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Compared to five years ago, I've grown up.

However, the 'curse' was even more bloated than that.

At that time, Tida, the one who steals the truth of the darkness, used money as a metaphor for the ”curse”.

I was caught by that, and the word 'interest' came to mind.

I've been putting off paying for it for some time now, so the additional amount was added to my bill, and now I'm being asked to pay for it. It's not to be shared with Yotaki's sister, but to be paid by just me alone.

Tasteless.

Tasteless, tasteless, tasteless--!

Without a doubt, this is the best solution for winning a 'duel'.

If you're going to 'duel' each other to death, you can stop yourself from living (・・・・・・・・) until your opponent dies - just stop yourself from living (・・・・・・).

That's also the best way to accumulate enough interest to ensure that you can kill your stronger opponent, and then take advantage of the opportunity to let your guard down that things are going well, all at once--!

Such a simple and clear winning method was carried out by Sister Yotaki.

Would you normally do that?

Oh, Yotaki sister will do it.

As soon as I answered that on my own, I hurriedly let my skill ”reading” predict the future.

There's no time to be selective or controlling. I read the future in a very chaotic way.

'Hey, what's this ......!

First, I could see a great war starting in the North and the South.

It's not a battle to push the boundaries of the country like we've seen in the past.

It's a competition for survival between ”men” and ”demons” that has thrown away all national interests and calculations. More than anything else, the problem is that at the center of this battle, the Founder Kanami, who has thrown away everything, past and future, is standing there as a monster.

There is no denying it.

As if to confirm this future, Master is shouting in front of me now.

''You said you'd be cured!　I trusted you!　Even though Yotaki believed what you said!

'In theory it was!　I was going to fix it too!　But it doesn't always work out for everything!　It was something I wouldn't have known unless I tried it!

After losing her sister, Aikawa Uzumi's heart was crumbling, just like it had been six years ago during the Romis battle.

Sister Sis couldn't bear the murderous intent directed at her by her beloved opposite s*x, and she was now on the verge of tears.

''Ally, you have to understand me too!　You have to understand me!　Yes, with a little bit of progress, we can all understand each other--

'Yeah, I know who you are!　I know you'll do anything to get what you want!　I know what I'm talking about!

If this is the case, the master will resent everything in this world. The groundwork will be completed.

As if to follow his own sister, Shi Shi Xiaobai sucks up the magical power leaking from his dead Yangtaki sister and replaces it with his own power with 《Level Up》.

''You've used us!　She used Yangtze waterfall as an experiment!　I'll never forgive you for that!

At last, Master pointed the tip of the sword in his grip at his Sith sister.

At that moment, a very weak, small voice leaks out.

'Oh, ah, ah, ......, no--'

Her voice would not reach the enraged master.

Sis sister, who was blotting out tears, muttered a few words while constructing her 'spellcasting'.

'...... Why can't you understand?'

With that, the Sith sister unfurled her wings of light, which she only uses for emergencies.

Giving up on the dialogue, she hurriedly ran to the window of the Great Hall.

Her mentor tries to follow her, dazzled by the light.

'Let him go!

'Master, wait!　At this rate, Master will lose himself!　If you continue the transformation any longer, Master's body will be the same!

Quickly, I stopped.

I grabbed the hem of my master's clothes, which only my sister Sis could see, and shook my head desperately.

But when Master heard my voice, he was rough.

''What about it!　Shut the f*ck up, Tiara!　You don't know what you're talking about!　It's none of your business!

The first time I heard my master's words mixed with hostility, I felt a pain in my chest.

I also felt the same tears go out just like my sister Sis. However, I am convinced that this is not my master's true intentions, because we have been on an 'adventure' together until today.

''Ka, it's not irrelevant!　I made it with you, too!　I'm my master's best student--!

”Ha, ha, ha, of course, I made it with you!　Hahahaha!　What do you mean, ”level up”?　Status!　That's a laughingstock!　You guys inspired me to create The Conjuring, and here's what I ended up doing!　Such an 'ending'!　I feel like an idiot!　This was all in the palm of your hand, just as you wanted it to be!　After all, 'witchcraft' was a 'curse' and 'curse' was a 'curse'!

At the same time, I knew that it was Master who was sadder than anyone else right now.

Because I know the situation of the Aikawa siblings, I know that Master's pain is more serious than mine.

-- Right now, Master is on the verge of losing the 'self' he found in this world.

If this continues, Master will be destroyed in the same way as one day.

''But thanks to Master's idea of the 'conversion' technique, many people have been saved!　The master has become a hero - or rather, the 'savior' of the world!　That's not a curse!　I believe it's something more sacred!

'Haha, ”The Saviour”?　Sacred?　Oh, yeah, I'm the 'savior'!　All in the name of the apostle!　Now we can gather all the magic in the sky in one place!　Good for you!　This is going to save the world!　Hahaha!　And (...)?　So (...)?　So what happens (・・・・・・・)!　Oh, good, good!　That's really good, you guys (・・・・・・)!　I'm not good!　The world is saved, and what do I get out of it?　I've come this far since I heard that Yotaki was going to be cured!　He killed himself, killed others, did things he didn't want to do, and here we are!　That's the reward!　You couldn't help what you didn't want to help, and you couldn't help what you wanted to help!　Don't be silly, don't be silly!

