Sword of the Philosopher

"I know Loct wants to find out about the Demons' work. Me too, I haven't seen firsthand what the Demons do, so I think it's ant to look into it...... but Loct, how?

When asked, Loct answered as he gazed at me.

"As humans develop their streets, Gnome creates various paths in the ground and travels to and from the continent. The only place humans call Norm's residence is where our king is, but in fact our countrymen are scattered all over the continent."

"Oh, really?"

"In it, there is the path we use within this country… one of which exists on the path and yet there is a large settlement trace where the past Gnome lived, so we can confirm it deep in the ground"

"I see, I don't know on the ground, but he said he might catch some traits by diving into the ground"

"Yes."

"And Sophia and the others...? No, should I act alone?

"I think it would be better to be alone"

Raifin follows my words.

"I don't know what's going to happen in the ground... it would be safer for Master Luon or just us to act"

"Well sure... does that mean it moves secretly? Then don't limit your investigation to the middle of the night."

"We don't have a problem staying motionless overnight, but Master Luon..."

"No, you're gonna be fine. Sometimes I fought all night in my training days."

I didn't do those things intentionally...... then Raefin said "ok" with a little surprise,

"Let's start the action when we get close."

"Okay. And the place, by the way?

Confirming...... it was close enough to the town to get information about Ledras. So I just needed you, and you're two birds a stone.

"Then that's what I'm talking about"

That's why - the discussion is closed.

After the next day, we will move further in the direction of the castle. As we approached, we also began to encounter demons unleashed by Ledras.

It didn't have to be until the middle... It was quite a demon. Claw Demon, for example - I have about the ability between lower and middle species among demons, but the fact that this guy comes out... may be a bit painful to defeat Ledras without one intermediate move or magic.

Sophia has one advanced move, but that can't be rampant because of the high consumption of magic and other things, and the wind attribute that Ledras is resistant to... as a realistic battle, I just want a move with the help of Norm or one that can be more in a row.

"Do it!"

Sophia's hanging...... the opponent is exactly that claw demon and this time we encountered the whole thing.

Sophia releases the 'Aerial Sword' at the beginning. At the same time it hit directly, Alto approached and unleashed the Grand Sword's generic lower moves, Buster Blade.

This is a simple move to take a massive blow, but the enemy is greatly frightened if it is powerful enough. Carn and Stella's coordinated attack there - Me and Ignos are turning to cover, but it didn't seem necessary if they were alone.

"All right, let's move on"

Alto says. He commands the front line, and I judge the place in the rear - if you realize it, that's how it was set up.

Eventually we reach town. That was where the game also existed, and his name was Ortac. Slightly north of the heart of the Kingdom of Robeil, it is also the central point of the trading route within the Kingdom.

Soldiers and wizards can be identified there now because of their proximity to the castle of Ledras. The whole town is also under tension, and we can see that the fact that the Crusaders have retreated is taken quite seriously.

"I wonder if I could talk to a soldier heading for a crusade or something"

Alto comments as he looks around. So I opened my mouth to lead them to the event.

"First, maybe we should see what's going on in town."

"When it comes to it, is it a stuffing?

Nodding, Alto says, "Then let's go," and we go all the way to the jail.

It is understandable that the stuffs that arrived in no time were medium sized and commensurate with the size of the town.

"... hmm?

Soldiers watching at the entrance raise their voices. There we are.

"I just wanted to know what's going on in town."

"... well. You can come in if you can prove you belong to some guild."

I'll present the deed and go inside. The companions kept Sophia and the others going... the entrance to the stuffing was sparse, but surrounded by an atmosphere as heavy as the town's air.

"That's a long time... who's going to get the information..."

Alto looks around. So I move my gaze in the right direction... there he is.

There is one wizard on the wall. I don't know if he's on a break or waiting for a soldier... but when he looked at us, he approached us.

"From what I can tell... are you an adventurer?

"Yes, I've been listening to a lot of things and trying to get some information... I hope you can tell me a little bit about the Demons with their castles"

That's it, the wizard leans down. with what I think of Ledras...... eventually,

"Almost there... Almost there, I should have been able to defeat you"

The wizard says. It was Alto who reacted to that.

"Almost, is there any basis?

"... the Demons named themselves Ledras. He used a special bond to prevent all of our attacks."

The wizard speaks. In contrast, Sophia gave a harsh look.

"Was it... couldn't you break through?

"On the verge of retreating, his junction was forcibly lifted. Apparently, we were using the magic present in the castle to build a bond, and we drove it to the point of depleting the magic of the castle... not one step away..."

"What is the current juncture?

"The magic in the castle is approximate, but we can observe it from the outside, but the amount of magic has not changed compared to when we retreated. I mean, the junction seems to remain unusable."

"Maybe that's why we're creating demons"

Alto says. Then the wizard nodded, "Probably".

"That's likely...... maybe he unleashed a ton of demons as a time buyer to rebuild the bond"

"Do you mean we can discuss it now?"

Sophia says. That face, it's serious.

"If what the wizard says is true, I think it's likely that a demon clan named Ledras is keeping humans from coming close... if demons stop attacking us, we can now rebuild a special bond, don't we? By the way, can't the Crusaders move anymore?

"It would be harder to collaborate than this many demons are spreading... although some of the Knights seem to have stepped in again"

The Wizard tells us more.

"The number of demons had also fallen dramatically compared to when the Crusaders pushed over... I'd like to go as soon as I have an elite attitude..."

A remorseful look. He himself, maybe even injured.

After listening, we left the clock. Everyone was uniformly silent, seemingly with what they each thought.

When you look at each look, the atmosphere is that Sofia, Stella, and Alto should fight. Ignos, on the other hand, looks like he can't judge, and Caln has a more complicated face. Does it feel like I'm lost?

You decide to wait until everyone finishes sorting out their heads... and at the same time I recall the investigation Loct told me to do.

If I were to, it would be late this evening. If we are to fight, we will leave town tomorrow. From there it is a straight line to the castle of Ledras, so now is the only chance we can investigate.

There are some things to investigate after you knock them out... but no, you might want to check before and after you knock them out.

The battle against the demons present on the game and the out-of-game investigation. I decided to arrange an inn first, thinking about what would happen if I fulfilled it.