On the lower floors of the cathedral, most of the friars and nuns responsible for the practice of the Congregational Church were probably not recruited from outside by the Church, but were born and raised within the Church. Fijer: The same goes for them. From the administrator's point of view, it probably feels like a unit for production practice in the tower.

It is unlikely that Alice knows this dark side of the church. There is no need to say these words here and put an unnecessary burden on her.

“…… No, you should have met the winners of the Unification Conference, but you just didn't realize it. You integrate the knight's memories, not only when you are exercising the secret art of synthesis...... Even after becoming a knight, it was corrected by the administrator himself. ”

"Impossible!" Alice, who raised her head, shouted, "That's impossible! High Priest, how could you play with our memories like that......"

"Absolutely!" Lin Yiyan also shouted back, "Because you are not only the memories of the winners of the conference...... I don't even have any memories of the criminals I've taken away so far!! ”

"Sin, criminal......?" Alice's brow furrowed, and she fell silent. Lin Yiyan looked straight at her blue and white cheeks under the starlight, and said to her desperately, "Yes." You, the day before yesterday, used a flying dragon to transport me and my partner from the Sword Academy to the church. This should be remembered, right? ”

“…… How could it be forgotten. Because you are the criminals I brought back the first time I was ordered to bring back. ”

"However, the integration knight Dissorubat synthesisseven can't remember anything about you anymore. Eight years ago...... Lin Yiyan paused and made up his mind to say the name, "...... He personally took your young Alice from the northern border village of Loulid. ”

Alice's face was as pale as a marble wall when she heard Lin Yiyan's words. Her equally pale lips trembled, and she spat out a dry voice, "Loulid Village...... Where is my real home...... His Highness Dissorubart...... Take me, take me from there? ...... as a criminal? That is, I ...... The past has been violated, taboo ...... Are you like that...... Right......? ”

Hearing her staccato voice, Lin Yiyan nodded, "Yes." As I said, half of the Knights of Integration are the winners of the Unification Conference, right? The remaining half, the same human beings who were brought to the cathedral in the name of criminals. With a strong willpower that can violate the taboo catalog, after becoming a knight, you can exert unparalleled combat power. For the administrator, it is really a double attack, which can not only ban the reactionary elements that shake his domination, but also become his own powerful pawn and be reborn. Let's talk about you. ”

Here, it is the watershed of whether Alice accepts Lin Yiyan's words or not. Lin Yiyan poured all his strength into his eyes and looked at Alice. She sat on the stone terrace, shrunk her shoulders as if she was unsure of her heart, and looked at Lin Yiyan with half-open eyes as if waiting for some kind of apocalypse.

"Your real name is Alice Bass Berk. Born at the foot of the Ending Mountains on the northern border, in a small village named Lulid. and Eugeo...... My partner is the same year and should be nineteen years old this year. You were brought to church eight years ago, that is, when you were eleven years old. You and Eugeo go on a caving journey through the Terminating Mountains...... Then he left the cave, that is, he took a step from the boundary between the human realm and the dark territory. In other words, you are guilty of invading the dark territory and not stealing or harming anything...... No, maybe you were trying to help the dying Dark Knight......"

Suddenly, Lin Yiyan stopped there.

Did I hear this from Eugeo......? Strange, why would I know in such detail? After coming to this world for two years, how can you know the details of what happened six years ago? However, for some reason, as if that scene was happening right in front of his eyes, the black knight who fell with blood stains and Alice who tried to rush over flashed back in his mind for a moment. The sound of Alice's hand touching the dark soil of the dark territory sounded again.

Lin Yiyan raised her head with this conviction and doubt, but Alice didn't seem to notice Lin Yiyan's unnatural pause. Her pale cheeks trembled, and a voice that was so low that it was almost inaudible, "Alice Green Belke...... That's it, mine, ...... name? Loulid...... End of the Mountains...... Can't remember, ...... anything."

"Don't think about it, you're going to be like Elderiyah." Lin Yiyan interrupted Alice's words in a panic. If Alice's godly module is unstable here, it will be completely recovered by other knights like Elderliye did then. However, Alice stared at Lin Yiyan tightly, and said resolutely in a trembling voice, "What are you talking about until now." I think...... Know everything. I'm not going to believe what you say yet...... Wait until you say everything before you decide. ”

“…… Got it. But even though I say that, I don't know a lot of things. Your father is the head of the village of Loulid, and his name is Gashut Tzingbelk. It's a pity I don't know my mother's name, and then, as I said, you have a sister. Her name is Serka, and she now works as a trainee nun in Loulid's church. Two years ago, when I was boarding at the church, I talked to her several times that she was a good boy who missed her sister...... I've been caring about you who have been taken away by the church. When you lived in Loulid, you were also a trainee nun, and you were known as a genius of divine magic. She is chasing after sisters like you, working desperately to be a wonderful nun. ”

Even after Lin Yiyan finished saying everything she knew, Alice didn't show any reaction. The previous uneasy expression disappeared, and his snow-white and gorgeous face like pottery under the starlight remained motionless in front of Lin Yiyan. I'm afraid she's trying to wake up a few proper nouns from the depths of her memory right now, but it seems to have clearly failed.

