1. Lyos Antinos, and their intent to insult Tizo and Rone was only two days ago. If this enters the load experiment stage like this, and the human world is exposed to the general attack of the Dark Territory, such tragic events will continue to occur.

"But...... It's not too late now. The time left before the Dark Territory's legions attacked, though I don't know if there was a year or two...... Until then, it should be possible to form the largest possible army in the human world. ”

"That can't be done!" Hearing this, Alice finally shouted, "Didn't you just say that the nobles of this world have been completely corrupted!" Even if the four royal families and the great nobles were ordered to pick up their swords at the beginning of the war, they would definitely start to plan to escape! ”

"Ah, the superior nobles really don't have the courage to fight. However, some of the higher nobles still have the dignity of being nobles, and among the lower nobles and many ordinary people, there are countless who have the desire to protect their families, small towns, or villages no matter what...... And the will of this world. As long as you give them all the large number of weapons stored in this tower, and let them learn from you the true sword skills and sacred arts, it is not impossible to form a good army in a year. ”

"Ordinary...... Person......? To Alice, who was repeating his words, Lin Yiyan nodded deeply, "That's right, even if you don't forcibly recruit soldiers, you can gather enough combat power just by recruiting volunteers...... Because the towns and villages have also been organized into guards. However...... If this continues, this will never be possible. ”

“…… High Priest ...... Definitely won't allow ......"

"That's right. Even if you try to convince, you can't do it. Because the inability to enforce their allegiance at the soul level is as terrifying to the Administrator as the Dark Army. At the end of the day, there is only one conclusion. The only way to break the absolute dominance of the Supreme Priest Administrator is to make the most of the remaining time and build a defense force that can resist the inevitable invasion. ”

Her short words drifted to Lin Yiyan's ears with the night wind, "...... Can you see it? ”

"Huh......?"

"If I help you...... If I get my memories back, I'll be able to ...... with Serka again Sister to meet? Lin Yiyan clenched his teeth for a moment. See it. That's absolutely fine. However......

Lin Yiyan was confused about whether to tell Alice about her previous prediction. However, it is absolutely impossible to pick the appropriate wording as before. Lin Yiyan made up his mind and nodded and replied, "...... See it. It only takes a day or two to take the Wyvern to Lulid Village. Nevertheless...... I hope you've listened well. ”

Lin Yiyan stared straight at the face of Alice, who was sitting about one and a half meters to my right, and said the next words, "It's you and you who meet Serka again." When you retrieve your memories, you will be transformed back into Alice Bass Berk, who has not yet been transformed by the Synthesized Arcane Technique, and you will be able to integrate the Knight Alice Bass. Synthesis· Thirty will also cease to exist. Now this personality of yours will disappear along with the memory of your life as an integrated knight, and this body will be transferred to its original personality...... Although such words are cruel...... Now you are a "pseudo-Alice" made by the Administrator. ”

Hearing Lin Yiyan's words, Alice's shoulders trembled two or three times. However, I didn't hear the same whimpering as before. A few seconds later, the voice that was desperately suppressing his feelings faintly reached Lin Yiyan's ears, "...... From hearing the phrase that the Knight of Integration is an existence created by the High Priest...... I already thought it would be like this. I...... Took the body from a young girl named Alice Bass Beck and used it for six years...... That's what happened, right? ”

I can't find any words to answer. Probably desperately trying to endure the shock of all the things she had believed in so far collapsing, Alice smiled very reluctantly, "What was stolen must be returned." This is...... Serka, parents, your friend...... And what you expect. ”

“…… Alice ......"

"And ...... One thing, I want to ask you. ”

"What's that......?"

"Before returning this body to the original Alice...... Can you take me to Lulid Village? And then...... Hide it from others, just see one side. I want to see Celka...... Sister, and the appearance of family. As long as this can be achieved, I will be satisfied. ”

Stopping her words, Alice slowly turned her head to look at Lin Yiyan. At this moment, the moon, which had risen overhead at some unknown time, cast a ray of light from between the black clouds. In the outline drawn by the golden particles of light, the corners of Alice's red and swollen eyes, crying like a child, relaxed, and a faint smile appeared. Seeing her expression, Lin Yiyan couldn't help but turn his gaze to the moon overhead.

Get Alice's memories back. This is the only wish of Lin Yiyan's unique partner, Ugeo. At the same time, it should also be my own wish. And yet—this is the same as this integrated knight who is now beside him, helplessly holding his knees...... No, it's the death of a young girl. This is an inevitable sacrifice and an inevitable priority. But Lin Yiyan was helpless about it.

