Volume 16 Chapter 5 (1/2)

Episode 5 - The Hero's Whereabouts

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Part 1

The last day of the parade was approaching Noas late at night of the second day

「Fu-ku-ku-ku…… At last it will be over for the queen with this」

At the residence area of the nobles some distance away fro of dozens of palatial residences The nickname of the block was the eround They were existing inside the castle town as the eh more than five hundred years

So to speak it was the area of the faction of the old-timer consuls──the nobles of the senate

Dozens of consuls were executed as political criminal at the ti their evil deed behind the scene were reed consuls were gathering in a reception hall of a largeplace of such bunches

Theplace with the objective of entertaining diploe size so that it could be used jointly as dance hall or areat rumors about the place in the era of the old e people from other country or feudal lords

「Yes, it seems that Prime Minister Nulph has chosen to in」

The eldest person there leaked out an e that the expression of his fellow comrade also burst into smile

──Bad rumors

At the period when the despotic ada the nobles

It was a cruel act using people that were secured as slaves when raiding other country or from within their own territory

If they were female then the way they were used was still better, the male slaves were made to kill each other, or else they were even used as replaceet for archery and the like Their death was filled sadness and anguish to the extreme

At the tiround activity was crushed along with itsed to evade capture A lot of thee to the regidom, their authority at the surface was taken away, but with their connection to big coroup hadn't been lost

But, behind their obedience in these five years, they were starting to lory

Their nificant

The uncountable evil deed that they had coain with all their heart, fattened their own pocket, and indulged in debauchery

Their insatiable greed was directed to the ancient technology and treasure that was estiotiation after this

「Things we've got to look forward to is increasing Weapon of ancient technology and machine to produce Abyss Just how much it will improve our battle force──」

「I'ht be more people with the same appearance like the iht? I wish to receive those girls no matter what and receive information from thearly

People with similar looks like the imperial fareater authority than the such people to serve them was their distorted desire

「All of you are really enthusiastic An old person like me is interested to the so called Elixir Also, the machine that preserved the Lords for so 」

For the old people with short re lifespan, the secret medicine andthat they wished to know

Treasure, battle potential, slave, youth

The old people who lived by indulging in their desire as they pleased for a long tioblin

「The queen too, I'll be affectionate with her if she seeht away I think but──」

Right after one person said that loudly and laughed──,

「Even though five years has passed since the revolution succeeded, you people hasn't changed at all」

A chilly voice that froze the air resounded inside the roo about the existence of you all, I could only leave you alone for long……it was a blunder solely due to my powerlessness I can't help but feel ashairl's voice that didn't match this place was suddenly voiced

In respond to that the dozens old consuls looked at each other's face It was then a girl appeared in the middle of the hall

「He, her majesty queen Raffi!?」

「Why are you in this place──!?」

The consuls of the old empire faction were shocked Raffi looked around at the the perception ure of Raffi who had obtained back her youth, instead they were looking at her 30 old year appearance

『Is this alright ure personally like this It will be leaked if even a single person escape this place no ht Arshalia」

Raffi casted down her eyes and replied to her aide the Gear Leader as at far away

She was able to directly receive the thought of an Automata inside her head was because of the nanoirls

However, it was lie──a radius of several kl in total

「There is ly it is, an existence that is only co from other people── This will serve as adth」

「Ho, ho-ho-how did you enter here!? What are the guards doing!?」

「What are you talking about since just now!? Herin panic

But, perhaps there was only minimum security placed around this mansion, because their movement was slower than expected

『But, with such reasoning, isn't your s inside like this?』

「You are telling me that, Arshalia?」

'Haa', Raffi put her hand non her cheek with a troubled look and let out a sigh

『Pardon my rudeness It seemed that I talked needlessly』

「No, if possible please stay like that, so that I can becoe-heartedly to Arshalia At the same time she pulled out a Sword Device from the sheath on her waist

「Wh!?」

「This is too disappointing To think that the true identity of 『intelligence』 that has been accuh the five hundred years of the eht, there is no other way except to re ound frorasped the collar of the oldest person at the innermost place

