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lu xemille-l-phenoria xiss.
All the unborn children.
Sez cia lisya pha peln lef Es.
I will love the world on your behalf.
eyen Ez et shela, alra, hem, meki, ende bleiya.
I’ll stroke you, I’ll touch you, I’ll hold you, I’ll break you.
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「Just right. I was hoping for this opportunity!」
Fluttering her seven-piece robe, Reiren crouched down.
Ready for battle. With the leg strength of an elf running through the forest, she can dive into the chest of the rasterizer at any time.
「I will avenge Heavenly Lord Alfreyja’s death.I will make him reveal Fang King Rath=IE's purpose. Let him lead us to the exit of this world. All of these are good things!」
「I generally agree.」
Balmung, the Lion King, stepped up next to Reiren. His face twisted into a grimer expression.
「I’m a pacifist, but looking like this I don’t think I’m the kind of person you can talk to……I smell something disgusting. It has a nauseating smell of death.」
「Farin.」
「Jeanne-dono, please go down...I see, this is the monster that attacked the Heavenly Lord Alfreyja.」
Rinne, carrying a curved sword, keeps her distance without moving an inch.
──Dea[a]d line.
──A warrior estimates the time of death by experience.
The same is true for the Lion King Balmung and Reiren.
『…………Intruders……Observed……Shhh[b]……Exclusion……As necessary……Destruction……』
The edge of the altar.
A distorted and deformed species comes up the stairs, chattering away。
If there is a god, is this monster the embodiment of that god’s malice? It’s so horrifying that I feel chills.
「Rikugen Kyoko!」
Kai barked in front of him to the viscous creature slime in the form of a deep blue girl.
「I’m sure you’ve fought it once before. What are his attacks? What should I watch out for?」
『Don’t grab it.』
Rikugen Kyoko stares at the rasterizer as it climbs to the edge of the altar。
『If I am grabbed by that hand, I will be erased. It’s from Kyoko’s body, but half of it is gone.』
「……It’s called a no-coordinates zero code.」
Kai holds tight the Code Holder for the world coordinates.
Sid won the Five Races War with this sword, a sword that can be used by the heroes of the four races. But it might not work on this monster.
……The one who attacked Dark Empress Vanessa, on the other hand, disappeared under her law.
……If that’s the case, then will Rinne and Reirin’s plan work？[c][d]
Stare at the deformed monster’s every move.
But.
Ascending to the altar, the rasterizer stopped moving。Only its eyes moved eerily from side to side, but there was no sign it was about to attack.
「Hey Kai. There’s no signs of an attack……it looks filled with openings……」
「Don’t approach any closer, shorty. It’s a rule that beasts are quietest just before they jump on their prey. That’s why.」
Balmung takes out the gun strapped to his back.
Grenade launcher. It’s filled with incendiary rounds for spirits, but this gun is a large custom-made gun designed to fit the extraordinary strength of the Lion King. [e]
「If it doesn’t move, I’ll move it. If it doesn’t avoid it, it’s a direct hit.」
He points the gun.
There’s about ten meters between it and me.
『Ah ──────────────』
Suddenly。
The mouth of the rasterizer, which had not moved a muscle, lifted in the shape of a smile。
『So, the number of monitored individuals,……seven[f],……sorted, or, completed……number of responses to the forbidden word “Sid,” three……to……ha, ha, destroy…………』
A pure white elf-like white arm.
A scaly snake-like right arm.
With its hands outstretched, the rasterizer declared its “Destructive Intent.”
『Exclude the unresponsive four』
Swoosh.
The void melts with a scorching sound。
A large distorted hole was created behind Jeanne, Farin, Lion King, and Reirin. On the other side of the hole was a view inside the graveyard.
「What!?」
「Whoa, what’s with this wind!?」
Be sucked in.[g]
The space itself swirled and spiraled like an unplugged bathtub, dragging the four people into the other side of the large hole.
「──────Jeanne！」
「Kai!」
Kai reached out to his childhood friend who was being sucked into the other side of the big hole. Their fingertips touch, and the moment kai puts all of his strength into squeezing her hand──
『Exclusion complete.』
The space closed.
Farin, Lion King Balmung, Reirin, and Jeanne, who was supposed to be holding Kai’s hand, had disappeared from this space.
The only ones left were Kai, Rinne, and Rikugen Kyoko.
「Kai!? Jeanne? Anyone！[h]」
「It’s okay……」
Kai clenched his teeth and kept calm.[i]
He would scream if he could, but right now he had to focus on the monster in front of him. [j][k]
「You saw it too, Rinne. The four of them just got blown out of here. I think they went back to the graveyard.」
He pointed to the void where the big hole was spread out.
「What’s more worrying is our situation. Why did it leave us here? If you think about its reasons, you know what we have to do.」
『I agree. It said to have a response to「Sid」. Rikugen Kyoka and the others were left behind intentionally.』
Rikugen Kyoka backs away one step.
