371 368. When fate is finished writing.txt (1/2)

Romis walked and waved his hands wide to the side as the patients welcomed him. He controlled the flames of the 'Flame God's Stone' that lined the walls of the room and blocked our escape route.

''Kook--!

I snarl. The flames are lively and moving like a living thing, thick and thick, convincing me that if I touch them carelessly, they will only burn me out.

'Hmph. Thank you all for your help. It's a good prayer today, too. However, we have to deal with the two bandits who have been making a lot of noise since last night, so please forgive the prophecy.

Hearing his voice, the patients moved out of the way of Romis's steps and made their way through the crowd that led up to us.

Romis sighed, ”Whew,” and approached us, reworking his tone.

'Did I surprise you?　This move is a 'miracle' that I didn't want to do too much because it's exhausting: ......

This seems to be one of the applications of the power of 'The One Who Steals the Reason for Fire'.

It may be a power similar to the new 'spellcasting' power that Master used on the spur of the moment just now, but the refinement is too different.

The master here has exhausted all of the 'magic poison' in his body, and he's short of breath. In contrast, Romis didn't even sweat.

The difference between the two makes one keenly aware of the difference in preparation.

Romis must have prepared for many situations, and with the help of an excellent person like the Director, he must have prepared various 'spells' with the help of an excellent person like Mr. Director.

That's why he maintains a margin of safety in any situation.

If it's within Fania, he has the confidence of a must-win.

That confidence is directly expressed in Romis' expression and tone of voice.

''Are you going to shut up?　...... But I'm not impressed that both of you are showing your backside in the middle of a conversation. You guys aren't done with your errands yet, are you?　You can take it a little slower. You have some friends. I'm your lord, and I'll be responsible for taking care of you two for as many years as I can.

With that, Romis raised his hand.

Then the patients began to move in unison, moving closer to the wall. Then they watched us and Romis from a distance and began to clasp their hands together against the burning flames.

It seemed to be one of the gestures used in rituals and events.

I clicked my tongue and glared at the enemy in front of me as we lined up not only against the wall of flames, but also against the wall of people.

Romis takes his hostility in stride and spreads his arms out proudly.

'Cooch, isn't it great?　Now I'm more than a lord, I'm a prophet who brings miracles to the world. Just shift a little bit of 'Once Upon a Time' and Phania is the morning. I can even control the laws of time.

It seems that my biological clock was not wrong after all.

The time in the world now is night.

But that common sense doesn't apply in Fania, where the time is set in ”The Night That Was”. This can be changed with just one spoonful of Romis. Probably, at the time he started fighting with us, he had set Fania to morning and started replenishing the 'Demon Poison'.

We can see that Romis' advance preparations will drive him into a corner.

However, in an attempt to deny this reality, the Master appeals to the people who join hands around him.

'Ladies and gentlemen!　Don't be fooled!　This guy is taking the city private and using it for his own desires!　I saw it!　The mutilated body of a little girl in this basement!　The sacrifices made at various institutes!

But the word doesn't get through.

Although the terminally ill patients here are vaguely aware that the institute has a dark side, and that inhumane experiments are being conducted in the basement, they accept that it is fine and that it is inevitable.

Above all, emotional manipulation by fire is also taking place. The people who live in Fania are made to believe that ”this is best” until they die and will never change their minds.

Hence, the Master's cry cuts through the sky.

There was no way to escape, no way to stop the prayers to worship Romis, and the gap in power was only growing.

In the face of that too immovable air, the master looked for a breakthrough.

''Who is--!

I knew who Master was looking for.

The patients who were saved by Master in yesterday's 《Level Up》 and spoke of him as their savior.

For example, the boy who called his master the 'Great Savior (Magna Messiah)'.

Romis laughs, as if to end the hope that if just one person believes in the Master and not Romis, there will be a light in this siege - a light in this siege.

