'Aria you ... what the hell are you ...?'


　Picking up the severed arm, Aria forced it back on. Although it's unclear how it's structured, the arm is now beautifully anchored. At first glance, you wouldn't know what happened after it was amputated. But just as I screamed, he suddenly got a cold look in his eyes and picked up my arm.

　And I realize. The internal structure of this thing resembles a human being as much as possible. Even if I look at it with my elemental eyes 《Decoding Site》, it looks like a person. But that was........different. Her body was a doll. In other words.........she was originally a human being.......


　I didn't know what to say to her. As I did so, Aria opened her mouth wide and stuck her hand into it...............................and dragged out a long sword from inside her body. I could tell by looking at it. The First Quality Primamateria that filled my body was generated from that long sword.

　And its density became clear when I went outside.

　It's unusually dense. Probably, just cutting up about ten people wouldn't be enough to create an ah-ha moment. At a cursory glance, there are a hundred people. No, perhaps more than a thousand. Staring at it with empty eyes, Aria's consciousness was already not the same as before.



''Aria. Was it all a lie in the end?　You're trying to trick me....
Shut up....
"You ... how many people ... with that sword?
Shut up!　Shut up!　Shut up!　Shut up!　Shut up!　Shut up!　Shut up!　Shut up!　Shut up!　Shut up!　Shut up!　Shut up!　Shut up!　Shut up!　Shut up!　Shut up!　I.........................I was ordered to do this!


　No tears flowed. But by the look on her face, I knew she was indeed crying. When ordered........from those words I expected a third party to still be there. At the same time, I felt somewhat relieved. Aria is not in the place she is now because she wanted to be. I'm sure she was involved. Knowing that, I also make up my mind.


''Aria.......at least sleep peacefully.......''
'If you can kill it, kill it!!!!!!!!!!!'


　And Aria is charging towards me.

　The speed with which it moves through the earth is not comparable to that of the doll before. It's probably because their body specifications are different from the original. I'm sure it's twice as fast as the last doll, to say the least.





　The sword is received by the thin-winged dragonfly. But the long sword that Aria has is nearly two meters long and has quite a bit of mass. You have to be able to use your own personal computer to do this. I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make your life easier.


''Ariah!　You can't help yourself!
....


　There were already no words. Her last words were to kill me. Again. And again. Why do you want me to do it? Why do you want me to kill people? Why do you want me to do this?

　How..........how can a labyrinth be the only place like this.......

　But sentimentality won't improve the situation. For now, there is no way to save Aria within my means. I wish I could do something about the orders that she's probably being manipulated by, but I don't see the means to do so. The orders are coming........that means we should think of them as being connected to the path of alchemy. But my elemental eye 《Decoding Sight》 can't see anything. If it was normal alchemy, it would be easy to visualize it.......but this is probably.......


　Magic. It's probably involving the Akashic Materia.


　It's the same as the Sixth Labyrinth. At first I didn't know it. In the end, I killed him knowingly. Believing that death is our salvation. It is the same this time. Again I suppose I have to do it. If that is the work of a talented man, then I shall.....





　Deep breath. I decide to make a decision all at once. At least, pass away in peace.


...Attribute granting Enchantment: absolute zero.


　I selected the trump card, Absolute Zero 《Absolute Zero》. And I pulled Aria to the limit and.................wielded that blade.









''..........Whaaaat?　Resist, I did.........?


　I am astonished. That was as it should be. It was completely within range. And yet the technique I fired was neatly resisted head-on. But right now, there was no sign of alchemy from anywhere.


　It's not Aria........is someone here?


　But this is not the time to be distracted by the surroundings.


'No....'
What?
'I don't want to kill people I don't want to kill them I don't want to... no more...'


　The voice belonged to Aria. She was muttering that as she exchanged sword fights with me. The tears still did not flow. But.........she is crying.


　In that moment, I decided to remove my own fetters. There's no way........but I can handle it if I'm willing to help Aria.


''........Elemental Eye [Decoding Site]''


　The Elemental Eye 《Decoding Site》 was originally activated, but I knew there was more to it. Should I say that I only released a part of the Elemental Eye 《Decoding Site》? But I didn't fully release it because I was also worried about my body. Perhaps if I completely released it, I should be able to access the Akashic Materia, too. I had such a hunch........no, I was sure.


　And then I... released the area I was controlling and completely released the output of the elemental eye, the decoding site.


　The blood flowing out of my eyes never stops flowing. And it hurts like my head is about to split open. It was incomparable to anything I've ever experienced. This pain it is unbearable. But still.........not yet.......if only I had a few more seconds....


　In a moment, a faint, bright red particle could be seen in the world. The First Pledge 《Prima Materia》 appears in my vision as a golden particle. And this crimson particle is definitely the First Quality, the Akashic Materia, the world's primordial substance.


　And as long as I can perceive it, there's nothing I can't do.



Antimatter Antimatter code: reverse.

The Akashic Materia, the zero-grade material, is the anti-material code.

Placer Zero ("Akashic Materia"): Reverse ("Reverse") = Placer One ("Primamateria")


　Until now, I've been using the anti-materials code to affect matter, but in theory, it can affect everything. With this conviction, I returned the Zero Material, the Akashic Materia, to the First Material stage.


　Then, the crimson particles connected to the Aria poof up and return to the first quality《Prima Materia》.


''Huh.......I........''


　Aria seems to have regained full consciousness and stands there stunned. The long sword she was holding falls on the ice.


''Huh................................''


　And I put my hands on the ground when I was sure I'd succeeded. It was a close call. If one more second had passed, my eyeballs would have popped out of their sockets. There was definitely a future for that. But I succeeded just in the nick of time. That was.........the First Zero Material [Akashic Materia]. It's the substance that is the basis of magic. But I was able to make the anti-matter "anti-material" code work well.


The only thing that's important to me is the fact that I'm not going to be able to get it right.


　Aria rushes over to us. She rips off the clothes she's wearing without hesitation and wipes my blood with it.


''So much blood from my eyes...''
'No I'm fine ... it will heal with time. More importantly, is Aria okay...?
'I'm fine, but...'
Yeah. Good, then.
I'm going to....


　I listened to her in silence.


'I've killed a lot of people, even if it wasn't of my own volition. And now ... there's no place to go back to.
Do you still want to die?
"...I don't really want to die...but I'm not human anymore, and there's no place for me to be...
Come to me...
...What?
"I'll hire you. Aria's a good looking girl. She'll make a good seller.
"...Is that about the crops?　You said it then.
'Oh well, how about 2,000 yen an hour?　You'll be a casualty, but if you do a good job, you'll get a promotion, right?
''Haha you're an idiot Mr. Elle....''


　And then I told him an insignificant story. A story about my dreams. Then Aria smiled and listened to me, smiling.

　Then I heard a crackling and clapping sound.


'Elle, that's fantastic!　I knew you were the best...!


　I caught a glimpse of a woman walking slowly and steadily on the ice. And when I saw that face I knew intuitively that it was her.


　This guy...........


'Oh you're cute, cute, Elle. It's good to see you again. It's your, ''big sister.''


　Yes. I mean, he looked exactly like me.