Aisha walked quietly along the path created by the soft carpeting and eye-catching furnishings.
　Her gaze is fixed on the road ahead without hesitation, never shifting in the slightest.
　Aisha simply walked straight to the place she was aiming for.　　
　Her mind was filled with nothing but one girl.

　It's not really a coincidence that the thing that brought them together was nothing more, it was just a coincidence.
　There was no special reason.
　You don't even need one.
　Aisha remembers like it was yesterday when they met and gave her a warm hand.
　If it wasn't for that day's encounter, Aisha wouldn't have been able to move forward.
　So, I can't thank Izuna enough.

　But to be honest, there were many times when Aisha had asked someone to be her friend.
　The loneliness was painful and she had the courage to say so.

　But every time she asked, she was met with a disapproving look.
　He held out his hand to me with a smile that was probably forced on me.
　There was a time when we could have played together, but that thin ice of a relationship stretched above the surface of the water soon fell apart and I was back to being ridiculed and bullied and alone.

　Someone who played with Aisha wasn't happy to see me.
　Somebody who talked to Aisha didn't enjoy it.
　They didn't smile.........

　That's how I was reminded of it.
　Oh, what the hell.........
　They weren't all friends from the beginning, I thought.
　Aisha was all alone from the beginning.
　Empty and sad, she kicked a pebble on her way home.

　She was as surprised and confused as Izuna, and yet she didn't gently squeeze the hand I offered her back.
　When he knew he was in trouble, he didn't get sincere and think about it.
　So - the tiny time we spent together is an irreplaceable treasure for Aisha.

　I'm going to have to go back.
　I really want to see you again.
　I'd like to see you and call your name.　
　I wanted to call her my only friend's name.

Isuna.

　There was no reply.
　A candle in a sconce placed in the dimly lit room carried the light softly.
　A canopied bunk placed in the center of the large, faintly lit room seemed to be trying to cover and hide the girl's face as it faded.

　Around the girl, two dolls.
　The two dolls that stopped talking were holding the girl tightly with both hands as if to catch the drops that spilled from the girl's eyes.

".........I wish I had never met you.......
　Her face remained down.
　Izuna said that without turning her eyes to Aisha.

''.........Izuna........''

Go home...!

Listen to me, Izuna.

"...go home!　I don't want to see Aisha's face...!
　Leaning lovingly on the doll, Izuna lays her own hand on the offered hand and spits out the words painfully.

'.........I........all I had to do was be with my father and mother.... ...If only I could have been here with my sister, that would have been fine!　I wish there was no Aisha........
　The two dolls that had lost their powers had a somewhat cold look on their faces.
　Even so, Izuna clung to the dolls and leaned on them.

　It's a good thing that you're able to get the most out of this article.
　The breath that came out of his mouth was weak as always. His shoulders felt smaller than ever.

'Aisha was happy to have met Izuna. I'm so glad you made Aisha so special that time.
　Aisha said calmly.
　However, he couldn't just stay with that.

''But what you said earlier was a lie. Izuna - she's been a liar all along.

What do you mean...?

What do you mean, "I wish I could be with my mother and father?　What do you want to be with your sister?　Then why!　Why was Izuna in that place that day!
　The image of the girl sitting on the swing was vividly burned into Aisha's mind.
　She had been faking it all along, from the very beginning.
　Even though it's hard.
　Even though it was painful.
　And yet she didn't say it.
　But the truth is different.
　Because she had said.

Aisha is alone too, so it's special'

　As she had said, Izuna was always lonely.
　She was alone in that place.
　She was helplessly alone.
　She couldn't help it, she was alone.
　Maybe it was because we were kindred spirits.
　It was a fact that couldn't be falsely attributed to the fact that it was one of the reasons I wanted to be friends with Izuna.

'If Izuna hadn't been alone, I wouldn't have met her and I wouldn't have met!　It's time for you to stop fooling us with lies--!　I won't leave you alone!　I wouldn't leave you alone!　Even if Izuna says no, she'll never, ever leave, even if you tell her to go home!　I'm--
　Aisha inhales a full breath and strains her voice for this one, too.

I'm a friend of Izuna's!


"-----sai
　The little voice sounded strong for some reason.
　Izuna, who was sitting down, stood up on the bed.

''.........Shut up, shut up, shut up, annoying, annoying, annoying, annoying, annoying, May!
　He threw the pillow beside him as if to slam it down and take out his frustration.
　Izuna, who had been quiet, was screaming with emotion.

