Since that day. I've been having fun ever since I found you before anyone else at the 11th Crossroads that day. ...... What if I screw up my homecoming right here?　What if I betray you right here?　How far will you fall if you keep rocking this Kanami's mind?　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work. Since that day, I've been curious, I've been wanting to know, I've been wanting to make sure: ......

　Seldora's smile deepens with each question mark.
　She has an unfathomable joy in the future that she can't even imagine.

　But even as she laughed, she was also somewhat on the verge of tears.
　With a smile of self-loathing, Serdra declares.

''Do you understand the 'ordeal'　You're going to be hunted down. Until you can't protect anything, seriously ......

　The explanation so far is his own righteousness as an Eighty Guardian (Eighty Guardian).
　His choice of words conveyed that.

　Seldora, who had his feet on the ground, glanced away from his gaze.
　Beyond that, the distorted magic circle of the 《Replace Connection》 is floating in the air.
　If the story of the arrangement is true, then that infiltration path needs to be crushed.

　The moment I thought that.
　Already, it was pitch black in front of me.

''----?''

　The night had not deepened.
　A great wall was created in front of him, blocking out the light of the stars in the night sky.

　That large wall was Seldra's fist.
　The hand that had been enlarged by 'Dragonization' was bigger than my upper body, just at the first joint.

　A beat later, the sound of an explosion reaches my ears.
　It was the sound of Serdra kicking the ground.

　Simply, the sprint and thrust is fast.
　Seldra, who could move fast enough in the sky alone, was on the ground for a simple reason: he wanted to add leg power to the wind's propulsion as well.

　The fist also had a magical vibration attached to it.
　When he found out that it was Snow's specialty, 《Impulse Break》, he knew that he couldn't deflect it with a spur-of-the-moment 《Default》.

　This fist moves straight ahead while destroying the 'Jutsuiki' it touched.
　I had no choice but to catch it with the side part of one arm that was moving.

''Kutu--''
"Kanami, let it go!

　I thought about moving into a kumite or a fistfight, but just before I did, I had to 'wait'.
　My anxiety about the foothold became my 'voice' as it were.

　If I stepped on it, the rocky ground I was standing on would not hold.
　If that happened, the special soldiers who had been put to sleep would be in danger. No, if they are not good, the island will not hold and they will be thrown out into the sea.

　My feet would float.
　The impact from the front blows my body like a struck white ball, blowing me off the beach and out of the field.

　In an instant, I'm on top of the ocean.
　I bring my feet close to the water to land.

　My right arm is frozen in an unidentified 'coagulation', but my defending left arm is not damaged.
　I have posture control, and Serdra, who is moving in pursuit at high speed, has been caught in my vision.

　The surface of the sea that my body passed by instantly freezes over, as if the dark white brushes were rushing through it. For me, who survived the battle against the "One Who Stole the Reason of Water", it was easy to change the sea into a foothold with the unconscious "Freeze".

　Creating a thick earth of ice, I put both feet on it and slowed down while scraping and crushing the surface. In addition, he put his magic into the pieces of ice that danced from the brakes.

''-- Magic <>''

　I imbued them with magic and turned them all into the shape of arrows.

　Then, I point the tip of those arrows at Seldora, who comes flying through after me, and release them all at once.
　Each arrow is powerful enough to blow away the clouds in the sky, but

It's so soft.

　It touches the body of the pursuing Seldra and then reverts back to a piece of ice, as if it were rewinding time.
　Due to its high body temperature and dense magical power, it is turned back into liquid and splashes of water are scattered.

''So the real deal is here. --Magic 《Midwinter in the Overcrowded Dimension (Di Overwinter)》

　Having regained the skill 'Freezing Magic', I chain the magic that has become familiar to my body.
　Using the current splash of water, I efficiently freeze and dull Seldra's body.

　A momentary stagnation was created.
　Using that one breath, I unleash my most confident freezing magic.

''-- Magic 《Midgals Freeze》''

　Ice Snake Magic.
　But the phenomenon that arises after the declaration of the magic name was the creation of a 'wall of ice' that didn't look anything like it.

　In a circle around me and Seldra, a white wall rose vigorously in a circle around us.
　If it wasn't for the 《Dimension》, the full extent of it wouldn't be known. I was about to generate an ice snake bigger than a single island in the sea at my feet and make it swallow the entire battlefield with its jaws (agito).

