Hmm, you're not really dead.
　-Well, you went to make sure it wasn't going to die.
　'Because you won't know if you're immortal until you're dead. I'm sure the fairies over there know I've become immortal anyway. It's a part of the declaration of war. I wish I could have killed you, Alms, but in a close quarters fight, you couldn't win that one. You've become so, well, strong...

　A hut in the deep woods of the Kingdom of Roselle.
　Merlin was there.

　''Hmmm, I don't feel any discomfort in my body it seems to be fine.

　Merlin said that and.....
　I put away the coffin I had just put myself in.

　The coffin was filled with a mysterious liquid.

　'But ... magic is amazing. I can even make a clone.
　-Of course, cloning is easy compared to immortality. Magic can skip some of the processes required for results. That's why I can be immortal, and I can raise the dead. You can also travel in time and space. Well, it's only necessary to put a cushion of magic in between - but.


　Now Merlin is.....
　Not a sorcerer, but a wizard. A real witch.

　Finally, she could use magic.

　And I became immortal.
　It's good that she became, but there's a problem.

　The body itself is not immortal.


　A living being is made up of two things: body and soul.
　If the body is destroyed, the soul is destroyed.

　Merlin made sure that even if the body is destroyed the soul is not destroyed.

　In other words, the body would be destroyed.

　If the body is dysfunctional, as it was killed by Almus just now.......
　The soul would have to wander through this world forever.

　Well, if Merlin was in that state right now, there was no way he couldn't manage to prepare a body and revive it if he had a long time to do so, but that would still be hard.

　That's why I created a spare body.
　If you exclude the body I'm currently using, there are three other bodies in existence.

　All three are hidden away in the depths of Gallia, where no one can find them.

　''But since we can't bring back the dead,''
　-That's because you're still a level 1 witch and wizard. At that level, you'd have to be able to play with the fundamentals of the world's laws to get to level 10 at least.
　What's the highest level of that?
　-What?　I don't know that much either. It's beyond my imagination.

　The fairy said something appropriate, such as.
　Merlin let out a sigh.

　He still couldn't trust this fairy, after all.


　''But........I've done a bad thing to Kryu. If I were here, you wouldn't have let him die.......
　-We don't have much choice. Once you're there it's hard to get any information out of them.
　Shouldn't you have told me that beforehand?
　-You didn't ask. It's your fault for not being prepared.

　Merlin had a blue streak on his forehead.
　But he knew from years of experience that dealing with fairies in a proper manner would only be tiring.
　Merlin let out a sigh.

　''I didn't expect.......that it would take more than two months.

　Merlin rewrote the laws of his soul in order to become immortal.
　He needed two months of time for that.

　When he woke up, he was terribly depressed when he heard that Cru had been killed.

　Nevertheless.....

　'Just bring him back to life and then apologize. I'm sorry.
　-Yeah, that's the spirit.
　You shut up!

　Merlin can't help but yell at the fairy.
　

　Even though he was adopted, even though he was already an old man, even though he was a rude fellow who frequently mistook people's names.......

　I'm going to bring you back from the dead, I promise.

　Merlin was firm in his decision.

　









　I was in a space that was all pink again.
　It feels like it's been years since I've seen anything like it.

　Well, I know what you want.
　It's probably about Merlin, the guy who attacked us yesterday.

　It couldn't have been anything else.

　-Thank you for speaking so quickly, Mr. Armes.

　It's a girl's voice.
　It's the elf who's haunting me.

　So, what the hell is that thing?

　-You must be Merlin.

　No, I understand that.
　What I want to ask is how did Merlin get in front of us all of a sudden, like he was flashing his wings, and then he attacked us?
　And then I want to know if it's really dead.

　Well, first question is, first of all, as you might have guessed, it was a blink-and-you're right, it was a blink-and-you're right, it was a blink-and-you're right. She twisted space-time.

　...Isn't that outside the scope of witchcraft and sorcery?

　-Yes, that's magic. It's obviously rewriting and breaking the laws of the world. It's amazing what they actually do.

　Is this a time for admiration?
　Well, I honestly don't care if Merlin got to move at a moment's notice or the laws of the world... why did you attack me?

　-Well?　I'll have to ask her about that one. Oh, yes, yes, yes and the third question from Alms, but as you can see, she's alive. And as for the law of death, it's been rewritten.

　It seems they're alive after all.

　I wouldn't bother fighting them if they weren't hostile to me, but.......

　-No, I think you're going to have to fight. If you want to protect your country...

　Why not?

　-How can you allow a being as dangerous as that to go unchecked and die?　As the first king, as a father... any entity that could bring disaster to your descendants later on should be dealt with.

　That's what I'm talking about.
　You're not going to die, are you?　That guy...
　I heard he can move too.

　-I'm afraid there are still limits to his ability to move at a moment's notice. I think it's going to be limited to the area from Adelunia to Gallia.　I don't think she's capable of rewriting this entire planet just yet.

　You're still strong enough.
　And since you can't kill him, there's nothing you can do about it!

　All I can do is do my best to talk it out and keep them out of harm's way...

　-No, it's probably not her intention. I mean, she's-- she's ready to kill everyone in North Adelunia.

　Huh?
　What the hell is that....?

　-The magic is to rewrite the world memory (Akashic Record) in essence, and for that, we need three elements: the guide to the world memory (the Akashic Record), the key to access it, and the energy to rewrite it. The first is a "guide" for us fairies or gryphon-like beings, the second is a "key" to access it, and the last is an "energy" to rewrite it. There is a fairy that possesses that one to guide us, and a key to access it, and finally the energy to rewrite it. The rest is energy and the key. She's going to provide that energy by sacrificing a human being from North Adelunia.

　How is that possible...

　-Normally you wouldn't be able to do that, but the North Adelian peninsula was originally part of the Kingdom of Roselle.　Originally, the entire North Adelnian Peninsula was covered with protective wards that repelled the enemy's spells. A ward similar to the one Julia has put up in Romalia. If you divert it... well, that still wouldn't be normal, but she's not normal right now, so...

　The tricky thing about the curse technique is....
　It's a point where some of it bounces back at you.

　

　But wait?
　Merlin is already a wizard, so why would he have to do that?

　Well, some of the same abstinence are okay for a little bit, and some of them are really world-crushing. Theft and murder are the same crime, but the severity and the hurdles are different, right?　It's the same as that. She can only use magic to the extent that she is immortal or can make herself the only one who can travel in an instant. But... for example, bringing someone back to life or going back in time to change someone else's fate... when you reach that level, you need the corresponding "key" and "energy".


　Hmmm....
　And while we're at it, how did Merlin get the energy and key needed to become immortal?

　-The key looks like you made it yourself by examining the wards used to seal Granada, the poison gas f*cking lizard you killed. You used the energy you've been accumulating for a long time to build up a steady stream of energy.

　Well, I'm eight hundred years old and I'm....
　Do you have time to accumulate the power itself?

　So, I don't know what Merlin is trying to use magic for, but....
　At any rate, you want the energy to make your magic even stronger than it already is.

　-And by the way, the 'key'. The Key she has now is not durable enough.

　So what's the point of getting energy?

　-No I have the ingredients for the Key. And it's pretty easy to get one.

　.........
　Where is it?

　-You have a sword made from Granada's heart money. It's a dragon killer. Granada's heart money should be enough to make the key. Maybe this is what she wants. She's a...


　I mean, me and Merlin....

　-This is going to have to end, Mr. Armes.