Kid...

　Zemeckis tried to get to his feet.
　But unexpectedly, Lokia's earlier blow seemed to have taken effect.
　With a bang, he fell to his knees again.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to get out of the restraints.
　Immediately, I got away from Zemeckis and moved toward Rokia.

I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work. I'm not going to be able to get it right.
'I don't know if you have any weapons but you are as strong as they say you are.
'Hahaha, okay. That one with the hibigami came at the wrong time. If you had come at a different time, we could have had our wish and dealt with the Four Deadly Sins.
So, why are you here?
Yeah, I thought the noise guy was going to start a fight. I figured if he was going to do it, he'd be at your place.
"Rokia.
Huh?
You've been very helpful in this case, though.
"Hmmm, I'll probably have to take that back soon, won't I?　Is it me?　I've been watching the fight between you and that guy Zemeckis or something like that for a while now.
But I'm still grateful.
"Kukuku here, 'Then why didn't you go in to help me sooner? It's just that you're not a slippery little thing like that, isn't it?

　Rokia looked kind of happy.

'So what do you think, Teme?'

　Rokia asked, grinning at Zemeckis as he smashed the rock in his left arm.

'What's that?'
Do you think the noise guy had something to do with this?
I don't know. It's not impossible, I suppose. As expected, the time for the Holy Tree Knights to vacate the royal capital is too good to be true.
I know.
What do you mean?
The way I read it, he doesn't want Currier to die. After all, he is the one who is destined to have you killed....that's why I don't understand. Well, that guy will be later.

　Zemeckis snapped the magic sword.

I'm not going to be able to say that I'm not going to be able to do anything about it. I see, so that's why it's the four evil ones.
"Rokia.

　And a man with a shaved head appeared from behind.
　He is carrying a large coffin on his back.
　He looked familiar.
　It was the man who had been lurking in the forest when Rokia had come in contact with Kurohiko before.

'Oh, Gozuto.

　Gozuto turned to Currier.

'Here,'

　He offered.

This is...

　It was Currier's sword - the Holy Demon Sword, Revelgate.
　Gozuto put down the coffin and opened the lid.
　A number of holy and demonic swords were shoved inside it.
　Goztho took them one by one from there and released the swords to Lokia.

　Lokia takes the released holy and magic swords and pulls the swords out of their sheaths and releases them.

''Don't feel bad. I'm sure you'll need that when the noise finally comes out.
Shut up!
Kukku, well, it's worth it after all, don't you think?　So offset it this time. If you want to hit me, after I get rid of that Zemeckis or whatever, I'll let you hit me however you want.
"Hun.

　Currier grabbed the hilt and pulled it out with a swoosh.
　A blue sword barrel emerges from a white scabbard decorated with gold.

I don't like you, but I have no taste for repayment of favors. So, can I assume you're going to f*ck that man too?
"One guy isn't going to do it alone. Of course, it would have been tough for me to do it alone, but that blow before, I hit you with the intention of caving your face in.　What about it?　This hand hurts worse than the other one. That guy is stupidly hard.

　Zemeckis stood up and released his glasses with their shattered lenses.
　Rokia stepped forward, holding the sword in both hands.

It's not a good idea to ask for something that isn't there. We have to do what we can with what we have.

　Currier and Rokia are relative to Zemeckis.

''Hmm, if you look closely, that guy isn't bad either.......Rokia, did I say?　
Of course, it's a bit different than most of them.
"Different?
The Sixth House, do you understand?
I've heard of it. Well, you're a survivor of that orphanage.

　Zemeckis's expression was dark and ominous.

'Well, all right. The important thing is that I've come up with a really interesting game for the two of you to play. Yes, more than one pair of known men and women is a great way to increase the range of your performance. The range of desperation is at its best!

　Zemeckis moved.
　He moves straight toward Currier and the others, raising his voice.
　Rokia flies to the left.
　Currier poured the holy element into the Revelgate as he moved forward and increased his speed.
　Streaks of light run one after another through the intricate crystal patterns.
　The amount of light increases.
　And then--

　Dressed in the magical armor, he came into contact with Zemeckis.

''Surgical magic armor........huh!