''... anyway!　I know you're not going to put up with this Nachtasama bullshit so why don't you go away?　I don't need you!　Dad, Mom, kick me out!

What--!
　Two dolls are closing in on Aisha.
　There is no choice but to evade. I'm not going to be able to get it right.
　Then you'll have no choice but to accept it.
　Aisha remained calm even in the face of the ever-approaching threat.
　And while remaining calm, she would let her mind connect deeply and profoundly.
　That's the most important thing in dealing with spirit magic.
　They won't respond if you just impose and repress their will.
　I ask for their help as a sincere and equal being.

''-- Wind, thwart me.
　The man's fist thrust into the swirl of wind that curled from Aisha's outstretched palm.

''Ha!　Ugh!
　It's heavy.
　The wind that was supposed to be a whirlpool and clothed in the blade was whittled away.
　Taking advantage of the gap, what was closing in on Aisha was a small ball of light.

(Magic?)

　For a moment, I thought so, and quickly realized that I was wrong.
　It was emitting light, but it was not a magical phenomenon, but a substance with mass.

''Bomb--!
　To be precise, it was an explosion of magical stones that had crossed the critical point and caused a magical runaway.
　Catching the fist with one hand and generating a vortex of wind in the other hand, Aisha managed to catch the attack.
　Her hair was dominated by the blast and numbness could be felt in her hands.
　The shock that surged in, unconsciously a voice of anguish spilled out.

　But Aisha isn't just catching it either.
　A small convergence is achieved by the spirits who have responded to the call that appeals from the depths of their consciousness.
　It is a gust of wind that blows through.
　It rages as a storm at Aisha's will.
　The two dolls that were blown off were dug deep into the wall.
　A creaking mechanical sound echoed painfully.

''Pop!　Mmmm!

'No!　No.........Isna.......!
　It's hard to say it.
　But I have to say it.

'They are not Izuna's parents. They don't bleed, they don't scream, they don't speak.......Izuna's parents are gone.......they're gone....... ...　

No!　I'm not dead!　I'm back!　I'm back from the dead!
　The empty eyes, unsure of what they're looking at, barely turn towards Aisha.
　Aisha says to Izuna, who is screaming and screaming like a child throwing a tantrum.

'The dead don't come back to life no matter what power they use!　If Nacht-sama can't do it, then no one else can...!

"My dear Nacht I hate Aisha for saying such horrible things.............................. I hate you!
　Izuna raises his right hand.
　That moment. A dense magic power so dense that it shakes the space is flooded from the whole body and violently emits light.

"--Tengai (heavenly armor)--Shokan (summoning)...
　The hand that was raised with a lisping voice - he grasped the hand as if to grip the heavens.
　The girl's magical power is transformed into armor.
　It is metal, fabric, light and darkness.
　The dress-like armor, which is difficult to describe, manifests itself with a divinity that is unbecoming of a warrior.

"--Cough (ship arm)--Kanso (conversion)--...
　Magic power gathered in Izuna's right hand.
　Before thrusting out her right hand, which was emitting a dense light, Izuna said in a trembling voice.

--even if it's just one person....

No, I'm not leaving Izuna alone.
　Aisha stubbornly shakes her head.
　Even in the face of a powerful force, the will of steel does not waver in the slightest.

''The Dragon's Squire will not bend his words.

I'm an idiot...
　The magic power gathered in his right hand visibly colored.
　The next moment.
　Izuna had dived into the bosom of the bosom at a speed that was impossible to catch even with Aisha.

　--Hahajutsuki (Breaking Hammer)--

　The trampled scaffolding had caved in deeply. A rush of shuddering power was unleashed through the tiny body.
　A crushing sound as if it had struck the surface of the water violently resounded, and the impact that shot out easily penetrated Aisha's slender body and pierced the walls of the mansion.
　A storm of multiple layers of impacts.
　The crushed floor and walls explode like bombs with Aisha blown away.

Uh-huh.
　Spitting out fresh blood and spinning wildly, Aisha barely remained conscious.
　The moment she was struck, she put up a wall of atmosphere.
　But it was easily shattered.
　The impatient Aisha created a water film at the moment of impact and thought she had taken away the impact, but before she knew it, she was flying through the air.

(..........ouch, and what a power--)

　Aisha wore the wind in the sky.
　Aisha stood in the sky on a foothold with the green curve that flows with the light.

I'm telling you!
　Nacht said.
　Loneliness is a monster, he said.
　Aisha knows that too. So there's no way she can be left alone.

