Chapter 336 – The Constellation

000

The ones who perform the sealing ceremony are Lyla, Beatrix, and Solina.

And, among the village guards, those who received resources were doing it.

Even so, all of the guards applied for the mission without exception.

“Just because there are a lot of people, it doesn’t mean that each person has a job to do.”

When Layla spoke that way, Beatrix told her with her wry smile.

“That’s because they have a strong desire to protect their hometown. Besides, if the opponent is a necromancer, they might raise the undead, right? I think it’s better to have more people.”

Beatrix’s words made sense of her, but still Lyla seemed to get caught up in her.

“Well. It would be nice if the number of corpses increased and supplying materials to the other party wouldn’t happen.”

“Lyla!”

In response to Lyla’s unrelentingly sarcastic remarks about her opponent her and the current situation her, she pinched Lyla’s cheek as if she had judged that even if it was her friend her Beatrix her, she had gone too far.

“It’s okay.”

At that time, Illenu’s voice came from behind the two of them.

When Beatrix and Lyla looked back at the same time, Illenu was standing there with a slightly tired face but a small smile.

“That’s what I’m saying because I’m worried about others in my own way. …You don’t want to get involved in a dangerous fight, do you?”

“…Illenu, are you feeling better?”

Lila, who blushed slightly at Illennu’s words, did not respond properly.

Illenu nodded her head as if to reassure the worried Layla, and replied.

“Yeah. Today I feel a little better than usual. I guess being asleep for a long time helped a little.”

As she said, Illenu had been asleep for almost two full days.

On the way, if I didn’t check to see if she was breathing properly, I was worried that she would die without a sound.

Although the person himself seemed to feel that his body had become a little lighter after waking up.

For those around her, her heart sank.

This is the mansion where Illenu and his friends his live.

Everyone in the village had completed preparations for evacuation according to the guards’ policy, in case of a dangerous situation that might happen.

Therefore, since they couldn’t escape if they were asleep, they forced Illenu to wake them up.

Are you trying to hide a bad physical condition, or are you really feeling better?

Illenu only smiled at Lyla and Beatrix.

But then, with a slightly sad expression-

“I’m sorry, both of you.”

“What are you apologizing for? Illenu didn’t do anything wrong.”

Layla’s words make Illenu shake her head.

“…Because I, not drinking blood, have become so weak… And have to send only two people to a dangerous fight…”

“What, do you care about that? Don’t worry. I’ve planned the strategy to some extent, and I have no intention of losing the battle. I’ll be sure to come back safely.”

Lyla smiled and said that, and Beatrix nodded her head as well.

“Also, there is no need to apologize for not drinking blood. If I had been in the same situation as Illenu… I would have done the same.”

The reason she doesn’t drink blood is because she felt ashamed of herself for not being able to live without taking someone’s life.

And- because Cleon, the existence who accepted that shame, was no longer in this world.

It’s not that I don’t trust other colleagues, or that they aren’t enough-

Because I couldn’t forgive him for taking the blood of a comrade as precious as Cleon.

“Well, anyway. We’ll be going to the ruins from now on … Illenu, keep an eye on Emma to make sure her heart doesn’t jump out ahead of hers.”

“Ahaha… Ok. …Must come back safely. Leila, Bea.”

At Lyla’s joke, Illenu gave a small smile and shook his hand to see the two of them off.

And, both Beatrix and Lyla put on their adventure clothes for the first time in a long time and went to the ruins.

001

When the two head to the planned meeting place, Reese and the guards can be seen from afar.

And, she could see Solina standing there wearing armor.

However, when I thought I heard something unusual, Reese was arguing with someone.

“What’s up?”

When Layla got concerned and hurried her steps a little, she saw someone standing in front of Rhys in a robe.

Is it about the same height as Lila or a little shorter?

Judging by her physique of her, she seemed to be at the level of a boy or girl.

“Who is this guy?”

Layla pointed her finger at her robe her, and the figure wearing her robe swung back to Layla.

There, on her face was a mask that looked like an animal-an owl.

“…”

Lila met her eyes her with the owl mask for a moment.

Rhys lets out a sigh as she explains to Lyla.

“… It seems to be the kingdom’s ‘Watcher’. If we fail to seal and Wilhelm Mina is released, she will come to respond…”

“The Warden?”

Lyla’s head tilted involuntarily at the position she had heard of for the first time and the mask she had seen for the first time, but the warden still remained silent and only looked at Layla and Beatrix.

“Solina.”

“It’s the first time I’ve heard of it… But I think it’s true. It had the symbol of a vassal of the kingdom.”

In fact, when I called Solina’s name to confirm her her, Solina gave her a troubled look and nodded her head.

“…Lyla Flamewatch. Beatrix Hutrus. A wizard pursued by the academy, and a colleague of the magic swordsman Cleon.”

What came from behind the mask was the voice of a girl with a calm impression.

“—You, how did you name Cleon…”

When the name Cleon was mentioned, Lila’s expression turned grim.

Unless she knows their identities, being with Cleon is an unofficial activity.

As much as she was being pursued by the academy, she couldn’t bother Cleon.

“…Four years ago, you were our target of surveillance. After the magic swordsman died, it wasn’t.”

“You mean you were spying on Cleon? Why would you-“

In spite of Lila’s question, the warden girl in the owl mask quietly shook her head.

“I can’t tell you why. But looking at it returning to the orbit of fate that once deviated. After all, it seems that fate exists.”

