The bases of the criminal organization [Hydra] are usually located deep underground.
　It is common knowledge in this world that when building a new city, it is common practice to bury the old streets and use them as the foundation of the land. This kind of city structure is well known in Rome.
　It is common to find ruins when digging a hole, and some of them may even contain magic tools from the old days. In other words, it is a good place for criminals to hide, and it has become a kind of underground crime city used by various criminal organizations.
　Entrances and exits are disguised in various places, and the work of building these bases is done by slaves who have been sold off, and passageways are spread out like a net underneath the historical land.
　Throughout the years, many criminal organizations spread out their underground passageways, connecting with multiple criminal organizations underground, and by joining forces, the criminal organization Hydra was born.

　However, the Hydra was devastated by a single man.
　The cause was a girl. That girl was the one that the criminal organization was relentlessly looking for, and even tried to use her power to their advantage. The reason for this was that she was a bloodline mage who had inherited powerful magic in a way.
　It all started when they killed the woman's family. They wanted to take advantage of her abilities, but she was just a young girl at the time, and her family members worked together to resist the [Hydra] in order to save her. In order to hide the true intentions behind it.
　The result was that the whole family was killed, leaving one person behind, and the girl's whereabouts were also lost.
　But [Hydra] didn't give up. They truly believed that with their bloodline magic, their prosperity was guaranteed.
　And when they searched for the girl with their blood eyes, the one who stood in front of them was the Dukes of Solstair. 　

　In other words, she was working for the Dukes of Solstair as a maidservant. The biggest problem was the next head of the family, Delsacis. At the time, he was a student at the academy, but he was so well known in the underworld that he had been crushing underworld organizations one after another and incorporating them into his own.
　However, they were still determined to get their hands on the girl, so when she entered the Istor Academy of Magic, they took advantage of the situation and kidnapped her. As a maidservant, she not only took care of the heir, but also enrolled as a student at the same academy, and always accompanied Delsacis.
　The result was a devastating blow to the organization, and within a month the massive organization was cruelly destroyed.
　What's more, the clue that led to the discovery of their base was a dagger found in an underground ruin. The dagger had been used by a tribe in ancient times, and was the favorite of one of the kidnappers who happened to find it, but he was defeated by Delsacis, leaving the dagger behind.
　As a result of examining the dagger, which was the only clue, the location of the base was revealed because it was a rare item at the time and a prosperous tribe in a region, and within a few days it became known that an organization existed underneath a city.
　And so, Delsacis and a few of his friends went in, and the Hydra was thoroughly destroyed.
It's also worth noting that there was an organization that controlled the underworld after Hydra temporarily disappeared, but that organization was also destroyed by Delsacis. 　

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　While running through the forest, Garlanth was running away with a girl.
　This girl's bloodline magic [Future Prediction] is powerful. If you know what's going to happen in the future, you can guarantee your safety by making a different choice, and you can also revive your back business.
　The goal is to escape with a few of your men to the banks of the Great Auras River, and from there escape by ship to another country.
　If we can get out of this country, then we can use the power of this girl to rise again. To do so, he had killed the headman who had raised him and taken her from him, but the result was that he was being hunted down with every move he made.
　In frustration, Garlanth forcefully pulled the girl's hand.

'You better run faster!　They'll catch up to you!
"I can't. You'll die here. ...... It's already decided.
You're a fool. ...... With you, I can rise again!　With your help!
It's impossible.　Because I'm the one who led ...... you to this.
"What the ......?

　It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're doing.
　No, he wouldn't even be able to understand. He must not have even thought about how much of a risk the magic of [predicting the future] is.
　But the girl in front of me was different. Her eyes were filled with determination and she was looking straight at Garance.

"Our clan is short-lived. That's because it's against providence to look at events while in human form. By cutting our own lifespan in order to see the future, we are able to know where the future will take us.
"So what?　If that's true, then you're even more mine!
"I don't think you understand. You don't understand that our family has been laying the groundwork since ancient times to rid the world of this magic.　The murder of your parents by you is one of those stones.
"What?
It seems that you sought the help of your parents and me, but it was us who set it up.

