Sphere is constantly accelerating as Albain leaps from branches to branches of trees over a hundred years old - aiming for Lattice's separation.

"The royals... we must help them. I can't execute you..."

Sphere is a spiritual body that can move at high speed and invisibility. While moving like this, the speed gradually improves and the control of magic improves - I'm growing fast enough to take off my hat.

"Dad was trying to stop the execution without moving as much as he could..."

(It is a tough place to take prisoners and turn around in an information battle, but it seems like we can recover them somehow. Before I go back to Albain, I'd like to lay down an "information network" in Ratchris.)

"To do that, we have to get rid of the bad guys and put them all back together....."

Sphere says generously, but he can't hide his anxiety. I'm guessing you might encounter either Leon or Lugard in a detached building.

But I didn't choose to come here when I got back. That's because things are moving at the same time in the Central Plain and the detached palace in southwestern Lattice. Delayed execution of the royal family could result in the murder of Mermaire's family.

"Ah... yeah, it's okay, I'm not scared. I'll never lose next time, either. The next time I fought, I wanted to be ashamed of myself as your father's daughter....."

(I see. But from your father's point of view, it's still too early to be independent.)

"Well, that's not true. Even I'm as good as your father...."

(Don't worry. Sphere can come as close as we can. as long as you get used to the use of force)

"Nh... yeah! I'll do what your father taught me! Good luck with that!

I'm not optimistic or anything. Looking nearby, I feel proud to understand the power of Sphere the most.

Eventually, you'll see the white walls ahead - probably the walls surrounding the detached palace. Spear uses his magic to see if there are any guards outside the house without telling them anything.

"The light that reaches beyond the horizon, show me the landscape far from my eyes... light vision!"

(And we have to keep it invisible from the enemy. Hidden (Hyding)

"Thank you, Father. I have to be quiet from here."

Sphere puts his index finger on his lips. Does the technique resemble Verlaine?

(... no. Sphere is Sphere. Even if you say there's something similar to Mothers)

Don't treat me like a "daughter" forever. Sphere plays his part as part of our party.

(My happiest thing is that they say I look like my father and mother.)

(... you shouldn't say that in front of your moms.)

Why shouldn't I say what I always think?

Before you say, "You're too cute for everyone to let go." I noticed something strange about the enemy soldiers on the castle wall that I saw in Light Vision.

From the northwest we approached the detachment - the main gate of the castle wall is on the north side. There was a screaming voice coming from there.

"That's not true, what is that?! Forgive the intrusion, do not let us reach the King!

"K, it's coming... black, monster... ah, uhhhhh...!

"No, stop it... stop it... damn it...!

(There are so many people here... disappear one after the other... Dad, people here are going to die...!

'He' is coming - I and Sphere are familiar with this sign of inorganic intent to kill.

(Lugard... Sphere, he's here. We can't let him commit any more murders. But....)

(It's okay... I'm not scared. I can't keep losing... I'll definitely defeat someone I didn't defeat once. I wouldn't be afraid of anything if my father were here.)

(... thank you. Sphere, there's nothing to be afraid of. Now I'm watching Sphere 'by my own will')

I just wasn't attracted to my soul, and I didn't reside in Sphere.

I can protect Sphere on my own. And if I succeed in another attempt I've made, I can help everyone in Rugenta Castle.

(Lugard stops, Sphere)

(Yes, let the people on the walls escape as far away as possible. Is the magic of the Wind Spirit okay?

(Oh, that's fine. If you don't want me to tell you to run, it would be enough to just hide there)

Without hesitating to consume magic, Sphere activates the magic of the wind spirits "bouncing air (air bounce)" by chanting silently, flying the soldiers who are unable to move out of the courtyard.

"Uhh... what...?

"It was an attack... uhh, ah, the wind...!

Soldiers won't know what happened - so Sphere keeps his voice out of sight of them.

"--It's dangerous, please run away! Just run, I'll punish you for attacking the village along the way! Um, um, well, anyway, I'm going to do a big deal!

"Hih, hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

"It's a nightmare, it's a nightmare...!

Sphere dares to threaten me, but I have nothing to fear at all. Kind, the roots are bigger than any of us.

"Mmm. What would you say if you were your father?

(Miralka is the best person to leave it to.)

"Mother Miralka... oh, okay. Mother would say..." If you don't retreat, I'll destroy you!

