"Oh, ......, Mr. Gregorius is coming out.

　Nia confirmed that Gregorius was leaving the villa.
　He got on a carriage and headed back to the main residence.

　We've been watching him all morning, but only Gregorius and his bodyguards have come and gone. 　
　However, the security of the mansion is strangely tight.

　I knew it was there. ......

　If not, there was no way to save Cecilia.
　Of course, Hercule would never give up.

　Probably, if he can't save her, ......
　If he can't get her out of there, he'll try to get her out by killing Gregorius.

　(I don't like it ......)

　Nia was a little jealous of Cecilia.
　(I don't like ) Nia was a little jealous of Cecilia, since Hercule cared for her so much.

　Of course, Nia knew that Hercule cared for Cecilia for political reasons, and that Cecilia was going through a terrible time right now.
　But even without that, he was still envious.

　You're going to have to apologize to ....... You are the one who is at fault.

　Nia muttered.

　Now, Nia waited for a while, waiting for time to pass.

　And when the sky began to lighten a little ......
　Nia finally makes her move.



　Now ......
　I'll explain her abilities as a Nightmare here.

　The literature says that Nightmares are born with a magic eye.
　And that's what Nia was born with.
　However, it took a while to find out the details of that ability.

　It was only a few weeks before the clash between the Chelda and Lemurian navies ...... that a part of the ability was discovered.

　It was when Hyppatia and other scholars were gathered to examine Nia's body.

　It turned out that Nia was able to see certain things.
　It was ......

　It is a vector and a magic power.

　To be more precise, her right eye visualized vectors and her left eye visualized magic power.

　The reason why Nia didn't understand it until now was that it was something that she should have been able to see.
　Her horns, tail, and other physical characteristics were awakened when she was eleven years old, but she was born with the magic eye itself.

　Those who are born with five senses and five bodies can be found at .......
　It is difficult to imagine a situation where there is some kind of deficiency in the five senses or five bodies.

　In the same way, for the girl named Nia, vectors and magic power were something she could see from birth, and she had never assumed that she could not see them.

　In addition, since the concept of vectors did not exist in this world, it was nearly impossible for Nia to recognize that what her right eye was seeing was a "vector," that is, a quantity with a size and direction in space. And since she had never seen magic before, let alone used it, until she was picked up by Hercule, it was difficult for her to recognize what her left eye was projecting as "magic power".

　Well, that's why Nia is able to visualize "vectors" and "magic power".

　However, please keep in mind that "visualization" is just a metaphor for eyesight, but in reality, it is a sixth or seventh sense that is different from eyesight.

　It is impossible to explain how "light and darkness" are "seen" to a person who is totally blind from birth.

　Similarly, it is impossible to explain to us how Nia perceives "vector" and "magic power".

　Now, at ......, I will explain what advantages there are in being able to feel "vectors" and "magic power".

　For example, there is a phrase "learning with the body".
　This is because in martial arts and sports, there are parts that cannot be explained by language.

　There is a limit to what you can learn just by watching or listening.

　But Nia is different.
　She can see "a quantity with a size and direction in space," so there is no need to "learn it with her body.

　A simple analogy to cooking is ......
　When we cook, we have to decide the ingredients by eye, while Nia can decide them by using very precise quantities or measuring spoons and cups.

　The former may fail in the beginning, but the latter never fails (at least in seasoning).

　This is the reason why Nia was unusually good at learning dance and martial arts.
　She could completely "understand" the movement of the energy once she saw it.

　The next advantage of being able to sense magic is that she can mimic it.

　There are three kinds of magic: inherent magic, bloodline magic, and inherited magic.

　All of these have one thing in common: those who do not have magic cannot use it, and those who do have magic cannot teach those who do not have magic how to use it.

　Magic is like a switch on a household appliance: those who have it can easily turn it on, but those who don't have it can't no matter how they try.
　Those who have the switch can easily activate it, but those who don't have it can't activate it in any way. Those who have the switch have little understanding of how it works, so they can't transfer it to others, nor can they make it.

　However, Nia can see the "magical power".
　In other words, he can understand the structure of the ...... switch to some extent.

　Of course, the magic used by demons such as Asmodeus and Citri is too advanced for Nia to imitate.
　And bloodline magic cannot be imitated because it is limited by bloodline, and inherited magic is limited by the fact that it can only be used by those who have inherited it in the world.

　However, inherent magic without such restrictions ...... such as Hercule's "Awe", Carolina's "Divine Speed", Scheherazade's "Vajra Power" can be imitated almost completely.

　Well, that's a long story. ......

　It's no exaggeration to say that Nia is currently the strongest being in the Lemurian Empire, if you don't count necromancy.




　"Vajrapani II" and "Divine Speed II" ......

　You can find a lot more information on this site.
　And ......
　I'm not sure what to do.

　You're ......
　"What are you?　
　I'm in .......

　While the guards were dumbfounded, Nia cut off their heads with her sword.
　The three heads slowly fall to the ground.

　After killing the guards, Nia entered the mansion with ease.









　Cecilia, on the other hand ......

　I'm not sure what to say.

　I'm not sure what to make of it.
　Aside from being tortured and being given a few meals and defecation, Cecilia is basically left hanging.

　If she tries to sleep and relaxes her body, ......
　If she tries to sleep and relaxes, her body falls down and the manacles dig into her hands.


　Then a weight is placed on my toes, forcing me to wake up with intense pain.

　But a man cannot stay awake.

　Except when she is being tortured, Cecilia is constantly ......
　She went back and forth between wakefulness and sleep.

　The only reason she was able to endure it was because the torture hadn't turned into something more serious, like fingernails being ripped off or some punching and kicking. ......
　The reason for this was that someone had believed that ...... Hercule would come to the rescue.

　But that hope was shattered a few hours ago.

　The strong light in her eyes had already been lost and was now weakly ...... fading away.
　Still, Cecilia had endured.

　What sustains Cecilia now is her strong faith and her sense of responsibility as the successor to Millenia as a medium.

　She could not let Gregorius control the Church of Messiah.
　I can't die here and now.

　Cecilia endured with only that in mind.

　How much time had passed?

　Suddenly, she heard a small noise from above.
　Along with the noise, she could also hear what sounded like a human scream.

　......

　Cecilia listened vaguely to the sound.
　There was no particular meaning to it.

　It was just a good way to distract her from the pain.

　In this basement, there were only torture devices and reddish-black stains that contributed to her fear.
　The occasional footsteps and noises were a small distraction.

　After a while, the noise stops.
　At the same time, I hear the steady sound of someone walking down the stairs.

　It gets louder and louder.

　(...... has it been twenty days already?)

　The last thumbnail was ripped off ......
　And then the real torture begins.

　Cecilia, as the heir to the position of medium, has also learned about the dark side of the church.
　She knew exactly what kind of torture devices would be used during the Inquisition.

　She also knew that some of the torture devices were designed to trample on the dignity of ...... women.

　Cecilia gritted her teeth.
　No matter what they do to me, ......

　I will never confess.


　And ......
　The footsteps stopped.

　At the same time, the sound of a doorknob being twisted echoed through the basement.
　Cecilia said loudly to the person who appeared.

　I will not give in!
　"...... Looking better than expected?

　The person who appeared ...... smiled a little embarrassed.
　This is a great way to make sure that you are getting the most out of your investment.

　"What ...... are you, Nia ......?
　...... long time no see.

　This is the first time in three years that the two of them have met.