The Branded Female Fencer

"(Alphilis... then, no. Who, you are)"

"(Let's give that word back just like that. But it's very bad to miss that existence. That presence won't stop for a while, so it's too much harm to scatter by the time it stops. Sooner or later something like that will come out, but it's still too soon. We need to stop here)"

"(Why do I have to do that? I generally don't have the means. It would be about Fostina's if I could tail that big fat ass myself, but it's suspicious if that's even possible anymore. Look)"

Fostina hung on the giant without a single thing or two, but it changed after hitting her earlier, and her sword was easily stopped by the giant's big tree-like feet. Fostina herself struck a sword several times surprised by the fact, but the result remained unchanged.

"(It's not just magic, they deactivate my chi too. I guess this won't do the Beastman much good either. Suppose it is possible, domination by overwhelming quantities or expulsion by equivalent giant organisms is effective...)"

"(There are other ways. I hope it's not magic)"

"(Unless it's magic? There's such a way...)"

"(Come, Remegate)"

When someone remembered, the shadow felt like something could be drawn from the other side by looking at itself. The feeling seemed familiar and never shadowed.

"(What is this? What the hell does" I "know?

"('Your Ladyship' is something you never have to know. Sleep now)"

"(Say what... uhhhhhhh!?

In front of Alphilis, suddenly a black sword appeared. That sword, which appeared to stain out of space, would have seemed so had anyone noticed, as it had appeared in response to the summons. But strangely, who didn't realize the sword appeared alone? And inside the Alphilis, which no one noticed, the signs of the Alphilis shadow disappeared completely to mist with the emergence of the Remegate.

Lisa was the earliest person to notice the presence of Remegate. But while it was definitely there, Lisa didn't know for a moment what was there, to a sword that was not a sign or a feeling of mass.

"Isn't that the sword that was definitely resting in the Alphilis room? I would have decorated it if it wasn't for use because I couldn't get it out of my sheath no matter what..."

Lisa remembered the sword that Emerald had deposited with Alphilis. In contrast to dull black dance slaves, glossy, black swords like wet whale feathers did exist there.

Alphilis seemed to be sitting there for a long time, but when he slowly opened his eyes, he looked to Larna and Lisa and gently said away.

"Mother Maiden, leave this place to me and back off with the Dark Witch. I'll take care of that giant."

"Alphilis...?"

Lisa felt that the tone was not that of Alphilis, but the tone was strangely persuasive. Lisa had missed Alphilis passing by if she noticed, and Larna started evacuating to a safe place by pulling Lisa's hand so she could be manipulated by Alphilis' words. Looking back, Larna thought that Alphilis' black hair was darker, as if it were night darkness, and gentler black than any black she'd ever seen.

And when Alphilis set up Lemegate, he poked at the giant.

"Lemegate, return to your true form."

With that word, the outer shell of the remegate, which until now was thought to be a sheath, changed. Suddenly stretched thin and wide as if it were a liquid, the remegate, which was about the length of a short sword, turns to a large sword.

And when his body glowed as it glowed, the spiral of light was drawn multiple times from the blade of pitch black.

"Vain beings, leave"

The spiral bounced and became many swords of light, piercing the giant's body. But the giant continued to move forward unintentionally, and Alphilis waved the remegate again, three times. And when he waved the sword for the fourth time, the giant finally broke his knee and fell on the spot.

The giant's left hand was stretched out to grab something, and its arm broke part of the walls. And the giant returns to dust on the spot, without regeneration. The roar of victory was rising so that everyone would be dragged by the cheer they gave without anyone as they were taken away at the end of the day. Soldiers, embraced without mercenaries, the fortress of Salamo was wrapped in the joy of survival.

But Alphilis escaped from the whirlpool of joy and hid himself behind the building. He puts aside Rana and Lisa, who called in with his eyes open before hiding.

"I need you two to do something for me."

"Whatever."

"This body will wake up with a little rest. You have nothing to worry about regarding this body. But be sure to protect the Remegate. It's supposed to be the sword I'm supposed to protect..."

"What the hell is this sword?

Lisa was unwittingly asking. I felt that it was more important now than who borrowed Alphilis' voice. The brave man, the witch, nothing to do. A sword that opened easily. If this sword could operate freely, the way the war is fought would change. Besides, seeing how Remegate deformed obviously didn't make a difference in the kind of relics (artifacts).

Alphilis replied with a voice that seemed to disappear.

Continued