Tattered tears began to spill out from under my master's mask.

Just imagining the expression behind it makes the heat in my chest increase.

--Ah, hot (...)

The same feelings I had when I confessed my feelings to my master in Fania overflowed out of me.

It's a genuine emotion that cannot be expressed in cold letters.

That emotion appealed to him to stop his master's tears.

He let his skill 'reading' run wild and the future was read out of control.

”--From here on out, it's just a story of a crazy man taking revenge. A man who goes around tricking and killing 'those who steal reason' and becomes stronger than anyone else through his magical power, and becomes a 'monster' just like his sister. In the midst of his dwindling consciousness, he sees the heroes who have gathered to slaughter the enemies of the world. There is no sign of Tiara, the girl he once shared the 'adventure' with--

After killing those heroes, Master, who had lost his reasoning, would devour the entire world's magic power.

That was not out of the purpose of 'making Master strong' that Sister Yangtaki told me about.

If there was a way for only Sister Youtaki to revive and bring Master back to his senses after the creature died, then this would be too best move.

Sure, the best move - but is this really the best move?

Master broken and fixed, broken and fixed ......, so much sadness, suffering, crying ......, is Sister Yotaki okay with that kind of approach?

I'm not fine with it.

Unlike sister Yangtaki, I don't want to see a master like that.

I swore in the first 'adventure'.

I want to see the person I love smile.

I want to make the person I love happy.

If Master had such a sweet dream of 'everyone together', he wanted to make it come true with all his might--!

””Master, wait for me at .......”

So, I perform.

Instead of reading the next page with the skill 'reading', I improvise - and add to the current page.

I felt hot (...) emotions being added directly to the numbers of the skill.

If I had to name it, it would be the skill 'writing'.

My string of letters overwrites the cold work written by my sister Yotaki.

''Wait for ......?　What?

I'm going to mobilize all my book knowledge to write down Tiara Hoozeyers to keep this protagonist in line.

”'I'm going to change everything from now on: ....... I'll figure out all of the 'reason' and create a new law of magic power, so you can go to ....... I'll make ...... the 'magic' that will make everyone happy that we set out to do together. So, wait a little longer ....... I'm sure Yotaki sister will be too--

When the master heard this, he was upset to see it. Because of the kindness in his roots, he couldn't brush away the hands of the girl who was teary-eyed and devotedly appealing to him.

”--I won't leave my master alone ......, never ......!　Just as my mentor saved me from one, I will save my mentor from one: ......!　I'll catch up with you over the years, even if it takes me thousands of years to do so: ......!

'　Why are you--!

As I had planned, Master choked on his words, unable to argue with me.

Then he starts to hit me like a child.

'Oh, shut up!　Shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up--!

He didn't want to talk to me and tried to run away from the scene.

Not to let that happen, I tried to grab the hem of my master's clothes again - and stiffened.

The scent of death rising from Master's body stopped me.

-- If I cling to my master here and now, I'm sure to die.

The desperate Master is not in control of his power.

Just like that 'The One Who Steals the Reason of the Earth' Lowen, there is a high possibility that he will kill someone with his excessive power.

Even now, a 'slice' is staring at me from behind.

No matter how insignificant the chance, it will not miss and will try to kill me.

Unable to stop myself, I returned my outstretched hand and watched my master walk out the door.

Then, just as I could no longer hear Master's curse muttering in the rain, an iron ceiling light (a chandelier) fell from above the hall.

I scolded my weak body and avoided it as if I were falling down.

''----!　Hah, hah, hah, hah ......!

The mass of iron shattered the floor of the great hall, scattering a large number of candles.

I looked around at the parts of the chandelier and saw that it did not look dilapidated.

It seems that by some misfortune, it had accidentally fallen on my weakened head.

I'm promptly pestered to pay the 'curse' that has accumulated interest.

This reminds me of six years ago.

With the same feelings I had then, I take another step forward.

'I will survive ......!　If you don't survive, you won't be able to help your master. ......!

I can't follow Master, but the conversation I just had should have driven a wedge between us.

From now on, no matter what Master does, he will continue to be dragged down by my words, ”Wait for me.

Even if it's only for a short time, the future as I see it will change our destiny.

One day, for sure, I will see the last page of ......!　Sandwiched between Sister Yangtaki and Master, together they are ......!

Even if this world is going to be destroyed, I will be the only one to survive.

This time, I was made to do it by Sister Youtaki, but I won't change that initial intention.

I turned backwards and tried to stare at the 'break' just as I did one day.

But in the middle of it--

It's impossible (・・・・). No matter how long you wait, you will never see the last page of Aikawa Yotaki. --there is no such thing as that one.

