Black Summoner

- The valley of frenzy.

Sakiel, who took off his helmet, no, you can decide that he is already a cherry dancer. Sakura dancing wasn't such an air, but it made a refreshing smile like a blowout.

"How far does Mr. Kelvin know? Oh, my God, let's not ask you anything ruthless. You know me. That's enough."

... I knew you couldn't. Even if you look at the face of the dancing cherry blossoms just like you did at the Cross Bridge (Cruz Bridge), you can only recognize them as Japanese. It's a completely first-person feeling. So I don't have the feeling that my buddies who used to travel betrayed me, and the shock is faint. Still, I'm convinced that this guy is a cherry dancer because he lives in Melfina, who has become a magical body.

"Right. I'm really surprised, but it doesn't make any difference what we need to accomplish. The hardest part is the fact that we were able to set up a forum for discussion with you, Kelvin. No, that's all I was worried about, I am. The protection of Wind Dragon King is essential to you. So I thought I would definitely come and let you wait here. Oh, to the Lord in this room behind me, I'm just asking him to be quiet. He's not your enemy, Kelvin, so don't worry about it."

"As I have said many times, we have no intention of engaging in this (...) scene. I know very well that believing is an impossible story. Still, please."

I don't think Riordo has any lies in the words of a raven or a cherry dancer. But you said we'd set up a place for discussion? Are you saying that the two Kromel messengers came all the way here to talk to us? The only thing I can say is, is that Wind Dragon King is completely pitiful on the victim's side?

"Oh, there are some things that I think are different, but I want you to keep asking first. Eiffel, please keep that arrow attached. But if you don't, it wouldn't be fair, would it?

"............"

"From what I've just heard, Kelvin, you don't seem to have any taste in attacking irresistible people."

"Only the former guild leader is an exception, so it's not stingy to attack, is it?

"Ha-ha-ha, discrimination is not good. I'm doing my part to make it easier for you guys to get here by unsealing the cross bridge, right?

"Fort door? I thought Lisea's soldiers were talking about something they ate..."

I don't really care about this gracious look, even though I was about to be mistaken for an enemy. However, I guess that's also within Rio's calculations. It's that raccoon's pot if you disturb it here. Calm down, calm down.

We're already inside the Wind Dragon King, but we're still a long way from Rio and the others. Effil has an arrow toward the two of them, but even that doesn't matter, Riordo said. Immovable with the dancing cherry blossom helmet in his hands, Riordo holds his sword in his hips sheath and raises his hands again if he does nothing.

'Effil, stay alert in your position. If you make any suspicious moves, yeah... I don't mind shooting arrows especially at Riordo. Ange, pay attention to your surroundings. It's possible they're setting a trap or something.'

"Understood."

Copy that.

Is this how cautious I can be at this stage? Well, the problem is the content of the discussion...

"Well, let's start with me. Well, what should we talk about from? Kelvin, you seem to know a lot already, and you can save yourself a lot of trouble. It's hard to draw that boundary. Right... I knew about the selector. Equal, I got in touch with Melfina by some means and got our information. Shall we go with the body?"

………

Damn, that's really hard to do. This old man.

"I'm not sure how far you've been taught, but the purpose of our Lord, Kromel, is to fight you and entertain you. It's a dimension to build the best stage, align the best opponents, and have them die in the best mood. So I still don't fight here. Because you're not perfectly prepared. It's not simple, but the spirit of it is what you want, isn't it?

"Except for the last death."

"Ha-ha-ha, well, I guess so. But Cromel's aim is never like ending up there. The path to becoming stronger to the extreme also leads to the path of solitude each time. Now that there are those who are enemies, like this dragon king and our apostle, their consciousness will also be faint. But beyond that? What's ahead of you that broke us? Kill each other with the same power as yourself? That's terribly sad. The apex is empty. Kromel doesn't want that either. I want you to stay and fight without any worries. I want you to keep fighting."

"... so Kromel kills me, what am I going to do?

I'll pretend to hear it for once, but I've already heard about this from Mel in my dreams. What Riordo told us was pretty much the same. A reincarnation into a new world created by Kromel, a new life by resetting memories. On the hand of Kromel, named Round, I continue to live my best life full of battle.

Assuming that happens, we'll be fighting again and again like we did when we came to this world. Cromel's suggestion is fascinating to me, and horrible. Because it's like playing on a game board, but it's a good idea. The bonds I've built, the footprints I've walked, have become an irreplaceable asset. It's the same thing you lose them when you die, but I will never tolerate it.

"- And this is what Cromel's purpose is. Kelvin, I can assure you that you are truly envisioned by her. I don't want people to hate me, but I can't be a villain myself."

"... I don't hate you from the beginning. I just have to do the wrong thing right."

"Right. That dialogue is to be said in front of him. But heh...! You have a difficult woman to make. [M] As you already know, Kromel is the side of Melfina. Personally, I hope you get along well."

"Thank you. I'll take it in half. I'll change the story, but that journal that Riordo left in the Apostle's Negi, what's that supposed to be?

Mysterious log discovered by Serra and Ange from Riordo's room. Most of the contents were just pages describing the Alliance's business contacts, without replacing anything. But only one piece of beautifully folded paper was sandwiched in the journal. That airship Kromel rides on, it's the material.

"Oh, I was going to talk about that, of course. Kelvin, I'm so glad you told me. Anyway, I've been forgetting it lately because of my age."

"Don't be silly. Battleship Elpis Album, was it? It detailed the armament installed on that big fat ass, its maximum power, its highest altitude, and even the internal compartment structure at its end. You never pinched it in the journal by mistake and left it there. What are you gonna do?

"Whatever you say you mean. Seriously, that's my courtesy, isn't it?

………

I had no expectations. Yeah, I didn't expect Riordo to be honest from the start.

"Please don't look so scared. All right, all right. Let's talk about it properly. Actually, this is on instructions from Kromel, too. Kelvin, I'm testing you guys. How will you attack Elpis, one of the greatest masterpieces of the Creator's legacy, Kelvin?"