Sairin Yuusha no Fukushuu Hanashi

"Solidarity has also deepened, shall we talk about what is to come"

"Nothing gets deeper, but that's what it was originally about"

- How do we get to the gates of the underworld?

Lewsas began his conversation about the underworld terrain.

This world is in extremely close proximity to this world - Leitesia.

In other words, they have a large rhomboidal shape divided between east, west and north.

"What we have is the southern end of the underworld. Hardia's magic has disappeared on the north side of the continent, meaning the destination is in the opposite direction"

"Heh, I knew you did"

"Hmm? Lucifina didn't know?

"Yes, I've gathered information since I got here, but I've become more obsessed with helping people in need than that. Where did Mr. Lewsas do this?

"We consolidated and determined the information we heard from people or collected by witchcraft. In the first place, suppressing information on enemy terrain is the foundation of the foundation."

Lewsas scratches his head like a shudder at Lucifina, who joins hands like he was impressed.

Sure, what Lewsas is saying is right.

I'm obsessed with helping people, and it seems very Lucifina around.

"The destination is on the north side. If you keep running straight using your magic, you'll get there in a few days, but it's not that easy to talk about, is it?

"Oh. If we were gathered by the 'wrecks' scattered around it, we wouldn't even be able to move forward properly. Besides, we can't go through the middle of the underworld in the first place."

Central - sure, it would be the direction in which the purple crystals were protruding.

It can be seen from a distance that it is of considerable size.

Being in the center must have some important role.

"I'm the wedge that Hardia punched into the underworld. I'm the one who caused the wreckage and the soul of the man who came here to melt."

"Then! Why don't we just go through the middle and destroy that wedge as we head for the gate?

"This is why the brain muscle"

Laughed at with his nose, Lucifina protests against Luzas by swelling her cheeks.

Lewsas kept the word going, not dealing with it, and not gazing at me either.

"Okay. You can't leave such an important mon as it is. Neither the 'wreckage' nor the people who gave Hardia access to it. It's because the neodles are protecting me."

"... a monster?

- The First Demon King.

Demon King, is that the first generation too?

There are naturally differences in strength among demon kings in history.

Elfi told me that both she and Orteguia have the strength to get into the five fingers in history.

But the strongest of these is supposedly the first Demon King.

The four demons who were the founding fathers of the Four Heavens, the nightmarish beings who followed Death Heaven and devoured the armies of Melt.

Ultimately, I'm talking about betraying Hardia and putting her on Melt's side.

It is said that the first Demon King thought about what happened after he was gone and used his mind and mind magic to create a system called 'Demon King', and 'Demon King Castle', which the Demon King is free to handle.

Being in the underworld must have led to a full death... but I don't see why you're under Hardia again.

"Fortunately, that thing has to get close to the wedge to show up. But even in a situation with so many enemies, you can't afford to deal with Bebe's any more."

"... but"

"You're right about Luisas. I can't afford to deal with even the first demon king. The tragedy in the underworld is Hardia's fault, isn't it? If you go back to this world and kill Hardia, the underworld will go back to normal."

Looks like I said reluctantly, but Lucifina nodded slowly.

Sure, it's not like I have nowhere to think about the misery of the underworld.

But I don't even think I can fight Hardia properly after dealing with someone who's seen more than Ortegia.

I'd rather just think about getting out of the underworld than do something halfway and damage everything.

In the first place, I'm trying to get back into this world to avenge Hardia.

"You just have to stay away from me, okay? Then we'll have to detour to either the west or east."

"The question is which way to go - Demon King, and then I'll explain to you who's giving you the width in the underworld right now."

First, the north side, which is the destination.

Here, it seems, the former Demon King, who has come here in the past, has roots.

Name Megina Van Deirdred.

"... demon king again"

"You're a demon king a long time ago. I've read in a book before that I personalized the Demon King's Army, was rambling around like it, and eventually rebellion broke out. Sure, they called her" The Evil Rebel Empress. "

"I didn't see it in person, either, but I'm talking about using the people who came over here as servants and living in comfort. When Hardia walked out of the gate, she snuck up close. Probably would've done something like a gatekeeper by now."

