266 264. Epilogue Part 2.txt (2/2)

I'm among my own mentors, Deer tells me. Then she takes my right hand, which was far away from hers, and gives me a smile that could be mistaken for a flood of light.

To be honest, it was a rare type of smile around me. I'm almost fascinated by that carefree, pure smile.

I'm going to keep getting stronger, so you can count on me!　I'll do my best to be a good companion for Kanami!　So, come and join me for more adventures!

He squeezes my hand tightly and doesn't let go.

Maybe it's because my status muscle power has jumped up to level 59, or maybe it's because my status muscle power has jumped up to level 59, but when I look at that dazzling smile, I almost forgive myself for that too.

Me and Dia continue to smile and shake hands - Snow, sensing the end of the conversation, approaches me from behind.

'Alright, is it over?　What was a great story?　Okay, next one, next one, me too!　Give me a hug!　Kanami!

What, why ......?

Then, for some reason, he made a suggestion that he was on a roll, and I tilted my head.

'Huh?　There's something different about the response!

That's you and Deere. ......

Terrible!　But this time I did my best!　I tried my best to be Ka-lii!

Desperately, Snow bobbed his hands around and insisted, but it was Dea who took it in stride.

'Did you try?　It was fine when you were fighting me, but as soon as you started fighting Hitaki, it was no good. Snow.

'Gee, you remember that?　Oh, that's, you know, I'm just so scared when I'm dealing with a guardian (guardian): ......

'The apostles are fine, but not the guardians?　But a year ago, when you were dealing with the Aids, you were fine, weren't you?

'No, I felt responsible at the time and ....... I wasn't that scared of the id, and I wasn't that scared of ....... This time I was a little more relaxed because Kanami and Titi's sister were there, or whatever you want to call it .......

Hmm, there's that part of you. Snow.

It seems that here, Deah is becoming aware of Snow's troubling nature.

I agree with her, not wanting to miss an opportunity for improvement.

'Yeah, that's the worst part about Snow. The worst thing about Snow is that when he thinks someone else will do it for him without him having to do it, he starts cutting corners.

”Snow, that may not be something I can say for myself after my failure this time, but ...... you have to give it your all at all times, don't you?

Me and Dea reprimand Snow, holding hands.

At the combination, Snow puts her hand to her mouth and starts to gasp and shake.

'Oh, hey ......?　Could it be that the sermon is starting ......?　This is a close call!　I thought I'd still be able to spoil you since Lady Rastiara and Maria weren't around, but not so much!

'That's how they say you can't do that because you're always looking for someone to spoil them. ...... Haha ......

Me and Diah give a sigh mixed with a bitter smile. However, I know that's Snow's weakness, but I also know that it's Snow's character (...), so I don't really push her to the edge.

We understand each other's weaknesses and make up for them.

Our party is getting close to being a 'real party' here.

Having confirmed this, I get my mind back on track and start moving toward the next one.

''Alright, now that Snow's review party is over, let's go pick up Rouge-chan. I think she's inside the castle, so I'll go running by myself to get her.

When the little joke is over after the serious fight is over, I let go of Dia's hand and walk towards the castle that has been turned into a large tree.

After this, I hear from Rouge-chan that Ayde has entrusted me with Vyasia, and the solution is to receive Kounel as a solution to the problem--!

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--And a week later.

Now, Dia is smiling and welcoming me back.

However, I can't say that all the problems have been solved.

The troublesome effects of the skill 'Overcaptive Protection' still remain, and if Dia is far away from either me or Yotaki, whom she recognizes as 'Christ', she becomes severely unstable.

Once, when I left Dia in the guest room and I took Yotaki out, Snow was charred to black. Along with the mental disorder, the magic went out of control, and Snow stopped it with her body.

A week ago, Dea and I were teasing Snow, but in truth, we are deeply grateful to him. However, it's difficult to praise her because she gets up to speed endlessly when she talks about it.

''-- Kanami. If you've finished what you're doing here, where do you go next?

When I had just finished remembering a week ago, Dia asked me with a glint in her eye. She also waved her arm, which was hardened with light magic, like a swordsman.

''I don't care where I can wield a sword. You can decide there. I've had a good match with Snow the past few days, and I can't wait to try it out.

'What?　The game of swords is my overwhelming win all the way: ......

Good game!

'Yes!　That was a good match!

It was Snow, who saluted Dear, who puffed out her cheeks in a puffy way.

Apparently, Dia wants to have an adventure using the sword.

I know that for the past week, the two of them have been practicing 'swordsmanship' together whenever they found time. Dea is a hobby of her own, but Snow is training in accordance with Titi's teachings.

Incidentally, I asked Dia to use the Crescent Pectrazi straight sword. Snow is the Demon Sword of the Founder and the Demon King, Brave Florite, which she acquired from Titty.

''I'm sorry, Dia. Before we decide on our destination, I want to try something. Depending on the results of this, it will change quite a bit.

I know you can't wait to try the sword, but there are more important things to do. It's probably the most important thing in the adventure.

I take out the accessory I made in the castle's workshop a few days ago from my 'belongings' and try to hand it to Snow.

'Pendant ......?　Eh, maybe it's ......

That's Titi's magic stone. I want Snow to have this one.

'I knew it, big sister.　Wow, you're on a pendant, sis!

Two of them, Eid and Titi, to be exact. It's a piece of work of the longest kind that successfully utilizes the charm of dark green and light green.

【Neckpiece, ”White Green Reason

A necklace adorned with the magical crystals of the guardian Ayda Tithi.

Try it on. And say a strong prayer for help.

'Yeah, okay. Mmmmmm. ...... titty sis, please.

Snow puts the pendant around his neck and starts to growl. With that, I strengthen the Dimension.