　It was ridiculous. However, it was a serious matter for the family that had inherited the magic of predicting the future.
　This magic cannot be controlled by oneself, and it always sees the future in the form of dreams. Every time they do, their lifespan is reduced and they cannot live for long. So how can they live in peace? They seek the answer to this question while cutting their own lifespan, and arrive at the answer.
　In short, we can move the world to a future where descendants who do not inherit the power of [prediction of the future] are born.
　This was a ray of hope that took a tremendously long time to find. The girl's family had been working behind the scenes to ensure that their bloodline magic would never appear again.
　In order to do so, they sometimes sacrificed members of their own family, and some of them even sold out their families to the powers that be.
　All of this had been planned by the entire family, who had hoped to pass on their blood and dreamed of wiping out this unorthodox magic from the world. When Garlanth learned the truth, a chill ran down his spine.

"You're ...... crazy. ......
"Crazy"? ....... But would you say that?　You yourself wished for my power. We had to sacrifice everything to take this power away from those evildoers forever. My parents, too. .......


　It's people like you who have driven us to that point, you know?　Then, it's okay for us to use you in the opposite direction, isn't it?　We can use you for our well-being, just as you use us for yours, can't we?　You wanted to know the future, didn't you?　This is the future you wanted to see. There's nothing you can do to change it.

　Garance was terrified of humans for the first time.
The Hydra is an organization with a long history, one that has existed in the dark for over a hundred years, and has sometimes used bloodline mages to predict the future. However, if all of this was a stone in the making, then the 【Hudra】 organization itself had been manipulated by them. I was going to use them for my purposes, but on the contrary, I was guided and moved to this end.
　And if the fact that I'm here now is a result of the girls guiding me, I can't accept it.

It's not possible.　It's all your bullshit!　You're stalling for time and...?

　An arrow pierced Garance's left shoulder, and he crouched there in pain.
　It seems that he has been carefully coated with a fast-acting paralyzing poison, and his body is slowly going numb. In addition, ice magic was shot into his men, turning them into eerie objects.

I'm not sure what to do.
You're late, Miska~. You're late, Miska! You almost ruined my plans!

　A girl with blue hair and glasses holds a bow and approaches the girl with caution and head-butts Selena in the forehead.

I'm not sure what to do.　I'm sorry, Miska!
It's your punishment for keeping secrets from me. You're such a pain in the ass. ......
"But if I tell you the future, it'll ruin everything. I had to keep quiet. And you, Dell?
"Hi, you're hot. Dell's here. He's at .......
He's here at .　He's here. ...... You're a real pain in the ass, Milena. I'll lecture you later.
"Yeah. ....... Be nice to me, okay?

　A young man in a crimson robe emerges from the shadows of a tree.
　It's a great way to make sure you're getting the most out of your vacation. But the moment he saw Selena's face, his expression softened slightly.

It's up to Milena. If you want, we can do it in bed.
'Oh no. What do you say at a time like this?　I'm a little flattered. ......
"You're so happy!　But when did you ....... Dell, weren't you fighting the remnants of ...... a while ago?　"I'll take care of this! And then ......
I'm not sure what to think. The demons in the Furan Forest are ten times stronger. It's incomplete.
Don't lump me in with those monsters!　How much more thrill do you want? I'm not going to stop, after all that ...... rage.
"I'm not going to stop, okay?　It's my pleasure. So, is this the last of it?

　Delsacis turned to Garance and made a fireball appear in his hand.

"You messed with my girl, ........ You're ready for this, right?　I'm sorry, but I'm not going to let you live.

　Garance looked around.
　The only way to escape was to jump into the river below the cliff.
　However, the probability of dying was high since the paralyzing poison would not allow his body to move freely.
　With no choice, there was only one course of action for Garlanth to take. He had to take a gamble.

"I can't be killed so easily!

　Garlanth started to run towards the cliff, but he couldn't free his body as much as he expected. Still, he took a gamble and used all his strength.
　And then, blown away by a magical blast from Delsacis, Garrance falls down the cliff.
　He had no memory of what happened after he fell into the Aulus River. However, Garlanth washed up on the riverside downstream and survived. And he went into hiding to come back again.

