Sword of the Philosopher

"Hmm, Mr. Luon is right, even those who know about the two of them will come out thinking of things if they see strength"

Amel tells us... but the smile doesn't go away from her expression, so she hasn't changed her mind about fighting. So I answer.

"With that look on your face, it sounds like you want to fight... me and Sophia want to go back to their original world. So, as for this one, I want to be as quiet as possible to show that I have no hostility towards the Demons. Because it is also possible that the return will be far away when it stands out. In the unlikely event they throw me out of danger, there's nothing I can do."

"Right...... yeah, what you're saying is convincing"

"Then..."

"But as far as I'm concerned, I want to exchange swords for once or so."

It was a candid word. Yeah, well, no matter how hard you try, you won't be able to persuade me to do more than change the color of my eyes when it comes to combat.

"... Sophia"

"If this looks like it, won't you keep demanding it until you accept yes?

"You know exactly what I mean."

Says Amel with a laugh. I don't know... it feels like you'll never move once you decide.

"... I'll tell you first, I'm definitely not going to take it in a way that would be detrimental. Or not after the fight?

"Let's say Croix became the Demon King. And when that happens, we're definitely going back to our original world, no matter what we ask for, right?

Yeah, sure.

"Besides, if we start fighting Bizel, we won't be able to afford that... and if we beat him, the situation becomes even more fluid. You won't have much time to calm down."

"I mean, are you trying to tell me that this is the only way to settle your hips and duel"

"Correct. So Yorosik."

Even if they say so easily......

"Uh, okay. Then if you drink the demands of battle, I'll get you two something to thank you for."

"Thank you... for example?

"Obey your demands. If nothing comes to mind, you can lend me one."

... I would definitely comply with the loan that occurred at a time like this because of her condition, and I don't feel ok with the credit implications. Well, you can forget something. I probably won't use it even if I get it.

If you take the battle here and keep her satisfied, you feel like you're going to be able to talk a lot more when working with Croix... do you want to take your skin off here for Croix?

"Well...... then as for this one, I want a procedure that will never leak to the outside world"

"So what do we do?

"I'll talk to Croix once, will you wait till then? If it seems difficult, let me talk to you further."

"That's good. He seems to be worried about what he's going to do in the fight against Bizell, and he's going to have time."

That face won't budge until you fight us, that kind of atmosphere. Apparently another challenge had arisen.

I'll pull Amel's demands and take her to the office where Croix is. As for this one, I thought it would indicate a difficult color.

"Oh, that's good."

Croix, worried with his head, agreed lightly.

"I would be grateful if you would finally snap his nose column"

"... there's anger everywhere."

"Don't you think it's natural?

That's what I said, Croix sighed heavily.

"Too many unplanned things... although this is also my downfall"

"By the way, how are you going to fight this?

"As an operation, I don't think there's anything else we can do to help Mr. Leon and the others... we're half lucky from there. If you can't rendezvous with Amel, that's where it ends... and Bizel will soon guess about this prospect."

"So you're saying it's going to be tough until we rendezvous"

"That's right. Besides, this one's not even talking about winning or anything if we rendezvous. We're only halfway there."

So Croix sighs again.

"Even if we were able to ambush him, the policy itself would not change... but Bizel's heightened vigilance would make it more difficult to take him down. It was originally a dangerous battle like walking on thin ice, but the ice got even more melted."

"... I see,"

"So the situation changes dramatically with Mr. Luon and the others standing around... or should I say that's the only place to go in"

- From the look on his face, he thinks he's sorry to let us carry these burdens.

I know what you're trying to say.

So I picked a word and I responded.

"But well, I hope you use it. Sophia and I have a lot of training going on, and this fight is a lot easier."

"I'd appreciate it if you could say that, and I'm comfortable again... either way, it looks like there's a time limit, so I'll be setting it up as soon as I can. Admit it."

"Oh, okay. So, what are we gonna do about one of the battles?

"There is a training ground in the basement of this castle. It's tough to get them to stand around too flashy because they're underground, but they'll be able to interact with swordsmanship or something. If we temporarily seal it off and don't divulge magic on the magic barrier, we'll be able to dispel Mr. Leon's concerns."

Oh, I see. Sounds good then.

"So, I'd appreciate it if you could just punish Amel a little bit"

"That has nothing to do with fighting Bizell, does it?

"Right."

How depressed I am... I can't help it though.

Hmm, looks like you could do a step by step for now. We compete normally... but Amel wants to compete at all costs. Well, what should we do?

"... Oh, yeah"

"Mr. Luon? Hey, what's up?

"No, I came up with one thing about this one"

I start talking to Croix.

"Battle with Bizel, until you can rendezvous with Amel... it's just something to do with Amel's motivation, isn't it?

"Right...... especially the demons around her who would struggle so much if Amel was motivated"

"Yeah, her motivation would make it a little easier for them to fight, too"

"... what are you doing?

I laughed at Croix's question.

"It's not such a big deal... let's just use this duel to motivate her more... we're just talking about coming up with a plan like that"

Croix turns his gaze here, but I suggest to him without saying anything.

"For one thing, as Croix said, open an underground training ground. So, I'll try to work as I thought."

"... ok. Then I'll leave it to Mr. Leon."

Croix is the form of riding my suggestion. So I say, "I'll take care of it," and I answer with a little confidence.

"So, Croix... check again, but you're going to fight Bizel along this flow, right?

"Oh. Apparently that's the only hand I've got... though, this is a pretty big blow"

"Then you have to be absolutely successful... and that means me, Sophia, and Amel are active."

"Oh."

Nodding Croix. The look on his face after the troubles...... some anxiety appeared, but it was mild.

"Now let's tell Zemun about the training ground… so I'll tell Amel what I think, and the operation meeting here is over"

"That was a disaster for Croix."

"Totally... well, stay back for once"

Croix leaves the room. He left the room behind as he stretched out to see if he was thinking and his body hardened.

"... Well, I guess it'll work"

I sort out what kind of measures are in my head once, and then I leave the room - that's where I think. If you think about Amel, the battle with Bizell has already begun.