Sword of the Philosopher

Finished the conversation and I tried to leave the room... Sophia made a suggestion.

"Dear Luon, may I ask you one thing?

"Hmm, is there anything else yet?

"I'm done with the story itself, but the... for once, I want to change my mood. If I stay in this room, I don't feel like I can put anything together."

"You mean you want to get out of here."

Sophia snorts cocklessly. So, you're saying I'm with you?

"Fine. But what are we gonna do?

We'll take advantage of the escape route.

...... Sofia to be very serious. Probably hasn't thought of anything because I've done that since I was a little girl, but it's a lot weird to use for this stuff.

"I mean, it doesn't seem like someone's going to tell you not to leave, and you just have to go straight out from the front?

"You probably don't even want me to leave the castle until we have a proper festival, do you? But you can't refuse my request... perhaps accompanied by an escort other than Master Luon... is Eina thick?"

I see. It's just...

"Can't you refresh with Eina?

"It's not like that...... and it is"

Sophia shrugs as if she remembered something.

"It's a corner, so there's something I'd like to show you to Master Luon"

You mean you want to show me what's out there... well, there wouldn't be any danger in Sofia's place to show me.

"Fine, then let's go"

"Yes."

Unyielding grin. I talked to him and he finally seemed calm.

There seems to be a number of escape routes in the castle, but Sophia used some of them to get out - it seems to be coming from somewhere close to her room, but if she did that, it wouldn't be strange to be sealed off... so what's the point of the escape route?

Anyway, we made it easy to get out. If I'm held back, I might as well force myself out of the castle like this... but does that just make a lot of noise?

"This way."

The place Sofia led us to is on the roof of a watch stand outside of town. It's about the top floor of the castle, and it's a tall building that you don't see much in this world.

"I used to get out of the castle and come to see the view here"

I look out at the view while listening to the explanation. The view is very good as there are only about castles and mountains that are higher than the watch stand.

As for time, I'm about to plug it into the evening, and the sky stains the sunset color a little bit. The sight of the town turning blue is so beautiful that it can be seen.

"... but don't you see these views even in your own room?

"It's very different from what you see there."

"Mostly for thrilling reasons?

When I inquired, Sophia tinkled her tongue out.

"That's the place."

"... you were a lot messed up when you were spending time in the castle"

"That's not what I'm saying. I didn't get out of the castle as often as I could."

"... for how long?

"About once every ten days"

"It's plenty."

That said, Sophia broke her face. That's a very beautiful smile, and I get caught laughing too.

"... Dear Luon, I repeat, I apologize for this incident"

"So you don't have to apologize."

"But if it's true, then... it would have been better if we had a proper conversation between the two of us"

I thought Sophia was stopping it.

"Oh, yes..."

"Well, as much as Sophia finishes her journey... if she finishes her battle with the existence of God, did she talk properly"

"Right."

I'm still halfway through the journey...... no, I don't even know if it will really be accomplished by fulfilling and continuing the journey like this.

"... if Sophia and I were to get engaged, there would be people who would demand a lot from me."

"Oh, that's..."

"No, I don't hate anything else. However, if we were to enter the castle, we wouldn't be able to travel this way in the middle of nowhere."

When I say that, I breathe small.

"The king has accepted that he will continue his journey with practically Sophia... but if the journey continues for a year or two, there will be people out there who will say a lot"

"... maybe"

Sophia's hooked stuff. If you have to, she or the king will follow you, and Eina will join you because she knows more or less what's going on.

But if the battle with the Demon King fades, I should all need to make the right move. Though I won't forget in a few years it was more than a battle across the continent......

"Now let's just say we're ready to move on to the demonic world, or... let's think about the rest then. Maybe this trip will be over before it's too far away."

"Yes."

After hearing Sophia's reply, I look out at the scenery - silence arises.

I can't think of the next word to utter. But the atmosphere wasn't bad.

Little by little the day tilts. Peaceful time...... I have had time to relax like this during my journey. But I felt special at this time.

"... Dear Luon"

Sophia calls out her name. I had a girlfriend smiling when I turned my neck.

"- I have been saved by Master Luon and fought with him... no, at first it's just a lot of inconvenience, not an expression of fighting with him etc."

"That's not true."

"That's a fact you can't change."

Sophia made it clear that once she cut the words,

"Now... just a little, but we may now be able to fight together... but I still think that enough to protect Master Luon's back"

Honestly, she also has more uninterrupted power than she is fighting the Demon King and getting even stronger...

"I wanted to talk about the future after I was, if possible, on par with Master Luon… and most importantly, after my journey,"

"Me too. Well, that's what I thought... you didn't wait for me"

"Yes."

"But I'm glad this is it"

Gark told me that - but that doesn't mean anything.

"We are no longer mere adventurers. As a hero, as a princess, I could do a lot of things I had to do."

"Dear Luon..."

"You may feel that's a burden, but you bless us more than that... there, I want to thank you. In fact, if I hadn't been a hero, I wouldn't have been able to stand side by side with Sophia like this."

I fought the Demon King and also the Fallen Angel...... that's what I got because I've spent it that way...... I got the position of fiancée that everyone admits.

"So I'm convinced... I don't know yet."

"Me too, is. If we leave this castle, we will continue our journey in the same way… only a little, but the relationship will change."

Sophia laughing bitterly. Well I don't know...... it must have been a part of complex emotions involved.

"Well, Master Luon... last but not least, about the festival -"

I nodded silently. As a result, you recognised the engagement again or your face became slightly red.

"... mundane, thank you"

It blew out. Sophia let her mouth snap at the reaction,

"Ki, you should say hello properly, right?

"Oh yeah...... sorry, laugh"

Stop laughing somehow and I'll give Sophia a back a laugh.

"Nice to meet you"

- That's how we got back to the castle. We just had a conversation later, and they confirmed Eina had escaped, and Sophia was to be squeezed tight before dinner.