Sword of the Philosopher

Alete offered to talk while the crusaders checked their surroundings. As for us, we had no reason to refuse, so we were supposed to have a conversation in front of the cave - basically because Kuza was responding, I didn't even pinch my mouth.

However, as an arrête, he had something to worry about.

"When that demon tribe panicked, he was running something strange."

"What?"

"Their magic is poured into the earth... I'm guessing, but I think it means that the Devil's side is interfering with the earth and doing something about it"

- Kuuza knows why, because he hears the circumstances from me.

"Should I look into it?"

"... Hmm, I see"

Kuuza shows you how to think of something. I'm thinking about how to answer that.

If we say here that we should look into it, we cannot deny the possibility that the Kingdom of Natelia itself will move forward. In that case, it is obvious that we will be alerted to the Demon King's side, and our measures may be exposed.

Therefore, the best thing to do is to deceive… I don't think I would be convinced by how Allete is doing -

"But could you keep it a little secret?

Suddenly, Kuuza spoke out.

"Huh? What do you mean?

"To tell you the truth, we're looking into the area as we travel."

"I'm looking into it...? Why?"

"Sophia, one of my associates, has a deal with the Spirit."

And, Kuuza takes a glimpse of Sofia.

"I discovered all sorts of things in the tangle with the spirits I was contracting. The spirits are moving around, so you shouldn't poorly serve them."

"The Spirit… seems to be a big deal."

"Oh. It's already out of our hands, so it's hard to answer even when asked what's going on. It's just that the investigation is going on, so could you check on it for a while?

"Fine. If the Spirit is moving, it doesn't look like we're gonna make it."

Have we talked about the situation to some extent and cut the rudder in a convincing direction... this time it would be better.

"And I have to thank you."

When Allete said it again, Khuza shrugged her shoulders.

"We're just ourselves with our necks stuck in. You don't have to worry about that."

"You worried about me?

In response to Allete's inquiry, Kuuza answers his head.

"Sure, you didn't think it was sleepy for someone you knew to die"

"... that's what I'm gonna do. And I can't even look at this one just because I was helped. Let me thank you."

"Then I want you to let me walk around a lot at the academy. Currently, if you move poorly, you'll be blamed for the atmosphere."

"Is that okay? I think it's possible to talk from the castle side."

Kuuza glances at us. That's all right, Sophia and I went.

"And one more thing… I hope you don't report our intervention to the castle -"

Kuza and I talked a little bit afterwards, and we broke up. I got an appointment to talk about the academia, so I'll just have to go home and wait a little.

"For one thing, the spirits' strategy is a success, right?

Kuza's checking with me. This one snorts,

"Oh. Looks like we had some problems too, but it worked well on the help to prevent magic"

"Right..."

"You got something?

"I thought for a moment... this operation could not have been done without the power of the Spirit or the Divine Spirit"

The way Kuuza talks, it's heavy somewhere.

"It would be nice to see that I was able to save the crusaders in this way because Mr. Luon was there"

"That's what's going on?

"I've been thinking about it for a while. How else should we fight against the demons who use tomorrow's measures, other than Mr. Luon?"

... Moving their gaze to Sophia and Silvi, they both seemed to think of something. Maybe I told you something when I was acting alone.

"Crush the Demons before they activate their measures. Or attacking before the Demons notice… there are many ways to do it, but at least there is something we need for sure"

"No matter how you do it, you need help."

Preliminarily, Khuza nodded deeply.

"That's right. We do think from the adventurer's point of view... no, I think we have the strength to be perceived as quite powerful even from the face of the crusaders. But if you fight the Demon King, it's not enough."

"I think it's definitely getting stronger. I don't think you need to rush it."

"If that's what Mr. Luon says, I'm sure there's no mistake. But it's also true that I thought it would be bad to rely on the Spirit or the Spirit."

Kuuza, who spoke so much, shrugged his shoulders small.

"It's huge that I'm going to be able to do a lot of research at the academia this time...... not only Mr. Sophia, but I and Sylvie may find some tips that can make me stronger than I am now"

"What are you going to do?

To ask, Kuuza speaks out with a beat aside.

"There are definitely limits to what people can do with their power. But in doing so, I don't think it's possible to find a countermeasure."

… means of confrontation,?

"For starters, powerful moves and magic - something you could call a trump card. Acquire knowledge and skills in academia to master it. I thought the power gained in the process would also lead to gaining the power to defeat the devil's measures"

"Right... Sophia has a way of converging the powers of the Four Spirits, so the moves we're developing now will be the trump card"

"I think so too"

After hearing Sophia's response, now Silvi said.

"I also have a lot of skills that I want to do... I don't like studying, but I feel there are a lot of tips for academia to be strong"

"Me too, just like Silvi...... here, I have a suggestion"

That's what Kuuza wants from me.

"In addition to the new moves, I have a lot to do...... Mr. Luon, can you play the other guy?

"When you're dealing with someone..."

"You're a great match to test your achievements."

I guess that's what Silvi used to say about the experiment. I just think it's a good thing the guys got motivated by Russia, and there's no reason to refuse.

I think we can get some information at the academy. I don't know if I'm going to come to the level of devising measures for this battle, but if Sofia and the others came to that conclusion after thinking about it...

"I can help as much as I want. Then we go back to the academy, and each one of us moves a lot."

There's something I'd like to look into... so I decided to go back to town.

It was only a few days later that I went back to town and heard from Allete about the academia.

"First of all, I didn't tell them about you. I think it's all right because I've stopped at the front of the team."

"Sorry."

"But you're really glad? I could have thanked you more if I'd reported it."

"I don't mind that this way. Plus, there's a reason I don't want to be on the table."

It's about Sophia. Though I told Canaan in the Kingdom of Alastin, I shouldn't tell an unspecified number of people yet.

"As far as we're concerned, if we're free to look into things at the academia, that's fine."

"Yes... I've told the professors at the Academy, so I'm sure they'll be happy to cooperate."

"That'll help."

Alete walked away to thank us again as she gave her sorry expression.

"Well, let's just think about it."

Sophia and the others nodded at Khuza's words and began to act.

Sophia naturally verifies with the header. I wondered if there was anything I could do about Silvi, but I walked out with Kuuza, so I can expect to have heard a lot in advance.

"Well... I guess the library to check the materials first"

Let's get this thing started, too. I visited the room with the header with Sophia and asked her to tell me where the library was...... headed alone.