He was interrupted by a familiar young voice.

With the voice, a boy emerges from the darkness of the hall.

I am truly surprised by his appearance and words.

''What--?''

It was an unexpected appearance.

I call the boy's name as I run my hand over the sword at my waist.

''Le, Lady Legacy ......?　Are you here?

A third apostle was hiding in this great hall.

However, I don't know why I didn't notice his presence.

If it was just me, or even just a moment ago, my master, who had the Power of Dimension, had breathed out, ”I won't forgive the apostle”.

It would be impossible for me to scrape through my master's 《Dimension》 without an equal amount of power.

Regacy-sama ignored my caution and doubts and continued to speak for himself.

''The 'one who steals the reason' is immortal. The only thing beyond that is your old age and death.

I respond to my apostle partner who only speaks what he wants to say, with the least amount of politeness.

'That's ......, I've already noticed that ....... Even so, there is no such thing as endlessness. There is a limit to everything.

I'm sure that they still think that the 《Level Up》 is keeping them young and youthful around their master, but I know that the ”One who steals reason” is immortal.

I was hypersensitive to height, and I'm confirming that sister Yangtaki's body hasn't grown at all in the first few years.

However, in this age of mortality, immortality alone wouldn't be of much value. That opinion of mine is immediately rejected by Lady Legacy.

''Some existences have no limits. Among the 'reason-stealers', only you-taki is immortal, on top of being immortal.

'Immortal?　...... But I eradicated a family rumored to be immortal some time ago. It was then that I realized very strongly that there is no such thing as immortality.

The bloodsucking species that had been misbehaving in the west had a near-immortal life force.

But there were plenty of ways to attack them.

I denied that as an example, but it was quickly denied again.

'They have a different dimension to the bloodsucking species,'

Different dimensions, you might say: ......

I take a step back and look at Lady Legacy as I step back.

It's because her appearance was clearly different.

Not only the density of magic power she wore, but her appearance and language were too different from before.

...... Oh. Tiara, I'm sorry. This isn't the word of Apostle Legacie. It's just a message.

Lady Legacy-sama sensed my apprehensions and only twisted her mouth in a sad manner.

And then, more and more, he shouted out only what he wanted to say.

'I mean, after all, I didn't find me after all. ...... Funny, isn't it?　I always thought I had me. I wanted to think that I wasn't 'made up' like you. I was ......, but I wasn't. I was just insurance. When this happened, all I had to do was pack up the words and carry them around!　Oh, I didn't have a me to begin with!　Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha--!

Very bitterly, Lady Legacy laughed loudly.

His appearance was just like the other apostles, who looked like they were being played with by someone else.

Legacy-sama laughed to the fullest, then turned his face down and muttered.

''My Lord (...) ....... Right now, as instructed, I've made contact with Tiara Fuzzyards. The 'deal' is also ready.

He spoke to someone in a low voice that did not suit his small body.

At the same time, he took out a single stone from its bosom.

I thought it was similar to the ore that I used when I made my waist sword, the Luf Bringer. However, I can see that it is as if the purity of the stone is different from the one I know.

The stone was clear enough to be admired, and the vast amount of 'techniques' carved within it was unusually complex, yet beating as vibrantly as a heart.

At the moment when I thought it was as if I had trapped a single life inside the stone - the ”magic formula” trapped inside the stone was released and spread out in the great hall.

Characters are written on the floor, as if many invisible brushes are dancing. It was a text, but at the same time, a painting. In a circle, a huge magic circle with a dense concentration of 'magic formulas' is completed in front of you.

In addition, the magic power in the surrounding area hardened and a door was created in the center of the magic circle.

It was not made of wood or stone, but a heavy purple door (・・・・) that can only be called magical.

It's a 'witchcraft' I've never seen before.

While prioritizing my personal safety, I questioned the danger of that door.

'Le, Legacy-sama ......!　What the hell is this: ......

'The Lord wants to tell you everything. And on the heels of that message, he's going to cut off the world's gaze completely for once.

Turn off the Eyes of the World?

I didn't understand what I was saying.

Legacie-sama, who was as desperate as my master, was listening to me too much.

''The Lord's 'dimensional power' can do such things. Apparently, cutting off my gaze has always been my forte.

'No, it's not whether you're good at it or not, but the 'power of dimension' is the master's, ....... No, first of all, it's a person called that master, in plain English--

Sorry, it's just a message. --You're going to make a simple, albeit simple, deal to summon a gentile. I can do it now.

My questions were never answered. On the contrary, they even threw the word ”gentile summons” at me, and my confusion reached its maximum.

Hence, I was a little late in noticing the cold air leaking through that purple doorway.

'Watch out. I heard that the other side used to be what you might call a stone world: ......

I couldn't even swallow the meaning of the words that Lady Legacy was saying to me.

But the cold air made my whole body as well as my spine shiver.

''--It's an icy world now.

The purple door, nearly frozen by the cold air, makes a creaking sound.

The path to the other world where Master and Sister Youtaki were born is now opening up.