"Hey, do you have an excuse for hostility?"
"Daria."
Before the sun rises. Go to him alone in that place, which will be lit by the morning sun in less than a minute.
I don't even show any interest in this voice, I just respond to it in a flat voice.
Shun, it's today. Here comes Caivon.
With you here, when you cross the sword, you come prepared.
"There is no excuse. It's just... I'm standing here for what I want."
"... I'll just tell you. He thinks he's gonna wake up today."
"I guess. You're the messenger. Then you'll notice."
"... you mean you let me go with the waza"
"Jesus. Otherwise, you can't fight the whole thing."
To the plainly stated answer, I strongly wonder if this guy accepted the situation just because he wanted to fight Caivon.
But at the same time, I can understand that.
Thirst, jealousy, duty, justice, wishes.
I can understand that all of them are feelings that fall asleep within him.
But - the situation is too bad. This is no longer a fair fight.
It doesn't matter how ready Caivon is, it doesn't matter here in The Cauldron of Justice.
"... you think I want a fight? Stop pretending to serve a noble purpose. You just want to win."
"I guess so. Either way, we're not allowed to lose. My defeat is still a sign that you're making way for him, isn't it?
"That's right, buddy, you know exactly what I mean."
"It doesn't seem like a smart way to do it though. This country is stronger than you think. Even if the king pleads guilty, he'll be crushed by the fennel."
"But I'm here. This country has me."
"... it's the majesty of the Virgin, not as omnipotent as you think. You stayed too pretty."
"You like beauty."
I find myself uncomfortable with the appearance of a partner who raps just a little bit more than usual.
Is it nervous, or is it the consciousness of sin, or is it something else?
... Oh, I see.
"Don't worry. I follow the results. If you win, I'll choose the path you walk as an obstacle to standing firm on Caivon. And - you're my friend, too. You've been next to me in this long history."
"I was relieved to hear that. Right, well, Fennel's probably going to use it for some experiments, research, on Caivon's defeat. Besides, obsession with Rhue is unusual. There's got to be some movement."
"... then at least move so they don't get unhappy."
"... it's an enviable story"
Shun returns to meditation with his last grunt on the border, turning his back.
At that time, the morning sun slowly rises and illuminates its appearance.
I can't see the look on his face, but the dark shadow that stretches this way seems to represent what this guy is carrying, and only slightly, he broke his chest.
It's decided here today. Probably not going to be as unfolding as he thinks.
Neither Shun, nor Kaivon, nor even Fennel can imagine what today's battle will be like.
No soldier to gather here, no fellow Caivon, no one and he.
Away from the stage and to the boundary of the junction for final adjustment.
I look back one last time and glance at the morning sun stabbing me in the face.
"... because I've been asked to. Shun, don't make a mistake. Don't miss your chance."
"Are you glad? Come out without telling anyone."
"I don't know what's going to happen. You can't get involved."
"Right. There's no guarantee that everything will work out."
Behind the city. Embark on the small boat that was prepared at the canal dock beside the gate used by pedestrians to exit to the Republic side.
This ship, with its crested sail, which is a sign that it has the permission of the state, will never be stopped by interrogation, he said.
But on the other hand, it is difficult to climb the Exchange River, a canal that uses natural rivers, so that we can only get out of the real city.
Well, I guess that's why the examination is loose.
I mean, it's one-way. Once you get out of here, it's hard to get back into the city, and it's good to see that you can't get back here unless you get past the trials you're waiting for today and get the full cooperation of Dahlia.
"This looks like just a ship. There's no magic tricks or tricks."
"I see... you know, you need a rudder operation to make a change of direction, right? Then I will."
"I knew you liked how this works, Rayce."
"Ha... yes. Oh, it's amazing. I feel water resistance in my hands."
Two people who know nothing explore the boat in a fun way.
Look at that, this one calms my heart.
It's okay. Nothing, you don't have to feel anything.
They're going down this river, and a little while later, they're going to see a big mountain in the front.
I get off at the pier at the foot of that mountain and they tell me to go down the road...... it's still going to take.
Shall we enjoy this cruise for a while?
