348 345. The Sixty Trials "Anti-Prison".txt (2/2)

Naturally, there's no way to avoid them.

I look at Kanami, who is turned into a grotesque object by a thousand blades, without a care in the world.

If Kanami makes its body transparent, then I'll turn it back with an 'inversion'. Now that the magic of the stars is completely under your control, you can maximize the power of the reversal.

--Theoretically, this is the end for Kanami.

There is no other way to this magic but death.

Convinced of that, I carefully checked that Kanami hadn't been able to permeate her body, and then I released the blades of 'Magic Materialization' and returned them to their original magic power.

Then, the thousand blades disappeared, and out of them - Kanami appeared, shimmering with about 80% of her body replaced with light.

The blades are stabbed.

Undoubtedly, it has died many times.

But even in death, it's walking forward--!

'This is still ......!　This thing isn't turning into light or shifting dimensions or anything, it's not avoiding!　Kanami's brother!

...... I'm not going to die anymore. My death is carried by Nosfi 'instead'. I will never die without Nosfi's permission.

Hearing my voice, Kanami replied in frustration.

It must be an unwanted power.

But even with unwanted power, power is power.

--With this, there is no more blind spot from Kanami completely.

As long as death is taken as a 'substitute', even a surprise instant death, which was his only weakness, cannot kill him.

And Nosfi-san's recovery magic, which seemed to be constantly activated, was also too troublesome. Even if I try to chip away at it little by little, it will be restored in an instant.

Even if you prevent the recovery magic in some way - maybe Nosfi-san's magic stone would unconsciously carry everything 'instead' without any hesitation.

There was no way Kanami could die by normal means anymore.

When I realized that, I let out a laugh that wasn't dry.

What I had half expected to see is right in front of me.

It's so beautiful, rapture springs from my throat.

'Ha, ha ha ....... Ha-ha!　This is the ”Elixir of Immortality” that the Senate is striving for, isn't it?　Oh no, it's so funny!　Hahahahahaha!　This is a foul play!　-- but just right!　This will keep me challenged forever--!

While shouting that, he shouted a 'thank you' to Nosfi-san in his mind.

Then, he increased the blade of 'Magical Materialization' and started on his next move.

No matter how much he fought, Kanami would not die.

No matter what I do, this battle will never end.

That's what I had been waiting for.

However, if there is one drawback, it would be that there is no point in fighting an enemy who says he won't die (・・・・・).

But meaninglessness is a common occurrence in a long life.

In my life, it didn't make sense a hundred percent of the time.

So, as usual, I can laugh and fight.

'Haha!　Oh, God!　Bright, bright, bright!　Everywhere is shifty--!

Every time I utter the word ”bright,” I cry out in my mind, ”Mr. Nosfi.

Oh, Mr. Nosfi.

Mr. Nosfi, Mr. Nosfi, Mr. Nosfi!

The world is brighter because of Mr. Nosfy.

So, to the extent that it makes no sense, I'm not scared!

Mr. Nosfy: ”Mr. Nosfy: ......!　It's beautiful: ......!

It's as bright as the summit, which convinced me that there is nothing incomparable in terms of brightness. Even the sky, which I thought was the world's greatest 'treasure sky', appears to shine beyond its limits.

Countless bubbles filled with the magic of light floated in the sky, and light sources as big as the sun were scattered from the popped bubbles. It reflects off the blood shallows and flowing clouds, drawing a twill pattern of light. Wherever you look, particles of light are scattered, and you can feel Nosfi-san's presence beside you.

And now - to that 'summit' of light, my magic power is being added.

It's a magic power like the leftover scent of the blade I just disarmed.

Its attribute is ”Star”. Its nature is 'mirror'.

Unlike Nosfi-san's magic power, its shape is more of a plate than a bubble.

The flat, crystalline magic power dances around with the bubbles.

It receives that light, that light, and reflects that color, that color, and is dyed into her.

The magic power of that star will perform the role I want it to perform without my direction.

It is the capture of light by reflection, refraction and bypass of light.