Next east side.

"There's a guy over here who knows his name, too."

There are demons who are rampaging around on the east side and are able to follow many of their men with strength.

When I heard his name, I remembered an unpleasant past.

"-" Cutting ”Alfaldo Regendea. East is the territory of that warrior scumbag."

Thirty years ago, I defeated the Four Heavenly Kings.

The weak can't complain no matter what the strong do - he's the one who, under such values, even waved demonic tribes to humans, subraces, and ends.

Ultimately, I fought him with a single hit, and the battle was decided.

He said he lost, but he died satisfactorily, which remains a disgusting memory.

Besides, “cutting” is definite.

You attacked the village where Luisas lived.

…………

Lucifina sends her gaze to Luisas with a painful look.

There's no change in the look on Luisas's face when he talks about cutting.

"Giro, don't look at me, I'm sick."

When I told him to throw it away, Lewsas continued the conversation as if nothing had happened.

"So, west side. There's a forest spreading over here, but he's partying like north or east. Yes, he is. Just a bastard named" Vajra ”nasty in the back of the woods. Like the first Demon King, if you don't get close, they won't attack you, but most of the guys who step into the woods are killed by the Vajra."

"In the end, no matter which way you go, you have enemies. Then you should choose“ cutting ”once you've knocked it down. I know his methods of warfare, his moves."

"... no. If that's the case, the east side should be avoided the most"

"Oh, yeah."

But Lucifina and Luisas shook their heads sideways at the same time.

"Why not? You should choose someone with a lot of enemy information. Or is“ Vajra ”that bad of a guy?

"Ha. That's why it's sweet, Amatsu. Think about the situation you're in."

"... you think this is the situation I'm in?

"In the first place, it would be strange to have Mei here. The underworld is a place where only dead people can come. When a living human comes, it is normal to be immediately dissolved and extinguished."

"Why can you stay in the underworld even if I'm not dead..."

So I finally got my mind on it.

Speaking of which, Lewsas once used a magic trick that only flattened his presence in the underworld for a moment, and each time he took a lot of damage.

Why don't I...

"..." A testament to the brave "?

"Probably."

As soon as I got here, the light leaked from The Testimony of the Brave wrapped my body.

Are you telling me that was like a barrier to protect me from the underworld air?

Drop your gaze on the crest on the back of your hand and notice that the color is fading more than before.

This, that is.

"As far as I can tell, I'm losing the power of The Testimony of the Brave. You must be draining a lot of power to protect Mei Ye. You'll be fine in a few days, but no more guarantees. Try to fight again and again in that state. Quickly use up your power and be a Buddha."

"In order not to, we should reduce Io's burden as much as we can. To do so, only the east side should be avoided."

Understood.

If I have to save my powers, the East Side shouldn't choose.

Lucifina and Luzas, we should choose a battlefield where these two can fight together.

“Cutting” Alfaldo Regendea, I eventually killed him.

To be exact, you couldn't have killed him if it wasn't for me.

I'll kill the "cutting” bastard. I'm not giving it to anybody. '

That kind of Lewsas eventually gave me a stop to “cutting,"

- I'll never beat cutting. "

That in the battle with that demon tribe, it may be said that Lewsas is of little use.

Then you should choose someone whose information is at least three of us can fight.

"That's settled. Take a detour through the center and continue west. If you're lucky, you won't have to fight a bastard like Vajra."

"Okay. Let's do that. So, Lucifina, Luzas. How long can you two fight now? Come here, anything unusual?

There is no change in Lucifina's appearance.

The outfit is from the last time I saw it.

However, what I carry is a normal sword, not a 'celestial sword'.

"I am, nothing in particular has changed. There is no 'celestial sword', but you can still fight as before. The sword, too, Mr. Luisas made it out of magic."