　This is a dream.

"...... dream, I had a bad dream. d*mn.

　Garance had been waiting for Sharanra's report, and had apparently taken a little nap.
　He was in his mid-sixties when he should have been a middle-aged man, but with Sharanra's potion of rejuvenation, he had regained the youth of his thirties. However, he is completely unaware of its side effects.


　Now that he's young again, he's working vigorously to expand his underground organization, and [Hydra] continues to grow, incorporating multiple criminal organizations.
　Even if his youth was only temporary, it was enough to ignite his ambition. He was now willing to take on dangerous tasks to regain his former glory.

"Well, good. I don't think Shallanra will fail, and now I can get even with him. It'll be enough to teach the whole country to be afraid of me. ...... kkk.

　To the casual observer, he was an old man muttering to himself in his room. But if you are able to assassinate a member of the duke's family, the prosperity of [Hydra] will definitely be assured.
　Although it had not been accomplished yet, Garance was intoxicated by the dream of reviving the organization hanging in front of him. That was how much he valued Shallanra's skill as an assassin. He couldn't see how he could fail.
　Garlanth picked up a bottle of liquor on the table, poured it into a glass beside him, and poured it down his throat in an agitated manner.
　He smiled in amusement and was about to fill the glass again when it happened suddenly.

"Boss!　I'm in trouble!
What? I'm in a good mood. ...... I'll kill you if you talk crap.
"Hey, hey, ......, the Knights!　The Knights are attacking us!
What?　Idiot. ...... How did you find us?
We need to get out of here!　The exits are completely blocked!
d*mn it!　It's him. ...... How much longer can he keep getting in my way? d*mn it!

　In the past, the Hydra had multiple entrances and exits in its underground passageways, and as each entrance and exit was blocked, it lost its escape route and was crushed from the inside by intruders.
　The attack was carried out by youths with uncommon strength, but there was nothing they could do if powerful magic attacks were used in the narrow passages. The escape route was completely blocked by a timed magic device, and the remaining few entrances were flooded with people, who were then annihilated by further magic attacks.
　The underground location of the base prevented the movement of large numbers of people, making them easy targets for even the most bloodthirsty of them. Moreover, as if to exterminate rats, they were led to specific escape routes and attacked intensively.
　In addition, many of his men died in agony from the poison that was sprayed on them, and the relentless and vicious attacks easily destroyed the Hydra. The fact that they had set up their base underground had become their downfall.

　However, the current Garance could not openly set up a base in the city either. A large number of ruffians coming in and out of the city would be conspicuous, and it was not possible to set up a base in the suburbs where demons appeared.
　Therefore, they prepared several taverns with underground hideouts and protected themselves by changing their locations every few days to distract the eyes of their pursuers. If he kept changing his location, it would certainly be difficult to track him down, but in other words, he would not be able to do any major work. Because of the limited number of people around him, it is a tedious process to tell him what to do. It is also difficult to keep track of the newcomers to the organization, as it is necessary to put trustworthy people in charge of cryptography and connections.
　Still, it was better to be careful than to let the organization go under, but as of now, Garance was being hunted down.

"The duke ...... did it!　You're using my son as bait!

　Garance cursed himself for his naivety.
　The young man from the academy had come to him with a request. However, the target was the son of the Duke of Delsacis, and even a fool could tell that the movements of the bloodline faction that brought the request were constantly being monitored.
　I thought that they would definitely solidify the protection of my son, but I didn't think that they would target us directly. It's obvious that he wants to use his own son as bait to completely destroy the Hydra.

This is crazy. ...... d*mn it, let's change the base!
I'm not sure what to do with my men!　If we don't do something, they'll ......
There are plenty of alternatives!　I'm sure the first priority right now is to get out of here, you idiot!

　I'm not sure what to do, but I'm sure I'll be able to do it.
　He hurriedly ran through the passageway, and then he ran through the complicated underground passage, running as fast as he could. From the sound of swords clashing in the distance, I could tell that time was running out.
　After running through the long corridor, I finally arrived at the exit door and found myself in a forest on the outskirts of the city. From the outside, it was just a cave, covered by trees that had been planted on purpose. 　

