The first building to be constructed was the most important facility in the village, the council facility.
　It is the building where the High Elves, Vio and the others decide the policy of the village, and that is where we were gathered.

　In a large room filled with the scent of wood, five High Elves, Vio, Mariel, Holbert, Keith, and Radael, are gathered.
　Vio and his friends are sitting around a round table in the middle of the room, and the three of us are sitting in one corner.

"Vio, why are you letting the humans join us? I don't approve.

　Keith glared at us and said coldly.
　Mariel and Holbert didn't seem to dislike us as much as Keith, but they didn't seem to welcome us either, and they didn't seem to interfere.

"Keith, they saved Radael, remember?　And since they are deeply involved in this matter, I think they deserve to be there.

"Then let's just have one of the men there join us. I don't remember admitting any women.

You're a hard man, Keith. I'm going to be teaching Seretia, so she's going to be my apprentice. You know, Mr. Walth," Vio smiled at me, while Keith glared at me.

　I was speechless at the fact that I hadn't responded yet, but I had already done so, and Seretia, sitting next to me, looked at me in surprise and confusion.
　Celestia looked at me and Vio alternately, her mouth agape, but she never said a word.

I'm pretty sure she didn't answer, but let's just say she did.

　Vio smiles back, and Seretia flushes as if in anger.

"Hey, Walth. I don't understand you at all.

I'm talking about after we restore the village. After we restore the village, Celestia will be trained in magic under Vio. And we're sending a magic instructor to the Kingdom of Euresia.

I don't care about a mentor, ...... Walth can teach you that. You can even use first class magic.

　I'm not sure what to make of that.
　It's not surprising that she's resistant to being taught by me, her squire, and even before that, she's not necessarily resistant to being taught by a slave.

The only attribute that I can use that matches Celestia's attribute is water. It's more efficient to learn from Vio. You think it's better for you too, don't you?

　I'm sure you're not the only one who has a problem with this.

You're right, Mr. Walls. You're right, Mr. Walth is a gut instinct kind of guy, so he's not very good at teaching. On the other hand, Vio can control five attributes, the same as Celestia, plus the light attribute, so he can't be compared to Walth.

　I've been ragging on you.
　I think this is the first time Fiel has ever ragged on me to this extent.
　Even though I knew it was a lie, I felt a little happy that we could talk to each other without hesitation.
　As Ars, I would not have been able to rag on him so much due to my position.
　Perhaps it was because of this that Celestia said, "You're Walth, and I don't think you're a very good teacher. As Fiehl said, it would be wiser to ask Vio to teach us," and so on.

"That's the thing, Keith.

"I don't understand how ...... Vio thinks at all.

If you understand me, Keith, I'll have no reason to exist," Vio said with a smile. In the event that you've got a lot of money, you'll be able to use it for a lot of things.

　I'm not sure what to make of this.

It wasn't a human who defeated Houritia, you know. According to my information, it was that Hellartio.

　Everyone's breathing stopped and the entire room fell silent.
　The answer was so unexpected that everyone began to check the reactions of those around them, unsure of how to react.

"Well, isn't that something to be happy about?　Whatever it is, it's one less threat to the world.

　Holbert's cheeks twitched as he tried to smile and forced a smile.

I'm not sure what to make of this, but I think it's a good idea.

　Keith made a stern expression and said the words with a pained look on his face.
　However, it was Vio who let out a sigh at these two words.

'Is it really so?　I don't think whoever is controlling Hellertio is doing it out of the goodness of their heart. There must be another purpose. As a result, even if the other four remaining dragons disappear, I can't help but feel that something worse will happen than the benefits of their disappearance. You feel the same way, don't you, Mr. Walth?

　When Veero, sitting on the other side of me, outright denies the opinions of Holbert and Keith, they turn to me as if I am the cause of their disagreement.

That's the thing, though, Vieo is right.

You're right!

　In contrast to Vio's look of "I did it, didn't I?", Keith glared at me.

What do you mean? You're not hiding something from me, are you?

"Keith, Mr. Walth is a man Vio would approve of. You should not be so rude to him.

As with Ars Dittrand, Radael recognizes too many people based on their strength alone.

I don't approve of power alone!

　I don't accept people based on their power alone!" Mariel, who had been watching the two of them with cold eyes, sighed.

That's enough. This is not the time to talk about it," she chided them. His eyes were not friendly, but they were a little better than Keith's. So, do you have any reason to believe that Vio is right?

"Yeah, I've studied alchemy in detail. I've studied alchemy dolls in detail and I'm pretty sure that they rely on magic power from food for their power source. They probably attacked Houritia in order to eat the other four dragons and gain access to their vast magical power.

I was also wondering where they were getting their magic power from, but if that's the case, it's quite a problem.

　I've been wondering where they were getting their magic power from.



"Walth, what's the problem?　I know we're going to have to defeat that Hellartio anyway, but the less dragons we have, the easier it will be.

It's simple, the enemy, Hell Artyos, is stronger than Ahrythia, even if it's not a complete body that can't use magic, and it's even stronger now that it's gained magic. It's not only that, but if you were to attack Ignatius or even Era and gain their magic, you'd have an individual stronger than the original Hell Artio.

But the Attribute Disabling Magic will work, right?

Yes, it will work for now. But you already know what happened to the goblin zombies and the alchemy dolls in Cassandra, so I don't think they won't try to counter that.

Such ......

You know that's not the only countermeasure, don't you, Mr. Walth?　Reading those memories is magic, but I'm sure we'll have a completely independent alchemy doll in the near future. It's not efficient to read memories and deal with them each time. It would be better to let it accumulate a certain amount of memories and then make it work based on those memories.

　Vio will keep smiling at you, even if it's not something you want to talk about.
　Good or bad, Vio tends to enjoy everything.
　The only person who didn't understand this was Seretia, who bit Vio.

It's no laughing matter. If you make such an alchemy doll, the world will be in trouble.

Yes, maybe that's what they're trying to do, but that's just my guess, don't be so mad.

Walls, say something.

　I'm not the only one who's jumped the gun, but it's good to speak my mind.
　At this rate, Celestia's frustration will only continue to grow.

I still don't know what the purpose of the alchemy doll is, but I don't think it's something I can deal with. I don't think it can be improved that easily. I don't think it will be easy to improve it. That's why we have to beat it while we can.

"What exactly do you mean by 'beat'?

　He leaned forward on the table, and the other High Elves looked at him in disgust.
　But they don't seem to mind, and they persistently ask me what I'm going to do.
　It's as if they know what I'm going to say, and they're just trying to get my word for it.

"Hey, hey, what are you doing?　Do you want to go kill the fake Ars?

　The magic of Pheuel, sitting next to him, was slightly disturbed.

It's not easy, even if he's a fake, he's royalty of the Kingdom of Carlitz, and he's the one who seems to be controlling Hell Artyo. Then we should first choose the most reliable option to disrupt the enemy's plans.

Walth, don't rush me, just tell me.

---- First, we're going to take out the rage dragon Ela, whose location is known to us.