To prevent Nosfi-san's light from leaving the 'summit', my magic power becomes a surface and blocks the light's escape route. It's a dome with a hundred facets (balls) of mirrors.

In an instant, the 'top' that was full of liberation has been sealed up because of me.

However, the 'summit' which was thought to be the limit beyond the limit, increases in luminosity even more.

That's where Kanami and I fight.

Kanami twinkles her sword flashes with the 'Aleis Family Treasure Sword Lowen' and I twinkle my sword flashes with my countless 'Magic Materialization' blades. Kanami releases and disperses the magic of dimension, light and earth, while I release and scatter the magic of stars, wood, wind and darkness.

The particles of that magic begin to appear in countless multicolored stars.

Because of the mirror's magical power reflecting and reflecting, if I release one magic, it appears to split into a thousand magics.

In other words, if one sun-like light is generated, it will increase to a thousand. If you look at the horizon, there are a thousand horizons stretching in a thousand directions. Similarly, the clouds also flow in a thousand directions, not just east-west and north-south, but in a thousand directions. It's like fighting in a kaleidoscope - it brings back one nostalgic memory.

It's the 'Dancing Tournament' held a year ago in Vualhura in the Maze Confederacy.

I remember when I was excitedly watching the final match from the audience.

I remember the end of that Mr. Rowen's life.

He too was fighting in a place as bright and beautiful as this one.

He was fighting a sword fight like I am now.

I'll never forget the look on his face then.

He looked happy, happy, satisfied and cool in profile.

Without a doubt, the final round of the ”Dancing Tournament” was the ”summit” for that man.

It was there that he found the 'most' valuable thing and learned the meaning of being born. Mr. Loewen arrived at his reason for fighting - but

--I am the opposite.

I am the opposite of all the 'stealers of reason'.

I am doing the exact same thing, but I am losing the meaning of my birth.

What I thought was rewarded is becoming less and less rewarding.

I have the same face as Ms. Rowen, but the feelings in my heart are different.

Oh, it's empty.

The battle with Kanami is fun and Mr. Nosfi's light is beautiful, but very empty.

It's the most intense battle in the world and the most spectacular view in the world, no doubt, but it doesn't mean anything to me.

It's empty, of course.

Nausea naturally creeps up from deep within my smile.

Under such a pleasant sky, I vomit the contents of my stomach in the worst possible mood.

The next thing I know, my mind and body are dying.

However, I did not become 'half-dead' as 'the one who steals the reason for the stars'.

No wonder. I don't have the content necessary to 'turn into a demon'.

I will move forward with only a single outer layer of skin until the end.

''Hahaha--!　　Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh--!

My laughter never stops as I throw up.

Because this is the answer to my life, and I can't help it. I just have to laugh now.

This is my third milestone, I was told by Mr. Nosfi that this is my third milestone. If I'm not laughing here, neither I nor Mr. Nosfi will be able to live my life - if I'm not laughing here, I'm not worth living!

Yeah, I knew it!　This is my 'summit'!　This place where I could not be 'best' forever was my 'summit'!　I've always wanted to be this pointless, worthless place: ......!　Lost, desperate and suffering ......!　Haha, I feel really stupid!

Now, I feel like I can say the third verse of my true 'magic (...)'.

Or rather, other than that power, there is nothing comparable to Kanami's 'Elixir of Immortality'.

However, I don't have a chance to utter it in a sword fight with Kanami's brother, fighting for a moment.

I have to get some distance between us somehow and get ready to start building magic again. The moment I thought that, Kanami interrupted the sword fight.

''--Lagne!　What happened?　You're gonna kill me, aren't you?　I'm still totally capable of doing this!

'What?　You!　You're just enduring the power of Mr. Nosfi!　You coward!

I knew it was a verbal challenge to me, but now I can't even pass it off, let alone use it.

And it's the same with the other side, and it's an argument in an unexpected way.

'It's not unfair!　Now Nosfi is me and I'm Nosfi!　We are two and one!

