"? I mean--what do you mean?"

…………

Ellis and Ripple were a little shocked by Raphael's dullness.

A good young man who is upright, kind to others, compassionate, and willing to sacrifice himself.

"Well, well, let's not go any further." Thinking deeply doesn't help - you won't see that man anymore. Rather, it's about us. "

That's right. I wanted to talk to a child of the Beast Race.

"It's not like Princess Tenjin (Hylal Menas) will perish." Sooner or later, you'll have a new Holy Knight and face her. "

Yeah, I'm sure it's hard right now ─ ─

"That's right--but it's something that can only be overcome by the person-"

Ellis and Ripple nodded to each other.

"... by the way, Ellis-sama, where are we now?"

"It's over the city of Aalmen. If the path of the Rainbow King (Prismer) remains the same, we will pass through here - it was originally planted here, wasn't it? I was judged likely to visit here again."

"I don't know what the Rainbow King (Prismer) is thinking, but I think he likes this city-?"

"... so when the Rainbow King (Prismer) appears here, it's a showdown."

"Yes, so is the policy of the prince and the envoy." If we get out of here, the Rainbow King (Prismer) could reach the capital - before that. I'm trying to get the Knights, not just the Holy Knights, but the Knights of the Lords from all corners of the world, to join the Aalmen. ”

"I think the Knight Academy kids are coming too." I just saw Miriela come to say hi to Wayne-- "

"Did you call me?"

The door of the room was slightly open, and Principal Miriela was peeking at her face.

Oh, Miriela...?

"--You 're a little untidy, aren't you?"

"Ah, I'm sorry." I just heard my name when I came to the front of the room. ”

As I said it, I was late, and I knocked on the door to show it.

"Hahaha--Thank you, Senpai Miriella"

When Raphael was at the Knight Academy, Miriela, a graduate of the Academy and a candidate for the Holy Knight, was trained several times.

I have known her ever since.

"Rafael-san... I heard you've been asleep from your battle injuries, but you've woken up... so good...!"

Yes, thanks to Ellis and Ripple-

I see ― ― Are you okay with Ellis and Ripple's injuries?

"It's okay, it's already healing!"

"Yeah, me too."

"Senpai Miriela, I'm sorry--the Knight Academy students are going to have to be mobilized... and I'm just being nervous-"

"What are you talking about? Ah, I can't help it." I heard that the opponent launched the Weaponized Princess Tenjin (Hylal Menas) on the human opponent...... you've done well with the opponent - the future will be the future. "

Yeah--was Rani or Chris also here?

No, they headed to the North Arcade on another special mission, so they're still-

Ellis and Ripple had been informed of the Inglis movement through Prince Wayne and Special Envoy Theodore while Raphael was asleep, but it was a major miscalculation.

If Ingris had stayed in the capital, he would have been here already.

The envoy rushed out to the Alcard, but I still didn't know if the Rainbow King (Prismer) was coming sooner or the Inglis was coming sooner - I had no idea.

If the Rainbow King (Prismer) appeared first in the land of Aalmen, we will need to intercept him as long as possible.

”Really? - If I could, before they get involved...”

A direct danger of getting caught up in a battle with the Rainbow King (Prismer).

And even if Raphael succeeds in defeating the Rainbow King (Prismer), there is a danger of seeing him called to heaven afterwards.

Raphael thinks he wants to keep the two of them away if he can.

They might not be convinced.

"No, you can't, Mr. Rafael." Don't be in a hurry...! Even if you can't defeat the Rainbow King (Prismer), if you can change course and get rid of him, that's fine. We'll work with you to try it out somehow! "

Yes, I'm sorry, but thank you very much.

"... but at the end of the day--if there's really nothing else you can do--I 'm really sorry, Mr. Rafael... I have my own special mark, but I'm just holding you responsible--I 'm really sorry..."

Miriela bowed her head deeply to Raphael.

Usually it was Miriela who seemed easygoing, but this time she was about to shake her voice and start crying.

"No, senpai... each person has a role to play... so I'm convinced of my role." The role of seniors is also important for the future. I think Prince Wayne is right to say that you are the right man to build a new generation of knights, inspired by the new technology of the Highlands. ”

"...... but it wasn't an escape for self-protection, and all the time--no, I'm sorry, it's not like you're talking about my stupidity... even though it's Rafael who's the hardest--"

"I'm fine, so don't worry about it." Do what you have to do when you have to do it - it doesn't matter what happens. ”

Raphael smiled and nodded to Miriela.

"--Raphael-san is really a human being... when I look at you, I think I'm a child -- I'm starting to feel pathetic."

The Holy Knight is the last hope of defending the country and the people.

A glorious and honorable hero--

That said, there is also the harm of using Princess Tenjin (Hylal Menas) that is not revealed on the face, and it is never as glorious as it seems.

You must not only fight the Magic Stone Beast, but always fight with the Shadow of Death nearby and with your own will and conviction.

The reality is much more spectacular than it looks from the outside.

While Raphael is a man in the vortex, he doesn't break the heroic figure imagined by everyone.

That is astonishing to Miriela.

At the same time, I have to respect it deeply.

"Oh, is that so--? I'm sorry..."

No, I don't mean to apologize, though.

"- It's okay, Miriela. You're not the only one. Sometimes we think--"

"... hey, we'll be impressed." I'm sure your parents are better educated. "

Ripple nodded to what Ellis had said.

"Hahaha-he's the same parents as Rani, but...."

"I think Rafinia-san is a very good girl, isn't she?" I'm in a bit of a mood, though. "

That's right. The sense of justice is strong and gentle.

"A child with a strong core." I think I look just like you. "

"Well, I'm always with Inglise, so Rafinia might seem like a nonsense, too, right?" "Ah, indeed, Rafinia-san is naughty about the amount of food she eats, but...."

"On the other hand, since Raffinia is always watching from her side, I think Inglise has already finished that much, right?"

"... yes, I agree. I don't know why, but she's... she's got all the power, all the thinking."

"Well, at first glance, you're pretending to be cute, lazy and smart, but there's a demon of battle lurking inside you."

"Yeah, she's the one who wants to see her parents' faces..."

But the most necessary thing now is the unexplained power of the orbit and a fierce fighting mind that fears nothing.

The Rainbow King (Prismer) has no other knight to wield the weaponized Princess Talent (Hylal Menas), and after the battle, the knight cannot return.

I want you to destroy the common sense of the world, the tragedies that are repeated over and over, into dust.

That would change Raphael's fate.

It is a good young man to die in this place.

"Hahaha, Chris's parents aren't that different from ours either, but-?"

Raphael had no choice but to smile bitterly.