After finishing first aid with the healing potion, we went to the village of Emme, holding Arnold, who had been taken over by the demon king and sealed in part by his own body.
As Cielo said, the village of Emme was close to the sanctuary.Even though it's hidden by the barrier, there's no time to be surprised that there's a sanctuary near my hometown.
The familiar villagers were surprised that the group of brave men had changed their bloodlines.
The greeting also goes there, to my house for now.
"Mother! Open the bed!"
"La-la-la-la!?"
I'm an injured person!
However, my mother rolled her eyes at my daughter, who had collapsed without saying hello.However, when I saw Vake carrying the unconscious young man Arnold behind me, he opened the door of my room, which was now vacant, without asking me anything.
Put Arnold to sleep in the bed I used to use.It was a children's bed in a small village, which seemed to be a little smaller than Arnold's, but for the time being I took a breath.
Standing at the bedside, Diona observes Arnold's condition.After a while, Phew, and where she wiped the sweat off her forehead, Lukash called out in a timely manner.
How's Arnold doing?
“You seem to be asleep. No matter how many calls there are, there is no sign of waking up. I'm sure....."
Are you sealing a part of the Demon King in your body?
“Yes, I think so.”
Diona nodded, and Lukash, who asked, put his arms around her.
To prevent the hero from holding the Holy Sword, the Demon King set a trap and took over Arnold's body.However, Arnold's consciousness defeated the Demon King, and on the contrary, he sealed a "part" of the Demon King's power in his body.
It is difficult to imagine it, but is this the case?
As a result, I rewarded the Demon King with one shot.We should attack the Demon Lord, who would have been weakened.However, with the departure of a talented mage named Arnold from the frontline, the downfall on our side was not immune.
"Ah, anyway, I got the Holy Sword.The sanctuary is safe. But I can't let this village take care of me for long.Even the Devil King can imagine us hanging out in this village. "
Vake suggests calmly.
He is right. There was so much disturbance, and the demon king's actions to take a breath in the village near the sanctuary would have been assumed.
"You should return to the capital once you have recovered."Let's get ready. "
"That's right..."
Diona nodded slowly. Then he walked straight to the door and put his hand on the door knob.
She looks back and tells in a sharp voice.
"I contacted Leannehardt.Arnold will hide in the city of the people of Rustu. ”
I left my words and left the room.
According to Diona's judgment, the city of the people of Rustu is the best place to hide Arnold, as it houses part of the power of the Demon King.It would have been safer if people with the power of light had been around to fight the Demon King.
Then Vake calls out to the universe, “Hey, Wentle.”
"To the capital... what?" Is there a place for spirits? "
If it's in the forest near King's Landing
The ball of green light appeared out of nowhere and replied.
You can move to the dwelling place of the Spirit in an instant through the space of time and space.I guess it was a question of thinking about it.
However, Vake was bothered to say, "It's just that," and rubbed his chin between his brows.
"Taking Arnold through the space of space and time after he fainted...?"
If you let go, you won't be able to get out of the gap between time and space.
Marta smiles bitterly and shakes her head.For her, traveling through the space-time gap seems to be the opposite.
"I mean, in a curvy way, there's the power of the Demon King sleeping inside Arnold, right?"In between time and space... is it okay to go through the residence of the spirits? "
Julius, who had been listening in silence until now, also cut his mouth.Master Wentl replied, "Hmm, that's right."
There's only one way to get around if you don't go through the space-time gap. It's a carriage.
I told Vake that I wanted more choices.
"The carriage comes to the entrance of the village once a day.But it's not a big carriage, so if you take this number of people..... "
"Then let's talk about it today and get on another flight tomorrow."I'm coming out. "
Vake said so and walked out of the room with his sword.Apparently, the carriage was the best way to get around.
Gradually, when the next action to be taken was decided, Marta, who was crouching down with a tired face, stood up and said, "Well then."
"I look around the village.When the monster comes, it's no good. "
"Ah, so am I."
As Julius left the room after Malta, Vake, who seemed to have left earlier, glanced over his face. I wonder if it's forgotten.
They don't look at us, they call out to Master Wentle, who drifts through the sky.
Wentl, can you call help from the capital?
A helper?
"There's no one among us who specializes in magic."That's why I called out to Lord Merzedes..... "
A "helper" to temporarily fill the hole that Arnold pulled out. We should have secured its existence sooner.
Melzedez joins the party of brave men in helping the Earth Spirit Lord Rykerrant.As a helper, it would be perfect.─ ─ At the same time, a girl's face comes to mind.
Elvira Rocco, a genius girl who was named a member of The Last Brave's heroic team.Maybe I had a hunch.
Asked by Vake, Lord Wentle went to Melzades, Vake arranged for the carriage, and Marta and Julius went around the village.― ― Then it was me, Lukash, and Arnold lying on the bed that were left in the room.
She sits on a chair at her bedside and peers into Arnold's face.With a very restful sleeping face, I don't think that the Demon King's power is sealed in his body.
(Self-sacrifice)
Always, Arnold doesn't care about himself.From a young age, he gave everything for his sister who was sick. Even in the capital, he was driven out to various places because of his talent, but he did not look disgusting and did not do one thing, but rather ran around as if it was natural.It's a spirit of service. It makes me laugh.
This time, using the prototype, I might have been able to get rid of all the Demon King's powers from his body.Even Arnold didn't realize the possibility.I saw that I was actually holding a prototype, and I shook my head to reject it.
Knowing that there was a countermeasure, he took the option to seal it for himself.I'm sure it was to wipe out the Demon King's power a little bit.To bring victory to the brave side.
Did you decide that the hole you made could be filled by Mr. Merzedes or Elvira?I'm sure the judgement is correct. If the brave man wins, Arnold's behavior will be described as an excellent decision for generations to come. But-
Arnold's fine.
"... yes..."
Lukash stands beside her and says:His voice was trembling faintly.
He said that he would wake up if he defeated the Demon King.
Yeah.
Thanks to Arnold, the Demon King will be weakened.
"... yes..."
And the more I thought about it, the more I realized that Arnold's behavior was the best choice.It was because the demon king had taken over its body that it was able to make an "attack".But, but, I-- I don't know why, I regretted it.
I wonder why I didn't notice.If I had noticed Arnold earlier, I might have sealed the power of the Demon King myself.But I'm sure Arnold doesn't want to be helped.Even if we could have noticed earlier, we would have made the same choice.I'm sorry to hear that. I hate Arnold for deciding that this is the best time.
What is this emotion?I wanted you to rely on me. I wanted to help.It's close, but I feel a little different.
Close your eyes. What floats in your head is Arnold's back, which you carry on your own.I thought I had lined up next to you several times.But now I feel like I've gone far behind.
Reach out. Next time your hand touches your back, let's put it on your shoulder.And now it's time - I want to stand next to it. I'll stand up for you.
She opened her eyes and waved at Lukash, who stood behind her.If you do that, you'll be laughing like a child.She smiled lonely.
"I'll scold you when I wake up.Don't do it on your own. "
Yeah, that's right.
When Lukash and I scolded me, I thought that I was going to be surprised by the roundness of the black eyes, and I laughed a little bit.