　A small ball of light shimmering around them.
　Currier swung his blade at Zemeckis.
　A cool tone rang out.
　A blade of light that stretched out with a gusto attacked Zemeckis.
　Zemeckis tries to avoid it.

'Crap--I've never seen the real thing before, but what a beauty!　Tsk!

　Lokia, who was in a low posture, was aiming at the tendon behind his ankle - the calcaneal tendon.
　Like Currier, he saw that Zemeckis' strength was in that speed.
　If the tendon of the foot was cut, Zemeckis' greatest strength would be lost.
　The reason why he used the surgical magic armor just before was to attract Zemeckis' attention before Rokia's attack.
　Although

What--?

　Zemeckis accelerated rapidly.

　--Accelerating further, you say?

　Faster than the blade of light could reach, it jumped into Currier's bosom.
　Zemeckis tried to hold onto Currier's body.
　He's going to hold her down.
　Is he going to restrain her and use her as a shield against Lokia?
　Currier - without retreating, he stepped forward.
　And then his own forehead struck the forehead of Zemeckis.
　The forehead of the helmet of the magical magical armor made a snapping sound.

''Guh!''

　Zemeckis stumbles back, looking caught off guard, as if he hadn't expected to come forward.
　Lochia's blade approaching.
　And in a cone-like fashion, Zemeckis levitated his body.
　Zemeckis moves behind Rokia.

'You're still gaining speed!　That's as good as four wrongs!

　Rokia, who had been following Zemeckis with her magic sword while turning around, spoke up.

'I thought it was an interesting performance, but it's still a pain in the ass to deal with two people.

　Zemeckis's arm seemed to be luminescent, even though it was through the fabric.
　Zemeckis places his hand on Lokia's heart.
　A moment--

　A huge explosion engulfed Lokia and Zemeckis.

　The explosions that occurred in succession.

That was.........

　Currier retreated and held his hand over his forehead.
　That's right.
　That was exactly the explosive technique that Currier was about to use earlier.
　It was used by Zemeckis.
　Is he prepared to self-destruct?
　No, no.
　It wasn't like that.

　The smoke cleared.

　Zemeckis, whose top half of his clothes were torn in places, stood in an imposing manner.
　Currier looked at his bare arms and understood.
　But at the same time, she shuddered.

'A surgical imprint, you say?'

　There was no indication that he had drawn a magic formula.
　I thought it was probably a magic tool.
　That is also natural.
　Surgical imprinting is an external method that is considered to have no practical use.
　It's a method that has too strong a negative aspect.
　That's why magic tools exist.
　But that man is now standing at ease.
　He doesn't seem to be frowning at the pain.
　How is he able to stay safe?
　Is it because the effect of the technique is weak?

　On the other hand, Rokia received a direct hit from an explosion that was of such close range and power alone.
　His left half of his body was ........ blown off.
　The left half of his face was also blown off, even to his eyebrows.
　But

Really, what is it with you?

　The one who had the most astonished look on his face today was Zemeckis, who should have inflicted the fatal wound.

　That's right.
　There was a reason why Currier wasn't worried about Rokia.
　Rokia was half-lost, but he was still sneering.

　And - the blown up part of him was being 'reconstructed' as he looked at it.



　Rokia's roar is released into the heavens.
　All the while, Lokia's body goes 'back to normal'.

''Fuha, fuhahahahahahahaha!　I told you that's why I'm here, the Four Deadly Wonders!　Pain, man!　I told you that pain is the only thing that keeps me alive, right?　Huhahahahahahahaha!

　A trait that Rokia possessed.
　It was an amazing regenerative ability.
　He had always referred to this trait as 'punishment'.
　When the destroyed body was reconstructed, Rokia would experience intense pain.
　And of course he feels pain when he is wounded.
　In other words, she would experience a double pain, one when she was injured and another when she was rebuilt.
　Rokia once said that this pain was her 'punishment'.
　Punishment.
　What is the punishment for the crime?
　Rokia said.

'Oh?　That's obvious. It's punishment for me to exist in this world.

