However this is not the end of the matter.

　Some of the people in the city were relieved to see that the clouds of gloom were gone, and some were smiling.
　But as I said, this only relieved the people's fears, so to speak.
　In order to solve the problem from the ground up, we need to get rid of Bagnuba.

Let's get to the labyrinth quickly!

　Marise spoke up, still tense.

'You're right. Staying here won't solve anything. But.....

　If I try to continue, I say, "What the hell is going on here? We heard a voice say, "I'm sorry," with a rush.
　We turned back to the voice at the same time.

'Avril?'
'Kurt, what was that cloud in the sky?　I have a feeling there's something out of the ordinary going on here...

　Avril came in, out of breath.
　She is also known as the Great Sage and is quite a high-level wizard in this world.
　She lived in a remote place, but now she lives with her parents in the royal capital.

I'm not sure I have time to explain from the beginning, but does Avril know about the labyrinth that has suddenly formed near the royal capital?
Well, at least I heard about it.

　Averill nods his head.

'That's where all the nasty stuff is going to come from.
What did you say?
I don't know everything that's going on in King's Landing. In order to find out and solve it, I'm going to the labyrinth now.

　It would be a long explanation of Bagnuba, so I explained it in a nutshell.

　Then Avril looked prepared.

'Hmm I'll follow you then. I'm sure I can at least keep you from dragging your feet.

　I uttered.
　From the way I spoke, he could tell it was going to be a tough fight.

　But.

'You don't have to do that,'
Oh!

　When he controlled her with his hand, Avril almost fell forward for a moment.

'Why, why?　Do you think I'm not strong enough?
'No, it's not like that. I'm counting on Averill to come along. I'd be happy to oblige.
'If you're looking out for me,'　I can't put you in harm's way........ Don't worry about that. I'm ready for that much in mastering magic.
'Not really I want Avril to be in charge of defending King's Landing.
Uh-huh?

　Avril rolls her eyes.

'Let's split up.'

　I look at Lara and Marise's as well and hold up my index and middle fingers.

''Until we get rid of Bugnuba completely, we still think it will have a bad effect on the royal capital. The person in charge of stopping it.......as the so-called King's Capital Defense Team, that's Lara and Marise. And I'd like to ask the three of you, Avril, to take care of it.
Did I...?
Does this mean that another phantom-like demon will arise?

　Whoa, you can guess the Marys.

'Marise, you're right. There's no guarantee that anything other than the Phantom won't occur that poses a danger to King's Landing.

　It would surely manifest itself through the influence of Bagnuva.
　Normally, it might be difficult for Lara and Marise.......and Avril to handle it.

　However, Lara and Marise both mastered the Eye of the Mind in time and space.
　The two of them and Averill would surely be able to repel any assassins from Bagnuba.

I have faith in all three of them. "I'm trusting in three people. It's not like that... what do you think?　Can you ask?
'Uh-huh!　I'll do my best!
'I'm sorry I can't go into the labyrinth with you, but I will defend King's Landing!

　The two of them make a tight fist.
　Hmm, the two of them have really grown up.
　Until now, they might have been shying away from the word 'defending the royal capital'.
　However, the current group of girls will be able to accomplish that mission with ease.

''.........I wasn't wrong in my assessment.
Kurt?　What did you say?

　Lara looked into his face, but he didn't respond to her about it.


　--Tell me the magic!


　As soon as I entered Rosan Lira Magic Academy, Lara asked me to do something like that.
　The same goes for Marise.
　Before my reincarnation, I was lonely. I didn't have any friends to lean on together.

　But - these times are really good.

　There was a latent potential in these girls that they were not even aware of.
　I'm not going to be the only one who can do this.
　I'm not going to say that my teaching methods were good.
　I'm not going to say that my teaching methods were good, because I think it was their efforts that got us to this point.
　I'm sure that the reason why we've come so far is because of their efforts.
　When I thought about it, I was deeply moved.

I'm going to leave you three in charge. The three of you, protect the capital.
Yeah!
Yes!
I got it!

　Lara, Marise and Averill replied powerfully.

'Well..... Cynthia.

　Hearing this, I now shift my gaze to Cynthia's face.

''Cynthia is with me. We will need Cynthia's ability to analyze her magic power. It will be the means to solve this problem. So will you follow me?
"...Yeah. Cynthia, I'll follow you everywhere.

　That's what I said, and Cynthia squeezed my arm.

　It's settled.
　Lara, Marise and Avril's Royal Capital Defense Team.
　We'll split up, me and Cynthia's labyrinth squad, and then we'll act for once.

We'll see you later.
Yeah!


　After waving to Lara and the others, I activate my transition magic.


　The entrance to the underground labyrinth.

''........Well, let's head to the farthest point first. We can't use transference magic from here, you know.
Yes.

　Cynthia took a step forward.

　........hmm?　
　This is a sign.

"Cynthia.

　I put my hand on her shoulder and stopped her steps.
　Then a single black spear sticks into the ground in front of Cynthia.

'Darkness Arrow?'

　I look at the direction the spear came flying from.

'What ... what is that?　The evil...

　Cynthia hides behind my back when she sees me.

　As I watch, a person appears from within the labyrinth.
　He walks slowly and deliberately, and approaches us.

"You dare to hurt my friend. What do you think you're doing?

　I ask him a question, but I don't get an answer from that guy.
　I don't even understand the expression on his face.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find a lot of people who are interested in this.
　The face is also hidden by the armor, so you can't see your opponent's face.
　A thousand years ago in the empire, there was a person who called himself the 'Dark Knight'. That guy is said to be one of the most elite of the knights, and I recall him standing in front of me.
　........well, I took him down with a single pinky finger as a handicap.
　Anyway, it looks a lot like that dark knight.

"...hmmm.

　This time, ten Darkness Arrows are fired simultaneously from the Dark Knight.
　I quickly deployed my wards to block them.

''Mm, it's a pretty good magic for this era, but if you want to reach me, you'll need to practice for another thousand years or more.

　Just in time.
　I held out my hand to the Dark Knight and announced the beginning of the war.

"I have finally regained the power I had 1,000 years ago. I shall first put its power to the test on you.