Seldra chewed and swallowed my words fully.
　And then I managed to get the confirmation of my various doubts mixed in with my mouth.

'Oh, ah, ....... That's right. Quite right, Kanami's right, but ......, are you sure you don't use magic?
'I haven't used it. I'm still adjusting to the magic stones, so I try to refrain from using them as much as possible.
But it's still this. ...... that's right. You're the man who beat Yotaki and Tiara.

　From the point of view of Seldora, a third party, that's how that 'last battle' ended up being handled.

　I remembered Seldora's increasingly cautious attitude.
　I remember the same attitude I had when I faced off against the logic-stealers in the past. No matter how much the "Stealers of Reason" insist that they have no hostile intent, they never seem to relax.

　What I'm particularly wary of is the 'past view' with the 'Distance Mute'.
　I want to release that caution and tension, so I explain.

"I don't intend to 'see past' anymore," I explain. Unlike everyone else's, Seldora has a lot of time on his hands. Seldra can use her own power to fulfill her 'unknowns' little by little, on her own.

　What's important is that we grow up in this post-millennial world.
　It's doubtful that they'll be able to accept 'the one who steals the truth' if they suddenly confront it with a 'past view'. Only when they grow up and accept their true selves will they finally be able to settle their fate a thousand years ago.
　That's what Tiara was talking about: "The more you shake off the 'thread', the more you really live through it (・・・・).

After all, the most important thing you can do is realize that you're on your own ....... There's no point in magically skimming through everything and getting to know the 'last page'.

　There was a feeling in my mouth that was perfectly applicable to me.

　The 'mirror' nature of my magical power reflects the image of others to me.
　At the same time, I often find my own image in others. Recalling my battle with Lagune Kaikwola, who had the same magical nature, I cautioned myself.
　After listening to my explanation, Serdra's mouth twists into a crooked smile.

''Ha, haha. The feeling of this conversation flying by is like 'Aikawa Yotaki' at its best. It's easy to be able to read your thoughts, but the conversation is still crazy fast ......

　Even though Serdra was a friend of Yotaki's, it's true that he was clearly talking too fast now. I apologize, confirming that even though I'm slowly regaining my composure, I'm still far from being in my element.

...... Sorry, I'm sorry. I'll be careful. I might have let my guard down a bit just because I'm dealing with Seldora.
No, no. Kanami is fine as it is. You can use all the skills and magic you can get, and get more and more troublesome conversations over with. At least you don't have to hold back with me at all.

　But it was instantly denied.
　Instead, it is strongly recommended.

"You seem to think of magic as a cowardly shortcut ....... Magic is an inherently shortcut technology.　It's easy and convenient, so everyone in the Confederacy is eager to learn and acquire magic. It's a bit too arrogant to say that you don't use it because you have too much.

　Serdra looked around and looked at the streets of the Confederacy.
　There was a 'magic line' (line) that had been re-stretched with the highest priority.
　In front of that plausible opinion, I can only nod my head.

''So, Kanami. First of all, make a shortcut to my wish with the magic 《Replace Connection》. Safety is useless, so please do it as soon as possible.

　Serdra went back to the story and asked me to prioritize speed over safety.
　But that was an unacceptable request for a guide.

'That magic is really dangerous, you know?　I'm trying a lot of things right now, but if I fail, I'm left in a 'between dimensions' kind of place.
Wow, that sounds like a lot of fun. As for me, as long as I'm not bored anyway.
'Hmm ....... I'd like to do more experiments to get the organisms to giggle. ......

　To be clear, 'Moving from world to world' is beyond the boundaries of magic.
　I would be proud of my sister, but that was Youtaki, so I could use it lightly. I'm not a Syscon, and I hated that guy, but if it wasn't for Youtaki, the most talented and pretty sister in all dimensions, the safety guarantee of the Replacement Connection was far from being realized.

''Then you can use me for that experiment. There's no other test material (guinea pig) as tough as me, okay?　Most importantly, my interests are perfectly aligned with mine, which want to get a peek at the other side before anyone else does.