"If we can escape this far, the rest is...

　As if it were a replay of the past, a flying arrow pierced Garlanth's left shoulder.
　It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for. And Garance recognized the woman.
　The only difference was that she was wearing a maid's uniform. The only difference was that she was wearing a maid's uniform, and the man she hated was standing beside her with his arms crossed.

It's a familiar face. I had no idea you were still alive.
"...... Duke of Delsacis. ....... Thank you for coming all this way. ......
Indeed. If you hadn't done something strange, I wouldn't have had to move. I let you get away with it a long time ago and it got me into this mess. You'll have to pay for that. Fortunately, there's no river here. You can't escape.
"d*mn. ...... You used her power. ....... How else would I know where I am?
This is the result of a long investigation. You can easily do this without resorting to any kind of stupid power.　It is the incompetent who put their trust in easy power.

　Garance should have understood the horror of Delsasis. But in reality, he was even more dangerous than he had imagined. The fact that he even knew of a loophole meant that he had a secret agent hiding under his command.
　Garance was good at this, but he was just more cunning than that.


　But if he could deal with the two men in front of him, he could escape. If he could kill Delsasis, his name would be known in the background.
　Normally, he would have given up as a dead end, but Garlanth was still possessed by ambition and took a gamble. He pulled out the knife at his waist and closed in on Delsasis.

"Die!
That's lukewarm. ......

　The dagger in his other hand flicked the knife as it approached Delsacis, and he kicked the staggering Garlanth. Delsacis, with both daggers in his hands, was watching the action like a predator hunting for its prey.
　The erratic movement of his arms prevented him from reading the dagger's line of fire, as if he could not grasp the next attack.
　Garlanth thrust his knife again and again, sometimes slashing at it, but all of it was repelled, and each time he was struck with a painful blow to the face or stomach.
　It was heavier than I had imagined, and I endured the impact as if a single blow would take me out of consciousness.

You're a good authority figure, but you're a lousy parent, aren't you?
You can't raise a child with a lax face. It's not your duty as a parent to send your child down the path of hardship at times.　And do you think I'm not going to do anything about it?　You've played your trump card too easily.
"I don't know. I don't know. My girl's a whiz, man.　I'm sure she's taken care of your kid by now.
I don't know about that. You're not the only one with good hands. After all, the guards I sent to him are far stronger than I am. I guess you could say he's a monster.
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　Garance clicks his tongue inwardly.
　Delsacis is certainly strong. I don't even know if I can beat him now.
　You can't expect Shallanra to win against a guard who says he's stronger than her. From Garlanth's point of view, Delsacis was a monster of the highest order.
　In fact, he has attacked her many times, but she has easily defeated him without inflicting a single wound. If this is not a monster, what is it?
　Moreover, if we attack it, it will intercept us, and the damage will steadily accumulate. I don't think it can be beaten.

d*mn it. ....... I can't just die here!
That's impossible. Give up.

　You will find a lot of things that you can do to make your life easier. It only slightly sliced his cheek.
　Then the dagger in his left arm was sucked right into Garance's heart. The dagger was leveled so that it passed through the space between his ribs, and the blow, which was certain to be fatal, pierced his chest.

"Gosh!
"If you survived, you should have lived the rest of your life in peace. That's what happens when you harbor petty ambitions. You got what you deserved.
Chiku ...... Shou ......... I'm ............ ...this.........

　Garance's life came to an end here.
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This is ....... What is it?　I've always thought it was strange that he looked so young. ......
I'm not sure what to make of it.　I'm not sure what to make of it. But ...... Dell!　You're playing around too much!　Why don't you just get rid of him?
"That's what I used to call you. It reminds me of the old days. ....... ...... I feel young again.
You're young enough. You're young enough. In more ways than one. ....... I don't understand why Milena fell in love with such a dangerous guy. I don't understand. ......
I don't understand it either, but ...... you look exactly the same as you did back then. That tone of voice reminds me of the old days. It was fun back then.