　With a clunk, the ice snake closed its mouth, blocking out the light of the stars and creating darkness.
　It enveloped the ice on all sides and tried to bind and seal Seldra as it was.

　However, Seldra was killed in the midwinter of the Overcrowded Dimension (Di Overwinter), killing the momentum of its rush and flight, and was floating in the air - taking the next stance.
　It was a sketchy, easy-to-understand flying kick stance, like child's play.
　However, the kicking leg had become so bloated that it was no more than child's play.
　Not the five fingers of a human, but the three fingers and claws of a dragon.

''-- 《Ix-Wind》''

　Additionally, Seldra's wind magic.
　It's essentially a gust of wind magic, but it's not used as described. The 《Ix-Wind》 is a completely different propulsion magic if used by the sturdy 'Steal the Reason' of the body with a large amount of magic power.

　Seldora's wings and back accelerated as he gained an explosive tailwind.
　From there, it was a moment, even if he was deploying Dimension, Midwinter of the Overcrowded Dimension (Di Overwinter), and even if he was stretching out the experience time with Shift, Parallel Thinking.

　-- A kick like a black 'meteor' rushed diagonally and fell.

　When I understood, I was receiving it with one arm again.
　I felt a wall of ice shatter on my back, and I was in the sea.

　Catching Seldora's flying kick, I left the mouth of the 《Midgals Freeze》 and fell diagonally through the sea - down and down and down and down.
　In order to get out of there, the constantly vibrating 'Dragon Wind' and 'Impulse' were in the way.
　While being touched by this, it was difficult to build a 'jutsu' to the extent of making a trump tower during an earthquake.

　On top of that, Seldra's kicks were heavy, fast and strong.
　Unable to deflect the kick like a falling 'meteor', my body shatters several rocks in the ocean, scraping the surface of the ground for kilometers, falling diagonally downward to nowhere.

　I thought I was going to be taken to the mantle at the center of the earth, through the ocean and the land. But when we reached the depths of the ocean, darker than night, the kicking stopped.

　However, my body continues to be blown away by inertia for a while.
　The rapidly increasing water pressure is tremendous. If you are an ordinary person, your organs would be crushed, but my body, which is protected by cells that have no mass, has no problem. On the contrary, even breathing, which is a necessary condition for a mammal, is already a sufficient condition.

　While I was being blown up, I had time to think.
　'The one who steals the reason for nothingness', Seldra's fighting style was similar to 'The one who steals the reason for the wind', Titi.
　It seems that the 'King' and the 'Patriarch', who did not have an opponent of equal strength, trained together and acquired their 'body art' skills. Of course, the special skills (skills) such as "gunfighting" are probably the ingenuity of the "gentile", the founder Kanami. ......

　On top of the similarity in combat type, Serdra's strength is on par with Titi's.
　It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.
　When I finished analyzing that, the deceleration is over and I hear Rustyala's 'voice' while drifting underwater.

'Kanamy!　While Kanami was being kicked, I froze the doors of that whole island with the magic Winter's Other World (Wintry Dimension). With this, I don't think any new people will be able to break into the cathedral while we're fighting.''

　Rustyala's report confirms the results of the remote magic that I had entrusted to her in "Parallel Thinking".
　With gratitude, I nod back to her as she drifts next to me.

　The analysis of the left arm's "coagulation" is about to be finished as well.
　Just when I think I've already regained the advantage of the element of surprise, I hear Serdra's voice.

''You really can afford it, Kanami.

　My Dimension caught a Seldora swimming down from above.

　It was a sight that could hardly be described as human.
　Furthermore, Seldora, whose 'dragonization' had progressed, was swimming with its large jet-black tail swinging.
　The wings that originally existed were moving like fins, and hard-looking scales were beginning to grow on its skin, little by little. On top of that, it speaks in the water with ease.

'Protecting Rastiara's words, protecting the soldiers I don't know, protecting the gates of the 'other world', protecting my body (nosfies) ......, and even trying to protect me...'

　Even in the midst of the sea, it sounded stagnant.
　It seems to be a vocalization using not only the characteristics of a dragon man (Dragon Newt) but also vibrating magic.
　Snow did the same thing in past labyrinth explorations, so I imitate him and reply with my magic 《Vibrations》.