　When he heard of the danger, Serdra was not frightened.
　He was confident that he could adapt to any place.

　On the contrary, it was an expression of knowing the dangers of magic and coming up with something to do. Only I can see it, but Rustyala's 'face thinking of something bad! He insists.
　With some hesitation, I agree.

'...... fine. Just now, I'm on a date with Rustyala, and I've recovered quite a bit, not in terms of MP, but in terms of so-called SP.

　Basically, 'that which steals the reason' is a high priority.
　Above all, I feel a slight but flow (...).
　Avoiding this will make the situation worse.

'Eh, Esupi?　No, I kind of see what you're trying to say: ......
'I guess we'll know when the trip is over. Then I guess we'll do it quickly. --magic connection.

　I unlocked the 'covert' and got up from the couch, generating a magical portal in front of me.
　I passed through it with Serdra and moved across the dimension from the 11th crossroads.

　The destination was a crypt where a large number of office desks had been brought in.
　It's a 'Government Affairs Office and Connection Storage Room' with a high concentration of 'Connections' in the basement of the Hoozooars Cathedral.
　It's where they call me "Kanami-sama! There were "Jewelculus" people working there to greet me.

　I raised my hand and responded, "I'm going to walk through," while walking to the corner of the room.

'Seldra, this way. We have a special lab on the bottom level (・・・・),

　I called out to Serdra, who was looking around, and opened the stone door instead of the many [Connections]. At the back, there is a staircase that leads further down.

　I went down the stairs with Serdra.
　On the way, even if we passed 'Demon Stone Man (Jewelculus)', even if there was a door that could be turned off to the side, we kept walking downward and downward in single-mindedness to reach the lowest level.
　After opening some thick, heavy stone doors, we entered the room we wanted to enter.

　It's a very large room.
　When we were here before, there was only a bed in the middle of the room, but after the Last Battle, the interior of the room has changed dramatically.

　First of all, there were new bookshelves lined up around the walls.
　Just like in the warp room earlier, an office desk had been brought in, and several 'Jewelcrus' people were working on some kind of task.

　And in the center of the room, there was a beautiful field of flowers that could be mistaken for being on the ground.
　The bed is still the same, but it is placed haphazardly. But above and around it were bouquets of colorful flowers.
　Not a single wilted flower is left in the bed.
　The 'Jewish Stone Humans' (Jewelculus), who are probably in charge of it, notice me and Serdra's arrival, smile as much as the flowers, and shout out in welcome.

''Ah, it's Rastiara-sama!
Welcome home.
Lady Rastiara is back, people!

　It's the same as the "Magic Stone People (Jewelculus)" in the "Political Archive and Connection Vault" above, a reaction that is fatally off (・・・・・).

　I see the visions that they would have seen, and I see them as well.
　I become Rustyala and speak for them.

''We're home! My sisters, I've got a date with you!

　Rastiara's tone, the inflection of his voice.
　From the smallest gesture to habit.
　I had the skills to reproduce them.
　The 'Magic Stone Humans (Jewelculus)' converse with me, acting like an actor, overlaying the figure of Rustyala on my figure.

''Hmph, that's good to hear.''
'Huh?　But don't you still have extra time to rest?
'It's your day off today, ......, are you going to play with us?'
"'No, sorry. I'll see you next time to play. Today, I want to study magic with him over there. He's a friend of Kanami's, so you'll have to forgive him for being here.

　After briefly answering the purpose of their visit, the 'Demon Stone Humans (Jewelculus)' reluctantly nodded their heads.

''A friend of the Primordial Master?　Well, then, I don't blame you.
'Yes!　Because the completion of the Replace Connection is one of our 'dreams'!　We will never, ever interrupt you!
I hope and pray that you two will soon be able to travel to the real 'other world'!

　They did not talk back at all.
　But instead, the 'Demon Stone Humans (Jewelculus)' began to pray.

