Rokudenashi Majutsu no Akashic Record V21

Prologue Ill Omen

The final battle at Fejite is heating up and intensifying,there was a fierce battle between the Imperial Army of Arzano and the Researchers of Divine Wisdom that has now become porridge because of the army of over 100,000 undead,the Ultimus Clavicus,flooding in and trying to devour Fejite.The tricks of the Commander in Chief of the Fejite Final Defense Force,Eve Distrei,pulled the Imperial Army from overwhelming defeat and dragged the battle to a state of temporary antagonism but they lacked the winning shot that could lead them to victory.Should it be the backlash of a temporary evolution or the price of a miracle,the scale of victory is slowly tilting to a certain direction.

Although it's very slow,it's in the same direction-


Everything came suddenly

In the middle of the battle,Re=L noticed a change in her sword and quickly jumped to the side to avoid Eliette's slash that destroyed the building behind her,the tremors from that slash shattered the earth,destroyed buildings and caused dust to fill the air.Although Re=L barely escaped from being hit by the sword flash,she was still tumbling on the ground from being hit by the aftermath of the attack and coughed up a lot of blood but these are minor injuries and only had a little effect on her physical state so the fight can go on.

It's just that-

"...Wh,Why...?"

Re=L knelt on the ground,stared blankly at her hands and muttered to herself,at this moment,her expression that was so focused was lost and turned into exaggerated surprise.

"The tip of my sword...my light...how come it suddenly weakened...?"

At that moment,Re=L realized that the power of her golden sword flash suddenly plummeted.in the previous round,she instinctively realized that her sword flash would definitely lose so she suddenly jumped to the side.The reason Re=L was able to fight back and forth with <Sword Princess> Eliette was thanks to the <Twilight Solitude> that appeared from the tip of her sword.

(If i were to lose this power suddenly...)

She looked palely at her hands-

"Why are are you so surprised?"

Eliette swaggered over and said this.

"Didn't you just say it yourself...you said you don't need it"

"...!?"

Eliette raised her sword again to Re=L who was frozen in place,she tells her that consistency of Qi,sword,and body are the basics of swordsmanship,Language,the so-called spirit of words also has power and she clearly has the right to become a <Sword Heaven>,but she gave up on her own initiative like a fool.

"..."

"You seem to be able to see a little light now,but i'm afraid it's not far from the light completely disappearing.Goodbye Re=L,let's end this."

After speaking,Eliette attacked Re=L who was still absent-minded like a gust of wind which ravaged the latter,trapped in the center of a storm called Eliette.Front,back,up,down,left and right-Eliette turned into countless afterimages,inflicting damage on Re=L from every angle and Re=L could only use the sword skills she had practiced to use against Eliette to defuse the attacks will all her might,barely avoiding fatal wounds but all of Eliette's slashes inflicted damage to Re=L's body which causes blood to flutter in the wind,but even so,Re=L gritted her teeth and fought back.

"Re=L...Re=L...!"

Kash and the others on the city watched Re=L persist in the distance,and prayed for her-Of course,the battle to defend the city wall is also in full swing,the zombies that climbed the city wall are gradually pushing the battle line here.Kash and the others were using telescope magic to follow Re=L's battle during the mana supply rest time for an unknown number of times.Kash asked Gibul if he noticed to which he confirms that Re=L is desperately fighting to protect them in her own way,Wendy,with tears in her eyes,is ashamed of herself who was afraid of Re=L when she woke up because she was still the same Re=L they knew all this time as Theresa comforts her,Cecil laments that they can't do anything but only watch her fight Eliette from a distance which prompts Kash to impatiently wonder what he can do because at this rate,Re=L will lose.At the same time he said this,Lize who was in charge of on-site command asks if the second column's supply time is over because it's time to change shifts and sharply orders them to step forward for their shift,the army of zombies has come before them and they have to attack to which Kash and his friends complies with the order.Although they blamed themselves for not being able to do anything for their friend,they still stood up and went about their own mission.

The battle between Eve and Eleanor has shifted from the Academy to the entire city of Fejite without them knowing it but the content of the battle itself has not changed:Eleanor summons countless corpses with necromancy with her mysterious zombies and Eve deftly deflects the attack with her fire spells-that's all.

However,Eve felt very anxious in her heart for such a hopeless battle...

(What exactly is going on......!?)

