The Branded Female Fencer

"I want to ask you." Do you think you can stop Oranzebull's plan? "

"Isn't it already concluded?" What happens if I badly interfere with the Great Sorcery along the Earth's veins? If you do it badly, you'll ruin the continent on the spot. "

"Is it impossible to deactivate it?"

"It's impossible with human intelligence." That is the kind of sophisticated computing device that once existed -- either the sophisticated knowledge organism that created the ruins, or the arithmetic ability of the ruins' owner and administrator. I think there is only one way to discover the magic of Oranzebul. No matter how clever you or Corwin may be, human intelligence is still out there. We may be able to do it over time, but now that we've uncovered the magic ceremony across the continent, we don't have time to sabotage it. ”

What time is it next spring?

“Probably. It should trigger according to the breath of life.”

I see.

Alphilees often thought, but Polskaya, who couldn't stand the weight of silence, opened his mouth.

“What are you going to do? Sorcery cannot be stopped. If the destruction of the continent precedes it, wouldn't it be nice for Alpha Reese, a human, to escape?"

That 's--

"Well, that's one option."

He was the only one to throw a positive word at the bewildered Alphilees. The expression is unbearable.

"... what I've revealed in you is a real coincidence." However, you were rarely qualified. If you had been treated with awe, you might not have felt sad, but you could have officially awakened as a child and perhaps lived with me. "

"Um... I can only apologize for that." We deliberately hijacked your body to rampage sorcery and drive you to your fate. It was Oranzebull who manipulated the astrology and hid it from the sorcerer's association and the witch's pursuit. If it hadn't been for that, either one of them would have been protected. Aside from whether or not she was happy, she wasn't destined to fight the expedition. ”

... hey, is it really a coincidence that Master came to me?

Before both of them made their apologies, Alphilees was thinking of something else. The two people stared at each other unexpectedly in the face.

“That would be a coincidence. I've never spoken to Aldrews in person, but I've never met him before. I was surprised that I had been held back, even though I hadn't used up all my power. For humans, I admit that I was good at fighting out of the ordinary."

"It looks like Oranzebull didn't interfere with him, but rather was interrupted." The plan was to activate Oranzebull's magic a little earlier. Considering the moon and the stars, it was more efficient to go around 20 years earlier. With Aldrith interfering with the plan, it became definitive for me to present myself to the humans, and I gave you possession of Polskaya as my next best course of action. Looking around the stars, Oranzebul knew what would happen if the plan was delayed. I'm sure Oranzebul was impatient when he found out that the delay in planning would give birth to a child who is fit for life. ”

"In other words, after 20 years of master's earnings, your fate has changed a lot." That's strange. It looks like someone did it intentionally. "

"Aldrews is involved in the ruins."

Yggdrasil suddenly appeared to answer Alphilees' question. All three were shocked by the sudden appearance of a third party in the world of consciousness that no one should be allowed in.

"Why are you here?"

What the hell are you doing?

Aidan of Yugud!

"Is that the first voice, lacking anything to say?"

Yggdrasil, a servant, also laughs bitterly at the accusations made by Alphilees. But I quickly regained my mind and started talking.

"I was forced to open the barrier that sealed my son." The outside world is already having an impact. Some of you may not even notice me, just like I do. "

Wasn't she dormant?

"My body is still asleep, so I just skipped consciousness." This is the fastest way. When your child wakes up, the old ones will start moving at once. I don't think Oranzebull would mind either. Even if you know you can't be stopped, you won't be able to calm down. They may be making some kind of move. We will seal it again in the meantime. Oranzebull will set you up in this now-running Roman's Land. There's no escape. "

It's true.

Encouraged by Yggdrasil, Alphilees, Polskaya, and Miko began to work together to seal the barrier behind their consciousness.

Yggdrasil watched it with emotion.

"I never imagined that there would be three daughters here that I would never meet."

"Did you say something?"

“Your encounter is a miracle in itself. And there will be things you can do."

Is that the plan of Oranzebull afterwards?

"Yes, it is."

The barrier is already half-tensioned. Maybe it was just my imagination that awakened Miko. Yggdrasil was relieved that even if he was noticed, he could just skip his consciousness and warn him.

"I advised Oranzebull, but he doesn't trust anyone." Of course, I don't even realize that it leads to underestimation of others. He is perfecting his sorcery at the expense of human life, which he is supposed to underestimate. They don't even seem to understand that human life and potential are connected to the fate of the continent itself. He has no idea how the vitality of a continent that has been sacrificed to human and other lives works. ”

"Does that mean that the continent has properties similar to humans?"

"I won't tell you that much, but it's not what it should be." Besides, I think Oranzebull is the most prepared, but that doesn't mean it's all. ”

"-Yugudo, what do you know?"

"You are superior to the ruins' keeper." Isn't that right? "

As Miko pointed out, Yggdrasil neither affirmed nor denied it.

Continued