''-- True Revan gods. Give us the light of salvation, poor us--
"To the 'Founders' who changed our 'destiny'...
"To the 'Present Day God' for coming down to this earth. Thank you from my soul...
''Hmm, thanks, thanks. Okay, I'll be over there for a bit, experimenting with magic with Kanami.'

　Leaving the 'Jewelculus' and the others who began to pray on the spot, we walked along the walls of the room and moved around the room.
　On the way, Seldora, who was watching in amazement, asks me in a whisper, "Kanami, what was that?

''Kanami, what was that ...... no, what are these guys?''
You're the girl who couldn't stand a world without ...... Rustyala. I'm not here today, but I've got some beastmen and ex-slaves whose circumstances are tricky, and others who are working in these depths.

　The 'Magic Stone Humans (Jewelculus)' who started praying towards the empty morgue bed, sometimes can't even communicate with their friends upstairs due to their 'hallucinations'.

　The biggest problem is that everyone in this room is generally high in 'qualities'.
　The fact that they have a lot of magic power but their minds are unstable is often treated as a dangerous bomb on earth and handled. To prevent that from happening, I built this room at the beginning of my recovery.

It's okay to work with me, I'm just asking you to take care of my private hobbies. Of course, I'm paying you out of my own pocket, and as you get rehabilitated, I'll let you move back up the ladder a little bit.
'Oh, oh ......, that's what you mean. It would be nice to get on the ground someday ....... It's just, it's like .......

　Serdra looked at the staff, who could only live in the depths, and gave them a somewhat pained look.
　Then, after much deliberation, he gave his natural opinion.

''Why don't you use Kanami's magic to heal them?''
'Magic is a last resort. Unlike physical wounds, emotional wounds are best healed naturally.

　If you want to cure it, you can cure the gap between you and reality called 'hallucination'.
　However, I didn't want to describe it as 'curing'.
　If they are chasing after Rastiara because they want to, I believe that this is the normal state of affairs. If you deny that, then I'm doing the same thing, and I'm "curing" you.

...... Sure, you're right. There's nothing good about being in a hurry. It's a bad habit for ex-military personnel. I just thought this 'most counter-intelligence-friendly room in the world' could be put to better use in a different way. Never mind that.

　We stopped when Seldra answered that.
　We stared at the magic circle painted on the wall facing the doorway of the room.

　Caught in the act, Serdra also looked at the wall. I read the words on the magic circle and the residue of magic power and instantly understood the situation.

'Is this a made-up 《Replace Connection》?　...... That's more like a Noi type than a Yangtaki type. It's just like, we're in the middle of research and development.

　Although he was often seen as sketchy, he was good at analyzing this kind of information.

''Yotaki's 'jutsu' that transports all of space isn't right for me. I think the gate type that Tiara had acquired from Noi in the past would be faster to use.''
'I see. So you've been imagining this magic circle as a gate and testing it repeatedly. If you complete it, it will be a magical gate that anyone can use.
'In case you're wondering, I'm thinking of that as a finished product: ....... It's dangerous to leave them connected, so I'll lock them up as soon as I'm finished. Just like the many Connections above.

　And we start rubbing elbows with each other about our research agenda.

'That's a fair point. ...... At a glance, it looks pretty shaky.
''Even though I know the theory, the only person who can put it to practical use immediately is Yangtaki. Even if I try to use it, it's really hard to stabilize it and it's hard to get it to work .......
You're not stable because you haven't trained hard enough. You can use me like a guinea pig and practice on me. If you're going to warp to magma, I'll be fine with it.
'Yeah, ....... I'm trying to make sure that doesn't happen. They won't accept anything less than an affordable, uninhabited island as a destination.
'I feel like it would be more efficient to just make and send and make and send and repeat without worrying about those details.
No, no. I'm not letting the creature pass unless I'm 100 percent sure it's safe.
But that's not going to last forever--

　Me and Serdra's personalities are opposites, and we basically disagree.
　However, we were just as eager to study magic as each other, which was just fine.