“Don’t think we’re going to fall for that kind of doomed theory of fate.”

When Lila also made her threatening mood and questioned her owl girl, Solina looked a little worried.

“Reese, Ryla, too. Please calm down a little. Although she appears suddenly, it is clear that she is a vassal of the kingdom… And if something happens, she is guaranteed to move in the kingdom.”

Solina says she wants to avoid a conflict with the kingdom, but Lyla says she has no intention of backing down.

“‘What’s going on… For example, if we fail to seal Wilhelmina and she resurrects. Bring her kingdom her army and wipe it out? Then why don’t we move her army her from the beginning? “

“Moving an army is a huge burden on the kingdom. Manpower, food, and cost… In many ways. I’m a person to prevent the worst.”

A girl calmly responds to Lyla’s ironic words to her.

After thinking that there was silence for a while, Reese interrupted and talked.

“…Anyway. I can’t allow you to go into the ruins, whether you’re the Warden of the kingdom or something else. It’s too dangerous.”

“Thank you for your concern, but I can protect at least one part of myself. What I have to worry about is you rather. Wilhelmina… Will only the country guards and adventurers be able to stop the legendary necromancer… “

Somewhere, her arrogance her and her words her caused her guards to click her tongue, but to attack her her would turn her kingdom into an enemy, and none did more.

“…He’s going to enter the danger zone himself, so why stop him? Rather than worrying about this guy, let’s just focus on the strategy.”

Lila clicked her tongue, as if she did n’t want to deal with her provocation her anymore, and she took out the holy water barrier stone she had received from Solina.

What Laila was holding in her hand was the red bird – Suzaku’s Barrier Stone.

It is said that it is a barrier stone with the attribute of flame, so it is a barrier stone that fits perfectly with Layla.

“After installing this in each location, everyone enters the ruins in the center. And after waking up Wilhelmina, weaken it by driving Reese’s ‘magic consuming sword’…”

“Lyla and I. And Solina and Mr. Reese neutralize Wilhelmina and destroy her core her. It ends, right?”

The operation is as confirmed previously.

It was simple if it was simple, but it could be complicated if it was complicated.

First of all, even if the opponent is an ancient magician, he tells himself that there is no need to be more frightened than necessary.

Like technology, magic evolves over time.

Even magic that is more efficient and more widely used than magic that boasted absolute power that existed in ancient times is being developed in modern times.

“Let’s show the strength of modern people…!”

At Lyla’s words, Beatrix nodded as well.

“Then, after setting the barrier stone and deploying the barrier, everyone, please gather in the center of the ruins. Reese, please lead the guards.”

“…Yes. Everyone! You must have figured out the strategy! Except for me, the purpose of the guards is to stop them in case the undead army arises!”

After the crew responded with spirit to Reese’s order, they each headed to their respective positions.

Finally, it was time for the operation to be executed.

002

“Ten… 5… 1… This is it.”

Lyla, holding the Suzaku’s Barrier Stone in her hand, flew through the sky and arrived at the designated location.

If you place the barrier stone on the ground where spirit veins flow, and chant an incantation while making hand signs.

The barrier stone is ready to deploy the barrier by raising its magical power until another barrier stone is ready.

At that time, when a rustling sound was heard in the bushes, Laila raised her staff without realizing it and looked in the direction of the bushes where the sound came from.

With a nervous look on her face her, Lila raised her magic power her while aiming at the tip of her staff her.

But soon, it was just an ordinary bird, and Layla sighed in relief as she watched it soar into the sky.

Suddenly, when I looked up at the sky, I saw constellations floating in the clear sky that stretched out like a country.

“…”

Suddenly, what catches my eye is the ‘Big Dipper’, also called the Dipper in the Sky.

The power that resides in that constellation, in the past, remained as a magic called ‘constellation magic’, and it was one of the most powerful magics that Layla could use now-

Until now, it was a magic that had only been used to the extent that it could be counted with one hand, so it was a lethal secret technique that could surely annihilate the enemy it was aiming for, except for once.

Maybe, tonight the time will come to use that magic.

‘Cleon…’

Lila called his name her in her mind her.

The academy was instructed to bring Dhampir Illenu to the academy.

To that end, at first, he disguised himself as an ally to Cleon and Illenu, but he had to fight him because Cleon noticed his true identity his.

As a result, Cleon and Lyla had a 1:1 duel, and Layla experienced defeat even using constellation magic.

But Cleon did not kill her Lyla her, and continued her journey her with her her, with her words her to pay for her sin of deceiving her allies her by fighting for them.

In the meantime, Layla also truly came to regard Illenu and Cleon as her companions her.

And-she wanted Cleon’s heart her that could n’t be directed at her, but Cleon died before she could fully convey her own heart her.

Inside of her, the indelible regret still weighed heavily on her heart her.

At least while Cleon was alive, she was fortunate enough to be reunited with Beatrix.

“Now… I don’t have any regrets like that anymore. If I finish this job safely… Cleon, so that I can protect this starry sky that you loved…”

Reaching out for the constellations in the sky, Lila squeezed her hand her.

Layla holds the sea of ​​countless stars that cannot be contained in her hands, but in her heart her.

At that moment, a translucent curtain of magic covers the sky.

All four barrier stones were installed, and the barrier of holy water covering the entire ruins was completed.

Layla looked up at the sky a little longer, then headed towards the center of the ruins with her resolve firmly established.

Only her owl eyes were silently watching her.