261 259. Two children have returned to the 40th floor. The long story is now filled with white..txt (1/2)

The entire surface is white.

A heavy snowstorm falls on the royal capital where the giants sit, which has stopped moving.

--The world has turned into the middle of winter.

The world has turned into the dead of winter, a murderous cold air that makes even such words lukewarm, and Vyasia is under its control.

The repeated snow storms (blizzards) unleashed by Uzura Wave's sister - the new black-haired ”Lord” who rules, have chilled the world beyond its limits.

The white magic (Tear Ray) and snow continued to fall from the huge freezing magical wards that enveloped the royal capital, turning the city's roofs, streets, and trees all white. It only took a few seconds for the country, which had been characterized by green, to turn completely white.

A blizzard slapped me in the face.

It's hard to keep my eyes open.

My eyelashes are frozen, and once they're closed, I feel like I'll never be able to open them again.

Just exhaling makes the fine ice glisten, and if I breathe in, my lungs ache with the cold air. Snow piled up underfoot, and every time I stepped on the streets and rooftops, powdery snow scattered like splashes of water.

This is the power of Uzuraha's sister - 'The One Who Steals the Reason of Water' Hitaki.

It's not just a matter of time before you get to the point where you'll be able to get a new job.

The cold stops nature, such as plants and flowers, in its tracks. It's not ”freeze to death” but ”stop” - because he is also an expert wizard, he understands how the magic works.

A thousand years ago, he never had a chance to fight, but without a doubt, it would be a power that could come close to this child - 'the one who steals the reason for the wind', Titi.

But I'm not going to take a step back.

If the enemy has the power to 'stop', then the power of the child is [freedom].

''Don't lick this child's power!　The new Lord who rules!　--Wind Umbrella!

The center of the royal city.

The child and the enemy were facing each other on the great highway, which is believed to be the widest in the country.

Hitaki stood on a foothold at the frozen great fountain on the street, and in front of it, the child floated with his wings.

The child spun his magic head-on.

It generated a high-density, round shield-like wind, and with it, the entire shield went straight ahead as if it was going to collide with the body.

A magical shield bash. With both wings on his back, he fans the cold air and runs through the air.

In response, Hitaki only muttered a word sleepily.

''-- 《Ice Parallax Blue》''

Blue magic power leaks out from the entire body of Hitaki, who was standing on the frozen fountain, and a round shield similar to the Children's Winding Umbrella is constructed.

The shield and shield clashed with the huge magic power shield in front of the fountain, and a push of magic power began.

When it came to a power struggle like this, Do had the confidence that he would never lose. In fact, if he did it properly, he would win in a few seconds.

However, the enemy (Hitaki) would never push with proper force.

She was a dexterous 'stealer of reason' who was skilled in petty tricks.

The clash of shield against shield sent particles of blue and green magic power flying in the sky. Immediately, Hitaki manipulated those particles to attack the child who was releasing magic from the side.

His hands, which had been thrust forward, freeze from his fingertips. The wings that flap their wings make a creaking sound and become heavy as stone.

”Kukk--

Thinking that he would crash at this point, the child gives up the push of magic and flies to the side, bouncing to the side.

The blue shield that wins the push-off wins the push-off, and the blue shield swallows the child's green shield and goes straight ahead, freezing the royal city even more. The moisture in the air freezes, causing icicles to form all over the city. The aftermath alone created a number of icework that seemed to reach the sky.

As I was heartbroken that the city of Ayde had been frozen again, I thought about the compatibility of my enemies and myself.

It's all this from earlier.

Anyway, Hitaki uses a lot of magic at the same time.

Instead of dealing with magic on a large scale, he uses completely different magic at the same time.

It's a dexterity that the other 'reason stealers' don't have.

Even when it was a large technique like the current shield magic, it generated another magic as if it was a breath of air. Even if the child is winning with each one of the magic, that second magic is disgusting, and it's impossible to attack it.

Feeling impatient, the child shoots a magic bullet from the bayonet made on his right arm by the wind.