　There aren't many people who can give me an opinion on magic now.
　The joint research is really fresh, fun and meaningful.

　--I'm not going to be able to get a good deal more than a few minutes of your time.

　After a couple of minutes have passed, I'm called by the 'Magic Stone Human (Jewelcrus)' who came into the room and called my name.

''--Um, Rastiara-sama!　Master Feydert is calling you!

　A summons is given from above and I interrupt the discussion to speak for Rustyala.

''What?''　I was just in the middle of something interesting: ...... Is that an emergency?　I can't wait to play some more: ......
It's rather urgent. He really needs your help.

　The 'Magic Stone Human (Jewelcrus)' became a troubled face against the respected Rustiala, but he was able to convey the report from above.

　Rastiara, who was next to me, seemed to want to enjoy the magic discussion a little more.
　However, me and Serdra were all together to break up our research.

''I guess that's it for today. We'd better do our job properly. This [Replacement Connection] is my own choice, so there's no need to rush it that fast.
Reconstruction is the livelihood of everyone in the Confederacy, so ......, I don't blame you.

　There was no way to continue the discussion with this, no matter how much Rastiara complained.
　Next to him, Rastiara said, ''Just a little more! I ignore his insistence and try to head up to answer the call.

　Behind me, Serdra - I don't follow him (・・・・・・).

　She walks over to the bookshelf next to the magic circle, randomly pulls out a book and begins to read it with interest.

'Is Seldora going to stay here?'
'Yeah, I'll stay. ...... Eventually, can I read the material here and try out the magic?　Unlike Kanami, I'm unemployed right now, and I have a lot of time on my hands.
'That's fine. Serdra seems to be good at developing magic, so I'm open to that sort of thing.
Yeah, I'm pretty good at it. A thousand years ago, you and I were talking about things like this.
'Let's see, ......, that's when I was turning in my 'North'. I've got some work to do today, but we'll talk about that and more. I'll be off then. I think I'll be back by night--
Yeah, go ahead. I'm me, and I've done a lot of things I wanted to do--

　I head back down the stairs I came down, leaving Seldra to start getting lost in her reading.

　Then I meet up with Feydert in the warp room as an example and hear that there is a problem with the food situation. We quickly make our way to the ground and I firmly solve the problem. One more thing: I'm going to pay off the debt left by my sister and Tiara.

　-- instead, that tenth day passes away nicely.

　From the next day, whenever I went to the lowest level of the room, a collaborator named Serdra would be waiting for me.
　Whenever I found free time, the two of us would work together to stabilize the Replacement Connection. Of course, my main job was to restore the Allies, and my research was just for fun for a change.
　So it seemed that the efficiency of development had increased with the two of us, and the amount of waste had firmly increased. Along the way, they even created new magic that was completely unrelated to their work and laughed at the silliness of it.

　It was fun.
　It was a lot more fun than it had been when I was alone and carefully studying it because it was dangerous.
　More time to heal, I thought.
　Thanks to Serdra, I might be able to get back on my feet by the time the Allies were fully recovered. That's what I started to think, and then a day, two days, three days, and then time went on - and then...

　--The 'ordeal' begins a week after Serdra and I begin our collaboration.

　On that day, I was in a deep sleep.
　I've moved my sleeping quarters to the basement of the cathedral to shorten my travel time.

　I sleep in a bed in a dimly lit hidden room, and I don't have any 'dreams'.
　It was a restful sleep, as if I was drifting in the quiet, pitch blackness.

　Because it was the only time I could forget the sorrow of mourning the loss of someone I loved.
　That's why I cherished the time I spent sleeping more than anything else.
　However, on this day, in the darkness of peace, a 'voice' resounds in the midst of the peacefulness.

'--Ka, Kanami!　Get up and--

　The 'voice' that tries to awaken me.
　I don't want to wake up.
　If I wake up, I will have another dream.