Eve pondered this while burning the mass of corpses pouring out under Eleanor's command:she has confirmed that the corpses summoned by Eleanor are not undead like Lich or Vampires,if they really are undead then purification magic would be very effective because they're not as immortal as the legends say,she used the Ignites's <Holy Fire Cross> on Eleanor but the secret magic which even True Ancestor Vampires had avoided was completely ineffective and even if she burns Eleanor into bones,she can regenerate in an instant,then,as long as her body is destroyed to the point where there is no chance of regenerating so she used ultra-high temperature flames to burn Eleanor to the point where not even a slag matter remains but it still failed because after he body was disintegrated,a cloud of darkness appeared and Eleanor's body regenerated from that cloud so since she can't be killed then there's the option of restraining or sealing her-this method of treating her harmlessly has also been considered but even if she was perfectly bound,she can instantly disintegrate into a cloud of black mist and then regenerate elsewhere.The most puzzling thing is that she didn't show any sign of using magic during the whole regeneration process and the only magic she uses in necromancy which only calls corpses from start to finish so in other words,it wasn't an illusion or something that interfered with the mind but a veritable complete automatic resurrection.

(In other words,the latest magic for necromancers prepared for me by Harley-sensei and the others is completely useless...)

As long as that spell is used,even if there is no way to interfere with the Ultimus Clavicus that has been indirectly controlled by the given order,it should be able to deprive Eleanor of the control of the necromantic spell that summons the zombies.It can be be said to be extremely beneficial to combat but when Eve used it the moment the battle with Eleanor started,it turned out to be useless because Eleanor can still summon zombies infinitely freely.

There's no solution anymore,i don't know what to do at all.

(Ah,should Albert be here to fight...?)

Eve is certain that Albert's <Realizer> will be able to see through the essence of Eleanor's immortality but in this situation,she could not easily move Albert because she thought that he was already the most suitable candidate to single-handedly take on Pauwell Fune and therefore,the only one who can solve Eleanor is herself.

(I have to kill Eleanor ASAP...but...)

If Eleanor is nor killed sooner and the Ultimus Clavicus collapses,the foreshadowing so far will be in vain and she gritted her teeth and continued to unleash her flames even knowing it was pointless.

Eleanor raised her skirt and bowed gracefully in the burning world,she praises Her Excellency Eve's strength,the secret spell of the Ignite Family,<Seventh Garden> is a really amazing mystery and there's no doubt that Eve is the strongest fire magician in the world,Eve tells Eleanor that she's not happy being praised by her and Eleanor asks her while smiling smugly how long can she last:while <Seventh Garden> is a great magic at a glance,there's no doubt it consumes a lot of Eve's mana which startles Eve.Indeed,Eleanor's necromancy seems endless,1 corpse by itself is no threat but it becomes a different story when it becomes an endless swarm,at first glance it doesn't seem to have any dazzling stunts and she doesn't use any powerful magic or occult,her weapons are only necromancy,that's all.

Eleanor's necromancy skills are truly superb but there are so many magicians in this world that are better than her in necromancy and overall skill but no matter how powerful a magician is,their magic capacity is limited and the amount that can be used in battle,both mana and magic,are limited.And even if there is a magical capacity beyond ordinary people,a limit still exists and if she doesn't have a limit-

(Then she is undoubtedly the strongest magician in the world)

Infinite resurrection
Infinite Corpse summoning

With <Infinity> alone,she can outperform any magician and even the strongest magician in the world,the Sept ranked Celica Alfornea,will be powerless in front of <Infinity>.

"Aha...Ahahahahahaha-! What's wrong Your Excellency Eve! Your face is not very good--!"

Eleanor summoned countless corpses and directed them to grind towards Eve who responded with casting a ultra-high temperature flame tornado that dyed the world red and engulfed the corpses and Eleanor.The corpses were devoured and annihilated by the roaring flames but Eleanor simply laughed and continued to summon new corpses in the fires fueled by the dead and the corpses covered in fire reached out to Eve,this is like a scene in the 18th hell that only appears in a nightmare and Eve once again unleashed a powerful flame to burn the corpses.

(Breakthrough...must find a breakthrough...)

Eve thought so while waving flames.

(The way to dissolve Eleanor's immortality and endless necromancy...!)

However,even if the smart Eve broke her head,she couldn't think of any good way and at the same time,the battle situation in various places of Fejite will also be transmitted to Eve's mind through magic communication and other methods.Even if one of them is attacked by the enemy,the situation will completely turn to them and the Imperial Army is in such a dangerous situation right now,this is also her responsibillity for creating a hypocritical dtate of antagonism by sacrificing the lives of many soldiers.

But-she couldn't do anything,there was nothing she could do and is still procrastinating and wasting precious time and when it runs out,there is only a dead end waiting for them.

