Viziest's statement to quit as a mage quietly caused a ripple in Ars and Loki's minds.

　It would be a good decision for everyone, but........
　I have a feeling that if you have a noble thought for the sake of humanity and a noble ideology, a magician is not the right choice for you. The act of seeking your beliefs outside of yourself is not going to support you in your predicament.

　What should those who don't do so do?
　Do as you please, I originally wanted to say. However, since the other party was Felinella, Ars would have to think about it.

　I've been going to the academy and coming into contact with many different people, but Ars also had some thoughts.
　If you join the military, you will all live in the same direction.
　That's why you are made aware of the diverse world.

　There are countless ways for people to live their lives.
　Not everyone can live the way they want to. On the contrary, the majority of people would rather live the way they want to. While facing such a tightness, we will seek the way of life we want to live.

　There is no need to settle on just one from the beginning.

　It's not just a matter of time before you get to the top.
　Even more so, he wondered how much value is there in moving up in the rankings.

　At this point, Ars had no objection to Viziest's choice. He would not interfere in the circumstances of other places. He even thought that it would be natural to make Felinella give up the mage more than anything else.

　It's not something I would risk my life for..........

　Yes, even risking their lives.........

''..........''

　Ars keeps his mouth shut.
　To live is not to hold on to life; to live is backed up by one's voluntary words and actions. It is called proof of life, but it is still what one does that matters.
　What you do and what you live for is your desire.

　Then, is it possible to live without risking one's life?

I'm sure I can't.
Al?

　Loki was quick to respond to the voice that flooded in without context.

　Ars turned to an extreme example of a way of life.
　Here is a girl who has found a way to live and is living life to the fullest. From Ars's point of view, it may seem clumsy and futile, but from Loki's point of view, that's all there is to it.
　So she won't give in to denial or change her ways.

(Again, that's a problem my head can't solve.)

　Lifting his mouth in a huff, Ars returned the hand he had tried to place on Loki's head.
　There was no longer a need for his hand to just place it, not even to stroke it as usual. He hadn't been looking straight at it properly.
　I felt like I finally understood that.
　It wasn't that she didn't understand, it was that Ars hadn't been able to understand her. The motivation for going to rescue Felinella this time may be the expression of a desire close to Loki's.

　That's why I think.
　It's not a calculation, it's an unnatural thing for Felinella to cease to be a magician.
　Surely Felinella doesn't want that.
　I'm sure that regardless of the love war with her, Felinella does not see living as a means to an end as a mage.

　Or perhaps it is no longer a means to an end. That's something only she can understand.
　But if she did it to save her friends, being a mage is probably necessary for her.

　She is only smarter than everyone else and does not deceive herself. Even if she responded to Felinella's feelings, she could say that she would never quit being a mage. It's a scary thing to be able to say without any proof.

(Huh, don't you understand how Lord Viziest feels? Both sides are right, and that's why there's a war. (Well, what's the matter with you?)

　Ars notices Flynn's gaze and thinks about it extraordinarily. I know what she is trying to say.
　However, it's crucial that he should tell that to Vizayst.
　At this juncture, Vizaisto made a divine expression.

''Ars, let me ask you one thing.''
Yes, sir.
Could Feri be a danger to humanity?

　That one word was the only one that had a strong will in it. More than anything else, it was also a question that arose from the hesitation within Viziest.
　Having a demon inside one's body was tantamount to inviting a demon into one's survival zone.
　If the demon was assimilated, then the demon might regain its substance as Ferrinella was preyed upon from within.

　The only way to get there is death.

　But Ars shook his head slightly. He let out a small sigh and suggested a sofa chair to Vizaisto.
　For a moment, I was puzzled, but as I was told, my heavy hips were lowered into the chair.

　The sofa chair, which chooses the person to sit in, did not suit Vizaisto either.
　This time Ars stood back up directly in front of him.

'It's possible enough if you don't make a move.
..........?

