Night. With sunset, the royal castle is surrounded all around.

The second Prince soldiers entered the castle and took control of the interior one after another.

The targets are the Prime Minister, the Third Knight, the First Queen, and the First Prince.

However, it is not easy. Despite the reversal following the reversal, the opponent was also taking further measures.

After dropping about 50% of the castle, the First Princes send a death squad. Earn time to bet on life. That was the direction of the Prime Minister, but there is no point in gaining time now. The Empire's reinforcements don't wait long.

Despite the desperate resistance of the First Princes, the battle in the castle was prolonged more than expected.

With the success of Sylvia, Eco and Mithril alloy armed soldiers, we will break through each one carefully and steadily.

Unlike the deserted opponents, this one is still regrettable. Just a little care is fatal. You don't have to rush. Outside the royal castle, soldiers of the Second Prince are surrounded, and the point of the loophole has been investigated and sealed. At the present time, the top priority was to control without any damage, no matter how long it takes.

So, how much time did you spend in the control? The night deepened.

The appearance of the ministers is not yet visible. Probably the innermost part-between the thrones.

"I'm on the road. Let's get ahead of the throne. The ministers will be there." "I understand." "Ryokai."

Winfield rushes through the gaps of the enemy's platoon, giving directions to Sylvia and Eko, both of their greatest strengths, and rushing between the thrones.

Why act together? It was with her own concerns.

"I found it!"

Sylvia calls out. Behind his gaze are Prime Minister Bar and the Third Commander of Jarum. And another one ...

"... I don't like it."

The moment he sees the person's face, Sylvia shows a tough face.

Garam, Deputy Commander of the 2nd Knights, a royal hero who has no stranger to the knights of the kingdom.

Garam stands quietly with a large sword, almost two meters in height, and stands to escort Bar and Jarum. That meant that Garam was "the other side."

"Garlam deputy commander! Did your man sell souls evil!"

Garam ignores Silvia's words. His face was so young that he couldn't seem to be 40, but he looked somewhat tired.

Why has it come out now? That, too. Winfield opens his mouth to answer Sylvia's question.

"Maybe he's not in the kingdom, maybe his family. He wasn't in the kingdom so far. Expedition? Did he get caught in that chance?"

Calm pointed out. Sylvia's anger is turned to the ministers.

...... but. If possible, Sylvia wanted to avoid engagement with Garam. Because.

"After all, he's a title fighter, an experienced player, isn't he?"

Looking at Sylvia's steps, Winfield notices.

That was correct. Garam has participated in several Swordsman title games in the past.

That is, that is. [Swordsmanship] The skill is all 9-dan, from infantry to Ryuo.

He was an unmistakable fierce.

"Well, yes?" "No problem" "Do your best"

Their views have been consistent since yesterday. If "Title Fighters" appeared as their escorts-two to one would win.

Winfield, too, inferred from an objective point of view and said he could win enough. The main skills of both Silvia and Eco are mostly nine steps. Furthermore, the combination of outstanding compatibility of front and rear guards. There was no losing factor.

...... Only one point. Except for a very small, surprisingly large point, called "interpersonal experience".

"I see. Silvia and Eco helped me out. I should never be careless."

Even if you don't say, Sylvia and the eco will come out.

Then Garam finally opened his mouth.

"Sylvia Virginia. Your father knows well. Did you abandon the pride of the knight, such as two-to-one?"

It's a really clever trick. In anticipation of Sylvia's personality, who would have longed for a knight with a strong sense of justice, he referred his father and pricked his pride. It was a skilled off-board tactic.

"No, no, calm down," "Um, I know. I know ... but there are times when I can't resist."

Winfield stops only once, sees Sylvia that never stops, and gives up quickly.

Sylvia was so stubborn that she had a bad influence on the second. He was the one who bet on life for justice and pride.

Therefore, he gets on Garam's provocation. It was inevitable.

"Don't lick, one on one"

Sylvia holds a bow and turns an arrow.

"It's an idiot, you"

"Now !?"

――At the next moment, Garam was approaching in front of Sylvia.

And the great sword is mercilessly swung down.

"Kup ...!"

It was eco friendly. With a painful expression, he manages to support the great shield.

"Oh, you're terrible. You don't take this."

Garam suddenly becomes talkative and praise the eco. However, the movement does not stop.

If you think two steps down, hold the big sword at the bottom.

What comes? Sylvia is unsure and prepares for Silver General Bowling as she retreats.

"!"