The fire of anxiety burning in Eve's heart also began to slowly turn into the ashes of despair-

Clap clap clap...applause sounded out of time

"It's beautiful,Abel"

The person who clapped his hands was the <Magister Templi> Pauwell Fune from the 3rd group of the Researchers of Divine Wisdom,<Heavens Order>,he praised Albert,who wiped out all the demons he had summoned.

This is the ruins of the capital of Megalius which is located under Fejite and witnessed by the deep darkness and ancient buildings,the two faced each other.Albert panted while staring at Pauwell with sharp eyes as the latter exclaimed:

"That's right,your <Right Eye>-to be able to observe,to understand means to be able to deal with it.Abel...It's really good that you got the vision of the heavens with your human body."

"..."

"Ah,finally..."

Pauwell continued to say with emotion-

"You have finally come to this level.Of course,i knew from the beginning that you have the aptitude and talent to reach this level but at this moment,seeing you grow to this level with my own eyes makes me very moved as a teacher.Abel,i'm proud of you"

A slightly annoyed Albert scolds Pauwell and tells him to stop talking nonsense.

"Proud of me.Disgusting.And how many times do you want me to say it? I'm not some Abel,I'm Albert Frazer"
"..."
"Come on.I'm going to end this here."

Then--

"...?"

Pauwell tilted his head in confusion after hearing Albert's declaration,after awhile--

"Oh? Abel,do you really think you can beat me?"

Suddenly,darkness,darkness,darkness-A huge amount that is completely different from the amount so far,and despairing darkness emerges from him.His sense of oppression swelled endlessly and it even felt like a field centered on him was distorted.

"...!"

In the face of this powerful force of unknown origin,Albert took a stance,even if he is as strong as Albert,the bottomless Pauwell can still make him sweat.

"It's the same no matter how many times you come,Abel-as long as you're still Albert Frazer"

"Bullshit,why are you still talking about such ridiculous nonsense?"

"It's not nonsense.I'm just stating the facts."

One step,another step-Pauwell raised his hands defensively,he said this as he walked towards Albert:

"Let's explain it as a teacher,Abel.You're <Weak>"
"!"

As Albert gets shocked from Pauwell's declaration that he's still weak,the latter corrects himself saying that it's not quite right to say that because his talent and skills as a magician are very high and if they're talking about only this world,people who have gone farther in the magical way than him can be said to be few.But--you are too weak.As an individual,you are too weak.Albert asks him if he's saying he's weak and Pauwell smiled softly and tells him he's right,he tells Abel that he's too gentle to be a magician who will do anything to satisfy his dignity and show his existence to the world,and the proof is:he doesn't hate him,who took away his village,parents,Aria and his adopted siblings,from the bottom of his heart.

"...!?"

As Albert continues to be startled by Pauwell's words,the latter tells him that he meant it when he says that he misses their time at the church in V17,he and his sister Aria,nine children,their family lives a pious and warm life every day...this unforgettable happy days seems as if it happened yesterday and he tells him that he(Albert) hasn't given up on that time completely and by extension,the time he(Abel) lived with his esteemed,gentle teacher <Paulo>.

"What a joke,how could i...!"
"That's why you call yourself Albert Frazer"
"-!"

Albert's determined and unwavering expression changed for the first time at this time.That's right,<Albert Frazer> is not his real name,that was the name of a hero who once existed in the Arzano Empire,he lived for revenge and died for revenge,an unknown hero whose notoriety outweighed his exploits,and his name became the name of a hypocritical hero.

Pauwell tells Abel that he is innocent and gentle which is a very important and beautiful quality for a person but not for magicians because it can't help you achieve anything as one.That it why he is using the hypocritical hero by attempting to become <someone else>,to become <ruthless> by abandoning oneself and abandoning innocence through self-suggestion to himself-I am not <Abel>,but <A ruthless vengeful maniac>-but his self-suggestion is not thorough enough and why can he say that?...Abel,what's the matter with your silver cross?

"...!"

Albert couldn't help but grab the silver cross that he had been hanging around his neck,there is no such decoration in the Special Annex branch's uniform and no other executive except Albert wears this silver cross because it was his private property.Pauwell tells Abel that he never heard of the real Albert Frazer who dedicated his life to revenge to have such a pious belief and asks him if he understands what he's talking about:that silver cross that was given by Aria is the very evidence of his <Weakness>,the very last place of the him who used to be pious,to stay,and he reprimands Abel for calling himself <Albert>,but not completely giving up the identity of <Abel> which makes him a half-hearted Albert Frazer.

