The feeling that I should have experienced hundreds or even thousands of times shakes Aldis's mind strangely.

The trembling hand pulled down the sword.

Rouchell's neck shook as a dry sound echoed through the jail.

As her leaning head leaned away from her torso and slowly dropped, Aldis used her body to stop her.

"Uuu...... Lou......"

But now I can't even accept the pain in my heart.

All Aldis has to do now is take Rouchell home, not crying or whining.

Aldis holds Rouchell's head like a treasure and uses his magic to fire at his body, which remains chained together.

I didn't want to leave even a single shard of Rouchell's body here.

Rouchell's torso, wrapped in a strong flame, suddenly darkened its color.

"Let's go, Al."

Silently nodding to Rona's voice, Ardis picked up the sword with Lucille in one hand.

The magic probe showed that the enemy's response was much closer than before.

But not far enough to be captured yet.

I knew it was in the opposite direction.

"..... ahh"

Aldis was convinced that there was another entrance at the end of this underpass.

After all, there is not a single person in this place that has been imprisoned other than Rouchell.

Rather than escaping, Rouchell was in a state of doubt about whether he was even an ego or not.

Nevertheless, security personnel were assigned to the entrance to the basement in the fort.

It was probably meant to be an intruder from the underground passage, rather than to prevent escaping or rescuing the prisoner.

Then it's highly probable that the other end of the tunnel leads somewhere.

As Aldis and Rona ran away from the fort, a magic response approached from the fort to follow them.

Eventually, an uninterrupted roar came to Aldis from a distance.

"- Yes! Yes! Intruder!"

"- Go after him! - Run for it!"

It looks like they've noticed the presence of the Aldis.

But they are already quite far away from each other.

We won't be able to catch up with the Ardis, who are fleeing at their best.

Al, there's a magic reaction ahead!

"The three of them... but they're not that strong. I'm going to break through!"

Yeah!

As Aldis guessed, the end of this aisle wasn't a dead end.

There were three magic reactions in the same spot that weren't as weak as the recruits, but weren't as skilled as they were called.

Probably soldiers guarding the exit from the underpass.

I let my enhanced physical abilities speak to me and accelerate, and I closed the distance before the opponent noticed me.

I can see the light outside.

Apparently, the entrance on this side was disguised as a natural cave.

Three armed men stand inside a crooked exit.

"Hmm? What's that sound--"

The one who noticed the sound of Ardis and the others nearby turned around.

But at that moment, your neck is cut off from your body.

Who is it?!

The two remaining people who noticed the weirdness weren't even allowed to scream.

Aldis's sword sewn through the gear gap and pierced under the side of the soldier, while Rona broke the throat of the other soldier.

Aldis and Rona run again, leaving the three fallen, bloody.

Because I was aware of the presence of a pursuer coming from behind.

The underpass was deep in the woods.

It is a great environment for spreading chase.

Aldis burst out between the trees without hesitation, and ran through the trees without turning around.

"- - - - - - - - - Split up!"

The voice of the pursuer faintly reaches me.

There is no way we can capture the Ardis who have just escaped.

But as she ran between the trees, Aldis suddenly felt something catching her.

Because I felt like I heard the voice of the pursuer who would be scattering his yell.

Ardis and his followers in the woods stop at a sufficient distance from their pursuers.

It's a sentiment that will eventually rise when you are safe.

Aldis dropped his knee as he hugged his only beloved in his hand.

"... what are you doing!"

Repeat regret with regret, now paint a new regret and curse the reality without knowing how to handle the pain yourself.

"How did this happen...!"

Once the tears stopped, they started flowing again.

I've spent the last four years just sacrificing everything to get Rouchell back.

I won't say that's all she has.

But how much would it mean to live without her?

That's what Luchel was for Aldis.

I cut it off with my own hands.

Adjacent to Aldis, who keeps on crying, is the golden beast that has been with him for years.

"Al, clean up Lou's mess." I feel sorry for you as it is. "

"............ ahh"

While wetting her cheeks with spilling tears, Aldis created water by magic and carefully wiped the dirt from Rouchell with his own hands.

The skin that used to shine brightly turned blue and dark, and the dark hair that had attracted Aldis's eyes to the wind had worn out.

"Uuu..."

Ardis grabs his long hair as he occasionally cleanses Rouchell with a gulp.

Two ribbons bind the hair.

One of them, which used to be smiley, was made by Rouchell himself.

And the other one was a gift from Aldis.

That's all that was left of Lucille, who had everything taken from her.

Aldis untied the two ribbons and used them to tie Rouchell's hair off by removing the headband he wore instead.

The beautifully prepared rouchell was trapped in ice crystals, and the night was over when the time stopped.

The next morning, Rona asked first.

"So, what are we going to do now?" Of course, you can't just back off like this, can you? "

"Of course."

What remained after the departure of grief was the fiery anger of the fire.

I was sure that Aldis could become both a demon and a demon.

I've been getting caught up in things since yesterday.

Rona told Aldis with a thoughtful face.

"I feel like some of the people who followed us yesterday were mixed with familiar voices..."

You too?

That's what Al thought, isn't it?

Yeah.

It wasn't Ardis' fault that they both felt that way.

Moreover, if Aldis and Rona both knew each other, the target would naturally be narrowed down.

"But where..."

I've got that voice in my head.

What the hell!

Aldis grabbed Rona.

Who is it? Which one is it?!

"... do you remember Marty?"

"Marty...?"

Aldis explores the name in his memory.

It was definitely a name I had heard of somewhere.

I was just a little bit with the mercenaries when I met Al and Lou.

That's him!

When I heard that, Aldis finally remembered.

A five-person leader who survived a devastated mercenary regiment and was temporarily expelled from the Wisteria Mercenary Regiment.

It was the name of a mercenary who could not use his magic and was driven out to attack Lou.

If you keep quiet, it'll be over soon! Well, it's for three people, so it might take a while!

The voice mixed in the pursuer matched the vile voice of Marty in the memory.

Aldis's face warps even more.

"There were five strong people in the fort, right?" I wonder if it's the five people Grace kicked out? "

Aldis was convinced that he could do that.

Indeed, those five were strong.

Despite his inability to use his magic, he was strong enough to stand shoulder to shoulder with the elite of the Wisteria Mercenaries.

"Ah, my... son of a bitch!"

Aldis's fist slammed into the ground.

It wasn't as powerful as a fist that wasn't strengthened by magic, but even so, the ground that had received Aldis's anger properly sank into two fingers.

"I'll make you say you'd better die...!"

I agree with that, but it's impossible to deal with all five of them at the same time.

To Lorna, who speaks calmly of my proportions, Aldis declares for a moment.

I'll send you to hell one by one, slowly.

Well, that's what happens, right?

As if anticipating the answer, Lona smiled fiercely with her fangs out.