Chapter2.04　


　Elias also ran up the same cliff, chasing after Yoren, who floated up the cliff with a feather-like movement in the wind. This is a fairy body technique that uses air as a foothold. It's not as good as a flight spell, but to the extent that it controls the body's position in the air, with Elias's skill, it's not difficult to do.
　Overhead, what you might call a bizarre sight is spread out.
　The quay is like a gray screen that is cut vertically. Here and there are dark green bushes, as if they were decorated, and trees with thin branches grow out of them as if they were seeking the air. I didn't know Elias, but it was a quirky view that looked exactly like a landscape painting in ink and water.
　There seemed to be a long way to go, but Elias called out to the leafy lotus who turned around and nodded his head.
''I didn't know there was such a path (route).
It's not really a journey, sir.
　They were now climbing the mountainside of Wolf Kunzan. It was the only way they could reach the summit without going through the Heavenly Wolf Cave, which the Fairy Lotus showed them.
　It was something that was easy to understand if you think about it for a moment, but Elias, and Leonardo and Kanami hadn't come up with that method at all, which is a strange conviction unique to this world called Seldesia - the dungeon is the route, so any other way is It's not going to be easy - it's just not. In fact, once you start climbing this way, it's not easy, but it's not impossible.
　Of course, the path is extremely difficult. At first, they had been going through a steep, mountainous forest, but by the time the moon was setting, they had passed that area and were now facing steep, hard mountains with steep cliffs.
　Now, in the stillness of the dawn, they are climbing up its rocky walls, inch by inch. Only an ancient species or adventurer, and at a very high level, would have chosen this route.
　They listened to the distant hooting of the owl for a while, but when they were sure that there was no sign of a threatening monster, they took another quick look at the wall.
　Elias could run through the air, but it wasn't able to float or fly. It seemed that the Lotus Immortal Woman's was either a magic that eliminated the weight of her body, or some sort of inherent ability similar to spatial fixation.
　You can't stay in the air for long periods of time, whether it's Elias or the Lotus Immortal, so you end up moving from foothold to foothold on the shore. Of course, their freedom and speed far surpasses that of the Daichijinshi, but if they chose a fragile foothold, they would lose a clue and would inevitably fall. The only reason they were able to do this in the unfavorable conditions of moonlight was due to their superior skills.

　Elias struck down the two-necked monster bird that suddenly let out a tearing cry and jumped at him with his great sword. The heavy handedness tells us that the monster was of reasonable strength. However, the Crystal Stream, born of fairy magic, is extremely effective against enemies with a flying attribute. The chasing stream of water takes away their free movement and slashes at them.
　The Lotus Nymphomaniac, who was gasping for breath, let out a breath of relief and said, "That's a "Chinese Loud Bird". It is a flame-attributed phantom creature that attacks its prey with its four legs," she explained.
　Elias nodded his head in agreement.
　So the monster fled as if in a panic. The icy stream of water mixed with ice would be very bearable on the flame-attribute wings flying through the sky.
''Elias-sama, you are the warrior of the world!''
I don't think so.
　Elias, who kept the great sword in its scabbard on his back, smiled with an unimaginable amount of bitterness from his normal expression. The same is true of the place that made him a monster bird now. It's the blow of the weapon's attributes and the monster's weaknesses meshing together, and Elias' combat experience is not so naive as to believe that this is his ability.
　
　Even now, Elias is still entangled in the Curse of the Fairies. That's why he wants to fight against the curse. When he defeated the canonical paps of healing, although there was the usual frustration of not being able to pack up the end, it certainly blew away the entire mucusy body. Perhaps, Elias bit his lip.
　The end of the battle against the liturgical disaster may be the end of Elias' newfound power. No, I'm sure that's true. Facing an enemy from another world who has claimed the lives of his own people, even a fairy king who hates conflict would relax his commandments.