　For the first time in his life, Vizayst shows his first signs of agitation and grits his back teeth.

　How much did Vizaisto know about Ars's secret?
　The most powerful mage could be the worst for humanity. Demons, or whatever they are, are still keeping unexplainable monsters.
　And as soon as the word "control" is mentioned, it's a thing that should be certified as a threat.

　While feeling sorry for Felinella, Ars hesitated to translate the word that came out into his voice.
　It might be good for Felinella, but it would not be good for Vizayst.

　To interfere in someone's life, Ars had become too deeply involved in the Socarent family. He should not interfere because of the relationship. It can't just be someone else's nonsense.
　The path that Ars walked was not a straightforward one that could be advised.

You will have to give up the path of a magician, anyway, as the disturbance of magic is hard on the heart. There are many ways for Feri to live.
If that's what she wants.

　Poof, there seemed to be a lot of laughter on the side of the wall, but I did my best to ignore it. Perhaps Ars's arguments were too young for the old man.

　Ars's words, which could not be taken either way, were biased towards Ferinella by the tone of the words.

　If she didn't want to, Ars shouldn't be forced to, he told her to take Felinella's shoulder.

　It must have been very funny for Ilyce, who was listening as a third party. There seemed to be no sarcastic lowering of cheeks for the time being at the prickly Ars' attitude.

The man who has been heralded as a disaster-grade heretic, and who has been neglected, is a hard-nosed father, and his daughter won't be able to stop worrying about him.
It's a disgraceful label.

　Vizayst returned only his voice quietly to Ilyce's tea.

'Disgraceful, or if it weren't for you, Krama wouldn't have had to go into hiding for such a long time. Technically, that's why the assassins there were the problem, though.

　When water was pointed at him, Ars penetrated his bare face. In the beginning, it was also Ars who took care of Krama's executives.
　In the backroom business, Krama's name often surfaced in the background.

　There is no awkwardness.
　That's why Viziest didn't see the point in digging up now either.

'Humph, it's over.'

　Ilyce also held his tongue at a word that seemed to cut the topic short with a snap.

　That small amount of time was also an assist to Ars - making time to think.
　First of all, in order to convey only confirmed information first, Ars mechanically uttered the lines he had prepared.

''Lord Viziest, the quickest way to find out about Feri is to ask Flynn. With that and some of the demons in the mix, it's strictly forbidden to say anything else.
I know. I know, I know, and it's not as if the bad guys are messing with Felli. Especially if he chooses not to be a wizard.

　Once Vizayst meditated.
　What did that hesitation make him think about? In the end, he didn't hear it. Vizaisto opened his eyes and tried to open his mouth to Ars, but not even the first words came out.
　A breath that seemed to brake on itself was exhaled instead.


　Only Ars could understand that momentary pause, but he didn't have enough experience to understand it.

　He could have tried to enter into a marriage, or perhaps more clearly, to confirm Ars's feelings for Felinella.
　But that was a cowardly approach, and moreover, it was not the role of the Visaists.
　The relationship between the two is a complete outsider. There is no way to interfere, and at the same time, Ferrinella would never want any unnecessary meddling.

　I'm sorry," whatever the apology was referring to, Viziest uttered emphatically and offered to Flynn in a meek manner, "Can you tell me more about it?

　Flynn's face changed to that of a healing mage, and he walked out to straighten his back and lead him to the infirmary.
　Four doors, one of which she gave a puzzled look through the door when she opened it and urged him to "Come here".

　It was not certain if it was unnecessary meddling, but Flynn was the only one standing in a neutral position here.

　Ars nodded lightly in approval.

'Lord Viziest, it's true that Felli's life was saved, and I'm sure he'll be fine as long as we're careful in the future. I would like you to keep it as an option, but I think it can be controlled. I'm in a similar vein.

　Ars didn't give such words much thought. I don't know the pros and cons by myself.

　So Arus decided to read Loki's expression that he turned to us and make a decision.

(Looks like I'm not wrong.)