Beyond the door of light stood an apple tree huge enough to look up. In the middle is a small hut, and at the foot is a square, where you can see a wooden table and a home vegetable garden. It was supposed to have followed the castle's backyard before, but suddenly this time it appeared in front of Mary's treehouse, and Feng had a bit of a look.

However, in retrospect, they moved from a mysterious space like the back stage of the castle at that time, so the conditions were different this time. I don't know where this is, but I can hear intimidating shots and clamors from the Imperial Army outside the castle, so it's probably useless to think about how these spaces are connected.

At the wooden table, the lamp was lit, and the dark lights illuminated the dishes that were lined up on the table. Were you eating before? The chilled stew and fresh bread are rolling. Looking at the dishes, I was wary that they might have been paired with Isaac, but fortunately I couldn't see him around anymore.

As she resolved the tension and moved into the square, there were signs of Gosogoso and someone moving from the treehouse above her.

"Is there someone...?

As the four Phoenix approached, Mary snapped at her face from the treehouse. Two knots of golden hair slip down like silk by gravity. The mysterious purple eyes looked black in this darkness. The blurry white face was stretched out of tension, and if I suddenly met her without knowing, I might have mistook her for a ghost.

"It's me, Mary. It's Phoenix. Remember that?

Feng saw her and rushed to the bottom of the ladder.

Remember that? I asked, but I only met him once, and it's been three months since then, so I thought I couldn't really expect it.

"Ah! It's a spider! It's a spider!

As soon as Mary realized that Feng was under the tree, she flashed her strong expression and jumped off without using a ladder. Then suddenly he jumped down and jumped into Feng's surprised chest. He turned his hand around his back and hugged him.

Good to see you again. What's wrong with you today?

That's what she said, and she looked up at him with a smile like no more.

"Good. You seem to remember me. I don't know what to do if I forget."

"Of course. It's not recent. I'm not that forgetful."

Apparently, Mary clearly remembered Feng. Still too nostalgic because her daily routine is so scarce for excitement. Speaking of three months, it seems like a good time from Feng's point of view, but if you think about it, she's been trapped in this for 300 years. It is no exaggeration to say just that.

However, even though the other party is like an elementary school student, it is a girl with the same face as the other party that she liked. Feng slightly blushed his face and turned away from her eyes. When Jeanne split between them, jealous of their intimacy,

"Ugh, you don't like girls. Stay close!

And I ripped off Mary. And Mary looked at Jeanne, and when she returned to her frightening eyes, she hid behind Feng.

"Ah, I was with the scared people back then....."

"Who's afraid?! Excuse me."

Jeanne answered reflexively, angrily, but immediately remembered what she was doing.

"Ah, that's right... but I had no choice at that time. If I hadn't defeated the priest, White would have been killed... because I was desperate."

"Mary, this uncle looks creepy, but he's not scared."

"Who's creepy!

When Feng followed him, he felt surprised, but Mary slipped out of his back.

"Yes, that's right... that's right. That's fine then... but I was a little nervous too... haaa!!

That's what she said when she broke up.

Suddenly, from afar, don't!! A loud explosion sounded. The tympanic membrane trembled, and vibrations echoed from the bottom of the abdomen, pushing your body up.

Wow, the attack has started!? I thought so, but it seems that the end of the battle has not yet been opened from the point where the continued clamour of the soldiers soon subsided. Probably a threatening shot.

Mary was surprised by the sound and sat on the ground with her ears blocked as if she were a child afraid of lightning. I wondered what happened because the way she was scared was unusual, and she pulled the bottom of the phoenix in a crouched position.

"Hey... what the hell's going on out there? I've been hearing a lot of noise since this morning...."

"You didn't hear anything?

Mary nodded with cockroach. Feng looked at the chilari and the wooden table dishes. Dinner's for two... I'm sure Isaac was here a while ago, and he didn't say anything. I was angry with the insensitivity.

What about Isaac?