''Where are you going, Elias-sama, and why are you traveling?
　Such a voice came to Elias, who had been immersed in his own thoughts as he looked away from the monster bird.
　Blinking a couple of times, Elias answered the nymph's words.
'Come to think of it, haven't we been talking? We've been invited by Kanami to go to Yamato, an island nation in the Far East.'
'Yamato...?　Why?
The land is said to be brimming with the magical power of the Noosphere Cultivation. It can be used to break the adventurer's rank in battle. But new magic, new technology, and new enemies await. That's how much of anomalies lie in his land. There may even be a hint of a solution to this disaster.
　In the short time we had met, this kind of logic had been received by Kanami.
　Rather, it may have been a straw that she clung to, an escape from a situation that made her despair. However, through his adventures in the village of Sekek and the "Columnar Ruins of Thornsgrave," Elias had a clear sense of what was going on. The world was undergoing a massive transformation.
　Something greater than he had ever seen before was about to happen.
　A storm is brewing that will rewrite all the rules of the world that they believed to be unchanging.
　Elias was convinced that what they called the Catastrophe was just the beginning. Because the defensive maneuvers Elias and his team were planning to carry out that night had failed, and terrible people had invaded this world.
The Yamato has that much new power," said Elias. I've heard that many of the adventurers have risen to the rank of combatant.
''I see. ........I'll have to tell that story to Mother West.
　The nymph murmured and turned around against the backdrop of the night and asked Elias.
''What does Master Elias think of the recent disturbance?''
It was caused by a curse.
　After spitting it out, Elias realized that it wasn't the tone he was throwing at the woman. He was a member of the Knights of the Order in a crooked way. Elias turned to the leafy lotus hermitess and bowed his head in apology. ''I'm sorry. I guess I was upset.''
　But the hermitess, illuminated by the low moon, smiled thinly and said, "No. I don't mind," she replied hawkishly.
　In the awkward air, they resumed their journey, following the rocky terrain.
　The wind, which hadn't bothered them when they were at the foot of the mountain, was beginning to blow strongly and erratically.
　In such weather conditions, even an ancient species would not be able to jump up and down carelessly. At best, they can only jump or leap off the ground as high as they are tall.
　Elias, shadowy in the cold moonlight, asked, "What do you think of the 'ancient species' of Nakahara?
"What happened to the 'ancient species' of Nakahara?
'I don't know what happened. Some have fallen, some have been wounded, some have fallen asleep.
　The nymph's reply was more curt than she expected.
　Elias snickered at the dismissive words, but he thought it was her way of sorting out her mind. She must have lost a lot of friends.
'It will be the end of our unchanging mission sooner or later.
Well....
　If you call it a mission, there are no words to describe it.
　The mission of the ancient species is exactly what it sounds like. It is a task we are sent out to do with our lives. It is a task that is engraved in our souls from birth, a task to be fulfilled. In a great sense, all the Old Seeds exist to protect this world and the Earthmen. They have different means and methods, but in the end, that is their purpose.
　There are times when the Old Ones have been at odds with each other, but that's because they are different in their positions and approaches to solving problems, and it's not so much that they can't talk to each other and understand each other's ambitions. Even to the Leaf Lotus Fairy who should have belonged to a different regional Order, so Elias had respect and condolences for her.