"But that's enough... damn it, what a safe mission...!

"Pull, pull! Return to the royal palace! I can't believe we're on a mission like this!

It appears that some of the soldiers we evacuated included the Sentinel Captain. On the way to the Royal Palace, you will reach the village where General Ginada is, but that won't be a problem - the strength of the soldiers is rank B in the rank of captain, otherwise C, etc.

But that's enough to get rid of the enemy in a calm way. Sphere rushes through the walls to find out what's inside - there's a royal palace where the royals will be captured as they scatter their minds.

"Ah... Dad... he's sucking the blood of the person he killed...!

(Julius's blood doesn't seem to be enough, but... you're trying to be a little stronger without choosing a means.)

Lugard did not accept any bows or magic from the soldiers, and when he approached them by force, he grabbed them by the neck and sucked on the blood - a state he could only say he was devouring.

"I have to stop... as soon as I can...!

(All right... Sphere, I'll help you. You two should be able to enhance Cody's 'trick' even more...!

"Yes! The blade of light produced by the sword sperm, become a star in the sky!

― ― Light Sword Light Blade Light Bullet Meteor Shooting Star ―

Sphere's Summoned Light Sword is fired into the sky and drops a flare bomb from superaltitude - I control the impact position of each shot.

(It's hitting... it's working, but there's no sign of falling. But as long as we can stop it....!

"--Run now, everyone! We're here to protect you!

I knew that some people would still be unable to choose to retreat, even though Sphere would speak up.

― ― Spirit Body Conversion (Elemental Transformation) Transfer Transient Speed (Warp Boost) ―

Fly away from the walls and accelerate towards the Lugaard with your summoned sword. Even though he was using Hidden, Lugard noticed Sphere approaching and opened his eyes before Sphere waved his sword of light.

"--Why do you keep doing that, hah!

Sphere reveals her emotions. Still he's laughing - my daughter's ripped sword with her black-skinned arm.

― ― Shura Remnant Light Sword Shifting Flash ―

The accelerating blow is faster than the sound - after Lugard catches the blade of the light sword, an impact occurs instantly, and the sound of the blade tearing through the sky flashes and resounds.

"Nh...!

The slash cut the hardened skin that covered Lugard's arm. That arm was the right arm I should have cut off.

"--haaa!

Lugard abandoned his arms without hesitation and separated - before the slashing by the light sword reached his body.

Sphere, get away from me!

Remember the bad omen and scream. The detached arm melts instantly, turns into a mass of black liquid, and targets us with a sharp spear, like a willful creature.

"Khh...!

Sphere's reaction was quick, and the blade of the light sword deflected the spear. Shortly after evasion, however, the liquid mass threw its spear in the opposite direction, targeting Sphere further.

--The Quadruple Cage of the Wall "Protective Prison Quadrable" ---

I broke one, two, three, offset by the fourth, to prevent a spear made from the blood of a black liquid, Lugard, in front of Sphere.

"Say it again. Run! I don't want any more sacrifices!

Spear again to the soldiers who can't escape by abandoning their defeated comrades. Without a moment's respite, Yuma's abilities are helpful - with the power to appeal to her soul, she can make her voice heard even when she is in an extreme state.

"Hurry! I can't protect you when the next one comes!

"Ah... you want me to abandon my mission and run away from this place where the royal family is being captured...!

"Captain, there's still someone breathing! Permission to retreat with them....!

"... I'm sorry that your prospect betrayed me...!

A commander-in-chief of the Separated Palace listens to his men's advice and tries to retreat. But many soldiers had already lost their lives by the time Lugard broke into this place - the garden built in the front yard of the Away Palace.

(... Lugard, I thought you were just teaming up with Glass Goal. Why are you doing this...?

"There was no reason a monster like you could beat a human."

Lugard's eyes no longer contained human emotions.

Lugard's blood, which had already taken up a lot of blood and turned black, had turned dark as darkness itself.

"SS rank... it was just an illusion that the rank was next to the SSS ranked adventurer. It's an irrational wall separating us from you monsters. No matter what you train, you won't see the other side of the wall."

"You can't beat your dads, so you hurt a lot of people and tried to get stronger by sucking on their blood? Why do I have to be so strong...?