''It sounds like you're still in the small examination stage. ....... Besides, like I said before, when fighting 'the one that steals your reason', it's better to talk than to hit him.
'Haha, that's for sure. Only by exposing the cries of your soul can your voice be heard by 'the one who steals your reason'. This kind of kicking just destroys the environment and is pointless.

　In the darkness, where the light of the stars does not reach, we talk without needing even air.

　Even though we are in the 'original world', we didn't feel that at all.
　Seldora seems to feel the same way, and looks around and smiles bitterly.

'It's not much different. Both the sea over there and the sea over here ....... It's just darker.''

　He started the conversation like someone having trouble with conversation talking about the weather.

'Maybe so. But I suppose it's quite different with the creatures.
Really?　I've tasted the fish and the sea, and they all tasted the same. As usual, they tasted all tasteless. There was nothing fresh about the soil or the sky, the night or the morning, the sun or the world ....... Didn't you?

　He interrupts the fight and speaks fluently.
　But it will not be tame or careless.

　I'm serious.
　I'm taking the most effective option, conversation, because I'm seriously challenging 'the one that steals reason'.

"I've been aware of this for a thousand years now," he said. "I've been aware of this for a thousand years. Not a single thing I'm going to do has changed.
"'Other worlds' are fun. ...... It's like being reborn and all sorts of fun things happen. Each day is a new discovery, but a series of difficulties ....... At least, that's how it was for me.
I guess that's normal. I was expecting that reborn, new world, too. Absolutely, the 'other world' story was supposed to be fun ....... It was supposed to be fun. The new world was supposed to be hopeful, beautiful, bright, and so wonderful. I was bored with ...... but I was bored. I got bored of The Other World in three days.

　Serdra exposes his soul.
　It's a real throwaway.
　Just as I once did when I clashed with the 'reason-stealers', Serdra speaks seriously.

I don't think anything has changed. I didn't think it was ...... fun. Of course, that's because of my 'curse'. It's because I'm a boring guy myself, and the "other world" is not bad. I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this as well. It's because I'm a terrible at living a fun life. ......!

　Gradually the vibrations (chirps) grow louder and louder.
　Serdra lets her body drift into the sea, exposing more of it.

　He is no longer in a fighting stance.
　She was in a large figure with her whole body relaxed, looking up at the surface of the ocean where there was no light.
　Then the 'sickness of boredom' that Titi had mentioned earlier is explained by his own mouth. Fatalistically, Serdra seems to lack the talent to enjoy stories. That's where he is similar to and absolutely different from Tiara and Yotaki.

'Ever since I was born, I've had a hard time empathizing with what others find enjoyable. It's not that I don't get it at all, it's just that it's tricky. ...... When it's first fresh, I can still relate to everyone else. But soon I'm the only one who gets bored and can't relate. That's when it kills me, I hate myself .......

　There is a vibration in his voice, a vibration in his voice.
　It's not magic. If it were on the ground, it would be like breaking glass, knocking down trees and breaking the earth - just a mournful appeal. It runs through the seawater and hits my whole body.

'A thousand years ago, I couldn't have said it to the 'ruling kings' (lords). As a fellow human being, there was no way I could have told ....... The only time I could tell anyone was when I was an agent in the south. But I didn't really want the enemy to understand, I wanted someone in the North to understand. The fact that they didn't understand for a long time was the hardest part for me. Honestly, I wish I had been the big bad guy who didn't understand any of the people's minds from the beginning: ......!　But I hated the idea of a bad guy with all my heart: ......!　But I'd have been the big bad guy long ago: ......!　Hahaha, I'm laughing!　Trying to 'escape' successfully, and failing!　Trying to 'adapt' well and failing!　Trying to 'redeem' it well, but failing!　Failure, failure, failure, failure!　...... That's what I was all about!

　I can see the whole thing, down to the very core of my soul.

　This is why he was not counted as a compatriot of Viaisia when he fought Titi.
　All the while he had been wandering around as a single 'demon' while serving Viaisia.
　Like Titi and Ayde, he simply couldn't afford it.

