Heine once again lingered in the forecourt of the stripping city of Adra.

Yes, again, not for the first time.

The reason why Heine was the first to discover the "corpse" of Reiri Kano was not that he got up early as he said, but that he didn't sleep at all.

On the night of Ryori Kano's "death", he launched an investigation in his own way and gained a lot. And the death of Ryori Kano provides new clues and directions for his investigation, and it is here, this seemingly unremarkable vestibule.

There was a forest there, a forest at night with the rustle of leaves like a witch's laughter.

“…… Apparently, this is the right path. ”

He muttered to himself, stepping onto the pile of fallen leaves. Came to a stone monument, and there were traces of drag near the stone monument.

Heine thought for a moment, then began to push the stele.

The movement of air was felt between the pedestal and the gap in the ground. Soon, the steps leading to the ground gradually emerged through the gap.

There are tunnels, deep tunnels that can't be seen at a glance. Although castles in Europe often have secret passages, it is rare for them to dig so deep.

Heine thought for a few seconds, then finally made up her mind.

Heine slowly descended the steps. His steps were light, but he made a loud noise when he landed on the ground, which made him feel a little uneasy.

He knew he was in a hurry, and it wasn't appropriate to investigate alone. Reiri Kano is dead, and no matter how conceited he is, he can't say that he is stronger than the administrator sent by the Law and Political Affairs Division.

The right thing to do is to make allies like Luvia and act together. Unfortunately, although he also established an ally during the day, this ally is now guarding his sister, who is more important than his life.

The reason why he came here and the reason why he took the risk was for his sister, Rosalind, who loved him more than anyone else.

Recall her profile.

I remember her looking up like a bird, looking at her cute appearance.

Recalling her attachment to herself, the young knight unconsciously glanced at her legs.

Not the legs, to be exact, but the "magic mark" on the legs.

Originally, Heine did not intend to inherit the magic mark. The young man's bright and open-minded personality was incompatible with the dark side that magic necessarily preserved, so he turned his attention to his second child, Rosalind, half-out of interest and half-avoidance, the Istali family, who had lost their heir to the Templar Church.

Tragedy struck.

Rosalind's body reacted abnormally to the magic mark.

It is not the rejection that is too low of adaptation, but the over-adaptation.

It only took Rosalind a year to transplant all the magic marks, and there didn't seem to be any rejection.

But on the surface, in fact, the vitality is almost entirely taken away by the magic mark.

By the time the family found out that something was wrong, and by the time Heine got rid of the Templar Church and returned to the Istali house to be retransplanted, it was too late.

- The magic mark that was once transplanted to Rosalind has undergone a qualitative change.

Although Rosalind's body has recovered to a certain extent, this time it is Heine's turn to be slowly absorbed by the magic mark. As a result of the increased vitality from Heine, the magic mark invaded the body from the legs and became so complex that it was impossible to even remove it. According to the diagnosis of the witch doctor of the old friend, it will only last for a few more years.

Heine didn't care about his life or death, as long as he died, he could be completely liberated from the magic mark. Although it is a pity to die halfway like this, there are too many examples of this in the history of magic.

There was only one thing he couldn't tolerate, no matter what—he didn't want Rosalind to see his death, he didn't want her to know that she had died because of her.

That's why we need Griwin Ashuburn's secret method, the secret method that can freely adjust the engraving.

Once again, he was determined to dispel the uneasiness, and the knight who guarded his sister thought as he moved forward.

Has Ryori Kano been here too?

Was it because of this that he was killed?

How was she killed, and how did she appear on the Angel's Sword?

As he had advanced a distance, Heine felt an anomalous magic.

"This is the hub of the workshop?"

All magicians can confirm that the entire "Stripping City" is a workshop, but no matter what kind of workshop it is, there will be a center, which is the source of everything and the place where the most likely secret is hidden.

"Convert—(Flow)!"

The young man whispered, his body glowing with a purple light, a harbinger of the activation of the Istali family's treasure "Living Stone".

The more magic is unleashed in the body, the stronger it becomes, and this is the original technique of Istali, and the "Living Stone" is the product of applying this technique to the extreme. It merges with its master's body and transforms itself with just a few spells.