"..."

For the next short time,Albert bowed his head wordlessly until he finally raised his head and tells Pauwell he already knew that he's an half-assed avenger and Pauwell doesn't need to tell him that,Albert then thinks in his mind:

I'm not like that guy,Glen.
I can't be like that guy who even if he's confused,even if he's frustrated,even if he's sad,weeping and showing an ugly appearance...he can still move towards a goal unswervingly.
Self-suggestion,deceiving myself,impersonating others-if i didn't do this little trick,i wouldn't be able to keep on going after the enemy who took my sister and family's lives.
All i can do is try to play as someone who is not me.

"-But.Even so-I want to destroy you."

His eagle-like eyes did not change at all.

"The will of the long-dead <Abel> is earnestly making a wish upon me,the false soul of <Albert> is screaming in my ear-to destroy you,to complete my revenge-as an avenger,it's true i'm half-assed but there are some situations,some roads that only half-assed people can see."

"..."

"Come here,Pauwell.Let me teach you what fighting is."

On the other hand Pauwell,who thought Albert was bluffing,smiled meaningfully and comments that Albert is very confident in his <Right Eye> and he confirms to Albert that if he could be observed and understood by it,then even he will be destroyed by him but he gives a warning:

"However,i still have a piece of advice for you,Abel-you can't abuse your <Right Eye>.There are things humans can't understand,and there's a reason for that.<That> is beyond the realm of human intelligence...<The Abyss>.When you peek into the abyss,the abyss peeks into you.When you try to go beyond human beings to understand that higher dimension,your brain and heart will bear a huge load.Taking one wrong step will result in death"

"Speaking wild words...!"

So,Albert stared at Pauwell with his <Right Eye>.

"I don't know how scary and perverted you are! but my <Right Eye> will definitely be able to see through the essence of your existence! I will expose your evil true body! and then cut off this useless karma--Destroy the evil demon,Pauwell Fune!"

So,he confronted Pauwell through his <Right Eye>,the <Realizer> radiates light and that mysterious power will unravel Pauwell's true nature--

Towards the essence of Pauwell

Deeper

Deeper and deeper-

Deeper and deeper

Deeper,deeper,deeper-

He saw the end of the small world called <Pauwell>,and saw the infinite <Abyss> that spread beyond the end--


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"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!?"

Albert interrupted the observation of the <Right Eye> at a critical moment,and jumped back to distance himself Pauwell,No-it should be said that he ran away from him.

"Aaaaahhhhh--! Ha ha......! Just now...what was that!"

Albert said this breathlessly and his head hurts as if it was opened by a hammer.There is strong sense of loss in the whole body,as if the soul had been taken away.His heart was beating wildly,and the whole body was dripping with sweat.At that moment,his soul seemed to be torn apart.The whole world is shaking, and his feet are already unsteady.

Pauwell is suprised that Abel can still keep his senses even after seeing his real body when normal people would have long since become crippled when they see it and he tells Abel that he never stops amazing him as a praise and reassures him that he doesn't have to be afraid,he(Pauwell) is just the one who opens.

"O,One who opens...?"

"Yes,compared with <I> itself,this <Me> is an extremely insignificant being.Besides,the current <Me> and <I> have been separated and have become an independent existence.Therefore,my <Power> has been greatly affected by restrictions and that's why i can only use a little trick like Demon Summoning.However I am separated from <I> after all,and the essence is the same.I am one of the thousands of faces that <I> possess--This is a fact"

"What are you...What are you talking about...!"

Although Albert was still cautiously keeping his guard against Pauwell,he could no longer hide his panic.

"I am...Darkness.Ever-changing,pure Darkness that can never be dispelled by light.Darker than darkness-behind that far abyss,is my essence.You can never understand my forbidden name and my essence.Because you face is an infinite abyss of disorder.It is a man with thousands of faces,who perches at the bottom of the abyss.It is from the darkness that pervades the world that walks towards you,Pure and unsullied darkness"

In an instant.

Darkness-Darkness-Darkness-

Overwhelming darkness,absolute darkness,despairing darkness-like all colors in this world mixed together to form a pure and flawless chaos of darkness pouring out from all over Pauwell-dyeing the world black and sink it inro the darkest abyss.Pauwell tells Abel that he'll praise him:with the exception of my old acquaintance,confidant and ally,the Grandmaster,he is the first person in human history to peep at a small part of his real body with a human body,but at the same time,he asks Abel if he understands?,he can't absolutely beat him.The reason why can't understand his true body is because he's human and because he's human,he is hesitant,confused,and tangled-as long as he retains these fragile parts,he cannot comprehend the mysteries of world.As a human,he cannot defeat the <Inhuman> him.