Garam starts moving with his sword parallel to the ground. "I'm thrusting!" Sylvia intuitively felt "Silver Archery" while avoiding her sideways.

"Too honest"

Suddenly, Garam changed from a straight line to a curved line. Cancels Keima Swordplay on the way and cuts it with Infantry Swordplay. It was just that, but there were plenty of fake and guidance in the meantime, sublimating to an impossibly skilled technique that could be avoided at first glance.

"Gua !!"

Sylvia receives a slash. Fresh blood flew from his shoulders, backing back and forth, kneeling about three meters behind.

“…………”

However, there is no doubt that the only thing that was left in the second class dungeon. As soon as he got up without any injuries to his shoulders, he calmed down, drank a potion, and recovered his HP.

"Well!" "Wow!"

Garam is not the only enemy of Sylvia. It's always been two-to-one, and Eco starts a rush against Garam. A skill that was a big success in the siege, Rookie Shield. But ...

"It's too big a gap."

If it doesn't hit, it's meaningless. Garam evaded at the last minute and 《Infantry Swordsmanship》 towards the back of the eco that passed by

"... It's dangerous."

Could not be activated. Aiming for that opportunity, Sylvia fired Infantry Archery.

Garam turns around and shoots an arrow with a large sword, keeping the momentum close to Silvia.

"The firepower of the deputy commander was largely understood."

Sylvia muttered a few words and prepared "Golden Bow". It has a range attack + knockback effect, and is a rare melee response skill in [bowing].

「――Tsu」

Garam, who quickly read Sylvia's skills, stopped on the spot. And they changed their tactics. From a quick approach to killing with "Silver Swordsmanship" ... to an aiming to kill off with "Ryuo Swordsmanship" at a medium distance.

Preparation time is about 4 seconds. The gap is large, but the range and power are great.

"I've been waiting for it!"

Sylvia decided that Garam had begun preparing for Dragon King Swordsmanship and canceled Goldman Bowery, and began to prepare for Rookie Bowery. Even if he prepared later, he had four seconds to prepare, so he thought it was time to do so.

"Well, it's not bad, but it's a grilled blade."

Garam cancels Dragon King Swordsman with a generous expression. So Silvia was convinced of the victory. As expected, he decided that he couldn't get enough skills to deal with 《Rooking Bow》.

"Joke! This is the end!"

When Sylvia is ready, she shoots Rookie Bow. If you win, even if you are a title fighter, you will not be able to avoid severe damage.

"If this was a silver general, it might have been a shot."

But. Garam murmured such a thing eagerly. He played Sylvia's Flying Bow with Gold Swordsman.

"What the hell!"

There is a difference in experience in interpersonal games. Skill preparation time and how to deal with it. Garam remembers his body perfectly without thinking. Silvia, on the other hand, is thinking and acting. The difference was too great.

"Huh!"

Immediately afterwards, Garam treats the ecology approaching behind him with Silver Swordsmanship.

The attack hit Gatsun and the Great Shield, and the eco staggered. The opponent is a title battle-level fierce player, even though it is Silver Swordsman. Each shot was ridiculously heavy.

"How about!"

In addition, pursue. Eco didn't have the skills to do so, and could only receive Garam's Silver Shogun with a large shield.

"meet……"

Go back and forth, put on the bottom mochi. Too much shock caused a concussion.

“…………”

Silence flows between thrones.

If you don't do that, you will lose-Sylvia intuitively felt. Despite two-on-one with Eco, they lose. It is humiliation, and.

"Do not burn"

"Strong enemy" after a long absence. As a member of the Team Firth Test, her fighting spirit was inevitable.

"No, it's no good, no, it's no good. Silvia-san. There's no need to hurry. There's no escape. They're not." Turn around. This damage may not be more than a hundred. "" But it's dangerous. It's better not to stop. "" Winfield ... Sorry. "

Speaking just a word, Sylvia turned away. She also had inalienable justice.

"Prime Minister Bal, Third Commander of the Third Knight. It is time to count your sins." "What does the woman knight look like? Do you have your hands and feet out?" I condemn you-transformation! ""!? "

Sylvia does a six-stage Transform. No matter what, we intend to settle here.

Flame cloak on the flame mask. A burning flame erupted from the light armor he wore, and the appearance was just like an incarnation of flame.

"Just ...!"

Garam prepares one tongue, Dragon King Swordsmanship. He instantly realized that "transformation takes time" and used that time effectively.

...... It was a bet on each other.

