"What do you want......? Is it more important than Alice? ”

When Lin Yiyan said the name that meant more to him than other existences, a faint expression appeared on his pale face again. This time, however, as before, his expression disappeared under the icy frost.

"I don't know. I don't want to know either. Whether it's you...... Or someone else. I don't want it anymore...... Those ......" Yugeo said something in an almost inaudible voice, and then slowly walked down from the lifting plate and stretched out his hand to Lin Yiyan.

"There's nothing more to talk to you about. Let's fight...... That's why you're here, right? ”

“…… But we're definitely not here to fight you, Yugeo. So, I can't give you back this sword. Lin Yiyan lowered his voice and said this, turned the black sword to his left hand, and untied the sword of the green rose from the sword belt with his right hand. While staring at Yugeo, he wanted to hand the sword to Alice, who was standing behind-

"I don't need you to hand it over to me." As soon as Lin Yiyan heard this, the white scabbard flew out of his hand. It wasn't Alice's doing. The sword passed through the air as if it had been pulled by an invisible thread, moving towards Eugeo, who was standing ten meters away.

- Divine Magic! Did you even omit the chanting ......!? Lin Yiyan gasped, and a sharp whisper sounded behind him, "Mind Technique......!" ”

"What is that......" Lin Yiyan didn't look back, but asked the question directly. Alice immediately explained to Lin Yiyan, "That is a secret technique that has been passed down to the integration knights since ancient times. It is neither divine nor total domination, but only willpower to dominate objects...... There are only a few knights who can use the Mind Technique, except for my uncle. ”

"So, even Alice can't use it?"

“…… Although I have practiced, let alone artifacts, I can't even manipulate small stones. This is not a technique that Eugeo, who has just become a knight, can learn......"

During the time that Lin Yiyan was talking to Alice, Yugeo's right hand grabbed the Sword of the Green Rose, and then hung the scabbard on the left waist of the armor. Then, he grasped the hilt of his sword and drew it without hesitation. From the translucent blade, cold air turned into a white mist.

Lin Yiyan had no choice but to hold the black sword in his right hand and stand it in front of his body. In the past two years, Lin Yiyan and Yugeo have faced each other with swords countless times, but at that time, the two of them only held a wooden sword for practice, and they had never used the sword of the green rose to fight against this black sword.

But that's okay -

What stirred in Lin Yiyan's heart was only the general emotion of "Is it finally here that should have come?" That's right, on the day I left Lulid and embarked on the journey, I had a premonition that this moment had come. However, this is limited to fighting with the sword that is your own doppelganger. The outcome of this battle has not yet been determined. Moreover, Lin Yiyan didn't want anyone other than the two of them, including the High Priest, to decide this outcome.

"Eugeo." Lin Yiyan said the last words, "Although you probably can't remember, I was the one who taught you swordsmanship." As a master, I can't afford to lose to my apprentices. ”

However, Eugeo didn't answer, just swung the Sword of the Green Rose with a smooth movement, and entered a state where he was ready to launch a sword technique - it was the one-handed sword advance technique Sonic Leap. It seems that even if he forgot his name, he still hasn't forgotten Ain's sword skills. With a slight joy, Lin Yiyan put on the same posture.

From the two swords, a bright green light was emitted.

A second later.

Lin Yiyan and Ugeo kicked their feet to the marble floor at the same time.

The sword of the green rose held by Yugeo and the black sword held by Lin Yiyan depicted a vivid pale green light in the dim space.

Those two tracks are extremely symmetrical. It may be natural that the same skill, the Sonic Leap Rush Technique, jumps and activates at the same time, but it is exactly the same when the tip of the sword passes through the apex of the track, the time when the attack power reaches its maximum and the light effect of the sword skill becomes stronger, or the timing of the fierce collision between the silver and the pitch-black blade.

It's not just a skill. Lin Yiyan gave his sword skills a triple boost by kicking the ground with his feet, twisting his body, and waving his arms. However, Ugeo's Sonic Leap is no worse than Lin Yiyan's. In other words, he also sped up his skills to the maximum. Obviously he hadn't fully taught him the technique.

He must be in a place where Lin Yiyan can't see, steadily and stupidly wielding his sword. It was repeated hundreds of times a day. Until you can hear the voice of the love sword.

“………… Why? At the same time that the crossed swords were fiercely competing with each other, Lin Yiyan squeezed out a deep voice, "Why, what kind of synthesis secret technique will you lose to in that case." The reason why you practice swordsmanship...... Didn't you set off for Santoria, the capital of Central, to reclaim your important childhood friend Alice? ”

".................." Yugeo still resisted Lin Yiyan's sword without giving an inch, just like the words "there is nothing to say" just now, his tightly closed lips did not move at all. Although Lin Yiyan noticed that the moment he heard Alice's name, there was a faint light swaying in the depths of his green pupils, but in the blink of an eye, it was swallowed up by darkness. In other words, even it was just the illusion that Lin Yiyan had caused by the light green light continuously released by the sword bodies of the two swords.

