The treetops are slightly shaken by the breeze. Sunlight shining through the gently swaying leaves. Below that, laughing at each other and running around. Not far ahead, sparkling blonde hair. And then beside him, there was dark hair that was beating energetically.

Young Eugeo turned his gaze to the right as he ran. However, the smile of another childhood friend gradually faded away in the depths of the white flash-

The impact was particularly intense, pulling Yogio back into the dimly lit bed. The paralyzed body jerked back, and something strange floated from Eugeo's forehead. Glowing with purple light, transparent triangular prisms.

Elderier, the knight of integration who had fought with him in the Rose Garden, also looked strange when he heard his mother's name, and a triangular prism that looked very similar to the one in front of him protruded from his forehead. However, the prisms that emerged from Eugeo's forehead now appeared to be larger, carved with more intricate patterns, and emitted more intense light.

While Eugeo was amazed at the amount of foreign object he had stabbed into his head, and fearful of the Administrator's divine magic that would make it happen, he just watched the phenomenon wordlessly.

"That's right...... Just like that, don't move......" The silver-haired girl whispered softly, reaching out her right hand further, slowly pulling the purple triangular prism out of Yugeo's head. The moment the foreign object was removed, his thoughts went blank, and Yugeo collapsed limply on the bed.

The High Priest propped up the triangular prism with the fingertips of both hands as if it were wrapping, and as he poured a look of pity into it, he said, "This module is an improved version that has just been completed. Not only the loyalty to me and the church, but also the circuits used to strengthen the imagination are programmed into it. If you integrate this, even if you don't have to do inefficient training, you will be able to use the power of your mind the moment the integration is completed. Although, nowadays, it is only limited to preliminary skills......"

More than half of the Administrator's words were incomprehensible to Ugeo.

However, there is only one thing that can be confirmed. That triangular, the so-called Divine Worship Module, would take away Yugeo's thoughts, turn him into an integrated knight, and make him raise his sword against Yi Yan and them. Of course, this path was his own choice, but if he took advantage of the fact that the module was stripped away, he would be able to complete his final mission without being hindered by false loyalty. When I came back to my senses, I could feel that the cold pain that occupied the center of my mind was gone.

But. The paralyzing sensation that immediately hits the whole body when it is taken by the Administrator shows no signs of abating, even after the module is detached. It still makes the body unable to follow its own volition. At least, if you let your right hand move. Pull that one out of her chest and swing it at the Administrator, as long as you can-

Eugeo bent his back into a ball, desperately trying to squeeze his strength out, and his white right hand reached out to him again.

Rolling his eyes and looking up, he realized that the High Priest with the module in his left hand was close to the position where his knees met. The girl smiled steadily, pulling his head gently to her side, and even the little power could not resist, and Yugeo fell forward.

The Administrator rested Eugeo's head sideways on his bent legs, ran his fingertips around the roots of his hair, and whispered, "Let me look at your memories one more time." This time, I'm going to put this in the most precious place. Just do that, and you'll never have a headache again. And that's not all...... It will forever free you from the worries and sufferings of boredom, hunger and thirst. ”

Take the white finger off your forehead and slowly slide it down, gently touching your lips. Immediately, only the paralysis in the mouth weakened a little. The girl removed her fingers, smiled heartily, and commanded, "All right, chant again the technique I just taught you." ”

"............," Eugio's still-moving lips quivered slightly. It's not just that when he fought with Yi Yan as an integration knight, even the memories before that were ambiguous, but only the three lines he sang still remember clearly.

Remove Core Protection。

It is impossible to imagine what the sacred words mean when they first hear them, but one thing is certain. That is the short technique that will open the door that is innate to the human being, which protects the soul.

This is why the Administrator is free to peek into Eugeo's memories and insert the Worship Module into the hole that already exists. However, according to her words, Synthesis was not stable, so she planned to do the same thing again.

Now, judging by the fact that Ugeo has managed to maintain his own consciousness, the Heart Gate should be in a state of closing again. It is impossible to recall whether it was because he had closed it alone after some time, or if the Administrator had closed it for some reason. However, when the integration was done again, it was necessary for the High Priest to have Yugeo chant those three lines again.

