Sword of the Philosopher

Since the spreads no longer reach, the chimeric plant carries out an attack from the foot utilizing the roots. Sophia looks forward and doesn't realize - no.

In a moment, she immediately fled to the side. Soon afterwards the roots stretch to where she was standing. The tip of the roots was sharper and should have been sufficiently powerful against Sophia, who was also defending herself by exercising membrane-like magic barriers...... if she had eaten, she might have been put in a predicament.

More than just being alone, eating an attack leaves Locke unable to move and pinch... Sophia regains her posture when she was thinking about it.

But the next moment I run away to the side. Pursuit by the roots of the chimeric plant. I perceived it and she succeeded in dodging it.

"I see, trouble..."

Sophia lays down her sword as she groans briefly and advances her legs to the chimera plant. As soon as possible, now the crawl hits her.

It was Sophia who played it once with a sword, but just because of the number of spreads, everything is forced to retreat. There now the attack of the roots... Speaking of which, I've heard stories about the chimera plant being a pain in the ass in the play of solo journeys.

This demon's attack speed is so fast that if he is alone, there is no gap to turn to attack because he is attacked intensively. Ordinary party organization makes me a boss who has no bitterness to deal with, but when it comes to tie up play, it would mean a boss who is troublesome.

"Ugh......!

Sophia raises her voice like she's pissed off. Then the spreading came straight to her.

Did you pay too much attention to the roots, or she moves one slow step. The chimeric plant didn't miss it and delivered the attack - Sophia twisted her critical body to avoid it. No - I plundered my right belly.

"Eh!!"

Pain occurs or groans briefly. I won't stop attacking the chimera plant. As it is, you get a concentrated attack and lose. Then I thought... arrowheads,

Sophia stepped in in one turn. The chimeric plant immediately stretches out the spreading and targets her.

"- Destroy it!"

Shortly after, she spoke out. When did you chant - when you thought so, a red light was born around her.

To be precise, it's not light, it's flame. A flame shaped thinner than a knife is poured into the chimeric plant simultaneously.

This is' Flame Needle ', one of the lower magic... the magic of showering a small flame and attacking the target. Five or so needles do go to enemies in the game and are used to hit multiple stages. Power is to a lesser extent better than' fireball ', which is the bottom of the flame.

However, the needle she released is much smaller than the game, and that's a lot more. You don't seem to have the power to take down the chimera plant.

Magic strikes directly at the demon. Apparently, her aim is like a spreading, a small but flaming spreading burns and loses its acumen.

I see, burning down the spreads themselves with flames… Sophia packs up even more of an intermission while she thinks. At the same time she begins a further magical chant.

She has only been damaged against the chimeric plant a few times at the moment, even though she is going to continue to attack and fold... Even if I fold it from here, it won't be difficult with her aggression... I'll watch her fight as I stand ready to help.

By burning down the crawl, she finally reaches a position where she can put her sword on the chimera plant. And the next thing I let go was' Crossword Slash '. It precisely chooses the center of the tree trunk and shakes the chimeric plant greatly.

It's working - there's a new spread coming up there. But she won't stop attacking. Step further into it and show them the setup to run through it ready for damage.

Hey, and I almost raised my voice. Sophia avoids spreading with minimal movement. But you can't avoid all the attacks with a large number of them, and sharp spreads sweep your entire body, like flanks and shoulders.

Besides, Sophia sounded groaning...... but withstood the pain and stuck her left hand out.

"- Bomb it!

With words, flames arose from her left hand. I don't know what magic it looks like because I shot in at almost zero distance against the chimera plant.

But I understood by magic... this is' Firelance '. The target is the enemy as a whole. It should have been the most aggressive of flame-based subordinate magic and could have done considerable damage to opponents whose flames are weak.

The heat covers the perimeter and Sophia quickly retreats. It's not strange that even she's burned more than it was at zero distance... but she was reinforcing the magic present on the surface of her arm when the magic activated, and there's no way she's suffering a magical trauma.

