"It's quite spacious here~~ Let's try it, sister~~"

In the early morning, before the sky was clear, Alice was taken to a clearing by Eliza's [Spatial Movement] without saying a word, and Sophia naturally accompanied her.

It's a certain distance from the joint raiding team's camp, so you won't notice even if you let go of your hands and feet to make some noise. So what they have to do now, of course, is to test the results of the "upside-down phoenix" all night.

"You say try...... But what exactly should I do?"

Alice frowned, raised her little hand and clenched her fist, but it didn't feel any different than usual.

Besides, last night, there was no such high-spirited atmosphere as common in martial arts novels, such as 'passing on the power of the body', and if this was a full-color comic, I am afraid that the background would be painted in the most dangerous pink.

"Anyway, let's try firing the 'Dragon Roar Cannon' first~~"

In order to break through the walls of the Ice Demon City, it is necessary to continuously fire dragon roar cannons at high frequencies. It was precisely for this reason that Alice was molested all night. If it turned out to be nothing but Elize's prank, she would have been unable to hold back her sister to the ground and spank her buttocks.

Just like in previous training, Alice took a deep breath to let the Dou Qi sink into the dantian, and then start her luck, allowing the Dou Qi to flow along the meridians and acupoints.

In the concept of martial arts in country C, the foundation of internal strength comes from breathing and breathing - how to let 'qi' flow with the blood around the body and achieve an endless cycle of life is commonly found in the internal strength of the major schools.

"Ho ho~~ It's really the same as I guessed~~"

Alize, who was observing carefully not far away, suddenly came to some conclusion from it, and nodded her head again and again.

"Sister Elize, what's wrong?"

"Listen to me, little sister~~ Originally, I thought that my sister's destructive power was very incredible, and I also made some assumptions and conjectures about it, but after last night's [magic resonance], I can now clearly see the way the magic flows in my sister's body~~ I finally figured it out today~~"

"Oh...... Specifically?"

As an expert in martial arts, Sophia can't help but be deeply interested in the mysterious traditional martial arts of Country C.

"To put it simply~~ Now the magic in my sister's body, that is, the fighting energy, is surging along the blood vessels and neural networks at a speed beyond common sense~~ This is probably the use of small expansion of muscles everywhere, as well as the control of the expansion of blood vessel walls, to achieve an incredible circulatory acceleration effect. As far as the result is concerned, no matter what part of my sister's body is, she can freely release a physical shock wave with a super strong vibration frequency, and the vibration frequency of that shock wave is so high that even the molecular structure can be shattered~~ And my sister's self-created 'dragon roar cannon' is the result of compressing and radiating this shock wave. ”

As a result, Alize began to give a scientific explanation and supplement to the "strong internal force" setting that is often used in martial arts novels.

"I see...... Can other people do this kind of 'vindictive acceleration'?"

"Hmm~~Usually people can't do it~~ Because the tissue used by my sister to accelerate the fighting spirit is completely self-disciplined, just like the peristaltic small intestinal villi~~ It is a part that cannot be controlled by the brain~~"

However, the so-called 'Inner Strength Method' is a method of teaching people how to exercise their internal organs, so that the true qi can flow more smoothly in the body. It's just that most people who practice martial arts don't know the principle. Including Alice, they only know that practicing internal skills can improve the power of external skills.

"Drink, ahhhh

Under the girl's coquettish drink, I saw a golden fighting spirit, turned into a dragon-shaped cannonball, and broke out of the air from the bottom of Alice's palm, and the fighting spirit tore through the air caused by the shock, and a roar like a fierce beast was raised out of thin air.

The ground swept by the fighting spirit left a deep arc-shaped ditch, and a raised rock wall in the distance directly in front of it was dug through a smooth oval-shaped hole.

The impeccable 'Dragon Roar Cannon' is even more powerful than before. Not only the power, but even the range is more than three times farther than the original. And now Alice can also accurately control the radius of the shock wave, and it can be compressed to the size of a fist at the lowest.

Merely...... No matter how you optimize the moves, only the problem of excessive consumption of fighting energy has never been solved.

Just like now, after releasing the fighting spirit, a violent sense of prostration hit Alice's body as expected.

"Drink, ah, ah, !!"

Then, she swapped her arms and fired a second blow with clenched teeth, and the rubble flew sideways in her path, and the hollowed-out rocky wall in the center in the distance was also half blown away in response.

If you only look at the momentum, the power of the second blow seems to be much greater than the previous first time, but in fact it is not, it is just because of the violent fatigue, so that Alice has no strength to restrain the fighting spirit.

"Haaaaaa!!!a

The third blow with all his might, this time the fighting spirit didn't even condense into a single force, but radiated out in the shape of an umbrella. The sand and stones in front of him were scattered as if they had been blown by a strong wind, and only the last small petal of the broken rock wall was shattered, and not even a shadow was left.

In the past, this was Alice's limit, and if she controlled the power, she might be able to release a few more shots, but the power of the first shot just now was the minimum standard for breaking the walls of the Ice City. The second and third shots after this are actually already unqualified.

