Senpensekai no Madoushoshi

"Is that true?

At an unexpected time, unexpected information jumped in. The eagle dampened his dry tongue with water, and he was eager.

……

Saluena looks at the eagle and thinks of something. Though it was an eagle who said that he could read his thoughts to some extent if he looked at them, his thoughts could not be taken from this expression.

"I'm sorry. My mouth slipped by accident. If you can, I want you to keep this a secret."

Nor do I know how far this word is true. Did your mouth really just slip? Or did you deliberately give Washi information? If it's the latter, why is that? To make me look into it? I don't know everything.

"That's, well... I don't mind..."

The glue and thought turned in my head and I felt a little dizzy. After drinking the water again, the eagle suppresses the temples and sighs small.

"If it leaks, throw up everything you know. It doesn't make me sick."

"I'm sorry. Otherwise, I let him carry a useless burden."

"I would have said I don't mind. Think of that as a burden, not a crushing eagle. Look, just say it."

"Oh, okay"

Saluena softens her expression and then puts it down and says, 'Well, I'm not so sure as to be true or false' and starts talking.

"A thousand years ago, it was before I was still called the Knight of Dark Purple. As part of the Knights of the Goddess, we were called by Illua to visit a room in the castle where we were based at the time."

"Wait, wait, wait. I'm sorry to break your hips so quickly, Lord... do you have any acquaintance with the goddess Ilua?

"Naturally. The Knights of the Goddess are, as their name suggests, knights made by the Goddess for the Goddess. I was asked to join the Knights."

"... Oh, my God, well..."

"Back to the story, I received a secret order that day from the goddess Ilua. It was about discussing Auschnell with a handful of elites. It doesn't make sense to hit an army on Auschnell. I took it upon myself in a mundane reply when I understood it."

Saluena reached for the sword standing at the table. I snapped Sands Wands' neck, that's the sword from then on.

"Illua gave me this sword then. He ordered Lano Route, who was a blacksmith at the time, to work out."

"Whew!? At first glance I knew it was a trade, but was it the sword of the hero Lano Route?"

In the Battle of Illua, there is a legend that the goddess forced Lanolut to forge three swords to defeat Auschnell.

One was branded "All Kids (Anshel) White Sword (... von Illizia)," and said he was blessed with a goddess who spared no effort. That sword, also known as the Sword of Heroes, was used by Lanolut himself and was hereafter inherited by his descendants, the King of the Ages, and is now in the possession of Oliva.

The other is "Wave Tao's (Anshel von) Sword (- Titi)," given to Valeria Nyamnyam, who was called the Wizard's ancestor and created the foundation of magic passed down to modern times. After the battle, she also built a country on another continent, and later said her descendants had inherited the sword.

And the last one is called... "Unspoken Sword" Anshel Ansiera ". It remained unknown to both the name, the owner, and the whereabouts, but hence its name. An illusory wave, whose existence is confirmed only in the notes of Lano Route.

"Maybe that's the third one... Then, Lord, don't have anything outrageous... I mean, don't bring me that kind of stuff. Don't stand up for me. Wouldn't a scratch or something like that be enough, let alone lost?"

"Don't worry, this sword is already tied to me in a way that I tend to share. Even if you want to lose it, it's not a substitute to lose it."

"Hmm, I hope so..."

Ignoring the eagle who cares about the sword and is soggy, Saluena mouths a continuation.

"That's when. I heard Auschnell's secret, no, the Goddess's reasoning."

"Oh, is that what you said earlier? That Auschnell came from the outside world?

"That's right. Most of all, I'm not so sure of its authenticity. Because he was the guy who said things that came to mind. Even when I heard the rationale, it was always cleaned up with a phrase from 'I feel that way somehow'"

"... one more thing, okay?

"I'm sorry, but I can't answer that"

"... hmm? I haven't said anything yet..."

"You were supposed to be there, you want to hear about the other one?

Saluena's words were shooting at the target. The word 'we' was caught in my ear the first time. I mean, there must have been at least one more person there besides Saluena and Illua.

"... but you're right... what do you mean you can't answer?

Mentioning the very question of the eagle, but never getting good at it, Saluena was, on the contrary, clouding her expression with self-derision.

"... I once had a sister. You were the only one at the time who thought I could dedicate everything. But in the subsequent battle with Auschnell, he was eaten."

……

That answer, sought by the eagle, was surprisingly light compared to its weight.

"What was eaten by Auschnell is decided to have never existed. So I can't remember that person's name or face. So I can't answer."

"... right... Oh, I see."

(If eaten, they erase their existence... then what? Is there such an unintelligible power in this world...)

"Ritzereich. Do you have any idea what such a powerful demon was?

As the eagle roared, now Saluena threw the question.

"I'm sorry, but you don't. Nevertheless, I have lost my memory. Maybe there are people who just don't know, who actually have that kind of power."

"... right"

Maybe that one earlier made me listen to it intentionally because I wanted to ask you that.

I'm sorry I couldn't help you.

"No, I don't think it's that easy to get to who he is. Never mind."

"... by the way, does everyone know about that?

"I told Rosa. But I keep it a secret from the others. I don't like to talk about uncertainty and confuse you. And..."

"... and?

Saluena held her mouth for a while. I could see such a stray, like I was choosing words carefully.

"I don't want Iris to carry it."

It was those words that finally narrowed her lips out.

"He, Auschnell, is the ghost of my time… the time of the Origins. Those days should be laid with my own hands, the same ghost."

……

To Saluena's monologue, the eagle has no words to pinch. Saluena continued while still worried that she should speak up about something.

