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He sighs more emotionally and continues his praise.

'Huh. ....... It's been a long time since that day to this point. Brother, you've really gotten stronger. The dense magic is as if the world is twisting you around.

I respond to that assessment from the top by pointing the cutting edge of the 'Aleis Family's Treasure Sword Lowen'.

''Yotaki, I will never lose. I will defeat you and you will return it to me. The me before I became your 'ideal' brother--

There is no such thing. You're the only 'real' one right now.

Even though I had gained the power of the five 'Stealers of Reason' and was also clothed in the 'Star Magic Power', Yangtaki didn't lose his posture at all and laughed.

My actions in response to that ridicule were swift.

Because I knew the outcome of the 'discussion' with my 'futuristic vision', I was able to focus only on resolving the issue with the 'Distance Mute'.

''-- Magic 《Default》''

Defaults.

Again, he releases the same magic while taking a step forward.

Yotaki also responds in the same way as before.

However, the quantity and quality of the magic power was completely different from the previous one.

Hence, the room, which was a cube, distorted as if a sponge had been twisted with both hands. And very easily, the space was ripped apart (・・・・・).

The same 'slice' as in the example occurred all over the room. However, unlike the 'slit' that I always see, it's a 'normal dimensional slit' with nothing at the back.

The aftermath of the clash of the 《Default》 did not stop, and it spilled over to the outside of the room.

The long staircase connecting the ground and the basement was twisted and caught by the 《Dimension》 as it became entangled like spaghetti. Furthermore, the cathedral above ground also changed its shape like a candy bar.

The inside of the cathedral grounds could no longer maintain proper physical laws.

For example, if you walked through the entrance of the cathedral, you would reach the drawbridge. Take one step forward and you'd be a hundred steps back. Everywhere there is a huge gap (...)

With one exception -- the bed and the body of Rustyala behind me.

”...... Let's move it to a new location, brother. I don't want this room to be vandalized, either.

Yotaki knows I'm looking out for my back.

Hence, I suggested while turning my gaze upwards.

I thought that he wanted to change the place against this 'thread', but there seemed to be melancholy mixed in with his sister's eyes. I feel like I only have 'equal' feelings when I look at Rustyala's body.

'Now that it's distorted in a good way, it's an easy shortcut. ...... I'll be waiting on the ground first.

Selfishly convinced that I would approve, Yotaki moves.

Touching a nearby slit, he disappeared as if he was passing through the Connection.

Confirming that Yotaki really left from the underground, I resume the breathing I had been holding off for the entire time of the shoving match.

''--Haha!　Ha, ha, ha. ......

I'm out of breath. My mind aches as well as my body.

I know why, thanks to the pioneer Lagune.

Essentially, it takes quite a bit of time for this 'star magic' to acclimate.

But I'm not too worried about it.

--You're going to be able to go along with the battle of Hey Hey Hey (・・・・・) until the magic power adapts to my body.

You will be able to see that you have a very good idea of what to expect.

And there is always an opening there.

Once I've settled on that tactic, I start to move to go after Yotaki. Along the way, I looked for my companions who should be in this room, but Ryner was nowhere to be found.

I, the Lord's servant, realized that the knight Ryner had chosen to hide his appearance for a surprise attack.

He understands the weaknesses of the 《Dimension》 - no, he understands that ”Future Vision (...)” is not an absolute (・・・・・・・).

After the battle with Ragne, his way of fighting against the higher rank is becoming more refined.

I trust in the power of my own knight and approach a nearby break alone. I pick out something that seems to be connected to the ground with my senses and lightly add the ”Technique” of ”Connection” and pass through.

Along with the book that is still held in my left hand, I just left out a few words.

''--I'm going to go.''

I used dimensional magic to move into the cathedral garden.

In the distance a bit, I could see what looked like a giant fountain and a couch. I realized that it was near the blue sky classroom that Rustyala remembered, but there were no remnants left. First of all, due to the push of the 《Default》 earlier, the structures and installations on this ground had been distorted into strange shapes. Furthermore, the vision was dyed white by the blizzard, with countless 'threads' rising towards the sky. All of the creatures were turned into ice statues, with as many breaks in the air as underground.

The end-of-the-world scene made me keenly aware that I had entered the realm (territory) of Yangtaki.

He immediately tries to find the master of the realm (territory), but before he can do so, he encounters a girl who is different from his objective.

-Oh, brother!　That outfit!

A brown-skinned girl, Reaper, walked through the blizzard in a thicker than usual black coat.

She was surprised to see me emerge from one of the breaks, but first pointed out the difference in appearance. But now is not the time to talk about masks and cloaks, she said, looking around at the unusual scene around her.

''No, more importantly, ...... you were able to wake up your brother properly and on schedule!　But if we don't, the Allies will be ......!

I read the meaning of that Reaper's words ”on schedule” in the skill ”Reading

”-- Although the 'Union of the North and South' was established, the difference in power between the world's enemies (Hitaki) and the rest of the world was overwhelming.