''Blow it away!　--Fly shoots, Wind!

Absolutely Winter.

However, the magic bullet that cuts through the world in the middle of winter can't reach Hitaki's body until it's almost there.

It stops in the air right in front of Hitaki's eyes.

It's not like the bullets disappear like in ”magic offset (counter magic)”, but simply the bullets stop in the middle.

While clicking his tongue, the child tries to move his wings while building further magic.

''--?

I feel a weight, and my eyes widen.

No, it's more of a snag, not a weight, but a snag.

The wings I was trying to move are caught on something and won't move well. Of course, there is nothing to get caught in this air. If there's anything, it's the snow in the middle of winter.

Ice Arrow.

'Ugh!　WIND ARROW!

As the child's body slowed down with discomfort, an arrow of ice flew at the child. When he tried to shoot it down with a wind arrow as well, he felt the same tug on his magic generation.

''This is ......!

Not just your whole body - even your magic is getting heavier?

It was so uncomfortable that I couldn't help but think so.

And I'm convinced it's the truth.

Quickly, I look at my hands.

His body, which had never once frozen since he became the ”Stealer of the Reason of the Wind”, was shivering from the cold.

It's not just the body.

Even the magic power clothed in both hands is trembling.

At the same time, I am convinced that my earlier talk about not being able to attack it was a mistake.

It's the opposite. Without realizing it, only the child was being attacked one-sidedly all along.

I'm sure that this stalling of time by offsetting each other is what Hitaki's ”offensive” is all about.

Prolonging the fight and gradually enveloping the field in cold air, gradually stripping the heat from the enemy's body, is the tactic of this new ”Lord” who rules.

It's not just a matter of time before you'll be able to get your hands on a new one.

'Kuku ......!

He tries to rally his trembling body and try to keep his distance once.

However, all of those movements were too heavy and painful to bear.

It's because I've lost too much of my magic power and body heat to the mid-winter world.

You can see that every second of your chance to win is being chipped away at.

It's a good thing that you're not going to be able to find a way to get the best out of it.

It's a good thing that you're not going to be able to find a way to get the best out of it.

First of all, the desire to fight while defending this royal capital, Vyasia, was in the way. No matter how different it was from the Viaissia I knew, there was no doubt that this was the future of my former home. Most importantly, he promised to fight the rouge guy with as little destruction as possible.

Hence, I was sorely disappointed in my big move.

And one more thing.

It's the presence of the child's sisterhood, who is enduring the cold with unattributed vibrating magic in the rear. When it comes to protecting Snow, he is inevitably limited in how he can fight.

''Snow!　Are you okay?!

The child jumps backwards and calls out to Snow, who is sitting in the snowfield.

But what comes back is a weak, trembling voice.

'I'm sorry, sister ......!　It's all we can do to prevent it: ......!

Snow, whose lips have turned white, is now retreating into the magic of the sphere. The sphere is a strong defensive ward created by the children's wind and Snow's magic. Still, this is what it looks like.

Even dragon-newts, which are supposed to be the most cold-resistant species in this world, have not been able to adapt to this midwinter.

''Good!　It's only a matter of prevention!

After confirming that Snow is safe, the child immediately turns to his enemy, Hitaki.

He also glares at the laughing apostle to the right of the fountain where Hitaki stands, who laughs at him.

Just a few moments ago, Snow and the Sith were fighting, and it was one-on-one between the doe and his sister Aikawa. But now, it's two against one. The situation is getting worse by the minute.

But, thankfully, Apostle Sith has left everything to Uzurinami's sister and is ready to watch the battle.

Apparently, she wants to see the new 'ruling king (Lord)' that she has prepared defeat the old 'ruling king (Lord)'.

''Hmph. ...... It's no use, king of a thousand years ago!　You're no match for my Yangtaki. But you have nothing to be ashamed of. Because it's been decided from the beginning that no one can beat us!　It's the way the world decides!　After all, you were only the strongest in our absence!　The real strongest of all is this Yotaki, I - Yotaki prepared by the Apostle Sith!