She lifted up the old body that was unable to even stand anymore, and stabbed the tip of her sword into the throat that looked like dead tree

「Hih!? Wha, what are you doing!? Do you think that it can be forgiven for a rule of a country to do such outrage!?」

「There is no need to receive forgiveness fro back now even so this trivial──it was never done since I became the ruler of the country」

Raffi showed an expression that contained deep ehto Nulph and couldn't do it Being powerless is really bitter isn't it Unable to say what has to be said, and unable to do whatable to take care to not offend the other people…… It's no different at all from my past self But──」

The eyes of Raffi asviolet coloration

「It's only now at this time, that I too can reat man, just like Lux, and then──」

Shred, the Sword Device tore the eldest man from his windpipe to his skull top

The body that lost its head powerlessly collapsed, then Raffi quickly swung her sword to throw off the blood clinging on it

「Wha, aa……!?」

「Deranged! Queen Raffi is deranged! Kill! KILL HERRRRR-!」

「What a terrible accusation It's all of you who are deranged here Well, it won't becoence to understand what you are told」

The guards finally rushed in and they raised their respective weapon and attacked

However, Raffi's figure vanished at the next moment He teleported to outside the mansion

「-……fuu」

Raffi pressed her hand on her head and lightly staggered right after she landed on the ground

「I'll leave the rest to you, Arshalia It looks like narok I'm also uneasy whether I can use the Sacred Eclipse's offshoot well As expected, I won't be able to h Baptism once more at Avalon」

『Understood Leave this place to those girls』

The reception hall of the mansion was filled with chaos

The lookout on the rooftop noticed that there were several girls around the irls with the characteristic similar face and mechanical ears on their head simultaneously drew out their Sword Device

「──Then, let's begin Though it's ad that our first joint work is cleaning trash」

The girl withfrom his head──the Gear Leader of Babel, Yos Tork muttered with a unique tone

Arshalia who served as the mediator of several Automatas around the ly

『It's not cleaning, but a send off In order to awaken the vessel of the new king──』

The six girls nodded at the sainally toto display their hidden strength

The Gear Leader who ed the first Ruin Babel, Yos Tork

The Gear Leader who eon, Lu Caria

The Gear Leader who ed the third Ruin Ark, La Krusche

The Gear Leader who ed the fourth Ruin Hall, Nei Louches

The Gear Leader who as, El Fajura

The Gear Leader who ed the sixth Ruin Garden, Clan Lieze, absent

The Gear Leader who ed the seventh Ruin Moon, Re Plica

The Gear Leader who ht Instruathered here and moved in preparation for the last revision

Inside the pitch black darkness, the tragedy of a slaughter that didn't worth to be called a fight raised its curtain

Part 2

「Yo, so you coh it's in the ht of the second day of the parade, Lux followed the letter that was handed to him by the boy and headed to the hideout of Kilzrake fa to a district with bad public order that was shown in the

It seeuise, but Lux remeotiated with Lux just now──

「You are──!? Your name……is Alma Kilzrake?」

「Hee, so you reood memory, or perhaps it's the skill of a for special, it's norly at Lux as deeply pulling down the hood attached on his robe to cover his face

「Still, I saw the parade but, you are really da the ru, but arent'cha unexpectedly led a nice life? Haa, as I thought I hate blessed guy」

The oldlike a youth that worked in construction

And yet, his features ell ordered so it was interesting

「Don't talk too loudly 'kay Just because it looks like there ain't no one, it will be gaot so to guide me to your boss's place?」

He came here in secret to not worry Airi and everyone else, so he wanted to finish the business quickly

「It ain't about that There is soonna take long」

The boy with his blond hair tied jerked his face close to Lux

「You Do you know about Black Hero?」

「……Eh?」

Right noas a nostalgic question in a sense

The last time he was asked like this face to face, was it by Krulcifer when he first enrolled into the Academy?

