Once again, the moment Eil tried to reach forward with his right hand--

There's ............?

　Suddenly, its back was slashed open and fresh blood was splashed out.

''You're alive, white wolf!

　The sword of Vajra Iron (adamant) slashed through Eil's back.
　And the one who wielded the sword was none other than Garnett.

''Nah, why ......!''

　Ail quickly got away from the wind magic.
　Clearly, he didn't seem to understand what the hell had happened.

　What I did was, in theory, quite simple.
　I threw the projectile so that the blade portion of the receiving Vajra Iron (Adamant) sword hits the barrier blocking the entrance to the stairs.

　The "Right Eye of Wisdom" showed me where to aim and throw, so the remaining question was whether I could throw it as I aimed, a rather poor bet to be honest.

　Another factor is that the Right Eye had caught the presence of someone coming up the stairs.

　No one but Garnett would try to run up in this situation.

　With Garnett's skill and judgment, it should be easy for him to pick up the sword of Kongotetsu (adamant) that broke through the barrier and fell down, and quickly turn to attack - the result of expecting that was a great answer.

　It was like betting one's life on a single point, but if the person you were betting on was Garnett, there was no reason to hesitate.

'Didn't I tell you to wait downstairs?　But thanks. You've helped me a lot.
I'm sorry. I heard a huge explosion and there was no sign of him coming back, so I just started moving my body.

　Garnett smiles at me.

　It's just as I imagined it would be, including the reason.
　This guy doesn't disappoint, after all.

So what the hell is going on with this guy?
We'll explain later. We'll take off first!

　With that word alone, Garnett instantly agreed to leave and jumped into the stairs after me without saying a word.

　A moment too late, a gust of wind slammed into the entrance of the stairs, and the accelerated wind pressure that blew into the small space swept us both away.

''Wow!''
Garnett!

　Garnett quickly grabbed my arm and tried to hold me up as usual, but that's reckless in the current situation where I can't use my skills.

　I went the other way and held Garnett in my arms and fell down the stairs, bouncing over and over again.

　And when I fell to the bottom, my arms' strength was limited and I let go of the garnet.

'White Wolf's ......!　What the hell are you doing?
'Ouch ...... It's been a while since I've had this feeling of prolonged pain ...... and I've been doing a lot of [repair] as soon as I've had any problems lately.'

　Following Garnett, Hild, who had been hiding in the shadows, runs up to me.

　I don't feel bad about being worried, but as expected, now is not the time for that.

　I quickly relayed to Hild only the important part of what happened at the top of the stairs.

'There was Senator Ail over there. It's Senator Ail of the Northern Tree Sea Federation. Technically, I heard he's a duplicate of a mental body or something.
'Such a ......!　How did one of the High Elves get to ......!
''He realized that if he looked up the 'right eye' with magic, he would be dragged into this world. So he was going to ambush us and beat us to the punch before falsifying our memories so that we wouldn't bring back any unnecessary knowledge.

　The six silent human demons I saw in the aforementioned hall - if my imagination is correct, it's a considerable discovery when they gathered in this virtual world that seems to be a memory of an ancient magical civilization with an atmosphere of companionship.

　I should have known about the High Elf and Coalition Senator Eir, as well as the dark elves with the eye-patch-wearing humans and the sword of Vajra Iron (Adamant), before.

　A-(a)r-(a)r-(a)r-(a)r-(a)r-(a)r-(a)r-(a)r-(a)r-(a)r-(a)r-(a)r-(a)r-(a)r-(a)r-(a)r-(a)r-(a)r-(a)r-(a)r-(a)r-(a)r-(a)r-(a)r-(a)r-(a)r-(a).

　There is no evidence for this. I've only encountered both of them in their old and modern forms, so I can only count backwards in my imagination what they looked like when they were young.

　And of the three that remained, I couldn't remember anything about the dwarves and dryads that I could think of, but somehow I couldn't determine that about only the Eastern man with hair color that shimmered like the sun.

　It shouldn't have been in his memory, but he was missing something crucial--

'But if Eir Sethlumnir is involved, it makes sense,'

　Hild, who had recovered from his surprise, opened his mouth with a serious face, so he broke off his contemplation and turned his attention to that side.

''Restoring the connection (link) to the physical body and opening the magic pathway ...... If it was the case with the Lord Commander and the others, I thought it was too late for the skills to become available, but perhaps some person is interfering.''
'I see, ...... there's also the motivation to prevent him from escaping on his own. Is there likely to be a way to break the jamming?

　If I used 【Restoration】 to escape like I did at that time when I encountered Alfazul, Eir's plan to plant false memories would be overturned from the ground up.

　If there's a way to interfere, it's only natural to do it, and if you can plant a duplicate of a mental body or something like that just by making eye contact, and if you can even falsify your memories, it's not surprising that you have such a 'means'.

Theoretically, disarming it is possible. However, we don't have enough resources at the moment. Specifically, we have magic power .......
'Shit, so that's where you end up.

　It's like a treasure chest with a key inside.
　It's not a lid that you can't open, but you have to open the lid to get the tools to open it.

If you can unlock it itself, you'll have to find a way to do that somehow: ...... No, but first we have to get out of this building.
Don't look like you can do it. I mean, they're not stupid.

　Garnett, who had left the place before he knew it, came running back from behind the tracks where the train had run.

There's a thick barrier and wind storm blocking the outside. When they lured us in, they were ready to lock us in. I'm sure the skills and the usual swords are still there, but with just a flesh-and-blood body and the sword, it's going to be impossible to forcibly break through.

　Garnett spat bitterly.

　I feel the same way. Prepared, cunning and crafty. It's no wonder that Theodore's parents immediately chose to make peace with him, a difficult enemy.

　Just then, I heard the sound of shoes coming slowly down the stairs.

　Calmly, step by step, step by step.
　Convinced that there was no way to escape, he was confident that he could afford it.

'...... Hild. You just need some magic power, right?
'Yes, sir!　Even if it only increases the concentration of magic in the atmosphere!　I'll scrape it up and see what I can do.
All right. We'll take care of the magic. Until then, you'll have to hide somewhere. We can't let them know you're here, okay?

　Not long after I let Hild hide in the shadows, Ail's figure appears under the magical lighting as he descends the stairs.

　Me and Garnett stood shoulder-to-shoulder, confronting the powerful enemy in front of us.