You don't fight the fight yourself, but you're proudly stepping backwards.

I want to clear that apostle's nose somehow.

However, his body is too heavy and his magic power is poorly produced.

It's true that the child has fulfilled half of his unfulfilled obligations in the underground battle and is weakened. But still, this is too strange.

As long as Hitaki is also 'the one who steals reason', it is natural that he is strong.

It's only natural--.

Ixwined!

He decides that he can't talk about small tricks, so he tries to build the magic he used against Vortex Wave in the labyrinth a few days ago. It's a magic that turns this body into a magic bullet to pierce the world.

The green magic circle unfolds at your feet and tries to expand it to the point where it exceeds the royal capital. However, it is condemned in the process.

''-- [Freeze Nibbleheim]

When Hitaki muttered a single word like that, the cold air around him was instantly amplified.

The deployment of the magic circle was suppressed and 'stopped' by the magic power of the ice-cold attribute.

The child's eyebrows furrowed at the brilliant reaction.

And even during this time, the discomfort of the battle continued to grow.

The first thing that came to his mind was, ”Is Aikawa Youtaki, the one who steals the reason for water, really sleeping? The question is.

Small moves are offset and big moves are stopped on the first move.

That decision and tactic is too perfect.

I thought that since he was asleep, he would react to the children's magic and shoot an interception magic, but that was not the case.

I feel that the eye light leaking from those thinly opened eyes is shining brilliantly to avoid missing any gaps.

It's not just a sleeping opponent, it's the feeling of dealing with some brilliant military strategist.

That's not the only thing that's uncomfortable.

It's something that only a child who has experienced a hundred battles on the battlefield can understand.

I'm sure you have a fundamental misunderstanding of the 'one who steals the reason for the water' ...... such a feeling.

Earlier, the Apostle Sis said, ”It's been decided from the beginning that no one can win against us. He was a gentile like Uzumi, and he said that the condition for the summoning was 'a child with a stronger heart than anyone else in this world'.

However, wouldn't that be too far off from the conditions of 'the one who steals reason'?

Is Aikawa Yotaki really the same 'thing that steals reason' as a child?

However, even during this analysis, the cold air of the enemy continues to accumulate within the results of the royal city.

The trembling of the body and magic power grows, and the perfection of the body arts and magic slowly drops off. Instead, the enemy's magic is no joke as it becomes more powerful.

Looking at the outnumbered child, the Apostle Sith gives a high smile.

''Haha, hahahaha!　The quintessence of my Yangtaki!　Yes, it's well deserved!　There's no way the old can beat the newly prepared one!　As the reason in the world, [No one can beat Aikawa Yotaki]!　They're on a different level of existence!　Haha, come on Yotaki, you can end the game now!　Let's get that dusty old legend on ice!

The child no longer thinks about the damage to its surroundings.

The reasoning of the world according to the Sith, the reasoning of the world according to that Sith, tries to build a magic with all its might to destroy everything with the [Wind of Freedom] of the child.

”Magic, Lord of Law--

Halt. --Freeze Nibbleheim.

But it is condemned by the cold air.

It has not been offset - but it has become too slow to build.

Reluctantly, the child gathers magic power in his right fist and forcefully tries to destroy the entire royal city and the enemy.

''Ku, shatter--!

Halt. --Freeze Nibbleheim.

However, if the magic power gathered in the right fist was small, the swinging arm was too dull.

It was an all-out fist that was unleashed with the intention of destroying the country, but as a result, it was only as powerful as the upper level magic of the wind attribute.

It blew away about a dozen houses in the surrounding city, lightly cracked the streets, and only caused the fist pressure to collide with the empty wards.

With a power that wasn't even a hundredth of its original power, the child realized the seriousness of the situation and decided that he had no choice but to continue to unleash his full force of wind without resting. But--.

Stop, stop, stop, stop. Stop, stop, stop, stop. Stop, stop, stop, stop. -- ”Freeze Nibbleheim.