If you are at a stalemate like this, the Sonic Leap will end in a few seconds, and the ultra-high-speed melee combat will begin. If that's the case, Lin Yiyan won't have the leisure to indulge in worry. In the remaining time, Lin Yiyan thought desperately.

The Knight of Integration was created through a method known as the Secret Art of Synthesis, which is the direct manipulation of souls. Specifically, the fragments of the subject's most cherished memories are pulled out and replaced by a false sense of loyalty inserted into the godly module.

The moment he heard his mother's name, Elderier, the Knight of Integration, became mentally unsettled, and the godly module that was the problem almost came out of his forehead. That means that the High Priest Administrator took away his mother's memories in order to turn him into a Knight of Integration.

The other knights may have been robbed of equally important memories. Dissorubat is supposed to have had his wife's memory robbed. While there are no clues that can be used to speculate about Vice-Chancellor Fanatiano and Knight Captain Belkuli, it is likely that family members or lovers are not low.

So, Alice...... The Golden Consolidation Knight, who watched his duel with Yugeo by the wall a little farther away, had his memory taken away from him.

The most likely is probably her biological sister Serka, who now lives in Lulid Village. While resting on the balcony built on the outer wall of the cathedral, Alice reacted violently when Lin Yiyan casually mentioned Serka. She wept at the fact that she had a sister, and even used it as an opportunity to make up her mind to rebel against the Congregational Church.

However, even when Serka's name is heard, Alice's godly module shows no signs of being unsettled. Whether that's because it's been six years since he became an integration knight, or because the memories that have been taken away aren't about Celka at all, I still haven't thought of an answer.

In any case, if the speculation up to this point is correct. The High Priest Administrator took memories of Eugeo from whom?

Not far from the battle between Lin Yiyan and Eugeo, it was used by the patriarch Chuderkin when he fled to the upper floor, and the circular lifting plate that Lin Yiyan had lowered again was stationary. The ceiling directly above has a hole in diameter of one meter. Lin Yiyan speculated that it was the high priest's apartment, but the cave was covered by darkness and could not be seen clearly. Even if the Administrator were indeed on the other side of the cave, he would not even be able to perceive the breath right now.

But just an hour earlier, on the other side of the cavern, Yugeo had been 'synthesized' by the High Priest - in other words, the memory of someone he held most dear. Who would that be?

Lin Yiyan came up with only one answer. That's Alice Bass, who was taken away by the knight Desorubat in front of Eugeo's eyes eight years ago, and has been tracking his tracks ever since! Alice M. Synthesis· Thirty, there can be no other answer.

However, if this is the case, why did the knight Eugeo, who was now fighting with me, not react when he saw Alice standing only a dozen meters away.

Elderiyah's mere hearing his mother's name almost sheds the godly module in his body. If the cause of his instability was that only a short period of time had elapsed since he became a knight, it should not be surprising that Eugeo, who had only been an hour after the synthesis, had symptoms that were even worse than Elderliye's when he saw Alice.

Despite this, Eugeo's heart was completely closed. If it wasn't Alice's memories that were taken away, then who did the Administrator erase from his mind, or what did he erase?

When Lin Yiyan thought about it at this time, the light of the sword skills on the two swords that crossed over disappeared. Due to the loss of propulsion generated by the system's assistance, the white and black blades were violently bounced away by the reaction force. In the midst of the flying orange sparks, Lin Yiyan, who gritted his teeth, and Yugeo, whose face did not change, swung their swords again.

"Wow!"

“……！”

While bursting out with sound and silence, he slashed at the upper right with a perfectly synchronized movement. The blades collided and bounced back, then struck from the right side. The interoccluding blades slipped and slashed diagonally to the left. The blow was also accurately blocked.

At the same time as the second round of the confrontation began, Lin Yiyan was shocked again in his heart.

Although the specifications of the sword are the same, the conditions of the person holding it are not the same. Compared to Lin Yiyan, who was only dressed in clothes that were easy to move, Yugeo was wearing heavy metal armor. Obviously, there should be several times the weight of Lin Yiyan on his body, but he is not bad in milliseconds in slashing. Is it because he has been able to improve his physical strength after becoming an integrated knight, or is it the effect of what Alice said before the war?

It has long been clear that there are systems in this world that cannot be explained by the theory of the VRMMO world that Lin Yiyan had experienced before. The invisible power of the eye, called willpower and imagination, can sometimes even trigger phenomena that transcend the high divine arts.

After becoming an Integration Knight, Eugeo's willpower became cold and sharp, even though his memories and feelings were completely sealed. Before the battle began, he had moved the sword of the green rose I was holding into his own hand as if he had used telekinesis—though Alice called that power the skill of the mind—as evidenced by this.

What exists in Yogeo's heart today? The driving force behind his goal of integrating the knights was his firm determination to take Alice back from the church, but what kind of thoughts filled the huge emptiness that was created by the removal of this determination?

