Sword of the Philosopher

The power of the Divine Spirit, to the sword... it will undoubtedly be the strongest sword on the continent - you can be sure.

"There is a certain affinity for the power of the divine Spirit and the Spirit. It may be a difficult task to gather and cluster those forces, but if possible synergies will be created '

"I see, then don't be a trump card against the Demon King...... but is there any material that can withstand that?

"I have a candidate."

The moment I tried to ask, Gark responded.

"End of the West... You know there's an Oki, right?

"Oh, sure. Holy Tree Coronalesion, right?

- A small island lies ahead of the sea from the westernmost tip of the continent. There is a great deal of magic there, influenced by it and called the Holy Tree. Sure, that was the name on the game, too, but it didn't come out in person.

There should have been a setting that demons and demons could not bring that sacred power closer to the front either. So many places...... Holy trees, so to speak, exist in the most sacred places.

"There is a Spirit who protects that holy tree. The name is taken from the Holy Tree and called Corona... who can use the power of the Holy Tree to produce material '

"Materials...?

"Holy trees take in even the ore and metal contained in the ground. In this way we can draw on the power of the growing great trees and produce fusion substances with various properties. If we create a material that is strongly linked to the magic of our spirits and spirits, it should be more powerful."

"... confirmation, can you go and work with me right away?

'I don't know. Nevertheless, conditions such as subjugation would not be necessary. Most -'

And, Garc had a meaningful grin.

"It may be more troublesome on the contrary than not being able to deal with it by force, such as yielding"

"... then what am I supposed to do?

"First, we have to go directly and talk."

"Okay...... then, for future policy -"

"Let us first make the Spirit's covenant, which is the purpose of Master Sophia"

Raefin describes it here.

"Continue south to Undine."

"You're right on schedule...... then let's do it"

"If you're going south, you're fighting Azra the Water King."

"... easy for you to say, but it's a messy hassle, isn't it?

'Whatever. But in order not to let the continent collapse, it will certainly be necessary to draw on the help of other divine spirits'

That's more than I can do.

"Garc, do you have anything else to decide?

"Not at the moment"

"Then that's the end of the discussion... Garc, please"

"Okay."

Discussion is over - late at night, so I decided to take a little break with Garc's permission.

It was in the early morning when the sun came out that we started moving. At first I thought about going back to Garnise immediately, but was driven by the urge to stop by and decided to change my policy.

"Rayfin, I need to stop by."

"I don't mind, which way?

"My town. I use demons to observe things, but I don't get a lot of opportunities like this, so I want to see how things go in person."

"Is it home? I don't mind."

Looks kind of intriguing...... nothing special because it's my hometown.

That's why we start moving. Shortly afterwards, there was a gark voice in my head. It would be because the child Garc is in his body.

Are you from that town?

"No, my parents were originally aristocrats and lived in the mansion when I was little. We fell into a political conflict and settled in a town that is our home town"

"Even if I had grasped the story, couldn't I fix those conditions"

"He was a child. Besides, don't you think political struggle is more troublesome than fighting demons, depending on the way you look at it?

'Cause it's a problem you can't solve just by knocking it down.'

While we have those conversations, I'm in a hurry. A few hours from the woods with the garc. I arrived in my hometown because I flew quite a bit.

First, I'll take you to your parents' house. The two were surprised at their abrupt return home, while welcoming them.

When I say I'm still traveling, my mother says, "Good luck". I was a little confused about taking it slow, but in the end the conversation ended up leaving my parents there too.

"Wouldn't it have been nice to slow down for a day or so?

Rayfin asks, but I shook my head left and right.

"I'll do it when it's all over... with Sophia and the others"

"Now you just have to move on..."

"Yes."

That's where my belly rang. Speaking of which, you haven't eaten anything yet today. Here I walk to a familiar diner.

Along the way, I can hear "long time no see" from the residents. Some people talk to me about fighting demons because I'm known to be an armed man in town. And while I'm answering like a public tale... I arrive at my destination.

I thought you hadn't opened the store yet, but I was doing it. Sometimes I'm a moody person and I start in the morning, sometimes I open it before noon. He's a weird guy like that, but he's got a solid arm, and he's got a good reputation in town.

When I went inside, the shopkeeper looked at me and said, "It's been a long time," he said.

"Were you home?

"In the passage of the journey. I'm relieved it hasn't changed."

"Right."

The shopkeeper smiles and looks out for me.

"Oh, my God, I thought it was getting a little rough. You don't look so different."

"Hi."

"So, what's the order?

"Right...... one of the usual"

"Aye."

The owner starts cooking and I look around the store. Is it just after the store opens in the morning? No one but me. The sound of cooking sounds a lot indoors.

"How's this town going?

Somehow I ask. Then the store owner replied while cooking.

"It looks like all the demons around me have gotten a little stronger and troublesome, but I can handle it somehow. There seems to be something wrong... but I also hear that the capitals of all countries have been overrun by demons. You're a lot more peaceful here."

"Oh well... are there many people who have been chased by the capital?

"Don't look at it like that. Though, if we go a little south from here, there's a big town, right? That kind of person's destination is still that town, so maybe not many humans are here to calm their hips."

Is there any confusion at all? We regularly gather information from demons, but it is a great gain to know things locally like this.

"I hear the demons are getting stronger, but what about the numbers?

"That's a lot compared to before. The other day, I just went on a demonic crusade. Apparently some of them were a little strong, and someone who joined the crusade must have been injured."

"Injury...... from the way you say you joined the crusade, are you an external person?

"Yes."

"So, being injured means you're still in town?

"Oh, I'm here. It's a pair, but I got a lot of help."

I just got a little interested. Sometimes you've asked me to join you in a demonic crusade, and should I say hello or something?

"Where's the inn?

"It's Mr. Michal's inn. You're going to see him?

"Yeah. What's your name, by the way?

"You only know one thing. If you don't know the name, don't mention it, and the man in town was rumouring a lot."

"Female...... warrior? Wizard?"

"They're both wizards"

"Both?"

That's unusual, that kind of party composition. Well, it was possible in the game for even a wizard to make him fight with a weapon, so maybe even a wizard has an avant-garde guard or something.

I thought I'd ask you what your name was, so I opened my mouth.

"So, what's your name?

"Oh...... it doesn't seem like Mr. Beppo is a man and a lover, but he feels like a partner in an atmosphere that sounds pretty good. His name is..."

Stirring the soup, the shopkeeper says.

"-Richal, it should have been called."