"...!?"

Facing the abyss itself(Pauwell),Albert has nothing to say.He had long known that Pauwell was not human but his presence far exceeded Albert's previous expectations for him.This thing is far superior to any powerful enemy that he has faced so far,and it is so powerful that even the word <Superior> seems outdated and absurd.In the face of this overwhelming,despairing absolute existence-Facing this veritable real <Monster>--Albert can still face him without flinching and without compromise.

But,also as Pauwell said,the darkness is too deep.There is absolutely no chance of any victory in sight and this is really beyond his expectations,there is absolutely no chance of winning against this inhuman monster.

Pauwell then frankly asks Abel is he understands as if teaching him,and the latter asks him what he's talking about to which Pauwell tells him with a smile that it's about how to defeat him.

"If you want to beat me...you can only choose to give up being a human being"
"...!?"

Pauwell tells Abel that when he transcends the container of human beings,the mystery of the <Right Eye> that he has realized will reach a higher level and asks him if he understands?,he reminds Abel that the Grandmaster gave him the <Blue Key> and if he doesn't use it,he will never be able to defeat him.

Pauwell then smiled,his smile was so gentle on the surface but the shadow on the smile was so thick that it was hard to see his face.Albert is unconvinced by Pauwell's words and tells him that unfortunately,he already destroyed that <Key> and that he's <Human>,he'll never become a monster like Pauwell.

"Huh? Under these circumstances,you still have the courage to say such a thing which is very courageous.But...<did you really break the key?>"
"...?"

Albert frowned at the inexplicable question and Pauwell laughs and asks him if he doesn't understand his question:he's asking him,what's that thing you're holding like a baby in your hand?

"!?"

Albert couldn't help being stunned by Pauwell's inexplicable words and slowly spread out his left hand while being alert to Pauwell's move--

"How is this possible......"

How could he hold this thing unknowingly?,what Albert holds in his left hand is the <Blue Key> he destroyed in V13,Albert gets baffled because he was certain that he destroyed it without a trace back then and Pauwell tells him that destruction was superficial:the <Keys> will never truly leave the hands of those who are qualified to hold it.The so-called <Qualifications> are naturally:abillity,aptitude and the most important thing,"Desire".

(Oh,that explains why Lu Silva's key still exists even though she was freed from being an Astral Lord by Celica milennia ago,as long as there is a necessity to seal the gate to the Sky City of Megalius,the white key will regenerate as long as Lu Silva still desires its power as a gatekeeper)

"...Desire..."

"That's right,you wanted to bring me down as a half-assed...but you instinctively realized that you couldn't beat me in human flesh.You instinctively realized that you could only beat me by giving up your human identity so you can't completely reject this key and still has a longing for this key deep down in your heart.Therefore,it can still appear in your hands."
"I,in my heart...pursue it"
"That's right"

Pauwell then asserts to Abel that now is the time to use the key to discard his human body now and become an inhuman being,to his side and there is no need to hesitate and asks him if he doesn't want to kill and destroy him

"...!"

Albert glared at the blue key in his hand and it's like staring out the eyeballs,indeed,as Pauwell said,he is a powerful being far beyond Albert's imagination and he can't win like this,he can't beat him as a human.This is probably-it should be said that there is no doubt that it is true,then the only way to go is to give up being a human being.I'm afraid-it should be said that there is no doubt that this is the only way.

Albert cannot complete his revenge without giving up his human identity.

".................."

So,Albert put the <Blue Key>-

Chapter 1 Deeper Blur

(...It's really weird)

Eve,who was supposed to be engulfed by despair because she couldn't find a breakthrough,still insisted on thinking.No matter the siuation,she will not give up her thinking as a Magician,always thinking about the best situation and at this moment,she inadvertently did what the man she called 3rd-rate has always done,she couldn't resist not giving up on herself and launched a storm of flames without thinking.So--although her previous offense was not weak,she still had strength to spare strength to ponder Eleanor's magical nature:Magical infinite resurrection and summoning of the dead,Magic is bound by laws and if you want to get something,you need to pay a corresponding price,Eleanor's abillities don't seem to follow the law at all so it makes people think it's a magic beyond magic but Eve found out:Infinite resurrection and Infinite summoning of the dead,these two threats were so powerful that although she always knew a fact,she had no way to control it.That's the only law right now even though Eve doesn't know if that can be called a law because that is-

(...Female.Eleanor who can be resurrected infinitely,is a woman.The corpses she summoned in the fight are also women.So there is a law behind her magic and as long as there is a law,it's not magic beyond magic)

Excluding the zombies that are part of the Ultimus Clavicus which numbered over 100,000 zombies,if only the corpses she summoned by herself are counted,all of them are women without exception and although their appearances were ugly and corrupted,if you look closely,you can see they are all women.In order to explore the nature of her seemingly invincible abillity,Eve must investigate at this point-even if she is overwhelmed in the battle,Eve,who calmly read the battle situation,released flames and fought Eleanor fiercely while quietly chanting a certain incantation.

"Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!"

Eleanor's laughter resounded throughout the surface.

"Tch--!"

Eve raised a wave of fire with her backhand and the city was dyed red by firelight,the battle between Eleanor and Eve can already said to be a quagmire,Eleanor summons an infinite army of corpses,they swarmed,approaching like a flood and Eve used <Seventh Garden> to meet the attacking corpses,the huge and ferocious fire scorched the atmosphere and earth,and devoured Eleanor along with the corpses but she quickly revived-Eleanor kept calling,calling,calling more corpses and Eve raised her left hand resolutely,setting off another burst of flames.Eleanor's frequency of summoning corpses is out of the norm and if it wasn't for <Seventh Garden>,Eve would have been engulfed by the zombie horde long ago.At first glance,the two sides are evenly matched but no matter how good Eve's mana capacity is,she is not <Infinite>,sweat beaded on Eve's forehead,and while she calmed down her gradually uneven breath,she stared at Eleanor,who was swaggering across the barrier of carrion zombies-

"<Scarlet Flame Emperor>-!

She screamed out the spell and lashed out at Eleanor and at the same time--

(I found something...I'm starting to get close to the essence of her abillity--!)

Eve was regurgitating in her mind some important information she just got during the battle,she recalls that Necromancy is basically a spell that injects false vitality into the corpse that has signed a contract with itself,and summons and drives the corpse.So she investigated the corpses that Eleanor had summoned during the battle to see if they had any other things in common aside from being <Women> through their Genetic Code.The Genetic Code is the bluprint of the human body,like the wavelength of the soul,the soul pattern,it is unique to each person.There are no 2 identical codes in the world and all it takes is a hair or a drop of blood to investigate.During the fierce battle,Eve quietly collected the Genetic Codes of the zombies and it was the most difficult to investigate the genetic code of Eleanor herself but Eve managed to get it after trying for a while.

The result is-

(It's unbelievable.Eleanor and all the female zombies Eleanor summons...all have the exact same genetic code)

This is a shocking fact,if even the unique genetic code is exactly the same then it can only mean that these corpses and Eleanor are the same individual and in this way,although these corpses are rotten on the surface,the details such as height and skeletal movements are similar to those of Eleanor.Eve doesn't know what method was used but it's confirmed what Eleanor's magic is <Summoning a large number of her own corpses and manipulates them>.

(How on earth is this done?)

After one mystery is solved there are more mysteries,indeed,you can make your own clone just by using Alchemy and it's also possible to use necromancy to control it.

(But doing this is completely pointless.Even making a clone requires a lot of manpower and material resources.It is absolutely impossible to create such an almost infinite number of clones)

And besides,if you really want to win by numbers,it's more convenient to go directly to the cemetery to pick up corpses.After all,necromancy is a spell that effectively utilizes such corpses.

(These things can't be just clones...Then,what are they? Why are they exactly the same as Eleanor...?)

Eve's thinking,which was running fast even in the face of adversity,finally came to an end.The infinite resurrection of Eleanor,the zombies that Eleanor can summon infinitely,and this newly discovered <Law> awakened a memory that had been sleeping in Eve's mind.

(That's right-)

That was when Re=L fell ill from <Etheric Body Deviance> and before Glen and Albert fought in the ruins at the ancient city of Mares,In order to save Re=L,Eve also used her own connections and intelligence network to collect
various documents on soul medicine and although she reached the conclusion that Re=L cannot be saved by ordinary magic medicine,she changed her course of action to secure her soul map in Sion Rayford's records--but at the same time,she seemed to have found a strange research paper.

(That's a very old paper,more than 250 years ago...)

The content of the magic thesis is <Overcoming death through the experience of dying>,it is a magic theory constructed using the equivalent correspondence between the body,soul and the inherent immortality of the soul.In short,it is <Rejecting the death that the caster himself has experienced>.