It was a question that was directly related to Lux's past, but he itation on his face

「I know hiht of him briefly」

「Chih, useless Or rather I'm jealous So even the former prince of the euy who ruined your own country right?」

「Eh? Well……, that's right but」

「Hah…… Goddauy like you Listen well I' you because that's the order, but just try onna chase you bastard to the death and et it?」

Lux nodded toward the boy's fierce glare

He wasn't acting timid but, it appeared the boy accepted his reaction

「Then, I'll show you the way just as planned This way」

Like that they weaved their way through the back alley and headed to the outskirt of the castle town

The place they arrived at was an abandoned old stately mansion made from brick

「Isn't this house eh──」

「It's not actually used We willlooked eround room was spacious and functioned as their hideout

Kilzrake family

He first heard that it was the nadoroup was in the capital in the middle of this parade?

Noret involved with such suspicious group, but he had a reason for going along with this

Marcafal Kingdolance this looked like soot a hunch that was nearly a kind of conviction

「This is boss's room Don't be rude okay?」

「……Excuse , there was no reply so they twisted the door knob

Lux parted from Alma at the roo

Inside there was Magialca sitting on a wheelchair

「──You are, Captain Magialca!?」

「Oho, to be able to perceive my appearance in this state, as expected froht now it's better if you call e hair that was did into a hairstyle in ring shape

Her personality and fearless grin that didn't match her petite and youthful look was exactly the appearance of the captain of the Seven Dragon Paladins

However, her look was coht arm seemed to be broken It was fixed in place by a splint, her left leg was also dangling doerlessly froht eye was covered with an eye patch, and her body was bandaged here and there

「That, looks──」

「Yeah Even this state now is already far better than at first After all until a week ago it was alialca spoke indifferently, but Lux was speechless at her grave wounds

「What are you so shocked about? That's really unlike the Black Hero who put an end to the long tyrannical rule of the old eht?」

「How──?」

「How ahost」

Magialca smiled wryly and took a sip at the tea on the table

「Well, in reality it's also on Paladins were annihilated at the abandoned capital Guernica teeks ago──even I thought that everyone excluding you died without exception」

Yes

Lux couldn't even grasp what happened at that tiht in front of hiainst the Seven Dragon Paladins, Lux was carried away by Magialca's aide Lolotte and left that place

After that, the Seven Dragon Paladins crushed Fugil and the Lords

The Avalon was put under control by Aeril's hand

──The people's perception should become like that at the surface

On the other hand Lux escaped the curse of world revision by Ouroboros's Divine Railen weren't present at the parade's party but──

「How, can Captain Magialca──」

「Let o in real ti, but the h at the surface it looked like I died」

「How did that happen?」

Lux tilted his head at Magialca's speech that sounded like a riddle She then continued her story

「I gave my subordinates detailed instruction beforehand that in case I needed to be rescued from that battle, they must not announce my survival to anyone else, in order to hide ialca said that and stirred slightly

She see her shoulders, but that was the best she could do

「And then, the current host of Sacred Eclipse who don't know aboutworld revision They intentionally propped up an iotiation son Paladins, it would be necessary for some complex procedure to improve the power balance

There was a possibility that the country that lost their Seven Dragon Paladins representative would clairee that they paid a great sacrifice of losing their otiation they would demand considerable amount of compensation

With this Lux became even more convinced that Raffi was the dom I have one more position That position is as the leader of Kilzrake family, Ilu Kilzrake」

「……!? But, from what I heard before, Kilzrake fauard, but he heard fro of outlaws that was handling illegal goods at the underground

The boss of the organization that was faialca herself

「You can't protect your turf by only acting nice You can protect yourself froht and authority at the saoods and violence too, by treating theuards of the underworld, the order is preserved Well, in the first place Kilzrake itself was so I purchased after its first leader died」

「But, why are you tellingunder any country shouldn't be concerned about the circudo Lux even if she had to brave danger to do it?