　Delsacis narrowed her eyes and looked at Miska with some nostalgia.
　She looks much the same as she did in the past, and sometimes it makes me feel like I've stepped back in time. It made me feel nostalgic and sad at the same time.

"Even back then, right?　You'll make Milena sore if you dwell on the past.　"If you're nostalgic about the past, Milena will get upset, saying, 'I wanted to play with you too.
"Well, that's interesting to hear. But I think it was Miska's old tone that made her nostalgic.
You can't help it. I'm a half-elf. ....... On the other hand, there are times when it hurts to not be a full-blooded human.
Well, ...... don't change your tone of voice in front of Celestina.　She'll be surprised.
Just for now. You don't need to be so formal in front of you. ...... Do you want to call me?　I'm on the verge of getting back to the academy before she leaves.


When you want certainty, the more skillful the better. But it took you longer than you planned. We've got a lot of work to do.
......, let's get the hell out of here. If we don't get back now, they'll think we're suspicious. I hope we can make it to the ship in time. ......

　Delsacis incinerated Garlanth's body and headed for the docks to return to his domain. He had made his preparations in advance so he wouldn't have to face the Order.
　He has a lot of work to do, and the paperwork is piling up even as he does this. A smart man never wastes time.
　This is the last promise he made to the woman he loved. He cherishes every minute and every second of his time, and enjoys his life.

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　After rescuing Zveit, Xellos was speechless when he returned to the camp and suddenly saw a strange item appear in his field of vision.
　The three occupational skills he had recently acquired in this world were 【Teacher】, 【Shinzenjin】, and 【Super Civil Engineer】, which had existed for some time.
　All of them are occupational skills that didn't exist in the world of [Sword and Sorcery], and the occupational skill of [Teacher] was changed by the development of the [Teaching] skill, but the [Super Civil Engineer] is incomprehensible.
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　This was because there were multiple skills required for civil engineering, such as [wood processing], [foundation work], [stone processing], and other unrelated skills such as [rapping], [dancing], and [voice puckering].
　More importantly, I would have liked to have been able to turn on/off the automatic acquisition of skills from the beginning.
　I don't know what this world is looking for at all.

I guess it's the influence of Hanba Civil Engineering: ....... Let's turn off auto-acquisition. ...... It's driving me crazy.

　In any case, it's nice to be able to set this up now. You can't stop the leveling up of skills you've already acquired, but you won't be acquiring abilities you don't need anymore.
　Skills are only meant to assist your personal abilities, but as you level up, they will affect your physical abilities. When you reach the level of a Zeroth, your physical abilities will be raised to an abnormal level.
　For example, the technique you see in the manga where a hand knife is dropped on the neck to stun, but when Xellos does it, it really rises to the level of dropping the head. It's always in the state of [restraint], and now it's automated.
　In a sense, the world of the level system was more dangerous than the Earth's providence. However, there are very few people who have acquired and developed as many skills as Zeroth, so for now, it is safe to say that peace is being maintained.

The problem is that the thing is still here in this world. ...... It will probably keep popping up again. If I ever see him again, I'll have to make sure I get rid of him. ......

　It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're doing. It's not like Zveit and the others had a misunderstanding and didn't get along, but the old man hadn't gotten along from the start.
　You can find a lot of things that you can do to make your life easier.
　If you commit murder in modern Japan, you will be charged with a crime no matter what the reason is, and no matter how hard you are pushed mentally, as long as there is no justification, you will not be acquitted unless there is something wrong.
　No matter how hard you are pushed, you will not be acquitted unless you have no justification. Even if she took the money without permission or withdrew the deposit from the bank book, unless there is a good reason, it is the sister who will be pitied even if it turns into a murder case. After all, she is very good at fixing things so that people will not suspect her.
　Even if she succeeds in sending him to jail, she will get sympathy from the people around her and get out of jail in a few years because she is good at deceiving people. And then she will come back to borrow money.
　There is no remorse, and she interprets things to suit herself. He is a selfish person to the core.
　In a sense, he may be a very positive and happy person.

　The old man let out a depressed sigh and turned his eyes to see Anzu and Mr. Elomura eating at the camp cafeteria. And they were doing it at a very high rate.

