343 340. Those who steal the reason of light and those who steal the reason of stars.txt (1/2)

At last I attacked Ragne.

Perhaps Lagne wanted to cancel my 'immortality'.

But what was 'reversed' was the same 'power of reason', my 'replacement' power.

What I am carrying now, Lagune has taken on the opposite. Although the 'chanting' was incomplete and Ragne reflexively interrupted the 'reversal', there is no doubt that she still suffered great wounds to her mind and body.

Ragne's voice, which had been clear and clear, was beginning to tremble as she learned of my condition firsthand.

'Why, why ....... Mr. Nosfy ....... Why, in such a state ....... Even me .......

Ragne was confused. He couldn't seem to understand why I was seriously using the 'alternative' light to help her.

I often looked around in the darkness and saw that all the blades that had been circling the rooftop had fallen to the ground in blood. I attempt to resume the 'discussion' while the attack stops.

' ...... I do not want to fight you. Ragne, you must not try to 'reverse' to me again. There is nothing more you can do, no matter how you struggle, nothing will change the outcome. Your victory is already decided. Now, please listen to me, the loser, for now.

With a slightly eased body, he resumes his advance. In response, Lagune returns a moan of a different kind from the previous one.

''Ku, ugh, ugh, ugh--!

I know what that moan means.

They must be scared.

Even if it's bloody, it's terrifying and unbearable for the side facing you to just step forward and offer a 'discussion' without any defense at all. No matter how much of an advantage you have, you will lose your cool.

''Nosfi-san, you owe me something like this ....... How can you be like this and still ....... Can you still hang in there ......?

Ragne asked me as my mind continued to waver.

I paused in my steps to answer the question, even as I felt my voice return to normal from the low voice.

'I can do my best. As long as the thoughts of everyone (everyone) in the Hoosiers are with me, I will continue to do my best.

What expression does Ragne have on her face now when she hears this?

It's impossible to confirm due to the dark magic, but her questions continue.

'Even though the world has played with you this much, you still won't give up ......?'

I will not give up. I know what I was born to do, and I'm ready to do it.

Ragne's voice gets thinner and thinner each time she hears my immediate answer.

''Can you still say you love him after all that horrible treatment ......?

'I love you. I love your father more than anything in the world.

Even though he couldn't see Ragne, he could see the faint meaning of each question.

Perhaps, by its very nature, she felt like she was asking herself the same question.

'...... do you still believe in Kanami's brother?'

I believe you. I never once doubted your father.

'Kanami's brother is dead, and now Mr. Nosfi is going to die, and yet--'

But still. Your father loved me. I love him too. Even if I die, even if your father dies, even if the world ends, this feeling will not change. Yes, I believe that.

......!

Ragne was speechless.

However, the weight of the words right now is not just on me alone. The thoughts of Rastiara, Dia-san, Maria-san and Snow-san are also on board, which is why she is now pressured and upset.

'Well, I'm not going to lose ......!　I'm also ......, and even my feelings for my mom are ....... I didn't even shake it once!

His voice was rising.

Along with that cry, I also heard the sound of blood leaping - the sound of Ragne's footsteps running out.

He must have decided that neither words, blades, nor the [Reason of the Stars] could stop me now.

Lagne is trying to cut off all the other cards he has in his own hand and fight me.

I can't see this Lagune's sprint.

But that's fine.

Originally, I have given up on capturing Ragne's figure. She is enough of a knight to take your father by surprise. I don't have any response plan and just move forward.

''--!

A gust of wind hit my body.

Naturally, I couldn't avoid the wind magic that Ragne would have unleashed.

The gust of wind tangled around my weakened body and nearly caused me to lose my stance. Another whirlwind sliced through the lower half of the snake's body, which was supporting my body.

My advance stops.

With that, a strong impact struck my torso from the front.

Unbearably, I fall backwards and find that my hands, which were trying to poke the ground, don't move.

A person's body heat can be felt through my wrist.

The palm of my hand, which feels strengthened by the magical power of the wood attribute, grips me forcefully. Ragne has come to stop me by hitting my body himself.

Lagune pushes me down and I fall onto the ground from my back.

I immediately put my body to work trying to shake her off, but pain and heat immediately lit up both of my wrists as they were held down. It's not the blade of the ”magical materialization” as usual. From the tremendous wave of magical power spreading from the wounds, I can tell that the ”Treasure Sword of the Aleiss Family” was held against my right wrist and the ”Heart of Helmina” was held against my left wrist.

Both of my arms couldn't be moved and Ragne was free.

Taking advantage of the difference, she places her hands on my chest and releases a full-body spell.

''-- 《Dark Relays》!　Dark Down!

After the trees and the wind, the darkness is next.

Ragne came to invade my mind, not my body, with her dark magic from zero distance. The intelligent woman realizes that this is the only way to defeat the one who steals the logic of light, and she increases the amount of dark magic from the pendant on her chest.

A dark feeling swells up in my chest.

Its speed is comparable to that of the former ”The One Who Stole the Reason of Darkness”. The concentration is also unusual. Impatience and regret, grief and despair, all kinds of bad emotions pour in to break my heart to move forward.

And Ragne shouts along with it.

'-- Give it up!　And when you get there, there's no one there anymore!　It's too late for everything!　It's too late to muster up the courage!　You (・・・・) didn't make it!　You'll never reach it again!　I'm not even allowed to see you!

I thought it was Ragne's voice - the voice of Ragne, who was fiercely trying to keep me from going to my father. But I would soon find out that it wasn't.

The distance was too close.

The night spread out on the rooftops. Lagne's magical power, darker than that night. In the midst of the dark magic built up by that magic, I was able to peer into Ragne's face.