「I want tosmile and said that

Lux couldn't i

「You see, actually I obtained Elixir froo That's why I'm able to notice the world revision like this」

It was really like Magialca to keep quiet about it

Byher fake existing in the new kingdom, it was a decisive out of place factor that became the i that, Lux gasped and noticed a certain thing

「Please wait! If Captain Magialca is alive, then Aeril and Vice Captain Singlen are──!?」

「Good grief, so you are worried about Aeril right after confir my safety, I'm jealous ──Don't worry, Aeril is surely alive For now that is」

That reply which was said with a fearless grin brightened Lux's expression

「But the situation is bad you know? Most likely Aeril is held sodom Until her primary role come」

「Is, that so……」

Even the relieve only lasted briefly Lux let out a long sigh

「What's wrong? What are you hesitating about? This isn't like you」

Magialca asked Lux as looking up to the ceiling

But, Lux couldn't reply i in his chest since the defeat in that abandoned capital until this point of tiht till that far? Against the il as called as the hero of the beginning」

「I wonder why Even though someone at my level noticed just how faint ialca sighed 'fuh' with an aure was covered with painful looking wounds, but there wasn't any sign of regret froainst the tyrannical rule of the old eh it couldn't be realized without the cooperation of Fugil and Count Atiserous battle right?」

「That's──」

「Is it for the sake of your little sister and childhood friend──ialca scoffed at that answer

「……That's not it If that was all, you can just take the two of theuess we don't know about that, you ht be unable to find asylum anywhere Then, after the revolution, why did you wander for five years as chore prince? For atoning? There must be hting at the front line as Drag-Knight if you want to atone」

「That's──」

Lux was at a loss of what to say, in contrast Magialca's s that absolutely needed in order to stand above people That is pride and dignity All this ti you」

Pride and, dignity

Lux repeated those words inside his chest

He wondered whether he really possessed such things

「You tried to walk the path that you pictured to be correct as an imperial prince You don't just abandon yourself to follohat other people told you, you tried to know other people and face them as someone with the bloodline of ruler within you── That hy you searched Fugil in order to confir your own skill」

As a Drag-Knight, and also as a states for that

Was that, really the case?

「You are overestiht now I'ialca, he exited the underground roo of the third day of the parade arrived

And then Lux returned to a new ordinary day

Part 3

「──Then, it's fine if we just go as planned right, boss?」

Alma Kilzrake smiled with an innocent face that had trace of childishness in it

「Yes Your talent is passable You -Knight──the Black Hero after all」

「I want you to call it as skill instead of talent I' really hard even like this yeah」

「Hard work, eh」

Magialca earing black eye patch s soot it If I accomplish this dom」

「Well, certainly it will be like that at the end but, are you alright with that? I won't mind if you value your life and run away」

「──Hah, that's not like you boss」

Alled hat

Fro in order to accoialca

The operation to head toward the Garden and saved Aeril as captured in its depth

The reason of this operation's idea was the Automatas' movement

While all the Automatas were ordered to clean up after the world revision since before this parade, it was only the Automata of the Garden Clan Lieze whose appearance wasn't confirht up to intentionally decrease their number under this situation

If there was any reason at all, it would be the possibility that the Autoed in an ied that duty was the treatialca intentionally didn't tell Lux about this, but just a bit of ti the old consuls of the old e this parade until noas to use the ti Kreutzer, and Pri her down

But even they had been re of the new kingdom had been severed With that the last revision should be carried out after this

That was to say, that in order to overwrite the various inconsistencies that occurred in this period, a large-scale incident would be caused and it would be imprinted into the people's memory as the lynchpin

There was no need to actually cause an incident for real

It was fine to only i had happened, so there was no probleil and Raffi would have to head to Avalon

Magialca had finished investigating that Avalon itself was brought to the new kingdom and it was positioned some distance away from the capital

They would attack Garden the instant Raffi teleported to the capital's outskirt That would be their greatest and last chance

「First is to recover Aeril」

The curse of perception from Ouroboros's Divine Raiment──Endless, it used Avalon's power and made the seven Ruins resonated

That le one of the Ruin's activation device, the Grand Force was taken off, the world revision wouldn't be usable anymore

But, because the removal of Grand Force was impossible if it wasn't by the Lords or the family of traitor──or by someone with the bloodline of Arcadia Empir, first the priority was to take Aeril back

There should be a heavy security in there, even so it should consist of Autoreatest threat the Ragnaroks were already destroyed And against Abyss she would be able to win easily if the opponent was medium size or s the elites of Kilzrake