''~~!
　A few dozen meters upward, a supplementary faint scream could be heard. It was probably the girl's, and it was nearly torn by the dawn wind, but it rang firmly in Elias' ears.
　Reflexively, he looked at the Leaf Lotus Fairy, and she nodded one with a sign of tightness, though he couldn't make out the veiled expression on her face.
''It might be a demon. Be careful.''
Of course.
　Without even having time to return the words he sent out, Elias jumped out like an arrow released from a bow. Using the pine branch as a foothold, he mobilized all his muscle power and tore gravity out of his body. Earlier, he had been going at a pace that was unreasonable and nymphomaniacal, but now he was dismissing such care.
　There was no scream to follow, but I knew the direction.
　There are signs that the nymphs are also moving from behind, but their speed is just a few percent more than before. It seems that she can't keep up with Elias's all-out sprint, after all.
　A moment ago, the world was nothing but starlight, but before long, the darkness had begun to separate into two: jet-black and unsaturated purple-blue. The mountain shadows rising from the earth had become a deep, black silhouette, and the sky above it was no longer in complete distress, but was turning into a hue of crystal-clear clarity.
　In this Yuletide continent, the sun has a golden light. When it is still in the sky during the day, but at this hour of approaching morning sunrise, it colors the ridges of the earth with golden inlays. It was a very different scene from the mist-covered Ulster Knight Sword Alliance. It was desolate, but there was a desolate beauty to it because it was desolate.
　Elias cut through the thin, sharp light of the dawn and jumped over the peaks of the huge rocks. The figure of a knight jumped into the enhanced Fairy Eye.
　The figure wearing dark blue full body armor looked like a nobleman.
　The extraordinary competence can be detected even from the casual standing.
　This is because of the fact that it is a good idea to be able to have a good time with them. It's not just a matter of time before you'll be able to get your hands on a new one. The thought of whether she is one of the "ancient species" as the nymph calls them, disappears from Elias' mind for a moment.
　A witch threatens the cloistered girl.
"--Don't just eat, don't just eat, don't just eat, don't just eat.
　As soon as he heard that cry, Elias ran through the air towards the evil one. He firmly grasps his love sword, the Crystal Stream, as it begins to chatter in response to the excess magic, and swings it down into evil.
　Elias only thought of avenging his friends and liberating them again.



◆ Chapter 2.05　



　Some time ago, it was still a distant dawn in the sky with a hint of morning.
　Krusty was also at the top of Wolfsbane Mountain, and had just stepped out into the garden.
　Krusty was walking in front of her at a trot. It's not a bad idea for a short woman to lead the 190 centimeter class Krusty. Nevertheless, yesterday's "fragrant herb (vanilla)" must have worked. I'm not sure if it's a good idea, but I'm sure it's a good idea.
'I hear it smells sweet!
Yes.
　Krusty replied. Krusty hadn't been much of a sweet tooth since he was a child, so he's nowhere near as emotionally invested in the merrymaking of the Diaojins (most of all, what would be emotionally invested in them?).　(I don't want to be asked about it).
　) There is no sign of dawn yet.
　Today we are planning to go down from Wolfsbane Mountain to the City of the Meadow (Shi Maa Nai Qui) to buy something. It was not clear from Huadiao's story about how far it would be, so we had to leave before dawn. There were also circumstances where they were overwhelmed by the excitement of the Diaojiao tribe, who were excitedly circling around the table.
　Since he intended to pass through a dungeon full of monsters, Krusty wore the Armor of the Deadly Warrior, the Armor of Einherial. This full-body armor made of ebony steel is Krusty's trademark. Its large, dark blue silhouette has been a constant source of inspiration for players of the Elder Tail Yamato server, appearing in raiding videos and other large-scale battle (raiding) strategies. He is not armed, but he is otherwise wearing partial armor and auxiliary armor, making him about fully armed. The cloth shopping bag taken from the mausoleum is also slung over the shoulder.
　With the light from the white peach mausoleum behind him and the dim starlight, Huadiao passes the entrance to the cave and heads towards the edge of the garden.
　This fairyland is located on the summit of Wolf's Kunshan, a mountain in China's Anhui Province.
　Similar to the World Heritage Site of Huangshan in Anhui Province, China, the scenery is dominated by sheer rock screens, stair-stepped boulders and twisted pine trees that appear to be in the shadows. The miraculous end of the summit garden was cut off, as it should have been. To put it simply, the end was in the air - a cliff.
''Lord Xiankun,''
"Hmm.
Over there, you'll find the City of the Steppes. They have a market in the morning and in the evening on the main street. I heard there is a bigger market on Sundays. I'm sure they sell sweet things, too.
I'm sure you do.
Please.
　Hua Diao (Fardejao) bowed her head with a radiant smile.
　Apparently, the guiding is done here, and Krusty has jumped off the cliff to go shopping. Krusty, with his finger on the tip of his slender chin, thought for a moment, his cool, civilized eyes down.
　Then he grabbed the neck of the heavenly official who was going to smirk off, and with a natural motion, lifted him up and jumped down.