"Um, come on, I know you're fat, but come on?
"Hey, did you make me wait?
"No, I didn't wait, did I? Why are you three doing that?
I started boating for about an hour. Dahlia was already waiting for us at the pier where we finally saw her.
The moment she saw him, Rhue looked up with pleasure, and Reis also had an awkward look on his face somewhere.
And this is the word that was uttered shortly after the pier.
'Cause it's a river.
"It's not a river."
"On the boat?
"Not up there, though."
"Are you going to be swimming fish?
"That's swimming."
"Fine. Big fish."
I'm sorry. They started fishing.
This river is an amazing explosion. Mass, you caught a fish like that, didn't you? The number of items in the box is four or seven.
"... you know what I mean"
"Ooh."
"Ha... Well, then just get off. There are steps here, too."
Dahlia takes me to the cabin that was by the river.
Perhaps we will now begin the 'lying' phase.
Turn your ear to Dahlia's talk about each chair that was provided indoors.
"Well... you're late to say hello. Perhaps you recognize you're already seeing me, but let me say it again. Long time no see, Lue. And... Long time no see, Reis"
"It's been a really, really long time, Dahlia"
"Yeah, it's been a while. The... Actually..."
"You don't have to tell me. I know. I didn't know you were my sister then. I can't believe you didn't notice just the color of your hair or the presence or absence of wings. We're missing it too."
First greetings exchanged, and words of reunion, mix strange conversations.
Were you seeing Rayce? Asking about it, what an amazing answer I got.
When Daria and Shun visited the semi-final harvest festival, they were meeting with Reis.
On the contrary, he said he was eating a menu from our stall.
"Speaking of which, if you were with me then..."
Then he mouths the topic so that Reis can chase it further.
Shun. Someone I'll probably fight after this.
I realize that the subject of the person comes out of a place where I don't even think about it, and my expression moves reflexively on it.
That was apparently the same for Dahlia. React to Reis' words a few moments late.
"Ah, oh. That's Shun. I mean, just like me, Caivon, Lue, and your old friend."
"Yes... is that so? I barely remember you, but can I still think of you as a friend?"
Even if I don't remember, I remember the other side.
If we don't get into that situation, I can't speculate on what Reyes is in the mood for right now, though.
And now, when I say that this is an occasion where I may be able to have a new friend, and I think maybe I'm going down a different path, it's terrible, she's pitiful.
If I really don't want to break this relationship, I wish.
"Well, there are some pretty vague memories here too... at least I'm hoping to hang out as a friend from now on"
"Oh, really? I'm so happy about that. The situation is the situation, I can't believe it. Sometimes I imagined that. But if you could tell Dahlia that, it would be kind of very comforting and... awesome and reassuring. Isn't that right, Kai?"
"Oh, really"
Temporary encounter. It's too short to tell old memorabilia, and the situation doesn't allow it.
Still, this time now, in a situation where Oink thirsted, in things close to the landscape.
I can recognise that the time is irreplaceable now that I have two of my beloved people and friends who were closer to me than anyone else in the real world.
I'm sure you're thinking the same thing.
'How good would it be if you ended up like this'.
But that is not the case.
To the lid, Dahlia rises.
It's like telling yourself you shouldn't be here any longer.
"Well. Then I'm ready. The ritual will begin soon. Then we go to the top of the mountain. Black walls show up, go over there."
"I was wondering, what is that ritual? I think it's not just a festival, it's something important, but it's just a little draw to get in the way of it."
"Well, it's a pretty massive procedure, for sure, but there's nothing special about it that much. It's like a kind of inspection, so you don't mind coming in. It's just - once you get in, you'll never get out until it's all over. That's all you have to be prepared for."
That was probably a word directed at me as well as Lue.
"It's a battle you'll never get away with," the final announcement.
I know. That's why I'm serious today, with all my strength, with all my soul.
Nod quietly and turn your gaze toward Dahlia.
I lay my eyes down without heart or sadness and turn my heels back to cut off my strays.
"Then I'm going. In twenty minutes, I can see the light through the window of this cabin. Then you can come."
"Aye."