'Oh, that stinky line!　In the end, it's just a matter of preying on your own daughter, right?　That's the kind of thing that's shameless, I'm telling you!

Oh, shut up!　You're using magic stones from the id and titties, too!

You're going to help us, don't you think?　I seem to be well-liked by all of you, so ...... this is just good intentions and a bit of magic flexibility!

”You're just trying to trick me!　That's called fraud!　You evil b*tc*!

Still, it was far enough away.

All that's left is to say the 'chanting' that I found--

I'm a bad girl?　You brother Kanami, you're a big brother of Kanami, you've got yourself on the shelf: ....... I hate it when you say that!

'I hate you more than you do!　I've been killed once by you!

I'm not going to let him kill me!　It's not manly!　It's all I had to do!　Even if I didn't do it, someone else would have done it anyway!

Unexpectedly, the provocation became a self-flagellation, a 'price to pay' - and

”'I hated that acting part!'　'I hated the eight-sided beauty who wanted to be liked by everyone!'

They looked straight at each other as the 'chanting' was being added to the list.

This was another contradiction, but there was no disgust there, though he said he hated it.

''I hated the lack of courage to take this step!　'I hated my waywardness in refusing to admit my mistakes!'

The man/woman in front of me made me aware of this because of the man/woman in front of me.

So in the midst of the denunciations and disgust, there is also a reverse gratitude and favoritism.

At the end of it all, Kanami urges me.

'Use it, Ragne!　Now is the time for your true 'magic'!

Oh, I don't need to be told!

I'll use it now--!

”'I am a phantom chasing a phantom'...

I place my swordless empty hand on my chest and mutter with my eyes down.

That's one sentence that represents me.

In contrast, Kanami is--.

”'Now I lay down my flag'...

I dared to respond with one sentence to describe Mr. Nosfi.

It's the same as with Rowen-san.

I know better than anyone else of the same nature that it is possible if that is the nature of Kanami's magical power.

It comes.

Now, Nosfi's real 'magic' and my real 'magic' collide.

We will compare the value of their lives, their lives.

As I had promised her, the time has come to weigh it in the balance.

In other words, this is the last moment of brilliance--

”-- 'The world (you) can't even exist' --

”-- 'I don't need the world's (your) blessing' --

I shine now in the best light ever.

There is no longer any concept of darkness for me.

Instead, there is a sense of floating.

My downcast eyes caught - an endlessly deep lake.

The floor beneath my feet was too bright and crystal clear.

The shallows of wavering blood were crystal clear, and it was as if I was standing on an unstagnant ocean.

-- on the surface of the lake (・・・・・・・・・), where there should have been nothing (・・・・・・・・・・) reflected (・・・・・・・), I was reflected (・・・・・・・・・).

It was a huge light, the 'moon' shining in the light of Mr. Nosfi's light.

It is a sight I can be sure that Mr. Nosfi is helping me.

Right now, Nosfi-san's light is seeping into my flesh and blood, melting my magic, working on the magic formula inside, and helping me with my magic. That's why the third verse of the continuation--so light!

”'I am the unseen moon on the surface of the lake'...!

I am the moon of illusion.

A dream reflected in a mirrored surface.

The Inverted Lake Moon Dream Curse!

I shoot reflected light across the entire battlefield (field).

The power of that magic is simple.

It's the ultimate in ”inversion.

It reverses all the events that are exposed to the reflected light without exception.

But now, of course, he's only aiming for one thing.

The enemy's ”immortality”.

The only thing I'm aiming for is to ”reverse” the concept of life to death.

The magic power of a luminous star.

This is the magic of instant death that will surely kill you.

This is the answer to my life of killing people.

That ultimate instant death magic is absolutely inevitable.

Because, as long as my magic power reaches it, its effect range is as far as my magic power reaches - everything.

Even I, the mirror itself, who is activating it, is no exception.

Against that contradictory other-death and suicide coexisting mind-magic, Kanami is--

'Nosfi, I need your help!　-- 'I have decided to celebrate my birth'!