　With a long, drawn-out, starched scream in the air that seemed to come from nowhere, Hua Diao (Fadeao) fell down the dawn-lit shore.
　The change in Krusty's hands was so startling that it inadvertently melted away, and the flower marten (Fadejao) was in a state of self-destruction, its slippery furry body fluttering around in the mass of cloth that was tightened only by the belt.
　Krusty shoved the cloth-covered wanker straight into his bag, not expecting him to change form. Krusty himself doesn't feel in much danger, but it's dangerous if the rampaging flower marten jumps into the air for some reason.
　Ca Diao Hua Diao, who was trapped by the bag and freaked out, clenched her mouth in surprise and checked her surroundings with her protruding head.
　His mouth popped open and he was about to say something.
　However, when Krusty crushed the rock wall with his basket hand to change the fall trajectory, the impact triggered another cat-like bird-like scream.
　Even though Krusty is a level 93 Krusty, if he jumped down such a precipitous cliff in a straightforward manner, the damage would be inescapable. This is not a martial artist (monk) who has mastered the Featherfalls or a magical attacker who has mastered the flying spell (fly). Krusty's class is the Guardian, with a core strength of armoured defence and the ability to provoke the enemy to attack.
　Furthermore, his body is currently undermined by an irreversible bad status, the Soul Curse. Considering that spontaneous recovery of HP will be stopped and recovery of HP through recovery spells, facilities, and goods will not be possible, recovery of HP is considered impossible or extremely difficult. In that situation, you should avoid taking damage. In fact, Krusty's current HP is only half of what it was at its maximum.
　Therefore, Krusty thrusts his fist against the quay and uses it as an impromptu brake replacement.
　This much weight, it won't stop him, but his momentum is much weaker. The high level of physical ability even gives him uncommon kinetic vision.
　Using the twisted pine trunk protruding from the crack in the rock like a spring to gain lateral vectors, Krusty stabbed his leg armor, this time in the manner of a jumping kick, into the rock ledge facing him.

'Sen-kun shama?'
What is it?
　Krusty replied to the talking Okojo, who was pale and opening and closing his mouth in fear.
'The clouds...!
"Clouds.
　Krusty, who raised his eyebrows at Hua Diao's word-level disjointed question, thought for a few moments and understood that ah, it was the cloud that hermits ride when they fly. As I recall, that was one of the sacred arts. I think there was a story like that in a short story left behind by Gama Song Ling (Ho Shou Ling). Since the Diaojins believed Krusty to be a hermit, they naturally thought that he could use that level of magic.
　Now that I think about it, the smile on Huadiao's face as she led him to the edge of the cliff might have meant, "Please take a flight of clouds from here and go shopping. It is also possible that the place that looked like the outskirts of the garden to Krusty was a flight platform for immortals only.
　Of course, the fact is that Krusty is not a hermit, so he can't use such a technique.
　However, riding on an "eagle lion" (griffon) may not be much different. If I recall, there must have been a hermit who rode on a big bird.
　If riding dragons, turtles, cranes, and other creatures called sacred beasts is sacred art, then the adventurer may well be a hermit.
"The clouds are taking a leave of absence.
What?
Our clouds are three shifts and four shifts.
'What?'
　With that statement, Krusty lightly jumped the last five meters or so off the shattered and rubble cliff.
　It's a good idea to be able to have a good time with your friends. Shoving every screaming Okojo into his bag, Krusty looked around.
　The rocky terrain, illuminated by the dawn light, was no longer the precipice it had been earlier
　There are still a few steps here and there that are taller than I am, but we've reached what could be called a mountain path, with reddish-brown soil peeking through. A series of gigantic rocks towering in the air like a sacred mountain, leading up to the summit of the Wolf King mountain.