If he sings, I'm afraid that Yugeo will become a Knight of Integration, both physically and mentally, and he will not be able to fulfill his last wish to retrieve Alice's memories. However, if he doesn't sing, the Administrator will perceive his treachery.

At this moment, this moment. The moment when the High Priest exposed his defenseless skin was the last and greatest opportunity. In any case, find a way to move your paralyzed right hand and stab that one at her. The High Priest paralyzed Yugeo's body with just his right hand. And that's not all. When the light elemental floating above the round bed was generated, she was not heard chanting.

Although the types are different, Yugeo has witnessed the same scene of using invisible powers without a technique not long ago. In the battle of the large baths on the lower level, the integrated knight captain Belkuli Synthesis· One。 Having pioneered the village of Luried, he was the equivalent of an ancient hero to Yugeo, an ancient ancestor who could pull a distant sword to his side with just a raised hand.

It's not just that. In retrospect, wasn't Cardinal, the sage of the Great Library, blocking the road with just a wave of his cane, and causing the table to appear. A master of their level must be able to exert the same power as divine magic just by imagination.

Of course, as a Divine Sorcerer, Yugeo, who had been studying Divine Magic in the Academy until only a few days ago, was naturally inferior to Administrator and Cardinal, and even compared to the probationary friars who served the Congregational Church.

But, now. Only now, it is necessary to rely on the power of the heart to break the paralysis that binds the body. Yi Yan once said. In this world, it's important to put something in the sword. The meaning of this sentence is to pin the power that comes from the heart on the sword and strengthen its slash.

If the mind can make the sword stronger, then it will also be ...... in the divine art No, the same phenomenon should be produced in all kinds of human behavior.

- Move quickly.

Yugeo opened his lips and inhaled slowly, silently.

- Move quickly, my right hand.

- I have made many mistakes in my life so far. I didn't be able to save Alice, who was taken away by the Knight of Integration, and I didn't save her for many years after that, and finally reached the end of my journey after several twists and turns, but I lost my way here, in order to compensate for my weakness.

“………… Hurry up ......"

A hoarse voice came out of Eugeo's mouth.

“…… Fast...... ...... moving"

The Administrator's smile thinned as he peeked from above. The silver eyes narrowed in search of Yogeo's intentions. There is no turning back. Concentrate the strength that has accumulated from every corner of your heart on your right hand.

However, the paralysis showed no sign of going away. Countless invisible needles filled the fingers and palms of the hand, as if they were hindering its movement. Now, if you can move for a moment, even if your right hand is shattered and scattered, you can't swing your sword again. So, once is good-

“…… Quick, move, ah......! ”

The moment when he screamed hoarsely. A faint glow wrapped Eugeo's right hand, which was flung against the sheets. Warm, soft, and radiant to melt away all pain and pain. The ice needles that pierced through the flesh and bones melted and collapsed in an instant.

“…… You......? The Administrator muttered, intending to pull away. But by that moment, Yugeo had already reached into the chest of his shirt with his paralyzed right hand, from which he pulled something hanging from a thin chain.

A tiny dagger that shimmered with a deep red bronze. He grabbed it with his backhand, stabbing it towards the pure white skin that could be seen through the deep neckline of the chest of the thin coat Administrator was wearing. The distance that must be hit. Although the blade of the dagger is only five cens, it is impossible for it to be unable to reach the enemies next to it.

However, at the very moment when the needle-like blade was about to pierce the Administrator's body, an unimaginable phenomenon occurred.

"Quack!!" A thunderous sound roared, and at the same time, a purple film of light appeared in a concentric circle centered on the short sword. Forming the glittering ripples is a very small string of sacred words. Although the membrane is equivalent to having no body, it blocks the sharp edge of the short sword.

"Goo...... Woo!! ”

Gritting his teeth and racking all his strength, Yugeo resisted the tremendous reaction force. The short sword held in his right hand was something that the sage Cardinal had given to Yi Yan and Eugeo with one handle each. Although the dagger itself has almost no attack power, if someone is stabbed by it, Cardinal, who is in the isolated library, can transmit divine magic to him.

Eugeo's short sword was created to put the integration knight Alice to sleep.

And Yi Yan's short sword was something he got in order to defeat the Administrator. However, he used his short sword to save the vice-knight captain Fanatio Brown, who had fought them on the fiftieth floor of the cathedral. Synthesis· To's life.