"Ah...... It's agreed. I swear. Lin Yiyan just looked up at the night sky and said this sentence, "Before the memory is restored, I will definitely take you to Lulide." ”

“…… Absolutely. He nodded deeply to Alice, who reminded him, "Understood." So...... In order to protect the human world and the people who live here, I, Alice A. Synthesis· Thirty, abandoning the mission of integrating knights...... Yes......!! ”

Alice's resolute declaration suddenly turned into a sharp scream, and her body in golden armor leaned back violently, and her right hand pressed down on her right eye. What distorted her beauty was probably intense pain. While Lin Yiyan stood up in shock, he remembered the scene he saw two days ago.

In order to save Rone and Tizo, Yugeo severed the left arm of his second-class swordsmith, Wimbel Gizek. When Lin Yiyan arrived, his right eye was gone, and the blood that spurted out turned into red tears running down his cheeks.

That night, in the academy's punishment room, Yugeo had intermittently said that the moment he tried to cut off Wimbell, his right hand froze as if it were completely uncontrollable, and a sharp pain came from his right eye. Then, in front of his eyes, there was a divine text that shone bright red and had never been seen before—

What is happening to Alice now must be the same phenomenon as what Yugeo said. I'm afraid it's triggered when you try to resist the rules engraved into your soul, some kind of psychological barrier.

"Don't think about anything! Stop thinking about it! Screaming closer to Alice, he pressed his right hand on the left shoulder of the armor, and with his left hand grabbed the right wrist of the knight who was being tortured, and pulled it off his right eye.

“……！？” Alice's pupils, which were originally like sapphires, flashed red light, making Lin Yiyan gasp. In order to determine the true state of the red light, it is necessary to peek from a close distance. Alice's round right eye appeared with a perfectly circular blue iridescent.

Around it, vertical lines that glow red line are lined up, spinning and turning. Threads of different thicknesses are randomly arranged. It's simply – it's a barcode.

When Lin Yiyan heard Yugeo's words, he had speculated that the psychological barrier engraved in the soul of the Under orld people was constructed by the Administrator. However, in the past two years, Lin Yiyan has never seen a barcode in Under orld.

- Didn't the Administrator do it......? However, if so, who is it......

At this moment of slight gasp. The circular barcode stopped spinning, and just above Alice's constricted pupils, a wonderful horizontal arrangement appeared, which also shone red. 〖ＴЯ?? AM?T?Y?, MY EYES SEE THESE WORDS.

Confused for a moment as to what this meant, but soon understood. This is mirror text. It should be seen from the left and right in Alice's eyes directly below the text column. That is, this is SYSTEM ALERT.

System alerts. Although Lin Yiyan has long been accustomed to operating a computer, which is an unpleasant thing that often appears with a bang, it is just a word that does not make any sense to Alice and the others under orld. In this world, people basically only use the lingua franca, which is Japanese, and English is used in the form of a sacred language, which means that humans can neither understand nor need to understand.

While people who use divine magic will start saying various English words frequently with the usual "System Call", they are unaware of the hidden meaning. When Lin Yiyan taught Yugeo the mysteries of the Aingrun Stream and explained the meaning of the names of various sword techniques, he was also surprised that Lin Yiyan actually understood the sacred language.

In other words, the line called SYSTEM ALERT doesn't make any sense in Under orld. So, it wasn't the Administrator who set up this psychological barrier in the minds of Alice and Eugeo, but someone from the real world - specifically, someone on the staff of ProtoRuss?

The thoughts of the high-speed rotation were interrupted by the suppressed sorrow of Alice coming from close range.

"Goo...... Yes...... The right eye is about to burn......! See...... What the...... Writing......!? ”

"Don't think about anything! Empty your mind!! Lin Yiyan hurriedly shouted, pressing Alice's petite cheeks with both hands, "The one you see now is a psychological disorder that activates when you want to rebel against the church. Through the pain that arises in the right eye, the consciousness is induced to obey the taboo unconditionally...... If you think about it like this, your eyes will break! ”

However, this hasty explanation will probably have the opposite effect on this occasion. No one can do what others say about stopping their thinking. Alice, who heard Lin Yiyan's voice, closed her eyes tightly. However, the red text projected on the pupil of the eye cannot be invisible. The knight's hands were hovering in the air, and as soon as he touched Lin Yiyan's shoulders, he hugged them tightly. The force injected into her hands as she staccatored the screams that emanated from her throat made Lin Yiyan's muscles and bones rattle, but it was no match for the pain Alice endured.

Thinking that at least this would help her stop thinking, Lin Yiyan's palm pressed against Alice's face tightly, and continued to think downward in her mind. Several integration knights, including Alice, have broken the taboo for a while. That's why he was taken away by the Congregational Church and applied the secret art of synthesis.

However, for Alice alone, when she committed the crime of "trespassing on the Dark Territory" eight years ago, she should not have had a cracked right eye. Lin Yiyan had never heard of such a thing from Ugeo. According to him, Alice seems to have just crossed the line unconsciously. In other words, at that time, Alice's consciousness did not have a clear idea of spontaneously breaking the taboo.