"Nothing in particular... I'm in a bit of trouble under the castle and I'm in a lot of trouble, but it's like an exercise. It would be safe if I stayed here... but while saying that, I was feeling really lonely, so I wondered... do spiders know anything? * Giggle *"

In the middle of the conversation, another loud noise was heard, and she nodded with her ears blocked. She looked terrified.

"Hey, maybe... a demon king attacked this castle? Then we have to hide."

It was bluishing with such lines.

I can't believe there's no demon king, but I'm sure it's because I can't get out of this space. If you think about it, it's scary to hear only the outside sound and not know what's going on.

Feng soon tried to tell her what was going on. But when I said there was a war going on outside, I swallowed the words. What if I told her I couldn't get out of here? Don't you just make me worry too much?

Maybe Isaac thought so too and couldn't say anything. What will it be like to teach freedom to a cage bird who doesn't know the outside world? I'm sure that every time she listened to the outside world, she would have thought about the adventure and been hurt. Feng's teeth twitched and he bit his back teeth.

And then Mary looked at the other two behind such a phoenix.

"By the way, who are you two? I thought it was a face I'd never seen before."

Mary points at the two, and before Feng explains, Taikoon takes a step forward and bends her hips to match her gaze.

"It's been a long time, Mary. Do you still remember him?

"Eh...? That's it, you... I don't know.

Then the old man looked a little sad, yet gentle and merciful.

"Don't you remember? Well... maybe. The last time I saw you was a long time ago. The lord was still young, and the pigeon was still fuzzy. The lord liked the beard and often pulled it out. It's been a while since I've been fecal and painful."

"Is that so...? I'm sorry. I can remember a year or two ago..."

"That's fine. More than that, Mary. You said you wanted to know about the outside world, but is that a lie?

Mary was puzzled when the big man suddenly told her that. [M] But she certainly wanted to know what was going on outside. That's why I returned it like this without any particular concern.

"Of course I want to know. Will you tell me?

"No, it's not."

The old man shook her head like that.

"I didn't come here to teach you about the outside world. Actually, I brought you out here. Once upon a time, your father asked me...."

"Eh...? To my father?

Mary glanced at Feng's face standing next to her. Perhaps you want to know if it's true or not, but Feng doesn't know it. As she raised her shoulders, she frowned and looked complicated.

"I don't know anything about your father. If you know, tell me who you are. What are you doing now?

Then Dai-kun made a slightly troublesome expression.

"Dead...."

and replied briefly.

"That's right...."

"That was a long time ago. Father was worried about your confinement here. [M] He wants to let you out if possible. At the same time, I understood why Sir Hermes had sealed you up here. That's why I told him. If you want to, let him out...."

"Are you sure... you want to let me out?

"Oh, of course not."

When the great man did so, Mary sparkled her eyes for a moment. [M] But as soon as I wondered if the expression had clouded my face, I looked at Feng, Jeanne and Guillaume with a glaring look.

"But can I go out on my own? I feel bad going without saying anything to Isaac."

"If you tell him, he will definitely stop you. If he told me to change my mind, it would be better to stay here."

Succeeding to the governor means succeeding to the will. From my point of view, Isaac won't let her go.

Mary stuck her eyebrows against your words. [M] I'm sure you're not just hesitant, but worried about getting out of here. Her gaze intersects Feng's gaze. He wanted to say something interesting, but immediately nothing came to mind.

And then Guillaume, who was outside the mosquito net,

"Hey, Grandpa."

So I threw a bag of something. When the Dai-kun received it and opened it, jalajara and silver coins rolled out of the rough bag.

"It was on the table. Probably going to be a street bank."

"To the left...."

Mary received the bag from the old man.

"Did Isaac leave this...?

I guess so. I suppose Ser Hermes had foreseen to some extent the arrival of the lion... and the departure of the lord. "

"Yes... Isaac wasn't supposed to be here anymore."