"I hope you're well transported"
"I'm just getting nervous too."
Dahlia leaves the cabin.
Reis opens his mouth as if to break a slight silence.
"Again, you're a stranger. It's a little masculine to talk to, but has it been around for a long time?"
"Right, Dahlia's been doing that for a long time. I guess the impression is that it has nothing to do with being a girl."
"Well...... yeah. Right."
Well, I guess I'm more resistant to speaking in a woman's language than I am to being a man originally.
Especially if you behave as a Virgin in public, you seem to be firmly divided.
But rituals? Perhaps the ritual is for tying this one up.
I wonder what constraints they will put on me by fulfilling, and my heart will beat just a little faster.
... but it doesn't matter what constraints, curses, loads, or handles you can put on it.
As long as the two of you are safe now, I can fight as much as I want, and I can keep trying without giving up.
"... Kai, you're very nervous."
"Hmm? Really?
"Right. You're a little tense, aren't you?
"Ha ha... I think we're just a few moments away from fulfilling the first purpose of our journey, I knew it"
"Yes, right? Then let's think ahead. Is it that Lue and the King are reconciled......? I'm out of commitment, and even if not right now, I don't know what I'll do when I'm out of discrimination."
"Hehe, you're right. As for me...... now I guess I want to take a look around Brightness Arch. It was covered in royal castles and fairly dense sorcery ceremonies, so I guess I'd like to see it for later school."
"I see. How is Mr. Kai?
"I..."
A glitch arises for a moment wondering if I could speak of it right now.
But I do have hope and hope for the future.
Once this is done,
"I'd like to go to a city called Border. It seems that even the descendants of humans who once prepared dishes for Lue may be living, and above all it was an interesting dish. I want to see what else there is."
"Oh, you mean that 'witch stumble' thing. What an embarrassing name, but I love that one. Looks like it's still deeply rooted, and I want to go, too."
"Hehe, nice border city. I am...... I'd like to go there first, the exit on the republican side that it continues from the hideout. And in a way, I think we can say that we are deeply involved with Lue, and we may still have some kind of culture and some kind of story."
"I see... the Nahat clan might be involved. Yeah, I'd love to go there, too."
Talk about the future of your journey. Looks fun, with your eyes shining.
Fly your thoughts into the future. Believe in the future of hope and hope for happiness ahead.
This moment of dazzling, fun and happy words flying over me cements this last determination.
It was then. I felt such an air vibration in my chest, as if I had even been slapped on a big drum somewhere far away.
If you look out the window, a string of columns of light stretched from the summit of the mountain, and it hit the sky, changing color black.
A pitch-black darkness spreading in a dome. It's like drinking gokuri and spit in a creepy atmosphere that reminds me of the demons that me and Dahlia fought in the woods.
"That's... kind of ominous, I have a bad feeling"
"Necessary ritual, is that perhaps a soul quenching against something..."
Stand up, open the door and look back at the two of you.
I'll say it in a mild tone so as to unwind the two nervous faces somewhere.
'Hey, me and Dahlia, and there's two of us. No matter what happens,' he said.
"This is... some sort of unknown technique"
"Is that by Mr. Dahlia?"
"I think so."
I try to touch that black wall, but it slips through like nothing.
What a creep it was to be untouchable, even though it emits so much presence that it seems to have a real image, rather than a film of light.
Then Lue tried to jump in there ahead of me.
"Stop. Let's all come in together if we can"
"Well, maybe we should stick together."
"Okay, go ahead."
Take the hand of Lace offered, and with the other hand take Lue's hand.
And they both took a step forward as this one moved and jumped into that darkness.
Vision is blocked only for a moment. And at the next moment, with some invisible force, I felt them pull away from their hands.
And when the darkness clears, there's...
"... I see, oh, that's good for you"
"The shapes, well, I imagined the Greek Colosseum, but it's a domed, flipped over in relation to the surgical ceremony. The bottom part is flat on this street, but if you try to escape to the edge, the movement will be dull on the ramp"
"It's like the bottom of a chinese pot."
"It's an easy analogy to understand. Well, then... it's been a long time, but tell me what?