"...... uma ...... uma ......♪
"Yummy -------!　It's been a while since I've had a decent meal. ...... What?　Why are there tears ......?

　It must have been a very difficult life. And one of them is a slave, food conditions vary from master to master.
　I'll leave the two of you out of it for now.

"Uncle ......
"Yes, sir?　Mr. Iris.
They're ...... just like us, aren't they?　Killed because of an evil god. ......
I don't think it's the evil gods' fault. I don't think it's the evil gods. I think it's the four gods.
But the four gods are the gods of ...... this world, right?　How could they seal the evil gods in the game world?
"Well, I can think of a lot of things, but I don't have any hard evidence. ......
"Uncle, you have a prediction, right?　That's what I'm trying to ask you at this point.

　Xelloss has some idea of what it is. But without proof, it's just a fantasy.

You can find out about it by resurrecting the evil god, don't you think?　It seems that he had a great grudge against the four gods,.......


"Could it be that it was ...... [Annihilator] who defeated the evil god?
That's right. Now that I think about it, there were a lot of strange things that happened. ....... It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're going to be doing.
"Is that so?　In the game, monster attacks are usually patterned, but in Sword and Sorcery, they were irregular and looked like real creatures.
"Yes, but there were still certain patterns. But there was still a pattern, a common pattern among the races. But the last evil god I fought was completely different. I'd fought him a few times so I knew his attack patterns, but that time was completely different. ......

　Still, I didn't even think it was strange. At most, I thought it was just a different attack motion program, but at the time, even the Annihilators could not defeat the Evil God.
　It would have been strange for the management to power up the evil gods when the players had never defeated them. And Xelloss doesn't know the name of the company that made [Sword and Sorcery].
　It's a revolutionary invention that digitizes the senses and allows us to experience our senses virtually. Yet, I can't remember the name of the company at all.
　It doesn't even exist in my memory, as if it never existed in the first place.

Is it possible that the world of Sword and Sorcery is also a different world?　Isn't it strange if you don't think so?
"It's a boring pattern, though. It's a boring pattern, but if you don't think so, you'll find a lot of strange points. It's a more systematically controlled world than this one.
But it has something in common with this world: ....... That's .......
"Yes, it's more natural to think that this world is the base. This world seems to be a bit sketchy, but ......

In the world of Sword and Sorcery, monsters vary in level and strength depending on where they live, but only the experience gained from defeating monsters is fixed. The attacks are patterned, and even though they look biological, their movements are precise and almost mechanical. However, in this world, experience values are uneven, and there are individual differences among monsters living in the same place. There are also individual differences in movement, making the world very realistic.
　It is a world that is as close to a game as possible, but there is definitely something natural about it.
　Living in this world, the world of [Sword and Sorcery] has an artificial smell to it. But even so, there was no public outcry.
　Even with information management, this is clearly unnatural. 　

What did we get ourselves into?　It seems like a very lame reason.
"If what the four gods are saying is true, then I think they are doing something quite irresponsible. We're interfering in other worlds, aren't we?
"Well, I'm not sure the four gods have that much power, you know?　If the four gods had that kind of power, they wouldn't be able to defeat the evil gods. We were able to beat them, right?　With the exception of the last evil god, the evil gods we fought up until then were twice as strong. ......
...... Was the last boss that strong?
I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to do it, but I'm sure I'll be able to do it. But ......
I was able to defeat the last evil god. ...... Funny, huh?
And it was weak. Instead, their movements were erratic and difficult, but now that I think about it, I can say they were biological.

　I'm not sure what to make of it.

You're not thinking of resurrecting the ...... evil god, are you?　Just for fun, .......
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　The old man didn't answer, but sucked on his cigarette and lit it as if to cover up his mistake.

You've got to stop that!　I'm not going to get caught up in Ragnarok when I'm trying to have an adventure.
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Please tell me something!　Seriously, stop it!　Please, ------!

　The old man doesn't answer.
　Instead of answering, only the smoke of his cigarette drifts away into the forest of Rahmahu.
　It was decided that the homunculus would be made, the evil gods and all.