"... where there's nothing, but I think it's better than outside"
With that said, Mentila opens the door to a wooden cabin with only one room a short distance from the place and lights the fireplace.
The gesture looked familiar and I could easily imagine that he would have been here for a while.
"Mr. Mentila, what the hell is this..."
"... at least there's only one thing I can tell you for sure"
He takes out a chair a little away from the front door and urges all four of them to sit by hand after arranging it.
After we followed it and sat down, he confirmed it and opened his mouth.
"... Mactoria is not on our side"
"... isn't Mactoria on your side?
Unexpectedly, I parrot back his words as they are.
But Mactoria accepted us refugees and supported us with supplies.
"I want you to look at the map. This is where we are now."
Looking at the map, the road from Mactoria to Peswen is far off, and near where we are now, there is no place marked as a city.
Maybe that crate-like carriage made the positional relationship obscure.
Crist opened his mouth when everyone didn't know how to respond to that fact.
"... could it have been that you were trying to destroy us in secret?
"Ugh, yeah. More than that, why are you..."
"Oh, the... hey, it's nothing"
Cristo cuts the story out against Mentila, who looks suspicious.
... called it an earlier tone, what if he...
"Mr. Mentila. From now on we are going to Peswen. So, are you sure you want to check one?
"... what?
"... what the hell were you doing?
Neither did he move in any way to Zahr's point.
On the contrary, I put my eyebrows in eight letters, as if I had predicted that question would come.
"I'm with Lazareth."
"... with Lazareth?
"Maybe you mean the Demon Nucleus?
"Yeah. I was wrong here too, but the Demon Nucleus won't break"
What are you talking about?
Four years ago, I did see the demon nucleus destroyed.
Or do you think that wasn't enough?
"Demon nuclei are things that let magic have its own self and live as people. But on the other hand, there are objects that transfer their self-inflicted magic to humans. So I had to neutralize."
"... neutralize?
"'Sacred Nucleus'. An object that emits a red glow, held only by what guides the brave. With it, humans from all over the world can be given the magic of the Demon Nucleus and rendered powerless"
... only what guides the brave have, a red glow?
Just one thing, I know.
Sure, Rick should have been touching on that.
"Maybe you mean that pendant I used to leave with Sophia?
"... Really?
That said, Mentila turns to Cristo.
Him...... no, she gave up too, took off the blonde wig and put the pendant down from her neck on her desk.
"... I'm sorry I was fooling you. But I thought it would be unfavourable for the Bettenburg principals to find out about women."
"That's okay. Better than that, you've got it, my pendant."
"Yes, of the promise to come back, because it's collateral"
That's what she smiles at.
When I smiled back at her like that, Marialette opened her mouth this time.
"Well, one question from me, too, okay?
"... well, go ahead"
"How do you know that?
Marialette looks at him with a gaze that is only worthwhile.
But he seems to be getting scared of that gaze, and I saw just a little confusion.
In the meantime, someone broke in.
"… I'll explain that to you."
... I've heard that voice before.
At least me and Zahr, and Sophia.
But Mentila, who was supposed to be the most upset, didn't turn away at all and kept looking at us.
"... Dahlia"
"... there is no reality to me right now. I've already been abandoned by the Nucleus."
"Don't be ridiculous, you're something I can believe!
When Zahr is so angry, he slashes her body with the sword he had.
But she's right, there's no reality, and it slipped through as it was, but more than that, there was something I wanted to ask.
"... what does it mean to be abandoned by the Devil's Nucleus"
"We are part of the Demon Nucleus. But on the other hand, the Devil's Nucleus is part of us. I mean, it's up to her to take over or to take over."
"... I don't know what that means. I mean, you were trying to rule the world by being taken over by the Nucleus!
"No, it's my will to rule, and it's still the same now. But I was abandoned because I was worthless."
"Then why are you helping us?!? Are you going to use us to avenge the demon nue!?
"... Lazareth, please calm down"
Sophia blocked my conversation with one hand and continued the conversation with an extremely calm voice.
"... What position are you in?
"At least not on the side of the wise man's law,"
"... you want us to believe that?
"Who helped the wise man?
... Speaking of which, she helped me once.
I'm sure if I couldn't help you there, I wouldn't have woken up again.
"... Lazareth, what do you mean?
"... Later, I'll be sure to talk"
I can't delude you anymore.
That fact only gave me a slight headache.
"... why is Mr. Mentila working with Dahlia?
"She's the one who told me about the Holy Nucleus, and she's the one who cooperated. You're lying, and you're trying to kill me, but I'm not going to die, as you know."
"... not dying?
Marialette responds to the words.
But now that she opens her mouth, I don't know when I can speak next.
So hurry up and ask Dahlia a question.
"What's your purpose, Dahlia?"
"... right, let me tell you"
"I want you to destroy the witch."
A strange silence flows through her unleashed words.
Mentila lay her face down and shut up, as if she had known.
"You know the purpose of the Wise Men's Act has changed and now it's a group that doesn't know what it means to go for equality, right?
"... oh"
"It doesn't matter in itself. But they've joined hands with the people of this world."
……
I know what she did to people in this world.
So the deep hatred in her was hidden from my gaze.
"Besides, I'm not untrained anymore."
"... Dahlia"
"Michelle...... No, Master Mentila and I met again this way. He's still looking at me like this."
"If you don't love me, that's enough."
That's all she says, hugs Mentila from behind.
Of course, she has no reality. But somewhere between us, there was a warm atmosphere, like we had been together for a long time.
"What she's saying is true. I've been with her forever."
"... Mr. Mentila"
"... I'll go to Peswen too. Without their cooperation, there is nothing we can do about the vast number of wise men's laws today"
"Dahlia, you're coming."
"Yes, you're not going"
When Mentila waves to her, she opens the front door of the cabin and takes one horse and carriage out of the stable next to the cabin, urging her hand to ride us.
Now it was a well-built carriage with one window.