372 369. First betrayal.txt (1/2)

On the verge of defeat, my master is distraught when he hears my confession.

Romis watched it from a safe zone, but his expression changed midway through the process.

Particles of light leaked out of Master's body as he screamed, and the air around him was distorted. The runaway that had been stopped by Tida earlier, and this time he could watch - he examined it closely, looking curious.

''Is this scraping up some 'demonic poison'?　If it's the same phenomenon as the Flame God, how can even I not see the pathway?

What Romis was focusing on was the increase in his master's 'demonic poison'.

This is a typical focus of his attention, as he believes that people's power is the most important thing.

In contrast, I, who believe that a person's heart is the most important thing, paid attention to the changes in my master's expression and words.

Master's eyes, which were tainted with grief and pain, flicker, and he continues to question himself, which is too painful.

'--I decided not to cry anymore ....... I could make you forget everything else, but I swore I wouldn't forget that one thing ......--

Now the Master said clearly, ”Even if they make you forget.

I know what that means.

The darkness of the ”Gentile” that I have been wanting to see for a long time is now being exposed in its entirety.

I know not only what it means, but I also know the cause of it.

This entire trip to Fania has driven my master into a corner. To Romis, to 'the one who steals the truth of darkness', to 'the one who steals the truth of fire' - above all, this confession of mine has driven my master into a corner and cornered him, and finally deprived him of all leeway.

'-- I vowed to ....... 'We're all in this together', to 'her'. I promised to be a great big brother to Yotaki, even in front of my mom and dad. Oh, and that was the new 'Aikawa Uzumi'!

What Master had in his possession became unavoidably understood.

She,” ”I was made to forget,” ”I swore,” ”The New Aikawa Uzumi” - in other words, Master has had his memories of that ”she” or something like that stolen from him, and the past ”Aikawa Uzumi (Jibun)” has been altered.

You will be able to find out what you need to do to help people.

-- then who is taking it from him and who is making him do it?

I look again at the white 'thread' that extends from my fingertips.

It is like a manipulative thread that rests on me and does not come off.

Even though I have mastered the art of witchcraft, I don't understand how it works, and the thread is escaping the eyes of Romis, an expert in ”demonic poison” and the ”logic stealers” who are present here.

There is only one person who can control such things.

And sadly, there is no one more suited to messing with a master's head than that one person.

''Aaaaaaahhhhhhhh--!　--Cursed Flame!

When I gave my answer, the master remained in a shout, causing flames to erupt from his entire body through 'spellcraft'.

The amount of heat that rivaled the flaming snake that bit into his body caused Romis to exclaim in surprise.

''Nah--!

Just like when the soldiers extinguished the flames they were wearing, the flames and the flames ate each other and both were drowned out.

It was a splendid offset by the Flames.

But where did the source of this extraordinary firepower come from?

The 《Flame》 is a 'spell' that said that just by creating a flame the size of a bonfire, one's memory is lost. What in the world would I have to throw away to create a flame comparable to Romis's Flame Snake?

While I felt an unfathomable anxiety, the Master stood up.

In the midst of several flickering, distorted particles of light dancing around, his black twin eyes stand out. The color was pure black and one color. The darkness is also black, terrifyingly quiet, and two eyes that are deeply submerged everywhere.

''Oh, I will definitely help Tiara. I can't help her anymore (・・・・・・・・), I can't allow (・・・・・・).

The words of obsession itself leaked out of the master's mouth, along with the evil 'demonic poison'.

The figure, the eyes, the words, I am convinced of it.

The condition for being chosen as a ”thief of reason” - a crack in the heart - is spreading now.

The cracks in the heart are appearing to the extent that it is no longer viable as a vessel.

It's cracking. It is cracking. It's dying.

-- So, from earlier, the power as 'the one who steals the reason' is increasing and will not stop.

It reminds me of one of the apostle's descriptions of the 'vessels that can adapt to the demonic poison'. It says, ”-- Basically, he dies (・・・・・・). He loses a number of human functions and even sacrifices the most important thing about him. That's not all. Every time you use a power that is out of character, the world demands a 'price' for it”.

