly interpret and analyze the technique. Once you start responding… My magic will be empty in an instant.”
“huh. it would be Even if you collect all your insignificant magic and pour it out, you won’t even understand half of your work.”
“It’s so complicated, but… The activation method is so easy and simple. Anyone who knows how to use magic can do it. Of course, detailed coordinate calculations require a bit of computation, but… … ”
“Do I really need to make it complicated? It must be obvious that it will only cost you a little extra effort.”
Rubia continued speaking as if possessed with a sign of being sucked into the huge gate alone.
“… … I’ve never seen or heard of anything like this. It’s like looking at a fantasy object. My knowledge may still be low, but… How could such magic exist? I wonder if I should call this a product of ‘magic’ in the first place.”
Fantasy is an illusion because it does not exist in reality.
Therefore, the illusion must not be real.
“If it’s not magic, what should I call it?”
“that… I don’t know either. It’s completely out of the law.”
In the next moment, Rubia muttered silently.
“… The first law of magic. There are exceptions to all magic.”
The world itself is a mystery.
The most mysterious of these is magic.
Humanity has not yet mastered magic.
No, he couldn’t control the devil.
Magic is the law that defines the most mysterious phenomenon in the world. The law is re-established or added as an era passes.
Nevertheless, the first unchanging law that has been destroyed by the passage of time, and the leading archmage and pioneers of each era shout together.
There are exceptions to all magic–.
I’m not just talking about the possibility of a misfire. Just as there are ‘interference’ magics such as ‘Dispel’ that forcibly cancel the spell, exceptional cases are bound to happen when magic and magic collide.
Of course, most of the patterns have been analyzed through countless magic studies and experiments spanning hundreds of thousands of years, but sometimes there are exceptions and magical phenomena that do not apply to the laws at all.
Such ‘discovery’ is finally established as a law through countless studies and experiments, and newly incorporated into the existing law.
“In this gigantic rite… … I think there are no exceptions.”
There are no exceptions.
That means, in theory, perfect magic.
However, as you can see from the first law of magic, there is no perfect magic in this world.
Although there is magic that is close to perfection, magic that is perfection itself does not exist.
“… … You did your own insight. My own demons do not apply to the laws of you humans. So it’s reasonable not to be bound by the rules. It is because my own magic is perfect in itself.”
Rubia nodded in agreement and said.
“If you have the knowledge and the power to create something like this… … It may not be a dream at all to realize the ideal in reality.”
“… … 」
Selene did not respond to the low murmur.
after a while.
“Slowly the time is running out. If you know how to activate it, you can open the portal yourself——」
“Such power.”
Then, Rubia looked around.
towards a place other than us.
It was an empty void.
“This power… … Were you only using it to destroy the world… … ?”
“… … 」
Let Selene remain firmly silent.
It felt like the temperature around me had dropped even more.
“… … It could have been used for a little more, beneficial work.”
“… … 」
“If you really wanted peace… … ”
No one could open their mouth.
Somehow, it was like that.
“──What are you going to do, now?”
right then
There was a voice that broke the cold silence.
“You really… Why are you scratching your nerves again? Can’t you just pass by quietly? Then how are we going to take responsibility when we all die?”
It was Mew who took a deep breath as she turned her back from the wall. Both eyebrows were misaligned with each other as if quite annoyed.
Rubia hesitated and said.
“I just… … ”
“I know that your head is a field of flowers. I am not in a position to discipline you like you are anything, now.”
Immediately after, Mew fired fiercely.
“Think about who owns our lives. And like you said, think carefully about who that person is.”
“… … But, I said earlier that our lives could not be saved—”
“I’m sorry… Do you really think so? Don’t you think a being of that size can’t kill even one of us? You would know best.”
“… … ”
Rubia lowered her gaze.
“… now you know If you know, please shut your mouth. Rubia. Are you going to come all the way to the end and ruin it all with one word of yours?”
Mew’s words were full of thorns, but if you look at them one by one and think about them, they weren’t so wrong.
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Drinking Selene.
The evil in the beginning, not recorded in the history books.
The current demon must have embodied a very small part that was not even possible with the claws of its own body. Even so, I was suppressed to such an extent that the divinity within me could not react at all, and I was unable to draw any power.
You can intuitively notice how strong a being is.
He is truly a transcendent, a God.
Such a being held our name. The absolute evil spirit that Naberius, who must have been defeated in the end, sacrificed his body and soul and descended, was keeping us alive.
You never know when you’ll change your mind Therefore, it is the proper flow to avoid touching Selene’s nerves as much as possible and to promote her survival safely. Mew’s question with such a meaning was absolutely reasonable.
However, even so… … Several questions remain.
Why did such an evil being so generously spared us? Why did Yuri’s older brother, who almost became a monarch, help her become a Buddha?
In the last war ten years ago, the Demon Realm was destroyed. by our human hands. Still, Selene doesn’t even think about touching us even when she sees us. I don’t even think about killing the beings that would definitely be a big hindrance to me if I left them like this.
Of course, Selene said. I can’t take our divinity, and so can’t take our lives either.
It’s a slightly different issue than that.
For Selene… … If given the chance, it seemed he had no intention of killing us.
So, no matter what I say—as long as we don’t cross the line—Selene will never kill us for a few minutes or so.
I had one question to ask him.
“… … sorry. I must have been wrong. I’ll be quiet… ”
“It should have been… … ”
“—Drinking Selene.”
I, who was holding Eidel’s body, opened my mouth to the place Rubia had just been looking at.
Then a silent voice was heard.
“… … At the same time, you called me Selene. It’s a bit annoying that the ‘Devil God’ is still in front of you, but that’s enough to pass-“
I interrupted him, I said.
“I hate you. Not only me, but everyone here would think so.”