Shun was there.
There was a shun that only changed the way the real world looked and the color of my hair.
The slightly lower height, not to mention its child-face, only appears to be midway between high school and middle school students.
But I do feel it. Overwhelming intimidation and a certain sanctity, as if standing before a giant tree.
Just because there's no friendly air, it's going to atrophy even though it's not hostile.
"Where are the two of you who came in with me?
"I'm behind you. It's quite a distance though. For once, there are eight elite knights and seven magicians to deal with unforeseen circumstances as a gallery"
"It's embarrassing to see so many of them."
"Let me pull it out, it won't be that kind of balls"
Buddha's top surface, should I say?
Shun, who seems a little grumpy and the bats talk badly, is somewhere else behaving.
I'm sure that's the natural reaction, break it off.
Look around again.
I'm going to be slightly shaken by how big the battle is going to be on this stage, which is wide and too wide.
Is this where you made it through the mountain itself?
For what purpose? A slightly unpleasant hunch passes through the back of my brain, obviously in a shape that looks like I'm assuming a battle.
"So you're gonna do it?
"Oh. Out of the sword. This one's ready."
"That's belligerent, a long time... well, I'm ready for this one too"
Remove the sword from the item box.
And turn your back and just take a little distance.
That's when I captured Dahlia in the distance, as well as Reis and Lue.
And I could see you screaming desperately for something.
Clear your ears to the word by granting yourself [five senses enhanced] that there will still be respite.
What do you mean, Kai? What's wrong with my promise?
"Mr. Dahlia, what is this about?"
'Oh, don't move. Don't move. You're not getting out of this seat. I'll just have to watch it till it's over. "
Dahlia! You tricked me, Kai!
'Oh, I cheated. I had to fool him, and Caivon got on with it, too, understanding'.
'Hmm!? Kai-san, give me an explanation! Put your sword down!
Oh... I'm sorry, I didn't think you'd get that mad.
What I see in my eyes is a lue that looks so angry and minded that I've never seen it before.
And Lace is pointing her gaze at Dahlia, who's just shooting through.
And... Dahlia with a look on her face as if she was in deep trouble.
"... you've always been loved"
"Well, you heard me."
"I can tell by the tremor of the air"
What a horror that is.
We confront each other again where we have taken our distance.
And one last peek at this opponent's status.
Sorry, the battle has already begun here.
[NAME] Shun
[Race] Human
[Occupation] Kensei (50) Kenhao (50)
[Level] 411
[Title] Knight of the Ethereal Star
Legendary successor
Those who lead to the Divine Domain
Endless Sword Saint
Deathbringer
A soul devotee
Eternal Challenger
Endless Seekers
Sister Killer.
[Skills] Polar Swordsmanship
[Weapon Ability]
[Chasing flashes]
[Kensei's Guiding Principles]
[Blade draining acceleration]
[Vientiane mutilation]
I fear for that status, which only exalts swordsmanship in a crisp way.
That's definitely The Ultimate One. Situated opposite my tricks and variations, it's just a testament to a man who kept pushing his sword to the extreme.
... This guy is a little scary.
However, no matter what the attack, I am challenging it today in "Never Lose, Never Lose Configuration".
I have re-granted myself [Life Extreme Enhancement] and I lay down my sword.
"... Well, I forgot to tell you -"
At that time, Shun, who was confronted, opens his mouth.
And - words that echo in the back of the brain, that I'm used to hearing, but can't hear.
"Sorry, let me tie your gear"
"PvP Handy Rules"
"Handicap will be imposed"
"Temporarily initializes player Kaivon's ability to equip"
"Temporarily enhances player SYUN's gear performance"
"Whoa... that's against the rules..."
Oh...... I should have been more vigilant.
Now that I think about it, 'That Skill' was the only one that emitted a different color.
Dahlia's "Demi Programming"... is that all you can do?
"Well... the name of this place is" The Cauldron of Fairness "if it were meant to be elevated under the same conditions... but it made me play a little prank. Don't try to resist me."
"... ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh, I'll let you die"
... Shit, this guy could really end up asking Dahlia.