　For some reason, watching that scream made the back of his eyes burn.
　I felt like I was standing in front of a mirror and repeating that I was still okay, okay, okay.

'It's just that even though I'm like that, there's one thing that's always been amusing to me. I've got really bad taste, you know? I don't know why I can't get tired of seeing something so important break down. You can't come to ....... I loved The King Who Rules (Lord)!　I always hoped that guy was the only one close enough to me to be able to relate to me, to be able to relate to me!　As strong as I am, I felt like that guy would understand me someday ...... but he's the best, weakest guy I've ever met!　He was just a weak, good guy!　Oh, I really, really liked it at first, "The King Who Rules (The Lord)" oh, ......!　First, aaaaahhhh ......!

　While I am listening to the abrupt confession, the illusion of a mirror does not stop.
　I keep staring at the shattered mirror.

I felt like I could watch my favorite sister and brother (those guys) breaking down without getting tired of it forever. Somewhere in the back of my mind, I must have been enjoying it. Because from the moment I was born, I was that kind of guy. I was the kind of scumbag that reveled in seeing your father, your mother, and all the people I cared about break down. ...... My cheeks loosen up. My shoulders shake. I laugh. Haha, destroying my birthplace was ahhhhh, that was hilarious--!
"-What?　--Dimension Curvilinear Operations (Reference)!

　The loudest voice in the room.
　Defensive magic was needed.

　Obviously, the screams that were riding on the 'price' had become an acoustic weapon that would kill the creatures in the sea.
　Avoiding the damage, I successfully deflect the impact with my dimensional magic membrane.

　That was for a few minutes.
　I continue to maintain it and prevent the reverberating vibrations from happening.
　After screaming out, Seldra looks very boring and out of breath.

'Hah, hah, hah ......'

　Now I understand why we started the story in this place.
　Serdra must have been concerned about the damage around her and chose a place with less things to break.

　The reason he chose 'Other World' as the battlefield this time is the same as he went from the 'North' to the 'South' during the peace a thousand years ago. -- if it's enemy territory, I can do what I want.

　I can also understand Seldra's primary objective.
　But he doesn't simply want to fight me and hunt me down.
　He is madly seeking the mutual understanding that lies beyond that.
　It's exactly the same as the 'Stealers of Reason' of the past.

Oh ....... The Stealers of Reason were all lonely ....... No one understood or noticed them. That's why I'm looking for someone in a thousand years from now that I can trust with my affinity - someone who can sympathize with me. And so am I. I've been waiting for someone.

　Breathlessly, Seldra continues to talk.
　As she speaks, she looks at me and smiles in a really happy way.

'I was 'anxious' the whole time. But at the end of the day, Kanami started reflecting me properly. ...... I knew it was finally my turn. Because now Kanami, you know how I feel, don't you?　After all, I've never seen anyone who doesn't enjoy it more than I do.

　Serdra is exposing herself to me and asking for my sympathy.
　I can't let that sincere appeal go unchallenged. I can't deny it or affirm it.

'Hey, Kanami. What do you think is fun?　I've been thinking about this for a thousand years. I think Kanami is probably thinking about it more now than she has in a thousand years. What can I do to have fun?　What's fun?　How can we do that?　I don't know what that state is. I need a definition. I want you to tell me what it is. Otherwise, we don't know what 'tannoy' means at all.

　What is fun?
　You don't have to think about it, just be with Rustyala.
　How to have fun?
　I only feel calm and fluffy and comfortable while talking to Rastiala.

　I know the state of affairs, I know the definition, I know it well.
　But Seldra's words keep hitting me in the chest.
　It shakes me to the point of breaking, physically and psychologically, and it makes me short of breath, even for me.
　I desperately let my lungs rise and fall in a place where there's no air to breathe.

'Hah, hah, hah ......'
'It's not fun, it's not worth living all the time. ......!　Suffering. It's painful, painful, painful and lonely to be alive!　Because there's nothing left to do!　I've been looking and looking and looking for something new and fun, and there's no way I'm going to find it!　Because before you know it, the world was nothing!　It's nothing, it's nothing, it's nothing!　There's nothing more we can do, no more fun!

　Life is not worth living.
　Life is painful, painful, painful and empty.
　Nothing. Nothing, nothing, nothing.
　There is no 'she' anywhere.

　--I know a little bit of it.