「Well, I'll assign that newco to be fine If you feel lost then you can rely on that guy Whether it's in battle or about your life」

Alestive words

Al about her deep fate with the new kingdoe is mistaken?」

「I know that you were betrayed and abandoned and hold a grudge at theet warped will lead you to ruin for sure, that's how unjustified resent it from boss」

「I understand it really well exactly because I got a bad personality」

Al that

As expected, that e, even now her speech was skilled

「It must be sodom drifted into my place You can ascertain it with your own eyes Then──I'll leave it to you」

「Yeah, I'll finish youra Divine Drag-Ride and destroy the new kingdom That is──my punishht away It will be theboss」

Alle on her hat

And then she headed to the Garden along with the elite Drag-Knights who gathered upstairs

Part 4

Around that time──, in the afternoon of the parade's last day

While the winter sun was shi+ning, Queen Raffi along with Fugil were inside Avalon that was at the outskirt of the capital

「The possibility of receiving disturbance in the ery……is it? We should have exterh Who could it be, for exae silver walls, countless pipes, and interlacing gears

That place was truly the heart part of apoint of the place that created and converted everything

Inside the rooht here fro stark naked

Sacred Eclipse that assinarok until now and provided her with overwhel power, but it was unclear whether she was able to control it

In short, it was possible that the Sacred Eclipse would be influenced by negative eery was so that Raffi could control the ti her will

Autouard her and controlled the surgery

「I don't knoever there is no plan that is perfect It's better to be resolved that such thingthe possibility of ery and died?」

Raffi who returned to her youthful appearance as a girl asked Arshalia that

「Don't you feel scared? That you il and I are tricking you」

The question from an emotionless Auto that

Once she was tricked by the rasped her past weakness She was dropped into the abyss of despair

「That hero of beginning, Fugil, I heard that previously he sided with the Lords Most likely he parted with them due to some kind of reason andthat Fugil betrayed his own lord Arshalia stared back eil, rather than personalthat cannot be called as things like evil or justice」

Arshalia didn't reply

She only ers to trace the air like a conductor and the surroundingMaster」

Raffi lied down on the central bed The device of Avalon was activated and the surrounding gears started to ure that turned into a girl from the assimilation with Sacred Eclipse was bound, and liquid that was filled with medicine was injected

「──However, I didn't have anything into protect the people, or inheriting the dying will of s while sitting on the throne」

The devices moved jointly with each other A needle that was laced with Elixir stabbed into her heart

Raffi continued with her words to distract herself fro to run for more than ten years Pursued by fear, pursued by reality, without even any courage to resist or standing up against it alone── Unable to say it to anyone」

Sacred Eclipse that was fused with her flesh reacted to those words

Raffi's eyes were tinged with enuinely lived even once I believe you won't kill ery failed I won't die Because I still──haven't even lived until now」

Thump, her restrained body bent backward from the conditional reflex

For half a minute device was inserted into her body part that was conta in order to control it

In the middle of that, the Automata Arshalia asked to distract Raffi's attention

「Then, what are you wishi+ng for? With that strongest power」

「──! Happi, ness……!」

Raffi raised a stifled voice and s the pain

「I want, to protect, the happiness that I found for the first ti comprehended it

The reason Sacred Eclipse responded to Raffi's call

「Please don't worry, master」

Beside Raffi, the Automata Arshalia silently spoke to her

「I won't let anyone be a hindrance The preparation for interception in the Garden is couard that you placed there is──」

「……You're right Then, it looks like the surgery is over, so I'll rest for a bit Please tell this to him That I wish for him to activate Ouroboros's Divine Raiil?」

『──Yeah, let's start Endless』

Outside Avalon, the chalk white Artifact was standing high to the sky

The aron that reseht of seven colors

The last revision would start from now at the New Year parade

In order to cleanse the sin of the world

Part 5

「What are you doing! It's forbidden to enter here! Uwaah……!?」

Al a mask fleith his EX Wyvern and crossed over the Ruin's checking station

Of course, the Drag-Knights of the new kingdom that protected the station swarmed the intruder But Alma as entrusted to be the captain dealt with theht This place is empty cause they split the personnel for the capital's security」