Isn't it possible......

Lin Yiyan muttered to himself in his heart. Originally, I thought that even if the "Memory Fragment" was taken away, as long as she calmed down, she would be able to awaken some of the memories by transmitting information little by little, but the memory sealing technique imposed by the administrator was stronger than expected.

Sure enough, in order to restore Alice, only Cardinal, who has the same authority as the administrator, can do it, and it is also necessary to retrieve the fragment of Alice's memory that the administrator has kept somewhere. At this moment, Alice's lips moved and a short voice sounded, "Serka." ”

And then, another sentence.

"Celka ......"

She rolled her dark blue eyes and looked at the starry sky above her.

“…… Can't remember. Look, sound. But...... This isn't the first time I've called out a name. My mouth, throat...... In my heart, I have such a memory. ”

“…… Alice. Lin Yiyan swallowed his breath and said in a low voice. Alice's eyes no longer had Lin Yiyan's existence, and she continued to say in a weak voice, "I've called countless times." Every day, every night...... Celka ...... Erka ......"

Lin Yiyan watched with emotion as she saw something unbelievable, as the transparent liquid beads that gathered in Alice's long eyelashes overflowed, reflecting the starlight falling. Tears poured out, and one drop fell onto the stone slab between me and Alice with a slight sound.

"Really, right...... I have, family...... Father, mother, and, sister by blood...... Somewhere, under this night sky, ......" staccato sounds turned into thin whimpering. Lin Yiyan instinctively stretched out her right hand, but Alice shook it off with her own hand armor.

"Don't look at me!!" Alice, who was screaming with a half-crying voice, hit Lin Yiyan's chest with her right hand roughly, and wiped her eyes several times with her left hand. But the tears did not stop, and the knight buried his face between his knees, and his shoulders trembled with excitement.

"Uh......h Woo-goo...... Woo woo......" Looking at the back of Alice, who was crying in a suppressed voice, Lin Yiyan was silent, only silently clenched his fists.

certain

Must, defeat the administrator and bring Alice back to her hometown.

Although he persuaded himself that she should be allowed to return to her original appearance, she could not help but imagine that the strongest knight who shrunk her body and cried like a child was also the sorrow of a girl. It was so pitiful that every day of the years of living in the cathedral often longed in the depths of her heart for the warmth of her family, whom she had lost and could no longer touch, Alice synthesisthirty.

It took quite a long time for the intense whimper to slowly sink down, and finally to a faint sob. And Lin Yiyan began to think. The most ideal development that can be speculated today is probably the following situation.

After the moon rises, he resumes his climb, returns to the tower when he reaches the 95th floor, avoids the fight with Alice as scheduled, and rendezvouses with Eugeo. As for whether it is necessary to use the short sword he holds, the short sword made by Cardinal to put Alice to sleep will be determined according to the situation.

After that, the only obstacle left was to defeat the integration knight Belkuli synthesisone, or convince him that I would be sorry if Eugeo knocked him back, but I still don't want to do this and break into the final enemy, the sleeping top of the administrator.

Powerless the High Priest before she wakes up, and then retrieve the hidden fragments of Alice's memories to restore her memories and personality to their original state. Finally, it is necessary to get in touch with Jarvis waiting outside of the real-world Russ through the system console. Allowing it to shut down will stop the upcoming Load Experimentation phase, which is the Dark Nation's massive invasion......

Even if you only think about it, it is enough to daunt people from difficult continuous tasks. The success rate of all stages is about 50 percent...... No, I'm afraid it's less than 30%.

“…… You just said that, right? Alice, who was squatting on her knees, suddenly whispered. Lin Yiyan interrupted his complicated thinking and raised his head. After a while, Alice continued, in a faint voice still mixed with sobs, "After breaking the walls of the tower and falling outside...... You say that the purpose of such a rebellion is to correct the mistakes of the High Priest and protect the human world. ”

"Ah...... Indeed it is. Lin Yiyan nodded at Alice's blonde hair hanging down to her back. After a few seconds of silence, the knight continued, "...... Although I haven't believed everything you have to say...... But since the outer wall of the tower is equipped with the minion of the Dark Country...... The fact that the Fusion Knight was not from the Heavenly Realm, but gathered people from the Human Realm and sealed their memories should seem to be a fact. Other words...... It is undeniable that the High Priest has deeply deceived us who are loyal to her......"

