Tona, goddess of knowledge and books

　The airship flies in the direction of Nargol.
　The sky is blue and clear and there are few clouds.
　Standing on the deck, the wind is pleasant.
　I wish this had been a carefree trip.

'Thank you, sir. Mr. Ishtia. Thank you for letting me on board the ship. ......'

　I bow to the goddess who is the master of the ship.
　I don't have an empty ship.
　I don't need one because I tend to be basically holed up in the archives. Of course, I don't have any other flying vehicles.
　So I'm glad she gave me a ride on the ship.

'It's no problem, Tona. Because she's Felli's daughter. Never mind.

　Then she laughs happily.
　The congregation is not close, but my mother and her are very close.
　She was willing to let me on board when I asked.
　And she seems to be curious about it too.
　Right now, near Nargol in the north, the brave men of light and the evil gods who adore Raina are fighting each other.
　It's not that I don't care what happens to Raina's brave men.
　But it seems that among those evil gods is Brother Toles.
　What a foolish thing to do. It makes my head hurt.
　Brother Toles is in charge of the defense of Elyos. Normally, he shouldn't leave Elyos without permission.
　I was surprised when I learned that from the information Alfos left behind. I wish he would have stopped it at all.
　It's so much better to be able to stop them at all.
　After all, do you care about the man you like?

''Even so, you're a bit late. I hope it's not over, but I can't believe it's turning out to be such an interesting thing, I'm curious to see how Raina's brave girl of light fights~

　She looks happy.
　It's as if she's going to the mountains for a look-see.
　She's recently become curious about the man that Reena likes, the brave man of light, and she wants to see him fight.
　And it seems that she would like to get to know him deeply if she could.
　Just like the men on this ship.
　The crew of about a thousand men are mostly men.
　All of them are beautiful men, and I hear that all of them have been trained by her to love each other.
　It doesn't really matter, though. Why is it that they are all almost all naked?
　He only wears a small front cover on his waist.
　Thanks to that, every time I move, I can see something plump.
　The owner of the ship is almost naked.
　The only thing that hides his ample bosom is his breasts.
　I'm the only person on this boat who wears thick clothes. Of course I have no intention of taking off my clothes.
　I will never be able to wear thin clothes in front of such a limpid woman.
　I can't show my poor body compared to hers.

''What's the matter, Tona-chan?　I'm worried about your brother. He'll be fine. We'll have Alfos with us. You don't have to worry about him.

　Totally, misguided concern.

'Ha, sure ....... If Alfoss is here, it might be okay, but ......

　I phase in.
　She doesn't understand.
　Sure, if Alfoss is there, he might be okay.
　But my stubborn brother might refuse to be helped.
　It makes my head hurt to think about it.
　That's why I'm going.
　Alfos usually plays around and can't be counted on, but he's very strong when he fights.
　He shouldn't have made any particular effort, but he's stronger than Brother Toles.
　He's working very hard to be recognized by his father, the God King, and yet the results are brutal.
　And yet the results are cruel.
　I guess this is talent. I can't help but feel sad.
　I'm disgusted with the brother and sister together at all.
　Probably, neither the brave man of light nor the strongest dark knight, Kuroki, will be able to match Alfoss.
　So I think of the worst thing to do.
　If I fight close to Nargol, there is a chance that Kroki will come out of it.
　And Kroki and Alfos might get into a fight.
　If that happens, Kroki will be killed by Alfos.
　I don't like that. I don't want Kroki to die, very badly.
　For the first time in my life, I have found a man who is good for me.
　I don't want him to die.

I hope it wasn't in a fight with Alfos: ......

　He muttered so that no one could hear him.





Raina, the goddess of wisdom and victory

　A powerful ward created by Alfos blocks my empty ship.
　And near us are the demons on the wyvern that were also blocked by the warding.
　I know that she-demon. I think her name is Guno or something like that.

"Lady Raina. Lady Raina, there are demons in your midst. What are you going to do?

　War Maiden Nia looks to me for instructions.

''We can't let him get to you. Nia. Leave her alone like that.

　Damon, a woman of little means, is no match for me. I can leave her alone.
　We don't have time for that now.
　I didn't think that the evil gods were colluding to defeat Rage.
　I was surprised when I learned that from Kuna.
　Utterly, I don't know what they're doing, those idiot men should just be quietly offering tribute to me.
　However, I heard that there are even tolls among those evil gods (creepy guys).
　I wonder what they are doing.
　I wish Alfos would stop them, but that brother is not to be counted on.
　I'm sure he's just going to watch the battle between Rage and the evil gods for fun.
　However, I didn't think that even that Alfos would do something stupid.
　I don't know what he's thinking about, picking a fight with Kuroki.
　I'm worried about Rage and the others, but I'm more concerned about this one.
　Besides, Totoona should be on her way by now.
　I think about her, who for some reason has similar tastes.
　I'll leave Rage and Toles to her.
　According to my prediction, they should be getting there by now.

I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this. It's a good thing that you're able to put up such a powerful ward: ...... This will probably be the end of that dark knight, Lady Raina.