"It might be tough to get there on foot.
Yes.
　Krusty muttered, not even worrying about the return trip.
　It was a hassle to jump down, but a cliff of this magnitude could even be clung to and come down. That also means it is possible to climb up. If that doesn't work, you can call the Eagle Lion (Gryphon). I don't know if he'll come or not, since he's from a different continent (ruby: wrong server), but the summoning flute is in the magic bag.
"I didn't bring my lunch, but...
　Krusty replied to Hua Diao (Fardejao), who asked in a fearful voice, "We'll eat out when we get to the other side.
There might be some great food!
　With Okojo, who was still in a quick mood, in the bag, Krusty began to descend, jumping down and bypassing the rocky ledge at times.
　It was the first time he had tried it, and this bag, Krusty thought, was not a bad idea. He didn't know what level of physical ability the flower marten (fardejao) had, but if it was going to be small like this and stay in the bag, it would be much less of a hassle to carry it around rather than carry it around.
　Hua Diao (Fade-diao), who was expressing his opinion about what was in town, and if there was intestinal food, he wanted to eat it, seemed to be so buoyant that it was hard to believe that he had been screaming just now.
''You guys are really all about food. Is that why you're an official of heaven?''
　It's not so much a heavenly official as a marten official, isn't it?
　Krusty secretly called out in dismay.
''That's why I'm a celestial official. If you can cut off your greed, you can become a hermit. Since you're a hermit, you're not interested in the Leaf Lotus Immortal (Bijin) or me (Bijoujou), and you don't smile when you eat a good meal. It's amazing, but to tell you the truth, I don't envy you very much.
Yeah.
　Krusty replied live.
　I'm not sure if the Leaf Lotus Fairy is a beautiful woman or not. It's not because she hides her eyes with thin silk, but I can see that she has an approximate well-groomed appearance, but she lacks a definitive feeling of beauty. It's not a sign or presence, but a lack of feeling. It was Krusty's impression that she was a woman (rubi: human) like a background. Of course she has a purpose and a plan, but everything about her seems to be borrowed. She's the one who can't help herself. It's impossible to accomplish anything with that, it's as if she's dead from the start.
　The fact that Huadiao (Fa Diao) was a beautiful girl was, once again, not much material to deny. It's true that she has a well-formed appearance and a female form, so it wouldn't be wrong to call her a beautiful girl. However, in her case, she's an otter before she's a pretty girl, so it doesn't matter if she's a pretty girl or not. In the first place, almost all of her motivation is directed at good food (especially sweetness). The meaning of being a beautiful girl is nowhere connected to that.
　Of course, that doesn't mean they're bad.
　There are only a few individuals who are connected to the world, who have the will and the goal to do something, who strive to acquire that ability, and who are able to influence others as a result. Shiroe, the young man who founded the Round Table, is a good example. Choices like that are rarely rewarded with the demands of the people around them, and as a result, more trouble is thrust upon them. Most people know this, and that's why they don't choose to make big decisions in their lives.
　Krusty almost wondered about himself and immediately dismissed the idea.
　There is no benefit in trying to analyze himself. Personality is just a reflection of circumstances, such as personality. The mirror is distorted and there is only some individuality in the way it is distorted. It is more profitable to pursue an enjoyable situation.

However, I have not ceased to be greedy in any way.
'Is that so?　Wasn't the baked goods good?
　After thinking for a while, Krusty said a few words to the self-proclaimed beautiful girl with only a sniffle peeking out of her bag. Krusty continued the conversation in a calm voice, not even making it, to Hua Diao (Fardejao), who replied in a voice of heartfelt sympathy.