Lugard sees the questioning sphere with his eyes as black as blood. There was an evil smile on the edge of his mouth.

"I just want to be strong. So do you, huh? With its power, even the civil conflict in the country tries to fit in the way it wants. You're still acting arrogant without dying... and you pity me for what I've become."

(You know it yourself. But I'm not sorry. You'll have to throw away that sweetness.)

"Is this voice... inside her...?"

What did Lugard feel? I don't know how you understood that I lived in Sphere in this way.

--What I know is that the killing that he feels is starting to stain clearly with anger.

"... how much did you know about me?

"Sharon gained the power of the Nightcrawler (Nosferus)... to rule her. The stronger you inhale the blood, the darker the color of the blood changes... that's all I've taught you."

"Even if I swear allegiance, is that enough? Again, unnecessary power... only the ability to strengthen oneself by feeding others was a beneficial element of the Nightcrawler (Nosferus)."

(Even though you've lost your arm in the first blow, are you still going to fight?

There's no way to win - before you say so, Lugard throws a gaze at 'Behind Us'.

"I will never lose a part of me again. That's how it changed."

"Nh...!

The black spear, which was stuck in the defensive juncture, instantly returns to the Lugard - and plays back with the black right arm connected, as if it had originally grown.

"... how did you get so far..."

Sphere trembles. It was not because he feared the end of the man who had abandoned him, who had arrived at Lugaard.

"That man... does Dick Silver have my powers now? I thought there was not enough to try....."

(--Sphere, it's coming! I'm in charge of the defense!

"Mmm....! Cody, Mother, let me still use the Sword!

The power of the Light Sword can be increased even more, but within Sphere's eight powers, it has not reached the point of synergizing everything.

First, overlap two. It goes well with Cody's sword, enhanced by my magic.

― ― Light Sword Light Blade Enhanced Slash Count Attack Rise ―

Once again, Lugard saw Sphere's Light Sword and reacted slightly. However, it does not loosen the hand of the attacker who started it.

"The Light Sword... it should be the technique used by the 'Cody of the Light Sword'. Even the power of borrowing must be the Kingdom's strongest sword."

Lugard no longer relied on a particular weapon or appeared to be a human being. Cover your body with hardened black blood and shake your right arm toward Sphere.

"But whatever power you have, it's over when you're hungry."

When I was free to change the shape, I abandoned the assumption that 'this will never happen'. Lugard's arm changes shape like the head of a giant wolf, opens his jaw wide and tries to swallow Sphere.

(Father....!

Parent-child tactical meetings literally do not require any time. Choose one of the most reliable avoidance methods available to Sphere.

― ― Shura residue Flash walking Centail ―

Lugard's arm, which has been altered by blood, which is also a mass of magic, cannot escape spiritualization. As a result, Sphere uses Eileen's body technique to completely avoid Lugard's attacks.

"I won't let you escape."

Lugard muttered, quickly turning the trajectory of the attack back to where Sphere had fled. But no matter how many times you get eaten, there's no Sphere there. Always avoiding being the first.

Like the demonized Eileen, the red fighting spirit of Sphere won't allow Lugard to follow in one piece. On the contrary, it gradually accelerates - Lugard's eyes, which contained only murderous intentions, ironically return to human emotions.

It's a rush. The opponent who thought it would be easy exceeds himself - but he still thinks he can win.

"How can you move so fast... Dick Silver, you're one of us. How dare you raise such a monster and cheat on me as an alliance master...!

"I'm not a monster! You too!

Lugard covers most of his eyes with black blood armor and can no longer read his expression.

But Sphere's words certainly shook Lugard's feelings. Sphere's eyes never let the movement escape.

"The part of you that's not gone yet... I won't let you be a monster like this...!

"Always bothering you, little girl...!

"... Cody mother, Yuma mother. We need your help!

― ― Light Sword Light Blade Holy Barrage Holy Shroud ―

Lugard didn't know - the Lord of the Light Sword has the destructive power of a single strike, but an overwhelming number of attacks carried out in disregard of time can also be a special weapon.

"It's just light for me... what...!?

The first "Light Bomb Meteor" to control Lugard from a long distance. It should have given Lugard confidence - the light bullet that changed the light sword could not penetrate Lugard's defenses.

That's why Lugard tried to prevent the black blood from forming into a big shield. Without realizing that it was a fatal mistake.