400 397. "Crafts".txt (1/2)

Here, my skill ”reading” has been sublimated and is about to become something else.

No, it's trying to return to its original form, that would be correct. Tiara-sama's 'Prophecy' arrives like a letter from the 'Magic Stone Line (Line)' at my feet.

”What is the magic of the stars--

It was just a forced application to the frame of 'attribute' that the master thought of, but it originally had a completely different meaning and role.

At first, the Apostle referred to the [Star's Reason] as the 'circulating ability' to save the 'world'.

Hence, it was never referring to the magic power characterized by weighing down and pulling.

--only, as a result, to weigh down and pull.

Just like the Youtaki sister who came to the other world for the first time, if the magic power becomes too dense, it has the tendency to become heavy by itself and try to attract the things around it.

I want you to pay attention to that and control your magic 《Revan》. The basics are not so different from Fania's Fire God's spell 《Altofel》. But the scale is completely different.

If you fail, you will be swallowed by the weight, 'reversed', pulled, and it will all be over. The important thing is to control the nature.

It's very difficult, but you're not the one practicing that feeling, so don't worry--

Gradually, I felt that 'I' and the 'Lady Tiara' of a thousand years ago overlapped.

That's why I could see (read) deeply.

A thousand years ago, the pages that old ”Lord Tiara” wrote on the ground with his own blood

”From now on, you will inherit me in a thousand years' time, having mastered the control of the nature of the stars, with 'blood power'.

However, that 'star power' is the power to pick up the 'everything' that I have discarded, not the power to keep yourself alive. The skill you're reading this now also has a different real role--

It was a strange sensation.

Apart from the scene I'm seeing now, another scene is going on in my head.

It's almost the same mechanism as the future prediction Kanami had told me about, and the amount of information is probably too much for humans to process.

However, I don't hesitate to roll up.

In the pages that Tiara-sama had prepared a thousand years ago, I found the exact same thing as the current situation. Even though the future would be branching out in countless ways, Tiara-sama had read the current situation perfectly beforehand and stored it in the magical stone line.

It reads.

”--And finally, on the first floor of Fuzzyards Castle, the final battle begins.

The first to move was 'The One Who Steals the Reason of Water' Aikawa Yotaki.

His small lips trembled slightly, and he lifted his thin arm slightly and pointed.

''First, you--''

The one standing ahead of her was 'Flame Witch' Maria.

Right now, Aikawa Yotaki understood with his skills that if there was one person here who was least able to grasp the situation, it was her. It was also true that if she was the most troublesome, if she could be made to leave, it would be only at this first time.

''-- 《Ice Arrow》''

The Flame Arrow.

In response, a magic is instantly released from Maria.

Two basic magic are approaching like a mirror.

It's the Ice Arrow by the ”Gentile” who calls himself ”the one who steals the reason for water”.

I'm not going to be able to get my hands on any of them.

It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

However, the reasoning of the world is deranged and biased due to the mixture of imposters.

Aikawa Yotaki's 《Ice Arrow》 swallowed Maria's 《Flame Arrow》--

My vision of reality proceeds just as it did a thousand years earlier.

As a result, the ground floor of Hoozeyer's Castle has been transformed by an outpouring of two kinds of magic.

A white frost sticks to the bloodstained floor and walls.

The pile of rubble is frozen over, and there are many ice cubes floating in the air.

Just once, in the aftermath of the collision of ice and fire foundation magic, it was completely repainted into a realm (field) of freezing attributes.

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

On top of that, Maria prods her knees with wild breathing.

Her chest moves up and down, but the tip of her black hair doesn't sway.

Every inch of her body was frozen, deprived of body heat, and her eyelids were on the verge of closing now.

Maria, who had once burned the center of the 'mainland' to the ground, had lost a simple firepower.

In other words, the firefly in front of me is simply more than that. This means that the Hitaki-chan in front of me has the magical power to freeze not only the ”mainland” but also the rest of the world beyond the sea.

That Hitaki-chan takes a step forward and spins a new basic magic.

''First. --《Freeze》

Not fast by any means.

But in the next moment, I felt a hand wrap around Maria-chan.

Maria-chan seemed to feel that chill, too, and immediately erupted with magic power to resist - not to do so, but to create flames as if to expel the fellow inside her body.

'...... Reaper!　Please run!

Rather than being unable to win, Hitaki-chan had a sense of intimidation that made her think that [No one can beat Aikawa Yotaki].

Maria prioritized the safety of her companions and drove the Reaper out of her own shadow.

''Oh, sis!　Shit--!

