'Zemeckis was a man who called himself the King of the Elves in a once prosperous kingdom. He was born with no concept of gender.

　Romero said as he basked in the cold night breeze.

　On the border between the Pasquantine and Euphya territories, a long canal physically divided the two countries in two.
　That was precisely the border line.
　But the existence of these two countries is now a thing of the past.

　A newcomer organization called the Society of the Brave has grown in power.
　That was in the last six years.

　They are a group of otherworldly people summoned by the heroes from Greberg.
　However, the Mad Flame Raid Black and others who were exiled from the royal capital of Rashausen later joined, and now they are becoming a huge nation that has become a household name.
　In the middle of the border between Paskantin and Euphiya, which became a lawless zone after the country's demise, they built a defensive wall, as if to divide the canal in two, and built their headquarters in the middle of the canal.
　In doing so, they ensured peace in the remaining villages and towns in both countries.
　They went so far as to impose sanctions on those who meddled with them.
　The Society of the Brave is as peaceful as the royal capital of Rashausen, and is now one of the most prosperous and respectable countries in the world, where merchants and travelers come and go.

　Standing at the tip of the cliffs, with the canal country below him, Romero was sipping a rare glass of wine.
　When Masamune appeared, Romero told him about Zemeckis.

'Zemeckis was the elf who proposed the League of the Yagi. He appeared at the very time that Uranos Rickman, the young Eightfold King, and others destroyed the Eightfold White Dragon. He claimed to be from the headquarters of the Mage Church. However, none of the Eightfold King knew that he was an elf and the one who had inspired the alliance. For he had changed his appearance.
Who are you and Zemeckis?

　In response to Masamune's question, Romero sipped his wine and said, "I wonder who he is.

The White Dragon of the Eightfold Dragon is a white dragon with eight heads. The young kings who saw the ring between their necks - the ring in the crossroads - later joined hands and reigned as the Eightfold King. This is what is commonly known as the common sense. However, according to the Kojiki (Record of Ancient Matters), the dragon had a tail. In other words, one of the eight tails was a tail.
"..................You tampered with it for convenience. To beautify it.
But there's more to this.
Continued?

　Romero said.
　It had no shape to call a dragon - that's how it was described, he said.
　Its body was constantly crumbling as if it was about to dissolve, he said, and it was dripping with white liquid.
　Furthermore, it was said to have had no more than seven heads.

'It is said that the dragon had only one head.
What does that mean?
Don't you see? I mean, those seven were the tails.

　Masamune's eyes narrowed.
　If it was the truth, then why would there be any need to lie about it?
　Masamune thought so. He just didn't know why.

'What the hell do they want? 'I don't understand the meaning of the tampering.'
The eight-headed white dragon is depicted on the banner for the eight-qiqi, which was sometimes golden. Sometimes it was golden.
You can't afford to be a total pain in the ass.
That's another thing to pay attention to.

　When the White Dragon was defeated, Uranos and the seven kings were there.
　When Zemeckis proposed the alliance, he supplemented his proposal to include Enumasan as a candidate, and that's where he first brought up the term "King of the Eightfold".
　A short time after the birth of the Eightfold King, Zemeckis said, "In the sky above Enumasan, there is an Enumeration of the Eightfold King.

A celestial kingdom called Ixos appeared in the sky above Enuma San. The ringleader called himself 《Demon Emperor》, and before long, he was accepted as one of the eight kings of the eight kings. Along with the name of the "Connected Nation,
'So Ixos was born for the inauguration of the Eightfold King?
I don't know if it was worth it to be born with a fairy as a slave. But that's not the point. This is Zemeckis. He appeared to call himself the Church of the Mages in the first place. So of course he would have checked with the Mage Church at its inception. Because Zemeckis was here on behalf of them.
Indeed.
But there was a proper seat for Zemeckis in the Church of the Magi.
''.........What do you mean? In other words, are you saying that Yagi, including Ixos, is connected to the Church of the Mages? If so, it's not so strange. There are even branches of the Mage Church in each country.
'Lord Nito. The Church of the Magi does not communicate with the Yagis.

　Romero said with a divine look on his face.

''........Can you be sure?''
''Yes. There was a time when the former King Tong Paar's father had tried to hold the Grand Mage Oswald Saberhagen as the court mage of the country. The power of the Grand Mage can be considered on a national basis. Any selfish increase in power will not be allowed.

　After that, the Church of the Mages put pressure on Pasquantin and things were out of the way.
　This was before Oswald was still the headmaster of Fischanatika.

''As the case may be, it can be said that the Mage Church is much more powerful than the Eightfold King and others.
You don't even have to work with Yagi?
The unmoving church has no reason to do that.
'I see.............wait. Why is the Church so out of touch with the Brave Society?
'That issue is another story. What is important to note in this series of stories is that Zemeckis, the Demon Pope and King of the Elves, and the Church were in touch behind the scenes even before the Alliance was established.
..........
'It's not the Yagi that run this world, but rather the Church. They have roots and stretched out everywhere. I've heard that there are adventurers' guilds, merchants' guilds, and even a slavers' guild behind the scenes, such as the slavers' guild.
No way....
Oh, you haven't heard of it?
'None. Does the Church tolerate it?
That's not the point, Herr Nito.
What does that mean?