(I remember that the magic theory is not complicated...for example,as long as a person is stabbed to death,the world will record this fact.The body collapses and the soul returns to the cycle of reincarnation,this is the so-called ordinary death but what if the soul who has experienced this kind of death in the exact same way? and the fact that <That person has been stabbed to death> has already been recorded in this world,this world does not tolerate contradiction,so the will of the world reject the exact same second death so as long as a person has experienced all various causes of death once,they can be established as the perfect undead that overcomes death...that's what the theory is all about)

But Eve thinks that realistically,this theory is impossible and is so absurd that she doesn't even bother to discuss it with Glen and the others:In the first place,it is impossible to keep the souls that has been killed and returned to the cycle of reincanation in the world.Second,according to this theory,as long as the cause of death is even slightly different than the ones that has been experienced,the effect of negating death won't activate,it's also impossible in every sense to experience all the ways of death that had,currently,and has yet to exist in this world.This theory also became a joke at the time of the Imperial Magic Society of that time and Eve herself scoffed at the paper after seeing it and left it behind.

(However,i always feel that there is some connection...Eleanor who keeps rejecting death and the infinite herself who was summoned by Eleanor...)

And,if Eve's memory is correct,the author of that paper,who proposed the theory is named-

(...Levi...Levi Charlet...)

The surname Charlet is not uncommon in the Empire,many of the students in the Imperial Army or the military academy that Eve belonged to were named Charlet.

(But...Eleanor Charlet...is this really just an accident?)

Eve doesn't know how many times she set off a wave of flames and burned the corpses that kept rushing in as the heat wave spreads all around,however,the expression of Eve,who was constantly consuming energy,began to become more and more painful.

"Ahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

Meanwhile,Eleanor's giggles seemed to grow harsher as Eve still stared at her,constantly releasing attacks and there was no time to hesitate.

(...I can only do one and two endlessly...)

Eve got into action and quickly waved her left hand,releasing a completely different flame from the explosions that could destroy everything so far,it was a flame that could entangle the opponent like a snake.Black Magic <Flame Bind>.The flame rope bound Eleanor,completely sealing her movements who calmly commented that she thought that Eve had more trick up her sleeves and tells her that it's pointless to catch her to which Eve agrees because Eleanor can just turn into a cloud of fog and escape from her shackles.But-

The tip of Eve's left finger ignited a small flame and she stared into Eleanor's eyes through the flames.The latter recognizes this spell and Eve tells her that this is one of Ignite's prided secret spells,<Fire Illusion>,it's used to control the opponent's spirit using the sway of flames which can be used in this way.Eleanor didn't panic and asks her if she's using this to try and destroy her spirit and goads her to try but Eve narrowed her eyes and said these words,as if she had read Eleanor's heart through-

"Next,i will cast this illusion on you and me at the same time."
"......What?"
"Our spirits and consciousness will be on the same frequency because of this spell...i'm sorry,i want to spy on your heart,spy on your past memories"
"What--"

This is Eve's last resort,Forcibly synchronizing the consciousness and spirit of both one's own and others,this is the biggest taboo in mind control magic because it's an extremely dangerous act of suicide,it's like peering into the bottom of the abyss without any protection.Take one wrong step and you'll get bogged down in the deep realm of other people's consciousness.The realm of consciousness of oneself and others will become blurred and in the end,will not return and will be a waste,but Eve had no other choice.

(Eleanor's secrets related to the Researchers od Divine WIsdom should be protected by a high level of memory sealing spell.But...other information may not have such strict protection measures.For example,her own past.The secret of her immortallity is here-)

Eve made up her mind,concentrated her full attention,ad chanted the incantation-

"You,what are you kidding-!?"

Eleanor who was stunned for a while by Eve's words,suddenly changed her attitude,and she shouted in excitement.For the first time,Eleanor,who had been steady as an old dog,became so excited and flustered for the first time and Eve just plainly announced to her-

"I don't want to invade other people's privacy at will,but i know that your immortality and the secret of the infinite zombie summoning are related to your past.If i don't solve the mystery,Fejite-the empire will be destroyed.So-"

Then,Eleanor growled even more harshly.

"What are you kidding! What are you kidding! Don't look at me! Don't expose me! You insidious,cunning,disgusting bitch!"

Eleanor struggled frantically in Eve's Flame Bind like a severe patient in a lunatic asylum and summoned an unprecedentedly large number of corpses while being bound,causing them to rush towards Eve from all directions but the flames released by Eve wiped out her zombies one by one as the output of Fire Illusion is increased-As Eleanor gradually became embarassed at being exposed,Eve calmly completed the spell,and called out the name of the spell sharply--

"-<Fire Illusion>!"