All sorts of speculations flashed through my mind, and finally my anxiety reached its peak and I felt a sob coming out of the back of my throat. Seeing me start to tremble, my master looks at me with his quiet, black eyes and speaks to me softly, ”It's okay, Tiara.

It's okay, Tiara, it's okay. I can help you now. I'm going to make sure that you're glad that you got out of that tower that day. I have to--

-What?

My cold heart began to beat again and stand on its gross hair.

I was fascinated, fascinated to hear, and my thoughts were almost blown away.

After all, my current master is the 'hero' of my 'ideal'. In the midst of dramatic adversity, he is the ”protagonist” who is overflowing with the darkness of people beyond my expectations, looking straight at me and trying desperately to save me.

Naturally, my heart continues to race with 'love'.

However, my anxiety continues to swell to the point where I can't help but feel it.

Excitement and anxiety.

Sandwiched between these two growing emotions, my mind is in turmoil.

Is Master, whose ”demon poison” is increasing and cannot be stopped now, really all right?

Earlier I shouted in my 'love affair' and was I really right?

I feel like we would still be right (happy) if we had been defeated, captured, tortured, brainwashed and used by Romis. I may have been led by someone else towards the incorrect answer (FUCHS) - and I look at the 'thread' on my fingertips.

''--Cursery [Level up].''

While my thoughts couldn't formulate, the master spoke his own best 'spellcasting' technique.

Immediately, an enormous amount of pale light spread out.

Just like yesterday, it's a colorless, transparent light that's not tinted with anything. And just like the Flame of the Flame, this light of the 《Level Up》, just like the Flame of the 《Flame》, also tried to eat the light of the flames emitted by Lomis, and it was eroding.

Romis tried to counter it head on, and shouted to increase the heat of the flames.

''Flame and light, you can use both at the same time!　But that's about it!

I continued to focus on my master's own 'Demonic Poison' without being blinded by the battle.

At a quick glance, the 'Demon Poison' was colorless and transparent, but it wasn't crystal clear like water. Like a mirror, it reflected the surrounding light and was constantly emitting light.

In that 'demonic poison', I could see my figure staring at it with concern.

There was my face upside down, as if I had looked into the quiet surface of the lake, and behind it, a starry scene twinkled like a starry sky. The Tiara Hoozeyers reflected there were as fantastic and dramatic as the heroine in the book's story - the 'ideal' world I wanted to see in The Devil's Poison.

'Romis!　If you think you're a lord and you're taking all of this Fania away from me, then I'm going to ...... shift it back to the way it was!　What should be there is what should be there, all back to what it should be!

The moment Master declares that, the moment he declares that, Master's 'demonic poison' distorts languidly and loudly.

The quiet surface of the water I had been watching slowly begins to ripple, giving rise to a water current. It begins to move clockwise, gradually turning into a whirlpool, stirring up the pooled water.

The lake, which had been colorless and clear, begins to take on color.

As if the impurities that had sunk to the bottom of the lake were dancing in the whirlpool and mixing with the supernatant, the color of the lake - Master's 'Demon Poison' - turned a light purple color.

Seeing the series of changes, Romis replies.

'Shifting, you mean ......?　That 'demonic poison' distortion - neither light nor fire, is that your essence!

Wrong.

I knew that Romis' analysis was wrong, ignoring the fight and looking only at the master.

In essence, it is neither light nor out of place.

It's the mirror-like surface of the water that I was seeing earlier.

--Yes, a mirror.

Perhaps, but the nature of a master is that, depending on the people around him, he can change into anything, whether it's the 'power of light' like the 'savior' of the world or the 'power of dimension' like the 'hero' of another world, depending on the people around him.

Clearly, it's a nature where anything is possible.

It's like saying that you can wield the most ideal power at any given moment.

”-- 'Thou shalt scrape and reflect,' 'Know the brightness of its life,' 'In me and in thee' --

And the 'master' 'chants'.

That ideal power displaces all of the flaming light that Romis emits - as if it were 'reversed' and erased from the world.

It was a very strange sight, as if the ”rules of the fire” that exist in the world were being twisted.

All the flames in the central sanatorium were now spreading high temperatures and burning fiercely, yet there was no visual brightness.

The flames cast a gloom, and Master was the only light that could be seen.

