Sword of the Philosopher

"Sophia."

Calling from behind, she freaked out for a moment. If you look closely, there's a rayfin on her shoulder. First, she turned her body toward me.

"Master Luon, are you looking for us?

"Oh... I need to ask Sophia something"

After telling him, Sophia turns around, too. My face was just a little stiff. I don't get that look very often, so I get confused myself.

Or it should have been flat when we had the discussion earlier... somewhat waiting for the word, Raefin said.

"Lady Sophia remembers the battle ahead and thinks a lot about it."

"Les, Raifin......"

Says Sophia with a troubled face. What the hell... she breathed as she was silent.

"Well... through that battle, I thought about it, too."

"Were you scared?

Throwing the question, Sophia instantly shook her head.

"That's not true. Well, as far as I'm concerned, I saw the power of Mr. Leon, and he said it was really wonderful."

Shh, he says it's great... Sophia's surprised at the words she said out of her own mouth, too, stops talking.

"... I wonder if you could let me hear"

I demand it. Sophia shrugged her neck once, but eventually...

"I also understand very well that Master Luon is using that power for people."

"Oh."

"Watching the battle against the divine spirit...... what can I say, seeing the battle of Master Luon, are you excited"

... Around somewhat clouding words, Sophia herself may not be able to speak well in words either.

I don't know if you remember the sight then, but the talking Sophia also looks like her face is in a red tide... I'm pretty sure she was excited.

"What did Raifin think?

Somehow changing the spearhead of the story, she grinned,

"I was surprised to hear it myself, but I was convinced."

"Oh well. Whatever it is, it helps to take a positive view."

"That, Master Luon"

Now Sophia speaks out.

"Just one thing, okay?"

"Go ahead."

"... I think it would be a good idea for me to say it because of Mr. Luon's strength."

"It's okay."

"Well, you've been through a lot, haven't you?

I can't, or... well, flying around using mobile magic could be one of the things she says she can't do.

"The demon king is on the verge. We need to work a little harder than we possess all this power."

"... I don't think there's much I can do, but if you need anything, talk to me"

"Okay. Thank you, Sophia."

The moment I thanked you - all of a sudden Sophia turned her back on me.

"What's up?

"Yes, no. Nothing."

That's a curious reaction... I said as Raefin left Sophia's shoulder.

"You're thanking me, it sounds like you don't feel much."

"Les, Raifin......"

Blame Sophia...... I have thanked you for being on a journey and getting something done as a squire. But I guess this thank you felt weighed differently than that.

"... yes"

Here I speak to Sophia, who remains backwards.

"Even for me, if there's anything bothering you, talk to me."

"Yes, sir"

She nods with her back turned. I laughed a little bit because of how strange it looked.

"... then I'll go back to the inn. Raifin, I asked for Sophia."

"Yes... Ah, Master Luon, just one piece of advice from me too"

"Advice?"

"About the battle with Master Feus"

When it comes to advice from the Spirit, I am greatly concerned. his expression back. While waiting for the word, Sophia also turned to him, eventually,

"It's about the last attack Master Feus unleashed."

"Feus hit me with his own magic."

"Yes, as Master Luon, I don't think I could have predicted that attack."

"Right. I certainly didn't know until I was critical"

"From Master Luon's point of view, he probably thought he could have handled all of Master Feus' efforts as well. But I still think taking the biggest attack involves certain dangers."

... I see. I can understand what Raifin is trying to say, too.

"Fighting the Demon King… No, we should be careful not to be attacked with all our might tomorrow, even in the battle against the high-ranking Demons."

"That's right. It may have been too much advice from Master Luon."

"No, it matters. No matter how strong I am, there's no guarantee that they won't exceed it."

"... in doing so, just one more thing"

Furthermore, the story of Raefin continues.

"Upcoming battles… In the midst of a southern invasion or a showdown with the Demon King, I wonder if Master Luon will move to respond in an emergency"

"I have no objection to that either."

"In it - the magic of crumbling a continent where the Demon King prepares"

"Oh."

"I find it difficult to stop even Master Luon, in case..."

"Oh, you know what?"

I raise my voice. Sophia also senses what Raefin wants to say again and looks at her.

"Worst of all, the magic devised by the Demon King is activated... you thought I might be impotent to stop it"

"... I also worry a lot about what to do if that's the way it goes. Do you want to split that there is nothing more you can do than activate it, or do you want to use the power that Master Luon can hold and stop it... but if you relate from the front with enough magic to crumble the continent -"

He could die, Raefin said.

Honestly, I have no idea if that magic is the only way I can handle it. It wasn't set to be powerful because it was both on the game and event handling.

If I said "I'm not going to die" or anything here, you're going to have a death flag... I opened my mouth while I thought about that.

"-Gark."

"Umm."

A child Garc appears on my right shoulder.

"What did you think when you heard what I was saying?

"I thought Lord Leon was going to be impotent if I was the worst."

"... to be honest, I feel like I'm going to run away when I do."

I'm joking, but the look on Raefin's and Sophia's faces doesn't change.

"I know what you're trying to say. I can't deny the possibility that I'll act impulsively, either. So ask that the measures be absolutely successful."

"Leave it to me."

Gark says… It is also understandable that the Raifins point their nerves because the Southern invasion and the magic unleashed by the Demon King are the biggest problems.

Now I have to do everything in my power... so I turned to Sophia after thinking in my heart.

"Looks like Sophia's back to normal, and we should go back to the inn"

"Yes."

We'll both walk out... then I'll think about it.

As things stand, I won't be alone in stopping the magic of continental collapse. The magic is infused into the earth by the five great demons, and is unleashed by a presence with immense magic called the Demon King. No matter how strong I am, it's obvious that I'm beyond human vessels.

But... even if it's unlikely, it would be one hand to look for a means. I'm just heading to the academy. There can't be a book that says just how to outpower the Demon King, but you might find something to hint at.

"You got more to do."

Turn it down and I'll speak up. Sophia and the others didn't seem to hear, and no one responded to the words.

I am not the blood of a wise man, so I cannot fight a demon king. But if anything else, let's do what we can - so we made up our minds again and went back to the inn with Sophia.