　Nia laughs.
　She doesn't seem to understand anything.
　I let out a sigh.

'You're an idiot, Nia. No way.'

　Nia and the other war maidens give me a strange look when I say that.
　I usually just play with them, but Alfoss is strong.
　Maybe he's not the strongest holy knight in Elyos, but the strongest Elyos.
　Nia and the others think so too. It's a good idea to have a good time.
　But I know it.

"It's Alfos who will lose. "Alfos would never be a match for him.

　My Kroki can't lose.




Dark Knight Kroki.

　His own raised sword flicked off the helmet of the holy knight Alfos.
　I swung my sword selflessly and it hit him.
　Alfos, whose helmet was blown off, looks at me with a shocked expression.

I'm surprised. It's a fluke, isn't it?　I can't believe I missed out on this one: ....... Hmm?

　Alfos' left hand touches his own cheek.
　I can see a small amount of blood there.
　It looks like the sword grazed a little bit.

You!　How dare you!　You shouldn't have scratched my face!　This is unacceptable!

　Alfos's face changes to an angry look.
　Eh~. You only hurt it a little.
　The wound on Alfoss's cheek is no more than a centimeter in size.
　Besides, if you're a god race, you should be able to recover quickly.
　I don't think there's anything to be that angry about.
　I can hear a voice from the empty boat berating me.

''Hey!　What have you done to me?　Master Alfoss's face is the treasure of the world!
What kind of a man hurts Master Alfoss if he doesn't look like you?
"Stupid...!　Die...!
Get your asses down and get on with it...!

　Cursing from beautiful women.
　It's kind of depressing.
　This is why I don't want to fight a hot guy!
　If you win, they hate you; if you lose, they despise you.

'The game is over!　The Dark Knight!

　The angry looking Alfos splits apart.
　Each alter ego comes in fast.

''Ha!

　What we do doesn't change, we just do what we can do.
　Watch and feel the opponent's movements and swing the sword.
　From the right, from the left, from the front, from the back.
　You'll catch each Alfoss sword.
　Then I quickly return my sword and slash at Alfos.
　Alfos leaves at high speed.

''Nonsense!

　Alfos turns around and gives him a surprised look.
　Blood is spilling from his left arm.

''You mean you saw through my attack!

　He shook his head at the words.

''I haven't seen that much through. But if you've put your swords together like this, I'm sure anyone can do this much: ......

　I'd rather be attacked so much and now I wonder if it's time.
　I lament my lack of talent.
　Alfos is coming again.
　But this time, I don't let him alter himself.
　On the verge of that, I close the gap in one fell swoop.

"What?!

　Alfos' surprised voice as he is suddenly caught in time and defends himself in a hurry.
　The demon sword is defended by Alfos's holy sword, but he swings his sword out of the way.
　Alfos is blown away and hits the crystal pillar.
　I turn to Alfos to give chase.

''d*mn?!''

　Alfos gets up and runs away in a hurry.

'Let him go!

　I'm going after Alfoss.

'Nonsense!　I can't believe you're moving as fast as I am!

　It's not like I'm moving as fast as Alfos.
　It's impossible to move as fast as Alfos in this space.
　That's why I'm catching Alfos' shadow and making him pull me along.
　This way, they can't get away from me.
　While moving, he crosses swords with Alfos.
　The sound of sword fights echoes through the garden.
　If Alfos moves to the right, I move with him, and if he moves to the left, I move with him.

''What?!　Behind me!

　He stays one step ahead of his opponent by adding his own speed to Alfos' speed.
　Alfos, having been caught behind, rushes to take a defensive stance.
　But it's okay.
　I put power from my waist to my shoulders, from my shoulders to my arms, and then to my sword, so as not to lose my center of gravity.
　And then my body turns into a single sword.
　I pull out of Alfos's defenses and raise my sword from the lower left to the upper right.
　I feel it slicing through Alfos' body.
　But it's shallow. Alfos's pure white armor is hard. Even with this magic sword, it doesn't seem to be able to slice through easily.
　I'm wary of Alfoss's counterattack and take a defensive stance.
　However, Alfos twisted his face in pain and stepped back.
　He doesn't seem to be going to chase me.

There's no way I'm this ....... But not yet.

　Alfos' wounds are closing up and his armor is restoring itself.

'This is the same as Lavrus: ......'

　I remember.
　This is the same as when I fought Lavrus in the underground labyrinth. Lavrus at that time had healed from his wounds just as easily.
　In other words, this space would work to Alfoss's advantage.
　If this one eats an attack, the damage remains, whereas Alfos will recover indefinitely.

''If that's the case. We have no choice but to slaughter it in one blow. ......

　You can't do this with a half-hearted attack.
　We must defeat them in a single blow.
　The situation is still the same, and the odds are still against us.
　But we have no choice.
　You have to prepare your sword and look at Alfos.



Demon Princess Polen.

'Whoa! Your Highness!　His Excellency is pushing it!

