When Antoon saw Rogerinti again, she was sitting on the couch in the lobby of the private villa they had visited with a worried face, talking something to Artina, who was covering her eyes with her hands for some reason.

"I see, can there be such a combination? The lily is infinitely good, and the ancients did not deceive me. ”

As the dizziness caused by the transfer magic subsided, he subconsciously said what was on his mind. It was precisely because of this that Luo Jielinti noticed his presence.

"Ahh

"Ahem, even I feel miserable from the outside, but it's okay anyway. ”

Waving his hand at the strip of rag that was barely wrapped around his arm, Antoun verbally proved his safety to the Lord who was almost on his feet.

"It's fine if you're okay. Speaking of which......"

"Ah, if the eldest lady wants to ask me a question, please wait, I still have an account to settle here. ”

After stating his opinion, Antoun turned his gaze to the middle-aged man sitting on the side of the single sofa with a "I don't know anything" expression on his face, leisurely enjoying black tea, and getting a snack from a plate held by the maid on standby.

The man's elegant demeanor and strong body really don't match well, so Antoun still wants to complain, but now is not the time.

"Mr. Jonah, I hate nothing more than being used to do something without my consent. ”

"Hmm......"

It wasn't Jonah who whispered in response to Antoun's serious tone, but Rogerinti, whom he had told him to wait a little longer.

That's right, she must have understood. There is no doubt that Jonah should have returned to the base of the "Hypocritical Courtyard" earlier than expected, and then sensed the arrival of the "Forest of Thorns" invaders, and should have even had the experience of fighting the other party.

In the case of the scarcity of manpower in the base area due to the expedition led by Rogelinti and the enemy's absence from the invasion of the "Hypocritical Courtyard", Jonah, who temporarily escaped from fighting with the invaders, used the excuse of "duel" to induce Antun, who returned to his private villa after him, to enter the enchantment and defend the "Hypocritical Courtyard" against foreign enemies within an hour. (From Rogerintine's point of view, she doesn't know the details of the rest of the part, but she can guess that her uncle didn't tell Antoun the truth.)

As far as the current situation where everyone is on the same front, it is natural for Antoun to face a strong enemy. In fact, Antoun didn't resist at all after seeing through Jonah's strategy in the middle of the battle, but he wanted to pretend that he couldn't accept it on the surface to see if he could get some advantage through bargaining.

As Anthun finished speaking, the atmosphere in the room became tense. Jonah unhurriedly drank the last sip of tea in his cup and placed the tea set on the plate for the maid to take away, before he met Anthun's oppressive gaze.

"Well, it's true that I'm not thinking it through, so what does Mr. Antoun think should be done next?"

The person he was talking to lowered his profile so easily that Anthun might have been suspicious on other occasions. But Jonah blinked slyly suddenly, and he knew that he had probably seen through his feigned anger. Secretly scolding the other party for being cunning in his heart, Antun still answered quietly on the surface.

"Before, you used the suggestion of the next course of action as a bargaining chip, and used the duel as an excuse to trick me into helping you errands. Now the duel itself is not established, but I can help you get things done. First of all, I can't deny the alternative proposal that I was supposed to tell me, right?"

"Of course, even if Mr. Antoun doesn't mention it, I'm going to give it all I had envisioned later. ”

"That's good. The second is that my armor and equipment were damaged when I came to this place, and I need someone to fix them for me. ”

"That's fine, I can write a letter of introduction to a craftsman I know and ask him to show it for you. However, you may need to prepare the materials yourself, Mr. Antoun. ”

"Yes. One last request, let me draw my magic directly from the leylines of the Hypocrisy Courtyard. ”

"This will not work, Antun!"

Hearing the "final request", it was not Jonah but Rogie Linti who was the first to object. This time, she got up from the couch before she could be stopped, and her displeasure could be seen from the corner of her hanging eye.

"You've probably heard me tell me how important the magical power stored in the leylines is to the local magic society. I know you've lost most of your power through my fault, but I still can't accept that you're doing this to my homeland. ”

In response to this natural reaction, Antoun had already prepared his rhetoric.

"Miss, although I don't want to admit it, from the experience of fighting the old guy in the 'Forest of Thorns' in the Void just now, I can now be very sure that my ability is at most comparable to that of the magician of Sequence Six in this world. In the face of the enemy in Sequence 5, although I was able to rely on my resilience to stalemate with the opponent for a while, I was unable to defeat him. You know what that means that the eight Heroic Spirits needed for the 'War of Truth' have arrived, right?

