It should have only been a dozen or so minutes since the battle began... How much exchange was exchanged in such a short period of time?
　My kinetic vision could barely make out most of it but I could sort of understand the current situation.

　.........one move short. That would be for us and for Zechs-san and the others as well.

　Lilia-san has fought a terrific battle with Noin-san and is fighting evenly with the first hero who was said to be a legend, but it doesn't feel like a decisive strike has been entered.
　Shea-san has taken on many baronet-level high-ranking demons, and has already stunned nearly half of them.......As for the five county-level demons that are clearly different in the order of magnitude of the magic power they wear from the others, they have fought predominantly, but have not been able to reduce their numbers.
　Raz-san, Achtung and Eva seem to be fighting the non-county class demons superiorly, but even so, there are still a lot of opponents, and they keep pushing and pulling back.

　The battle itself seems to be dominated by our side, but the attack hasn't reached Zechs-san, the keystone of the ward.
　However, Zechs-san and the others also feel like they are holding on on the brink of collapse if they are not careful, and they don't have the luxury they had at the beginning.
　This one is one step short of attacking, and the other one is one step short of cutting through.......in a sense, it could be called a state of rigidity.

　As I was thinking about this, Shea and the others took their distance from the opponent they were fighting once and came back close to me.



　Shea-san clicks her tongue in frustration at the situation, as if she is pushing but can't reach Zechs-san.
　And when I was about to call out to her, I heard a rough breath from the other direction.


'Miss Lilia!　You're sweating like crazy.......are you okay!
''Well no matter how big your magic power is, you're still exercising a part of the Time and Space God's power. You don't have any more magic power or strength left in your locks, right?
''Huh ... yeah ... he's really ... amazing. .....

　Lilia-san was desperately supporting her body with her great sword like a cane, but it was clear even from my eyes that she was exhausted.
　

　Anyway, thinking of recovering the now fatigued Lilia-san, I take out a drink with a straw from the magic box.

''Lilia-san, please drink this anyway!
'....Oh, yes. Thank you ............It's delicious. You mean, what?　This........restores magic and strength.......could be a rather expensive recovery pill.......
It's called "The World Tree Fruit Drink.
Buh?

　By the way, it's 100% fruit juice. Alice made it for me, so it should taste good too........I've never drunk it because it's not for me......

''Hey, what kind of stuff are you giving her to drink!　I mean, why would the fruit of the World Tree be used as a drink, rumor has it that if it is processed poorly, the healing effect will be weakened... haha!　Don't tell me you didn't ask around the Phantom King to make it for Lin again, right?
Come on, come on!　What shall we do now!
''Well after we get back to the mansion for a moment, I need to talk to Kite again.

　Immediately they found out what I made it for........I'm afraid of the rest.
　Anyway, with this, Lilia-san's strength has returned, but.......but I still don't feel like I can break through Noin-san.
　That's what Lilia-san and the others seem to be thinking as well, and they are staring at Zechs-san and the others motionlessly.

　It's because of the lack of decisiveness that we can't bypass it to resume. If it's like the one just now, it will take more time.
　I don't know how much more time we have left but.......it won't be a very good situation.

　As I'm feeling a sense of frustration that chills and scorches the back of my neck, Noin-san turns her gaze towards me and opens her mouth.

''........Kite, that's enough, right?''
...what's going on?
Please. Please back off.
....

　It was a persuasion.........no, it was a plea.
　I neither deny nor approve of Noin-san, who tells me to pull back with an expression that looks like she's about to cry now.
　I haven't been playing around for the past ten minutes either. I was thinking about it because I couldn't participate in the battle.

'Your point is surely correct. But even Fea must know that........so please leave them alone.
....
If you do that, I'm sure that 'someday' ... Fear and Master Chromium will make up for it...
...when... when will it be?
...What?
...It's been a thousand years, hasn't it?
That's not...

　I didn't raise my voice or anything, but I asked Noin-san in a slow and calm voice.

''Noin-san, this is just my prediction, but........you.......at first, you wanted to get along with Fea-sensei and Kuro, didn't you?''
Wha...?
But maybe... I don't know about the social situation, but I can't move easily because I feel guilty about the composition of myself being admired and Dr. Fea being disgraced. ........Eventually, time just passed. I half gave up on it.
"...no...no...no...no...I'm not...

　Maybe, but I think that for Mr. Noin-san, Mr. Fear isn't the master of evil, but rather an object of respect as 'someone who fought to protect something important for both of us'.
　That's why I felt guilty towards Fea-sensei. It's not because of Noin-san, by any means, but if it's her character, it's possible.
　In fact, the current Noin-san looks quite upset.

''At first you thought this, didn't you?　He said there's no need to rush, just take the time to convince Dr. Fear that we should take our time...
No, sir.

It's not... it's not... it's not...

　I'm not attacking Mr. Noin in any way. In fact, I can understand Noin-san's feelings very well.
　Although there is a difference in years, what this person has in his arms should be the same as the 'former me'.......

''I've been there too. ...and before you know it, you'll be stuck.
Uh.....
'So, I know it's not something I could have said, but I'm going to put myself on the shelf and say... it's not coming...'
....
We have to move now... or else 'someday' will never come!
Ugh, ahhh...
So I won't stop. I don't mind if an outsider thinks it's an afterthought.
Huh?

　 However, Noin-san stepped back as if shocked. There was an agitation in her eyes that was not small.
　 I heard a cutting voice.

'How dare you howl!
Huh?
After all, a young man could never be as reckless as that.
This ... voice ... is ... no way!

　Noin-san's expression changed to one of astonishment at the sudden voice that came out of nowhere.

''Mm, push on, young man!　Whether that choice is right or wrong, you decide as you go along!　Smash the d*mn thing!　...but umm... do you need more blades?　Then I'll lend you one!

　Immediately afterwards, a spear in the shape of a long stretched-out sword hilt of a huge sword, over two meters long, stabbed between me and Zechs-san and the others with a roar.
　And then its presence appeared to follow the spear.

　A short marine blue bob, ears resembling fish fins, white and blue clothing that resembles a sailor's uniform... Despite his small stature of less than 150 cm, he pulled the spear out and carried it on his shoulder with imposing strength.

You can count me as a force to be reckoned with. I'd like to discard the name of the king as soon as possible, but I have no intention of discarding the name of the 'strongest of men' for the time being!
Laguna... but how did you get here?
If your comrades in arms are on the wrong side of the tracks, it's the duty of a friend to correct them... well, you know that, of course, but I'm a bit rough around the edges, aren't I?

　One more move that was missing in the hardening war... another one stuck in the past, stuck in the past... "The Last Piece to Save Mr. Noyn" was too abrupt... ...But it appeared at the perfect time.