Master of the brave.

Kleifdorf Marquis Territory, the territorial capital Rudolph.

Approximately a hundred years ago, destroyed by the Empire, it was the capital of the Kleifer Kingdom, with a population of approximately 30,000.

It is the largest town in the southern part of the empire.

Almost in the centre of its Rudolph, there is a castle built on the ruins of a former royal palace.

It is the hall of the Lord Marquis Cliffdorf.

The grounds of the hall remain several detachments built of stone as remnants of what was once a royal palace.

Towards one of them, Jade was walking.

"It's only a few days, but the residents inside just came back, and this is what changes the atmosphere..."

As we approached the tower step by step, the air became heavy as it caught on.

An unpleasant sweat comes out.

The castle grounds should be well maintained by those who serve the Marquis, but only one part of the tower feels strange and desolate.

I can't feel any signs of birds or bugs just in that corner.

There was a staircase diving the door away and going down the hallway to the basement.

Relying solely on the lights lit on the candlestick on the wall, Jade carefully went down the stairs step by step.

Open the deepest door.

As soon as possible, to the stinking smell of tung and coming, Jade accidentally covered his nose and wiped a handkerchief of tears smudged out of his eyes.

"Chi, chi, hi, Jade. You're late."

It was, as always, Raynard Van Hoffmine, an elderly demon mentor wearing a zorried robe and a hood in his eyes.

The lights on the candlestick built on the desk are a backlight, and I can't get a glimpse of Reynard's expression from Jade.

"... that's a carefree thing. After being raided the research tower of Simlug, he fled so far with a scarecrow......

How magnificent you can be. "

By the knights, Reynard, stepped into the underground laboratory of a tower erected in the palace, returned to the research facility that had been given to him by the Kleifdorf family after fleeing the chase and letting him go.

And he spends as much time as he did before with his unblemished face.

Neither does Jade's strangulation, nor does Reynard get any worse off just laughing at Couscous.

"Chi, it was unfortunate to be prevented from doing research in Imperial Capital, but the research itself went a long way. The reason I wanted to do research in Teito was because of the tighter procurement of materials here. But now that we've seen some satisfactory results, there's no reason to hold him in that place."

"You think it's a satisfactory result? Even though all your puppets were slashed and laid down by the knights?

"Chi, you wiped out two cavalry platoons with ten bodies, didn't you?

"I just wiped out only two platoons! Didn't your touch mean that with the legacy of Konrat Heisenberg, you could deal with more than one platoon of knights, with a whole puppet puppet!? Do you have any objections to spending all that money on this body?

"Kukukuku......"

But Raynard, glancing at Jade in a relaxed motion, sat back in the chair.

"Chi, chi, chi, well, calm down"

When Reynard sitting in the chair raised his hand softly, the candlestick provided on the wall lit a flame at the same time.

Once inside the room was brighter, the tragic appearance in the room where the darkness had hidden jumped into Jade's eyes.

"Ugh..."

When Jade accidentally put his hand on his mouth, he had to fight up the nausea.

Raynard laughs when he sees Jade completely shredded his temper.

"Chi, chi, this magic created by Master Konrat is meant to deal with the Demon King. If it were, we could afford to destroy one country instead of dealing with one Knights in one piece. Except it's about using the best materials and long rituals. Unfortunately, the materials prepared in Teito have certainly been of good quality before, but they also have limitations. It's a prototype."

"... that the material is responsible for your inability to perform as well as you speak in Australian?

"Chi, well, that's not all. Some parts of the heritage are missing, and the analysis there is not progressing. Well, if you don't want to deal with the Demon King, you don't have to."

Leonard flaunts his shoulders and spreads a thick book.

"Chi, chi, chi, the material you needed for Master Konrat's magic was that 'Virgin', right? You know what I mean? I think I can create a puppet doll of considerable strength right now if you have a material comparable to that. I know you're not strong enough to defeat the Demon King."

"With the material we have now, you don't think we can get that far?

"Chi, chi, oh, I can't. It's much weaker. But what did your man, uh, say?... Well, no. With the materials you've hunted for me, I can only guarantee you a much stronger puppet will be created."

"... I've certainly never been able to get past something strong. But neither time nor funds are unlimited. And the time has already come for us to show the results. I've already invested a lot of money in you. And don't you think you need to show us what it's worth? Come on, it's not a prototype, I just want you to show me what we're convinced of. Otherwise..."

"... ok. As I said earlier, I would be able to do quite a few puppet puppets with the material I have now. I'm sure you've finished as much as you can convince."

"That's what I want it to be. to each other......"

Hearing a reply, Jade glanced sharply at Reynard, making a loud noise with Batan to leave the room behind.

Raynard struck his tongue sharply and, after staring at the door, dropped his eyes again on the book.

(Is it still difficult to reproduce complete magic in a situation where there is not all of Konrat Heisenberg's legacy)

As Reynard stood up with the book spread out, he took several copies from the mountain at the wall and the pile of books and stacked them on his desk. And when I sit back in the chair again, I look through the books with great momentum.