　It was exactly the kind of empathy that Seldra wanted, so I can continue.

'Of course I tried, I tried!　I've made more of an effort to have fun than anyone else!　I've tried so many things, not to be unreasonable, not to be corrupted by inequality, and desperately trying to have fun!　I've played along with you guys for fun and enjoyment!　Save the country, save the world!　You can destroy a country or you can destroy the world!　Like it or not, I've had my hands in everything!　That's right, Kanami!　We didn't complain!　It was always positive and affirming!　Just how long has it been since ......?　How many years have you been desperately mouthing "fun" and "great" and "interesting" and "delicious" and "comforting" like an idiot, ......?　How hard have you worked to remember to smile, remember your friends, remember your dreams ......?　I've done everything I can. And yet, it's still boring. It's all boring. Boring, boring, boring. I didn't enjoy any of it. Not one single thing!　It's fun to be back in the day!　Why, nahhhh, nahhhh!

　.............
　After all, it was the conversation at the Eleventh Crossroads a week ago that was the catalyst for this one.

　After it was all over, I said something I knew I shouldn't have said to Seldra, who had nowhere to go and was suffering from the 'curse' and was looking for relief.
　How could I say to Seldora, who has been working hard and trying hard all along, "You're not going to change.
　To Seldora, who has been trying desperately, desperately, desperately to have fun all along, I said, "It's hard.
　Just because I, too, was seeking salvation.
　Lightly, I empathized with her.

I mean, it's all about boredom, isn't it? I'm bored with everything, you know. A story that was fun at first, but soon became more of the same. By the time you start reading it, you already know what's going to happen. It's all a combination of parts that look like this, that, and the other!　Tired of it!　"Magic" and "science" are pretty much the same thing.　What's the difference!　Thank God we're having fun again!　You don't have to do that!　Same thing!　None of this, yesterday, tomorrow, past, future, anything, is - oh, God!

　Serdra stepped on the ground in the deep sea without a foothold, and the vibration increased.
　Beyond the defensive magic, Dimension Curvilinear Computation (Reference), it reached flesh and blood and bone, and now it was about to crumble.

　And the more he was exposed, the more Seldora's body mutated.
　With each weakness, he lost his human-like form and the scales of the black dragon spread out.

　Every single word of this Seldora was proof that it had meaning.

''Boring!''　Life is too boring, too boring, too boring, too boring, 'boring' eh!　'Boring', 'boring', 'boring', 'boring', 'boring', 'boring', 'boring', 'boring', 'boring', 'boring', 'boring', 'boring', 'boring', 'boring', 'boring', 'boring', 'boring', 'boring', 'boring', 'boring'...' ---- ！！！！'

　Seldra's black wings grow distorted and bloated.
　At a frightening speed, what was merely huge swells up to fill up this wide deep sea.

　When they became so large that they could no longer be recognized as wings, the wings became the ceiling of the deep sea. The deep sea, where no light can reach, is closed off even darker.
　This is the 'strongest' dragon man in history (Dragon Newt). Born, hungry, seeking, wanting to devour, unfulfilled, and unable to control his destructive urges, Seldra has been crying out all the time.

　

　More vibrations shaking the deep sea.

　Tasteless.
　My body can't handle any more vibrations.
　After deciding that, I use magic.

Dimension Curved Computation (Reference)!

　Unlike the magic he was using semi-automatically, it was conscious, all-out magic.
　Seldora's screams couldn't be prevented by a half-hearted magic, so it was a magic packed with dense magic to shut it out completely.

　Seldora's vibration is special, a deadly weapon that 'adapts' to any condition.
　It's not just a matter of time before you'll be able to get your hands on it.
　The ideal older brother, Aikawa Uzumi, was completed after being adjusted by that Yotaki in order to stand at the top of all logic stealers. Darkness, earth, wood, wind, wind, light, moon, water and many other magical stones on his body, and now he is on the verge of becoming a star.

　It is only because of the "curse" that it is so powerful.
　The more you use it, the more it becomes a part of your body - the more you become familiar with it (...)

''Kanami!　Serdra is screaming for real!　He's fighting!　Then Kanami needs to respond in earnest: ......!'

　I can hear the voices.
　I know.
　I know I should take Seldora seriously.
　And yet, and yet, and yet, and yet now.