'In vain. As I said before, religion is all about numbers and unity. The principle (rule) is that we should all be one, believe in only one, and aim for one goal. I'm sorry, because of ......, but I have carefully nipped in the bud the 'new religion' you spawned last night. Root it out.

Did you pick it: ......?

While we stopped to talk, the flaming giants also appeared through the door we had come from and slowly surrounded us.

The temperature in the room rose rapidly, but the prayers of the patients around us were undisturbed and unstopped.

While I finished preparing myself for the need to kill the unresisting Altofel congregation if necessary - I searched for the whereabouts of Tida, the 'Stealer of the Dark Reason', who would have finished that preparation before me.

I know that she has moved from Romis' shadow, but I don't know where she is lurking.

There's a good chance that he'll come to stab me in the back again, so I hold my dagger without leaving my master.

In the meantime, Romis continues to speak with plenty of time to spare.

''All of the patients who were exposed to your light showed physical abnormalities. In general, they have acquired extraordinary physical strength, so I sent them to the basement as a possible 'witch'. I made sure to remind the researchers to study it carefully and experiment on it.

You ......!　I've got everybody back on their feet!　You sent me to that basement!

Romis used soft words, but from his words, actions, and character up to this point, it could be read that ”the patients who received their master's 'level up' killed every last one of them with their mouths shut.

It also means that they died a tragic death that an ordinary person would not have been able to bear to see--

Hence, Master's breathing starts to get very erratic.

''Hah, hah, hah ......!

He remembered the treatment of the demons in the basement of the Research Institute that he saw last night.

He understands that the boy who called him 'The Great Savior (Magna Messiah)' and adored him is no longer in this world, and he is almost in despair.

In his emotions, the Master appeals to the people around him.

'You heard me!　Hey, guys!　This is the kind of guy who would use his patients for experiments if he had to!　You never know when we'll all end up in the same boat!

But it was in vain.

The patients did not move in the slightest.

They could only confirm that the faith of this room was directed through the 'Altofel Faith' to the Lord Romis Neysha without a single thread.

'Didn't you hear me!　Why!

”For three years I have served my lord here in Phania with all my heart and soul. You're just a rabble rouser, a rabble rouser. Can you see the difference?　And that difference gave me the power of a 'miracle' three years ago. Like this.

So Romis stopped the conversation and waved his hand to the side again.

Then the fire that had been burning on his back began to grow like a tube and swell like a snake. Then it swam through the air like a released arrow, trying to eat the screaming master.

Immediately I kick the ground to fight instead, but I'm forced to give up when several of the flaming giants who had been keeping their distance rush towards me.

'Master!　Watch out!

Ughhhh--!

I only shouted as the flaming giant lunged at me, stopping me from going to help.

My master avoided the flame snake's large jaws, but his body was struck by its large tail and blown to the corner of the room.

I checked the situation as I dealt with the flaming giants.

Neither I nor my master was mortally wounded. However, we are slowly draining our strength while suffering intermittent burns.

The only reason we are standing now is probably because of Romis's prudence.

As he stood up, he called out to the patients around him, ”Who is there!

'Who's there!　Someone ...... No, everyone at that time was already--

None.

Everyone is already dead.

Everyone who could help us has been excluded from this central sanatorium.

Master finally accepted this fact and gritted his teeth as he lamented.

''Bo, it's my fault ....... Because of my lightheartedness in helping ......, everyone ....... Even Tiara stopped me from doing that ......!

The master becomes regretful.

Then, as if in a vicious struggle, he tried to emit the same Level Up light from his body as he did yesterday, but the light was painted away by the surrounding ”Flame God's Stone”.

Above all, the surrounding patients' faith in Romis was interfering with the 'Demon Poison' in the room, interfering with their master's 'Level Up'.

Understanding that this space was Romis' ally, Master gave up on the 'Level Up' and constructed another 'spell'.

A flaming snake was swimming in the air as it chased after the blown-up master.

Let's shift the movement of its chase (・・・・), and once again, Master shouted the 'spell technique' he used underground.

''Turn--!