Lin Yiyan held her breath and listened to Alice's words. The memory has been altered, and the integrated knight of the god worship module has also been inserted into the fluct light, and it should be forced to be absolutely obedient to the administrator at the soul level. In fact, the Knights of Integration we have met so far have never had a suspicion of the Church, no matter what we say.

With that in mind, it can be said that Alice just said such a line, which can be said to be shocking. Sure enough, she has a certain feature on her body that other artificial Fluct Light does not have. In front of Lin Yiyan, who was staring at her wordlessly, the Golden Knight, who was still holding his small hands and feet, continued his words as if whispering, "However, on the other hand, the first mission given to us by the High Priest is to defend the human realm from the invasion of the Dark Territory, and this is also true. Even now, there are more than a dozen integration knights riding the Wyvern and fighting in the Ending Mountain Range. If the High Priest hadn't formed an integrated knighthood and didn't have such a defense, the human world would have been ravaged by the tyrannical invasion of darkness. ”

"This, this ......"

However, this is by no means the way the world should be.

The growth resources that were constantly monopolized by the integrated knights were supposed to be shared with the majority of the general population. The villagers of the world were supposed to be like me and Yugeo in the Cave of the North, taking up their own swords to fight the goblin invaders and increase their power. However, the Administrator took this opportunity away.

Even if Lin Yiyan said this, she probably wouldn't be able to understand it. Facing Lin Yiyan, who had nothing to say, Alice said in a quiet and stern voice, "You said that I was born and raised...... My parents and sister still live there today, and the village of Loulid is located on the northern border, at the foot of the end of the mountains. In other words, if the Dark Territory starts to invade, it will be the first region to be ravaged. If you repel all the Knights of Integration and wield your sword at the High Priest, who will protect the border areas, including Lurid, at that time? Could it be that just the two of you want to repel the Dark Army? ”

Although Alice still had tears on her face, her voice contained a clear will, which made Lin Yiyan unable to answer for a while. Compared with Alice's consistent determination to protect the human world no matter what, Lin Yiyan has too many things to hide.

Lin Yiyan suppressed his current urge to say everything here, including that this world was made, and said, "So, in turn, I want to ask you...... Do you really believe that as long as the Knights are integrated to meet the attack intact, they can completely repel the general attack of the Dark Territory that is bound to come? ”

"......" This time it was Alice's turn to be speechless. Lin Yiyan turned his head to look at the night sky, and continued while recalling his memories from two years ago, "I also said before that my partner and I fought against the goblin team that invaded from the Dark Territory. Even the goblins, who are the lowest-ranking soldiers of the Dark Legion, have amazing sword skills and wrist strength. There are countless such creatures in the Dark Realm, and there are countless Dark Knights who ride dragons like you and Dark Warlocks who control Minion, right? If they attack together, even if all the integration knights are gathered, even the administrator himself will be in front, and they will not be outnumbered. ”

Although most of this was a paraphrase of Cardinal's words, Alice seemed to recognize this as well, and did not refute Lin Yiyan in a sharp tone and lowered her head as before. After a brief silence, she squeezed out a bitter voice, "...... That's right, uncle...... His Excellency Belkuli, the Knight Captain, harbored the same concern in his heart. If tens of thousands of elite soldiers of the Dark Territory attack from the East Gate together, only our knights will not be able to resist...... However, even if we say this, it is true that there is no other existence in the human world that can be called combat power except for us. As you said earlier, although the descendants of the superior nobles can enjoy a genius education in swordsmanship and sacred arts, they only pursue the gorgeous skills of winning with one blow, and it is impossible for them to be used in actual combat. In the end, we can only trust the protection of the three goddesses, and fight with the few wyverns. You should be able to understand this situation, right? ”

"As you say...... In today's human world, the only one who really has the power to fight the Dark Legion is the Fusion Knight. Still looking ahead, I replied cautiously.

However, this is a deliberately oriented situation for the administrator. The High Priest feared the emergence of combat power in the human world that he could not fully control. That's why she gathered the winners of martial arts tournaments and those who violated the taboo catalog, sealed their memories, and transformed them into loyal integration knights. In other words, the Administrator doesn't trust humans in this world at all. ”

“……！” Alice gasped, but she didn't refute Lin Yiyan's words as before. Lin Yiyan prayed that she would be able to hear these words as she continued, "If the High Priest had believed in the humans at his disposal and built a trained and well-equipped army, the human realm would have already had the combat power to fight against the Dark Territory. Instead of doing so, the High Priest allowed the superior nobles, who were supposed to be on the front line in wartime, to indulge in idleness and debauchery, and eventually corrupted their souls...... Like the two men who I'm swinging a sword at Ugeo. ”