"To adventure, I want Iris, who yearns for a view he has yet to see, to see only the beauty of the world. I don't want you to bear the fate of the world."

I didn't feel loose in that word, which should also be the usual margin of emotion. I felt like I was in danger of getting some kind of emotion on fu (...)

"I once said this to Carol. He said there was no obsession with the existence of a goddess. But that's a lie. Having entrusted hope to the Iries. But in that respect, you can say that you resent me."

……

"It's just that I pulled the girl in at my own convenience and forced her to tailor herself to a hero... unforgivable"

"... but it's Saluena, right? Was it because the goddess Ilua made Iris the director of the Book of Magic that the Lord was able to emerge from the realm ditch Entura?

Washi's words silenced Saluena. The surface of the wine that shakes quietly in the glass. There's a tannic surface floating around there, like asking yourself something.

"... that's a dilemma. There's no day I'm not ashamed of my fuzziness."

That's what Saluena said and drank the wine out of her breath.

Then for a little while the quiet meal time lasted. Washi looked for words to speak, and Saluena... repented of the past.

However, when Saluena's glass was emptied three times, the eagle remembered as she tilted the wine bottle.

"I've been wondering for a long time, why do you keep that sword?

According to stories I've heard before, Saluena is the realm ditch Entura... aka the Dark Prison, sealed with power. The power is the shield, the armor, and the sword whose name appeared in the earlier story.

Normally, they should be sent back to that world soon, but this time only the sword remains here all the time.

'I'm not sure,' says Iris. However, they have the feeling that the magic is leaking slightly.

When I get confirmation from Laplice, they say it's a very small amount, but the magic is pouring in somewhere. Although I can easily imagine that somewhere is Entura, so far there is nothing that can prove it.

"Probably... the connection point has widened"

I also felt kind of like drinking, bringing a new glass and pouring my own wine.

"Is that connection point good with the perception that Entura and this world...?

"That's right. On three occasions now, the Iries have opened their doors with the boundary groove Entura. The first was in the village of Lelton, the second at Nogrint St., and the third... here in Auschnell"

"Less than six months, three times. I don't know if that's more or less, but the more times you open the door, the stronger the connection with Entura."

"Oh, probably not. When it spreads completely like that, Auschnell comes from that side..."

"You deserve a fun dinner party, what a bright topic. Thanks to you, the story plays."

The meal doesn't go through my throat.

"Perhaps, but this sword is a warning against that"

"From the goddess...?

"Well, don't be like that"

Seeing the sword standing on the table, Saluena shrugs her shoulders.

If that story is true, from now on, whenever Irie's releases Saluena's power as a hadion, Auschnell's seal will run the risk of being unsealed.

"This doesn't need any more wine."

To quickly and slightly dilute the pounded heavy reality, the eagle relies on alcohol. I opened the second bottle that was cold in the cooler and poured it into each other's glasses full of (...) yes (...) and (...).

"By the way, listen"

"What?

"What about the Eilees?

"I didn't say. I didn't even tell Rosa about this."

"So you know..."

"It's just me. Well, I just joined you there."

Saluena laughed and said so.

"Your lord has a good personality. I'm not going to let Iris carry the burden, but I'm going to let him carry that and this."

"... sorry"

In addition to his thoughts, he honestly apologized, and Washi could no longer use the words he had prepared to say next.

"... I don't mind. That's not what I'm talking about."

……

Out of the way I said that, but Saluena still seemed a little sorry. The eagle who saw it had at some point spoken of what he would never normally say.

"Besides, would you need a friend who can talk foolishness?

Friends.

I know the word itself, but I've never actually had that in Washi.

Oliva and Eichel are good guys, but the favors and differences in position between the two don't make me feel comfortable calling them friends.

The next face that comes to mind is Yuhanna, but that one is closer to my sister than a friend. No, is that your sister? Anyway, that one is at least off the statue of a friend I think. Much.

"What? Are you unhappy with me? Isn't it horrible that I said I did it because I said an embarrassing line? I don't know what to say, dude."

Is it because of this booze that the mouth of the eagle is lighter? If you think about it, it might be the first time you've come to this world. The one who spoke of booze.

My face is hot. I feel it is also red. I heard a small laugh from the other side of the table as I laid my hand on my cheek tilting my little neck to make sure.

"Thank you, Ritzereich"

And with the name of the eagle, Saluena expressed her gratitude.

"Good to be here today"

"... is it? Don't just say today, you should come back. If that's the case, you're welcome."

"Oh, let me do that"

I moved the wine glass closer from either side and chirped.

When that cool bell-like sound sounded, the time in the room began to flow slowly again.

It's totally chilled, Muniel, but now for some reason I feel delicious about it. I'm sure that has nothing to do with this bouncing mind of a eagle.

"Oh, yeah. That's right. We'll have a subpoena by tomorrow."

"So... have you finally decided?

"Mm-hmm. Argumentative merit award date set"

As I finally said, I guess there is a perception that Saluena also took a long time. But the days of waiting will soon come to an end.

"The ministers seem to have had a lot of difficulty selecting the contents. I haven't heard from you yet, but, well, I hope you're looking forward to it."

"Right. Are you going to be there?

"It's obvious. It's a sunny stage for my beloved Iris. What are you gonna do, burn it in your eyes?

Saluena was laughing to the end. Looks like you really enjoyed this time of the day.

But...... in the end.

(Wow, if so, then... what do you do? After all, are you leaving this country?

At sunset, I couldn't hear it until I dropped off Saluena's back leaving the gate with a souvenir.