　The discussion continued.
　With a toothless expression on his face, Masamune indulged in a conversation with Romero.

'It means that there is no justice or evil in them.

　They talked all night long.
　The sky was blue, if not clear, and the sky was blue.

'How's it going?'
I see that everyone has already gathered. By the way, Mister Nito. I failed to ask, but I'm sure Saeki-dono was properly killed.
Well no, I didn't kill him, did I?
Why?
I gave him an end that was more fitting than death.
"...it is good to be immersed in philosophy. I don't deny that it's a good thing to be virtuous. But reality is reality.
What do you mean?
"Cursed are two wretches in a row. Revenge is a breathing thing. We must hold our breath, or there will be consequences.
He's not gonna do anything about it.
Is that so?

　Romero took a sip of his wine.

'I was wondering about the prophecy. 'Lord Nito, a star reading is a peculiar thing that only a surgeon can know the truth about. Therefore, we cannot argue about its authenticity. However, on this continent, everyone says so through word of mouth that 'star reading is true'.
"A fortune teller is only as good as his heart. I don't rely on them anymore. Neither does Alicia's fortune telling.

　Romero was silent for a moment. He took a few sips of his wine and looked at the canal below him.

'Let me tell you a simple story. Why, in your dreams, was he being set up for war and so on?
It's...

　Masamune choked on his words. But he immediately opened his mouth.

"Then I ask you, how can you say that the current me followed a path like that future me and got here?
..........
"Nemu is bigger now. Just like I saw Nem in that moment. But there's no sign of him.
I don't think there's much to look at.
'Fundamentally, I saw a prophecy at Artemias when I was seventeen years old. It said that I would be like me in the future. Losing Toa.... I've lived my life so far with the possibility of losing it. I've chosen my actions based on that. So what about that future me? Would I have been prepared for Toa's death? He said I should have listened to him. ...and that I had found the magic. I'm pretty sure we are living in a different future than I was then. It's got to be a different life.
One could say it's wishful thinking. Besides, our paths will eventually intersect.
Not so. It's a matter of influence. The future me saw the prophecy as well as I did. I don't even know what he saw. But I can fully infer from what he said that he was downplaying the prophecy.
"Lord Nito, let's not talk about this.
Hey....
'I believe in what you believe. It's more about your illness. Can't you still be cured?

　After a moment of sighing, Masamune replied.

''Well it's subsiding now.''

　Just as abruptly, an announcement in my brain announced. You're back to normal. You have developed an illness.

　Masamune had been examining Romero frequently since he had met him.
　Then Romero asked him, 'What do you remember about the reminiscence of the disease? 'Do you remember the story of the reminiscence disease?

'.....Yes.'
The dreamer of his childhood took a wife to come to terms with his situation, gave birth to a child and started a family. But it turned out to be his revenge. He couldn't stand the dream that flickered in front of him and began to abuse her repeatedly.
But he wished to hurt but not destroy it, and when he did, his status value was reduced. The status is relapse disease. But you said it was a misperception of status.
That is true. And I also told you that I'm seeing the same symptoms in Lord Nito.

　Masamune's status decreases with the onset of the Otherworld Syndrome and increases as he becomes normal.
　In other words, it returns to its original value.

''The world is always one for you. This is Lord Nito's world. For it to be in such a disease--
It's a bad world for me, right?
'Such is the case. Lord Nito must have been dissatisfied at some point when he was sent to this world by Greiberg.

　Masamune remembered the events of that day.
　It was that moment when the King of Greiberg--Johannes was in the middle of speaking, and at the same time he turned around and found Saeki and others in the middle of the conversation.

'No ... but I didn't hear any announcements. So it was earlier than that.
Anyway, that's your understanding. Then Lord Nito..... I'm sure he wanted to destroy this world as he did with his reminiscence disease. However, it was an undoubtedly different world to Lord Nito. There was no way he could destroy it. That contradiction and conflict lowered his status value, and his status misperceived the cause of his significant decline and--
I labeled it as "otherworldly syndrome. Maybe they still needed to kill Saeki, after all.

　But revenge, Masamune believes, cannot be ignored.

'At the very least, killing your former friends over there will give you some feeling. Beyond that, don't think about it now.
''The Church of the Mages.... If they were that powerful, they could have done whatever they wanted with the Society of Heroes. Why are you being so nice to hold a meeting?
'So much for their influence, I suppose. Everyone is concerned about the Society of the Brave and the Church, including the adventurers who use it daily. If we pressure them unnecessarily, they will be the ones who will be destroyed by the rebellion.
I don't think so.
So what do you think?
I have no idea. Anyway, I'm going to kill it quickly. And after this, I have to go kill my classmates who are scattered all over the place, including Greberg.
Sooner or later, Ichijo-sama....

　Romero cut off the words beyond that.
　Masamune turned away and fell silent.

'I'm off.'

　After a while, he told her a word.
　Without replying, Masamune jumped down from the precipice and disappeared.