Sword of the Philosopher

We'll talk in the back room where Richard was when I got here. There was a wooden table and chair so I sat across the street and asked questions first.

"I came here because I found a user demon who would observe a pair of wizards... first to confirm, what's your name?

The opponent is often silent. After looking back at me for a little while, I decided to start talking.

"... it's Richard-Arted"

"Same name as the wizard who was in town...... can I assume it's the same?

"Oh. You can think of him as the same person. To put it this far, isn't it predictable?

I sort out some things in my head, then I speak.

"He also looks older than Richard in town...... time based magic"

"Oh, yeah"

- There was no magic in the game that manipulated time. But some of the books mentioned such magic. However, all of them are forbidden.

Nevertheless, it is an illusory magic that doesn't even include details in the literature, and even when it comes to prohibition, it is something that cannot be used -

"Have you succeeded in manipulating time?

"Oh, but there's a price."

Richard grins sarcastically somewhere. That's where I ask more questions.

"The price...... before you hear that, from the looks of it, it doesn't look like it will happen once or twice"

"Oh. I've been through this four times already."

Four times...!? That's pretty surprising. Only that information represents one fact.

"I mean, that's all you've been failing"

"Don't be like that. From what I can tell, this will be my fifth attempt."

Aged, older than the original Richard who is in this world by four time travel... that's why it would look like it.

Richard takes a sip of the water bottle that was nearby and then speaks out.

"... it was by chance that I got this magic. I was wandering around fighting demons, just like you met in town. There was nothing like taking part in a massive battle, and I never saw a demon tribe. I may be careless given the situation on the continent, but I was somewhere enjoying my journey with Lete"

"A very ordinary adventurer everywhere."

Richard nodded deeply at my words.

"Yes... but eventually, the demons' invasion becomes harsh. Instead of challenging them, I made a choice to avoid them, and I continued my journey."

Richard, who spoke so much, gives a distressed look. His attitude makes me understand what happened, and he speaks.

"I mean... during that journey, Mr. Lete?

"... oh yeah. But that's not the only reason I developed these magics."

Richard speaking with a depressing look...... I guess I'm observing the original Richards in this world because they have a history like that. Plus, I told her that wasn't all, but it seems like you could think of her as a big motive for developing magic.

"In a situation where the Demons invade and the earliest continent collapses, I was able to produce this magic"

"... collapse?

I frown.

"Didn't the human side resist?

"A being called the Five Demons ravages all over the place. It seems that some of the humans defeated it... but couldn't withstand a massive attack from the south, and gradually..."

So you destroyed up to four of the five great demons, but defeated them in the event of the Southern invasion?

"Well, who said you defeated the Five Demons?

When asked, he becomes a strange face.

"There were two of them. I know his first name."

"Tell me."

It's Eina and Oldia.

Eina and - Oldia. One of the main characters in the game.

At first in the game, only four characters, except him, can be the main characters. If you clear it around, you'll have a choice, but there's a reason for that.

He stands in a very different position from the other protagonists - a mix of demons and humans.

The first of the scenarios stands on the Demon King's side, completely different from the other protagonists. The time when he is free to act himself is about midway through the scenario for the other protagonists, and is level enough to challenge the whole of the Five Demons right away.

In the scenario where the protagonists defeat the Five Demons one by one, it will be absolutely him to defeat the Fifth Body when he is the protagonist other than him. I'm the protagonist with that circumstance...... Richard also said Eina and Oldia defeated the Five Demons. This would mean that the first circle he experienced would also be the continental collapse route.

"And I made up my mind to fight the demons and use my magic back... only before the invasion began in earnest."

At the start of the scenario or so, I'll give you an idea.

"but... it didn't work"

"What kind of failure did you have after that?

To inquire, Richard begins to lean down.

"In the second circle, I gave a lot of help and fought with the people who got their names in the first circle. That's good, but I still can't contain the southern invasion..."

"You mean that's the neck"

"Oh. The second circle I took part in my own five demonic crusades... so I learned the price of this magic"

"What is the price?

"The total amount of magic I can hold is reduced... so I won't be able to roll back time."

I see...... nodding, Richard goes on even further.

"I learned the price, but I managed to follow the crusade and destroy it"

"What is the name of that demon tribe and the name of the person who defeated it?

"The Demon clan's name is Ledras. And it was a man named Fili who defeated him."

He... here I have further questions.

"Didn't something like light show up after you defeated Ledras?

"Light...... oh, there it is"

"Has that been sucked into Fili?

"No, you're drifting... you disappeared sometime"

- Apparently, there are cases where even the protagonists of the game were unable to hold the light. Like Raifin said, they're not so sweet.

"Okay. Keep talking to me."

"Oh...... I thought the third circle had to move more, but the price diminished my magic and made it a painful battle for myself. Prepared for the southern invasion to strike the best possible hand in it... but still, the battlefield did not cover it"

From what I've heard, apparently the human side can't even break through the Southern invasion instead of challenging the Demon King.

"And around...... as a force against the southern invasion, I didn't think humans could do it alone...... I didn't get the help of the spirits. So I figured out what I could do."

"That's the generation of demons?

"Oh. The total amount of magic is diminishing, making it harder to fight like before, but there are so many ways to create demons that I could do it... I took the art of creating demons from the Demons during my fourth circle. But as complete as it was, he was attacked by the demons, and thus entered the fifth circle because he was dying, and further studied, and waited in the fort."

"I see."

I squeal... from here on out, I ask more questions.

"I know how it went...... so the magic of going backwards that time can be used by me too?

"I can't. Because this magic is built exclusively for me, it can only be used with my magic."

"I can simply remember and use chants... I wonder what a substitute it is"

"Oh. I'm the only target, by the way. I can't even involve others."

I don't feel like I can't use it if I can handle it with a force push, but that's not how it works.

"... still a question, okay?

"I don't mind. I owe you my help."

He responded… I started thinking to ask more questions.