If you survive Dragon King Swordsmanship, Sylvia will win. If you push it out with Dragon King Swordsmanship, Garam wins.

"Come on!"

The timing matches, as if you had watched it.

Sylvia has activated the greatest skill she can prepare within two seconds of invincibility after completing the transformation. At the same time, Garam's Dragon King Swordplay is activated.

Each other's skills collide, offset, and-

""

--Silvia faints and falls to the ground.

The damage is not much. But they could not be offset. In contrast to the ranged attack, Dragon King Swordsmanship, the single attack, Flying Bows, was incompatible. Therefore, I took advantage of the “Stun effect” of Dragon King swordsmanship.

"Hahahahaha! Well done Garam!" "Wonderful! Let's bury those who are here and even the Second Prince!"

Bar and Jarum shout for joy. They stunned those who seemed to be the biggest threat. Until then, it was no wonder that if we thought we were in the wind now, we couldn't help.

"Hmm ...!"

Seeing Sylvia's stunned sight, the eco rises and snarls as intimidating.

The opposing Garam re-carried the great sword and wiped his forehead cold and sweat. He was so lucky that he was able to defeat Sylvia in a transformed state, and noticed that he had fallen down and was still taking no damage.

And notice. No way, this little girl ...

"Hey, shin!"

After all. Garam raises her vigilance level dramatically.

"... the play is over"

This is the stage of the title battle. With that in mind, Garam's concentration can be multiplied.

The opponent is not just a little girl. He is one of the fierce fighters who seeks titles together. And so Garam concentrated deeply and gradually, his carelessness and his thoughts disappeared.

"Hey, my family, I'm already helping me.

Winfield confuses Garam. However, Garam did not look at those words. I haven't heard it. That extraordinary concentration was just "immersive".

"Cup!"

They hit each other with a loud noise. Garam's Rookie Swordplay is taken by Eco's Keima Shield. Keima Shield has a defense + knockback effect. But it wasn't just Garam that knocked back. Eco was also bounced off because he couldn't catch the power of Rookie Swordsmanship.

"I won't let you do that!"

Garam approached her with a short break in pursuit of Eco-Gold Shield Art, chasing with Incense Wheel Swordplay. The incense wheel has a penetrating effect. Despite having the shield, the eco was damaged.

...... Then it was unilateral.

Basically, [shield art] is a skill mainly for defense. It's not one-on-one.

Eco has no choice but to keep trying Garam. Garam slowly cut down on the eco HP while using penetrating attacks such as Incense Wheel Swordsman and Horned Swordsmanship.

"Sylvia! Sylvia!"

Winfield struggles to raise Silvia. But Sylvia doesn't wake up. Because it was a spirit, there was no inventory, so you couldn't use a condition recovery potion.

The eco HP is steadily eroded. As expected, it should be a "muscular monk", but the current situation seems to be able to recover and endure on its own, but if "Transformation" breaks down, it will not be very enduring.

Little time is left. Should someone go to get a condition recovery potion ... When she was thinking about that, an unexpected person visited the throne.

"... The first prince, Claus ..."

Winfield mutters quietly and bites the lower lip. It was the worst timing.

"It's a good time to kill the woman sleeping there and the gray haired woman!"

Prime Minister Bar is pleased to give directions.

Klaus silently drew his sword from his waist and set himself toward Winfield.

"I'm good at swordsmanship, what is it?"

The first prince Klaus was more skilled in [swordsmanship] as he became the first knight commander. It is said that he excels in the kingdom, except for title games.

Winfield stood in front of Klaus over Sylvia. She is a sperm, though it is mixed. Stronger than just humans. But not as much as Claus.

"Well ... I have no choice but to do it."

She considers the use of "trump cards". The ultimate trump card that only the spirit can use, not talking to anyone.

Originally, I was expecting the worst pattern. A story that just happened to be the worst pattern.

If the royal castle capture was prolonged, a fierce person like a person who had participated in the title battle appeared as an escort of the Prime Minister, Silvia and Eco runaway, and even two people could not compete. Miraculously, if it's such a worst pattern ... use "trump cards". I decided that yesterday.

For Winfield, he only releases a fixed hand, as if he had come, saying, "If you come like this."

As usual, nothing, the best move in that phase.

All that remains is her determination.

"... Garlam, weren't you on an expedition?"

Then Klaus started talking naturally. Surprisingly, this is a message to the Deputy Commander of the Second Knights of Garam. Winfield, who saw the suspicious air, decided to wait.

