For Eleanor, it was no big deal now that Lucia was a soldier.

Yes, it certainly was.

It was also quite predictable at the point where he was hiding something from himself in the first place.

But for her, it was no big deal.

“ah… … .”

It was a shameful thing that someone wanted to hide for the rest of their lives.

Lucia was always troubled by the fact that she was deceiving Eleanor. He felt so guilty that the relationship he had built was full of lies from beginning to end.

The reason she was able to endure such lies was because her opponent was also a liar.

But Eleanor has changed.

Unlike himself, he did not end up as a coward and wanted to build a new foundation.

She is different from Oz.

Watching Oz tear down relationships and build them back up, she was fed up with not being able to. I didn’t have the courage to do that. And even if I wanted to, I couldn’t.

she is a soldier It is one of the parts that move like a cogwheel.

Just because she wanted to, he couldn’t end the current relationship at will.

“no… … .”

Before joining ＜Skientia＞, Lucia had no friends other than Ulla, whom she had been with since childhood.

But even that was an exchange with the family and a professional exchange. Yes, that’s why Eleanor was the first.

“Why… … .”

What she was able to treat as a friend rather than a soldier.

The fact that I was able to sit in bed at night and talk about the things that happened during the trivial day as if they were great.

The fact that we were able to study while sitting in front of a desk and wrapping our heads together.

Not as a soldier, not as the executioner of the Punisher family, but as a simple friend of my own age.

“Of course now… … !”

because she was a liar

Because they were both liars.

Because it was a relationship made up of such lies, Lucia was good.

However, Eleanor, who had grown up, tried to reveal her true self by abandoning herself as a liar.

that was painful

Even though the other person is sincere, he has to keep lying because of his job.

Since she is a soldier, she shouldn’t have revealed the lie now.

But there is no need to worry about that anymore.

“As for you… … . I didn’t want to get caught… … .”

Because the false relationship ended in an absurd way.

Lucia was so disgusted with herself that she couldn’t stand it.

* * *

well, yes

As always, worst case scenario.

But now it’s no surprise that things have turned this way.

I’m just tired of the thought of having to deal with this situation in the future.

noah is fine

For her, who had already been beaten to the point of hardening, there was nothing she could do mentally about this level of work.

“Lucia?”

“Noah, I… … .”

But Lucia was the problem.

She has excellent mental strength as much as she has been trained, but this time it feels like all that has been accumulated has exploded at once.

For her, everything must have been a series of novelties.

She, who permeated the group in achromatic colors, was dyed.

Not as a soldier, not as the executioner of the Punisher family, but as a person named Lucia.

That would be strange too. Because everything was the first time.

That’s right, it’s the first time I’ve ever fixed a lie I told a friend.

For her, it would have been considered impossible to fix a relationship that had been a lie from the beginning.

But I have imprinted on it that it is possible.

At Chrysos, I reestablished my relationship with Eleanor.

If so, how would Lucia feel when she was looking at it?

I didn’t guess that.

“That, that’s not it… … . I… … !”

She as a soldier and her as Lucia are intertwined and overloaded inside.

She tries to make excuses like instinct, but she just stutters because she doesn’t know what to say.

“I can’t see you.”

intermediate magic

[Fire Wall]

I use a magic formula to expand the range of [Fire Wall] more than necessary. It’s inefficient and unstable, but it doesn’t matter.

“Wow?!”

Because this magic is meant to separate two people.

Not yet.

Lucia still needs to prepare her mind. No, it’s not just Lucia who needs mental preparation. Eleanor also needs time.

She doesn’t mind the fact that Lucia has been cheating on her all this time, but that’s rather bad.

She won’t be able to understand Lucia’s pain now, and that will hurt Lucia even more.

Intervention is needed now.

“Can we talk for a minute? Lucy… … .”

It was the moment when he tried to calm down Lucia first, blocking the two with magic.

“About this… … !”

Snap!

Little by little scratches began to be carved on the walls of the fire. A golden glow that dyes mana itself.

[The key to understanding].

“no… … .”

this child… … . Have you grown too much?

The fact that it was a huge wall of fire would have given me a certain amount of intimidation, but I rushed as if it didn’t matter.

