Episode 181 Reason for fighting ①
The Sea of Sealed Trees was activated by Holy Knight Aroma Fidea in order to seal away the Scarlet King Sherry. Just as the Sorcerer Albain once sealed the Helllord Belorg, she has made herself a pillar of sealing.
Normally, a ``king'' monster would easily break a person's seal. However, awakened magicians are different. Although they are human, they are more than human, and can supply an unlimited amount of magical power. The seal with the Awakened Magician at its core is extremely strong. Even if the ``King'' monster tried to destroy it with magic, it would be compensated for with its enormous magical power.
The sealed sea of trees activated by the Holy Knight Aroma has inherited the properties of her magical equipment.
In other words, it has the ability to absorb the intruder's magical power.
The condition for being able to work in this sea of trees, where nothing can come near, is to have the key to unlocking the tree, which is the key to breaking the seal.
"This is my power, isn't it?"
However, there are exceptions to everything.
Just as Shu was able to kill the effects of the Sea of Trees with death magic, Serua, who had gained the power of the royal family, was also able to nullify it. Holy light purifies all magical phenomena. As long as you have this power, you won't be absorbed by the sea of trees, nor will you be confused by the effects of confusion.
Iris, Sink, and Serua headed straight to the center of the sea of trees.
"Have you gotten used to the power?"
"That's right. However, I feel like I can understand why Axel-sama was described as sleeping. It feels like something is catching on you. Did you feel that way when you used the magic armor, Sink?"
"That never happened to me. My master didn't tell me anything like that either, so isn't the princess's power special?"
“If it lasts longer than this, it will be too much, and it may be true that the magic armor is sleeping with me. I need to master it quickly.”
The holy light sealed in the royal lineage of Heiren becomes more and more purified and powerful with each passing generation. Successive kings strengthen their power by passing on the power of the magical armor to just one person in the next generation.
Originally, it was supposed to be a preparation for when the Scarlet King was resurrected, but it was released into the world because of a traitor to the Roca tribe named Gladio.
However, the subjugation of the Scarlet King is the destiny of the royal family.
Although it was a force majeure situation, Selua also intended to fulfill her role as the last member of the royal family.
"Sink, thank you for coming here even though you just became my bodyguard."
"No, well, it's a job my master asked me to do."
"Thank you, Iris-san, for being a stranger to me. If it weren't for Iris-san, we would have died."
“It’s fine.”
Originally, the story became complicated when Shu destroyed Adibara. Also, Iris's intuition whispers to him that good things will happen if he gets involved in this case, so he cooperates with Serua instead of forcing his way out.
In fact, Shuu, who is acting separately, has acquired the basics of space magic and the subspace generation technique. Iris is not directly involved, but Iris helped Serua and the others.
Iris didn't help me just by being kind.
"Let's continue to defeat the Hiou. Enji-sama is buying us some time, and maybe we can help in the fight against Gladio."
At first I wondered what was going to happen.
Adivala was destroyed, the key to the unlocking tree controlled by the royal family was stolen, and Sink was almost killed. He was saved by various connections. It's just like Iris, and it's like High Rain.
The battle began when Serua sensed a crisis.
And in the end, the power of this magical outfit teaches Serua of danger.
"Sink, Iris-san. Something's coming!"
Serua gave a warning with a sudden chill.
Because a crisis approaches gradually, the chills that come without any warning are the result of a jump in time. In other words, it was also proof of spatial transition.
"You did a lot of trouble. Did you complete Roka's sealing barrier again?"
“You!”
Synch reflexively activates the magic armor and stands in front of Serua.
The opponent, Gladio, who was defeated once and chose to run away the second time, jumped through space and appeared.
On the other hand, Serua is worried about something else.
"I can't believe... Enji-sama..."
"Hmph. Let's just say that he was my master. But he is no longer my enemy."
"That's it..."
On the way to the west tower, Gladio attacked me once. At that time, Enji, the guardian of the southern cathedral, should have taken over the fight.
However, the fact that Gladio appeared like this meant that Enji had lost.
It can't be said that the time they spent fighting in the west tower was that long.
This means that they defeated the Roka clan's elite guardian, Enji, in a short amount of time.
"The Scarlet King will be revived soon. I won't let him get in the way."
At the same time, Gladio informed him that he didn't have time.
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“Adibara has disappeared!?”
The inner chamber of Magia Cathedral was filled with commotion.
The reason for this was that the disappearance of Adibara had finally been reported. The Faron Empire was in an important position because it protected the barrier to seal away the Scarlet King.
However, if the city that played that role disappeared, it was only natural that things would turn out like this.
"His Highness the Pope! Immediately send a squad of holy knights...oh no, let's send S-rank holy knights from our home country. This is a grave situation!"
"Who are we going to send? The 'Tengan' and 'Senju' are on separate missions, aren't they? If the remaining 'Kakuko' also go out, there will be no protection for our homeland."
"This is not the time to say things like that. It is important to protect our homeland, but we need to investigate the situation first."
"That's right. If the Scarlet King revives, he will become our enemy. Unlike the immortal king, who does not move, or the evil king, who is a conscious disaster, he will definitely bare his fangs against us. It may also be necessary to bring back the Tengan and Senju.”
To tell the truth, the Holy Grineer was worried about its military strength.