''It's just that we have different tastes in things.
What kind of food do you like, Sen-kun?
It is,
　What's that?　He exchanged glances with Flower Diao (Fade-diao), who gave a curious counterpart. The eyes are as pure as black pearls and Krusty replied in a stern voice.
I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about it.
'What?　Wow!　Tada.
　After a moment of false silence, a frenzied scream echoed across the vacant, stained rock face. Apparently the prank had been successful. Maybe it was too successful.
''It's not good, Lord Xiankun. Eat a lot of food, don't you think?''
　The fluttering and flailing Hua Diao (Fardejao) tried to call out from her bag while simultaneously regaining the girl's form with a huge smoke. It looked too dangerous on the sharp rocky slope where there wasn't even a mountain path, and a crystal clear blade was swung down by Krusty, who reflexively caught her by the back neck and rescued her.



Chapter2.06　



　The Demon Axe of Fresh Blood and the great crystal sword raised in a flash, they mesh together in a metallic cacophony. The two-handed sword that he swung down had enough acceleration on it, but the blonde youth who controlled it was lightly armed. Was the weight of the sword not enough for that? Or did Krusty's heavy, full-body armor catch the momentum as if it were rooted in the earth?
　In the air, after a moment of eye contact, the two shadows were distanced from each other as if they had been played. Krusty spun his huge single-edged axe (Bardiche) around to check the condition of his right hand, which was numbed by the attack, and stared at the enemy.
　Strong.
　It was amply evident from the blow I had just received.
　It would also be a higher grade. The level on the status display is 100. Elias-Hackblade. The most powerful character in the Eldar Tale. He's an ancient hero of the Elder Tail, based in a Western European server. His current strike alone has reduced his HP by 10% from only half to only half. The damage was astonishing to the Guardian, who had excellent defense and durability. The damage output of this is about the same as a raid boss's normal attack.

''Finally|it's starting to look like it, right?
　Krusty laughed.
'No questions asked!'
　He avoids the attacks of the blue and gold young swordsman who spits out sharply and closes the distance between him and me in one breath. However, the crystal-clear large sword wielded in passing Krusty generates a stream of water as it loosens from the tip of the sword, and then pursues Krusty, who twists and turns at close range. Apparently, the spacing of that magic sword is not what it looks like.
　Krusty smashes the hilt of both hatchets and dissipates the stream of water flow. This is an auxiliary skill that reduces the damage of the enemy's attack, the Iron Bounce. The damage you couldn't kill with that bounce would scatter as if it were popped off the surface of the Armor of the Dead Warrior.
　The droplets were like razor blades that shallowly sliced through Krusty's cheeks.
　A tingling heat spreads through his body in a single breath as he checks with the tip of his tongue as the blood trickles down his cheek and reaches the edge of his lips.
'Elias-Hackblade.
I don't have a name to tell you, sir.
　This time he must have used some ability. Elias made what looked like water wings appear from around both shoulders. Of course, it wouldn't be just a decoration. It must have some kind of offensive ability.

　Elias-Hackblade has been attacked by (ongoing)
　→He's the greatest hero of the old species.
　　→He is, to the Elder Tail's knowledge, a good one.
　　　→Why does he attack ordinary adventurers?
　　　　→ Possibility of being manipulated.
　　　　→ Possibility that he was originally a violent person.
　　　　→ Possibility of a factual error occurring.
　　　　→Possibility that Krusty's side is in fact evil.
　　　　　↑There is no particular reason to deny it.
　　→How good is his fighting ability?
　　　→He is much stronger than level 90 Adventurer.
　　　→He does not have the same durability or speed as a raid boss.
　　　→His normal attacks have the same power as a raid boss.
　　　→Large attacks have not been tested.
　　　→Magic and physical attacks, mainly water and cold air, and physical attacks.
　　　　→Mid-range attacks are his specialty?
　　　　↑Verified.
　→Some action to be taken--

　The rock-breaking torrent pierced the spot where Krusty had just stood. I ducked and ducked, but a rush of blood-boiling elation surged through Krusty.
　I don't know why the hero of the Old Ones attacked me.
　If it's some kind of misunderstanding and you talk about it, it's not unlikely that you'll be able to avoid the battle.
　However, I found myself valuing my opponent's ability to fight more than the measures to avoid combat.
　What is the point of avoiding combat in the first place?
　Wasn't it because of the ennui that he went down the sacred border?
　If so, then this encounter, and this hand-to-hand meeting would be an opportunity that was not wished for.
　It's not that there's anything to include in the heroic Elias, but it seems to be an interesting sideshow in its own way to trample with that nobleman-like man with a blade.
　If you can make yourself come to fruition in the process, that's a treat.