"Huh ... I'm back today."

Garam can't help but ignore the words of the first prince and replies while confining the eco.

"It's strange. It's strange." "What's wrong, Your Highness! If you don't kill the woman early, your Highness will be done!"

Mr. Baru shouts, numbly screaming at Claus. However, Klaus's appearance did not change.

"Is he suddenly called back? Isn't he notified after the Knights' breach of talks in the kingdom became a topic?" "Huh, that's right." ... "" Alright! Garam, don't speak! Focus on the battle! "

"Principal Minister! You must be silent!"

Claus rages. It was the moment when my doubts turned into convictions.

"I know your wife. She was the maid of the Second Queen of Freon." "Hah" "I saw Queen Freon leaving the Royal Castle yesterday. There was no wife next to me. "So what are you saying?" "When I was beaten by the people, I once saw Queen Freon on the balcony. At that time, your wife was still her maid. Then I called you back With all this in mind, this short period of time has led you to have to come back from the expedition alone ... don't get revoked. I can easily imagine. " The maid was fired in a gross manner-"

"... Todo was tricking me. I was using me. For a long time, this me!"

Klaus roars and glares at Bar. It couldn't be deceived anymore.

"Queen Fron isn't the one who just fires a maid because he's grossly dismissed. He is not a man whose father can be killed and kept silent! "

Claus holds his sword and heads for the Prime Minister.

"You are the pus of the kingdom. The dog of the empire. He will be defeated here.

"--Her Highness, forgiveness. I have something to protect."

It was Garam that hindered that walk.

The Eco was ... 《Transformation》 was unraveled, beaten up like a rag and rolled on the floor.

"Reject. You'll suffer too." "It won't be. I can't resist anymore."

It is like declaring that you have been taken hostage. But nothing can be done.

Garam and Claus face each other.

"Why don't you retreat? Shouldn't you kill them?" "Their subordinates will give their hands." "I can't help it." "Yes. I can see the hard faces of my family. There is no. "

Garam's attitude toward Claus, unlike Silvia's, was very respectful.

"... I'm going to confront you as a teacher in this way." "If possible, give back in a slightly different way. I thought so."

Two people squeezing time and space. The attitude of the sword was very similar.

"Garamu! It's no use anymore! Kill it!"

The Prime Minister of Bar, who will scatter something. However, such voices are not heard by the two people who concentrate.

The moment—the two silver swordsmans flash.

How many techniques were packed into that moment? It was a world that only two people could understand.

"Guh ... u"

Klaus kneels down. Deep laceration on thigh. It was a scar that would not be made unless healed.

Garam stares at her with a sad face. He hurt a country prince and his disciples, albeit for his wife and children. That fact has irreparably scratched his mind.

"Love, Garam!

Bal laughs like crazy. No, he was crazy. The kingdom failed to become a puppet, and was abandoned by the empire, leaving nowhere to go. He had turned into a man who was crazy for revenge, only wishing for ruin.

“…………”

Garam approaches Silvia, silently stunned. He thought Silvia was the number one threat, and decided to stab first.

"... I'll do it. I left it to me and said,"

Look around time.

Winfield started quietly. Step into Garam without any hesitation.

Determination is decided.

"What"

Garam was alert and stopped. A woman approaching her with no intentions. There is nothing more suspicious.

"Yeah, separately. Just a little lonely. I wanted to keep the last greeting, maybe."

Smile and say that. Garam was confused because he didn't understand the meaning.

"The spirit, by burning the existence itself, can be a little invincible. For a minute or so? In the meantime, kill three of you and rescue Sylvia and Eko. , My, responsibility "

Winfield's concerns have unfortunately been met. Therefore, she naturally uses "trump cards" and tries to take responsibility.

There were plenty of other routes, but this was the best here.

Differences in values? Is it the difference between life and death views? If everything is settled in one life, I will gladly give it. Winfield was such a spirit.

"That's the solution. You've done it. There's no problem, except I'm gone. Good ending."

He mutters with a grim expression and holds his hand over his chest.

At the heart of the human being, the root of the life of the spirit exists.

Destroy it. It was a very easy and very scary way.

"Babyai-"

............

Next moment.

Winfield, not even the second, in a way we didn't know.

The darkness overflows, the darkness boils, with the intimidation that everyone wants to give up.

The existence of fear that should not appear here has been transferred from the shadow.

From the "shadow of Sylvia" that falls down.

-And.

"Where is the shadow you remember, where is it? No way.