'I'm surprised by that. But it's not a threat anymore. There's enough power in this room to hold it down.

The room tried to shift again, clockwise - but Romis, who had read the change, manipulated the room's 'magic poison' and fixed the shift.

It was a very simple response, as if he was grabbing it with his hand. However, anyone familiar with the 'Demon Poison' would know that it was a divine act.

There was too much difference in the surgeon's judgment and control.

Furthermore, there was a huge difference in the quantity and quality of the surgeon's 'Demon Poison' and the superiority of space.

''d*mn it!　All the 'demonic poison' of the field flows into that guy: ......!

'That's what I meant. It's also why I missed the move from the basement to the central sanatorium. Kukkaku, the Light God looks very painful, doesn't he?　On the other hand, this one is just starting to get tired. I don't mind running away at any time now, okay?　Wherever it is in the city, beyond that I'll jump with 'Miracle'.

Our escape route is reportedly closed in multiple layers.

As long as we are moving from that flame to flame, it will be useless no matter how 'fast' we move.

The master's body begins to tremble at the overwhelming difference in strength.

His mind was even weaker than his body. While the amount of 'dimensional power' leaking out of his body visibly decreases - still, Master tries to fight using 'spellcraft'.

''--Jujutsu [Flame]!

'I understand that too. It's not a threat.

It was a flame that was capable of engulfing a person, but it was far too small compared to the Flame Snake. The moment they collided, only Master's flame was unilaterally drowned out.

Both Master's 'spell technique' and 'dimensional power', both of which were completely ineffective.

Of course, the sword is out of the question because its reach is too short. It's too primitive and will be burned out before you can reach it.

Sensing my master's inferiority, I wanted to forcefully rush to support him, but the flaming giants stood in my way. Relying on their huge bodies and numbers, they build a wall without any gaps on all sides and encircle me in multiple layers.

Romis was wary of my 'speed' and was cautiously trying to track me down.

'Don't let looks deceive you, and don't let your guard down. The swift princess there is a monster that surpasses even the 'demons'. Her physical strength comparable to that of a giant and her mental strength unafraid of high fever, both of which are extraordinary.

I am well aware of that.

That's probably why his prized flaming giants from earlier have never left me for a moment.

--Perfect. It's hard to see a reversal if they fight so seamlessly.

It wasn't the quantity of power that was fatal, but the difference in the quality of power.

None of the 'spellcasting techniques' and 'dimensional powers' developed by my master were suitable for fighting.

Even if they deal with the same flame, Master is a 'flame to help people's lives' and Romis is a 'flame to defeat monsters'. If they competed against each other, it was obvious that this would happen.

As I thought, I reconfirmed that this Fania version was a dead end (checkmate) from the beginning, and Romis goes on to say that as well.

''That's right. That princess should slowly narrow the siege and hold it down carefully. Burn her limbs until she can't move. And then, checkmate.

The way he spoke gave me a glimpse of his intent to capture me to put it to good use.

When I realized that they wouldn't even take my life, I gave up the fight and relaxed from my body. I accepted the countless hands of the giants approaching me from every direction.

I already knew most of the last page of this chapter by skill.

”Tiara Fuzzyaz's struggles are empty, and she bends to her knees at the amount of fire Romis Neysha's flames. With her limbs burned and unable to move, she is captured and imprisoned in the basement of the 'First Magical Research Institute'. She waits with her beloved master. The ”Apostles” in Hoozeyer's. And the help of 'Gentile' Aikawa Yotaki--

It would be an ending that is sufficiently promising for the next chapter. On the other hand, I need to avoid Romis's unexpected resistance and just have to avoid becoming ”if you can't catch him, you might as well kill him”.

Having made that decision, I was grabbed by my extremities and burned while being held down to the ground.

''Kuu--!

I didn't ignore the pain and uttered a tight moan.

Hearing his voice, my master was worried about me and exposed the gap.

''Ti, Tiara--!

'There's an upset. The flames are loose.