Mari-Marlin-is aided by Etzel Khalifa...
　We were given a meal and a place to settle down.

　And three days later I visited Etzel's tent (yurt).

　"...thank you for your help.
　'No, don't worry about it. I did what I had to do. Now ... tell me where you are from. If it's on our way, or near it, I'll send you on your way.
　...actually.






　Hmm, another world I can't believe it, to be honest.
　'Well I don't think I need you to believe me unless...'

　Merlin told Etzel what happened to him.
　Etzel seemed to be half in doubt.

　''More importantly........do the names Airi and Moea sound familiar to you?　As for big sister Airi, she might call herself Kurosu Airi, not Kurosaki Airi, but...
　'Kurosaki Aili or Cross Aili, and Kurosaki Mea I'm sorry. Never heard of it.

　Etzel shook her head.

　''Well I see.''

　Merlin let out a sigh.
　He doesn't expect to be found that easily and conveniently.

　As if to encourage Merlin to do so........
　Etzel showed Merlin a thing.

　'Oh, yes. This necklace is yours, isn't it?
　'Ha, yes!　That's right!

　Merlin received a necklace of blue stones from Etzel.
　He held it close to his chest.

　─ They had it. I'm glad they didn't sell it.
　Thank you for everything.
　Well, don't worry about it. If you're in trouble, you're in trouble.

　Etzel grinned.
　And.....

　Well if you don't have a place to go, you'll have to stay here for a while, but our tribe isn't rich enough to feed you for free. You'll have to work for us.
　...work.

　Merlin gulped.
　There was nothing he could do ... that's just what he could do.

　"Well, uh ... first, I'm going to have to take a bath...
　Bathing?　...You're going to be taking care of the horses and sheep from now on, and I think it would be more convenient to bathe them later, don't you think?

　Merlin's face turned bright red as he realized that he had made a terrible mistake at Etzel's words.


　


　Five years passed since then.

　''Haha... it's frustrating that you're better at hunting than me now...''
　'You're better with a bow than I am. I'm a spellbinder.

　Etzel and Merlin rode their horses side by side.
　The two horses were hung with wild birds shot through with arrows.

　'That's not fair, witchcraft. I wish I could use it too.
　Men have the physical advantage in that department.
　Well, you're right about that.

　In this world, there was a technology called witchcraft.
　To be more precise it was a technique, which Merlin had named witchcraft.

　The local women have used and seen it on a daily basis they are not aware that it is a special technology.
　But ... from Merlin's point of view, it's like magic.

　However, compared to magic and witchcraft, what we do is very simple....
　Merlin named it witchcraft.

　And he learned it....
　He was now one of the best users of the Halifers.

　He is already a teacher, not a learner, and he is not learning, but inventing new things and developing spellcasting techniques.
　It seems that he has talent in the area of spellcraft, it seems.

　''...I'm a lot of things, but it's me.

　Merlin smiled at Etzel.

　'What?'
　"...I'm glad I got to meet you. Because I wouldn't have met you if I hadn't come here and even if God told me that He would make it not happen I wouldn't choose it if I couldn't meet you.
　You're not...

　Etzel's face turned red at Merlin's words...
　He looked down and said.

　'Me too I'm glad to have met you.








　'Well even if God were to bring it all back, I would not choose it. Because that would mean denying happiness as well as all the misery that has happened in this land. I will not rely on God. I will take it all back with my own hands.

　-That's the spirit, Mari.

　The fairy smiled happily.

　This place is.....
　Mari's laboratory in the Kingdom of Roselle.

　With the victory of the Cliu Faction in the war, Mari came back to the Roselle Kingdom.
　However.........I have no intention of participating in the war right now.

　''What we have to do has been decided. What we need to obtain is the power of magic. First, use magic to erase the concept of death from me, then bring Etzel back to life....

　-Traveling through time and space to find your sister, right?　Well, realistically, it's the only way for you and your sisters to meet each other. It's possible that the time line is thousands of years apart, not just hundreds, but thousands of years.

　It's ironic, though, that we have to use an indeterminate thing like 'magic' as a result of the practicalities of the situation.

　'Come on, d*mn fairies. Quickly take me to the world memory (Akashic Records).

　-Funny you should mention that. I'm sure I know that.

　'And what are you talking about the parasite that's living on it? I won't let you lie to me about not knowing.

　Mari let out an exasperated voice.
　Then she let out a sigh...

　Since you're here, may I ask you to listen to my theory?
　-What is it? -

　The fairy replied with a chuckle.
　

　'Magic is a thing outside the scope of the law, and spellcasting is a thing inside the law. Well, that seems to be the common view of you and the humans in this world, but if you ask me, as an otherworlder, I'd say that spellcraft and magic are equally horseshit. It's obviously not right to curse people and have them die. It's a good thing that you're not the only one who can do this.

　From my point of view, there is no difference between the two, Mari says.

　-From your point of view, maybe, but in this world, at least, that's the law...

　'I mean, this world ... hasn't the law already been rewritten a few times?　Magic. Originally, witchcraft was magic. But it was rewritten by magic to make the impossible possible, so it ceased to be magic. Isn't that what it is?

