Chapter 812 – Fourth Wish (Part 1)

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As soon as Cleon and Noctis confirmed that time had turned back, they headed straight to the tree where they had promised to meet Aisha.

Immediately after passing the required gate of handing over the knights to Amelia and Sasha.

Amelia and Sasha were taken aback when they saw Cleon hurriedly taking steps and seeing Noctis, a girl they had never seen before, but seeing Cleon’s serious expression, they were unable to stop him.

As I walked forward through the crowd of people overflowing on the market street, I could see Aisha, whom I had just met and parted ways with, sitting at the end, hugging her knees with a tired expression.

She also remembered what happened before her time went back, and she was waiting properly at the place she had promised with the two of them.

It was inevitable that he looked a little tired.

＂Aisha.＂

When her Cleon approached her and called her name, Aisha lifted her head and looked up at her Cleon as if she had come to her senses.

“Mr. Cleon… I’m glad.”

Could it be that ‘I’m glad I met Cleon again’?

Or is it that he is glad that he is not the only one who remembers the past this time?

Either way, it was a good thing that Cleon did the same and gave her a nod.

“Phew… Anyway. I was able to rejoin quickly.”

When Cleon turned to look at her after hearing Noctis’ words, she looked towards Cleon as if she had something to explain.

“What is that monster that appeared just before time went backwards? Why are you targeting us without being visible to others?”

Since Cleon seemed to know its identity, she demanded an answer from him.

＂Ah, let me explain in order.＂

After Cleon nodded, she told them her knowledge about the monsters.

Even if it’s knowledge – it’s all about what I’ve accumulated through dealing with it a few times and the information I’ve heard and seen in the tomb where the desert empire and the Sun King’s country fell.

“That big dog-like monster just now is the hunting dog of Tindalos. He’s a persistent guy who lives in the gap between two dimensions.”

＂A gap in another dimension?＂

Noctis tilts his head at the unusual term coming out of Cleon’s mouth.

When Aisha also reacted as if it was her first time hearing the word, she scratched her head upon realizing that although Cleon had become accustomed to the idea of ​​a gap in another dimension, it was not well known to the public.

“It’s hard to explain, but… It’s a dangerous place outside the world we live in.”

“… Okay. Anyway, such a world exists, so why is that hound targeting us?”

The worst situation is being targeted without knowing the reason. Noctis seemed a little stressed.

“The Hounds of Tindalos exist to track and hunt entities that disrupt the flow of time and eliminate their causes.”

“So they appeared because we were going backwards in time. Then, who among us is the cause of this retrograde?”

“… I don’t know that far. However, since we have memories even when we go backwards, in a way, we are disrupting the flow of time by going to the past with the memories of the future and changing the future again.”

Noctis and Aisha looked helpless at Cleon’s answer.

From that face, the will to say, ‘Where is such an unreasonable thing?’ Was clearly conveyed.

“I still don’t know under what conditions it appears, but at least it hasn’t appeared right now. And if anything happens, I will protect you.”

“But, you don’t have a weapon? Didn’t that toy dagger fall to the ground before it went backwards and isn’t in the bag?”

When Noctis answers like that, Cleon searches his bag while thinking to himself.

Then, after confirming that Titania was indeed not there as she said, Cleon frowned and stretched out his hand to his side.

[Caliburn.]

And, when Caliban’s name is called – she appears, tearing through space.

＂A sword in the air…＂

Noctis also shows a refreshing reaction, but immediately after that, Caliburn glows while floating in the air, and she changes into her usual girl form and lands next to Cleon.

＂The sword turns into a person!?＂

When Noctis raises her voice once more, Caliburn looks away, smiling, and then she speaks to Cleon.

“Oh my, wasn’t today our day off?”

When Caliburn says that, Cleon sighs.

“It would have been nice for me too.”

After hearing Cleon’s tired voice, she closed her mouth for a moment, then held Cleon’s hand and nodded.

“Indeed. Time…”

She didn’t explain anything, but when she spoke with an expression that seemed to understand everything, Cleon looked at her surprised face for a moment, but then he thought she was seeing her own memory.