He left the rest to several of his subordinates and descended in front of the Garden

「The new kingdoht」

「No──, I think your movement was shoddy」

Beside the triumphant Alialca's recommendation spoke from under his mask

「What's with you, it ell just now ain't it?」

「If you wanted to draw the attention of the guards by going ahead, you should slon a bit more If you shake them off too fast and overlooked soht Just now you were only lucky by chance」

「Hah, acting like a hot shot even though you're just a newcomer Minions who can't keep up means that they are just unskilled」

「The squad captain's job is also to train them so that won't happen If this force is entrusted to you fro until the transfer start, don't daddle!」

To enter the Garden, there was no other way except by standing beside the wall and waited until the automatic transfer to the inside happened within a certain interval

The squad entered into the Ruin before long Right after that Alraphical map quickly flew ahead

Even if Abyss appeared they had fighting force that could deal with it, but they had no free ti their objective

Thus they chased away Abyss by playing the horn flute

The target was the deepest part of Garden

The priority was to secure Aeril Vi Arcadia as i difficult So even a Ruin is just at this level」

The sateways one after another

He heard that the greatest obstacle in invading the Ruin here which was the gatekeeper──the Ragnarok too had been already destroyed and wasn't here anymore

「Then, there isn't any reason for ht have already surpassed the strength of the Syvalles even!」

Her tone was mixed with excitement, but his movement didn't have any shoddiness in it

He was a bit belligerent, but he didn't lose sight of his objective and struck down the enemy with the shortest and fastest movement

While theialca as his new subordinate alone whispered in a low voice

「That's dangerous Alh, you still drew too close when attacking It's also important to concentrate to the battle in front of you, but you will get injured if you neglect paying attention to the surrounding」

「Hah! Don't talk big newconored the warning and sped up further

In the past when the newco e object was necessary, but right now a part of the as destroyed and they were able to progress to the depth directly

Theyinside the Garden that looked like forest and advanced further There another door appeared

The floor with silver walls they retreated frole wide central pathall at the left and right, and countless room doors there

「This place── The depth of Garden that boss mentioned It's what they called the Ruin's other function huh……」

After Al man who accompanied his squad tilted his head

「The Ruin's, other function?」

「It's function as treasure chest that is」

Alma answered quickly and curtly

「The treasure warehouse that store, erous thing would even get called if we touch carelessly」

He sloalked through the spacious pathhile still wearing his Drag-Ride

Different from the route until now, from here on it would an uncharted territory

「But no worry newcomer Our objective, Aeril Vi Arcadia is alone We can just take the other treasures after recovering her safely We need to strengthen our force after all」

「……Be careful, there is a strange presence」

「Hah! Got cold feet? I ain't scared of anything Since I lost h terrible experiences all along until now」

「Terrible, experiences?」

「……That's right But that ain't what hurtsister, even though I believed that there is no way she would side with the like of old eritted his teeth under the ht after that Alma's subordinates came their way

「Captain, I think it's more efficient to split up here and search──」

「Guess you're right There is too many room here Everyone split up──」

Alma quickly assessed the situation and followed his subordinate's advice

Certainly there was countless room in this treasure warehouse floor Even if they assumed that Aeril was here, it would be difficult to find her

And then, they had not much time for delay

If they didn't remove the Grand Force froht not have anyave advice calroup of two at least Also, it's better to place a Drake user and two people as guards in the rendezvous point We can grasp the movement of the whole like that and the safety will increase」

「Now see here……」

Alma took off his mask and showed an exasperated expression

「That's only done in dangerous place right? In here we haven't met any Abyss since midway, not even one Are you unable to believe my decision huh!?」

Intimidation

Or rather, those nity as squad captain, but the newcoerous situation

「Then, at the very least let uard」

「Aah? Me who can use EX Wyvern need you who use Wyvern to guard et protected」

Alma snickered under the ave instruction to his subordinates

A few an, it suddenly happened

『Captain! A girl who looks like Aeril Vi Arcadia is discovered! Please come over here!』

One of the several Drake users in the squad sent Dragon Voice communication excitedly

Alma who heard that made a satisfied se He flew his EX Wyvern toward the direction of the call

The newco man who followed behind him raised his voice toward the impatient captain

「Wait! It's better to not hurry there Soather in the center It will be dangerous if this is a trap」

「Haa…… Troublesome There is a mountain of other treasures we should take here No way I can act leisurely like that」

Alon Voice ca toward the room that was around the middle of that, and put his hand on the silver door there

The instant it opened, the naked body of a girl restrained deep inside the room came into view

The silver hair that was the proof of the Lord and asymmetrically colored eyes

(So she is Aeril! She is alive as expected!)