''Senkun-sama!''
'Tasty wanker, stay hidden for a while. I'll deal with you later.
　Knowing in the corner of his mind that it was a misleading statement and action, Krusty kept his gaze fixed on Elias and said, Hua Diao (fardejao) peeking his head out from behind a rock. He is aware of the edges of his lips hanging up. Apparently, I'm laughing at myself.
　Elias, who was angry at Krusty, stepped in again.
　He is fast. And a lot of hands. You can also find a number of other things to consider when you're looking for a new home.
　The Guardian's defensive skills, not its ability to evade, are the hallmark of the Guardian. After the catastrophe, it has been confirmed that active avoidance efforts can increase the likelihood of avoidance. However, that didn't mean that they couldn't hope for significant evasion performance as long as they had this armor that covered their entire body. The steel defense is a defense obtained in trade off for evasiveness.
(That's why it's so much fun, though.)
　Krusty leapt backwards with a wild swipe of his axe, leaving himself behind. Activation of the Eye of the Sky Conqueror (Huperion Eye). Krusty's oral tradition.
　Just now, in subjective terms, Krusty was split into two.
　The Mad Warrior Krusty, who flicks his blade in response to the onslaught of Elias-Hackblade and then strikes back with a devastating smile, and the disembodied Krusty, who looks down on Krusty from the air and makes tactical decisions. The effect of the Hupperion Eye is to "look down on oneself and one's companions from the air". Back in the days when Elder Tail was an MMO game, players looked down on the screen in the form of this oral history. After the catastrophe, the difficulty of combat increased partly because the player's perspective was fixed on his or her own head, making it difficult to grasp information. This oral tradition can overcome that inconvenience.
　It is convenient, but compared to any of the oral traditions that Krusty knows of that D.D.D. members have, it is a modest and ineffective oral tradition. It is very effective in commanding large scale battles (raids), making it easier to understand the situation around you, but it does not increase your damage or your defensive abilities. It doesn't increase damage, nor does it increase defensive capabilities, nor does it reach previously unimagined miracles. It's an insignificant oral tradition.

''Huh?''
　But Krusty ducked the brutally transparent blade approaching from his blind spot with only a half-twist of his body. I'm sure you'll find that you'll be able to avoid the silent attack of Elias's water without a single glance. That move was directly connected to the attack. The fleshy crescent moon axe, as tall as it is, swells like a whip wrapped around Krusty's twisted body and smashes into Elias.
　There was no room for error at all.
　Objectively speaking, Krusty, whose HP has been cut in half from the start, is challenging the recklessness of the challenge. At this very moment, although he is avoiding a direct hit, the aftermath of the dagger-like water is increasing the number of small wounds. Each one of them is insignificant, and the damage is not something that Krusty, who has no hope of recovering from, will ever lay down without a fight.
　But what arises in Krusty is a ferocious joy.
''You're strong, hero Elias!
This is not the call of a stranger like you!
　The attack of the enraged swordsman grew in severity.
　But that storm of blades was Krusty's familiar, calming home.
　It's not that I don't like the slow pace of life, but still the fear of being slowly rusted away rots me. The concentration that had driven Krusty into a corner and prevented him from losing his attention for even a moment was like a scab of depression being peeled from his psyche. The freshened and sharpened sensations drew Krusty in more and more with the accelerated experience of time.
　For Crusty, who is halfway between good and evil, the only price he can offer is his own life as a chip in a moment of offense or defense (roulette).
Let's go!　Crystal Stream!　Clear Water Spirit, turn your form into a thousand blades and shine!　Aqua Thousand Drains!
　Elias' energy swells up as he takes a step back and makes a bite.
　As he declared, Krusty slammed the Great Whirlwind Strikes into the high-speed water bomb that flew wildly in a thousand places. Krusty's crimson crescent moon axe is a Phantasmal. It is one of the few magical weapons found on the Yamato Server, and as such it possesses massive attack power and HP-absorbing abilities. Now that Krusty is tormented by the curse, its absorption ability is as good as sealed, but the shockwave is rolled out to clear the depression. The rocks in the vicinity shattered and were swept away in a head-on collision between the two major techniques.

