That night. I was just chirping about the noise Rais caused earlier, and I get word from the innkeeper about the visitors.

Well, you've already explained to everyone who that is, haven't you?

"Hey, there you are, Vio. Please don't hesitate to come in."

"That's a good place to stay, isn't it? It's the tallest place around here."

When I invite her in outside the room, Lace and Lue each speak up.

"Long time no see," he said. "How have you been? 'But the moment there was a third voice...

"I'm out of time, Mr. Vio. It's been a year."

"- Ha! My consciousness was flying for a moment. Oh, Dahlia, why are you here! Brother, why is he here?

"Because you're my friend. So we're working together on the seal of the Seven Stars that we described today."

"That's why. No, I'm surprised you knew them."

If you ask me, do you think Vio's motivation for being in the semi-final continental tournament was because he lost the battle against Dahlia?

The one she chose to test her arm against, having climbed to the top of the Knights of Liberty.

At first, they tried to challenge Shun to battle, but because he was out on an expedition, Dalia said he took the challenge instead.

"There's no way I can beat a magician," that's what I meant...

"It seems that Shun's opponent is unlikely to take the back with my swordsmanship. Besides, he doesn't know how to add or subtract. If I did poorly, I would have been pushed unrepeatable. It's too bad to lose someone like you."

"Damn... I want to say it back, but I can't say anything before I lose"

"By the way, I beat Shun this whole time."

"Yep! No, I'm sure it would be a possible story for your brother... hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha"

That conversation soothes the air I've been straining here lately.

I guess we had a lot to talk about. She told me so much about her past without even telling me what I should have. Whatever it is, so are we.

"Heh, Amami belongs to the dark side of the freedom knight, right? I've never seen my face either, but I'd like to fight it once."

"Hey... maybe he's been face-to-face a couple of times"

Look, I'm talking about being Leila's shadow fighter.

"So, the real deal. Can you tell me more about tomorrow's game to decide the lord?

"Oh, I was. Hmm... should we just talk about the contestants and what kind of fight they're going to have?

"So please. I don't know anything about the status quo or the role of the lord."

"The Lord's work is just territorial policy and control. Basically, the people here are free to behave. That's why it's so dissuasive to say," If you're not doing too well, you're going to kill him. "

"That's simple and lucid again..."

We're talking about a game, but we no longer kill each other, anything, something like brawl.

So without going into more detail now, she talked about the opponent to be wary of in the game, the one who would be closest to the lord now.

"... in a nutshell, it's a monster. There's a connection to blood for once, but there's a pure beast man over there. Physically, I'm the overwhelming opponent."

"Hmm. Is it that strong? What are the odds?"

"I don't know. He's been playing in the nearest neighborhood, and you haven't seen him fight. It's just... he's got a special magic guide, and they say he's immortal these days."

"Ho, do you have such a magic guide? I want that."

Dahlia told me in a strange way that she was excited about that information that inspired this interest.

"... before, there were some human beings who disappeared in this territory who were brought with them such magic aids. It was a treasure of our country brought to protect us, but we couldn't find it."

"I mean, you think it could be that tool?

"... If that's the case, it's going to be a lot of trouble."

"What!? What kind of magic equipment is that? Immortal!?

And, Rhue interrupts me in an excited way here. Dahlia's crushing, poor thing, so get out of the way.

"It's not that immortality... It's not that it's very resilient, but, you know, Caivon would know," Immune to Damage. "

"Meng Eun Ki? I don't know what that is."

"It's like resistance. It's just... you mean it's almost deactivated? The once-attack."

"That's the place. You gain tremendous resistance to where you receive it once, how you scratch it. So the more you wear it, the more you fight to the death, the more you get the absolute protection."

"Why would a man equipped with something like that take it away from me?"

"... it's a treasure tool, no one usually wears it. The person you lent it to didn't let you learn the damage so carefully."

"This is exactly what treasure rots about. Oh, I struggle because of Dahlia's country."

"Gu...!

It was Vio bullying Dahlia all the time here.

"Heh... that's quite an interesting procedure, isn't it? But wouldn't that be so useful if the person wearing it wasn't sturdy in the first place or had the means to recover?

"... don't you think Lue could make the most of that gear?

"Well, with my healing magic and magic - Dahlia, who made that magic guide?

To the lid, Lue's voice goes low.

"As you can guess, it's a fennel. Perhaps it was created assuming that people like you would use it."

"I see... you're going to give it to me someday... or something"

"Perhaps. Without a doubt, he was trying to gain power like me and Rhue. I'm sure he was prototyping it for that time."

"... really, you're the one who causes all the trouble..."

It looks strange and Lue closes that way as if she's exhausted.

Then, a good scent that tickles the nostrils can stand indoors.

Looking back, Reis was just making me some tea.

"Let's take a break. Tea, I tried a slightly unusual blend."

"Agreed! No, I've been screaming and whatnot lately. I had a sore throat."

"Vio, how Berserker are you? Let's fight quietly."

"Hey, if you don't intimidate me, you're gonna get licked, right? That's why I'll take it."

