The Branded Female Fencer

A breeze came in when Jake was sandwiched by a manipulated Ultina and various Libidu pieces that should also be called meat snakes. The wind threw part of it toward Ultina as it cut the meat snake into rings at an unbridled speed in his eyes. Ultina also cut off any thousand of those meat walls with the hands of light, but Jake's figure had disappeared in a moment when his vision was blocked.

And Jake was side-by-side with the person who let him escape. The person was a layer.

"Thanks. Thank you."

"I happened to have you right where I wanted to go, that's all. It was one of my biggest feelings."

"What about the rest of us?

"It's just Il. No one else."

With that word, Jake stopped running. In its eyes, there was a distrust of the layers.

"You... sure"

"Layers."

"Layer, you were packed, weren't you? Why are you walking into this place alone? Besides, you're the one who took down the demon earlier, right? There's no way Jaeger could do that either... you, who?

"... it's just baggage, it's supposed to be. I practice sword moves, but for some reason I hide them from people too much. So if you don't talk too much out of it, it'll help."

There was no lie or falsehood in the words of the layer. But I thought it might be somewhat noisy depending on Jake's response.

But Jake's reply was light.

"Okay. People's circumstances are different. Don't tell anyone. Is that all right?

"... wouldn't you even tell Lisa?

"I'm talking about Lisa, so you might be thinking about it. I'm not gonna tell you."

"Thanks for your help."

"More than that."

Layer thanked Jake for his cleanliness, but Jake seemed more concerned than that.

"Do you realize that? This hall is weird."

"Well, that sounds like a 'castle'. It's the top compatibility of the junction, isn't it? I don't think it's easy to break it down."

"Uh-huh, that's not what I'm saying... here's what I'm saying. Is it all a lie? It's not just the space that's distorting... ahhh, you can't put it into words!

"Hmm? Il, what do you think?

"Um, it's weird, actually, when it comes to weird,"

Ilmatal solved the hidden shape and suddenly appeared to respond. Ilmatal accompanied the layers, hiding in hidden form. But Jake was never surprised by the emergence of Irmatal. Even flatly embraced the presence of Irmatal, as if he knew he was there.

Layers were a little concerned about that, too, but didn't think it was so important now.

"I think it's important to destroy the castle that was surrounded by this hall."

"In the end, the magic that was wrecking and circling in the city of Tarram was also part of this castle, wasn't it?

"I noticed it was on the way, and there were plenty of magic that had nothing to do with it. Still, I think this castle has slowed down the rate of expansion."

"Do you think you can break the castle here?

"Hmm..."

Irmatal shook his head sideways after worrying for a while.

"I think we can do this over time, but it's too complicated. Yikes... maybe whoever built this castle has spent years preparing. If you take the time, you can curse it, but it'll only take a few days to find the law. Besides, if there isn't at least a mist that suddenly comes out in the hall..."

"Well, I was hoping I could do something."

"I hope there's no fog?

Jake broke into the conversation, so Ilmatal nodded in surprise.

"Yeah. It's hard to tell because when the fog comes out, the structure of the hall changes, or the position of magic changes."

"Oh well. I left it alone because it doesn't seem like much harm, but this guy for that matter. Then you'd better do it."

"Huh?"

Jake stepped into the fog trying to fill the hall again as Irmatal leaned his neck, and from inside he heard a scream of the disconnected demon. Then when the fog cleared, Jake came back like nothing had happened.

"Jake, what have you done?

"I've defeated the fog demon. Didn't you notice? These guys are demons. There are a few more, but it's more like confusing someone nearby than doing something to a creature."

"So the fog that's out there, too?

"It's a mixture of demons and witchcraft and incense. Demons are so good at hiding, and yet they're pretty much over the sky that they're out of reach either way. The guy in the hall can't go up there, so I can put him down."

"You knew? There are demons like that."

"No, I noticed it on the way. Instead, how could you not notice?

Jake twisted his neck in a heartfelt wonder, but neither Irmatal nor Layer had noticed. Is Jake unconscious that the power is special?

Jake continued.

"Il, by the way. Can't magic in this hall be forcibly smashed?

"Uh... I'm afraid of recoil if I do too much, and the hall might collapse. Still, I think we can do it."

"Hmm, then move while moderately breaking it? The fog's clearing up, and it's getting easier to see."

Jake stabbed a sword in the wall unconstitutionally before asking what. And unnaturally breaking walls and the magic formations that emerge afterwards. Jake said flat out while Ilmatal was surprised.

Continued