The psychological barrier that haunts her now is almost as if she only reacts to the idea of actively breaking the rules. When aware of such an action, the right eye will first experience severe pain, and then the red SYSTEM ALERT text will disrupt the subject's thinking, replanting the fear of the taboo. In this way, the Underorld people, who have no tendency to break this rule, are subjected to a psychological barrier that can only be regarded as a god's move, and their obedience to the law is infinitely close to perfection.

And in Lin Yiyan's hands, Alice's faint voice suddenly came, "...... It's better than ......."

Lin Yiyan suddenly came back to his senses and looked down at the face of the integration knight. Her eyebrows, which had always maintained a graceful curve, were furrowed, there were small teardrops in the corners of her eyes, and her lips were bitten as if they were oozing blood. From the bloodless lips, he trembled again and uttered the staccato words, "This...... It's too much...... It's not just ...... Memory, even consciousness...... Manipulated ...... What ......"

Alice, who grabbed Lin Yiyan's shoulders, her hands trembled violently from a feeling of sadness or anger other than pain, "Will this ...... This red sacred text...... Burning into my eyes...... is the High Priest...... Adults......? ”

“…… No, it's not. Lin Yiyan replied unconsciously, "It's observing our existence from the outside of this world...... Inflicted by one of the gods who did not appear in Genesis. ”

“…… God ......," several tears rolled silently from Alice's eyes, "We integrate the world that the knights have created to protect the gods...... Fight constantly for infinite days...... But doesn't even God believe in us? Took away the memories of my family and sister from my side, and imposed such a seal...... Forcing us to obey ......"

Lin Yiyan couldn't imagine what kind of shock, chaos and despair Alice was feeling now living as a god knight. In front of Lin Yiyan, who was holding her breath and staring at her wordlessly, Alice's eyes suddenly widened.

The mirrored text that crosses the turquoise iridescent blue of the right eye adds another layer of blood-colored brilliance. Alice, however, didn't mind that, just stared straight up, the blue-white full moon peeking out of the gaps in the black clouds.

"I'm not a puppet!" Alice's voice was hoarse, but with unwavering emotion, "Indeed, I may be a created being. But even I have my own will! I want to protect the world...... Protect the people of this world. Protect my family, my sister. That's what I have to accomplish, the only mission! ”

With a shrill metallic sound, the mirror text began to flicker at high speed. The barcode that surrounds the blue brilliance also begins to rotate again.

"Alice......!" Lin Yiyan shouted out for fear of a phenomenon that was about to happen. Alice didn't look at Lin Yiyan, but whispered in an intermittent voice, "Yi Yan...... Hold me tight. ”

“…… I see. Nothing could be said of it, but instead he removed his hands from Alice's face and placed them on the armor on her shoulders, pressing through the golden armor against the knight's body, which was trembling slightly.

Alice flung her long golden hair behind her back, looked at the sky proudly, and took a deep breath, "High Priest Administrator...... And the nameless god! I, in order to complete my mission, will fight you!! ”

The awe-inspiring Declaration of Independence. Then, as if overlapping with its echo, a pillar of crimson light burst out of Alice's right eye. Warm blood droplets moistened Lin Yiyan's cheeks.

…………

Eugeo.

Geo ......

What's wrong? Did you have any nightmares......?

With a soft "pop", the oil lamp was lit, and the exquisite orange light was transmitted through. Standing in the hallway, Yugeo covered the lower half of his face with the pillow he was holding, hiding himself in the shadow of the half-open door, peering into the room.

In the depths of the room, which was not very large, lay two crude wooden beds, the one on the right was empty, and a set of cleanly washed bedding was neatly stacked on top of it.

On the bed on the left, there was a vague figure lying there, gently propping up and looking at this side. The light radiating from the oil lamp held in her right hand was blurry, making it difficult for Yugeo to see her face. However, from the slightly open chest of the gorgeous pure white pajamas, you can see the white and silky skin. The long hair that ran down to the bed was as fine and soft as silk.

In the depths of the orange light, with a tone that had been observing this side for a long time, the plump lips showed a gentle smile.

It's cold standing there, Yogeo. Quick, come here......

The futon on the bed was gently lifted, and there seemed to be infinite warmth coming from the darkness in the bed, and Yugeo suddenly realized the cold air flowing in the hallway. Before I knew it, my feet had passed through the door, and I walked towards the bed with unbelievably small steps.

I don't know why, but the closer I got, the fainter the light of the oil lamp became, and I couldn't see the face of the woman lying on the bed hidden in the darkness anyway. But Yugeo was just bent on burrowing into the warm darkness under the covers, and walked desperately forward. Even though his stride was getting smaller and his gaze was getting lower and lower, he didn't feel anything unbelievable.