This too insane scene confused the heads of the people around them, causing them to feel a strong sense of agitation.

''What, the Flame God's light is gone ......?''

'The flames are properly burning, hot and there, but ....... Why ......

'The light is ....... That, why ......, I got tears in my eyes .......

The wall of believers who had been praying so single-mindedly is disturbed.

From the looks of it, we can see that it wasn't just the visual lights that the master shifted.

Perhaps the 'spell' that Romis contained in the flame to unite the hearts of the people together was also shifted and the effect was 'reversed'.

The light of that flame would have been acting on the minds of the patients all along, giving them a false glimmer of hope and stopping them from thinking. If I were to coin a term like my master, it would be around the conjuring 《Light》.

The effect of that light shifted out of place and changed from the reassurance that he should just trust the lord already to the anxiety of whether he could really trust the lord.

The destination of religious faith in the central sanatorium was slowly going out of whack.

On top of that, the only thing that Fania's patients are now exposed to is the light of their master. Romis, who seemed to judge the situation as remarkably dangerous, shouted and moved swiftly.

''Enough!　You're on, Tida!　Stop that man!　Now!

First, I called for my collaborator, Tida, but the 'Stealer of Darkness' that must be lurking somewhere in this room - did not respond.

''Tch, he's still as useless as he is important!　-- but I knew it. The only person I can trust is myself. I am ready to end it all by my own power alone. I may not have the light, but I have the power to subdue it with fire!　First--!

Romis accepted the negligence, even though he clicked his tongue evasively. He was prepared to tolerate this much if he was going to treat Tida as his boss.

Then, first of all, he turned his gaze to me.

From his grim expression, I could tell that he switched from securing me to taking care of me.

The volume and temperature of the flaming giants on top of me increased rapidly.

Romis is no longer able to afford it, and his true intentions are being drawn out. Excellent, his spur-of-the-moment decision was the answer to take care of all the uncertainties.

His master seems to have noticed his change of heart and runs at full speed.

His 'speed' was comparable to me and the flaming giants.

''Tiara--!　”Shining Flame Sword!

The sword in his hand was covered in flames.

It was the same one that Romis had first enhanced the soldiers' armor in the earlier battle. The master had stolen it at a glance and turned it into his own 'spellcraft'.

''--Cursed Art 《Flame Flamberge》!　Slash through the flames of the enemy!

Through the 'price' of giving it a name, its power increases even more.

My master's sword was extended many times in length by the flames, and its cutting edge reached the flaming giant that was on top of me.

The movement of the 《Flame Flamberge》 sword was amateur, but its 'speed' was uncommon. Before the flame giants could brace themselves, they would reappear. On top of that, just by touching them, it shaved off the volume of their flames and drastically reduced them.

The enemies that had been struggling so hard were being chipped away one by one by my master's sword.

The one on top of me was also easily slashed and blown away by Master.

When my body was free, I hurriedly stood up, enduring the pain. Then my master, who seems to be in a state of shock, hugs me vigorously.

''Tiara!　Oh, thank goodness: ....... I'm so glad. This time I was able to protect ....... I was able to protect it. Oh, tiara ....... Tiara, tiara tiara tiara tiara tiara tiara--

Even though we are still in the middle of a battlefield, Master hugs my head with all his strength and repeats my name morbidly and endlessly.

As my chest settles in, my vision becomes only Master's and I grimace.

I'm happy, of course. However, it would be useless if I get swallowed up by this warmth and lose the battle. With both arms broken, I move my head from side to side and refuse to embrace him.

''Shh, Master. That kind of thing is later ......!　I mean, my back is hot!

In addition, I also blame the 《Flame Flamberge》, which is being passed around my back, for burning my hair back a bit.

''Ah, ah. I'm sorry.''

'Oh, yeah. I'm fine now. ......

The master understands my condition and poof, he lets go of my body.

Then our two faces face each other, right in front of each other.

Instantly, my heartbeat accelerates rapidly. My whole body is hot, which hasn't changed since my earlier confession. My cheeks are especially upset now, and my vision feels like it's in steam.

Without a doubt, I'm getting a raw emotion, 'love interest', and I'm excited.