And the chimeric plant... hit directly and damaged the trunk greatly, but it's still alive. But just a little bit of the spread and branches moved around pointlessly to see if it was even confusing, creating gaps.

I know you'd like to set me up here if I were you, but Sophia herself is hurt. Here she quickly chants and uses healing magic. It never completely blocked the wound, but the majority of the bleeding stops.

The opposing chimeric plant also regained its position. He's been continuously attacked, and his HP must be definitely decreasing. I don't know if my abilities are the same as when I was in the game, but I can understand from the magic emanating from the demons that the earlier 'Fire Lance' worked quite well.

And it can be inferred that I've worked out quite a bit of the magic, the magic, earlier - I couldn't adjust the magic power in the game, but in the real world it's also possible. It's just hard to increase the power of junior magic to intermediate magic... but it seems possible for a chimera plant opponent to become powerful enough to be a decision maker.

I'll explore the signs again. Demonic magic is clearly weaker than it was earlier. Possible defeat by several attacks.

What do we do next - Sophia runs. The opposing chimeric plant also spread to respond to her movements.

It's the same structure as earlier, but Sophia's movements are less crisp than they were earlier. Obviously, the movement is dropping. For the opposing chimeric plant, the magic has weakened but the movement of the spreading itself has not diminished.

At this point, the chimeric plant is advantageous. In addition, Sophia herself will have less and less magic. That's not how the stand should be left.

Is that why she released 'Firelance' from mid-range after striking down the spread? He just decided he couldn't imitate it like he was going to step in again. It could have been defended by spreads and such - but it hit the chimeric plant directly. But still, I won't fall.

"Knock..."

Sophia groaning small. And the chimeric plant moves out, and Sophia manages to dodge the attack.

Looks like he started chanting to unleash 'Firelance' again - but then the chimeric plant moved the crawl to attack harder than earlier. Perhaps the purpose is to discourage chanting. Though you can chant while attacking, it doesn't change that you need some concentration. To prevent that - they have the ability to learn.

If we can't use magic, we'll have to approach it, but we need to wipe out the onslaught of spreading. The risk is high given the condition of the injury... you should want to treat it, but there is no way the chimeric plant will miss that gap.

This place is retreating... No, I don't know if I can escape the root attack with my injuries. Does that even make Sophia think, or show no bare hands to run away?

Is this place better than full of creativity... I tried to show up with that in mind?

But the next moment,

"... Dear Luon"

I could clearly hear Sophia calling my name.

"Somewhere, you're watching, aren't you?

- I was about to respond. Oh, wait a minute.

No, can you expect me to use some kind of magic to follow? There's a chance you realized I existed because of something.

"The battle is not over yet. Everything will be judged by the next attack."

The kind of statement that breaks through that I was going to put in the cross spear... and at the same time, I understand that I am.

Sophia asked at the forest entrance how to be completely convinced. I said a day... but if it didn't work, she might think she'd be told to go to the worst king.

That means that your purpose will not be fulfilled. But why did you ask me - to watch her fight for so long? Whatever the outcome, she wouldn't be convinced to intervene here either.

I look at her side. He has a solid look at challenging demons with readiness to die, and it looks like he has already made up his mind what to do.

Sophia instills her magic in herself and runs. Perhaps she went on a bet. The chimeric plant is damaged, but we don't know if it can be defeated in the next attack. But the limit is near. She ran out to make her last blow.

The Chimera Plant also goes into defeat and attack. The movement is just dull due to the damage taken so far - but still stretches out enough spreads to defeat Sophia and strikes.

From the side, I decided Sophia couldn't avoid a demonic attack. She seemed to know that too, only an attack that would block her path would play, ignore and storm about an attack that would plunder her body. In exchange for the damage, she succeeds in stuffing the intermission.

And - she put her sword vertically.

"- Hey, ahhh!!"

Ripped flashes. Shortly afterwards I saw a flame gushing out of Sophia's grip. This is Flame Slash, a magic guide - she squeezed the move away, all of it.