The reason is the lack of awakened magicians. No holy knights have awakened in the past 200 years, and they have been at a standstill with the goal of gathering forces to fight against the King. There are various reasons for this, but the biggest one is an improvement in overall military strength. With the development of firearms and magic, people became less exposed to the threat of monsters. As a result, the trend of going out of your way to seek power is disappearing.
"First, let's start searching for the royal family. We'll also send a messenger to the Loka village. They might know something."
"I agree with that."
“How about we arrange a resurrection ritual just in case?”
"Are you considering the possibility of fighting the Scarlet King? I think it's pointless..."
"If you fight the King, there might not be any bodies left. But I think you need to be prepared."
"The resurrection of the dead...that would have been unthinkable just a while ago."
“It’s a good time.”
"This is off-topic. In any case, make preparations and dispatch 'Kakuko'. Also, contact 'Tengan' and 'Senju' as soon as possible."
The Holy Grineer also began to move, with a significant delay in its initial response.
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In the battle with Gladio, Sink made the first move.
Somehow, I managed to read his breathing, took advantage of the slight lapse in concentration, weakened his presence, and stepped in. A slash approaches from a blind spot and attempts to cut Gladio's bottom under the chin.
However, it was evaded and the only thing left was to tear the thin skin of his cheek.
"Don't do it"
A sharp kick was thrown as a counterattack, but Sink jumped to avoid it. He jumped over Gladio's head, got behind him, and performed a spinning cut. Gladio plays it with his left hand without even looking at it. Sink used the impact to his advantage and launched an attack from the opposite direction. However, Gladio is still played with his right hand without looking at it.
"What happened? It was a fairly light attack."
"……You are bothering me"
Even when provoked, Sink does not change its shape from the sword and continues to make light attacks that prioritize speed.
Seeing the battle between the two, who seemed to be competing against each other, Serua asked a question.
"Why doesn't Sink use that?"
"That" refers to an attack that makes the blade huge at the moment of slashing.
It's an attack that was also effective against Ruin-class monsters, so it seems to be even more effective against Gladio, who is a human. But Sink wasn't trying to use it. Even if you know that your attacks aren't working at all, you just attack with normal attacks.
The sword techniques handed down directly to the Sword Master are reliable, but Gladio is also strong without any gaps.
Slight roughness was noticeable on the sink, which had little practical experience.
"sink……"
"Ah, you're out of magic. You were quite reckless in the fight against the alien giant Hecatoncheir earlier."
“But Sink didn’t even pretend like that, did he?”
"I think he was hiding it. That's the recklessness of a young boy."
I didn't realize it since Iris hadn't had anything to do with it for a while, but magic power is limited. Once you're exhausted, you can't recover unless you get plenty of rest.
Currently, Sink is out of magical power, and the only thing he can do is maintain his magical equipment.
With such an unnatural sink, I could easily see through the fighting Gladio.
“Dear you, are you running out of magic?”
"Oh!"
"Hmph. That's something I've tried. Even my perfect teacher couldn't stand up to me, so I can't believe that an inexperienced person with no magic power would challenge me."
"shut up"
Although he's hiding it, Sink doesn't have much strength left.
I was forced to fight Ruin-level monsters one after another, and I ended up using up all my magical power. In fact, there are limits.
"Sink! Let's pull it once!"
"Stupid princess. Do you think I'll let you escape?"
"it is……"
"It's okay, princess. I'll win."
Sink hasn't given up.
I know it's a disadvantageous battle. I also feel like I might not be able to win. However, it was also entrusted to him by his master, Hyrein. I was determined to accomplish it.
"Why are you fighting? A princess from a perishing country is not worth serving."
"I only fulfill my master's wish."
"Thoughts that are left to others are fragile. This wish of mine exceeds that. I'm sure the members of the royal family who were lucky enough to be given power wouldn't understand."
"The princess isn't just given to me. She's trying to win it for herself."
"A princess who is always being protected? That's nonsense."
"Fighting is a knight's job. There's nothing wrong with it."
As Sync boldly challenges him, Gladio simply parries and plays him. I can't say he's serious yet. Still, the sink cannot be attacked.
The battle was clear.
"I think he has some faith, but he's a man who leaves things to others. He's worthless."
Gladio deployed a magic circle.
The word "unpleasant" was a mistake, and Sink quickly attacked. I wouldn't know if this was normal magic, but what Gladio activated was spatial magic. Not being able to cut through the magic circle in time, Sink's blade passes through nothing. Gladio appeared somewhere else and kicked him in frustration.
“Therefore, it is fragile.”
“Gah!?”
"slow"
"Ugh..."
"Weakest of all"
"Gofu!"
This was followed by a series of elbow strikes and palm strikes, and Sink was blown away. It finally stopped when it hit a tree trunk, but it sustained enough damage that it started to vomit blood.
And Gladio walks towards the sink to give chase.
"Please stay away!"
Serua saw this and immediately used her power.
Although immature, he gathered holy light and released it to Gladio. Naturally, Gladio jumps back to avoid it. The holy light that missed went straight ahead, touched the ground and dispersed.
Seeing this, Gladio muttered in a disappointed tone.
"That's the power of the royal family. Are you saying that's what I wanted...it seems I overestimated it."
The Heiren royal family is also originally from the Roka tribe.
And Gladio sought the power of the chosen Roka tribe. The power of the royal family that he sought in this way does not seem to be able to make anything happen. It is natural to be disappointed.
"That's enough. The order is reversed, but I'll finish you off here."
Multiple magic circles appeared around Gladio.
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