What was brewed was an amber liquid that smelled like nuts somewhere.

Hmmm... smells really good. Did you even put it in the liqueur?

"Hmm, that's delicious...... did you mix the flavored tea?

"Yes, I bought it from Mass Rabbit before."

Tee time in the middle of the night. Right, when I'm done drinking this, shall I end up talking about tomorrow's tactics and breaking them up?

But in the end, there was nothing tactical about it, it was just that we saw it and stopped it when there was an outfield that seemed to get in the way, and that was all we talked about.

From her point of view, who wants to enjoy the fight, it would be more convenient to keep out of the way than to help us badly, right?

"Well, me and Reis are going to be active tomorrow! If it's a long-range attack, let me handle it."

"Right. So is Kai and Dahlia in the best shape to protect us?

"Right. I won't let anyone get in the way."

"Shall I supply the two of you with magic? We'll gather the magic around us with regenerative techniques."

"Please, it's that one, but I'm probably very blessed, right? I'm starting to feel sorry for my opponents tomorrow."

I remember her saying, "Tomorrow's Opponent."

One thing yesterday, about the swordsman who hid himself.

I doubted the possibilities of a liberator, but I kept quiet that it was a little frivolous to break off just by the name of the cocktail, but that's the skill, maybe Vio knows what I'm talking about.

"Hey, don't you know a young girl and an awesome swordsman? I've been secretly familiar with everything lately."

"Young woman? It's still a shallow day since I got back here... what about the race?

"Unknown. It's just that maybe there's an elf possibility."

For a moment, I smelled kinmoxey from her.

Isn't that an elf-specific floral scent? That's my reasoning.

"Kaivon, what is that about?

"Actually, there was one stuffing yesterday at the tavern before I got back."

Catching up on the details, talking about the swordsman I met.

The name of the cocktail cannot be determined, but it is possible.

"Possible elves, is it? It must have been a human woman that Lue and Reyes were talking about."

"Look, an elf would smell like flowers, wouldn't it? So are you, and so is Lue. She smelled like kimmoksey, too. Well, there's the possibility of perfume."

The moment I said it, Lue and Dahlia missed their faces at the same time. No, it was my fault. Shouldn't we have talked about the smell of a woman's body?

"That's... well, it's definitely elf-specific. It's a kind of pheromone... is it Kinmoxey"

"Do I smell that bad too? I'm taking a proper bath, even if it's not too dirty."

"Hmmm...... elf swordsman hey? Elves are an overwhelming number of magicians, so if they were elf swordsmen, I'd think they'd have talked about it right away, wouldn't they? Look, even a kid named Amami became famous for it."

"Was it that famous, Amami... well, if you don't know, it's good"

At that time, if I could confirm my face, I would have been able to tell if it was Japanese or not...

No, you had one more piece of information. That's when I saw her hair color for a moment.

And that... also matches the characteristics of the child that Lue and Reyce were talking about called 'Chi Chi'.

"By the way, you've often found it to be the scent of Kinmoxey. I don't get the image that I'm familiar with flowers at all."

"Surely you would know more about that. It just so happens, my sister used to wear Kinmoxey perfume."

"I see, so? Speaking of which, you have that information in your memory."

If that's the liberator, isn't it strange to be involved in some way in this Lord's Seated match...?

For once, you should keep in mind.

The next morning, when it came to determining the lord, there was no way the boulevard was full of people, and that didn't change when we arrived at the arena.

Still, all the seats were filled.

By the way, we were safely put through to the VIP seat yesterday with a free pass voucher that we could get thanks to Vio.

"Shall I open all the windows? Otherwise, there's no cover."

"Right. Still... you're more of a combatant than an audience."

"Oh, they even allow me to jump in, so I'm talking about how many people are after the interests of fishermen."

"... it's stupid, really. I don't know how many decisions you've made in this way, but you don't understand that as a lord, you carry the responsibility of being at the heart of the country."

There is no such thing as an opening statement.

There were already many bragging arms on the field with their weapons and each other in a state of restraint.

If you turn your attention to the audience, the men in the front row are standing up to stab the man who came close to you with a long spear, and even a bunch of other humans with bows and wands with a magician-style look just chaotic.

And...

"Coming, it's Vio"

"Ooh! Everybody's clearing the way! Looks like we're all used to fighting to the point where we can figure out who we're dealing with."

"Her killings and temper are real… just remembering when I fought her is enough to make her spine cold"

Her appearance as a prestigious candidate for Lordship is rough.

Then the bloodthirsty humans turned to her and began to release their bows.

Countless arrows flying in while this one does something. But the inexpensive consequences of them hurting her did not exist as a matter of course, and those played brilliantly into her cage hand pierced the human hands and feet around her.

"... we didn't have to work together, did we?

"Hehe, that's just great. Even my demon bow is superior, so naturally."

"Hiu, I'll do it. Vio! Looks like the battle has begun completely now, and the shepherds are starting to show up over there."

