Sword of the Philosopher

Even when we arrive on the continent, we continue to travel unseen without stopping for a moment. Since Croix used magic to hide the signs by slowing down the speed, I'm glad there's no problem with the devil being confused by the eyes.

"Hmmm......"

I start roaring when I'm almost to the kingdom of Barks. And Sophia leaned her neck,

"What's wrong?

"No, because we arrived on the continent, I thought Garc or Lesbail would detect... you're not responding"

"Wouldn't Garc be able to detect it unless he searched for Master Luon's magic?

"Is that true, too? I guess that means Garc isn't currently searching the continent, or is looking elsewhere."

"Les Bailes probably hasn't taken orders from Master Luon, so he hasn't done anything to check his magic."

"Sure you do."

Then it is unlikely that the Garcs will detect this one beforehand. I'm suddenly surprised to arrive at the castle... but I don't know what else to do.

"Sophia, how do you get into the castle?

"Let's go in through the main entrance normally. Oh, like when I came back before, shall I hide my face with my coat? If they find us all over town, there 'll be confusion."

"Right."

I pack my bags and remove my hooded jacket from inside. I prepared it in advance to take this into account.

"Let's just leave it to Mr. Leon and the others to be silent, okay?

Croix asks. I had a little idea.

"Right. Let me introduce you and explain the situation."

"Okay. Oh, and I want to do you a favor or something."

"What do you want to do?

"I'd like to get down to a place where I can see a panoramic view of the capital I'm going to if possible"

I don't know what to do... me and Sophia look at each other once,

"Mountain, huh?

"Right. Mr Croix, the capital and the castle have mountain backs, so I think we should get down there. There's probably no one there either."

"Okay."

That's how we moved… Eventually we arrived in the mountains near the capital. So when I get off the devil, the devil of the day was the limit or something like smoke goes up and down.

"That was just the limit already. This is the moment I unlocked the enhancement of Amel."

"... this one was pretty rough, too"

Amel turning her shoulders. The expression is just a little tired.

"I'd like to rest on the bed if possible... but it's up to Mr. Leon and the others from here on out"

"I'll do my best. Okay, Sophia. Let's go down the mountain and get into town."

"Yes."

First down the mountain...... and along the way Croix looks at the town still.

"... you still have nail marks"

Croix groans. I see, did you want to check on the state of reconstruction, etc.

"As for Croix, did you want to see what was going on in town?

"Right. How much damage has been done in the capital...... I wanted to see those things once and for all. I know the town is rebuilding at considerable speed thanks to the efforts of many. But the battle against the Demon King seems to be deeply wounded."

As for him, I'm checking again to see how much damage it is, and I'm thinking about how we're going to talk about it during the negotiations, something like that.

"... I can see the sight in front of me and understand it again. What I'm trying to do is endless."

Croix said so, looking up at the sky.

"The town in front of us is being rebuilt...... but this is not the only place we have attacked. Some cities will have been completely crushed, others will have caused numerous damage"

"... Still, you do it, don't you?

Croix nodded quickly at my question.

"Oh, we have to do it"

"Honestly, as far as I'm concerned, I'm surprised Croix is up against it."

"... I admit that I myself have different values than the rest of the demons. And this difference in values, that the Demon King is his father, probably has something to do with it."

Demon King...... After all, I'm somewhat guessing what Demon King was trying to do, but I don't know what will happen as a result of the Demon King's plan being carried out. The only thing I can say for sure is that the people of this continent will sacrifice quite a few.

Based on it, the Demon King invaded the continent... knowing clearly what the future of this world would be like, and the Demon King had to do it that way, etc., can also be interpreted as...

In all our thoughts, we're finally getting closer to town. For one thing, it doesn't look like the whole town is in disarray because of me or Sophia's disappearance. I mean,

"... eighty-nine, you're hiding what we're missing."

"I think so"

Endorsed by Sophia. If it suddenly disappears, is it ultimately natural to take it in that direction?

We have all the faces we can start and search for the Divine Spirit, and I think he had the soul nerve to find it while he was hiding it... in fact, he was being flown into the demonic world, and no matter how much he searched around the continent, he couldn't.

"Sophia, what do you think would happen if we didn't show up like this?

"You can't predict... you just won't be able to keep it hidden forever, and it'll be like publishing it at some point and looking for it in a continental outing... maybe"

He's a hero and a princess, and it looks like other countries could get excited.

"Whatever it is, it's definitely a riot right after entering the castle..."

"Right."

"... should we be pulling in?

Croix asks. If you ask me, I do have a way of getting evacuated to the inn once and talking to you when you calm down...

"No, you might be wary of not accompanying us. If someone explores magic and finds out that the Demons are in town, there's a chance they won't listen if we explain it at that point."

"I mean, he's so wary of the Demons."

"We're rebuilding from the battle with the Demon King, and I know we're less alert than before, but I think we should eliminate that kind of danger"

"Okay. Then let's head straight to the castle."

Croix's voice is slightly stiff. It's like going to the enemy line if you ask me. Even if Croix doesn't recognize the man in the castle as his enemy, it doesn't mean he's the same over there.

As far as he's concerned, he's probably concerned about Ange's presence... I sent Sophia a gaze,

"I don't think so, but when someone attacks Croix and the others, let's decide how we're going to move."

"Right. I will protect Ange."

"Yeah, then I'm Croix."

"What about me?

Amel asks. Besides, Sophia and I didn't answer.

that the last thing as a possibility of engaging is "Amel getting rammed"...... and she apparently guessed,

"I've said it many times, but I'm not going to come all the way out here and make a scene."

"... if you're unscrupulous, you might not be able to follow me or Sophia, so hold on there."

"Oh, sure."

... I can't trust you completely because I'm starting from the first place I did it.

"If it's going to move, I'll beat it up, but I'll stop it."

So Croix's statement. Amel laughed happily, "Ha ha,"

"Well, let's ask Croix."

"... please, don't do anything bad."

"Oh, sure."

Amel repeating the same thing just now. Besides, me and Sophia laughed bitterly, and Croix dropped her shoulder slightly... but no pursuit after that, she walks to the castle.

That's how we finally return... more anxious than when we returned to this continent after defeating the Fallen Angel, we finally reached the castle gate.