　To Mari's words....
　The fairy only chuckled and didn't answer.

　''Originally, this world, like the earth, worked properly according to the laws of physics. But somewhere along the line, a screw began to go wrong. I'm not going to be able to provide you with any concrete proof, but... you are the ones who are making this world go wrong, right?　Fairies, gryphons and godlike dragons you are like viruses, bacteria and parasites from the outside, i.e. other worlds. In other words, you are essentially identical to me.

　-It's funny, funny... well, honestly, I don't remember how long we've been here. So I can't confirm your theory, but I can't deny it.

　Kera Kera and the fairy chuckled.
　Mari cowered her shoulders. Since she didn't know if the fairy's words were true or not, she couldn't support Asari's theory.

　''You guys are siphoning power from this world and using it. That's why the griffons have so much power but are confused about the use of that power. Because if you use it too much, the world will wither away. Well, though........maybe the world has a means of recovering some power, or a stock of it to the extent that it's safe to use it somewhat. In at least five hundred years of my life.......the total amount of energy in the world doesn't seem to have visibly decreased, at least not in the five hundred years I've been alive. Well ... maybe I just haven't been able to observe it fully.

　However.....
　If the total amount of energy in the world was significantly reduced, the sensible 'parasites', including the Gryphon, would begin to panic.
　The world would be safe, at least for the time being, Mari thought.

　-Hmmm.......well, it's true to a certain extent. It's true that we live by sucking energy from the world memory (Akashic Record). A parasite is an oxymoron.

　"I want to be immortal because I'm a 'parasite' myself. I don't know if the 'world' has any intentions, but if it does, if you try to bring back a dead person to life or travel through time, the 'world' will be very angry, as expected. That's why I want to make the first move and keep them from dying.

　What Mari is talking about is what is called the "Gaia Theory".
　In other words, she compares the world to a living organism, and compares herself from the outside to a parasite.
　If the world has a self-regulating function.......then Mari and the fairies must be eliminated.

　-Hmm, interesting. Let me ask you something. We and the gryphons do indeed have powers, so we might not die if we move through different spaces. That's understandable if it's only a soul, as in reincarnation. But you came to this world in the flesh. And your sister is no different. That can't be explained by luck, frankly. Was this the will of your world?　Are you the kind of pervert who likes to put parasites in your body? -

　At the fairy's words........Mari cowered her shoulders.

　''It's just a hypothesis........or rather, it's in the realm of my imagination. But.........in my original world, there was something called 'tapeworm diet'. And a medicine is a kind of poison. It's not impossible to be poisonous if one tries to control poison with poison, isn't it?　Well........if that's the case, then the 'world' that ate me has some pretty screwed up attributes.

　And so on.....

　(If I bring Etzel back to life and find those two I'm going to kill this d*mn elf because I'm going to kill this d*mn elf and when you take that into account, you were definitely right to invite me into this world.)

　Mari's relationship with the fairies is....
　It's only a temporary conflict of interest, or rather, the fairy is only possessing Mari unilaterally and chilling her out.

　At least Asari never thought of the fairy as a companion.

　It's because the fairy is the one who made up the reason why Asari killed Etzel.
　

　In the end, Etzel wished to be Etzel rather than being the Great King........
　I asked Mari to kill herself.

　(Well it's the wrong fairy.)

　There are several factions and types of fairies.
　The fairy that created the factor that killed Etzel is not the fairy that possesses Mari, or at least not the fairy that possesses a young man named Almus.

　Different fairies use their blessings differently.

　Some fairies use blessings to kill people for the fun of it, while others, like the fairies possessing Mari and Almus, use blessings with some degree of calculation.

　
　Because if they follow the 'Great King's Blessing' and reach the conclusion that 'fairies must be killed' at the request of the people, it is the fairies who are in trouble.

　(But........even if they are the wrong fairies, these d*mn fairies are still harmful. So I'm going to kill them.......so, 'world', you're going to have to be a little more lenient, aren't you?　I'll be back when all this is over.

　Mari thought inwardly, and then....
　He throws the words at the fairy again.

　'So, hurry up and tell me how to access the world memory (Akashic Records). Or ... show me.
　-You got a key? -
　'What do you think you're going to wake up a f*cking poisonous lizard for?　I made that one as a reference and I made the key myself. But we're going to need your help to get to the door. Isn't that right?
　-Great!　You're probably the first person to make it this far by yourself. The woman who sealed the poisonous lizard inside that thing had our full support, but you got there on your own without my advice. You should be very proud of yourself.

　The laughing elf....
　Mari frowned in severe displeasure.

　This fairy had enjoyed watching Asari trudge along alone for five hundred years.
　Perhaps.........if he had only had the fairy's help from the beginning, he wouldn't have had so much trouble.

　

　'.........die.
　-Well, I figured you might say that. Well, let's go. I'm going to rewrite the laws of the world, aren't I?




　And.....










　Hmm.... that little girl...

　The griffon swung around to the north and...
　I muttered.

　'So you've finally done what you really want. Huh ... should I congratulate you or scold you for what you're doing?

　Then he let out a sigh.

　'I hope neither of us will die if possible but I'm afraid that's not going to happen.