The purple light lit on the surface of the body is the light emitted by the magic alloy transformed by the combination of the surface of the body and alchemy, including the face and the clothes on the body. Heine's suit is also woven from the alchemy of Istali, which can be fused with the "living stone" and has the effect of stabilizing its shape.

At this moment, Heine is like a heavily armed knight from ancient times, wearing heavy armor and carrying a riding spear.

The hardness of the armor is not inferior to that of the sapphire, and the cavalry spear is comparable to that of the diamond, and if it is attacked with the Istali family's matching machine horses, the young man is confident that he can penetrate the composite armor of the chariot.

This spear and armor are his fate. Heine Istali, who had repelled all the Templar Assassins, was in the form of Heine Istali. When the knight enters this state, it is enough to confront the lower level Heroic Spirit.

The footsteps changed, heavy and solemn, hitting the wall and then turning back to merge with the new footsteps, making the air in the passage more and more dull and chaotic.

However, no matter how chaotic the environment becomes, Heine remains calm. Soon, he used magically enhanced vision to capture shadows deeper than the darkness.

A beast wrapped in darkness that can't see its true form.

"See you again. ”

Heine smiled at the shadow, lowered his weight, and set up his gun.

On the night of Ryori's death, he had encountered this beast, and there had been a brief fight between one man and one beast. As a result, Heine won a small victory, and the beast escaped, chasing him to the atrium to find the body of Reiri Kano.

The Cavaliers didn't take their opponents lightly because of a small victory. Although it is called a beast, it is unclear to what level of intelligence it actually possesses, and it is not known if there is anyone behind it or if the manipulator is lurking nearby.

Carefully shorten the distance, even if the armor is strong enough, do not easily withstand enemy attacks, and make the most of the range difference between the claw and the gun.

Even now, the gun pierced the air, and the shadows sped at the same time.

The tactics were as expected, his armor was not scarred, and there was a deep piercing sensation from the end of the rifle.

However, it was Heine who suffered—the tip of the spear that was drawn, and the tip of the spear, which was comparable to that of a diamond, was missing. The claws of the Shadow Beast were not aimed at Heine, but at the spear itself that the young man wielded.

The shadow of the successful one continues to haunt the darkness, as if mocking Heine's weakness, and the next time it will be your armor.

"Was it put on the table? ”

Heine rejoiced in his caution, and the beast showed far greater power than it had first encountered.

Raise your wrist and get back into your stance. The refined-out metal was slightly shorter than before, forming the blade again.

However, this made no sense to the beast, as the spear and armor could not stop its claws, and Heine's physical abilities were far from them.

The beast jumped. It bounces back and forth in a narrow passage like a pinball.

At first, Heine could count the number of catapults, but by the time the beast got faster and faster, even breaking through the three-hundred-yard mark, which was beyond the limits of human dynamic vision, even with magic enhancements.

As Heine struggled to find his life, the beast attacked, and from Heine's invisible corner, sharp claws, more terrifying than a spear, were easily embedded in Heine's armor. It's like the last time Heine's gun was easily embedded in the beast's body, and the ending was strikingly similar - the attacking side suffered.

The claws embedded in the armor were imprisoned, and the armor was weak and weak.

"Got you. The young man whispered.

His armor is not only hardened.

On the contrary, it is possible to soften in order to capture the opponent. From the moment the beast cut off the tip of the spear, Heine replaced the characteristics of the armor. Then he carefully transformed his armor into a lock, further restraining the beast.

"Please let me take a good look at you for what you really are. ”

The knight slowly turned around and raised his gun.

The beast opened its mouth and roared.

“AHH~~~~~~~~”

It's a roar, but it's actually more like a song, a sad song, as if it's crying.

But it was the tragic song that blew Heine's body away. Not only that, the moment he heard the sound, the originally tame magic mark in Heine's body suddenly stopped, and the uncontrolled magic power ran wildly in his body, messing up his magic circuit.

The more the magic is unleashed in the body, the stronger it will be, and therefore the stronger the riot it will cause. Heine didn't even have time to scream, and his consciousness fell into chaos.

In his last moments before he fell unconscious, he faintly heard someone calling his name.

"Mr. Heine—"