But, the instant his attention was taken by that, the surrounding wall turned into the color of flesh and spear of wooden root wriggled It fleard Alma's chest

(Impossible──a trap!?)

The whole body of Aluard ide open due to her posture of opening the door, so he couldn't defend the attack with the weapon at hand

Therefore it was an attack of certain kill that took advantage of this ti

With EX Wyvern the barrier should be solid, but that tentacle that was like wooden root approached with an abnormal speed that surpassed Alma's reaction

(It's incomparable with the Abysses until now! The barrier's reinforcement──it won't make it!)

Alma as taken by surprise shuddered

It would be a fatal attack if it hit directly

In thewith his consciousness slowed to the limit──, the newcomer as a mere Wyvern user blocked the tentacle's tip with his Blade

「Uah……!?」

Everything was a happening that passed within an instant of eye blink

Alma who barely escaped the predicah to pursue Ale, countless tentacles launched consecutive attack one after another froht who stood between the with the Blade at his hand

(What, the These guys!? This uy who blocked its attacks──)

Shockwave shook the treasure warehouse's passage and sound of destruction echoed

The surrounding subordinates who caught the sound reacted all at once

「Captain Alet a hold of yourself!」

「Don't coet killed!」

Alma was relieved inside his heart that he didn't end up blurting 『Save li he saw until now

His shaking fro wouldn't stop

At the saialca attached to the squad as a newcoination

But, his squad comrades ere upset that their captain fell into crisis wouldn't listen to his order

Several of them approached to save Alma, but in that instant an intense shockwave burst out

「Watch out-!」

──GAUN-!

The air exploded and the silver wall and objects in the central passage were squashed with bizarre metallic sound

Al Roar froht inside the room

He was only able to understand the result

With speed that eye couldn't follow the newcoht covered Alma from the terrific roar that was the enemy's counterattack Because of that he was bloay

A part of his armor was smashed and scattered in pieces midair

The subordinates ere similarly bloay crashed on the -Ride dispelled froe

There was no leeway to be in a daze within the situation that was changing hecticly

If the newcoet done in too

「God……daer and frustration controlled Alma and cleared up the mist of fear in his mind temporarily

He didn't knohat the enemy was, but at this rate they would be annihilated

In that case he as still able tospirit, he was going to leap once more into the rooure inside the room that was the perpetrator of the destructive scene was one step ahead of Alure before hih Butasleep instead What a disrespectful lot」

A Drag-Knight appeared into the central passage along with a ure that was clad in jet black Divine Drag-Ride but──Alht as considered as the one destroying the infa type, black Divine Drag-Ride…… Don't tell me, the Black, Hero……!? Why, in this place──」

What were the tentacles co out from the room before this?

Since when he worn that armor?

Why was he in this place?

Several questions formed at the same time, however the reality before his eyes wasn't erased

「Pro, protect Captain Alm!」

「How dare you did that to our coht who didn't get dragged into the Howling Roar siht

──But, the next instant

「Guh, a……!?」

Everyone who attacked was slashed at their vitals along with their armor in less than even a second They died instantly

The simultaneous attacks froreat sword freely to every direction, intercepting the attacks through the shortest route with fastest speed

That excessive strength and mercilessness put a halt in Alma's mind

「What is this? Are you Black Hero?」

The man as called like that by Alma showed the composure of someone asn't touched by even a drop of his victims' blood spurt and answered

「I don't knoho are you but let me answer──that is just an illusion Is the like of a petty thief who coil Arcadia The hero of beginning who carry thewith Sacred Eclipse」