It’s good to be tired of the fact that you’ve grown up, but I hope you’ll judge the time and situation a bit.

“stop! Noah.”

“Even if it’s a teacher’s request, I don’t like it!”

The golden glow radiating beyond the wall of fire gradually draws closer.

“Because I could see that Lucia was suffering? I can’t just pretend I didn’t see it!”

“I’ll be thrilled.”

Don’t you know that kindness is driving Lucia right now?

Well, if you knew, you wouldn’t do that.

“number of animals.”

In the next 5 slashes, the [Fire Wall] will be destroyed.

You have to buy time.

If Lucia isn’t calmed down now, it’s hard to predict how things will turn out in the future.

“Can you stop Eleanor for a while?”

“Cooooo… … .”

“Are you sleeping?”

Do you fall asleep in this situation?

No, just before that, he could have fallen asleep while driving Stasia crazy?

This child injection is no joke.

… … It must have been Baekyang who gave Mari a drink. I’ll give you a hit

“ha… … .”

situation is worst. As always, time is a little tight this time around.

Does it even make sense to get into this situation because of an ally?

Now, let’s [contemplate] the surroundings.

Two guys flirting around as if they were drunk with blood.

One guy in a panic.

One guy like a wild boar who charges and sees.

Five agents of ＜Tenebris＞ who are hesitant.

One goblin standing by.

Oh yeah. Looking at it again, it’s a really crazy situation.

The only thing I can choose is the lesser evil.

“If you can’t grasp the situation, take the two of you and get out of the scene.”

“Yes… … . Yes!”

Grab the collar of one of the agents of ＜Tenebris＞ who is riding and say. Perhaps because Lucia, an elite agent, is like that, the command system itself is disorganized.

Even if there is no one to give orders, there must be a chain of command in case of an emergency, which is strange.

Is it because it is a unit focused on individual activities, not belonging to the regular army? Maybe they don’t even know about activities as a soldier, except for elite agents who also do foreign activities.

The confusion wouldn’t have been this much if Ulla hadn’t left the scene under Lucia’s instructions.

He wasn’t as delicate as Lucia, so he could have easily overlooked being caught by Eleanor.

“Well, then… … .”

If you don’t show a stinging taste to that guy who charges like a wild boar.

Eleanor has grown in many ways.

However, it is only a matter of personal mental strength, and the ability to judge the situation is still lagging behind.

She doesn’t know that the worry she crazily wants right now can be poisonous to someone.

As she is an official, she doesn’t know how to keep her distance.

Once she has decided on something, she doesn’t look back. But not only that, he doesn’t even look around.

Now, all she sees is Lucia, who is walking away from her seat as if being dragged away in a pale state.

beginner magic

[Little Bom]

I deploy magic to shift the attention of Eleanor, whose vision has been infinitely narrowed, to me.

Even so, it is a beginner-level magic.

It’s literally just going to be attention-grabbing.

But that should be enough.

“Be open.”

“This child?”

“The warmth of kindness!”

Eleanor’s greatsword took on a golden light. The magic blown to attract attention is shattered and absorbed by the golden light.

The power of goddamn harmony.

Since it was even beginner-level magic, it was reduced to Eleanor’s power just by touching it.

It is a force that is more intrusive than I imagined when I faced it as an enemy.

Eleanor absorbs all the beginner magic I deploy and charges without slowing down.

“… … Yes, I have gained some strength lately, so my confidence has increased, right?”

Like a cheeky guy. Now that your hair is a little bigger, you can’t even go up and down?

Whenever I call him Master, I just ignore him.

intermediate magic

[stalagmite]

“What?!”

For the first time, Eleanor’s ferocious charge is restrained.

The power possessed by the [Understander’s Key].

that’s definitely awesome The power of harmony and severance that can ignore an opponent’s attack and cut off the opponent’s source would be enough to qualify her as the main character.

but still immature She will grow even more in the future, but it is still a long way off.

“Okay, shall we try something like a teacher after a long time?”

“how… … ?”

Eleanor looks at me for the first time, as if I can’t believe that I was blocked by only intermediate level magic.

“The power of harmony is amazing. However, it is inevitably vulnerable to phenomenon magic that induces a phenomenon rather than a magic itself.”

