I managed to dodge the meteor.

　I was able to manipulate the distance, so dodging was easy for me.
　I'm not going to have to worry about it. However, I know beforehand that dodging is useless. The meteor itself is about the size of one person, but its effect area is the entire world.

　The falling star first transmitted a shock wave like a ripple to the world.

　And that shock wave was accompanied by a distortion of space that seemed to rob me, a dimensional wizard, of my stock. If I touched that distortion unprotected, my flesh body would be easily torn apart.

''--Dimension Curved Warfare Operation (Reference)!

　However, on the contrary, as a dimensional wizard, that spatial distortion is something I'm used to. I thought it was a hundred times better than being attacked by an unidentified attack. Even if it was an attack that could be fatal if it was only grazed, as long as you know what it is, you can deal with it.

　He grasped how the distortions of space moved with Dimension and deflected it with Dimension Curved Warfare Calculation (Reference).
　However, there is no way to prevent the tsunami-like storm from attacking, even with the Dimension and Curvature Calculator.
　My body is blown away by the storm like a light feather swallowed by a typhoon.
　I lost my sense of direction in an instant and was swallowed by the muddy current of the wind.

　A strange and unpleasant monstrous sound, far from being natural, rang out late.
　A 'roaring sound' that resembles a wailing wail, which continues to resent and curse the world and is still not enough, strikes my ears.
　Speaking of pain alone, that sound made me suffer the most.

''Ugh, ugh, ugh--!

　The wind was blowing me around - the friction of the wind was burning my skin, shaking my eardrums, I couldn't keep my eyes open, and my senses were being thrown out of whack.
　My sense of time is no exception, and after an hour or even a moment, I finally regain my freedom.

　In the midst of the floating sensation, I unfold the Dimension first, as if out of habit, and confirm that I am alive.

　I took a bird's-eye view of my changed form.
　The cloak, which was a token of Reynand-san's great effort, had been cruelly torn apart. His body was covered in blood from countless cuts, and to a third party, he might appear to be dead.

　The 'meteor' didn't take a direct hit. It also avoided all distortions in space. The damage from the wind was also minimized. But even so - it's still like this.


[Status]
　Name: Aikawa Uzumi HP32/353 MP134/1165-200 Class: explorer


　I look at the 90% shaved off website and I lift my mouth.

'Ugh, ugh ....... Ha, ha, ha ......

　And yet, I can still move.
　I'm battered, but I can still move.
　Opening both eyes, I put my feet on the large debris nearby. My vision was turning bright red, so I moved my vision to Dimension in earnest.
　Then, I regripped the hilt of my blood-slick sword and took a deep breath on the rubble. If I'm not careful, I'll die at any moment, but I managed to get over ......

　-- right on schedule.

　I'm sure we're on schedule, grasping the world that was ripped apart by the "meteor".
　If you draw the power of the Lord so far, you're just one step away.
　I'm confident that I can end it all with one more move.

　Perhaps Lord will be even more frustrated when he sees me still trying to continue fighting. And then he'll try to shoot stronger magic to make sure he gets the next one.

　--I'm not going to be the only one who can do that.

　It's too cowardly and a disgusting provocation. But that's the only way Aikawa Uzumi can defeat the one who steals the logic of the wind.

"--Dimension Multiple Expansion (Multiple)

　I move my mouth, which tastes of blood, to build up the magic.
　It's the last time I can take my time looking for something.
　I do my best to penetrate the world stirred up by Lord's flying kicks with my magic - and finally, I find what I've been looking for all along.

　A little further away, multiple 'paintings' were floating around.

　The "painting" is a child's doodle - and yet it's in a most expensive looking frame. The paintings are "House with Meadow and Gable Roof", "Old Beastman Couple", "Orphanage" and "Castle Garden".

　The world has been shattered so much, but those paintings are the only ones intact.

　It's only natural.
　This place is a space created by the founder with the rule that the Lord will do as he pleases.
　And the fifty layers are the world of the Lord itself, a hierarchy of the Lord's desire for the Lord by the Lord.
　So this painting is the only one that cannot be destroyed. No one can destroy it.

　I do as the Lord wishes (・・・・・・・・・), take the painting and cast a spell.

"...Distance Mute.

　I'm going to be able to pull out the magic stone from those paintings just as I did when I first used it on the table.
　The magic power hidden in the extracted magic stone was weak ...... but it emitted a warm green light.

