Sword of the Philosopher

Heavenly demons and magical powers were close to the river. Sophia and I in a hurry capture each other and stop.

"... are you here"

Male voice. A long man dressed in a brown coat. It looks like fifty or so because it also has gray hair and wrinkles carved into it. Most of all, I don't know if the appearance of a demon that should be said to have evolved is related to age.

Hands bare with nothing in both hands. The spine-pinked celestial devil is a tough nobleman with a title like a baron for example...... like that.

Also, an earlier line...... it's as if I've been waiting for this one,

"You expected us to come?

The Heavenly Devil looks back on us. The kind of atmosphere that's defining this one.

"... that's what I'm talking about"

A terminal reply. As for the enemy side, we have engaged before, and we are building a means by which we can perceive the devil's trends on the angel side - did you think of it that way?

At least this collision is not unexpected to the enemy... which should also be countermeasures. Without training with the support of the Devals, it could have been dangerous.

"But are you two here?"

That's what the Heavenly Devil squeals. And I shrugged my shoulders.

"Last time I fought you, an angel went into chaos. You can't possibly not take that into account, can you?

"You're right. You guys are like" The Feast of the Shizuku Angel. "

The Heavenly Devil groans further, glancing at us as he flashes his coat.

"... human and you think you can win?

"I don't know."

You don't know from the mouth that we defeated the Heavenly Devil... it's possible that Sophia and I would have done all we can.

I'd like to defeat this one in a short showdown before they know what this one's capable of. Me and Sophia pull out the sword at the same time. Then,

"Hmm, that just doesn't look like a good minute on its own"

Somewhere calmly, the Heavenly Devil uttered a voice.

"Now, is this a good idea or a bad idea?"

What? The moment the doubt plundered my head, the rear space of the demon began to distort.

Reinforcements - Shortly after I made that decision, me and Sophia backed off a lot. The Heavenly Devil raised his voice to praise "just fine,"

"You're also judgmental... I don't know if you guys hit it, but if you look at what you're standing there for without being cowardly, you can expect us to do a lot to respond."

Hit? When more question marks came up, people appeared out of distorted spaces.

That's a brown-haired young man dressed in a black costume. It looks around twenty and even carries a soft grin.

Like the first celestial demon, he does not possess any kind of weapon. Most of them are supposed to be the type to magically create weapons... it's not weird to set them up here right now or be instantly created and intercepted.

"Nice to meet you."

And young people greet each other with much serenity. In contrast, the Heavenly Demon stands in a step-by-step manner. Are you a superior officer to the demon? Doesn't look like it.

"There are two of us here... in a situation without an angel. Something like elite? Thank you for your hard work."

The young man took a small breath when he told him so.

"Humans, why this feast...... no, join this crusade?

"... for many reasons, but my answer is simple"

"What?"

"I can't leave my enemies unattended."

"Well, he's a lot more righteous."

The youth responded as if they were half frightened.

"Fight with an angel with an approximate understanding of how much the other person is...... loaded with gold? Or is it also benevolence?

"A lot of things."

How did the youth receive this response... against me, I look to the newly emerging enemy.

Sophia observes the same and is silent again - here I have a hunch. I can barely feel the magic from a laughing young man. Guess that's not just because you don't have the power, but because you're good at hiding it.

He said, what if...

"Lord Luon."

That's when Gark's voice sounded.

"I don't know if Lord Luon knows... but there's a lot of magic swirling inside this one"

If so, it's still...

"Can I have your name?

"Guess you're making assumptions, huh?

Youth respond. At the same time, Sofia standing next to her becomes a tense face.

"Fair enough...... his name is Rostaldo. You've heard from the angels, haven't you?

- There's a real general out there. I used to hear from Devals about Rostaldo's appearance... but not like that. Well, I was assuming the appearance would change, so it's within my expectations... No, I don't want to see if the said being named Rostardo is the real fallen angel Rostardo in the first place.

Think normally. I don't think it's going to appear suddenly in a place like this. He's the one who never showed up so far. And suddenly, when he showed up knowing we were taking care of him,

"Hmm, you seem suspicious. Well, of course."

And Rostaldo laughs bitterly.

"There's no basis for me to assume that I'm real... well, I'm either real or fake. It's trivial anywhere"

"... at least someone named Rostaldo appeared in front of us. So this is how important this is to you."

Now this one opens its mouth.

"What the hell is the purpose? What are you gonna do with your name on purpose?

"You'll see the answer soon."

Rostaldo answers with a spare grin...... this situation should probably be passed on to heaven as well. If the person in front of you were a real Rostaldo, the Devals would react big and small.

What if that's what you're after? Assuming Devals comes out, I'll try to corrupt him... but he'll restrain himself, too, and most importantly, there's me on this occasion. I wouldn't consider it a march or anything to do less damage around the area, I'd leave it to this one.

"Well, humans. I only let you see your will to fight."

And, Rostaldo speaks softly.

"But this one has a purpose… I'd appreciate it if you could just leave quietly"

"I can't do that right now."

Point the cutting edge of the sword. Rostaldo shrugged his shoulders there once again,

"It's not like you don't know what happens when you go into battle."

"Oh, yeah"

Pull the magic out of the bottom of your body one by one. So that if you come at me, I can handle it.

Often, silence comes. Rostaldo stands as if waiting for something, keeping silence.

Meanwhile, elsewhere, it was found through the demons that the allies would start engaging. The opponent is the celestial demon alone and he sees no struggle at any other point.

Well, I can wait to see how the Devals act like this... I opened my mouth.

"... you'd be sending the same kind of guy behind you elsewhere, wouldn't you?

"Have you figured that out?"

"Immediately defeated by your people... you're just going to lose your power, right?

"I think so."

Extraordinary...... I don't even know what the purpose is by sending the Heavenly Devil to the continent in the first place. It may seem like a foolish act at first sight, but it may be worth it to him.

I don't think they're going to give me any answers.

"Is your purpose in heaven itself? Or the power of an angel?

No reaction. Well, then...

"- Or the power of existence to sleep deep beneath the ground?

In words, there's a change in Rostaldo's face. It suddenly narrows my eyes and makes me look like someone else.

"... you know what?"

"You're going to be involved elsewhere. With that atmosphere, the purpose is to do something about the existence of sleeping underground? Are you trying to wake me up..."

"I think we can talk a little bit."

Rostaldo, who said that, kept smiling and sending his gaze to me - he looked interested in me.