She was with Isaac before Feng came here. I'm sure she realized things were different then. Isaac didn't seem to tell her anything about the outside, but if she had heard so much noise, she would have imagined to some extent what was going on.

Feng said to Mary who was still lost.

"Come on, Mary. Maybe next time someone visits here, it's not Isaac or us. Must be one of the Devil's men."

Not the Demon King, but someone from the Imperial Guard out there… but neither of them will change in that they will harm her. That's why we have to get her out now. Feng got hungry. I wanted to help her, that's what I thought.

When he said so, Mary pretended to think a little.

"... okay. Maybe it's dangerous to be here already."

I think so.

"Then take me outside. The truth is... I've always dreamed of the outside world."

As if she had waited for her words, the old man lifted the staff he had held high, and proclaimed it with a harsh voice, as if he were praying to God in heaven.

"Rational. Reason is finite, time infinite. Return of Perpetual Robbery. The beginning is over, the end is over. I hope, Maitreya, that you will cut this wedge in the future of eternal robbery."

At that time... something passed through the space where Feng and the others were.

Something like a line separating the other side and the other side scanned the space, like when an earthquake and a tsunami occurred, so that the bubble rises like a fault in the tank. When everyone kept silent without thinking, the angels sometimes described it as passing, but such a feeling came into the phoenix's chest, and after it passed, they were attacked by a feeling of emptiness as if they had been robbed of their health.

Dizziness and darkening of vision. Has it become anemia?

As if it was no longer his, his knees were twitching and he managed to regain his posture while staggering, and Feng realized that he was standing in a dim dungeon, not under the big apple tree that he had just followed.

Of course, I knew him there. It was a jail cell with that door of light that opened to meet Mary.

Apparently, the moment the old man did something, he got back from that space. In a moment. Looking around, Jeanne had Guillaume, the old man, and Mary.

The old man succeeded in getting her out of that place.

"By accelerating time infinitely, we're back to where we were before the boundaries were stretched. There is no door to that space anymore."

When I heard that I couldn't go back, Mary looked a little lonely.

"Yes... but I can't help it. I actually had something I wanted to take out."

"I'm sorry about that. She was in a bit of a hurry...."

The old man's words seemed to be true. I don't know how much I've been waiting for this opportunity, but now that it's done, he seems a little bit distracted.

The area around the cell was quiet and dim, and Feng and the others were completely alarmed. However, trouble happens when you are so careless.

"Is anyone there!?

When Feng and the others returned to their original prison, they were completely relieved to forget that it was in the castle. In such a relaxed atmosphere, they are called by someone or something.

Guillaume, who could not have allowed the enemy to approach, bent down and produced a pistol from the air. The old man starts whistling in a hurry.

However, before the ceremony was completed, a figure appeared from the front of the passage leading to Feng's place. Didn't the figure think someone was lurking in such a place? He shook his body and put his hand on the sword that lay on his hips.

At that moment... Guillaume jumped out to take control of the shadow.

"Wait!

Jeanne jumped in front of him as quickly as she could to stop him.

Suddenly, Guillaume, who was cut off from the path, stepped on his feet when he was out of balance.

Kangkang!! The huge footsteps echoed throughout the prison, and the magic of the old man's cognitive inhibition was completely wasted.

Rest easy. Butterflies and a few footsteps approach from the other side of the shadow.

Dear brave man! What's wrong with you!?

Beyond the invisible wall, the soldiers' voices were heard.

But when Kazuya looked back to answer the voice of the hero who appeared in front of the Feng,

"Nothing! I just stepped out a little bit."

"Are you okay? Are you hurt?

"Oh, thank you. There seems to be no abnormality here. Keep your eyes on the castle!

"Yes, sir."

The soldiers ordered by Kazya answered and left. After he had dropped him off in salute, he slowly turned back to Feng and the others.

In front of me is a companion who broke up three months ago and was alone. Having met again for a long time, he looked grasshopped... but his face turned into that of a tough adult.