　I'm not going to be the only one who's been in the same situation.
　The real power of this Distance Mute wasn't magic to reap the lives of my enemies. This is the magic that was created to keep the important memories of the important things in the world.

　The only thing left to do is to hit this magical stone into the Lord.
　When the preparations for that last move are complete, a voice comes from a distance.

''You did it ......?　No, no, maybe he's dead?　I thought I took it pretty lightly: ......

　The Lord, flying softly on his wings, was scurrying around looking for me.
　He looks a little uneasy, as if he's cooled off after seeing the world scratched up with a flying kick.

　I almost laugh at the childish gesture and almost laugh at the fact that this is the situation. However, you manage to stifle it and swear so that you can hear her in the distance.

''If you think so, then add it up, you idiot. ......

　The flying Lord turns around and finds me, the source of the bad news.

'There you are, Vortex Wave Yi ......!　And you can still get cocky: ......!　You're not there yet: ......!

　He snarls, looking relieved and angry.

'Yeah, not yet. I'm still in the clear. After all, I haven't had a single direct hit from your attacks since a while ago. Honestly, it's not much, is it?　And this Demon King guy.
What the--!

　She agitates the load for the final fill-in.
　She's too much of a child to let it pass her by.

You're not much of a person, Lord. You're not equipped to pray for world peace, and you're not equipped to carry the people on your back. You're a much more stubborn and diminutive coward than you think: ....... Now I'm going to prove it to you: ......!
No, she's strong!　You are stronger than anyone else!　Hence, he was the undefeated 'Lord who rules'!
"That 'ruling king' (Lord) guy is a poorly trained strongman ....... Lord, don't you get it yet ......?
'Stronger ......?　This is it?　This strength?

　Lord spreads his hands out to show me this situation.
　He insists that he cannot be weak, that he can't be weak, that he can even rip the world apart.

'You're just fighting for appearances, as if you're strong.

　I'm the same vain person, so I know exactly what I'm talking about.

''You say that the strength of a mistress is vain, ......?　No, no... No, no, no. She's strong!　They were there because they were strong!　I'm so strong, I had to do it!　If you're not strong enough, why was the mistress fighting there ......?　That doesn't make sense. It breaks the logic. I can't admit that, I can't admit that - huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!

　With his identity shaken, Lord falls into a state of hyperventilation.

'Hyu--hyu, hyu!　One, you have to be strong to be a concubine, or you're not a Lord!　No, she's a lord, she's a strong mistress!　No, no, it was a load because it was strong: ......!　Ah, ah, ah!　Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

　It's hard.
　I guess I don't even know what came first and what was later.
　You've forgotten Lord whether you found your wish or your wish made you, a very important thing.

　I can understand now that Lord's emotions have been exposed by the full force of the fight.
　That's the main reason why she was broken.

　And, fortunately, that feeling--

I know that feeling (・・・・・). ...... I have no memory of what I was a thousand years ago now. It is as if I have lost the proof of my life. In fact, even my body doesn't belong to me. ...... That's why I was told by the "stealer of the truth of darkness" that that's what Aikawa Kanami is all about. They also said I don't have a name. I was told that I am Jewelcruise. I was told that the wish to save my sister wasn't mine. And just like you now, I didn't know what I was fighting for, and I almost lost myself. ...... but in the end I said it was me. I'm going to be able to say that I'm here as Aikawa Kanami, no matter what anyone else says. Everyone has the right to claim that!　You do the same!
'It's not!　No, Vortex Wave!　In the end, it's all about what people say about you!　It's up to them to decide who they are!　It's just the perception of the surroundings!　No matter what the mistress says, if she is perceived to be a more powerful king than anyone else, that's what will happen!
...... Sure, maybe it's other people that give people value. Someone else who believes in you so that you can prove yourself. ...... but look at 'here'!　No, I'm the only other person you've got left!　I'm the only one who believes in you now!　And I don't believe in you as a strong man or a king at all!
What, then: ......!

　Lord listens with a twisted face.
　My sophistry.

　In the first place, as experience I know that strength can turn into real strength.
　Perhaps, but a thousand years ago, Lord was so strong that he became a king, and then he became a real king. He probably wouldn't have been able to protect the people he cared about otherwise. There is no reason for a gentle guy like Lord to be vain, other than a stranger.

