The Branded Female Fencer

And was it because Alphilis slept with complicated problems, or because he slept shallower than he thought? When Alphilis realized, he was confronted with his shadow with a clear consciousness of his dreams and his dislikes, knowing it.

However, because of the fact that the shadow was imprisoned like a tsu, it was also felt that he was not energetic without a heart, unlike usual. But that too, until the shadow speaks out. The shadow I started talking about began to speak with plenty of leeway, as if I didn't mean to, for example, be unable to move.

"You're here. Surprisingly, it's been a while."

"Stay a little busy. Because it's something I didn't have time to dream about."

"I know. I saw the same sight as you."

The shadow replied spiralling laughter. The expression is as unafraid as ever, distracting the edge of his mouth. But Alphilis was gradually getting used to dealing with it.

"If you've been watching, help me. Like switching while I'm asleep and cleaning up my job."

"Ha, what are you going to do? I'm sorry it's such a hassle. Assuming this body is free, I'll stick it in this guy's room while you're asleep, and I'll surprise you with a morning like that."

"Ugh, please spare me that"

"I can't do it if I want to!

The shadow stared hatefully at the tsu restraining himself. Alphilis looks at the tsubo and puts his neck up.

"That, a new hobby?

"I'm not saying anything like Lisa. That's not true."

"Then who did it?

"I don't know. I don't either."

I said it like a shadow had been plugged, so Alphilis often thought about it and said what he had been wondering for a long time.

"Hey. Is there anyone else in 'here'?

"- That's a good question. I want to know that, too."

The shadows were rarely in tune with the Alphilis. Apparently, even for her, it doesn't all work out the way she wants.

The shadow looked around. It is a space where there is nothing else but something like a wall in which shadows are captured. But in that dim space, the edge was not visible, nor was it possible to see how far this space lasted.

Shadows crush with hatred.

"It's a hateful, killer landscape place, I won't let one bird fly. Besides, there's no freedom for me in this space. But you won't. This is a dream, and there must be many parts of you that will be free, even if you are the Lord of this body. I don't think you're the only one in this space."

"Try it and you'll see. Specifically?

"Why don't you imagine something? I'm sure they'll come out in shape."

Alphilis, as they say, imagined a sword. Then a sword was formed there resembling a lemegate.

The shadow also saw the sword and had a magical face.

"I still don't recognize that sword, either. What the hell kind of sword is that? Emerald had it."

"If you don't know, I don't either. It's just that me and someone you were talking to while you were losing your mind said it was a key or something. Someone who's not you or me."

"Keys... of what?

"So I don't know."

Alphilis and Shadow roared at the same time. And the shadow was rare, and she asked Alphilis for her opinion.

"Don't you see if I can't grab that person after all? Still, there's no speculation or anything? Whatever, I feel like feeding my thoughts. I can't move from here anyway."

"I'm sorry. If you want an absurd guess, you listen?

"Fine. If a ruinous person like you even calls it absurd, I'd like to hear more about it."

"Then don't hesitate. If I told you the key to a different world, you'd laugh."

"... no, I'm not laughing"

The shadow was more serious than I thought, taking the word of Alphilis. On the contrary, the alphilis was surprising.

"Surprisingly, I can't believe I'm not making a fool of myself"

"Maybe I'm about to laugh that it's a stupid opinion, because they were acting like idiots too"

"Opponent?"

"I entered the body of a giant who came out in the fortress of Salamo, 'something'. No, it's not like 'getting in'... I wonder if 'it's happening' is right."

"I don't think magic works."

The events in the fortress of Salamo are obscure from the way, since Alphilis was only peeking out of the shadow consciousness. The shadow told Alphilis to listen like that.

"It's a little different than magic doesn't work. It's not like magic doesn't work, it didn't work. It's not the same puppet that annuls the magic that Annomarie used to make all the time. That also invalidates sorcery according to certain laws, but that enemy was fundamentally different. Instead of playing the Spirit, not undoing it - killing it. No, that's a little different. Well, I don't know what to say."

"Isn't it 'extinct'?"

Shadows nodded deeply at the words of Alphilis.

Continued