273-The back of the back






 There is a sense of urgency in the closed hospital room, and Ars asks a few questions.
 The first one is about how long he had been sleeping. This was a confirmation process, and the fact that Loki's mouth had actually given him the exact date made sense.

 First of all, this confirmation task that Ars took was to understand the current situation. What surprised Ars more than he had expected was that this was still the outside world.
 As expected, I'm not distraught, but it's a pretty big treatment. So what that means is that it looks like Ars's suspicions are completely cleared.

'I see. So?
'Yes, it appears that the heads of state quickly retracted the charges brought against Al for the entire world. Of course, they are feted for destroying the terrorist organization that was working in the dark behind the scenes, as if it was a palpable victory. There doesn't appear to have been any public statements about the complicity of [Krama] or the single wizard of Hydrangee, Krokel Ifertas.
Do we have to?
"And now, with the murder of Gen. Heydrange Rafsénal, it's clear that the heads of state are falling short.

 If they hadn't given up on Ars in the first place, the current situation wouldn't have happened. It's a good idea to be able to have a good time with them.

 However, the actual Ars has pressed his fingertips against Loki's grim eyebrows and turned them around to rub them together.

''Ugh........''
Well, don't say that. I mean, it's a handful, no doubt about it, but they don't have much to hit with...

 One of the reasons why it was inevitable that there was a Mekphis in the mix, one who could change his appearance on the other side more than anything else. Sooner or later, Ars would have been isolated.
 Still, it shouldn't be just because he had no choice.

'Of course, I'm not good enough to justify it.

 She makes a bad human smile at Loki. The wrinkles between her eyebrows unraveled as she reluctantly accepted it.
 Seeing her expression change to her usual expression, Ars uttered the main reason for holding her back.

'Are you sure it was Minaris?'

 For some reason, Ilyce denies it with a clear face, changing his mood from earlier.

'No, I've dropped that name. I'm going by Ilyce for now.
That's a bad idea, isn't it?
No, not many people actually know the name.
Well then, Ilyce...
You don't mind if they call you names, do you? We've helped each other out in one way or another.

 He pressures me with a twitching smile, but Ars kicks it off.

'That's fine, but if you put your name on me, some of you will get the wrong idea.
Oh, no, I know, but I'm still old enough to be...
Only someone who knows what's going on would be able to get away with that. Besides, you had to look in the mirror before you could tell me, why did you put on an adult-sized robe, it's too stuffy.

 Of course, it was to hide the fact that she was carving a magical formula directly into her arm. He wanted to look like an adult, if only to look good.

 For a sick man, Ars's slip of the tongue seemed to be good. But needless to say, that confirmation process was avenged.

''Hmph.......you did it!

 As he said this, Ilyce took off his stubby robe and slammed it towards the ground. Although the magic power that gushed out of her arm made the magic formula on her arm shine.

''Ah! Mr. Ilyce, not in this room!
No....

 Hurriedly, Flynn puts his hands on either side of Ilyce's back and lifts him up. Her legs swing in the air, off the floor, as if she were nurturing a child. Both Ars and Loki turn their blank eyes to the little girl at the sight.

''Have you forgotten, this room's [Demon Diagram] is insanely high.......how many houses do you think will be built in this all in a prime location!
I don't care about that! I mean, put me down....
'No! Too much magic would burn out the ceremony itself.

 The face of Ilyce, which is lifted up even more louder, turns red in a flash.
 And when the limit is reached--.

It's a very good idea to have a good time.

 By the time the crystal clear grains have collected at the corners of his eyes, Flynn says with satisfaction, "Yes, well said~" and sets Ilyce down, putting her robe on tightly and patting her head.
 However, Ilyce turns her bright red face down and shakes off her arms and jumps onto a chair. Its direction is opposite so that it turns its back to Ars and the others.
 Despite the small space, she was holding her knees dexterously on the chair.

 Ars stares at him, stunned. Loki signals to Flynn with his gaze that he's somewhere in the middle of it.
 Naturally, a question mark is floating over Flynn's head, so it was probably simply for an expensive item.

''Great....''

 It was a bobbing and overflowing Ars. Loki gives me an earful, but it's fluttery because of the oddly close proximity. The point is that the saintly Nexolis also has a personality that doesn't change its attitude about wizards according to their rank, and it's their belief that they don't differentiate between their patients. I've been told that the character of the saint is exactly the same as that of Flynn, who is looking up to his teacher.