On top of that, I know the inner thoughts of the master who is in front of me right now, as if I were flipping through a book, and I ask myself, ”Could it be that my master and I are compatible with each other? A guess comes to mind.

My head boils over the mess. 'Romis's aim', 'Tida's betrayal', 'my raw emotions', 'the identity of the white thread', 'the lack of master's memory', and other important information, but I didn't feel like I could put it all together at all.

'Stay back, Tiara.'

As if to protect me from their confusion, Master takes a step forward.

Even though Master has cut off some of them, the fire giants are still there. Romis is still alive and well.

''Master, it's better to go back to Foozeyers for once. Because the flame Master is using now is definitely not good for something. Even if we're going to fight that guy, we can win much, much safer with Sister Yangtaki around. Honestly, there's not a single reason to be reckless here.

I wanted to make my escape a certainty, since I had escaped custody.

Above all, I wanted time to re-organize all the scattered information once and for all.

But Master, on the contrary to me, looked refreshed and answered in a very simple manner.

'I know. Still, I don't want to run away anymore. Thanks to Tiara, I finally understand. I can't be Yotaki. Because the person who wanted me to be as perfect as Yotaki is no longer - nowhere else (・・・・・・・).

Admitting that he had a sense of inferiority (a complex) towards his overly talented sister, Master vows that he will not be defeated by it.

His tone of voice was bright and his tone was positive, and his tone was powerful, as if he was expressing his master's growth.

--Only, with those words, Master's 'demonic poison' continues to swell.

I know only one condition for the 'evil poison' to increase.

Now Master was smiling brightly. However, it looks to me as if he is throwing away something important, throwing it away and throwing it away to the point where it is empty - he is perfecting it as 'the thing that steals the reason for the dimension'.

''So from now on, I'm going to do what I am!　It's also clear now that being yourself is connected to your power as a 'stealer of dimensional reason'!

I felt like my master's wishes were going wrong.

But I can't think of the words to stop it.

'I'm going to be my 'ideal self' who can help everyone!　I know that's only in a book of made-up stories, but that's where I'm going to keep going!　Even though you know it's a place you'll never reach, even though you know it doesn't mean anything!　It's been my 'dream' to keep going that far!　Oh, it's been that way all along!　Like the other side of everyone's eyes, behind that glass, behind that page!　That 'ideal world' was the only thing that was my last peace of mind!

I can't move with my cheeks upturned in admiration.

The current master is so much like the 'protagonist' in the book itself that it makes me want to keep looking at him.

'There's still so much I don't understand!　But I'm not just lost anymore!　I'll never let the tiara get away with it!　And win against Lomis!　From here on out, that's all you need to know (・・・・・・・)--!　That's me, 'The One Who Stole the Theory of Dimension' Aikawa Uzumi!

And with that last name, the battle between the master and Romis resumes.

'You're going to beat me here!　A child who was unprepared and unprepared and spoiled by the power that fell upon him!　Don't think that with that power, anything can go your way!

He must have decided that the fire giants were too much for them to handle.

At last, Romis moves to step forward on his own.

In response, his master also steps forward.

''It's because of the power that has fallen and sprung up!　You can't lose to me here. I won't let you take this away from me!　This power of mine is to help Tiara, my friends, and--and everyone here in Fania!

Master held the Flame Flamberge, and Romis also generated a huge sword with flame as well.

In order to settle the matter, the two of them ran out at the same time and struck their flaming swords together.

Two types of flames gushed out and a firepower comparison of flames took place.

''With this fancier!　Do not think that I, the Prophet of the God of Fire, will come true with fire!　This fire of mine is the culmination of the accumulation of people!　I have no reason to be defeated by the cursed power of you monsters!

Gradually, as Romis was confident, his fire begins to push.

''Ah!　I know that!　Of course I can't beat you, of course I can't beat you!　Because my spell wasn't created to defeat you.　I made this 'spell' because I wanted to help someone else!

With the flaming sword struck together, the master shouts out to begin the next 'spellcasting technique'.

' -- 'Thou shalt scrape and reflect,' 'Know the brilliance of its life,' 'It is in me and it is in you!'　--Cursery [level up]!

Light again!　So many times, I won't let you have free rein--!