(Konrat decided to use the blood of Melvic IV, the flesh of the Demon King, the Princess of the Kingdom of Sain, as a vessel. It's enough to be listed as the 'Virgin'. Excellent as a vessel, that's all I know.

But if the condition of being a vessel is to be a strong magician, wouldn't it have been better not to bother using the princess?

Elves and wingmen, for example. Regardless of the supposedly extinct wingman, why didn't you use the Elves supposedly more magical than people?

Riara Sain is famous as the 'Virgin', but she was not listed as one of the brave ones. She was already listed before she became one of the brave Mavis.

That was because Liara's healing magic had reached the realm she deserved to call a miracle.

Her healing magic revived lost limbs and also restored the seriously wounded in the abyss of death.

not himself, but the wounds of others.

Originally, magic is terribly difficult to exercise on others.

Because the magic of the surgeon will resist the magic that can be hung.

However, Riara's healing magic has tremendous effect under its magical resistance.

According to what I hear, Liara can heal most of her wounds with self-healing magic if it is her own wound and not instant death.

If it's just healing magic, it doesn't even extend to Tiara, who has the title of 'The Great Sage'.

But the only thing Liara is genially good at is healing magic. I'm certainly good as a magician, but I'm just saying that magic itself is superior in humans.

There are exceptions, but the Elves are supposedly more magical than humans in ethnicity. Riara's magic will not reach any end to those who are particularly good among them.

It would not even be comparable with the elf's noble species, the high elves.

It is certainly easier to grab Liara from the monastery of Emerdia, which is still the domain of men, than, of course, to make an intrusion into the capital of the elves, into the foothills of the world tree, and to grab the high elves.

But if it was just an elf, it would have been easier than grabbing Liara.

Konrat Heisenberg, who became a candidate for the 'Great Sage' in a person's body, would also be able to burn down about one inside the resisting elf, from the front.

Reasons why such a contort was held by Liara Sein and sacrificed.

For Konrat, Liara was the main muscle, and she was supposed to be respected.

Unfortunately, Reynard did not have the legacy of Konrat describing the part of his detention in Riara.

(If so, what method did the 'Pagan' try)

While speeding up his hand at turning pages of books, Reynard turns his thoughts around.

Aside from Reynard, there were others who tried to restore the magic of Conrad.

Sarah Ferrule.

He who was branded a 'apostate' in the study of his abominable evil laws while being a candidate for the sacrament.

"Chi, sure... Was it Lyon? I think I need to stretch my legs. But before we do, let's clear Jade's order."

Throw the book out onto your desk for a second and you head to the door that leads further back.

(Though only in shape, Klefdorf is the owner. Do I have to work a little? That's what Petersia tells me...)

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The Magil Mountains stretch across the southern border of the Lemursil Empire.

Using Lake Mingal as a water source in its middle belly, the name of the Great River, which divides the empire east-west and flows into the northern sea, is called the Rooms River.

The river, which also flows within the city of Shimrug, the capital city, has long been an aorta of logistics in coastal areas.

The abundant amount of water that can be transported by water grows fertile land and from the Magil Mountains, which have abundant mineral veins, transports mineral and forest resources to urban areas.

Together with forests rich in firewood, abundant water quantity and quality mines, this is a good reason for the blacksmith industry to develop. The armaments produced from quality iron against those backgrounds created a strong knighthood that overwhelmed the surrounding countries.

The role played by the Rooms River is enormous for the Empire to rise to power.

It is the Earl of Elsted family that dominates the foothills of its Magil Mountains.

The population of the territorial capital of the Count Ertz is five thousand.

Compared to Shimrug, the Imperial capital with a population of fourteen or fifty thousand, it is quite small, but Shimrug is one of the largest cities on the continent. With a population of five thousand, Ertz is a fairly large city, even compared to the major towns of the continental countries.

Its lord, Count Elsted, was Lloyds, the superiors of the Wins.

"So you weren't with the captain"

"Oh. They're going to Elsted territory to welcome you as lord of the Earl Territory, not a knight."

"Ertz. It's where iron blacksmiths flourish, isn't it? When I was in Emmerdia, I saw a lot of people with Ertz swords."

"I hear you can take quality iron. Ah, Letty. I wonder if I can get around here."

The streets that were stretching through the woods began to follow along the river around through the town of Clenado, and a line of goodwill visitors to the Kingdom of Lyon had come as far as entering Ersted territory tomorrow.

Arriving in the village at three o'clock before the evening, the line begins to prepare the camp, as it has done all along its previous journey.

Only Alfred, Leticia (Leno), and noble clerks and knights entered the houses rented from the village, and soldiers and miscellaneous husbands tented outside the village.

And as he quickly draws water from the Rooms River, he begins to prepare for boiling.

Mixed with them like that, there was Leticia dressed as Wynn and Lino -.

They lowered the cage they were carrying on their backs, down by the river.

The cage is packed with tons of potatoes.

"Well, the water will be fine here if it gets dirty. Let's just wash it."

"Yeah."

Upstream, they draw drinking water, water to be stretched out in a pan, so the two had come a long way downstream than where a row was camping.

