While dozens of soldiers were lying in the courtyard, only four remained.
　It was me, Maria, and Hailey and Snow.

　The two of us who came to the rescue had enough MP left, so it helped that we were able to comatose the soldiers with plenty of time to spare. But within minutes, Palinclone had left the fort in his carriage and was out of sight.

　I calmly watched it go off in 'Dimension'.
　As Haili had told me, unlike the Sith who flew freely in the sky, it was easy to follow the footsteps of the Palinkulon who belonged to the army.
　Therefore, I turn my attention to Hailey who came to help me first, not the enemy.

'Thank you for your help, Hailey. Snow brought you here ......?''

　I turned my attention to Snow and immediately hid behind Heili.
　However, there was no way he could hide in terms of his height, and he was in full view. It was especially surreal to see his tail sticking out to the side.

''Look, I'll apologize with you, please come out.

　Haili smiled and shifted her body to put Snow in front of her.
　Snow's eyes were down and she was shaking.

''I'm sorry I ran off. Ki, don't hate me. ......

　Apparently, he is regretting the fact that he escaped alone. He's in a different mood than before the battle, but I don't blame him for that.
　But I'm not going to blame him for that. In fact, I think I'm the one to blame for the blunder.
　When I'm not sure how to explain that feeling to Snow, Heili comes in to follow up.

'Forgive her, boy. Snow-san has been traumatized by dealing with 'the one who steals the Dark Reason'. As I recall, you had all of your friends killed a few years ago, right?
Ummm, yeah, .......

　Snow nodded.
　Maybe it was thanks to Hein-san's memory, or maybe Hailey knows more about Snow's past than I do. Following that follow-up, I patted Snow's head.

'No, it's okay, Snow. I'm not angry with you. I'm just grateful to Snow for going into battle. It's a long way from where we were before.

　I'm too lazy to think about it (・・・・・・・・), so I'll just indulge myself and finish it off.

　Nevertheless, I'm sure that the former Snow would be hiding in the bottom of the Living Legend by now. Surely she would want to do so even now. Still, she's here, thanks to her courage.
　The reason for my mistake this time is simply because I made a mistake in my calculations.
　Snow himself had told me on the ship that "things don't change that easily". But I had been naive in thinking that I could fight a good fight against the Palinkulons.

　I'll take that as a given.

　Forgiven, Snow breathes a sigh of relief, relieved. However, her complexion remained dull.
　She may be a pain in the ass, but she has a sense of responsibility for what she has done once she gets her hands on it. After all, she continues to regret that she can't be forgiven for escaping when she had friends to help and enemies to defeat.

　While Snow is reflecting on the situation, I call out to Heili.

''Hey, if Heili is here, does that guardian (guardian) also exist?''

　Ayd and Hailey are partying together. Aydo, who left the place just a few moments ago, is also alerted to see if he's nearby.

No, Dr. Aydo has left the fort. Our respective goals have changed a lot over the course of the day. ......

　Bitterly, Heili laughed.
　From what I saw earlier, I could tell that Id wasn't interested in Palinkron anymore. And he didn't seem to have any intention of getting involved with us.

'What do you mean your goals have changed?'
'Dr. Ayde is going to take Shea, Rouge and Noir with him to the 'North' like this. He said he was going to gather people to raise the country. Reiner left the party because only one of them is sticking to the Palinkron. --I'm kind of a 'neutral' by the way.

　As I recall, Ayde said his goal was world peace. I guess it's like gathering people for that purpose.
　The reason Shea is accompanying him is probably because he needs the help of someone who is strong in the search for the labyrinth. Although their ultimate goals are different, their interests are aligned.

''I see. No, as long as it doesn't get in our way, that's fine. So what do you plan to do now, neutral Hailey, ......?

　I was more concerned about the girl in front of me whose purpose was unclear.

'I'm going to go help Ryner, who is being held by the army. Thanks to the boys' surprise attack, I've made a lot of progress in researching things, so I know where he is.''
What, they've got him?　That guy,
It's like he's been thrown in jail for a raggedy loss against Palinkron.
'What are you doing alone?' ......

　It's easy to imagine Reiner getting ahead of himself and picking a fight. It doesn't seem to be a lie that he's left the party.

　I was hoping that Ryner might help me chase after Palinkron, but it looks like time is tight. I glance at the 'magic stone line' in the garden.