Somehow, the Reaper tried to help her host, Maria. However, the moment his eyes met hers, he bit his lip and fled into the shadows of the surrounding rubble. With the communication that only two people with a good tactical eye can have, they seemed to have made a rational decision to disperse the risk by communicating with each other.

However, not all of them were able to make that calm decision, and Dia, who was close by, shouted in anger.

''Mariaaaa--!

I used my signature unchanted ”Zion” to push away Hitaki's ”Freeze” while I ran to it. And then, Maria-chan's body, which was about to fall from her back, was forcefully held by her left arm. Calling her name very roughly, he shook her body.

”Maria, Maria Maria Maria--!　What have you done to Maria!

But Maria doesn't move anymore.

Even from a distance, she has lost her body heat, her breathing has become thin, and she's as quiet as an animal hibernating.

Dia glares at the enemy who carried out the attack, and Hitaki replies with a hand on her chest.

'I swear. I will never, ever hurt you all.

'No hurting!　You're freezing and shivering right now, Maria!

With her irreplaceable best friend in danger, Dia lost her cool. And just like when she lost Kanami, her hand went out before she could think.

From the tip of her lost right arm's elbow, an arm with a condensed glowing magic power extended.

The telescoping arm of light was swift and sharp, and was about to catch Hitaki-chan any moment now, but before he could do so, the 'Blood Stealer' Fafner interrupted him.

Likewise, he controlled the special blood-clothed arm, and like a knight protecting his lord, he took Dia's light arm head-on.

'You stay out of my way!　You beat me once!

'No denying it. It's ......, so if you beat me again, don't leave me in the dust next time.

You don't have to tell me that, I'm going to!

Dia will put more power into the arm of light.

Fafner will respond to that by putting an equal amount of power into it.

It's a huge clash of magical powers.

On the other hand, the two dragon men (Dragon Newt) were also clashing with each other. Since Tiara-sama had already prepared that page over there as well, it was easy to grasp the battle situation.

”--In the danger of his companions Maria and Dia, Snow, who had seen the entire ground floor, was trying to move before anyone else.

However, in the exact same way, Seldora, the 'one who steals the reason for nothingness' who was taking a step back and looking over the whole thing, stood in front of that Snow first step.

On the upper floor, Snow was caught off guard, but there was no more hesitation.

He wasted no time and moved as fast as he could to help his team win.

He smashed the sphere that compressed the ”Dragon Wind” and tried to tear the body of the enemy without mercy.

''-- 《Dragoon Arder》!

It's been a long time. --Dragoon Ardor.

However, the person facing him was Seldra Queenfillion, the thousand-year-old 'Northern League' general of the 'Northern League', who was clearly known to be upwardly compatible despite being of the same species.

He seemed accustomed to creating spheres of exactly the same intensity and dexterously offsetting them.

Furthermore, he assessed Snow as if he were a parent.

'Descendants, a powerful force. An easy to understand 'strongest'.

Get out of my way!

But compared to us, who are only powerful, the earlier Glenn would be much more meaningful to the 'world'. ...... too good to waste on your brother.

'I know that ......, you don't have to tell me that!　--Impulse Break!

Okay, good, good. -- impulse break.

In contrast to Seldora, who speaks at leisure, Snow replied in short words while charging straight ahead with the great sword in her hand, clad in magic power.

I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work.

It's not just a matter of time before you'll be able to get your hands on it.

However, this time, unlike the previous one, it's not the same to the strength to offset it.

An overwhelming difference in the amount of magic power could be seen.

However, Snow, who ran out with all his might, couldn't stop in the middle, and the two 《Impulse Breaks》 made vigorous contact, and the conclusion according to the amount of magic power came.

''Kook, ugh--!

It was sword and arm, but it was one-sided.

”An unattributed impact characterized by vibration struck Snow, and with a grunt, his body was blown backwards and with great force. It slammed into the sturdy walls of Hoosier's Castle and knocked him out (・・・・・・・)--

After reading ahead to that point, I use a little bit of the magic power that I had accumulated in my body during the clash of the two 《Impulse》.

''--Stellar magic 《Gravity》.

I felt softly light.

I felt like I could fly anywhere, free from the force of the ground's pull on me. Leaving that lightness to me, I kicked the floor and made my way ahead to the wall where Snow was slammed into.

''Kook (...), ugh (...)--!

And then the page changes a bit as he catches Snow blown up as he reads.

”--No, I'm not going to pass out.

In the nick of time, Rustyala Fuzzyards will get there in time --

That one sentence was allowed.

