Sword of the Philosopher

As a result of going straight to the destination without going to the town, we arrived at a beautiful forest with clean air.In the past, this was a place where people who could not use magic could not step in......

It's been quite some time, and it looks like it's back to normal.

There are no sequelae in the fight against the Demon King.

I also visited the flower garden where the boss was... nothing unusual.I thought it would be troublesome if there were monsters again, but that didn't seem to be the case.

The battle with the Demon King... I guess the traces are disappearing.

Hmm, there's no doubt about that.

But... I've confirmed what I need to see, so I'll leave the forest later. The next thing we want to do is to

The Castle of the Five Demons Ledras......

Speaking of which, do you still have the castle itself?

"As if the Demon King Castle existed, the buildings were built by the demons... but I don't have any information or research on the area."

In the meantime, let's hear it for ourselves in town... and then we'll head for the town, not far from the forest of Latras.It was where I had been with the Altos I had encountered in the woods.

Is it a tavern for now? I want to hear it... and when I thought so, I found someone I knew all over town.

"Hey, hey, hey..."

What's the matter?

Gulk asks questions, but I ignore him and run to him.The person is about to enter the tavern, and the footsteps noticed us, so they look back--

"... oh, Luon-san!?"

It was Alto. They were surprised, too.

“What's the matter? What can I do for you?"

"No, I've been going around a lot to look back on my journey so far... why is Alto here?"

"Ah, that's because... it was around this town that I was deeply involved in the fight against the Demon King."

Apparently, he visited the place of the beginning, just like Fili... When he entered the tavern, there were Stella, Ignos, and even Carn.Everyone was surprised at my appearance.

"I didn't expect Luon-san to come....."

I'm surprised Alt and the others are here... but have you fulfilled your purpose?

No, not yet. I thought I'd go to Ledras' castle now.

"It's the same purpose as me... then let's go together"

Alto and the others clung to their heads. However, I decided to stay overnight in the town for the time being.

“Do you have any information on Ledras' castle?”

"Oh, I've been looking into it."The castle itself is still there, but as expected, no one is going to get near it. "

Well, of course. From the exterior of the castle, even if it was empty, it seemed like a monster would pop out again.

Well, we don't want to go in there, and I'm not going to do such a big thing.

"By the way, Fili was doing something similar."

"Is that so?" Somehow, it's the same thing to think about. "

Alto and the others laugh... so I,

"... maybe even more so now, but let me check."Are you going to take part in the showdown with the star gods...? "

"Yeah, of course."

Alto gives a powerful answer.Then, Stella nodded in agreement.

Carln and Ignos were the only ones left... but Carln was the first to open his mouth.

Honestly, I don't know if it would be useful if I joined you.

"I'm relieved."

"I'd be glad if you could do that... but I've been trained to be useful."I don't know how far we can go, but I'll do my best. ”

"I feel the same way."

Then Ignos opened his mouth.

"More than ever before... a powerful being beyond the Demon King is an enemy I honestly can't even imagine."But still... I know it, I'm deeply involved, and I'm going to keep fighting to the end. "

"... I see."

There was no compelling atmosphere in their words.That's the kind of battle that might cost you your life, but even so, it's an atmosphere where you can clearly say that you decided on your own will.

Alright then, let's end this conversation here… Tomorrow we'll go to where Ledras was.

In my words, we all nodded... we stayed overnight in town that day.

The next morning, we started our journey and went on with nothing in particular.I searched for information about the area around the castle along the way, but from the results, it seems that the castle is just sitting.

It's possible that someone from the human family will settle in, but for now, I haven't... Well, if it's not abnormal after decades, it could be a tourist attraction.It was a castle that the demons had prepared to invade, and the guide explained it to me.

Even though the Demon King's threat is gone now, people are still scared in their hearts, so they won't get close... Eventually, we arrived.It was only a symbol of fear because of the presence of demons and passion, but now the castle stretches to the sky, which has become just a shell.

"Oh, nothing has changed."

Alto gives his thoughts. Certainly, it seems that the outer walls have not deteriorated after several years.

"Is it a special building material?"The climate around here is not very humid, so it's hard to damage the buildings... but if it's not maintained, it might break a little bit. "

“At least there's no change in appearance.”

I look into Ledras' castle and comment.

By the way, Alto, do you want to go in?

"No, I don't intend to... except for the treasure, but after the people in the country have checked it."

"I see... well, if you're not impatient and just towering, it's kind of compelling, but it doesn't feel intimidating."

Sure is.

Carn looks straight up at the castle in response to my words.When I first came here... I remember it.

Altos met me... and took on the fight against the Five Demons.As a result, it was Sophia who gained the power to defeat the Demon King... but in some cases, he might have defeated the Demon King.If I thought of it now, it would have been a piece of paper.

Each of the Altos keeps looking up at the castle to think of something... I'll keep an eye on it.The wind blew and the sound of leaves rubbing from the forest...... After a relaxing time, Alto finally murmured, "Let's go," and left the castle later.