　But it wasn't enough.
　Krusty's HP is declining. There is not even twenty percent left.
　In contrast, that of Elias still has more than 70 percent left.
　I tried to avoid Elias' attacks as much as possible, but even with the Huperiorion Eye, I couldn't dodge all of his ranged attacks. If Elias were a melee physical attacker, he would have a bit more of an advantage, but unfortunately, this "old breed" seems to be able to fight at mid-range with both physical and magical abilities. On top of that, it even has supplementary magic and simple recovery magic. If the fight continues like this, defeat is inevitable.
　In the corner of my head, I thought I heard a small, comatose murmur that that wasn't a bad idea, but that didn't make me feel like I was being shameless for following it.
　It's okay to lose, Krusty thinks falsely, but that doesn't mean it's okay not to win.

　You can't win.
　→ The solution to the situation.
　　→ Lack of fighting ability.
　　　→ Increase it.

　Krusty unconsciously, more than halfway through, let go of a part of himself. He feels the connection established via the minuscule gate that opens up inside himself, with the illusion of a pale, shimmering iridescent light. What you get is a vast amount of iridescent glow that is originally used for transference and other purposes.
　Krusty's lips quirked up into a smile.
　There are plenty of memories to offer. More importantly, you need the heat (energy) to fight the man in front of you right now. The brilliance that fills Krusty rapidly recovers its MP and fills its vessel, accelerating its "re-cast time" (recast time) with primal violence before being reduced to a spell. However, this didn't stop it from further increasing Crusty's physical capabilities.
Where did that power come from?
　It wasn't Krusty who hesitated as Elias shouted with eyes wide open in astonishment.
　The pause is crushed with a yell by War Cry. The ramming of more than 100 kilograms of weight is converted into the breaking power of the Scarlet Thrust.
　A surfeit of MP spewed from the axe.
　The bright red magical light eroded the area as if it was spattered with fresh blood.
　I thought I heard a faint sound like a tidal wave in the distance.
　Among the countless unspeakable images he had seen at the moment he was transferred from the mountains of Ohu to the Nakahara Server, Krusty had certainly understood something. Now it is lost, but when I say lost, I don't mean all of it. It was clear to Krusty that this technique, this oral tradition of drawing the rainbow glow from the void, was a clue to lost memories and rebellion.
　That clear realization sparked a jubilation in Krusty's spirit.
　It was as if the peaceful life that had been stagnant since he had arrived here had been torn apart and he had finally found his way.
　Krusty's strike, which cut off two or three water currents as strong as steel, finally paused to engage Elias' fairy sword. The two weapons, both strengthened by magic, mesh together in an attempt to bite each other, and there is a metallic sound that nearly covers your ears.
　I'm not sure if Krusty is more skilled than Elias, a magical swordsman called the Blade Mancer, or the Guardian, a purely physical avant-garde position, although his level is lower, but he pushes in with barely-there gusto.
　Krusty was unconscious, but the edges of his mouth were lifted and a devilish smile was on his face. It was the smile of a hound that had found its purpose. In his battle with Elias, Krusty had found the tail of his enemy.

　However, that battle of strength came to a quick end.
　The ground itself couldn't withstand the magical power of the two sides' excesses.
　After a moment of floating, as if their feet had disappeared underneath them, Krusty and Elias found themselves in the center of the mortar-shaped, sinking mountainside. As they tried to jump up, the earth was beginning to collapse to provide them with a foothold. The two men had been oblivious to the fact that there are countless large limestone caves in this mountain, known as the Heavenly Wolf Caves.