　Poo-chan hugs me happily.
　The beautiful women on the empty boat are making a lot of noise.
　Just a few minutes ago, Kuroki-sensei's sword didn't even graze Alfos-sama, and now it's overwhelming him.

''Such ....... Alfos is being pushed. What do you mean by that?!''

　Myxa gives him a look of disbelief.

'Kukku. Nice face, Mewsa. But don't be surprised. Kuroki only caught Alfoss's movements. No wonder.

　Master Kuna makes a smug face. He's very good at it.

''It's a lie!　You think you could have seen through Alfoss's movements in that short time?　It's impossible!!!!

　Mytha shakes her head.
　I can't believe it either. Alfos-sama is moving so fast I can barely follow him with my eyes. Poo-chan says he can't see it at all.
　In spite of that. Do you think he was able to see through it in just that much time?

That's what Kroki can do. But I think you took your time for Kroki. Normally, I'd have seen it out. Well, that's why Alfoss was so brilliant. I'll give you credit for that.

　Master Coona laughs. He looks really happy.

''Such is the case with Alfos-sama: ......
No!　No!　I can't believe Master Alfoss is hurt!
"Master Alfoss...　Don't lose...!

　In the crystal garden, the dark knight and the holy knight are moving fast and clashing swords with each other.
　It's ridiculously fast.
　Kuroki-sensei is as fast as Alfoss-sama.
　He shouldn't have been able to move like that until just now.

''Lie?　Are you catching up with Master Alfoss?!
'Why?　I can move as fast as Alfoss!
What do you mean?

　The beauties shouted.

'Hahaha!　Krokies!　I can move as fast as the opponent I've caught moving!　A shadow, as they say!　It's impossible to beat Kroki with speed.　Do you understand, you ugly bastards!

　The beauties moaned languidly as Master Coona said.

''No---!　Master Alfoss---!

　Suddenly one of the beautiful women screams out.
　Alfos-sama was blown away by Kuroki-sensei.
　Kuroki-sensei gives chase to the fallen Alfos-sama.
　Alfoss crawls on the floor and tries to escape.
　His movements are similar to those of Kuroki-sensei before.

'Hahahahahaha!　Buzama!　Horseshit!　BU, ZA, MA, hey, skanks!　How do you feel now?　How does it feel to see your men rolling around unceremoniously!

　Master Coona laughs happily.
　If I get hit, I'll do it again. I don't want to just make an enemy of Master Coona.

'Oh no! Alfoss is the greatest swordsman in Elyos!　Even if it's catching up to you at speed! You can't lose with a sword!

　Myxa's face is about to cry.

''Hmph! If Alfos is the strongest Elyos, then Kroki is the greatest swordsman in the world!　Don't think you can beat Kroki with a sword from the front!　You have no idea how much sword training Kroki has in store for you!

　I can honestly agree with my teacher on that.
　I haven't been learning swords from Kuroki-sensei for a short time. However, I know that Kuroki-sensei's sword is amazing.
　And I know that this is due to the daily training.
　Kuroki-sensei is undoubtedly the strongest swordsman in the world.
　Kuroki-sensei, the dark knight, clashes with the holy knight, Alfos-sama's sword, and it rings out.
　Kuroki-sensei's sword overwhelms Alfos-sama.
　But there is no contest. This is because no matter how much Alfos-sama is hurt, he will recover quickly.
　Kuroki-sensei is at a disadvantage.
　But I can see it now.
　Kuroki-sensei can overcome it!
　Master Alfos's face is twisted in pain. I can see that he is trapped.
　I can hear the cries of the beauties.

'O Snow Maidens!
What?　Hey!!

　The snow maidens, who were dancing in the air with Alfos-sama's shout, attacked Kuroki-sensei with their ice spears raised.
　Kuroki-sensei twists and ducks the snow maidens' attacks.
　Alfos-sama, meanwhile, takes a distance from Kuroki-sensei.

''Wait a minute!　I thought the spirits didn't attack!!!

　Dr. Kroki protested.
　But Master Alfos does not answer.
　Alfos-sama's body emerges away from Kuroki-sensei.
　His face has a look of anger on it.

'Lie ....... The always calm Alfos-sama is .......
Oh, no, I never thought I'd see that look on Master Alfos' face.
It's kind of scary. ......

　The voices of beautiful women.
　I'm scared too.
　I'd pee my pants if they stared at me like that.

"Alfos. I didn't know you had to look like that: ......
"Hmm, you're starting to lose your shit. That's because you're sucking up to Kuroki.

　The Master also muttered as Musa looked at Master Alfoss's uncharacteristic appearance.

'I underestimated you!　The Dark Knight!　I never thought you'd go this far!

　Alfos-sama's voice, laced with anger, rang out.
　There is no longer any sign of the leeway he had at the beginning.
　The Snow Maidens gather around that Alfoss-sama.
　Unlike earlier, the snow maidens are all wearing pale white armor and carrying glowing ice spears.
　They raise their spears and line up around Alfos-sama.
　Alfos-sama glares at Kuroki-sensei.

''We're going all out from here!　The Dark Knight!　I'm going to take you down with every fiber of my being!