The change in her body appeared immediately. The dragon scales that didn't exist on her soft skin a year ago turned into particles of 'magic power' and were swallowed up by Snow's body.

''Whoa, oh?　That weird thing at the shoulder is back to normal!　I'm going back to when I was born!

'The apostle guy wasn't lying after all, was he? Huh, a really clumsy one.

The physical anomalies that had been caused by Snow's over-leveling had been restored. All of this was just as the Apostle had taught me.

I sighed at the extremity of the Apostle Sith's personality as I found out that the information I exposed during the peace talks before that duel was real.

''Snow, keep your two pendants. I heard that the level limit is 30, but I heard that if you have the magic stone of 'The One Who Steals the Reason', it can be doubled.

I can clearly see the limit line of the levels in this world.

It would start to fall out of the human framework from around level 20 and cease to be human from level 30. Probably, a single magic stone would increase the limit value by about thirty.

''Hey, Kanami. I don't have any, but I'm high level, right?

Then Dia interrupts the question.

'I think Dia is an apostle, so her body is special. And the Sith said something like that.

'I see. If that's what the Sith guy said, then it must be true.

Dia must have the same assessment of the Sith as I did. Apostle Sith didn't have the personality to lie, so I decided that there was no doubt about it.

''Sith's personality was a thing, but when I think about it this way, there's a lot of information and power I inherited from that guy: ......

Yangtaki and Dia's level 59 would be the most obvious example. Raising the level to this level would have originally taken more time.

Snow nodded and agreed with that. However, unlike me, she was not because of joy, but out of frustration.

''Right. Honestly, if we fought seriously now, Dia might be the strongest ....... I used to be the 'strongest' ...... and gradually the power relationship ....... Yeah, but I don't want to train .......

I've gone to the trouble of raising the level limit (cap), but it doesn't make sense for him to do this.

Poking Snow's head in the air as he proudly declares that he's skipping it, he moves on to the next story.

''Now I don't have to worry about one thing. Well then, what are we going to do now: ......

What the Sith had said was not wrong. In other words, it would be safe to assume that she wasn't lying about Yotaki either, out of ten.

He glanced at Yotaki, who was sitting right next to Dia. Thanks to the id, the 'curse' as the 'Governing King (Lord)' has disappeared and he no longer attacks anyone, and it's very quiet.

However, Yotaki still hasn't woken up from his sleep.

Although he reacts like he is sleepwalking, he is basically unconscious. No matter how many times I, as an older brother, call out to him, he doesn't respond, as if he is shutting down.

What should I do to wake up this Yotaki?

”As a matter of policy, I'm going to go to the deepest part of the labyrinth in order to wake up Yangtaki. In the deepest part of the labyrinth, all the battles from a thousand years ago are stored as 'magic poison'. It is such a magical poison that it can be endlessly 'dropped' within the labyrinth, so if you make good use of it, anything can really come true.

Perhaps the state of 'substitution' of the Lord that the Sith were talking about should be the condition for Yangtaki's illness to be cured. That's why I, a thousand years ago, inherited the Apostle Sith's 'World Consecration Squad' and created the labyrinth.

'No, Kanami. If you're going to wake up Hitaki, I think it's a good idea to go see the Apostle Diprakra. That Sith guy talked like he could wake up a firecracker at any time. Maybe they know something about the apostles.　The Diprakra sealed by the Aid should be in the World Tree in the Great Holy City of Huskyards on the mainland, so if I, the same Apostle, go there, I'm sure I'll be able to hear the voice of the Diprakra, for sure.

Dea is very proactive in giving her opinion.

That's a different personality than the passive Snow, which helps a lot.

'Surely it wouldn't be a bad idea to go to the mainland hoosiers and meet with the Apostle Diprakra ....... Best of all, there's Maria in the south and ....... Okay, I think we're set.

After all, it would be best for Maria to be picked up in person.

Meet with Maria and Diprakra, then return to the Confederacy where the labyrinth is located, and resume the labyrinth search with the entire party present. This should be the best thing to do.

''South of the mainland, huh? It's been a long time since I've been here...''

In contrast to my growing nervousness, Snow was fluent. As if to chastise him for his touristy mood, Dia warned him.

You're going to be told something about the acting commander-in-chief's mid-term retirement, aren't you?　Unlike me, it's not an amicable retirement, is it?

U....... I'll ask Kanami to protect me then. ......

You're an idiot, my friend. If that happens, you tell me. I'll protect them.

'Oh, oh?　Thank you, Dear!　Great!　Cool!　I love it!

'No. Basically, you're on your own, right?　If you just can't, just ask me to help you out at .......

'But thank you, thank you, thank you!　I'm sorry!　Wow, it's really been a good thing lately!

Snow hugged Dea and was deeply moved by her. There weren't many people in her life who would say they would protect her head-on. She was expressing her joy with her entire body.

As I watched with warm eyes, there was a knock on the guest room and I heard a girl's voice from outside.

''Hero-sama - there's a letter for you!

It's probably the 'Jewish Stone People' (Jewelcrus) working in the castle. I leave the two of them intertwined in the room and walk out of the room.

Then I complain about the name.

''Can you stop calling me that Hero-sama ......?''

Yeah, but Rouge says so.

The blue-haired 'Magic Stone Human (Jewelculus)' girl showed a strange face.

''Rouge-chan-me .......''

I've said so much and they haven't been able to fix it forever.

I know that's a sign of respect, but there's something I can't agree with. In fact, this is how a lot of things have been spread.

'More importantly, here's the letter. Please.

Thanks. But who sent you to ......--what?

I take the letter and am surprised to see the sender's name on the back.

Then, I immediately unfold the letter and check the contents. I read it all at once in 《Dimension》 and am stunned by its contents.

What was written in that letter was a request for 'rescue'--