In the belly of the giant - in the great garden of Vyasia Castle, I face Ayde.
　Before words could be spoken, Ayde waved one hand in the air.
　Then one of the old trees behind him buzzed and swung one of its branches around. The movement was sharp and fast, and from the thickness of the branch, it had the power to crush a bone or two in a person if it hit.

　After showing his masterful manipulation of the tree, Ayd speaks in a low voice.
　It's not words through the plant anymore, but a fleshly voice.

''This is how I will fight myself. When it comes to dueling with the Primordial Vortex Wave, you have to rely on the power of the trees like this to even compete. Do you want to ...... call yourself a coward?

　He seems to be a little ashamed of himself for specifying the location of the duel and also for forcing me into the castle yard. But I shake my head at that and reply.

'No, no, not at all. If that's your power, I'll just get over it head on.

　If the match can be decided in a fair duel, then I have no complaints. To begin with, at the time of The Second Maze City Daryl, I gave up the location designation. I don't think the current id is unfair at all.

　If I think anything, it's only to the other guardian.
　Nosfi, who had been carried here with me, was writhing in the corner of the garden, laughing.

I want to hit you sideways, Uzumi-sama, I want to hit you sideways!　But I'm patient - I am a patient guardian ......
So, are you going to mix up that Nosfies over there?

　I make sure Nosfi is treated well before I fight. However, the question is quickly answered by her herself.

''No, no, Uzumi-sama. Of course, I won't fight. This is a duel, you know. It's not cool to interfere. So please don't attack me. Take a look at this. White flag, white flag.　

　He pulls the brightness of the flag of light up to its limit and turns it into a pure white flag before waving it.
　I turn my attention to the id, listening to the declaration of surrender, which I can't believe in a piece of it. This dueling man also had a similar expression to me.

''We have a 'contract' called. Let me swear to myself that this duel will be one-on-one. If Nosfi-sama is going to mess with you, then I will help you eliminate him myself.

　And then I'm going to state that my attitude towards Nosfy is the same as mine.

"I will never interfere with you, as per the 'contract' --I can't. It's a good thing that you're not going to be able to get away with it. I'm happy to say that my Spell Mark completely blocked Master Uzumi's magic. I can't wait to bring back the results of this experiment and proceed with my next research.

　Nosfi used the word 'curse mark' as he looked at his body and the plants around him that had letters written on them.

　Probably because of that written 'curse mark' thing, I can't see a part of Nosfi in the 'Dimension'. From her appearance, I thought that the same thing existed around her, and I tried to unfold the Dimension in order to understand the structure of the castle.
　However, the magic she tried to expand dissipates in the process. It was as if he had been subjected to 'magic offset (counter magic)'.

''Huh, the magic disappeared ......?''
''Yes, Master Uzuraha. I wrote not only on this body, but also on the trees at the key points of the castle. They don't accept Uzuraha-sama's dimensional magic - it's like a 'curse tree'. This is an application of the 'curse cloth' that kept Arti's body intact. With this, all of Uzuraha-sama's wide-ranging kind of magic will be cancelled while we are inside the castle.

　It's fine if you can't figure out the structure of the castle. But it's painful not to know what's going on with the titties who are probably fighting outside.
　One of my strengths is completely crushed and I naturally bite my teeth.

''Haha!　Ha-ha-ha, what--what?　Hmmm, you thought everything was going well earlier!　You were absolutely sure of it!　That's the kind of magic you've been using!　The same 'magic that makes you do anything you want'!　But, no!　Huh, how does it feel to have your confidence in victory overturned--!　I would like to know so much to comfort my beloved Uzumi-sama!　I want to comfort you as best I can, so please tell me, tell me!　Hmph!

　With a big smile on his face, Nosfi tries to look down at my face, which is about to turn over.
　Seeing the person's nerve-wracking behavior, I feel the boiling oil boiling in the pit of my stomach -- and immediately close the lid on that pit of my stomach.

　--Calm down.

　Don't let your mind be disturbed.
　This is the way Nosfi fights. Not all of those words are meant to be. The girl named Nosfi is just doing her best against the superior enemy (me). There's no need to get angry.

　While I'm concentrating on my mind, Nosphy is still trying to get me going without a breath.

''I've been waiting to see Uzumi-sama's suffering face for so long that I didn't even bother to sleep, and ever since I came here, I've been waiting for you while writing the magic formula on the trees of the castle!　What do you think!　You can't get through dimensional magic at all, can you?　Feel free to praise me if you like, but don't hesitate to compliment me!　Kaanami-sama!

　I was surprised when I fought him in the labyrinth, but I know better now.

　This is not the first time I've fought this kind of opponent.
　Nosfi is the same as Palinkron. He is the type of person who understands his own lack of ability and complements the gap in ability with preparation and words.

'Huh ......, haha.

　I don't reply, I just take a deep breath.

　The best thing to do with such an opponent would be to not listen to anything and just hit him or her to shut him or her up.
　However, from the way Nosfi is talking right now, I get the feeling that the purpose is to provoke. Perhaps he's harassing you to divert your attention elsewhere from the id, even if just a little before the duel.

Mmm, are you going to ignore it?　I was only thinking about Kanami-sama every day that came and went ....... It's terrible ......!

　I turn to Ayde, leaving Nosfi pretending to cry shrilly.

'Ugh, I really shouldn't. Let's do this for ....... --Oh, I'm too bored and bored to put my hand (・・・・・・・・・) out (・・・・・・・・・) to Lord and (・・・・・・・・) Snow over there (・・・・・・・), so I came (・・・・). It just so happens that they're going to have a "duel" over there as well. If you can't interfere with the 'duel' over here, then ...... you'll have to interfere with the 'duel' over there already!
d*mn it, this ......!