　It's just that - there's no one else in 'here' that Lord wants to protect. It's gone.
　She is not aware of the fact that she has no enemies, let alone people she wants to protect, and she is crazy enough to realize that she has no enemies.

　There is no longer 'South' or 'North'.
　There is no land, let alone a country.
　There is no enemy, no family. There is no one.
　So, no more - there is no need to act like a king.

　Even if it's a technicality, we have to remind people of that as soon as possible...!

Oh, I never thought of you as a king!　Not once!　I'm sure it never happened even a thousand years ago!　I'm sure I've always thought you were a weak, miserable, whiny little b*tc*!　How can I believe that a man like you is the king--!
'Wow, the mistress is weak ......?　Catch this 'Lord who rules' and say you're a crybaby. ......!
'Yeah, now I'm going to make you cry ......!　If you cry so hard in front of me, you'll have no excuse!　I'm going to prove to you that 'The King Who Rules' is weak!

　I turned the tip of my sword to the king flying far above and agitated him.
　We did it with sophistry, undermining and undermining and falsely accusing him of being false.
　Naturally, the Lord was indignant at his overly rude words.

''Uzurinami-ii-ii-ii--!　No longer will I complain about it when I die!　You'll regret it in the afterlife for licking the power of this 'ruling king (Lord)'!

　Yeah, he's a really nice guy.
　The Lord Overlord is the representative and admiration of his people. Being disgraced by the "Lord" means disgraced by all the people of the north.
　Therefore, the Lord is angry from the bottom of his heart.

　That continuous use of 'chanting' has already driven him crazy inside his head. If it's not good, you may not even know what you're doing with whom and when you're doing it.
　And yet, the Lord is still trying to protect it.

　You're willing to break your heart and give up being a king, and yet you're still protecting everyone's king--!

　The result of that contradiction is 'here'.
　She's too kind, so she has fallen into this abyss.

　And at the bottom of that abyss, Lord raises his voice.

''-- 'This body is the soul (tamashii) that runs on the road to hell' --!

　It was the first time I had ever heard of 'chanting'.
　However, I have an intuition that this is her true "chanting".

　Through the "Chanting", infinite magical power leaks out of Lord's body.
　Furthermore, she also uses the wind to gather magic power from her surroundings. That is exactly the maximum output of the Lord. It's a prelude to unleashing maximum magic through maximum magical power.

　Of course, the wind that gathers is not just a wind.
　It's the [Wind of Freedom].
　That wind doesn't choose where it blows, it doesn't interfere with anything, it interferes with anything.

　The Lord's wings mix with that [Wind of Freedom] and become huge.
　And those huge wings gently wrapped around me.

　The right and left, the top and the bottom, became green in all directions, and I was trapped in a cage of wind.
　But even though I was surrounded by so much wind, strangely enough, there was no wind to touch my body. Contrary to the scene in my eyes, the inside of the cage is quiet.

　Inside the windless realm, the only sound that passes is the voice of 'chanting'.

''- ''I will continue to hold a grudge in the depths of this earth against the world (you) that corrupted the child (straw)...''

　In time with the 'chanting', the surrounding wall of wind was gradually closing in on us.
　The wind cage is about to change into another form. As if stretched out on a potter's wheel, the cage approaches the shape of a cylinder. At the end of it, the tunnel of wind connecting me to the Lord is completed, tilted at an angle.

　The Lord stopped flying and put his foot on that wind tunnel.
　Then, with a light wave of his arm, he lets a strong wind pass through the tunnel.
　In the blink of an eye, the wind evened out the wind, and a beautiful "path" was created in the wind (or windwind) where the Lord had his feet.

　The magic doesn't end with the creation of the path.
　Furthermore, the tunnel of the wind continues to be stretched and becomes ever thinner. The narrowness of the tunnel is enough to make you feel trapped and almost suffocated.

　Then, once again, the wind blows.
　A strong wind drifts out from Lord's direction to mine.

　The strong wind pushes my body backwards. Soon I couldn't stand on the unstable debris and had no choice but to move onto the 'road' just like Lord.
　But even as I moved, my body still swam. Backwards and backwards, driven by the strong wind, I couldn't hold my position.

　It was as if the direction of gravity had changed.
　The direction of gravity, which was unstable, is fixed in one direction and pulled backwards.