With that said, Lucifina strokes a simple sword.

There doesn't seem to be any special ability like "The Sky Sword," but there's a lot of magic in it.

It seems as strong as it can withstand Lucifina's arm strength.

"I don't know what you're gonna say to me."

Unlike Lucifina, there is a change in the appearance of Luzas, who slaps haters.

That's what it looked like thirty years ago - it's what I looked like when I was younger.

"You stay young, but you use that mind magic too?

"I'm not using it. In the first place, that mind magic hasn't been available since we got here. Well, I wouldn't even have to use it right now."

From what I've seen, there doesn't seem to be any physical decay either.

I wonder what logic that is.

"Probably, but it looks like the person's 'soul' is in his mind here"

"Ah, I'm so good at it. Your appearance hasn't changed because you think you're still young."

"Become!? ch, no -! I'm a half elf in the first place, so when I was younger, I was just longer than the others! I didn't make it young, Mr. Io!

"Oh, oh."

Either way, we're both going to be able to fight as well as before.

There are differences in weapons, but Lucifina is nevertheless top notch as a sorcerer swordsman.

Lewsas seems to be regaining his full season of strength.

As for the power, it doesn't seem to be a problem.

"What about Io?

So Lucifina asked with an anxious look on her face.

"I have no problem. After the battle with Orteguia, he's a little weak, but his body hasn't changed."

"No, not you... compared to thirty years ago."

Thirty years ago, compared to...?

"Previously, Mr. Io should have been able to draw strength from The Testimony of the Brave without doing anything. But now if you don't use mindset magic, you can't use your former powers...?

Why can't I use my powers as before?

That's what I've been thinking ever since I came back to the kingdom.

Once dead, there is a magical problem - that's what I thought, so far I've been trying to collect labyrinth nuclei and regain my magic powers.

But no matter how many labyrinth nuclei I ended up using, my previous powers never came back.

"… there is no anomaly in the" Testimony of the Brave "."

Until then, I was listening in silence, and Luisas shrugged as she dropped her gaze on my arm.

"Problem is, it's probably you, Amatsu. Mei is not connected successfully to the" Testimony of the Brave ". You're judging the present and the previous ones to be different from the" Testimony of the Brave "."

"Someone else -"

Physically, there was no significant change.

The muscles in the battle fell, to the extent that the greyed hair returned to its original color.

If it's not a physical change,

'Cause of the inner changes, I guess.'

That's about where the big changes took place.

Me when I was fighting to save a lot of people, and me now fighting only for revenge.

Indeed, there is a clear difference between "Amatsu” and “Amatsuki Iori”.

"Mei Jie's mind magic is only forcefully connecting passes with the" Testimony of the Brave "back to his previous self. For that matter, the use of magic is fast, and there are unevenness in the power that can be used."

"It means..."

"Ah. Unless this guy changes his mind a lot and goes back to normal, he won't be able to connect the path perfectly with" The Testimony of the Brave. "

You know what?

Every time I use mindset magic, I see it, the way I used to be.

Reproduce the hero, is that what this magic is all about?

As it is now, we cannot fully reproduce our previous powers.

But even so.

- I'm not going back to what I was before.

To my words, Lucifina lays her eyes down sadly.

Luisas snorted boringly.

◆

By the end of the story, the sun had fallen and the area was surrounded by darkness at night.

Luzas suggested we move now, but that was stopped strongly by Lucifina.

You should think about me.

Indeed, the battle continues from Demon King's Castle, exhausted in body and spirit.

Eventually, we were to take a break on the spot until the night opened.

"When the night breaks, we'll be right out."

Along with tongue punching, Lewsas created a blanket with witchcraft.

When he blurted and threw it into Lucifina, it brought him straight to the tree, closing his lid with a rugged look.

See how it goes, Lucifina laughs bitterly.

"I only gave you one. Harassing me like a child..."

"It's not very cold, Lucifina will use it for me"

It's also because of the blanket applied to Luisas.