「What, did you say……!?」

He was laughed at scornfully by the Black Hero who he believed in and lost his words

For Alma, the Black Hero was an absolute existence that he idolized

He was abandoned when he was a child──, since he was a child he was living a harsh life In order to survive that life, he was harboring aspiration toward the Drag-Knight who destroyed the hateful old ehed down like this

But, he barely recalled his position and responsibility, and exerted the spirit to resist

「You are……protecting this place to prevent Aeril's rescue!? Are you allying yourself with the new kingdom's Raffi, the monster queen who is possessed by Sacred Eclipse? Why!?」

「The reason I fight, is for the sake of the existence that should be saved」

Fugil instantly answered Alma's question without any hesitation

「The system that maintain the world's equilibrium and save the weak──the Sacred Eclipse I exist in order to lead and watch over the person chosen by that Sacred Eclipse Destroying the old e ed thehtest intention of saving you all」

The Black Hero wouldn't become the ally of Alma and others The enemy inforhtest ht was co toward the disastrous scene

Everyone here already noticed

The battle force before their eyes was at different diht noere really──unable to even put a scratch on this opponent

Therefore, they threay theirelse, and turned their back to the threat before their eyes

Fugil who saw that spat out his words in exasperation

「How boring You lot aren't a at all But, now that you have reach this far──there is no way I can let any of you get away」

「──Then then, we can begin now deyagariirl with particular appearance smoothly showed her face from inside the room Alma opened her eyes wide in surprise

「You are, Automata──!?」

「I'm Garden's Gear Leader, Clan Lieze There is no need to re to die soon anyway deyagariht suit like a pilot suit on her body andon her head ers, a bizarre discordant sound resounded at the same time

──IiiIIIIIIIIIIIIII!

「……Kuh!?」

It was the sound of horn flute that called the Abyss

Clan Lieze was calling the Abysses inside the Ruin to this place using her authority as Gear Leader Noticing that the subordinates who numbered in dozens went pale

「Don't tellAbyss here!?」

「All the Abysses we avoided until now are going to gather here!?」

「Let's hurry escape to the passage! We won't o-!? That black Drag-Knight is blocking the path!」

It was a pandemonium

The fear toward the countdoard unavoidable destruction was trans sound

「What the hell…… This is」

Al dohile he let out a small oing to save us huh!? Why, why──」

「It's siil thrust the reality toward Alma who yelled in despair

「Hero is──the ally of the weak When you are dropped into the bottom of earth where there is no way to overturn it, you will be saved if you are lucky It's Sacred Eclipse who chooses the person I' Even Iwatashi+……, even Iore, had everything taken away from me! I was despised before finally I reach a position where I can take revenge, and yet! Why── Such thing……!」

Five years ago, Alma was abandoned by the people he believed in

──No, he fell into a trap

Due to the secret information leaked by the noble aunt who he idolized, his family's hideout was attacked, their servants massacred, and he was captured as slave

Even then, he persisted with her pride as a noble, and yet he heard that the big sister who he respected turned traitor and switched to the eneed to escape from the severe violence and spent several hellish years wandering the slum

Now after he was picked up by Kilzrake faet even with his faot him and enjoyed happiness with no care in the world

In respond to Alaze toward him and said

「If someone is saved, someone else will meet bitter experience That is the law of the world People with role that cause influence to the systee you say? Don't prattle when you are just a bandit possessed by greed planning to destroy the new kingdom」

「U, a…… AAAAAAAAAA──!?」

Alma whose self was completely denied creamed and rushed forward

But, the instant she took the stance to unleash the sure kill Quick Draw, the flash of sword that Fugil's Bahaht aril unleashed

Even though it was unleashed after Alma, the speed easily surpassed his Quick Draw

(My Quick Draw cannot be compared……! Is this──the real Black Hero's……power)

He believed in chivalrous thief

The naht who put an end to the evil old ereed, but for the sake of his own justice, an existence that was cos like politic or reward

He believed, that there was hero like that

But, now that this person said it certainly that was true

It was natural for weaker people who possessed position to be saved

He hiet chosen