Sword of the Philosopher

"This is the place to go about the review criteria… and the faces that I was asked to gather here, but should I also tell you why I chose them?"

"Is there a clear basis?

Devals agrees with this question.

"Even so, it's not solid. Who is right in the face of the organization… just created a certain rating criterion to try to do that"

After stating that, Devals first did his gaze to Reese and Kati.

"As for the two of you, it's because you possess enough strength to get into the labyrinth. That's the same for Knight Eina, but there's another composite reason in it for her."

"Did someone tell you about skills in the organization?

Leese's question. Devals nodded again without hiding,

"Amel and all that from around there. Overall...... so. Whatever, there are other reasons... that's Mr. Fili and the others."

"The sage's blood muscle, is it?

"Yes," Devals responded clearly to a thrown question from Phili.

"There will be a question as to why he is a wise man. In the first place, the sage's blood muscle was an important factor in fighting the demon king, but is it effective in fighting the star god? That question, but it is true that being a descendant of a wise man is advantageous in the battle against the Star God. Even compared to the members of the organization, it is high, including the rate of growth… perhaps it has to do with being a sage's blood muscle"

I see...... it's not as direct as fighting a demon king, but you mean it has advantages because it's a blood muscle?

As a result, those factors were also the reason for their selection this time. Maybe it's quicker to learn to be a sage's blood muscle when you're about to get ready.

"Plus, this is one thought."

And, Devals goes on even further.

"I'm not out of the realm of speculation... maybe the wise have some connection with the star god"

An unexpected statement. Is there any basis for that?

"In the information we know at this stage, apparently the Demon King was about to discuss the Star God... and the Wise Man sealed the Demon King. That's probably because the Demon King tried to crumble the continent... so even a wise man wouldn't be surprised to have the information of a star god"

So Devals takes a glance at us.

"Sealing the Demon King, the wise man began his various journeys. It wasn't trying to gain the power to discuss the star god... I can think of that possibility."

- If so, the wise man will have inherited the will of the Demon King. Although, in the end, we never achieved our goals.

"It's not like there's definite evidence… if it worked that way, it's possible that the offspring are preparing for something when they discuss it"

"Preparation, what?

"For example, if a wise man is somewhere with information about a star god or a weapon... it's probably against the same bloodline. If so, it may also be effective as a hand for the sage's blood muscles to take on this role and empower them to discuss the Star God"

"But that's just a guess, isn't it?

Word from Sofia. And Devals,

"That's right. It's just a guess... after all, we can't get any information, and it's possible he's dead. It's just, well, I didn't rely solely on those assumptions to join this trial. As I said earlier, it is true that it is easy to gain strength to be the blood muscle of a wise man, who also works effectively in this operation. So this time they got together."

"When that happens, what about Sister Reese or Mr. Kati?

"Nothing. It doesn't mean the sage's blood muscles are absolute. Even if you're not a bloodline, you're a candidate for someone with power, among other things."

"I don't feel very complimented."

And Reese shrugged her shoulder.

"My situation is that I'm eating up on faces with an advantage called sage's blood muscle... I'm going to be working pretty hard, but still, I haven't been able to outrun it"

"That's about the big factor... though it may seem unreasonable to those who are not offspring"

And Devals, who said so much, breaded his hand once, and rang.

"You're out of line. As I said earlier, I'm going to have the Divine Spirit Garc set me up... but I'm free to stand around and stuff. Is there anything for the Spirit Garc?

"No demands from here"

Gark leaves further forward. The intimidation would be considerable from the confronting companions.

But I can't fight the apostle of the star god if I'm cowering here... all set. Well, the trials are finally about to begin.

"... Speaking of which, I hadn't heard anything important"

I'll open my mouth to Devals.

"What if we can't get Garc to attack us in this trial?

"When it didn't work... unfortunately if it did, we'll have to use the last resort"

"Last resort?

"As for the person who unites human power, it does not pass through the relay… Since Mr. Luon himself is a human being, this still functions adequately. However, having only one relay is quite problematic because it can't be balanced with other places... so it's only a last resort."

"Who's the phantom beast?

"I hear Jin has an idea. However, he said it would be preferable to be human in order to align your footprints. Join forces between phantom beasts of different nature individually in the first place. It is certain that there is a need for a presence that binds it, and the presence of a relay is an essential level for balancing"

"Understanding that, you think you have an idea?

"This one seems to be the last resort."

If so, I have to get my people to work hard... Then the guys were inspired by Devals' words or they emitted their magic to show their motivation.

"Yeah, you showed your willingness to fight...... so shall we start? The signal is... right, Mr. Sophia, who was conducting the referee earlier, please"

"Okay."

Sophia leaves a step forward. Shortly afterwards, silence arose and the air in the training ground became stiff.

That's not like when I was fighting earlier... painful silence, as if everyone had sharpened their nerves. Stuck, like making you think you can't utter words, air.

In doing so, Sophia takes a deep breath once. And

"- Begin!"

With her decree, the companions - the Divine Spirit - began to move as if they had been played.