However, the face-to-face Lagune did not look at me.

He plunged his hands into my chest and turned his face down to the limit, screaming.

It was as if he was talking to his own torso.

It's not like he's fighting me, even though he's been telling me to fight him so much.

-- the fire in my chest reignites, defeated by the dark magic.

This level of mental interference is lukewarm compared to how far we've come.

I revive my fading heart and put my strength into my arms.

The two master swords holding my arms together were a lifesaver. Trusting in the sharpness of the two, I move my arms vertically and strongly.

Lagne, I'm sorry. I'm sorry, Lagné, but I won't give up. I will reach out to your father to ask him to live to the end.

When I thought about it, I didn't need a hand to reach for it.

I severed my own wrists, leaving only an inch or so of connection.

I lifted my body up, freeing myself from my bondage, but putting more pressure on my cavernous abdomen.

'...... na?'

Ragne let out a breath of astonishment.

At any rate, where it was originally a fatal wound, I had just become a horse rider, stitched both arms through with my sword, and shed the world's highest level of mental interference from zero distance. He couldn't believe that I was still moving.

'I will continue to reach out to you. So please, Ragne, reach out to the things that are most important to you, too.

With both arms on the verge of shredding, I gently retreat Ragne from the top of my abdomen.

--I succeeded in getting him to back off.

Ragnae fell to the side as if she were falling.

The lack of strength in her body can't be explained by the fact that she had just 'taken over' and carried some of my damage. There is more to it than that, and she is weakening.

Was she put off by my painful appearance just to look at her?

Maybe she was overwhelmed by my words, which showed no sign of turning.

Or maybe it's Ragne's own mental problems--

Is the will to be the best crumbling?

Is it that the conditions for being the thief of reason are crumbling?

Or is it that the conditions for being the ”one who steals reason” are collapsing, or is it that something more fundamental can no longer be maintained?

Well, I still have my hand--!

Immediately, Ragne stands up.

Then he tries to cling to me as I try to head to his father.

But I can't catch up with him.

My body is moving, but Lagune cannot catch up to me.

My legs are tangled, my body wobbles, and I can't reach him.

''Ku, uu, aaaaahhhh--!　Huh? [Hoshi no ri] I don't mind!　Stop Mr. Nosfi--!

Trapped, Ragne relies on it again.

He is the epitome of a useless 'stealer of reason'. When I can't help it, I wield the power given to me by the world.

Riding on the wind of magic, the 【Riology of the Stars】 or something like that enveloped me.

However, the result it brought was Ragne's scream.

''--Huh?　Gahhhhhhhhhh!　Goo-hoo, goo-hoo, goo-hoo--!

Ragne had made the mistake of relying on the power he relied on in the most critical moments.

I hear the sound of vomiting - no, I hear the sound of vomiting blood.

And while Ragne suffers, I get there.

Too easily - too easily - to the pedestal of blood where her father lies, the one she was guarding.

We're arriving too early.

I know why.

To put it simply, I and Ragne are too good together.

The Stealer of Star Reason is too bad at dealing with the weak.

Furthermore, Lagune is too specialized in assassination and not suited for defensive battles. Its assassination techniques are also rootlessly high-level killers, and it is not designed to deal with a seriously injured person like me.

As a result of that chemistry, I easily overtook her.

According to my plan, I was actually supposed to be with Ragne when we reached this place.

I made a bitter face and turned my body in Ragne's direction, not my father's.

Somehow, before it's over (・・・・・), I'll find a new way to help her.

''--Lagne, that your [Star's Reason] thing is useless. Even if you were able to 'reverse' this death-hung body, it would only be a recovery magic. It's a meaningless power. ...... To be clear, you didn't have to be the 'one who steals the reason for the stars' at all. Do you understand what that means?

'Power has no meaning ......?　Meaningless meaning ......?　What do you mean--

If Ragne hadn't been 'the one who steals the reason for the stars', she would have been able to fight us more successfully.

And she herself should have been aware of this.

Why does she call herself the 'one who steals the logic of the stars' when she is aware of it?

We'll find out why.

'Lagne ......, you want to meet and check ......?'

I'm not saying to whom.

It's coming through in every action and word so far.

...... Ugh, shut up.

Ragnet denies it.

'Perhaps you've made a promise that you'll see me when you're the 'best'.

'Shut up ......, shut up. Stop that stinking voice ......!　Stop sounding like you know everything: ......!

But I don't believe in that promise any more than you do in anyone else.

'No. ....... I believe. I believe in my mom's love, more than anyone else ....... I won't let anyone deny me that much .......

Willingly, I mentioned the part of Ragne that I didn't want to be touched, but all I knew was the reality that my 'discussion' was not going to save her.

Lagne and I are too different.

Well, not exactly different, but rather the opposite, as you might guess.

Therefore, my encouragement, sympathy, scolding, and pursuit may all feel like an attack to her. If a voice can be delivered to Ragne's heart, it is only from someone who is in the same situation and has made the same mistakes repeatedly. Then it's already--.

”'Now I lay down my flag'...

I put down the ragnet and hastily begin to spin the 'chant'.

In the darkness of this dark 'summit', I create a light.

I transmute my magic, turning my body itself into a light that illuminates the world, not magic, not a banner, but the body itself. Blood and flesh, their souls into light, trying to sink into the loved ones at my back.

You don't need an exaggerated technique or vast magical power to activate it.

You only need to wish for one thing, and the 【Riology of Light】 is established.

''--Huh!　Don't let them!　--'I am a phantom chasing a phantom'!

But it's the same for the other side.

If you just wish for it to be in your own nature, [the reason for the stars] will be established.