　The Golem of the Holy Ruins.
　That regeneration ability was probably given by Noise in reference to Lokia.
　
　That speed was certainly enough to be mistaken for Rokia's 'regeneration'.
　But even if such a cycle was possible, if a human did such a thing, the body would soon become extremely fatigued, and it would be stunned.
　That was only possible because it was a golem.
　But even that golem is not much more than an imperfect imitation after all.
　As for Rokia's regeneration ability, it is true that the amount of holy elements allowed and the ability to absorb them may be related, but there are still too many points that cannot be explained.

It's a good thing that you're not going to be able to find out what's going on. I've been injured leading to death. In other words, I was death itself. But gradually I came to not be afraid of death. And I realized.........it is the pain that is to be feared and loved.
It's a very troublesome quality, man.

　A vein rose to Zemeckis's temple.

'Out of the way, out of the way, out of the way................................aaaaahhhhh!

　Zemeckis is looking to push off Rokia's legs with vigor.
　Rokia falls on her back as her feet are shaken off.
　Zemeckis tosses both of Rokia's swords over the city walls and begins stomping on her with a crushing force to kill her.

The first thing that comes to mind is the fact that it's not a problem.　Do it for me!　Gah!　Kill me!　With the power of that sword, I'm going to kill this short-tempered, stupid, stupid man!　Kukukukuk, kukukukukuk, hoo-hahahahahahahahaha!
'It's not going to kill me!　Die!　Die!　You can go to hell!

　Every time the sole of Zemeckis' hammer-like shoe steps on it, Rokia's body is reconfigured.
　Although it cannot be seen from his expression or words, Rokia must be feeling intense pain each time he is reconstructed.
　Evidence of this is the massive sweat running down Rokia's face.
　Currier concentrates and gathers the holy element into his sword.

''Hu, ha, ha, ha!　Yeah, you're laughing at me, you know?　What, you're the one who's attacking me, you're the one who's so desperate!　Fun, right?　See, geez, wow, you're laughing!　Huh, hmmm, hmmm, hmmm, hmmm, hmmm!　Come on, smile, Four Wrongs!
Shut up!　You little shit!

　Zemeckis kicked Lokia away.
　Currier extended his light blade and swung it.
　Not giving him time to regain his stance mercilessly, Zemeckis stomped on Lokia, who kicked away while avoiding the light blade.
　The dodged light blade changed into the shape of a spear.
　The spear of light tracked Zemeckis.
　Zemeckis activated the explosive technique as usual.
　The two figures are hidden by the smoke of the explosion.
　The light spear will not be able to perform its tracking function unless Currier is visible.
　The spear of light, which has lost its target, disappears.
　Even so, Currier extended his light blade without hesitation and sprinted towards the smoke.
　And then Zemeckis jumped out of the smoke.

''I wiped off my legs and mouth, at the same time. That one wouldn't be reduced, couldn't speak, and couldn't move for the time it took to regenerate--nuh!

　Zemeckis's feet stop.
　The smoke cleared.
　Lokia's hand, which was in the process of reconfiguring the lower half of his face and legs, turned toward us.
　A huge block of ice extending from Lokia's hand was catching Zemeckis' back as if it was sticking up.

'This technique.......................Ice Spear, right?　The amount of magnesium in it changes the quality of the magic formula, but is it really this much of a change to show?

　Zemeckis moves to pull the ice off his back.
　Crack, the sound of ice cracking.
　In the meantime, Currier was gathering all the possible holy elements on his sword in order to deliver a satisfying blow.
　I can't waste the gap that Rokia created for me.
　Perhaps because of the large amount that was collected, the blade appeared to be vibrating violently.

''That blade of light.......is probably a highly compressed and altered form of magic element.

　Zemeckis sniffed, huffing and puffing.

It's a good idea to have a good time with them. It's a good idea to have a beautiful figure in your magical attire. I'd love to see you perform in that form as well.

　Watching the moment the ice shattered, Currier swung his sword in an inverted manner.
　'Liin,' a transparent sound followed the action of the sword.

''Ha, I told you it's useless.　An attack with magical elements--

　A blade of light caught Zemeckis' body.

　Blood splatter, danced.

　Zemeckis distorts his expression.

''--What, what?''

　Zemeckis took a step back.
　Currier looked at Zemeckis with a shooting gaze.

''An attack using magic element, what?''