As the living area and world population are slowly being cut down, the final operation is set up by Rouge and Kounel of the 'North-South Alliance'.

It is a plan to bring the two ”Gentiles” together.

The former comrades abandon their lives to fight for the plan. Even though they knew that they would never win, they continued to challenge Yotaki and kept looking for an opening. Just once, in order to reunite Uzuraha and Rustyala - just for that reason alone, the three of them, Dia Maria Snow, finally fell as well. Even at the expense of those three, Ryner and Reaper went to Uzura Wave -

This morning, as I was going to the cathedral, Yotaki revealed the reason why he conveniently left me, saying that he had to do something that had to be done.

After all, everyone was stalling Yotaki.

Immediately I would check all the ice statues within the Union with Dimension.

And in various places, I found Maria Dia Snow defeated and iced.

Near each ice statue, the remains of a fierce battle remained.

--Those three battles can also be read with the skill ”Reading”.

It wasn't 'for me' that the three of them were fighting.

The three who were somewhat dependent on me are no more. They were fighting 'for me and Rustyala'.

'--No, big brother, fight with all your might!　The 'mainland' people have already given up on holding this confederacy!　Big brother Reiner taught him to fight big sister Titty and made him give up!　Worst case scenario, you can't let the 'frontier' crumble if you want to maintain the 'mainland'!

Today, I was able to make it to Lastiara's body thanks to everyone here, including the Reapers.

It was an obvious 'red thread of fate' process, but I nodded back.

'Reaper, don't worry. The battle will end in this garden. -- 'Stems twist and bend' and 'Petals wither and sway' --Magic [Torsion]

Originally, 《Torsion》 is a magic that creates a flower of magic power that distorts space.

In the past, the size of the palm of my hand was the best I could do, but now I'm able to expand the size of the flower so large and wide that it can't be recognized as a flower.

I'm not going to be able to get a good idea of what to do with it.

These countless 'threads' are the source of Yotaki's magic power. By cutting off these, I should have been able to nullify some of her skills as well. On top of that, I will further change the rules of the enemy's territory (territory).

''--Twist upside down.

The magic is reversed with the [Reversal] of the [Star Magic]

--The space that had been tightening and distorting was next to loosen up.

The first thing that changed was the nearby fountain.

The distorted shape of the fountain visibly changed in size.

The height remained the same, but the area of the pond had expanded rapidly. In addition, the width of the snow-covered path at his feet widened. The spacing of the trees planted at the edge is stretched out. The grounds of the cathedral expand endlessly and to no end.

The battlefield expands to the point where even a battle to the point where the continent collapses would not be affected by it.

It was a different kind of magic that could no longer be called 《torsion》, but 《torsion field》.

And when the Reaper saw and understood the scale and applicability of that absurd magic with the Dimension - he was raptured.

While staring at the magic I use in a daze, he mutters.

''Oh ....... This, really ......, is already--

And then he turns his very sad eyes to me.

I guess he's trying to tell me that this is not a magic that can be used lightly in the prep stage. The eyes were like looking away from someone who had gone to a place (or places) where they couldn't come back.

''--Reaper, it's okay.''

I make eye contact with her, and as a birth mother, I give her the last word.

'And, after all this time, I need to apologize to you. For killing each other with Rowen.

...... I see. You remember what happened a thousand years ago. Hi-hee.

Hearing that, the Reaper laughed as she lowered her eyebrows.

From her lack of agitation, it seems she already knew that I was the creator of the ”Shadow-loving Reaper”.

The Grim Reaper is a magical life form made in the image of Tiara. In the past I had given many reasons for this, but in the end, it was probably a substitute created by the 'Primordial Kanami' who continues to fight alone, due to the weakness of his heart.

However, Reaper laughs off the idea that there's no need to regret it.

''Brother!　I'm so glad I was born, from the bottom of my heart!　I had a great time 'adventuring' with you guys!　Everyone loves it!　--and stronger too!　So strong that Rowen doesn't have to worry about it anymore!　Your brother isn't!

Oh .......

Really, the Reaper is a lot like the one in Tiara: .......

And there are a lot of similarities between him and me.

The Reaper is an 'ideal'.

The 'ideal image of Tiara' that I've held in the past.

I stroked her head once, loving the resemblance.

It's not different. ...... We've always been the same, you and I.

I stopped apologizing.

With a smile, I say goodbye to the Reaper.

'Reaper, hurry up and leave. Preferably after the fight is over. You're the only one who can move properly now.

...... Yeah. I'm dropping back so I don't get in the way. I'll take care of the rest.

Wisely, she was quick to admit that she couldn't join the fight and left it all up to me.

With those last words, the Reaper disappears in a magical darkness.

I confirm with Dimension that she moved to the outside of the cathedral grounds with the Connection - and that's exactly where Yotaki, who had moved to the ground earlier, emerges from the blizzard.

He was probably waiting for the preliminary preparations to be finished and the stage to be set.

He looked up at the sky and confirmed that 《Winter's Other World (Wintry Dimension)》 and 《Torsion Field》 were overlapping, and he looked somewhat happy.