The Paladin on the Infinite Tour.

"Rita has gone out to prepare your luggage in the morning and will send it to you in the afternoon - how long will you be leaving this time?"

"do not know."

Sitting down next to Bianca, Alexia looked up at the sky: "I don't know which world I will go to next, although according to the bishop's speculation, the being who asked me to go to another world wanted to make me as happy as possible. The purpose is to become stronger, so I think the world I go to next will probably be a world where I can become stronger."

"And since it's to make me stronger...it's better to say that like the previous two times, it's not so much that I got any growth, it's better to say that I got something directly."

Whether it is God's favor or the Sekiryuutei's cage, neither of them actually counts as growth, they just gain items and abilities.

If the way to become stronger in the next world requires some kind of training, then the minimum time limit of three months is definitely not enough, and it might take a full year.

And one year... one year away from this world, one year away from Bianca, this is the only time that it has taken for Aixia to become a disciple of Fu Hua.

"No matter what, let's take it one step at a time. The boat will reach the bridge. As long as it allows me to better fight against Honkai, better protect my important people, and then allow me to catch up with you faster."

"What you said really put me under pressure." Bianca smiled, "Could it be that when you come back next time, I will be surpassed by you?"

"How could it be? I don't think you are someone who can be surpassed by me so easily. Moreover, I called the bishop this morning and he said that he would prepare the most perfect fourth-generation God-killing armor for you. When the time comes, you With both the God-killing Armor and the Black Abyss White Flower, the Divine Key, I'm afraid even three of them won't be enough for you."

"But aren't you about to have the God Key? Next year at the latest, and the three of you... I don't even know that I am that powerful."

"But you have always been so powerful in my eyes."

Alexia smiled.

"Bianca Hollandelle Atalgina, my childhood sweetheart is the most powerful Valkyrie in the world - although I used to have some grudges about this because I could never catch up with you, but in my eyes You have always been the strongest among us, there is no doubt about it.”

"For those of us who are of the same era as you, you are the [Cecilia Shaniat] of this era."

Cecilia, the last Destined to be the most powerful Valkyrie, the last user of the Black Abyss White Flower, and the mother of Exia, has many similarities with Bianca in every sense of the word.

"Then, if you want to catch up with me, does it mean that you want to become the strongest warrior - the [Siegfried Kaslana] of this era?"

"Becoming a father...?"

Alexia was silent for a while, then nodded: "Well, you can put it that way. Thinking about it carefully, it seems that my father and mother are somewhat similar to our current situation. It seems that my father was also trying to catch up with S The mother of the super Valkyrie is the one who works hard to become stronger."

"So, [like father, like son]?"

"Isn't this the right word to use at this time?"

.......

After that, until Kiana and Bronya's visiting hours ended, Alexia and Bianca sat in the garden chatting.

Sometimes they talk about Bianca and Rita's mission experiences, and the weird Honkai beasts and Honkai events that Bianca encountered.

Sometimes they talk about what Exia has learned in the other world, and the things that Exia has experienced in the other world that Bianca doesn't know about.

Of course, unlike Bianca who told everything, Exia still concealed some things, such as things about her other self, such as the fact that her power was once sealed and is still not completely liberated... ..There is no need to explain these things to Bianca that Ixia doesn’t even understand yet.

Then, time passed again for one day, and it came to noon of the next day.

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"I tell you, you must eat three meals a day on time. Don't stay in bed all the time. Get up early when Bronya calls you. Listen to what Rita says more and don't always talk back to her... ..”

"Oh, I know, bro, you are so annoying! If you want to leave, just leave quickly!"

In the living room of Alexia's house.

Listening to Alexia's mutterings while carrying her luggage, Kiana pushed Alexia out of the house impatiently.

"Remember to bring souvenirs when you come back! I'm going back to sleep in my cage."

"Do you think I'm going on a trip? It's already noon, are you going to sleep until night?"

Standing outside the door and looking at the door being knocked from the inside, Exia sighed helplessly.

In the past, when he was alone, he didn't have to worry about this or that when he left home, but now that Kiana has moved in, he is a little worried - this is what happens when you have a family.

But Alexia felt that this was not a bad thing.

"So......"

Picking up her backpack, Alexia glanced at her door, then turned and glanced in the direction of Otto's office, and finally glanced in the direction of Bianca and Rita's home——

"--I am leaving."

1. The second source of magic power

In the transfer station between worlds.

Standing in a starry sky that looked like the universe, Exia quietly waited for her to arrive at the next new world.

According to past experience, he will be able to reach other worlds after tens of seconds of his somatosensory time.

But this time, the surrounding darkness has not dissipated.

"Strange, why did it take so long this time?"

Alexia frowned in confusion.

"Did something go wrong during the world transfer process?"

【no】

Burning words that had not appeared for a long time appeared in the field of vision.

[The whole process is operating normally, but the journey is slightly longer than before, please wait a moment]

journey?

Does it refer to the physical distance between worlds?

【yes】

[Also, if you are eager, you can go to the past world on your own]

As such words appeared, a light screen suddenly appeared in front of Ixia's eyes, and the scene shown in the light screen was an extremely conspicuous tower reaching the sky.