The attack hits the chimera plant directly. In exchange, a number of blade-like spreads hit her body. A situation like a half-conflict. If this wasn't decided, the chimeric plant would move to stab Todome. When that happens, I have to follow up.

But the next moment, the moving crawl completely stopped moving. Plus the body of the chimeric plant starts to collapse in tears.

I knocked him down - I was clenching my fist when I realized I was squeaking in my heart. At the same time Sophia collapses again and I rush over to her.

Along with that, the temper of the forest draws once and for all, and further branches of various flowers bloom where the chimeric plant was located, even though it is a wreckage. This is the same as the performances on the game, a change due to the demise of the chimeric plant, the source of the chi. It was meant to have accomplished the request.

I release the magic and approach Sofia. Then,

"How was...?

Sophia trying to get up. I said, "Don't push it," and I started treating him by magic.

The healing magic blocks the wounds within the sight of Sophia. When I made sure the pain disappeared from her face, I asked her.

"Why... so far, trying to fight?

"... there is also a desire to save the village. But."

And she gazed at me.

"To Lord Luon himself, to be recognized"

"To me...?

"If you act with Lord Luon, you will surely gain the strength to defeat the Demon King - that's what I was convinced of."

The rationale was - but words came from her before that.

"From the time you helped me and your father, the battle against the demons we encountered on our way to this village… Master Luon had extraordinary strength and felt like he was fighting it with considerable restraint"

... I never think I'm a bad actor - no, maybe depending on who sees it.

In addition to its insight, it is possible that Sophia is able to perceive some magical signs due to the sage's blood muscles. You mean you felt that power and tried to master me?

"This request, perhaps Master Luon, was meant to make me give it up, wasn't it?

"... uh"

"I also know that I don't want you to do anything more dangerous than help out......"

Sophia stands up slowly. I get up again, too, and confront her.

"I want the power to defeat the Demon King."

"... it"

I'll hold my mouth once. Before I make any decisions, I have one question to ask.

"Sophia thought it would be nice to have some clue that I'm going to be strong...... but am I good?

"Yes."

"Even though we saved the king and you, we just met a few days ago, right? Can you trust me?

That's what I'm asking... Sophia answered yes without hesitation.

"How you rescued us… and I myself observed and judged Master Luon"

- I guess she was making sure she was okay on the journey. And then I decided to master, do the request alone as I asked, and finally I even defeated the boss.

"What do you say?

With a somewhat uneasy look, Sophia asks. The injuries are healing, but all over the clothes are mutilated by the spreads, and you can peek after the fierce battle.

Speaking only of this battle, definitely a full score. She grew rapidly, learning magic and moves, to the point of destroying the chimeric plant alone. It's enough to cross with Fili if you just look at his ability to grow, and he will surely possess his abilities as a player character.

To go with that, the sage's blood muscles - we just have to consider this. She is not the only protagonist on the game, so I don't know if she will gain the power to break through the Demon King's boundaries.

I think I have qualities about that... let's think about this, including the main characters' trends. More importantly, she doesn't understand her existence. If the Demon Clan at the executive level recognizes her presence, there may be some attack on the Kings as well. It will therefore be necessary to move in a way that is not noticeable for a while.

I'll keep an eye on her. I shouldn't have put my emotions on the eye, but Sophia's face only made her face a little harder. He thinks they're gonna say no.

I mean, there's no way I can say no to anything more than what I've done.

"... ok. If only I could. But make sure you never reveal your identity beyond the threat of the Demon King. I'm gonna act like I'm not gonna find out who you are."

"Yes, as a squire, thank you"

Sophia smiles - a grin as if a large circle of flowers had blossomed.

And while it's a little bit more exciting than that, I'll think about it. Well, the status quo protagonists are working well, too. There are still unpleasant events that I would like to avoid, but that will still have time to work her out in the stories ahead.

There may be a lot of problems for now, but there's no element to shake your head here - so we're going to get a squire.

And - I followed the woods with Sophia as I thought it would be tough.