　Palinclone said he was preparing this.
　I'm sure he's poured his heart and soul into this "magic circle" while I've been in Lauravia. I'm sure you'll find that this is the only thing that this magic circle is capable of.
　I'm sure you'll be able to see that it's a difficult level of magic that is difficult to analyze at first glance. It will take a considerable amount of time to destroy or disarm it. I'm sure you'll be able to see that the size of this magician's circle will cover an entire country - or even a continent.

　As I was leaving, Palinclone said he was going to focus on invoking it.
　I can't hide my anxiety and ask Heili.

I'm going to ask Heili, "Hey, Heili. Do you know anything about this 'magic circle'?　That guy called this the 'World Migration Formation'. Could it be that this is the same as the 'Magic Formation' from a thousand years ago?

　When asked the question, Heili looks down slightly. Then, with a stern expression, she explains.

''Yes, that's right. Palinclone is trying to recreate the 'Magic Formation' of a thousand years ago. He's going to use the entire battlefield as the 'price' to deploy the 'World Dedication Formation'.
...... Is this the 'magic circle' that ended the war a thousand years ago - the 'world's dedication circle'?

　I had expected this, but I couldn't help but be surprised that the substitute I had heard about in the lore was right in front of me.

''There was only one instance of the 'World Dedication Formation' being triggered ......, and it is reported that ninety percent of the continent's lives were lost that time ....... Perhaps this time it will have the same result.

　Countless people will die if this continues.
　Haili suggests that this is a possibility.

'Why would that guy do that ......?'

　I don't see the purpose of Palinkron at all.
　What he's doing is bullshit and inconsistent.
　He tried to give birth to a 'hero' in Lauravia's 'Epic Seeker' when he thought he had interfered with the Hoosiers. And now he's on the verge of killing everyone in the North and South while becoming a Confederate general.

　Normally, one would think of him as just a merry-go-round. But I couldn't see him as someone who was working without a purpose.
　Heili responds to that concern.

''I think it's the will of the entity called Legacy, not the Palinkron.
Legacy ......, though the Sith say it's an apostle: ......
'Master Dear has the memories of the 'Apostle Sith'. Just as the boy has the memory of the 'Primordial Kanami', so does Palinkron have a double memory. It's the memory of the 'Third Apostle Legacy' that hasn't even survived in the lore.

　An apostle who has not even survived in the lore. It is said to be in Palinkulon.
　However, I don't see any figure of that apostle at all.
　As if he was hostile to the Sith, he was cooperative with the Sith in the battle just now. I don't understand why the attitude of the Sith, who had been so much of an enemy of Legacy, had changed.

''The Palinclone seems to be working to fulfill Apostle Legacy's wishes. That's my - no, that's Hein Helvirshain's guess. My memories of being a friend of Palinkron for so long have led me to infer that.

　That's what Heili said.
　I slowly examine the information I've gathered.

'...... I'm starting to get a little bit of insight into that guy's situation,'

　And I know that the Palinkron situation is none of my business.
　I'm not going to warm up to Palinkron just because Legacy was involved. It doesn't matter to me what I've only heard of Apostle Legacy, the Palinkulon is just the Palinkulon.

　What's important right now is that Palinkron is trying to use the knowledge of the Apostle to launch the 'World Dedication Formation'. And I owe him a lot. That's all.

　I look up and look in the direction where Palinkron would be.

'The boy is going to Palinkron, isn't he?
Yeah, I'll be there.
...... Can the boy still fight?

　From those confirming words, I can tell what Heili wants to say.
　So I nod absent-mindedly.

''Yeah, I can still fight. Palinkron called me a 'vessel'. And he also said that the Aikawa Yotaki I knew died a thousand years ago. ...... still fight. Nothing is over yet.
'I see ....... I knew it. ......

　Hearing of Yangtaki's death, Hai Li did not change her face. After all, she must have known that.
　Then, she would say the words to confirm it again.

''Does the boy still intend to go to the 'deepest' part of the labyrinth?'''
'Of course I aim for it. Because to be honest, I don't trust anything Palinkron says at all. That's why, in the end, I have to go to the 'deepest part' to see for myself. I need to know the truth by myself, not by word of mouth. Besides, if we go to the deepest part (that place), we will understand not only Yotaki, but also other things. I don't know why I think that's where all the answers will be found: ......