In the two left and right alike, the downworking women in charge of the meal, the younger soldiers, who must be the lower end, are washing the vegetables.

When Winn and Leticia both crouched into the river, they just got to work.

"Will Letty wash it? I'll skin you."

"Yes."

Leticia washes the potatoes one after the other, and Wynn, who receives the potatoes from her, peels them with a knife.

The two hands were very familiar and handy, and the downworking woman next door stopped her hand and watched a little.

They never stopped working, they were whispering.

"I know the contents are Letty, but you seem to be working with Leno, and that sounds kind of weird"

"I'm always the way I am."

"You keep using magic, but you're not tired?

"Maintenance if you hang grant enhancement magic on yourself is ok because it doesn't consume so much magic. And brother. My magic is so much more than people's, it's okay because this is as easy as breathing. I guess I'm more worried about Mr. Leno than that."

"Oh, I wonder if Leno's okay"

One of the grant-enhanced magic, "Fantasy".

The effect is magic that covers itself with hallucinations and makes it look different

It was developed for the purpose of disguising itself in the surrounding natural objects when knights and soldiers lurked.

It also has a long magic duration to impart to the self. It can also be used to change the appearance, as Leno is turning into Leticia.

In order to prolong the duration of the Fantasy, Leno uses magic only around the conspicuous nose, difficult to mislead the range of effects with makeup. But even though it makes it easy to maintain magic, prolonged use should be tiring.

Upon arrival in the village, Wynn saw Lino descending from the carriage, transformed into Leticia, but the footsteps seemed somewhat powerless.

The makeup was slightly darker and misleading, but the colour of tiredness did not seem to be concealable.

The appearance of walking with nagging additions and subtractions was harrassing to see if he would find out from those who knew the original Leticia, but only those who had never dealt with Leticia before, most of the line, including Stacia's samurai.

"You must be tired of traveling, my dear."

Thanks to this, Leno was easily fulfilled when he slept in the carriage and the desire to be alone.

You can't maintain the magic of Fantasy while you're asleep.

"Me and Mr. Leno. Did you need to replace it so soon?

"The slower Letty and Lino are replaced, the greater the discomfort they cause to their surroundings. The captain said it would be harder for them to notice me switching as soon as I was on the journey."

Leno is less tall than Leticia, but thanks to his replacement before his surroundings got used to Leticia, he didn't have to delude himself to the back length.

"I'm done peeling potatoes, shall we go back?"

"Yeah."

Say hello to the women next door and then walk out upstream.

The day is not yet hidden to the horizon, and the western day illuminates the sides of the two.

Winn watched the magnificent flow of the Rooms River.

One large river ship is headed downstream.

"Did that ship come from Ertz?

"Get out of the Ertz and maybe go to the sea via Clenado, Simlug"

"The ocean... the room river is big, but the ocean is even bigger, isn't it?

"Yeah. It's not like this. The ship is bigger too."

"Letty's been on a boat in the ocean."

"We sailed further north along the coasts of Lyon, Lemursil and Queenzelia from a distant country called Cassiato."

"The sea... I'd like to see it"

"Lyon, the capital of the Kingdom of Lyon, faces the sea, so you can see it there."

"Heh! Looking forward to it!

"Yeah, you'd be surprised!

Leticia smiled happily at Wynn, who made a bounced voice.

"Sea food is so good. There were so many different kinds of fish and shellfish that it was delicious whether it was baked or souped."

"Well, Letty doesn't have eyes for food."

"Oh, that's not true. It's horrible."

Leticia gives me a stubborn look.

He looks like Leno, but the trick does belong to Leticia, and Wynn laughed.

Looking up at Winn's face like that from the bottom, Leticia narrowed her eyes.

(I thought it was delicious back then, but with your brother, I'm sure it would feel better)

Leticia first visited Lyon when she was ten years old.

Raul had just been taken on a journey and still had room, and Tiara wasn't trusting him wholeheartedly enough to say that it had been much of a journey.

That's when I went out of town in that situation.

Street in front of the harbour in Lyon.

Sea fish and shellfish never seen on the market were sold.

Fresh rolls of shellfish that are baked on the iron plate of the outdoor store are bubbling and shaking the smell of appetite around them.

Even Leticia, who did not mouth the food busily at the royal palace feast, and whose food had always been thinner than that, could not resist the smell, imitating the raul she had purchased and eaten earlier, and ate the rolled shells that had been baked.

The flavour of the rolled shellfish then remains as a vivid memory.

I was hoping to get Winn to eat one day as well.

(If I go to Lyon, I'll definitely invite your brother over there)

Leticia has a pleasant look on her face.

Wynn, who has the appearance of Leno but is horrified that the contents are Leticia, brings back the cage that is all over her back.

"Come on, I need to finish my meal schedule before sundown and dark. Shall we hurry?"

"Yeah."

But that's when they tried to speed up their legs...

First Leticia, and a beat late, Winn stopped his leg.

Some kind of sign.

The two set themselves up against a bush opposite the river.