The cold air emitted by Hitaki increased by one level.

It was an increase in the cold air that showed that he had been skimping so far. Undoubtedly, seeing the expression and reaction of the child, he changed his fighting style.

''Ugh, ugh, my limbs are ......!

Just as the child was conserving his strength, Hitaki was conserving his strength as well.

All at once, his body was chilled to the core and his fingertips began to bite.

I could feel the strength drain out of my fist as I tried to release another shot.

The former 'Lord of the Dominion'!　This is the true meaning of The Lord who rules!　Yes, if not for that mistake, the strongest person in the world is Yangtaki!　My Yotaki was the most powerful, existential, perfect girl in the history of mankind!　Haha!

The Sith had been moved out of place by the earlier all-out attack. He was not behind the fountain, but on the roof of a house in the distance, smiling high in the air.

I try to retort to that a bit, and I'm shocked at how slow my lips and throat are moving.

The cold air, which Sith could see would make him want to brag, wrapped around the child's entire body, making it difficult for him to let his voice escape. His teeth only made a clattering sound, but they didn't become a voice.

''-- 《Ice Arrow》''

As if to strike back at his trembling body, an icy arrow is shot from Yotaki.

The child dispels it with his bayonet just in time.

A mere icy attribute elementary spell felt terrifyingly fast and heavy.

Some of it was strengthened thanks to this mid-winter world, but most of all, it weakened the child. And what made that weakening successful was the selection of magic that was appropriate for the situation of Hitaki in front of him -- a brilliantly carried tactic.

--strong.

Without a doubt, Hitaki is strong.

Even though the child is limited in power as a guardian of fifty layers (guardians) and also weakened by the resolution of his unconsciousness, his opponent must have received similar restrictions.

Still, they are overwhelmed.

A thousand years ago, this girl is so strong that if the Apostle Sith hadn't made a mistake and turned her into a monster in the middle of the process, I can be sure that history would have been completely changed.

''Ugh, ugh. ......

I can understand why the Apostle Sith says that Hitaki is the real 'Lord'.

If strength is the proof of the 'ruling king (Lord)', it is now obvious.

Mysterious and legendary - a legendary king who puts the same legend, the Apostle, on his back and keeps nothing at bay.

This is not the same as the counterfeit that was arrived at as an extension of a childlike 'game'.

Now she is the real thing, standing on the icicle in the middle of the royal capital of Vyasia.

There is no reason for an imposter to defeat the real thing.

No matter how confident you are in your power, you are powerless in the face of overwhelming power.

It's powerless.

A child is a child ...... helpless child.

That's what I admitted in the labyrinth.

I couldn't bear the existence of the ”ruling king (Lord)” and accepted that I was just a girl. Such a weak child can't possibly win against such a strong enemy.

Because she cannot win, the child thrusts her knees into the ground, thrusts her hands into the ground, and now she is about to fall down...

No, no, no!

At the moment he was about to fall down, he shook his head in denial as quickly as he could.

Before I knew it, I had my hands on the ground.

I leaned my body against the bed of snow and almost fell asleep.

He could still fight, but he had almost given up before he could fight.

From this abnormality, he realized the true power of this mid-winter world 《Freeze Nibbleheim》.

The cold air has even taken away the temperature of the child's (Warawa) heart (・・・・).

This freezing space doesn't just freeze to invisible magic. Somehow, it is also cooling the inner fighting spirit of people.

Immediately, the child tries to rekindle the fighting spirit that was almost atrophied.

''Kook, mmmm ......!

I don't care if he's a legendary king or not!

There are two people here, a human named Titi and a human named Hitaki, and neither of them are any different!

There's no reason a fake can't beat the real thing!

Even if you're up against an overwhelming force, you can overturn it by the way you fight--!

That's what I tell myself, and I try to be a fighter.

But--

...... Oh, yeah, d*mn it, ......

A coldness comes over me, as if to mock the child's determination.

The aching coldness that had been sticking to my skin was slowly disappearing, and I felt rather warm. I knew that my sense of touch had 'stopped'.