Look out for the right tree and keep your back there.

It seems like a long time ago I couldn't sleep without lying down.

After the journey, I was able to sleep to some extent even as I stood.

"That's not how it works. You're more tired, aren't you?

"As long as you sleep, you'll be fine."

"Io is also strong...... then"

With a musty look on his face, Lucifina sat right next to me.

I lay my blanket down, and I said to myself and to my knees, "This would be good, wouldn't it?," he laughs vigorously.

I had no reason to be more generous, and I had no choice but to snort.

…………

Side by side, but there was no conversation between us.

From time to time the wind that is blowing can only be heard shaking gusts and leaves.

To be honest, I didn't know how to speak to Lucifina.

Lucifina is here with that breakup.

Besides, I'm also uncomfortable that it's not the former demon king with the silver hair I'm used to seeing sitting next to.

Regret, loss, and hatred seem like something you can do.

Even though I feel tired after the battle, my eyes are all over me.

It would be easier if I fell asleep like this.

"Mr. Io."

Breaking the silence was a gentle voice to whisper.

"Are you all right?

Looking next door, my anxiously shaken silver eyes stared at me.

For a little while, I was worried about how to answer that abstract question.

"... I don't know"

It was such vague language that I came out with my mouth shut.

"... in this world, I saw it, though fragmented. But if... if it's good, could you let me know what happened from Io's mouth?

"... oh"

After Lucifina and I broke up, I told her.

About Elfi, about Beldia, and about Idler.

I was just going to tell you the facts pale.

Yet,

"- Also sheltered"

If I noticed, I would have spoken of that.

"Elphi took refuge in me. I'm the one who pulled Idler into Hardia's crew. Also, I failed. I should have been the one paying for it."

"... she kept her promise to me, didn't she"

"Promise...? Oh......"

- Nice to meet you, Mr. Io.

In the void labyrinth, did Lucifina say that to Elfi?

"... I'm just being sheltered. Lucifina and Elphi helped me."

"Was that painful for Io?

"... eh"

As my throat caught, the words stopped.

Isn't it too insensitive to put the person in front of you and affirm it?

- I was happy.

Lucifina smiled mercifully at me like that.

"If Io was here, he'd be fine. Because I believed him. Because I believed that I would be connected next."

What if I were here?

That's not true.

What the hell can I do?

I was scorned for being the weakest brave man, and in the end I was just dancing in the palm of my hand like Hardia wanted me to.

Ever since I got here, I've just lost it.

There's no way I can ever think otherwise.

"-Io saved me."

So that I can see through my thoughts.

Lucifina wrapped my cheeks with both hands, she said.

"Mr. Io is my hero. He's a brittle, scratchy, pure, sweet hero who can stand up and do his best for everyone."

――――

"I'm sure for everyone you helped, yes. And for Mr. Elfiszark, I think he did."

――――

And.

Lucifina blushed her cheeks,

"For those who like it, what is it? I have no regrets about that way of dying. I'm sure Mr. Elphiszark did the same."

- I love you, Io.

"So I want Mr. Io to move on, rather than grieve - I'm sure Mr. Elfiszark, and I, too, think so"

I believe I can connect next - Lucifina said.

That's what Lucifina connected me to.

Elfi told me to live.

That's what he said, he tried to get me away.

I'm here now because you two were here.

'My plans are crazy,' Hardia said.

He said he was going to take me to the gate.

You couldn't do that, so you dropped me in the underworld.

If it had been taken in by the gate, it would have all been over there.

I am the weakest brave man.

Lucifina's right, it's just snorting.

"... thanks, Lucifina"

Still.

I'm believed.

"- Are you okay?

"- Oh (...)"

To Lucifina's inquiry, nod.

Uzi, it's my nature to think - but now let's just think about moving forward.

"Long time no see, Lucifina"

Finally, I looked Lucifina in the eye and I could tell.

"- Yes."

With a full smile, Lucifina nodded.