Lin Yiyan didn't think that it was all forcibly engraved in his soul to the loyalty of the Congregational Church and the High Priest, and he didn't want to think so. There is no reason why the Sword of the Green Rose, which unswervingly blocks the black sword, should be supported by that kind of hypocritical willpower.

In the depths of the cold pupils, there was still a burning hot thing. Lin Yiyan is so convinced. If there is a means by which it can be awakened, there is only one way-

“…… Eugeo. Lin Yiyan tried his best to resist the sword and said in a low voice, "Maybe you don't remember it now...... You and I haven't had a serious fight yet, have we? ”

"............" Eugeo's eyes, which once shone bright green, now look like a dark cyanosis that has lost its luster. Lin Yiyan stared desperately at its depths and continued, "Whether it was on the way out of Lulid Village to Santoria, or after entering the Sword Cultivation Academy in Yangdu, I thought about it many times. If we fight you seriously, which side will win, I have considered this kind of thing. Honestly, one day I'll be surpassed by you, I thought. ”

Unblinking, Eugeo looked back at me—no, it was cut off. For him now, I'm just an intruder to be driven out. As long as the slightest flaw is discovered, he will be cut down in that instant. However, Lin Yiyan believed that a few words could still be transmitted to his closed heart, and then threw him a closing sentence.

“…… However, now is not that time. You can't win me if you forget everything about me, everything about Alice, everything about Tizo and Ronie, and everything about Cardinal. Now, I'm going to prove it. While saying this, Lin Yiyan held his breath and gathered all the strength of his body to put it on the sword.

A wrinkle was carved between Yugeo's eyebrows, and he wanted to push Lin Yiyan's sword back. Lin Yiyan saw this opportunity and pulled his sword back in one breath. The blade of the knife followed with "Click! With a sliding down, a straight line of sparks bloomed in the faint darkness. Lin Yiyan was pushed backwards, and Yugeo also fell forward.

If you want to establish yourself here, you'll be hit by Yugeo, who has already regained his body. So Lin Yiyan followed the inertia and fell to the ground with his back down. In the corner of the field of vision, the knight Alice can be seen to have begun to extend her right hand to her left waist. Do you decide that I have been defeated, and plan to pull out the sword of Jinmu to intervene in this duel?

However, it was three seconds before that judgment was made. The outcome of this battle will depend on whether the strategy will work - or rather, on how far Eugio has mastered the Aingrunt stream. Just before his back hit the ground, Lin Yiyan kicked his right foot sharply. The toes of the boots glowed brightly, illuminating Eugeo's face from below.

"Whoa, whoa!" A brief roar that makes the whole body spin compactly. Ayn Grant's fluid technique, backflip kick skill String Moon. On the other hand, Eugeo was also taught the physical technique of using his fists and shoulders. Eugeo has also shown his talent in this area, not to mention the simple thrust technique Flash, and even the advanced skill Meteor Break, which is used to connect body dashes and slashes, he can already perform a third blow.

If he had discovered the kicking technique by studying it alone, or had deduced its existence, Lin Yiyan's String Moon would have been dodged. In addition, the flaws that appear when this kick is dodged are staggering. Once it is empty, it can only be obediently slaughtered.

- Fight it out, Eugeo!

While shouting in his heart, Lin Yiyan kicked his partner's throat guard to the end.

Even in this situation, Yugeo's eyes were filled with a dry chill. He twisted his upper body without changing his face, trying to dodge the kick. However, his momentum of leaning forward after the confrontation did not stop. The toes of the toes, wrapped in light, were sucked into Eugeo's defenseless jaws.

“……！” A sharp breath came out of Yugeo's mouth. Holding the sword of the green rose in his right hand, it moved to the front and side with a buzzing sound. However, no matter how much slash is used, the kick will definitely be faster than it. Just ignore it and hit it to the end......

Wrong. Eugeo's purpose is not to fight back. Not with the blade of the sword, but with the handle to meet Lin Yiyan's right foot, not the body. Handle strike with backhand grip. It should not exist in the actual combat technology of Under orld, where the magnificence and majesty of sword skills are paramount.

If the right foot is hit on the side, the Moon's orbit will be staggered. In that case, the place to aim is.

“————！” Lin Yiyan clenched his teeth and fiercely stopped the right foot that was about to be shot out at this moment. However, at this point, if you go too far, the skill will be forcibly terminated. It feels like delaying the timing of the skill's strike by a quarter of a second, allowing Eugeo's right hand to take the lead.

———— here!

Quack!!

A hard thrust roared.

The moon didn't hit Eugeo's throat in the first place, but the back of his right hand holding the sword. The Knights of Integration are all equipped with sturdy hand armor, and Eugeo is no exception, so it is impossible to expect how much damage this blow will do to his fists. However, it has already produced an impact that is enough to realize Lin Yiyan's intentions.