You're going to have to listen to me and I've already told you why. If Izuna still won't listen to me, then I'll get her to listen to me by force!
　With that said, Aisha released the blade of the wind into Izuna's hands.
　There is no room to find an escape route.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find a great deal more to say about it.
　It's not just a matter of time before you'll be able to get your hands on it.

　But--.
　She probably didn't need to run away from the beginning. Izuna wasn't going to move even a single step.
　Her eyes like a first-class star floating in the heavens blinked suspiciously, and Aisha's full-length barrage of blows easily disappeared.
　The magic of the spirit with immense power dissipated like a mist - gathering in the eyes as light.
　The faint glow of magical power seemed to be reduced to the armor she wore.

''.........futile.......''

..........
　But even Aisha wasn't upset.　
　She quietly looks into Izuna's eyes.
　She already knew that.
　The revered Lord had told me the identity of Izuna's eyes.

''--Breaking Star Eye.
　Originally, Nacht said it was a skill (skill) that was in the hands of enemy characters and friendly NPCs, not the player. He said that the magic profession he encountered in the early stages of the game was the only option to escape. Of course there were weaknesses, and he had assured her that it wasn't that powerful of a magic eye, but Aisha was very aware that it was only Nacht's standard.
　So I can't be as optimistic as the Lord.

　There were two easy countermeasures that he could come up with.
　One was to hit him with a magic so powerful that he couldn't absorb it.
　But that would be a bit of a hurdle for Aisha.
　So I chose the other method.

''Magic doesn't work on me--''

No.... at least not with your powers.
　The moment Aisha said that. The place where Izuna was standing fell down.
　The blade of the wind was, so to speak, a bait to blind them.
　It was a deliberate and flamboyant attack to keep Izuna's gaze glued to her strong advantage against magic.
　Inevitably, when his consciousness would move upwards, there would be a place for his attention to be distracted.
　Aisha had applied a trick to the feet where Izuna stood.

''H--!
　Izuna fell into the pit of the Aisha property that deformed not only the floor, but also the ground that supported the building.
　The spirit of the earth was satisfied with the great work and turned to Izuna with a laugh.

''Gu--''

The magic eye converts the magic reflected in the eye into magical mana, which can't be absorbed if the magician changes his mind to something invisible to the eye - he's not a cure-all, he's not a monster!
　A number of earthen spears were waiting at the drop-off point.
　It didn't stop there.　
　Countless earth spears were also aiming from the walls in all directions. There was no way to move in the air. This time, there was really nowhere to escape.
　However, Aisha's smile, which had been floating that it had worked, instantly froze.

''Nah--!

　The magic from the front collapsed without force the moment it was reflected in Izuna's eyes.
　That's still fine.
　But the armor that Izuna wears easily repels even attacks from behind that are out of sight. It's a good idea to be able to have a good idea of what you're looking for.
　Even in the midst of the screaming needle hell, Izuna was pacing with ease, as if to say that there was no threat.

(--ha, foul, that armor!)　

　In contrast to Izuna, who had plenty of room to spare, Aisha was upset.
　She thought she was able to fight on an equal footing.
　However, Izuna is stronger than she expected.
　The armor easily nullifies Aisha's attacks, and I don't want to have to deal with an attack of unbelievable power ever again. But with Aisha's current strength, frontal magic was going to end up only benefiting Izuna.

''........No use, Aisha can't defeat me--''
　What should I do?
　Should we call the Great Spirit?
　I think they would be able to counter Izuna's magical eye.
　However, they can't be summoned at random, and the place to summon them needs to be arranged.
　It would take too much time.
　I'm sure they'll try to take advantage of that gap.

"---- There's no way Izuna, who's always running away, can beat me.
　He says the words as if to rouse himself.

''--Kanso (conversion)--Tenma's shoes--''
　But as if to mock Aisha's determination, Izuna's magic power overflows. Even the amount of simple magic power is not inferior to that of Aisha.
　The feathered pure white shoe that manifested with phosphorescence raises Izuna's body into the air.

''--shokan (summon) -- sokyu (azure) --''
　A single, blue, glorious bow.
　Strangely enough, the bow was not strung, and there were no arrows to be released from it.

　But when Izuna put a thin finger on it.
　A high-pitched tone, like a bell, sounded.
　She gently reached out her hand to grasp the void. There was a string that she had to pull - a string of light.
　A phosphorescence rushed through and a magic circle spread out.
　Behind the magic circle wrapped like a turret, an arrow pointing at the cutting edge was staring straight at Aisha.

'Aisha don't......................'
　When the drawn bow was released from her hand, Aisha's vision was filled with a rush of light, with no resistance allowed.