But ... this knight ... what the hell is he?

　Seeing the dark knight in a large shape on the ground, Cynthia poked at his body.
　It was at that time.

''Ah........armor breaking.......?''

　Cynthia moves away from the scene a bit, surprised.

　Snick.

　The black armor that wrapped the dark knight made such a sound.

　Squeak squeak.

　And that sound spread out in a chain, and eventually........

　Palin!

　There was a sound like glass breaking and the armor disappeared.

''This man...''

　Cynthia looked at the man(...) who was dressed in armor and tapped into her memories.

''Ivan..........?''

　I'd almost forgotten about it too, but I managed to remember it.

　Ivan.
　I'm sure it's the fake hero who came to the royal capital.
　He claimed to be the strongest hero of all time, but his abilities were too lousy.
　I remember him getting separated from the party and getting lost in the underground labyrinth.

''But how could this guy be?''

　He was wandering around town at the end of the cultural festival when he got involved with Lara and Marise.
　And I pictured in my brain the shameful figure in the underground labyrinth.

　The Dark Knight himself wasn't much of a powerhouse. It's still not up to my seriousness.
　But even so........considering the level of this era, it would have been an outstanding power.
　It's hard to believe that this is the same person as the Ivan in front of me.

　So how could it be...?

Let me do some analysis.

　I crouch down and touch the unconscious Ivan.

　I analyze the magical power contained therein.
　Hmm.........this guy isn't originally Ivan's magic power?　He shouldn't be able to control such an enormous amount of magic power.
　No......It's because of such a huge magical power that Ivan couldn't handle it well?　Hence the loss of my sanity.

　........I see.

I understand.

　He stands up and explains to Cynthia.

'Apparently it has something to do with the magic of Bagnuba.
'Bagnuva... the strong evil god Kurt was talking about...?
Yes.

　It's like the power of Bagnuba had leaked out and was controlling Ivan.
　Perhaps it was originally designed to possess those who had evil thoughts.
　It's because Ivan, this man, was a mass of evil thoughts.
　No wonder he was being taken advantage of by Bagnuba.

''Cynthia, you should also analyze the magical power possessing Ivan.
'Yeah ... okay ...'

　This time, Cynthia touched Ivan.
　At that moment, she jolted and shook her body.

I've never seen this kind of magic before........

　Slowly, Cynthia pulled her hand away from the man.
　Her right hand is still trembling.

　Cynthia is green magic, and she is a daughter who is skilled at analyzing magic power.
　I've never seen such a magical power from her, and it's a magical power that makes you feel fear.
　

We have to get there as soon as possible.

　I tell him, looking towards the underground labyrinth.

'Ka ... and before that...'

　I've got work to do.
　I'm going to use the consciousness-sharing spell I used on the girls beforehand.

　So.


"Kurt?


　I could hear Lara's voice in my brain.

Hmm. How's it going in there?
''Hmm, it seems to be okay for now. I'm dividing up with Averill-san to patrol the city to see if anything strange is happening...'

　Apparently, nothing unusual has happened in King's Landing yet.

'Is Marise with you?'
"Yeah!
'Is that Kurt's voice?　It's kind of weird. I'm supposed to be far away, but I can talk to Kurt like this.'

　I also heard Marise's voice.
　From what I've heard from the girls, they seem to be okay for now.
　But if I'm reading this........

''--!

　I heard them both gasp in my ears.

'What's up, you two?'

　When I ask that question.


D-Dragons!


　Lara spoke up.
　
　A vague image of what Lara was seeing floated in her brain.

''Why is the dragon here?''
'Oh, my God. Kurt!　Please come back soon!'

　I can also see Marise's panic.

　The sky above the royal capital.
　There was a huge, jet-black-bodied dragon flying in the sky.
　The dragon is circling around the spot, looking down on the royal capital.

　The people of the royal capital also start to panic.


''Doh, a dragon?!''
That's ridiculous. That's a mythical existence.
'No ... there are records of it appearing in the Empire and ...'
'We don't have time to discuss that right now!　We've got to get out of here!


　Depression.
　A dark and disturbing cloud appeared before it.
　Coupled with this, the people of the royal capital are unstable.
　Furthermore, if a dragon or something like that appears, no wonder they're confused.

　I can go and help them right now.
　If you want, I've regained the power I had a thousand years ago, so I should be able to deal with the dragons even while I'm here.

　But.

Both of you. You'll be fine without me.
''Huh?''

　The two men stopped moving.

'A dragon like that should be able to be taken down if Lara and Marise work together. Let them take care of it.

　When I said that, Marise leaned forward.

"That's... how is it possible to do that?

　I denied it.

　Lara said, "Yeah, yeah! He seemed to nod a few times.

''It's okay. The two of you who have mastered the mind's eye in time and space are fully equipped to do so. Just take my word for it.

　I'll convince them both.

　Was it too soon for you two?
　No matter how much power he had to defeat the dragon, if he was cowed, he would not be able to defeat what he could defeat.
　However, Marise's face took a turn and became a look of determination.


''That's right! If you think about it, you've been fine up until now.'

　Law.
　I think it's partly because they trust my words, but more than that, I think it's because they're gaining confidence in each other as well.

'That's right. That's right, Lara, Marise. I'm going into the underground labyrinth now, too. I'm looking forward to hearing about the souvenir of your dragon slaying....
Yes!
"Yes!

　A powerful reply emanates from the two of them.
　

'Kurt.
Hmm?

　Cynthia tugs at the hem of my clothes.

'I want to see Cynthia too,'

　Oh.....
　Cynthia could hear the conversation between Lara and Marise. Therefore, she should be able to get a general idea of what's going on in the royal capital.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find out what's going on in the world.

I'm not going to be the only one to see it, because it's too extravagant. Cynthia will watch with me.
Yes.

　Cynthia smiled happily.

　I hug her shoulder to shoulder.
　I'll use me as a medium to connect Lara's vision to Cynthia's as well.
　Now, let's see how Lara and Marise are growing.