"You don't seem to be able to get out of the field until it's all over with the people who participated. As far as I can tell, seven people are already dead."

Indeed, there was a battle spreading, arguably outrageous, that was completely different from the interpersonal battles I have seen so far.

A man who pulls an impending blade, an unrelated human hand, and prevents it from using his body, or a man whose head is pierced by a spear that flies out of the guest seat behind him as he engages in battle.

There was no such word as grandeur in them, just killing each other, putting everything to survival, a kind of hell that could be made there where people would lose reason and bleed only with instinct and the wild.

"... I see that's Vio's brother-in-law. Sure looks strong."

And in such a hell, it should be noted that one man is distanced so that he can be feared around him gets into his eyes.

Musculoskeletal. A big man with red brown hair upside down, engraved with scars all over his body.

Around the ear area there are dripping ears very similar to Momosa's, I guess that is a dog or some kind of beast man.

Then Lue and Reyce, who were trying to follow my gaze, raised their voices' Ah 'at the same time.

"... I don't know if that's a coincidence... you're surprised, Reis"

"Ha, yes... I see, that strength in reason..."

"Hmm? Do you both know him?

"Yeah, actually..."

Then the two of them told me a story about when that big man tangled me up in Knoxheim.

... Honestly, the chest feces are bad enough to make me want to jump into that center right now.

Ask the two of you why you didn't tell me right away.

'Cause Kai-kun, if you find out about that, you're gonna make every river disappear.

"Wow, I was safe too, so he wants to avoid destroying places involved in the city's industry..."

"... I can't deny I hate myself"

I think he was definitely wiping out the water to find out all about the river bottom.

Then I suggest we clear up the grudge at that time right now, and target him at Reyce.

"Of course I'm going to. I'm going to try my best to let it go."

"Wait a minute!

"What the hell, Dahlia? Don't stop me, that would be someone you should kill."

"... if you're sure about the story now, that man should already have gained resistance to Lue's magical guidance... which means it shouldn't be possible to scratch him with a semi-pervasive magical attack..."

They say it. I did hear that he was led by Lue and became full of blood, but now he looks so healthy and pimply.

Then, if I could just add more Rais attacks here and endure them... would I be able to prevent all the bad ranged attacks too?

"Do you want me to fly in the air?

"... let's stop it. Believe in Vio's beating from the front and now we should get back to cover. Let's make it the last time Caivon gets his hands on it. Because it makes evil stand out."

"Copy that. Well, let's just blow these guys up trying to get into our seats."

Because of the windows open, I can see the guys trying to get into this room. That's why let's fly the air and clean it.

Look, if you want to get in, go in. Think that one or two of your arms will be gone.

"Don't let the elephants keep dying. I guess you're just a bunch of people who participate without thinking."

"... Sounds like it. However, as Vio said, I guess some of them are genuinely after the lord's seat. Looks like they've been narrowing it down a lot."

As Dahlia says, as the corpses pile up in the corners of the arena, the humans who built it were still dealing with each other while still not understanding the difference in power.

Vio and his brother-in-law, the big man.

And a knight with wings spread, supposedly from Selew.

There are several other human beings who seem to have survived.

But it was the attacks from around us that further distinguished such survivors.

Perhaps the person making the attack is one of their own survivors.

One person, and another, falls off without such external cooperation.

Among other things, the movement of a group of magicians, who would be the support of the Knight of Celius, is remarkable, and even the other humans in the audience cannot approach it without fear.

"Hmm. Then I'll keep that down."

"Can I ask for it?

"Cheap. Then…" Fovidon Distopia ""

"Ah... speaking of which, Lue was a holy knight... how dare you"

Mr. Leue activated "Space-designated sorcery, magic, and the generation of magic guided activated banned spaces".

Unlike a state anomaly, it will continue to activate as long as you are on the spot... so it is a forbidden guide that cannot be prevented or cured for humans who do not know how it works.

Uh... come to think of it, Rhue usually uses only the magical guidance of ice relationships, but if you care about that, you can even activate the Saint Knight specific moves...

"Heh heh, look at that, Kai-kun. Everyone's panicking because all of a sudden they can't do magic."

"Oh, now the winged knight has the same condition."

"But from what I've just seen, you look pretty combative on your own... even I'm going to struggle"

"... would you rather grant Vio an ability against the Dragon Clan...?

When such an idea passes behind the brain, a glimmer of light runs endlessly through the arena.

The moment I opened my mouth to something, it happened.

"Hmm!? Most participants…"

"Ah! The arrival of Dark Horse, is it"

"No, you're not! That's..."

"Yeah, definitely... she..."

Blooming a few moments late is a bloody flower that just fills the arena.

Even the winged knight who was paying attention now lost both his wings and was stuck on the ground.

"... seriously, the rest is with Vio and his brother... he said it's just that kid"

Robe...... No, that swordsman, wrapped in a bluff cloth, was flipping the war situation in an instant.

Definitely, that's the assassin I met the other day with the scent of flowers.

But - says Lue and Reyce. She said she was the 'swordsman I met at the Mass Rabbit'.