Sword of the Philosopher

We moved places to the conference room, and we'll get to our seats and start talking.

"First, I'll explain what I got."

Yeah, in advance, I start telling Yuska and the others more about the knights - and as a result, it was Abel who commented first.

"By forcing people around you to get involved, do you limit your movements... how do you move?

"The most important thing is right after the encounter. We can evacuate people if we manage to use shadows, so we can do it."

"The next problem is the ability to play."

Exon pointers. I nodded small,

"The magic of a knight is not inexhaustible, so if you bring it into a long battle, you won't be able to do it either... but if you wait that long, it's the enemy's idea"

After I said that, I breathed.

"There are two ways to do it… seal its ability to play itself or seal the knight's movements"

- The last battle was stopped because it had amazing regenerative abilities. According to the materials, the final decision was made because my firepower prevented me from using the regenerative capability itself... but I can't keep fighting that long.

"Sealing the motion runs the risk of rumbling, so I'd like to prevent it from playing if possible..."

"Mr. Luon, did Anastasia say anything about it?

"You said it would be difficult without first figuring out what mechanism playback is. By the way, there's a way to seal the motion."

"How?

"They utilize dragon demon stones and use magic... it seems magical developed by the Marquis, something that can seal only elite knights. I just can't prep it or anything."

"Do you need to use magic while you're fighting?"

state as Exon arms up.

"Abel, there will also be wizards in your organization. I wish I could ask them...... even though Anastasia developed it, it could not work simply by sealing the movement"

"But it's very difficult to seal the regenerative capability."

Abel's claim. That's the best story...... the returns are huge, but I can't help it.

"Let's start with a premise on how to stop the movement, than the method has not been established."

Exon nods at my words and begins to speak.

"First, Luon, you defeat the Shadow Knight, you take control of the vanguard, and you begin to build more magic that seals the movement. The knights will run around trying to stop you, so Yuska, while evacuating the people, you'll sew your moves, something like that."

"There will be only one person we can do something about. Who fights how?

To Abel's inquiry, I'll think about it for a moment before I say it.

"We have to break up the collaboration first. Use Abel's creative prowess to break it off first. If you can control the movement of the Righteous, that's possible, too, right?

"Oh, you should be able to"

"Then we bring it into a one-on-one battle... each elite knight has its own traits, but if we take it backwards, we should be able to make the fight easier"

I keep thinking about the elite I've come across.

"The two fire and earth attributes are probably avant-garde...... then the knight dealing with water or ice is a stepping stone. So, the wind specializes in attacks from a distance. The most troublesome thing is a knight dealing with ice. Not good at that point if you can stop moving."

"Shadow knight's next target."

Abel says. I'm the boss.

"We need someone to keep his ice down. I'll be turning to follow up too, but you should decide who you want to fight full-time...... there Yusuka"

"Yes."

"The last time I showed you in an earlier battle, Chuang Shouyi, how long can you keep it together?

"If you squeeze the output somewhat, you can use it again and again..."

"And you're fine with the fact that shock waves exist in the particles of light themselves, too?

"Yes, that's right"

"Then Yuska, I'll leave it to you about the Ice Knight. You should be able to crush the ice with shock waves, etc. as long as you activate the move earlier"

"If you use Innovation, you won't be held captive."

To Exon's words, I said, "Yes,"

"Katra is a knight of the earth, isn't she? Looks like he specializes in direct attacks, so we can seal it off with creativity."

It's easy to deal with if you don't let them near you... is it Abel who stays?

"Abel, take charge of the Horseman of Fire using Innovation"

"When it comes to fire attributes, you're going to attack indiscriminately."

"Oh. It's a momentum that seems to involve all of us here when we let it go... I wonder if Abel can control the moves and do something about it. And the wind knight... ask another swordsman."

It's just this is an ideal theory. It doesn't matter depending on the war situation, and it doesn't always work the way this one thinks.

Having the information made it possible to take action, but that's just how hard it is to get things going the way you want... Exxon said when you thought so.

"Mr. Luon, I have a question for you. Assuming the policy is to seal the movements, will you fight with them until you have completely stopped sewing the knights' movements?

"I intend to. While stopping the four knights from moving, they evacuate people and complete their magic. Even if I or Romilda rush quickly, if we can't hold the knights back, there will be a lot of casualties, and there's a chance that they'll chase us."

"About this fight, but can you leave it to me?

An abrupt offer. Sending his gaze to Exon, he laughed.

"Leon, after you defeat the Shadow Knight, let's try to get under Nehmeisa right away."

"... is that true?

Exon looks like he might have some kind of hand. Then he nodded,

"I'll also do a little research on how to seal the regenerative capacity. I've got one idea coming up... and it's gonna need your help, Romilda."

"She did?

- He may have thought he could apply it to exons more than he possesses the power of the Emperor's Dragon Demon Stone.

"For one thing, Luon, as something that works with the proposal you made... if my thoughts work, can I switch to that policy?

"Oh, I don't mind...... you better make sure you can move either way than just not tolerate failure"

"Whatever. And Romilda, I would like to ask you to cooperate..."

"Okay. You want me to talk to him?

"I don't mind after collecting the Dragon Demon Stone. It'll be over in a few days, won't it?

I snort... Well, we've got a policy for now. Now that we have clarity on how to respond to an elite knight, future workouts will revolve around it.

"Well, now that we're done talking, I'm on my way."

"Oh."

Exon waves gently. I left the room after I said "please" to Yuska and the others.

"Well..."

Dragon Demon Stone retrieval. Well, I've decided on travel routes and so on, and I'm fine with that.

And - allied Marquis and fellow players in the game, including Abel, come together to prepare for the showdown. There is also Romilda, who is back in the past, just like Nehmeisa in this battle, so there is no doubt that we hold the advantage from the point of view of information.

But if it damages, Nehmeisa will repeat the same thing with that information.

"Absolutely, we need to settle this one"

I whine as I move.

We don't have that much time until the showdown. The time will come in no time.

How ready will you be by then...... anyway, now all you have to do is act to put a little behind Nehmeisa.

I use magic to drive me to my destination. I have no health problems... so I increased my magic output even faster...