Munou To Yobareta Ore, Yottsu No Chikara Wo Eru

"Uhhh..."

"Huh! Tia......!

"Hmm... a, asna...?

"Good...... doesn't it hurt? Are you okay?"

"Huh? Ugh, yeah...... big length...... Hmm!?

It is then that Tia realizes for the first time that she is restrained behind her back.

And...

"Hey...... what is this!?

There was no clothing I should have worn, and only one piece of cloth cut was covering her.

And that was the same for Asuna.

Tia looks around unexplained.

Iron plaid illuminated by slight lights and a cold cobblestone feel that touches the skin.

So finally, she was starting to understand the status quo in which she was placed, and... remembering a little before losing her mind.

"We... were taken away... you mean...?

"... maybe"

"Ka, what about Karen and Cheryl!?

"I don't know... when I wake up, it's like this, in this room... I mean, jail... anyway, it's just me and Tia here..."

Asuna and I just happened before Tia, and we don't know everything that's going on right now.

All I knew was that he was attacked in that forest and must have been taken away somewhere.

"Oh well... and here... it smells so... disgusting"

"Disgusting smell".

That, she says, refers not to the literal meaning, but to the "unpleasant smell of magic".

Understanding that, Asuna glanced back at Tia again after seeing the darkness spread over the tip of the iron lattice.

"... Tia, can you use magic?

"Oh yeah......!

Asuna tells me that and I was a tier trying to use magic right away, but instead of activating magic, I realize I can't even work out magic.

"No... I can't work out my magic first"

"I knew it was taken care of...... Tia, would you turn around for a second?

"Ugh, yeah......"

Tia looks back as Asna says.

Her arms, assembled in the back of her hand, were securely fixed with two bracelets made of iron.

And the bracelet was fitted with one red demon stone at a time.

"... there's a demon stone embedded in the restraint. Maybe this keeps you from working out your magic."

"Oh well... but even if I could use magic, it might not make sense... I don't have much magic here..."

Tier's natural magic is basically ineffective if not outdoors.

This was because stones and trees were originally natural, but at the stage when people's hands were added, they could not be considered complete natural objects.

Also, that night when she first used magic, because of her fierce anger, she was only exerting a level of power that she would not normally be able to use on her now.

"If only the wind was at least through..."

"Speaking of which... there's no wind..."

The only thing I feel on my skin is cold air that is difficult to describe.

Also, some fire lights visible over the iron lattice.

From the height, the lamps hung on the walls would be bonfires, all of which stretched straight up without scorn.

"No windows... no watching. So there's no problem with the noise."

"I wonder where... here..."

"Tia, it's me... I tried hitting the iron lattice once before you woke up. Well, of course I didn't even freak out, but that's when my bracelet hit the iron lattice and it sounded pretty loud. I thought it was bad, but in the end, I didn't have any reaction. It's just that the sound I rang... it's been ringing for a long time. Wow... for a long time"

"Long..."

"Yeah...... I mean, I think this is a pretty big place. It's so big down there and up there... like a tower"

"Tower..."

"Get as close as you can to the iron lattice and look outside the barn."

That's what Asna told me, and Tia managed to get up, slowly approaching the iron lattice, peering down.

"Ugh... here, this...!

There was a sight of the fire lights lining at equal intervals continuing downward like spirals.

"The center looks like a cavity. Can you see the stairs?"

"Oh yeah... helically..."

"Because... it's the same up there."

"Oh... hey, really..."

Also above, the lights of fire were brilliant as spirals.

That sight that is even fantastic.

But Tia remembered fear the other way around.

That... to too many.

"Hey what... really... what the hell is this place!?

"... a place where there's no wind, this big, no problem with the noise... maybe this is some underground..."

"Underground... I mean! Hey, why are we here...!

"I don't know... neither do I."

"A, Asna......"

Tia bit her lips when she also sat on the wall and saw Asuna shaking her body with a slight tear.

And...

"Hey! Is anybody there? Huh!?

"Tia, Tia!?

"Hello? Ooh!?

"Hey... hey, what...!

"'Cause... it's huge, so maybe there's someone else out there, right? I thought I'd listen to you."

"Well, that might be..."

"There's nothing else to do! In the meantime, I'll try until my voice withers! If you can't, you take turns!

"Tier......"

"I'm so sorry! Who is it?

That's how Tia's voice gets drunk in the dark.

Just even.

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Let's get started.

A few hours after the Lords captured Ridley and Jigdra and set the operational decision date.

The large conference room at Sumerian Castle had gathered the heavy towns of Sumerian, including the king.

"So, what do you say? What's going on up north?

"Yes… the earlier reports indicate that the front has moved further and reached the former Almir territory."

To the king's inquiry, the red-haired girl...... Linaria, the king's direct SS captain, replied so.

Shortly after, the king treats his hands as bread in front of his face, with a full grin.

"Oh, that's good! In the middle... not really, but we pushed it up a lot east."

"Yes, at a distance of more than 300 kilometres… the usefulness of weapons in our country can no longer be questioned"

"So, what's the tee turn?

"He wants to ask you to add him"

Again, the king's mouth corner hangs.

"Hmmm! Why? Of course......?

"Yes. Negotiations are in place in the original ten times."

"No! This is gonna moisturize again!

It's like someone else before the people.

But the heavy towns that were at the same table watched it without saying anything.

No.

That's all I could do.

Because I knew what happened to what I said.

"Steady, and a good tee turn...... I don't care if it rots, it's the five biggest nations"

"Right. The demonic stones I was storing seemed to have been bought and beaten down by Rare for a low price before they developed into battle, but they seemed to have been quite stockpiled, like cash, jewellery, and artwork. Well, keep it up... everything will be gone in this battle"

"I don't have a choice... it's Setouchi whether the country will be gone or not. Besides, it's because other countries don't rely on it...... Celtic and Nieberg are cooperative, but not really because they used quite a few soldiers in the Greek Liberation Battle, Olympus is passive from Hannah, not to mention Greece... isn't that about us you can rely on now?

"I thought you were right. Well, the public doesn't know anything yet."

"Hey...... Rae was an unexpected development too. Barely, peace negotiations will begin soon. Then we'll make an announcement. Save the Tea Turn... who made world peace"

"World peace".

Without cowardice, to the king who spoke plainly of it, the heavy towns merely remembered fear.

And here's what we all think.

I wonder how many corpses were piled up until I reached that peace and hope.

But they are also equally guilty.

I couldn't stop the King's outburst.

"Linaria, by the way"

"Yes."

"... who collects the material?

At that time, there was an unpleasant air in the conference room.