Calling her name, he exerts the power he inherited.

''-- Magic (...) ”Alternative light (No Life Nosfi)!

The magic of luminous light.

It is the very magic of immortality that will surely keep her alive.

It's the answer to her life of helping people.

That ultimate resurrection magic is the same as mine.

It's indiscriminate and inevitable.

As a result, we both continue to die under the effect of Inverted Lake Moon's Dream Curse (Inverted Lagoneoria) and continue to live under the effect of the Substitute Dead Light (No Life Nosfi).

That's not an offset, but a resonance.

With the contradictory magic effects, Kanami moves forward with sword in hand.

It's the same for me.

If this is the case, we won't get anywhere.

While the two magics contradict each other, I move forward with my sword in one hand.

Before the resolution, we call each other names.

''Kanamy--!

Ragnay--!

The sword fight begins amidst the cries of which I don't know which one is calling for which.

There's no room for me to build another magic anymore.

Hence, I can't increase my sword with 'Magical Materialization' and have to fight only with 'Helmina's Heart'.

The crystal sword and the blood-red sword.

The blue and red phosphorescence crossed at the ”Summit”.

And although it reminded me of the old finals, this battle is also the opposite.

Those sword fights are not antagonistic, unlike with Rowen-san.

There's a difference in ”Sword Art” and a difference in the margin of magic power.

At any rate, I had my hands full with Inverted Lake Moon's Dream Curse (Inverted Lagoneoria), but Kanami left the ”Replacement Light (No Life Nosfies)” to Nosfies. There's even room for a ”Prediction of the Future”, let alone a ”Dimension Decisive Arithmetic (Gradiate)”.

Naturally, I couldn't avoid one thrust and punctured my left lung.

Following that, the arm with the 'Heart of Hermina' was slashed from my shoulder and mouth.

Still not to be defeated, I try to move forward, but this time a hole is made in my right lung.

It's an obvious target for the heart. Probably another heart - I read through it and stop the next thrust by grabbing Kanami's wrist before it can be extended.

However, if you grab Kanami's right wrist with your remaining left hand, only Kanami's left hand is free.

The arm clad in that purple magic is stretched out - and my heart is grabbed.

It was a direct hit.

I am gripped not only by my heart, but my soul as well, and my entire body goes rigid.

The hand that grabbed me loosens, and the remaining left arm is also severed through the gap.

I had no choice but to fall backwards, losing both arms.

I'm already empty of magic and strength. I'm alive thanks to Nosfi's magic, but I'm at the end of everything.

I lie on the roof of Hoosier's, on its lake-like floor, and stare at the tips of my missing arms. I was in a similar state to Kanami, who died just a few days ago. So, no more--

'It's a quicksilver: ....... I can't even try anymore. ......

I had to say so.

Even the experienced rider who had followed my fall into a horsemanship agrees, holding my heart in his hands.

'Yeah, I can't help it. I'm done with .......

The end. ......

I admit it.

I admit it all.

Oh, it's empty.

After all, I...

Ha-ha-ha.

I worked so hard for ....... I killed and collected so many people and yet .......

I have denied myself that value and reduced it to zero .......

Of course, the value of my death from now on is zero .......

'Hahahahaha,'

I don't have the 'things waiting for me at the end' that would have existed for the other 'stealers of reason'.

It's just that I've determined that there is no meaning to be born.

It's as if I was never there.

--It's the way it ended for me.

But I think I was able to do what I could, despite the fact that I was a haze wearing a human skin.

I've arrived at the end of my own accord, the end that I decided for myself, just as I was.

So, this is fine.

That's it, that's it. ......

'Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha--'

--no good reason (・・・・・・・).

Yes.

It's good, but it can't be good.

Only contradictory answers remain with me.

That's my true heart, illuminated by the 'World of Bright Light'.

The result of continuously 'flipping' myself around.

I am the top of the world.

The end of the dream.

I had no choice but to keep on laughing as I was a contradiction in my own mind because I had flipped it too much.