My body went beyond shivering and stopped moving.

Now the only thing that feels cold is the core of my brain.

My ability to think is not diminished. I just lose my heat and think about negative things everywhere. Even though I know this is the magic power of the enemy, I feel defeated to no end.

That sense of defeat chills even my soul.

I thought that if this continued, everything would be frozen and 'stopped'. But the function of the sense of danger has long ago 'stopped' and I don't feel like resisting it.

It's cold.

Oh, it's cold.

Just cold.

I want to fall asleep already.

I want to sleep without thinking about it because I'm too tired to think about it.

I want to sleep and not think about anything else, I want to stay warm and rest all the time .......

Oh, I've already ......--

-- ...... It's about time.

As my eyelids were about to drop, I heard a voice.

It was my friend Nosfi's voice.

I turned my eyes to the direction of my friend's voice, my eyelids just about to close.

There was Nosphy standing near the Apostle Sith, who had broken his invisibility. Perhaps he had been watching this battle all along.

Nosfi turns his attention to the child and speaks with the Apostle Sith.

''This battle between these 'controlling kings' (lords), Yotaki-sama is the winner. Without a doubt, I agree with you that you are worthy of being called the king who rules the world.

'Of course. Huh, honestly, I didn't have to play the odds.

The Apostle Sith responds immediately to that.

But Nosfi just looks at the poor thing in his immediate response.

'...... As usual, Apostle-sama looks down on everything and only sees it as your stepping stone. Even though you died once, you still haven't recovered from that personality.

It was a hateful remark that didn't look like Nosfy. At least in her lifetime, she would never have said something like this to an apostle opponent.

'It's not so much condescension as it is pride in reality, okay?　Or is that wind-user girl going to beat my Yangtaki?　That's not a miracle.

'Yes, sir. It would be difficult for Lord alone. But I think it's not impossible if the girls work together.

Turning his eyes to the children and Snow, who was further back, Nosfi said that they still had a chance to win. It was a conversation with the Apostle Sith, but it sounded like a pep talk to the hapless children, telling them that they could still do it.

'They ......?　Oh, are you talking about our ally in that tree?　You are too delusional about Aikawa Uzumi. Even if our allies join us now, it's useless. It's a given from the logic of the world that Aikawa Uzumi can't beat Aikawa Yotaki. Even so, do you think a miracle will happen?

That is why we are human beings. The 'stealers of reason' were chosen from the weak-minded, but they are human in origin. They have the potential to defeat all things. Unlike our degraded imitators (replicas), ......

The eloquent Apostle Sith was stifled when he was called a replica.

Maybe there was something in Nosphy's words now that he couldn't refute.

When the conversation was interrupted, Nosphy said his goodbyes with a bow.

...... I'm afraid we're running out of time, so I'd better be off.

Yeah, you can go home. Go where you belong.

The Sith sees it off.

It is clear from the look on his face that he is uncomfortable talking to Nosphy any longer.

Finally, Nosphy says a final goodbye to the child.

The expression on his face is calmer and more painful at the same time than I've ever seen it before--

'Goodbye, Lord ....... The lovely witch who was my adversary - and friend ....... Don't worry about it. It's all right. You're no longer a 'king' but a kind-hearted 'person' who should be rewarded .......

'No, nos......, fee......?　Well, wait and see: ......

The connection.

But when Nosfi heard this, he didn't answer, but made a shining gate nearby and walked through.

As I recall, that was a dimensional magic to travel far away.

Nosfi's figure disappeared, and that shining gate disappeared as well.

'Ayatsume......'

He swears at his friend's back as he leaves.

When the vortex waves aren't around, Nosfi is calm. Even the pained look on his friend's child's face is shown to me.

I think I'm starting to understand a little more.

Nosfi is just like the child.

Probably a girl with a weaker heart than that child, surely--

'd*mn, but it's bad ....... It's cold and my body is .......

But now that I know what's going on inside my friend, there's nothing I can do about it.