- Arize, this dead girl is really fixing me!!

The thought of being choked with chastity and being toyed with all night only to achieve nothing made Alice's forehead smoky.

But because of the exhaustion of her fighting spirit, she was out of breath and couldn't even speak, so she could only turn around first and cast an angry look at her sister...... Although in the eyes of others, the aggrieved expressions with tears in these two eyes are as cute as little animals being teased.

"Oh...... That's really ......."

"Aha~~ Awesome, so awesome, sister~~!"

But for some reason, it was clear that the experiment had failed, but what jumped into Alice's eyes was Sophia's surprised gaze and Eliza's cheerful cheers.

"Whew...... Ha...... Call...... Awesome, awesome wool, hey......!"

Alice gasped as she complained in a voice that she could only hear.

"Sister, sister~~ Look around, look around~~!"

Alice almost jumped up in excitement, stretched out her tiny fingers, and pointed happily at the top of Alice's head.

"Huh......?"

Puzzled, Alice barely supported her almost tired body, raised her chin, and looked up to the top of her head......

I saw――――

As usual, the camp of the knights of the 'Legendary Blade' is not juxtaposed with the adventurers, after all, everyone is only a temporary cooperative relationship, which does not mean that the relationship between the adventurers' association and the aristocratic forces has improved.

Since the departure of the imperial capital, knights and adventurers have maintained each other's attitude that the water from the well does not interfere with the water of the river. Before leaving each day, they also packed up and prepared separately, and at most, Thomas and Chris had a simple discussion on behalf of their respective camps.

However, early this morning, outside the camp of the 'Legendary Blade', an unexpected figure was visited.

"Yo, boy, it's early. ”

The person who came was burly, gray-haired, and the face that seemed to have gone through all the vicissitudes of life, revealing a fierce aura, but it easily overwhelmed the prime-aged people around him.

"Mr. Whitehouse, you're early, too. Excuse me, is it up to you to ...... today?"

"No, no, it's up to that kid Thomas. The old man came here today, just to ask you something. Of course, the old man is just interested in the hall, if there is anything you don't want to answer, you can just keep silent!"

The 'Holy Order Veteran' of the Adventurers' Guild has never been in the habit of beating around the bush, and he speaks bluntly in a heroic tone.

"Okay, excuse me. As long as I can answer ......"

Chris replied cautiously, although he personally respected the old man in front of him, but from the position of a knight, he was not allowed to know everything he knew.

"What is the origin of those three girls?"

"This, as they introduced themselves, is the daughter of Lord [Celia], and I believe they are not lying. ”

"Oh...... You mean, an eight-year-old aristocratic girl can hurt an old man so easily?"

As if to test Chris, the old man narrowed his eyes and carefully observed Chris's expression.

"I don't know anything about this. ”

Instead of choosing to remain silent, Chris said 'I don't know anything'. Because there is no need for him to lie about it.

"Well, let's talk about the lord of [Celeria], if the old man remembers correctly, it should be a retired knight of your Knights, right?"

"As you say, the lord of Celestia today is a knight who retired eight years ago. ”

"What's the name?"

"Rutga Crusnier, now the Count. ”

"Oh...... It's the kid with the gun......"

Whitehouse looked into the distance, a slightly nostalgic look. This surprised Chris, he didn't expect the empire's premier adventurer to know about the little lord on the outskirts of the empire.

"Mr. Whitehouse, do you know Lutga?"

"No, we don't know each other, it's just that the hero who saved the imperial capital eight years ago, the old man is also fortunate to have seen his skills from afar...... In this way, the black girl yesterday was the daughter of that kid back then...... Hmph, I see, so it all makes sense. ”

"You mean ......?"

"Do you know, young man, that girl approached me yesterday with a similar ability as her father had been eight years earlier, and at the same time ...... It's also the same type of power as the 'thing' you have hanging around your waist, isn't it? Plus, the 'Holy Spirit Project' that was carried out in the imperial capital eight years ago? If you combine the age of these girls...... It's not that simple at all, is it?"

As he spoke, the old warrior threw the young knight a gaze that seemed to see through everything, like a sharp arrow.

“............”

And this time, Chris didn't answer, he chose to 'remain silent'.

"Don't be nervous, lad. The old man was a simple adventurer, and he had no interest in how the nobles and royalty wanted to organize the country. But if one day, those shady 'plans' threaten this world and offend the old man's life, then ...... The old man will never give up. ”

“............ Keep it in mind. ”

In the face of the murderous aura inadvertently emanating from the Saint-Order warriors, although Chris did not show fear, he also responded seriously and carefully.

"Hmm...... One more question, lad. ”

"Excuse me. ”

"Your 'dimensional slash' old man has already seen it, so ...... Now, can you use the 'Holy Sword' to cut off the world?"

"No, not 'yet' at ......the moment. ”

In the end, like this, an inexplicable question and answer became the last word between the top powerhouses of the empire.