“… … under. done.”
Mew didn’t bet me any more. He shook his head as if he was tired.
Selene’s voice rang again. However, the tone was lighter than before. Is it slowly disappearing?
“Um, you’re good at talking weird things. … … Why, do you want to die like that man said? Are you asking yourself to take your own life?”
“Even so, didn’t I say that I would die within ten years?”
At my questioning like that, Mew, who was voicing irritation in that corner, seemed to flinched for a moment.
“… So, you’re saying you’re not afraid of death now?”
I answered after a short pause.
“Maybe not.”
Of course, I’m just not afraid.
It wasn’t that I didn’t want to live.
… … fate.
damn fate.
There’s only one way to get out of there.
killing a demon.
Either I die trying to kill the demon, or I die at the end of my destiny and face a trivial death. Either way is death. There is no other way.
Above all, I have countless memories of death. Even though it’s faint like a dream… … Those memories were definitely mine.
I am no longer afraid of death.
That was half right.
However, I don’t give up.
The same goes for obsession with life.
will somehow live
alive… You will surely be happy.
So I struggled as much as I could… After killing the demon who is the cause of all these chains, you will be freed and set free.
“Even if I bowed down a hundred times to the fact that I saved my life in the face of myself, it would not be enough. … 」
Selene’s hoarse voice filled her head.
And, I… …
“Selene.”
“Well, now you are calling me properly. However, when you call yourself, you must use your honorific name——”
“you are… … Are you really a demon god?”
“… … 」
Selene did not answer.
After that, there was silence for three seconds.
“… … Well, did you say no? How many times do you have to pierce your ear to understand? I don’t know how humans do not listen to others and eat them… … 」
Selene continued to speak as she clicked her tongue.
“Do your own thing. I don’t care if I call myself a demon or a bastard anymore… … 」
The demon murmured as if he had finally given up.
#63
-Woo… …
The gate is activated. How it works, others, including myself, don’t know. Because Rubia took care of it.
Inside the huge arch-shaped gate that is comparable to the height of the second floor of any building, a portal that vibrates like a water surface appeared. It projected our silhouettes like a mirror. Rubia’s eyes, looking closely, gleamed with the colorful light reflected from the portal.
“… You can go in now. With this, we should be able to get to Frontier Headquarters. Because we set the coordinates around the portal we entered.”
Turning her head, Rubia, who turned to us, said.
“Aren’t you going to fall somewhere strange?”
It was a sharp question from Mu.
Soon after, Rubia denies it.
“I can never do that. I will guarantee it.”
“What kind of trust do you have… … ”
“If it were Rubia, it would be like that. At least he’s a friend who’s better at that than us. It’s okay, trust Rubia, Mew.”
“… … ”
“… … ”
Rubia and Mew looked at me with faces with different emotions. Without saying anything more, Mew tilted her head and brushed her side hair behind her ear.
Then he turned his back softly.
“… I go first.”
Ugh-
Mew took a step towards the portal.
Then a dazzling light blew into the retina, and soon the new version of Mu was nowhere to be found.
“Oh, shall we go too… ?”
Rubia said with a clumsy smile.
“Let’s go, Stella. glass.”
“… Oh yes. I have to go.”
After I spoke to Selene and Selene eventually disappeared, Stella, who seemed to be contemplating something for a long time, blinked her eyes and then nodded.
Next to it was a glass.
A noble princess whose eyes were swollen like Rubia, her face and earlobes turned red, and her hair was a mess.
“… … Are you okay now?”
I asked like a flop.
“… … You look okay, bu, huh?”
Yuri answered with a voice mixed with hiccups.
… I thought I would ignore it, but just answering was enough.
“no.”
“Then, bro, shut up.”
“… … Yep.”
In the current situation, Yuri is king. Anyway, yes.
“Yuri, and you too. hurry.”
“… okay.”
Following Rubia’s beckoning, we also stood in front of the portal.
Just one step forward from here.
You can return to your daily life.
… … It’s not a very quiet everyday.
at that time.
Kugugugugug Palace–
“Damn!”
“Mom!”
The whole area shook for a while, and soon the ceiling began to crack nervously as if it were about to collapse.
“Oh, let’s go. Guys!”
Rubia hurriedly grabbed Yuri’s hand and ran into the portal. Immediately afterward, he turned around and waved his hand as if to follow us quickly.
woo woo woo–
The light exploded, and Rubia and Yuri disappeared.
Next it was us.
“stellar.”
“… … uh?”
Before taking a step, I called out Stella for a moment.
Stella looks back at me with her shiny hair fluttering. As always, her bright, silvery-white eyes. A necklace that is said to be a keepsake of his biological parents. And, after Stella almost died… … Not this.
“When you go back.”
“… … yes.”
A lot has happened.
Many of my friends suffered.
“After a good rest, let’s talk comfortably.”
Yuri must have been quite shocked by this, but well… … Stella will also be very upset. I’m just not making tea on the outside. There would be no need for that.
not not
Stella has experienced war.
directly too.
… … In that tragedy, his biological parents were brutally murdered, and he saw the scene right before our eyes, and the source of all the evil that caused such a tragedy was just before us.
How did Stella feel?
… … I can not know.
Because I am not Stella herself.
Stella smiled slightly and nodded her head.
“… … Yes, let’s talk a lot.”
and.
next moment.
“──Me too.”
“!”
Tak-.
He grabbed my arm and headed towards the portal together as if to lead.
“Because you’re more curious, Ezio.”
Paah-!
A dazzling beam of light enveloped us.
… … Before going to the portal.
a very fleeting moment.
“Did you ask if you are really a demon?”
A voice that had apparently disappeared was heard.
“I am not a god.”
I heard it in a moment,
dispersed in an instant.
“Anymore.”