　That strong wind - the false gravity - is getting stronger and stronger everywhere.
　It was as if the slope that was attached to my feet was becoming a precipice.
　I couldn't bear to put my hands on the 'path' of the wind.

　However, if you look ahead - or even upwards, the road was in a similar state. He hasn't fallen thanks to his flapping wings, but the wind is stirring him up and he's about to fall this way at any moment.
　In other words, this is a magic that can't even choose its target--

　-- but now I know that this magic is complete.

　Is it because I felt a part of her life from the earlier "Chanting"?
　Just like with Rowen's "Flash of the Ghost (Von a Wraith)".　I realized that this magic that just rolls off the path (...) is the very magic of the Lord (Jinsei).
　It's the exact opposite of the characteristics of 'The One Who Steals the Reason of the Wind' that said it doesn't choose the path it walks.

　-- The magic that blocks the place of escape and makes you have no choice but to fall down the 'road' is the magic of the Lord (...).

　As the magic is completed, the Lord declares.

''-- Magic (...) <
　Magic (...) 《Lord of Roads》.
　It's different from 《WIND ARROW》 and 《Ix-Wind》.
　Not the numerous attribute magic, this is her own magic with her life on the line (...) --!

-What?

　Just before that magic was completed - right before it was completed - I was running out of The Road.

　It was the first time I had seen it, and although it was a great magic that I had no way of analyzing, I understood its effects intuitively.
　First of all, there's no doubt that 《The Road Fallen Earth (Lord of the Road)》 is an instant death magic that is unavoidable and undefendable, just like 《The Flash of the Ghosts (Von a Wraith)》.
　For example, an undefendable blow like the earlier Meteor, just to be passed through the Lord of Road, would be the end for me.

　However, the weakness is also the same as Rowen's "Flash of the Ghost (Von a Wraith)".
　Anyway, the preliminary movement is too big.

　What's more, this magic is also unfinished (...). Originally, this was supposed to be a magic to be used as a resonant magic - a magic for two people to use with their significant other, and right now it was missing something important - somehow I knew why.

　The Road is forcing me to use resonance magic alone that should be used by two people.
　That's why there's an incredibly large gap between the magic of 'The Road' and the magic of 'Meteor'.

''Lord oo--!

　It's now or never.
　Right now, Lord is consuming a record amount of magical power and unleashing his mind to the fullest extent.
　And he is exposing the longest gap of his life.
　This 'road' is definitely the 'road' to victory--!

　-- so I believe, and I scramble on.

　Of course, a strong wind from above is going to push you back.
　If I slow down even a little bit, I'll be knocked down into the abyss.
　Therefore, I never slow down and run upwards as fast as I can without slowing down.

''--Wa, 'Wha, 'WIND SIS'!

　Lord saw me suddenly begin to sprint down the path of the wind and interrupted the construction of Ix Wind. Instead, he released countless blades of air from above.

''Oh, don't come up!　Uranium wave, it's the opposite--!

　Lord urged him to stop, but there was no way he was going to stop.

'Not the other way around!　You and I have no choice but to move up--!

　As if to prove his words, he drove forward and forward and up and up and up.

　Before I knew it, the 'road' of the wind had become a complete wall.
　But as long as you don't stop, it doesn't matter.
　It's just a matter of kicking and kicking and running, even though the wind's "path" is a wall.

　However, the fibers in my muscles begin to unravel as I sprint past the limit.
　The tendons are on the verge of bursting open.

　Moreover, the price of continuing to fight against the wind is tearing the skin apart.
　Sometimes the flesh was gouged out and the ducts through which blood flowed were torn.
　My right ear popped out, and the sound that had been echoing from the pain would fade away.
　A red mist was scattered across Midori's landscape as the blood that was circulating from the wound began to drain away.

　Still--, don't stop!

　Go back up, Lord.
　There's nothing for both of us to fall back down to.
　We both have to get back to our...!

'Lord!　We're going home together!　Go home and take a look at what you were like a thousand years ago!　And see who was next to it!　You have to know what you are and who you're king for--!

　And I'll tell you in advance what I'm going to do.

"What do you mean by that?　Vortex waves!

　Lord was puzzled, unable to understand the meaning of those words.

