"Zwei-sama, you're late..."

Forest near the temple. Leanne was the one who said that while showing her face from Jade's treasure.She looks up to the temple with the starry sky as her backdrop.Leanne leaned her head as she watched the white of the temple leaking into the darkness at night and the lights leaking out.

Could it have failed?

I don't know. It was originally a pitfall operation, so even if you fail, it won't be funny.

Huey-sama, that's what you're talking about.

Leanne bends her lips to express her dissatisfaction.

It was almost time for a dagger to be sent to her handkerchief, but there was no reaction to it being laid on the ground.

"Mordred-sensei hasn't come back since then, is that okay...?"

"You must be lost somewhere."

"Oh no! That's it again..."

"You're telling the truth."

A few minutes ago, Maud Red disappeared outside, saying, "I'll check on the outside for a bit."Of course, both Leanne and Hugh stopped, but he just smiled, "I'm not lost in this range."

"I mean, how do we get to the temple without him?"You're familiar with the temple, aren't you? "

"For the time being, I've been asked to draw a map..."

Maud Red, a researcher at Barrier, is also familiar with the barrier and the deeply connected temple.The location of the altar in the deepest part of the temple is somehow known to me because of Grace's information, but Maud had to follow me just in case.

"Well, it's probably a good thing to be enthusiastic..."

It was when Hugh sighed in amazement.

"--Oh, I was hiding in that place."

A quiet, still laughing voice was heard from deep in the forest.

At the same time, the two of them look back at the voice.

"Who is it?"

There's only darkness ahead of my voice.The shadows of the trees overlap one after another, and I can't see ahead.As the footsteps grew louder, the voice of the Lord slowly appeared from his feet.

It was lit by the moonlight.

"Prince Janice...!"

Leanne loses her voice.

Huey shrugged and sheltered her behind him.

"--you, why!?"

You can't let me get caught in an invisible trap like that, can you?

Prince Janice laughs with Nikoli and says so.

He takes a step toward the two of them, waving a gray coat.

"After considering the relationship between you and me, if you are summoned in such a sudden, I will be suspicious as well."... but, well, it's hard to decline that hand's invitation, so I'm a little embarrassed. "

"Don't come any closer."

When Hewy, who revealed the color of vigilance, took the knife out of her waist, Janice stopped and raised her hands in front of her face as if she were surrendering, "Oh, scared, scared."

And then you keep opening your mouth.

"Well, wait a minute. I'm not trying to hurt you.In the first place, do you think I have a chance to win because you and I have named it after ourselves? "

……

“You might not believe it, but I'm a pacifist.So, come on, let's see if we can solve it through discussion. "

As Janice shrugged her shoulders with a gentle face, Huey asked, “Discussion?"and a strange look.Janice then faded back into the darkness, raising her hands and saying, "Wait a minute."

And a few minutes later, Janice shows up dragging something.

Mordred-sensei!

"I just found it and tried to capture it."I'm a fragile person, but I know a little more than he does. "

Mordred, who appeared with his collar grabbed, seemed unconscious.

As Janice crouched down next to the rolling mode red, she took something out of her pocket and slapped his cheek.

"I won't kill him, so can you stop me for today?"

"-That's it!"

"Oh, did you notice? It's the 'Sword of Selection'."For me, it's just a namakura.You can only use it for things like this. "

What he had was an unmistakable 'Sword of Selection'.Leanne has never seen the real thing, but the illustration Grace painted is exactly the same as the design.

"Oh, but he was studying the Barrier?"Then will this be a reward?If you get killed with something like this, you'll become a desire? "

With a delightful face, he gently lowered the tip of the [Sword of Selection] to the neck of Mordred, who slept.A red sphere floats around Mordred's white neck.

Janice looked up at the two with an extra smile.

How about that? If you pull me in here, I'll give up killing him.

"--Oh!"

Leanne raised her eyebrows and gave a bitter expression.

Prince Janice, who is supposed to be gone, is here and he has the Sword of Selection, which is supposed to be sent to him.And with that sword, my people's lives are in danger.

No matter what I think about this, the operation has failed.

Ok, so if you pull it here, you'll let me go.

"Yeah, I'll let you go."- About half a year later, right? "

“How's it going?

Huey makes a low voice that can't be heard any more.

"Because it is, isn't it?" If you return him like this, you may try to summon me and take the Sword of Selection in the same way.... that's a hassle, isn't it? "

"Is that why you're a hostage..."

"Yeah. But don't worry, I'll give you back when I've achieved my goal."Honestly, as far as I'm concerned, it's a good thing that the Barrier is gone.However, if it is lost now, it will be troublesome.I need you to shift the timing back a little bit more. "

"If you want, I'll send this sword with you.""He laughs loosely.

"You can rest assured that I will treat him with courtesy."I'll feed you three foods, unless he's rampaging, but I'm going to give you back five bodies with satisfaction. "

……

I wonder?

Leanne bit her back teeth at his light words as if she were visiting her date.In this case, the only option is "yes".But I didn't know what would happen to him if he cried out.

"I'm not the one with a long mind."I'll just wait ten seconds, so you can decide in the meantime. "

"Damn..."

"Chu, chu, haa..."

Leanne slipped a cold sweat on her cheeks as the countdown began.

No matter what I think, I lost.Members here alone cannot break this situation.

(Something--)

"Nhh, Roku, gwoo..."

However, the countdown proceeded relentlessly.

"Yoan, yoan..."

Leanne raised her voice.

"Nhhh..."

I understand--

"Oh no, my hand is slipping!"

Saying that deliberately, Janice raised her sword.

From the beginning, he didn't want to help Mordred.

Leanne unintentionally twitches her eyes.

It was when Janice's sword was about to swallow Mordred's throat.

Wait a minute!

The light flooded behind Lean, and the voices of humans who were not there spirited into the forest.

Janice's voice also stopped.After a brief moment, the person who appeared was supposed to be out there.

"Eh! Master Cecil!?"

Cecilia, who appeared in a masculine attire with ease of movement, rushed to Janice's rounded eyes and kicked the [Sword of Selection] in her hand.Immediately thereafter, a transparent dome, like an egg shell, covers Mordred.It was Gilbert's treasure.

Janice was surprised.A sword flew at him.Oscar's treasure.

Oscar's sword dodged Janice's body and sewed only her coat to the tree behind her.

"--Oh!"

You managed to make it!

Is this in time?

For now, it looks like the situation has reversed.

Cecilia wasn't the only one who showed up.

Gilbert, there's Oscar. From what appeared from the handkerchief on the ground, Zwei must have been able to fly this far.Indeed, his ability is limited to a maximum of three.

Cecilia raised her voice majestically as she looked down at Janice, who was clumsy.

Now, let's give you the [Sword of Selection]!