“That’s right. It’s not a bad thing that the need for explanation has been reduced.”

“But if this is the case, I’ll have to read Cleon’s Memories every time.”

＂If you go inside the bag… No, in that case, will the Caliburn expand…?＂

Caliburn at home and Caliburn in the bag. What happens when two Caliburns exist at the same time?

Although there were some things he was curious about, Cleon shook his head because he thought that Tindalos would immediately come running if he did such a dangerous experiment.

“Anyway, please cooperate to resolve the situation. … In this time zone.”

“Of course. But I have very little knowledge in that area, so why not ask an expert instead?”

“Expert? … Are you talking about Lila?”

Come to think of it, Laila said that she is now monitoring the entire area of ​​Asteris.

In addition, she even said that she was watching to make sure she didn’t end up in a similar situation with another woman –

During her three retrogrades, what was the reason that she did not say anything to her once?

＂Caliburn. Lila is in her mansion now, right?”

“Yes. Come to think of it, a guest arrived right before Cleon called. I didn’t know who he was. Perhaps, you may be responding in that direction.”

“Okay. “I’ll talk to you from here.”

When Cleon hears Caliburn’s answer, she nods and closes her eyes, following the thread of her magic that continues from her own and reaches Lyla’s spirit.

[Lila? Are you okay now?]

[It might not be okay. Because I’m hanging out with this annoying guy.]

Annoying guy?

… There are too many candidates that come to mind.

[Well, I guess it would be quicker to see it in person. Sharing sight and hearing.]

The moment Lila’s voice ended, in one of Cleon’s eyes, she saw someone else’s vision, not her own.

Then, what is there-

“Yeah! Cheers to Lila, who is stuck at home even though it’s the last day!”

＂It’s noisy! What is she doing suddenly barging in?”

Ah. This is definitely a troublesome guy.

Artis, who was very drunk, was entangled with Lila, holding a bottle of alcohol in her hand and her arm around her shoulder.

[Well, this is what it feels like. Arnia is out right now to call Fleur and Kshat. I don’t think I can respond for a while.]

[I see. Okay. Then, contact me again when Artis leaves.]

Cleon, who felt that Lila’s stress level was rising at the speed of light, cut off contact with her, thinking that if he had a difficult conversation with her now, she might explode.

＂Lila seems busy.＂

“Well, I guess so. So, shall we have genius detective Caliburn solve your concerns on behalf of Lila?”

As she says this, Carly Byrne moves her non-existent glasses on her nose, as if imitating Lila.

When Noctis and Aisha saw Caliban like that, they seemed to doubt whether they could really trust him.

＂First, the reason why time went backwards. Looking through Cleon’s memories, it is clear that he is strongly connected to fireworks. Of course, since it is a firework containing the magical power of a sacred tree, I am not sure to what extent it can exert such power, but actually turning back time requires a huge amount of magical power.”

As Caliburn said this, he wiggled his fingers and placed his hand on his heart.

＂”Even in the original world where I was created, a sizable magic power furnace was built to supply the magic power for time reversal technology.”

Of course, not all magic attribute furnaces are large enough to produce a lot of magic attribute, she adds.

＂Hmm… If what she said is true, the magic power needed to go back in time must exist somewhere.＂

＂When a large amount of magical power is consumed in an instant, traces are always present. Just as wind is caused by differences in air pressure, when a large amount of magic attribute exists and then disappears, everyone feels the change.”

At her words, Cleon silenced her for a moment and then looked at Noctis as if he had realized something about her.

“… Noctis. Right before time goes backwards, I feel dizzy or dizzy. Did you feel something like that?”

“Ah, yes. It wasn’t a very good feeling.”

Cleon looks back at Aisha after hearing her words.

Then Aisha shook her head.

“Well, I didn’t have anything like that. Just because I came to my senses, time went back…?”

Cleon nods his head at those words, and she turns to Noctis again and speaks.

“… Noctis. Do you know how to use magic?”

“No? In Eastern countries, most women who know how to use magic go to temples. “I don’t know how to use magic.”