　Not long ago I said to Lord, "I can't find the words to say to you because I can't remember anything ....... I'm sorry I forgot about you in the past. I'm really sorry ......" or something like that.

　But it wasn't.
　With my magic, I was able to find the words to call.
　If you say that the "Dimensional Decisive Operation (Dimension Graduation) 'Realize'" is a magic that allows you to see the 'future' beyond dimensions, there is no reason why you can't see the opposite, the 'past', through its application.

''Combined Spellcraft [Chanting]!　-- 'The future and the present can be connected' and 'The present and the past can be connected' --!

　Just like Lord, I shouted 'chanting' with the intention of spinning my own life.
　This is the ultimate in my style of magic construction that I taught Ryner, the essence of the 'magic for stealing reason (...)' that the guardians (guardians) have reached--!

"'Till the day comes when the world thinks of me!

　The 'chanting' to build 'true magic' that will change the reason for the world--!

　The chanting causes dimensional magic power to flow out of my body.
　I put all of it into my left hand instead of my sword.
　To be precise, it's in the magic stone in my left hand--!



　Realizing the danger of that magic, Lord changed his expression and shot out a bullet of wind from his bayonet.
　Still, I won't stop my sprint.
　I'm not going to stop constructing magic, even if the wind bullet pierces my torso.

　There is no choice but to avoid it by using the magic that takes away the escape route, ■Lord of Road (Road Falling Earth).

''Lord of the Road (----)!

　You're the one who erased everything but the Path, Lord.
　You and no one else wants me to go down this path--!

　Then I run through without stalling while catching all the wind bullets - I'm fleshed out by the Lord.
　The Lord doesn't like the approach and swings his bayonet, but it's too late. I hit him with the "Straight Sword of Crescent Pectrazi" and deflect him.

　Then, he extended his broken left arm with all his magic power to Lord's chest - and stabbed it into his body with 《Distance Mute》.
　I immediately let go of all the magic stones held in my left hand inside.
　For the last (final) time, I grab the heart of the Lord - the "magic stone".

''Connected ---- ！！！！''

　I'm going to touch soul to soul and build a 'connection' between me and the Lord.
　Just as I once connected my heart with the Reaper, I force my heart to connect with the Lord as well.

　I'm nose to nose with the Lord, heart to heart, and I shout.

"Lord, I'll watch it with you!　The past!　You had a family all to yourself!　Make sure you remember that!　You've got a family you love, you've got unresolved family issues and you're relying on those unresolved issues to keep you alive!　Find your precious treasure in the past!　That's the 'way' you'll be saved--!

　I tighten my grip on the Lord's magic stone (Tamashii).
　The words struck directly from that 'connection' shake the Lord.

It's not just a matter of time before you'll be able to get your hands on it.　A precious treasure of a mistress--!

　With the correct operation of the 《Distance Mute》, Lord didn't even care about the arm stuck in his chest, and he bit down on his words.

''Ah, yes!　And that's my magic (・・・・)!　The magic to save the guardians (you)...!

　And I can activate my own magic that is comparable to both Rowen's Flash of Ghosts (Von a Wraith) and Lord's ■ Road Falling Earth (Lord of the Road).
　In other words, this is also an immediate si (...) magic that cannot be evaded or defended against.

"--Magic (...) "Dimensional Decisive Operation (Dimension Graduate) "Prequel (Recall)"!

　-- and it went through Lord's soul.

　The magic Dimension Graduate "Prequel (Recall)" frees the Lord's consciousness from this dimension. It tries to take him to another dimension, beyond not only space but even time.
　It's the same for me, a magic user and a 'connection'.

　The five senses are cut off with a plop, and they are connected to a new set of senses.
　It's a sensation as if the world is being repainted, and my consciousness suddenly fades away.

　This is the power of magic, the Dimension Graduate's "Prequel (Recall)".

　--This is the power of the magic "Prequel (Recall)" - "Past Vision".

　My consciousness fell into darkness, but my body was enveloped by a wind that smelled nostalgic.
　That wind is the wind from Lord's past.

　Now, a thousand years ago.
　The Lord and I are trying to go back to that childhood.

　And there I am...

　What lies at the bottom of Lord's heart. The true origin of the 'magic (...)' he was trapped and unleashed.
　Lord's long life. The true meaning of the "chanting (...)" he shouted because he couldn't bear the suffocation.

　--You will see all of it.