　The memories shown to me by Palinkulon certainly made sense. I was right. But there's no way I can trust all of that.
　There could be lies mixed in with it. Or it could have been a cleverly constructed memory of desperation.

　So I'm going to find out.
　The Levantine lore, the testament of 'someone' who survived a thousand years ago, also tells me to go to the deepest part. I have a feeling that the culmination of the events of a thousand years ago is there.

'I see. The boy is strong, after all. I'm glad I believed it.'

　Sensing my intentions, Heili smiled gently.
　I can't stay in that overestimation.

　I can't say that I'm just being tough.
　I'm almost like a fully automatic machine now.
　My thoughts are specialized to accomplish a set purpose. As Maria said, I'm putting all my worries on the back burner.

　I have three main objectives.　
　The first is the Palinclone. I'm going to stop his 'World Service Team' nonsense. Of course, I'll also pay him back for the debt I owe him until today. If possible, I wanted to get some information about the past, but I don't think that's going to happen anymore.

　Secondly, Dia. In order to get my friends back, I will definitely defeat the Apostle Sith.
　Although I've lost my footing now, I'm not that pessimistic. I know how to find them from my past. All I have to do is cover the continent with the same dimensional magic I possess, just like that crazy man did. If I don't have enough magic, we can try Reaper and Resonance Magic. Covering the continent should be in the not-too-distant future.

　Thirdly, Yangtaki.
　Until I see it with my own eyes, I won't believe it's dead. Besides, I've already declared it, but I've decided to help anyway. I won't make a difference.

　These three - I'm going to solve these things mindlessly.
　I have no choice but to move forward - if I stop even once, it's over. I'm not going to think about anything else. I know that if I don't kill my emotions like a machine, I'll be stuck in fear and grief.

　So I turn my body in the direction of Palinkron. I pretend to be biding my time and try to walk away.

'Well then, I'm going to go now: ......
''Palinclone would have gone to the main battlefield's main camp. Perhaps he intends to activate the 'World Dedication Formation' in earnest at the center of the battlefield. If you want to chase him, you can use my carriage.

　Heili points to the wall of the building.
　By using Dimension, she can feel the carriage at the end of the wall. It's a finger pointing that can only be done between those who use the "Dimension".

　I'm sure you'll be able to see that the number of people who are unable to fight is increasing as you explore the fort. It seems that Heili has reduced the number of soldiers while he was doing some research.

'Thanks for everything, Heili. As soon as you help Reiner, I want you to run away from this 'magic stone line' as soon as it is out of reach. It may not be possible to stop the Palinkron. With Heili's body, it's not safe for him to be in the 'World Devotional Formation'.
'...... That's very kind of you, boy. Yes, that's right. It is a magic formula that extracts magic power from the tears of living things, so it is very incompatible with the 'magic stone human'. The only people who can move freely in that thing will be the two of you who have guardian (guardian) magic stones.

　I look at Loewen, the Treasure Sword of the House of Alais, and Maria.
　The two magical stones, the one that steals the reason of the earth and the one that steals the reason of fire, are in here right now. It seems that the magical stones have the power to repel the influence of the World Consecration Camp. Palinclone himself had said something similar to that.

''I'll see you then. I'm going to the fort where Ryner is being held--''

　With that, Hailey chanted 'Connection' and left.

　I watched the residue of green magic disappear, and I breathed out heavily to release the tension in my body.

　Good.
　I was able to break up with Hailey while keeping my strength intact.
　I don't have to show him (...) that I'm miserable.

We have to go now too. We can't afford it anymore (・・・・・・・)

　I don't want to spend time worrying about it.
　So I throw those words at him and walk away.
　It was a blunt word, but Snow looked frightened and Maria looked sad as she followed behind me.

　Now that she knows the danger of the Palinkron's 'World Consecration Squad', she can't waste a second. You have to get to the center of the magic circle where Palinclone will be waiting for you, and you have to get there as soon as possible - my mind is full of such pretenses, and I'm heading to the carriage that Heili has prepared for me.
　I start the carriage with a lean motion and immediately chant "Connection".
　It's such a hurried movement that my companions have no time to interrupt me.

　Because otherwise, a single word of "help" and a weakness would have escaped them.
　And, ironically, if there's any possibility of helping me, it's probably ......--

　-- I don't want to think about it anymore.