Alexia recognized this tower: "Orario's... Tower of Babel?"

【yes】

[This world can return, and if necessary, the route can be changed]

Speaking of which, Ixia did remember that Existence X told herself that after leaving other worlds, she only needed to wait for a while before she could go back again.Alexia has stayed in Kuoh Town for more than four months, which is enough time to return to Orario.

"...Forget it, I haven't been away there for long, it's still early to go back - not to mention, there's no point in me going back there now."

Exia's purpose in going to other worlds was to become stronger, but according to Orario, he was prohibited from entering the dungeon.Although it is not impossible to sneak into the dungeon secretly, to be honest, Ixia feels that with her current self, there will not be much improvement if she does not go down to more than 40 or even 50 floors in one go.

After all, he could walk around on the 30th floor casually before.

"Besides this, can you tell me which world I'm going to next? It wouldn't be good for me to arrive in a new world without knowing anything about it every time, right?"

【no】

Existence x answered decisively.

(No... I also thought that if I could know where I was going next, I could make some preparations in advance.)

There have been two times of time travel. Although it is not enough evidence, Alexia also has a guess in her mind.

If his current situation is regarded as a so-called game in which a hero defeats the Demon King (Honkai), then he is probably at the third step.

The [God's Favor] obtained in Orario is the most basic upgrade function, and the [Sekiryuutei's Cage] obtained in Kuoh Town is a weapon, so next...

(Let me accept a lot of battles and accumulate experience points to upgrade, or let me find teammates...?)

Exia doesn't think that the mechanism that can bring people along is a temporary addition to suit her. Since it does exist, it means that Existence X intends to take people with him to travel between different worlds.

However, Aixia was not prepared to do this.

And if you increase your strength and upgrade yourself——

[I don’t think you need to further improve your strength now]

Ddraig's voice sounded on his left hand.

"Ddraig? What do you mean?"

【literal meaning.With your current strength, combined with artifacts and magic, you are actually very strong, but unfortunately your upper limit of strength is not stable. Whether it is the multiplication status of the artifacts or your magic, they all have time limits and big or small effects. Minor side effects]

"......indeed."

The doubling state doesn't matter, but the aftereffects of magic are too severe. Once you fail to defeat your opponent in a short period of time, you will inevitably be defeated or even killed if your mental strength is exhausted and you lose the ability to fight again.

"In other words, the top priority is to completely control my magic?"

[Well, you also told you the other method]

Completely mastering one's own power - this is what [Exia] told Exia, the key, or threshold, to control magic.Only by achieving this step can one be qualified to master magic.

[But in fact, this method is not realistic in a short time]

Ddraig continued.

[It is not an easy thing to fully master one's own power. Countless warriors and heroes may not be able to do it. And even if they can do it, it will not be achieved in a few months. It will take several years, or even It takes decades of boring training to finally reach that state]

[Remember, the other you has been training non-stop for seven years?]

When Ixia knew nothing about her own power, [Ixia] in her body had been training for seven years. The gap between the two was the gap of seven years, the difference between the training results and the accumulation. .

"Does that mean...it will also take me more than seven years?"

[In formal terms, yes.But——if a substitute can be found, it should be able to really improve the situation]

"A substitute?"

[Your magic consumes magic power, and magic power is refined from spiritual power. This seems to be the law there.But what if you have another source of magic power that can replace your mental power?For example, use your own Honkai energy to replace mental power. 】

"!"

Alexia was startled: "Is this...possible?"

【yes】

This time the answer is that there is x.

[The grace of God and magic can be adjusted separately, the formula for converting mental power into magic power can be modified, and the magic power source can be changed to the second magic power source]

"Is it really feasible?"

Alexia was a little surprised, but then felt a sense of relief.If you can do that, then everything will be fine.Of course, forget about using Honkai Energy as the second source of magic power. Considering that magic squeezes him to the limit every time, if Honkai Energy is used instead, he will be used in another sense. Squeeze dry.

It is necessary to find an external source of magic power that is different from mental power and Honkai energy.

[But partner, you have to remember that this is only an emergency measure after all]

Ddraig reminded.

[You can't always rely on the so-called second source of magic. After all, you still have to master magic with your own power.Only when you can use it freely, stop it freely, and make magic completely yours, can you be considered successful.】

"Yes, I know. But at this stage, we still have to have such a method - so, can existence x take me to a world where I can harvest the second source of magic power?"

【Command accepted】

[The original track remains unchanged, and we will continue to move forward on the existing path - the world transfer is about to be completed, please be prepared for an emergency landing]

[3, 2, 1, 0]

"Om———————————!"

As the numbers in the field of vision returned to zero, the dark space around Exia suddenly disappeared without a trace!

The strong wind roared in Exia's ears.

(An expected result.)

"[code:flight]"

Exia, who had been prepared for a long time, immediately unfolded the Soaring Holy Sword behind him, and the light wings of steel directly took him to stay in the air!

"Hmph, you still want me to freefall?"

"Then...the next step is to find a place to land, and then confirm what kind of world I have arrived in, right?"

2. Sand strips

Holy Grail War.

Starting more than 200 years ago, magic rituals are held in a small country located in the far east of the magic world on a 60-year cycle.