“However, magical power exists in everyone’s body, whether in large quantities or in small amounts.”

As Cleon says this, she holds out her palm towards Noctis.

Then, Noctis is a little embarrassed by Cleon’s behavior, and then asks if she should hold out her palm too. When she tries to hold out her palm and-

＂Cleon is you… Oh, excuse me. You are measuring Mr. Noctis’ magical power. There is no need to face your palms.”

And Caliburn smiled and kindly informed me.

＂Ah, eh. I see Heh.”

And Noctis scratched his head while making a strange sound as if he was embarrassed.

“Also. It’s not that much, but Noctis also has magical powers.”

＂Well, that’s right! Then I don’t know if I could have become a shrine maiden!”

Cleon was silent for a moment at her words.

Noctis, who knew what that meant, smiled awkwardly and scratched her head.

“Let’s go back to the story. The dizziness we feel before time goes back… That’s usually a phenomenon that occurs when a large amount of magical power within the body escapes. Also known as magical exhaustion.”

“Magic exhaustion… But I don’t know how to use magic?”

“Even though I don’t know how to use magic myself, I am being robbed of my magic power as a source of magic power. You and me too.”

As Cleon said this, he recalled the light flowing from inside the bag that he had seen before going back in time with dizziness.

“And maybe. This guy too.”

What Cleon lifted while saying that was a dominant cylinder.

And it was filled with magic power that had been recovered after exorcising ghosts.

＂The magical power contained within this is an amount of magical power that fully exceeds the magical power of one person. If you add the magic power in this, mine, and Noctis’ magic power, you can barely reach the point of turning back time by an hour.”

“Wow, indeed! In that case, just destroy that cylinder!”

Noctis raises his voice, thinking he has finally found a solution, but Cleon shakes his head.

“What’s inside is the magic power that disposes of ghosts. When you break it and the magic power inside is released, a ghost or nobleman will definitely appear. It would be a little better if it was a ghost, but there is no way to deal with a ghost.”

Aisha flinched at Cleon’s words and then nodded.

＂… Then what should I do…＂

Noctis asks Cleon’s answer while slumping her shoulders, and Cleon places his hand on her shoulder and speaks.

“The moment a wish comes true, let’s check where the magic flows. It may only be for a moment due to the dizziness and light… Caliburn.”

＂Yes?＂

“If you’re Caliburn, unlike us, you can follow the flow of magical energy without being affected by your senses, right?”

In response to Cleon’s question, Caliburn puts her finger under his lips and nods her head.

“Um, I see. If it changes into the form of a sword, there will be no problem with light, and unlike Cleon, it will not absorb magic power. “Maybe I can chase it?”

“Ha, but. If time goes back, won’t Caliburn forget her memories?”

When Aisha points out her obvious question, Caliburn huffs and clings to Cleon’s body while smiling a little smugly.

“Our holy sword can read the contractor’s memories. And conversely, we can store our memories in the contractor’s mind. It has to stick together like this.”

“Ah. So, you can use me as a middle ground to save the information that Caliburn has tracked, and have Caliburn read that information again in the next round. With this, Caliburn can continue the loop with us.”

＂Premonition of overwork…＂

Caliburn mumbled at Cleon’s words, but she sighed as if she couldn’t help it.

“The problem is, Tindalos.”

＂I forgot…＂

At Cleon’s words, Noctis holds his head as if the previous experience was quite traumatic.

＂It’s okay, it’s okay! Earlier I was embarrassed and ran away, but this time I will fight too!”

When Aisha spoke while clenching her fists, Cleon nodded his head at her.

“Don’t overdo it even though you don’t have a weapon.”

＂If it’s a weapon, even a nearby tree branch is fine! Because he is a nobleman, his body is strong. But… At least go somewhere where there are no people. I don’t think I can fight well because I’m worried about what people think.”

Cleon nods his head as if what she says makes sense.

Since Tindalos is invisible to other people, it will suddenly appear as strange people fighting on the street with weapons drawn.

“… Then there is a suitable place. Let’s go this way.”

As Cleon said that, she led the two people down the streets of Asteris.