"This ......"

Yes, compared to the first two casual requests, the last one is what Antoun really wants to say.

As for the reason why he could only defeat the enemies of Sequence Six instead of Sequence Five at most, Antoun thought about it for a moment during the battle, and found that the answer was actually told to him. That is, the magician of Sequence 5 has already understood his "nature" and acquired an ability called Innate Magic. If his guess was correct, the old man's free manipulation of plants and a series of strange tricks such as doppelgangers and transfers with the help of plants were all concrete manifestations of his inherent magic.

To defeat such an enemy, his current attributes and skills are not enough. Next, he will either have to further improve his stats to the point where he can crush his opponent in all aspects, or he will have to learn the corresponding skills to handle the situation. Either way, he must first gain mana (experience points) to increase his level.

Considering that Luo Jielinti used the method of absorbing the magic power in the leylines when she summoned him to this world, it should be enough to raise a certain level by repeating the same behavior by himself.

"Alright, two. Let's pause on this topic for a moment. ”

Jonah, who interrupted the two, motioned to Rogerinti to sit back on the couch for the time being, and confirmed with Altina whether she had the energy to listen to the next conversation, and only after receiving an affirmative reply did he turn back to Antun and continue.

"Mr. Antoun, before you hear my answer, let me hear what I have to tell you about my proposal. ”

Antoun did not object to Jonah's words, knowing that there must have been a reply in this so-called proposal that was closely related to what he had just requested.

"So. ”

Jonah coughed lightly, and Antoun noticed that the maid who had left earlier had returned to the hall with a new tea set at some point, and set up cups and poured tea for the four of them in turn. He picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip before Jonah could begin the conversation.

"In order for the next course of action to go smoothly, I have to make sure that it goes through carefully. Mr. Antoun, what do you know about the 'War of Truth' and the 'Heroic Spirits' who participated in it?"

"Well, it's just a matter of letting the eight 'Heroic Spirits' and the forces behind them fight to the last side, and then use all the power they have gathered to open the door to the 'truth'. ”

"In your opinion, what benefits can this war bring to the people who go to war?"

"I don't understand the 'truth' and 'mystery' that you magicians and the forces behind them are seeking, but for the Heroic Spirits—"

Before he could finish speaking, Antoun realized that he had overlooked an important fact. I seem to have thought about similar questions a little before, but at the time, I seemed to be troublesome and didn't think it mattered, so I didn't continue to explore. Now it seems that it needs to be revisited.

“…… If you think about it, it seems that there is no reason at all. ”

Since there is no magic item in this world that is explicitly called the "Holy Grail", the system he knew before that can summon the Heroic Spirit to fulfill his wishes and make up for his regrets is fundamentally untenable. And a lunar supercomputer that can take humanity to a predetermined future is unlikely to emerge based on what he has seen and heard since he arrived in this world. As for reasons such as fighting to protect human reason, it has nothing to do with the current situation.

It is a pity that, based on the available information, Antoun can only come to such conclusions, no matter how he deduces.

"Yes, Mr. Antoon, to put it mildly, this war is essentially a war between magicians, and the Heroic Spirit has nothing to do with it. The act of summoning through a 'statue' is undoubtedly a forced summoning performed by a magician solely for his own purpose. ”

Receiving an affirmative answer, Antoun couldn't help but secretly stammer. Compared to the "Holy Grail War" that he knew, this was not even given an explicit reason. The Immortal Summoning System doesn't even exist to force the Immortal to act (Antoun forgot that the Spell is not absolutely mandatory), and he suddenly notices a serious problem.

"But in that case, how on earth is the magician going to keep the Heroic Spirit under his control. Is it just the 'statue' that summons the Heroic Spirits? But judging from what you've said before, the 'statue' should be able to be transferred to someone else by some means, isn't it?"

"This does get to the point, but I'm afraid I can only give Mr. Antoun a disagreeable answer - the 'statue' does have some binding effect on the Heroic Spirits, because it is the basis of their existence in this world. But it's really not a particularly powerful constraint. Therefore, every Heroic Spirit who has been summoned in this world is acting completely by his own will. ”

"Huh?"

Hearing the unexpected answer, for the first time, Antoun really had an "unreasonable" practical understanding of magicians.