 It's a good thing that a former single wizard, former member of the Krama, and even a competent person who can certainly be considered on a par with Ars as a wizard, is almost as old as Ars and Loki, and is able to make Ilyce, who is many times more alive, cry, in many ways it can be said that a healing wizard is not a scary thing.

 However, it wasn't for this kind of theatrical and futile exchange that Ars held him back.

''Ilyce........''
I don't know!
It's all about the future for us.
M.....
'We're not going to be cleared of suspicion and all is well. I just have to ask first, Ilyce is fighting Kronos, right?

 As for Ars, it's just a fact check. In any case, the information brought by Crockel is not credible, since the remaining reports have been found to be falsified.

 The mention of the name of the great calamity caused Ilyce to sit back down with a mysterious look on his face.

'What do you think of that? I don't have very fond memories of it either, a battle that cost many lives. Of course, I doubt you can even call that one-sided violation a battle. But the past is the past. The past is the past, and there are no detailed records, right?

 Ars nodded at one. Perhaps the distant cause was Ilyce. It was probably because of her presence that the military falsified some of the records regarding Kronos. And when it comes to the detailed records about the battle, it is because the single wizard at the time, with the exception of Ilyce, was scattered.
 If what Crockel told you is true, and if this research is also involved, then the falsification and erasure of records regarding Kronos is thorough.
 I'm sure you'll find that the strain and external characteristics of the SS-rated Kronos are also very strange to those who see them.

'Since we probably don't have time to hear everything now.......first of all, did Kronos exist? This is a metaphor, a metaphor, a metaphor for what you call demons.
No, Kronos is definitely a stand-alone demon.

 The solution is as expected. However, I still see it completely differently than the actual quality of the words of Ilyce that I see in person. First, we have to establish the historical facts.

Two things about Kronos's one arm, but in the meantime, I'd like to raise a few questions. First, as a general rule, people living inside believe that Kronos has been defeated. However, according to the military's and the Academy's textbooks, Cronos should have been dropped with one arm and fled to the heavens. This strange discrepancy certainly exists.
'Defeating it sounds good, but surely the nations have spread the word that they have defeated this and overcome the threats that humanity has faced, right? Of course, there's another agenda behind it, but do you want me to tell you from the ground up?

 With a man-eating look on her face, Ilyce trails off. It was shortly after the battle with Kronos ended that she was locked up by the military high command. The military issued a gag order on those who were ostensibly sent on a mission and survived. Her eyes tell her that the purpose of this was to provide cover for the inhumane research she had inflicted on herself about immortality.

 It was probably almost useless to serve as a cover. The mages of today had fought off Kronos, and they were aware of it. But at the time, it was necessary as a painful windfall for those who were scattered at that moment. It successfully distracted them from what was important, and many of the people became one color of grief.

 It's also a matter of settling grief as the past, just as time heals grief.

'You're right, Kronos was repulsed ... no, he got away. And there's no doubt about Cronos' arm. After all, I was the one who dropped his arm. It's just that it was all I could do.
"....! Eh, wait, I'll ask you that...

 After all this time, Flynn must have seen the danger he was in of joining the conversation. He takes a step backwards and is about to put his hand on the door knob, when in the blink of an eye, Loki grabs his hand in the opposite direction. It's composed as if they are shaking hands, but the fact that it's backwards gives me an honestly unpleasant feeling.
 Flynn saw Loki's big smile for the first time. And that's just a terribly unpleasant feeling. According to the words of his grandmother, Nexolis, one should not get involved in politics or the inner workings of the country. In other words, this situation is exactly what it is.

'Eh, Loki-san?'
It's too late, Mr. Flynn.

 Of course, Ars had started talking here to get her involved. It wasn't so much a matter of listening to people as it was of returning the favor. He was simply curious about her and understood the significance of the technology that connected his arms to her without interfering with her magic.
 It was the kind of person I wanted, although I couldn't ignore the desire to know the tangle.

'I'm sorry, but can you wait a little longer before I go to let you know?

 Ars's unintimidatingly contrived expression made Flynn's face shake up and down.

'My lord, even your personality has changed, hasn't it?'
'Hey, that's a stretch. It's just that I'm going to have to start walking on my feet soon. It's simple.
Yeah. Are you still up to something, little man?

 Ilyce, who said the words she still had in her mind, but the expression on her face was a peek at her own pretense of going to get involved.