『Perhaps the rasterizer has a habit of attacking those with Sid’s memories. The existence of Rikugen Kyoko and her friends causes inconvenience to the world. So...』
『Destroy.』
The rasterizer, a mutilated organ, spreads its wings.
Spreading its fossil-like wings with only bones──that is the declaration of war.
A black hall filled with silence.
Inside the graveyard──
The only thing that broke the silence was the call of Jeanne, the Knight of Spiritual Light[l].
「Kai!? Rinne!? Where are you, answer me! Reirin, where are you！」
「No. I can’t smell Kai and Rinne. They’re not anywhere near here.」
The elf and lion king appeared from behind the maze of intricate walls.
Why are only Kai and Rinne missing?
「Jeanne-dono, Farin, come here please. It’s urgent.」
The Lion King beckoned them to go to the back[m].
Ss Jeanne turned around the wall of the crossroad, a quick radiant light burned her eyelids[n].
「Huh. The sun!?」
「It seems like we’ve been returned to the front of the graveyard.」
The machine door[o] was empty.
The clouds drifting in the blue sky and the brilliant western sun reflected on the horizon. The door on the front of the cemetery is 30 meters above the ground.
From this towering height, the entire Grand Arc Great Plains[p] could be seen.
「We should have entered from the back of the graveyard……」
「Oh. And now we’re at the front door. I thought we were attacked by a monster in that strange space, but then I realized this was the case.」
The door to the outside of the graveyard is right there。
「That monster, the rasterizer, must have hated our intrusion.」
Farin, standing in front of the door, squints [q][r]into the western sun.
「But it doesn’t make sense. If the only purpose was to get rid of us, then Kai and Rinne should be back.」
「The spirit, too. In any case, they’re not around.」
The elf priestess clenched her teeth.
「If you’re still at the same altar as the rasterizer, the situation is hardly amusing.」
「……I’ll be back.」
Jeanne turned on her heel as her heart beat faster and faster.
「Let’s try to get in from the back of the graveyard again. There should still be a door leading to that space!」
「Jeanne, wait.」
A strong right arm touched her shoulder. The lion grabbed her shoulder with strength, and Jeanne turned to the big man behind him.
「What are you doing, Lord Balmung? Every second matters now!」
「That’s why I’m telling you to calm down.」
Balmung had the strong look of a man who was a skilled mercenary soldier.
「That monster was clearly abnormal. How can you be sure you’ll be able to kill it when you get back there?」
「……That is...」
“It may be stronger than the heroes of the four races.”
That「Spirit Hero」Rikugen Kyoko admitted as much.
Both Jeanne and Rerin witnessed Heavenly Lord Alfreyja being attacked by the rasterizer.
Would they be able to beat the monster that buried the hero of the sidhes, even if it used a surprise attack?
「What should we do then……！」
「It’s me.[s]」
That answer──
It was not addressed to Jeanne, but to the communicator she retrieved.
「Captain, get that thing down here. Yes, we’re going to need it now.」
(Hang up)[t]
The Lion King nodded vigorously to Jeanne, who stared at him with bated breath.
「Let’s go, Jeanne. I’m a mercenary. I'm not so understanding as to tuck my tail and run when I see that monster.」
[a]as in, the line between life and death
[b]some kind of sound effect
[c]then will Rinne’s magic or Reirin’s magic equipment work?
[d]……ならリンネの法術やレーレーンの法具は通じるか？
[e]擲弾銃グレネードガン。籠こめられているのは聖霊族用の焼しよう夷い弾だんだが、この銃は、獅し子し王おうの並外れた膂りよ力りよくに合わせた大型特注品カスタマイズである。
[f]な、なな七
[g](the portal)
[h]Originally "Jeanne and the others" instead of this
[i]I'm assuming that Kai is the one doing this, even though the translations are not suggesting so (they just say "I" instead, not very useful but should be referring to Kai, the MC)
歯を食いしばり、平静を保つ
[j]this sentence directly says that Kai does this, which is why I assume prior sentence also refers to his actions
[k]許されるならカイとて声を上げたいが、今は眼前の怪物に集中せねば
[l]If I'm not lazy, I'll find if there was another similar but more accurate term for "Knight of Spiritual Light"
その静けさを破ったのは、霊光の騎士ジャンヌの呼び声だ
[m]of what, I have no idea
[n]ouch me eyelids (curiously enough, not eyes)
[o]I am not quite sure if this is referring to the graveyard front door or not
[p]Grand Arc might be unnecessary
[q]don't do this or squint in general, it's bad for your eyes
[r]truck-kun can't give everyone second chances
[s]HELLO CAN YOU HEAR ME
[t]通話を切る。(this literally means hang up)