“......”

Standing on the other side and facing the five people, after the black-haired boy finished speaking, a silent silence enveloped everyone.

In the face of a mysterious magician of unknown origin, everyone is a little constrained.

（…… It's 'him', can you really feel it...... ）

For an existence of that level, it must not be difficult to detect the problem in one's own magic power.

Seven years ago, the changes caused by the Sirius Jade still have a big impact on Zela until now.

Her source of magical power, which fused with the energy of dark magic, did not evolve into an 'anti-spirit crystal' as she had thought, but became a form of existence somewhere in between.

Although you can feel an incomparably powerful energy in it, this energy is not only unusable easily, but also extremely unstable in nature.

This change, which could not be said to be good or bad, made Zela have to be cautious and explore it slowly.

Of course, this doesn't mean that Zela can't use magic, and now that she can use magic techniques such as fire and flight, it means that she has found a solution.

- [Second Source of Magic].

To put it simply, it is to turn one's potential ability into a state that can be controlled autonomously.

Theoretically, each mage has something like a container that determines the limit of their own magic power, and that is the [First Magic Source]. And after the magic power in the [First Magic Source] is exhausted, many magicians can still use magic under a strong will, and enter a state like a 'burst seed', which is with the help of the [Second Magic Source].

It is precisely because Zela knows the existence of this potential ability that she is able to use magic as unhindered as she is now, thanks to the stimulation of the fusion mutation magic source and her conscious research and guidance.

But......

(The discovery of the mana is not the most important thing, the main thing now is to solve this 'encounter' first...... ）

Looking at the black-haired boy with a generous face in front of him, Zela's expression was also a little uncertain.

It wouldn't be a problem if the other party left like this, but now, this guy seems to be a little interested in the girl who also has "black magic", which is not a good sign.

For now, she wasn't ready to deal with these beings at the top of her power.

(If it does get into a fight...... The possibility of a full body exit...... Or do you want to use 'that'...... ）

Weighing the gap between the two sides, the girl came to a conclusion that was not optimistic.

I thought that the "world" had changed so much, and time had been completely confused, and they shouldn't have met.

Who knew that this scene that gave Zela a headache still happened.

Soon, though, there was no need for her to continue to worry about what attitude to adopt to face the legend in front of her.

Because someone couldn't help but make a 'decision' for her.

“…… Grunt and say something incomprehensible from the beginning, hey! That guy over there! If you want to leave, hurry up! Or are you going to find fault with you, in that case, hurry up and give an explanation! ”

The palms and fists collided together, and the blonde youth directly took a very 'treasure hunter-style' solution.

What he couldn't stand the most was this state of confrontation, and the strange aura on the other party's body made him very uncomfortable.

A guy with a sutra is always very sensitive in some places.

What's more, they also have the 'backing' of the magician now, so Yuri's confidence is also enough.

(That...... A sucker......! ）

Covering his forehead with a direct look, this guy didn't know who he was facing now, and he dared to provoke and stimulate the other party so casually.

It is really fearless for the ignorant.

Wouldn't it be good to let others quietly leave a mysterious and story-telling image and then leave, this time I really have to be dragged to death by him......

"What's wrong, Zela?"

found that his friend suddenly looked 'loveless', and then became 'death-like' again, and Mebis, who also didn't know who was opposite, was not so nervous.

Although the state of the teenager made her curious, it was really her friend who was more important!

"Hah...... I just feel like life is really up and down......"

Adjusting to her state, Zela has decided to accept 'reality'.

It's also her 'blessing' to have such a teammate.

Fortunately, the spirit of the black-haired teenager at this time is still in a relatively normal state, and it is not as extreme as it will be in the future.

He had no intention of fighting, and after hearing Yuri's words, he put away the smile on his face and turned around.

“…… I'm sorry, but it's probably because I haven't talked to anyone in a long time, which makes me a little happy. ”

"It's time for me to go, I'm sorry for the terrible scenery for you, hopefully, we won't see each other again......"

With a light sigh and went back to the original way, the young man's back was indescribably lonely.

“……”

Looking at the result of the thunder and rain, the three of Yuri were also speechless.

"W-huh?"

With his mouth open, the kind-hearted Mebis seemed to want to say something, but was stopped from doing so.

looked at his friend who stopped in front of him in confusion, only to find that the brown-haired girl just shook her head solemnly.

That's it.

No matter for whom.

……

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“…… The old man was thinking, was that too much just now? ”

After finding a new camp and cleaning up, in a somewhat dull atmosphere, the conversation returned to what had happened before.

It was Volod who spoke up, and the long-faced man felt that the person just now was behaving strangely, and there should be no ill will towards them.

"Don't ask me."

Pulling at his collar, Precht didn't seem to want to answer the question.

Anyway, it's not him who drives people out.

“……？”

Feeling that the eyes were focused on themselves again, someone felt that this was a big wrong.

"I'm bad again?!"

Biting off the food in his hand, Yuri pointed at the brunette girl on the other side who didn't seem to be very interested.

"Didn't Zela just like me?! She must have thought I was doing the right thing to stop Mebis! ”

Thinking that even if this was a pot, he couldn't carry it alone, Yuri quickly found a 'companion' for himself.

What he didn't expect was that the girl who usually didn't deal with him much didn't refute this time.

“…… Zela? ”

The light of the fire reflected in the girl's pupils, and it wasn't until Mebis, who was sitting beside her, called out softly that it drew her attention back.

“…… Do you know who that magician was just now? ”

Sitting quietly in the wheelchair that had been changed back to its original state, Zela's subsequent words made everyone present seem to be tied to their hearts.

"Jelf, that's the man's name."

“——！！！！！！”

The picture seemed to stand still for a moment, the feather-eared girl covered her small mouth, the cold young man was motionless, the food in the hands of the blonde fool fell unconsciously, and the long-faced man also opened his mouth wide in a daze.

No one would be unaware of the meaning of this person's representation, even the name is forbidden on the mainland, and it is recognized as the only strongest in the history of the magical world, with an invincible power that can almost destroy the world.

It's such a terrifying existence, and I actually passed by them just now?!

"You're not kidding, are you? Didn't he say that he was already asleep or dead? ”

It was not easy to recover, and Precht, who had always been calm, also became restless at this time.

"Ahh Don't! Is it 'Axellam's Black Magic'?! ”

Mebis, who quickly thought of something, exclaimed, and connected the strange sight he had seen earlier with the legend, and everything made sense.

“…… That's right, he is not dead under the curse, he has been wandering the continent for hundreds of years. ”

The coldness and uneasiness of Zela's words swept over the crowd, and according to their 'common sense', it was a terrible truth.

“…… I always feel as if I have picked up a life...... Haha......"

Precht and Volod rarely share this point.

However, there is a deeper question.

(Why...... You're going to know that well...... ）

(Zela...... ）