　Seeing that I started to ignore him, Nosfy immediately turned his attention to his friends. I couldn't help but swear at that precise provocation.

''Huh?　Did you think I was going to stick with Uzumiga-sama?　No, it can't be. You should be more aware of how foul you are. I'm not ready to fight you yet. This level of ...... is enough to turn the tables on you, I won't mess with Miss Uzumi.　Hmmm.

　Next to me, Nosphy giggles as he turns away with a pout.
　As usual, Nosphy does his best to harass me.

　Then, seeing my face change color, he bursts out laughing with such force that I feel as if I could stop breathing at any moment.

''Fu--fufu, fufu!　Haha, haha, good!　Very nice!　Haha, ugh, ah, hahaha--oh!　I'm not a fan--!

　Immediately, I ignore Nosfi and point Dimension at the id.
　What I need to do now is to focus on the duel with the Aide.

　In any case, this cowardly girl won't touch me unless she thinks she can definitely win. While I'm being taunted, I'm going to check to see how far the 《Dimension》 can be used.

　From the looks of it, I can figure out the inside of the room without any problems. However, the effect of 《Dimension》 doesn't extend only around certain trees. That's probably the tree where Nosfy desperately wrote the magic formula.

　Naturally, Ayd's body also plays the 《Dimension》.
　The armor that he wears, such as the wooden light armor and clutches, has the magic formula of the example written all over it. Probably, there is a high possibility that not only the "Dimension" but also other dimensional magic can't pass through that armor.

　Thus, when he had finished carefully checking the enemy and the battlefield, Nosfi suddenly stopped laughing.

''-- You're very calm, Uzurinami-sama. You don't slash at me like before anymore, do you? ...... It's a pity. There was one more experiment I wanted to try, but it looks like we'll have to wait until next time.

　Nosfi, like me, becomes calm and stops provoking.
　He admits that everything he said was a trap and a provocation, and takes a step further away from me. And then, a little farther away, I made a "connection".

''After all, perhaps because of our similarities (・・・・・・・・・), Uzunami-sama has seen through our thoughts, hasn't he? Yes, I still don't want to fight with Uzuma-sama and the others. Frankly speaking, I want to get away from this danger zone as soon as possible. There's no guarantee of my life until my natural enemies, Uzumi-sama and Yotaki-sama, get out of your magical range. Yes, we have to get stronger and stronger before we can--

　I thought we were similar - that's the only word that didn't lie to me.
　I don't want to admit it, but there's a part of me that sympathizes (or sympathizes) with them because of the similarity.

　This girl is only a match that she can definitely win.
　Just like me in the past, she has an extremely rational fighting style that only picks up a hundred percent of the victories.

　She probably thinks that even if she fights here, it will be a rehash of the battle in the labyrinth.
　Today, at this time - it's not my time yet.
　As if to say so, he tries to leave everything to the other guardian (guardian) Aide.

Then Prime Minister, please take care of the rest. Please have a good fight without regrets. Unlike Sisu-sama, I wish happiness for everyone except Uzumi-sama.
'I won't leave you with any regrets. You don't have to tell me: ......

　I'm going to forgo that.
　Even if Nosfi starts interfering outside, I'm going to prioritize breaking through the id, as planned.

　And with those words, Nosphy passes through the Connection for the last time.

''--Then I'll see you again. Uzumi-sama.

　With a single word, he disappeared from this large garden.

　Thus, the outsider of the duel left the big garden, leaving Ayd and I alone.
　The promise we made in The Second Maze City Daryl was finally fulfilled and we were alone.

''Well, there are finally no more interruptions. The unnecessary noise has disappeared and we are alone. As long as we're inside the castle where we've become giants, no one will be able to enter any longer.

　Aide looked relieved and stared after Nosphy's departure. Maybe he was even more wary of Nosfi than I was.

'Yes. ....... You'll be doing that soon?

　I readied the 'Aleis Family Treasure Sword Lowen' and focused only on the enemy in front of me.
　Ayde seemed a little pleased with that and nodded.

''Yes, let's do it ....... Bet your precious ...... on it.

　However, his calm expression didn't last for a few seconds and quickly turned into an impatient expression. It was similar to the suffocating face his sister had shown him in the labyrinth, and he was close to a child who was about to start crying now.

''I will win against the Primordial Vortex Wave (you) ....... I will show you that I will win. If I don't win here, I won't know what I was born for. If you can't prove to the respected 'ruling king' (Lord), you will cease to be yourself. So let's fight .......
Ayd, you--......
'--I'm sorry, that was unnecessary. Unlike Master Nosfi, I'm not going to fight with words. Let's start right away.

　Perhaps it was because he had survived the fight with Titi that he could understand, in bits and pieces, how the id was feeling. Even if it's as you imagine, you can't do anything to him.

　Right now I should only focus on winning the 'duel'.
　He's not my only enemy. We need to take out the Aide as fast as we can and get out of there.

Sorry, we're running out of time. I'll have to end the duel right away. ...... The Aide--
No, it will only end there. The founder of the renegade bandits, Aikawa Uzumi--

　A duel begins.　
　I'm not going to be the only one who has a problem with that.

　I'm not going to be the only one who can do that. ...... Does the aide notice that this is ridiculous?

　I'm not going to be able to say that I'm not going to be able to do anything about it.
　The deputy Prime Minister Faydert, whom I met at the Hoosiers, was smiling high in the safety zone, leaving ambushes and deceptions to others. This is not a position where you can say the words "fair and square" and "one-on-one".

　I think to myself as I run out.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find out what's on the mind of the Vizier Aide, who threw away the opportunity to ambush and deceive, and went head-to-head with him.

　Aide's battle.
　Aide's life.
　And Aide's wish.

　What is the real story behind it--.