Kurt!

　When I got back to where I was, Lara was the first to call my name and then she just hugged me.

I thought you suddenly disappeared. ...... Where have you been?
I told you, I've been in a spell.

　I told you, I was in a demon's mind." Lara and the others looked puzzled.

I'll make this short. By going into the demon's mind, I was able to closely analyze its magic power there. As a result, I was able to analyze the magic power there in detail, and I also found out that the demonic thought belonged to Aurelian the Fool.

　Looking at everyone's faces in turn, I continued.

　Aurelian was defeated by his brother Riley 500 years ago and passed away.
　Aurelian was killed by his brother Riley five hundred years ago, and Riley's revolution succeeded.
　From then until today, the prosperity of King's Landing has continued.

　It was supposed to be ......, but...

For the past 500 years, Aurelian must have held a strong grudge against him. It has been accumulating for ......500 years, and today, it has awakened as a demonic thought.

　Aurelian's wish.
　Aurelian's wish is to pretend that the events of 500 years ago never happened.

　However, it is impossible to change the past.
　Then he wants to destroy the peace of the present and reign as the king of this world. ......

　Then.

Aurelian's wish is to be broken into pieces. If you can do that, you'll be able to completely annihilate Aurelian's ...... thoughts, or demons.
"This is getting outrageous. But how would you do that?

　Marise asks me.

We'll go back into the mind and kill Aurelian there.
"Take out Aurelian?
Aurelian? - More like ......, the core of the demon.

　Now, the demon's thoughts are about to run wild.
　It may seem like I'm repeating myself, but a magical idea is a person's "thought".
　If the person feels strongly about it, he or she can alter the past in his or her mind,......, or even fantasize about it.

But when I went into my mind earlier, Aurelian had been killed by his brother Riley. This is probably because the memories of the past are still too strong and Aurelian himself thinks that he can't defeat Riley ...... and that he can't prevent the revolution .......
"You mean the bad images are still in his head?

　Marise's words made me shake my head.

　But towards the end, the sword in Aurelien's chest disintegrated.
　To put it plainly, this means that Aurelian is beginning to think that he might be able to prevent the revolution and defeat his brother Riley.
　That's what I'm talking about -- a runaway of magical ideas.

Aurelian's thoughts are getting stronger and stronger. If it continues like this, it will go out of control and even I will have a little trouble hitting the main source.
Even Kurt?
Yeah. The right thing to do would be to waste your time on ....... Well, I'm not going to let you get away with that.

　I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to do it, but I'm going to try.

"Then ...... go into that demon's mind and defeat ...... Aurelian. And if you do, you'll be able to ...... prevent the revolution from happening after all, and you'll be able to ...... give up?
Cynthia, you're right.

　I'm glad my people are so quick to understand.

So, as I was saying, we'll split up. Marise will be in the theater, Avril will be defending King's Landing in case something goes wrong. Cynthia needs to follow me.
"Cynthia?　I'm worried she'll be a drag on Kurt. ......
"Haha, what are you talking about?

　I couldn't help but laugh.

Cynthia's ability to analyze magic is quite impressive. When you go into a demon's mind, you'll need to analyze the magic there. When that happens, it will be very difficult for me to do it alone. I need your help.
"Yeah. ...... Okay. ......

　I'm sure you'll be pleased to hear that Cynthia's cheeks flushed with happiness as I moved my mouth.

Well. And ...... Lara.

　As for Lara, she's going to be helping Avril.

　I was going to continue, but...


"Kurt!　I want to come with you!


　I want to follow you, too!" she said, looking at me and raising her voice.

"Lara too?
"Yes!　I want to help Kurt. Can't I help?

　Lara folded her hands in front of her chest as if she was afraid.

　I want to help you .......
　I didn't know you were thinking about that.
　I'm not sure why, but it makes me smile.

No, if you're going to ......, I want Lara to come with me. Lara's attack magic is also quite good. You never know what's going to happen in a magical world. I need you to lend me a hand.



　As I continued, Lara's face lit up.

　Well, now we're all set.

"Well, Lara and Cynthia. Lara and Cynthia, we're going to transfer back into the spell. I want you to hold hands with me.

　When I urged them to do so, Lara grasped my right hand and Cynthia my left.
　Their hands are small and soft.

"Marlies, Avril. Marise, Avril, I'm going to go check on them.
I'm on it!
You don't have to worry about us.

　"Don't worry about us," I told them, and the words came back strong.

　I looked at them and cast a transference spell.
　I tried to get into the magic, but .......

"......?

　Just as I was about to enter, a hundred magic circles appeared in front of me, trying to block my transference spell.


I'm not sure if I'll be able to do it again.


　At the same time, Aurelian's voice that I just heard echoed in my head.

"Kurt, ......, what is this?
There are spells set up to inhibit transference magic. ...... It might be very difficult to break through all of these spells and get inside. ......

　Apparently, Lara and Cynthia can hear the same voice.

I'm not sure I'm going to be able to do that.

　I guess Aurelian is not that stupid.

　But...

"No problem.

　I raised my hand to the magic circle that appeared in front of me.
　A second later, all the magic circles were broken, and the path to the magical mind was opened.

"......!

　Aurelian's breath caught in his throat.

I'm sure you can see through this level of magic in an instant. Don't think you can easily stop my advance.

　Aurelian, seemingly helpless to do anything more, allowed us to continue on our way.
　If Aurelian is doing this, it means that he's also afraid of me somewhere.
　The light in front of me is getting stronger and stronger.
　I should be able to see by now.

"Wait for me, Aurelien. I'll stand in front of you soon and crush that stupid ambition of yours.