The power of harmony has the ability to dye the opponent’s energy itself into one’s own color and use it as power.

However, she had to notice it when she fought the incarnation of [Myungwang].

Even though she carved scars on the incarnation, it did not mean that the incarnation itself was incapacitated.

The power of harmony can only absorb energy. It cannot respond to pure physical force.

In front of pure physical force, it can only be a shiny sword.

“then… … !”

Of course, Eleanor does not only have the power of harmony.

There is her own strength, mana, that she has built up steadily.

“Haaa!”

Eleanor’s sword, which began to contain the power of mana rather than the power of harmony, turned blue. With that much mana, you should be able to easily cut through [Stallagmite], an intermediate level magic.

but… … .

“The person who handles that power is too immature.”

Eleanor is still lacking.

It just has something special.

The experience she has built up on her own is far from lacking. What she would do is good in the eyes.

If the power of harmony does not work, use another power. Yes, it uses mana.

It’s a very one-dimensional idea.

“No matter how good your ability is, software is what it looks like.”

intermediate magic

[Water Fall]

The power of mana simply increases sharpness and destructive power. yes, it’s simple

If so, can that simple physical force cut through an indeterminate force like water? Well, it might be possible if you reach a level like coming out of martial arts.

But not Eleanor.

“They only know how to wield power and enforce self-righteousness.”

Lack of flexible thinking.

Well, if that was possible, I wouldn’t have charged like a wild boar like now.

“With such a simple mindset, it is impossible to achieve the goal of rebuilding Chrysos even after a hundred days.”

“… … .”

Eleanor’s eyes, enduring the waterfall, quietly hold the heat. Not swayed by provocation.

Indeed, self-righteousness also means that one’s convictions are firm.

What dwells in her eyes is not anger, but eyes looking for a way with all their might.

It’s not enough to simply wield power. The technology must be supported, and the plan must be supported.

She is now desperately trying to find a way.

“It’s a good attitude.”

It’s been a while since I’ve done something like a teacher. Then, this time, it’s my turn to do things like me, not things like teachers.

“But you have to pay for ignoring my words and going wild.”

“… … Yeah?”

looking for a way? good night.

But who will wait for that? Practice is brutal.

So what about training now? no.

I am a teacher and Nabal, and now I have to pay for my arrogance.

Before Eleanor can find a way, she prepares a new attack pattern.

The first method is phenomenon magic that induces the phenomenon, the second method is attribute magic that reproduces a waterfall using mana, and the third method is physical magic,

Yes, simple physics. it’s punchy

“Sleep, Master?! No matter what, the fist towards the girl’s face… … !”

“That’s not something a guy with a huge greatsword would say.”

Of course, it doesn’t really hit me in the face. No matter how much it was, I didn’t do anything that would upset my feelings, even though we wouldn’t see each other from tomorrow.

So, I lifted my stomach as hard as I could. Did you call it an uppercut or a body blow? I do not know.

“Cheuk!”

Anyway, Eleanor, who was blocking the pouring waterfall, knelt at the additional impact from below and was swallowed up by the waterfall.

“You are weak against physical power for a long time. Keep moving forward.”

[Stallagmite], [Water Fall], and simple Body Blow.

Phenomenon magic, property magic, physical magic. They are all called differently, but they are all the same in that they use physical force.

That would be the homework Eleanor had to overcome in the future.

“Well, then… … .”

＜Tenebris＞ took Lucia and Stasia and left safely.

Eleanor, soaked in water, clings to the floor miserably.

two people left.

It is Marie who is asleep drunk and Baekyang who is just observing the situation.

“Hello. Things are a little messy, but it’s just fine. I already had something to say to Oz-sama… … .”

“Come to think of it, it’s because of you that I came to this four months.”

“Yeah… … ?”

The situation got twisted because a drunken Marie broke in, and the cause was that the goblin in front of her was drinking.

This guy is the root of all evil.

“Well, everything is difficult the first time, and the second time is difficult, right?”

“Yeah? What are you saying all of a sudden, no, more than that, why are you approaching me with that expression… … .”

Yes, I’m already used to using physical magic.