Rather, that branch - a new page, I guess, was prepared by Tiara-sama.

It is proven here that as long as you don't change the last page, you can change the middle as much as you want.

In fact, I wondered if she was recommending that I change the middle of the book. In the middle of that confirmation, Snow quickly gained ground and moved away from me.

'Thank you, Rastiara, ......'

Blood was spilling out of his mouth.

No wonder.

Most of the factors that cause you to faint are the internal damage caused by the unattributed impact. No matter how much I held him back, Snow's damage hasn't changed much.

However, Snow shows no signs of giving up and stands in front of me, trying to challenge Seldra, who is clearly a higher being.

''But Rastiara, stay back. I'll protect you. This time ......, I promise.

And gradually, the body is being 'dragonized'.

The red mist that erupts is clearly thicker than when I saw it in the past 'Dancing Tournament'.

I changed a sentence on the page, and a new determination was born in Snow.

I read it and

”--Snow Walker had many traumas to deal with.

First, his own 'dragonization' itself. That and the loss of a loved one. Among them, the most profound trauma would be 'The One Who Steals the Reason'. In the past, Snow had experienced the slaughter of her friends at the hands of Tida, the one who stole the logic of the darkness.

That trauma had bound her life for a long time.

It's not only that, but also the fact that it is the strongest.

However, after a year of repeated defeats, he was finally trying to overcome all the trauma in front of the same kind of 'thing that steals the truth of nothingness' Seldora opponent.

The reason for this is to protect his precious companion (Rastiara Fuzzyards).

For the sake of Rastiara, I don't care if I'm going to be 'dragonized' and never return.

Even if I know I will lose, I will fight with a vow that I will never give up again--

...... Snow.

I admire and learn from her back (...).

In the meantime, the battle on the ground floor of Hoosiers Castle heats up even more.

'Let them get close!

Nearby, Ryner was shouting.

The opponent that those twin swords were cutting and tying was Hitaki-chan.

In this short amount of time, it seemed that he was approaching me at the shortest possible distance, without sound. Ryner noticed this and stood in the way, fighting the shapeshifting ice blade just like before.

''...... That skill, it's obviously a countermeasure against me.

Hitaki doesn't move and intercepts it with a blank expression.

From the way she speaks, she seems to understand the power and meaning of Ryner's skill 'Evil Sense'.

However, even though he knows that he is an opponent that can't be defeated so easily, he doesn't change his fighting style and continues to fight using only his ice blade.

The battle on the first floor of the Foozeyers' ground floor becomes a rivalry, albeit temporarily.

Dia fights with Fafner and his magic.

Snow is comparing physical strength with Seldora.

Reiner engages in a sword fight with Hitaki.

Each challenge was conducted and stalled.

As I stepped back and watched the scene, I realized the significance of the battle situation.

''This is .......''

I'm sorry my friends, but honestly, it's not a good match.

We're being taken advantage of in an uncommon manner right now.

The Stealers of Reason don't use magic tricks. They are always backwards, using almost the same kind of power, and gently trying to outpace their opponents.

It's probably because they are calculating what they will do after they beat us and aim to capture us.

When Hitaki said ”just in case” and ”we won't hurt you guys”, he wasn't lying or joking. There's a lot of room and consideration for the strong men on this battlefield.

So the competitive battle will continue for a little while longer.

Even without the skill 'Reading', it's easy to just read what happens next.

Next, Fafner surrounds the battlefield with blood, Hitaki-chan freezes everyone with cold air, and Serdra aims to stun the weaker opponents in turn with vibrating magic.

We, with our inferior ground strength, are completely unable to resist the orthodox methods of those strong men and lose.

If it was possible to compete with those who steal reason, it was only Maria.

But since even that faint chance of victory was crushed in the first place, it's no longer--

I turned my eyes away from the battlefield where the game was decided and looked at the knight who was waiting next to me.

Sera-chan understands her own strength and competence, and she is devoted to protecting me while gritting her teeth.

That Sera-chan, I make eye contact with her. And with the skill 'Reading', I try to find a page where she can abandon me and run away - but that future is not easy to find.

It was a pleasant, but slightly troubling situation.

I had no choice but to look to another girl.

In order for her to hear me, I will say my wish.

'Sera, ....... Now I'll stay behind and buy you some time. So, in the meantime, can I ask everyone ......?

............!

When I told her that I was going to be the bait with a divine face, Sera-chan shook her head vigorously.

Furthermore, instead of Sera-chan, who can't speak, a reply flies in from the front.