　I don't know when I won't be able to endure the dream, so I want my mind to rest to the limit.
　I want to sleep twice. If possible, I would like to sleep again and again. I want to sleep for as long as possible and turn away from this world without Rastiara - the only reason why my request to turn away from this world without Rastiara cannot be fulfilled is because of the 'voice' that is put on the 'voice'.

''--Perhaps, the enemy!　Kanami, I don't understand it, we have an enemy coming!'

　The enemy.
　That word awakened my brain.

"----!

　As soon as he woke up, he bounced off the blanket and raised his upper body.
　With a habit from my explorer days, I unfolded the Dimension without chanting and gathered information about the nearby area.

　The hidden room I use as my sleeping quarters is dimly lit and cramped with many bookshelves.
　The small room was filled with a group of deformed black creatures.
　In front of the bed where I am sleeping, they are holding something that looks like a black iron lump in their arms.

　I'm surprised at the group of deformities that are also too deformed.
　However, even though it is a deformity, it does not have a distorted shape like monsters or "blood dolls". Rather, they are completely humanoid, with no trace of evil.
　Still, the reason I described it as a deformity is because that group - no, the four soldiers were equipped in a way that was unbecoming of the other world.

　The information that the magic 《Dimension》 teaches me is "Helmet", "Assault Suit" and "Bulletproof Vest". If I wore the clothes of the other world, then it is the armor of the other world.
　The information that should only be available in the original world is entering my head one after another.

　I've seen it before.
　But it's not me, it's the memories of Yotaki and Tiara's magic stone inside my body.
　A thousand years ago, when Yotaki froze the 'Original World', there was this same enemy.

　Perhaps they were soldiers prepared by the countries of the Original World to stop the frozen world. And it's not an existing unit, but a special unit formed for the purpose of killing that Aikawa Yotaki. Those special soldiers were now standing right in front of me.

　Seeing that I suddenly got up, they were surprised and gasped.

''----!''

　They seemed as surprised as I was, but one man raised his hand quickly and silently.
　His thoughts are lean and quick to judge.

　--just slow.

　It was a movement that could be seen as military training, but it was inevitably within the realm of humanity.
　It's too dull for me, who gained enhancements such as 'massless nerves' and 'massless muscles' through the 'magic poison'.

　Before the black iron lump held in the hands of the special soldiers - a firearm that looks like an automatic rifle - started to move, they had time to deploy more than ten magic.
　At the end of four muzzles, after deploying the space-distorting magic 《Default》, flashes of light flashed from the muzzles of four of them.
　A total of twelve shots were fired.
　Three shots per person, briefly, three shots each.

''--Huh?''

　The bullets pierced the wall of the "Deforto".
　I let out a fluent voice at the fact that twelve bullets flew straight at me.

　However, the bullets still didn't hit me.
　I only twisted my upper body and dodged them with minimal movement.
　It simply wasn't that fast of an attack.
　At this distance, the properties of the gun were not utilized, and it was only a sharp thrust for four swordsmen.

　But that would be the feeling of the sword and magic world.
　The four soldiers were clearly upset in front of the man who had been fired at continuously in his sleep and was unharmed, and the four soldiers were clearly upset.

　While backing away, they let out small voices to each other. Quite simply, they exchanged information over their radios: "Right on schedule," "Different story," "We'll continue," and so on.

　In the meantime, I'm also sorting through the information I've collected.
　First of all, there's a bullet lodged in the wall behind me.
　I'm not going to be the only one who's been in a position to do that.
　I'm not going to be able to get it done, but I'm in danger of being damaged if I'm caught by surprise.

　Like Rustyala said, it's probably a sufficient group of enemies.
　These enemies have come to this secret room to attack me in my sleep.

　With a somewhat familiar feeling, I was calmly surveying this development.
　I have no proof.
　But this is what Serdra wants to do.

　And Rastiara next to me is inappropriately smiling even more dazzlingly than usual.
　The 'Trial' of 'The One Who Steals the Reason', like reading a book, very happily--