　I want to look good.
　I want to deny my weakness.
　It's hard to be alive.
　It's hard to die.
　It's hard because it's contradictory.
　It's hard because it's hard and you want to run away.
　But where do you turn?
　There is nowhere to run.
　This is my 'peak'.
　From now on, it's all about the happy dream.

　--I was out of breath and couldn't stop.

'Ha, ha, ha, ha ......'
Hah, hah, hah ......!

　Seldra was even more out of breath than I was.
　She was screaming so much that I was worried about her lungs - or is it gill breathing? Both are inhuman breaths and keep moving up and down the torso.

　Seldora's roar was a figure that suited the word 'seriously surviving'.
　Only to survive, even the 'thread' will be shaken loose.
　Even the 'world' is brought to attention and glued to it.
　I could sense that he was trying to change the great tide of destiny with all his strength.
　In the face of that powerful enemy, Rustyala automatically advises.

''Kanami, take a deep breath slowly ....... Stay calm and only use the magic you need right now--''
That's it.

　But Seldora pointed and glared at it, wobbling.

'But it's the reason I've found I'm better than this.

　He shouted out and looked at Rustyala, who was ahead of me, pitying him and lowering his eyes.

'You seem to be able to afford to look aside and all that, 'the one who steals the reason for the dimension' Kanami. But how can you afford it?　You're trying to help someone because what you really want to help is yourself. Me too, so I get it. --Still (・・・・), I'll (・・・・) live diligently (・・・・・・・・) hard (・・・・・・・) until I die (・・・・・・・), ......, and I vowed to do the same, so I get it.

　We weren't the only ones sympathizing.
　It was the other side too.
　That day at the eleventh crossroads, when I said, "You haven't changed" and "It's hard".
　Because of the mutuality, they were communicating to each other.

　-- that's the core of The One Who Steals the Reason of Dimensions, Kanami.

　The basic premise is that I hate myself.
　So no matter how bright and friendly the place is, no matter how bright and friendly the place is, all the time, only 'my world' remains dim, stagnant and sunken, and nothing changes.
　It was hard to work hard and fight and fight and fight for that 'last battle' and the only thing waiting for me at the end of it was emptiness.
　In truth, I wanted praise.
　To my sister, to Tiara.
　More than anyone else, to Lastiara.
　That I was magnificent in The Last Battle. ......
　Just one word of praise, just one more time, please. ......
　I want to hear your voice .......

　-- but there's no one else.

　I've been working hard to rebuild the Confederacy for the sake of the world and for the sake of others, and everyone is getting a little bit 'happier'. I'm not going to be able to get the same kind of results. --But I've lost a lot of people who are important to me, and life isn't fun at all (・・・・・).

　I understand the main aim.
　The reason why Seldora is exposing her true intentions like this. It's because...

Let me tell you from the bottom of my heart that you're not having fun either: ......!　Kanami, make them suffer!　To share the suffering with me!

　In order to make Kanami, the guardian of the world, the one who steals the logic of dimension, expose his true intentions as well.

　Every time I prevent Seldora's caustic vibrations, I am forced to use magic. It also means that I can no longer afford to use the skill of parallel thinking. The vibrations drown out the important voice.

　That's why I resisted.
　Resistance, you must do.
　Don't empathize. Don't get caught and nod. Or else. I have to resist. It's going to destroy me, too, if I don't.

You want me to do it? Serdra Queen Fillion.

　Boiling emotions were spewed from the back of my throat.
　My eyeballs moved.
　The whole time I was 'stricture', I was only looking at Rustiala Foozeyers. I was weaving the story of Rustyala around Rustyala, as Rustyala's 'protagonist'

　--But the too assertive souls were seriously clashing with each other.

　The challenger, the Blue Dragon Man (Dragon Newt), was different from the usual.
　In keeping with the battlefield, he wore camouflage black. His long black hair, which had grown to the same length as mine, was shimmering in the deep sea. Its black eyes could almost be mistaken for my own.

"Finally, you've seen me, Kanami. Hah, hah, hah, hah ......, kuhahaha. I didn't know where you were looking the whole time, it was so freakin' creepy, you know?

　Seldra laughs as she spreads her black wings, painfully out of breath.