Suddenly,the flames ignited by her fingertips were violently ignited and swayed,the light of the flame illuminates everything in white-

-Click.

A shriveled voice sounded.

"...Abel?"

Pauwell tilted his head as Albert bowed his head wordlessly and crushed the <Blue Key> in his hand again which he didn't expect,Albert then threw the remains of the <Blue Key> to the ground and stared straight at Pauwell while telling him he doesn't need this kind of key,a confused Pauwell points out that he can't complete his revenge without it to which Albert says it maybe so but it's useless to say that at this point,he then showed a determined smile and tells him that he is indeed stronger than he imagined and that his odds of winning are already too small,however,in the end,the one who will win,is him.

A regretful Pauwell gets confused as to what he is talking about but at this time-

"Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh--!"

Suddenly,a pure white flash poured down from Albert's head with great speed.

"-!?"

Albert hurried back and the white flash landed on the place where Albert was standing before,and the ground exploded with it.In the dust,3 pairs of six wings and white feathers fluttering in the sky gradually emerged.

"Ah...I'm really upset...I'm really upset...!"

It's Luna Freya,the <War Angel> of the Church of St. Elizareth,she pulled out the sword that had pierced the ground and glared at Albert,she told Albert that she over heard everything Pauwell said about him not throwing away his past self despite being avenger like her and yet he dared preach about her regarding revenge,and besides,she told him not to interfere with her before so why did he start his fight with Pauwell who is her prey without her permission,if he dares rob her of revenge then she'll kill him.A speechless Albert calls Luna an idiot and tells her that she can't fight like this,nevermind the disparity of strength between her and Pauwell,and tells Luna to leave now.

An annoyed Luna tells him to shut up because he,a mere ordinary human,dares to yell at her,the <War Angel>.Luna then excitedly swung her sword at Albert,the powerful torrent of mana turned into a blade of light and flew out from the tip of her sword but Albert did not move because he had already understood the flow of mana through his <Realizer> and disintegrated it with one finger,Luna gets surprised that Albert had a trick to dissolve her attack but decides to kill him before killing Pauwell and attacked him like a beast.She swung her sword with the power of an angel and countless swords flashed in an instant,Albert used his <Right Eye> to see through Luna's attack which was far beyond the limit of human reaction speed despite her madness and neutralized them one by one.

(This woman...)

Albert looked at Luna while dodging her attacks,she has long been irrational and her empty eyes were filled with anger and hatred,and there were tears in hte corners of her eyes.She doesn't understand and doesn't know what to do with herself and Albert thinks that she could only vent her grief,anger and pain after Pauwell took away the person she loved in the end and only by venting indiscriminately can she soothe her shriveled grief.

(...I understand,i deeply understand how you feel)

Albert thought while flatly dodging her attacks.

(However,that's not enough...because there's nothing in front of it)

This is a very simple fact,it's probably a moral slogan that has been advocated throughout the entire human history and seems to be a bit cheap but that's also the plain and simple truth:"Vengeance produces nothing".

Albert would not deny revenge itself.Promoting oneself to move forward by closing the karma of the past by enacting revenge does have a necessity,and there is a positive side.But--with revenge itself as the purpose,and revenge itself as the reason for survival is not enough and Albert is not qualified to preach to Luna.

What would he have been like if he hadn't met Glen:Luna,who is rampaging recklessly in front of her enemies like this...may represent a different version of Albert that exists in a possible timeline.

Pauwell then laughed at an embarassed Albert who is fending off Luna's attacks and comments that he didn't expect things to become so interesting and that he never expected Luna to come here to which she tells Funeral to shut up and stay put because once she's done with Albert,he's next.Pauwell points out that the current Abel far surpasses Luna's strength and that she can't win,but he applauds Luna's spirit of insisting on challenging the impossible which causes her anger to explode.Pauwell admits that he never expected to take so long to complete his mission to activate Megiddo's Fire's Ignition Plug but it is rare that all the actors have appeared on the stage so he can't really complete it without doing a good show at this point,he then drew a complex circle in the air and an ominous magic power surged on the scene and instantly formed 2 evil summoning doors which made Albert shudder and Luna also had to stop attacking him after the doors appear and raised her sword to Pauwell and demands to know what he's going to do.Pauwell reminds Luna that his class in this world is Demon Summoner so it's obvious what a Demon Summoner will do,the magic power injected by Pauwell is fundamentally different from the previous ones so needless to say,the demons that will appear next will definitely be much stronger than the shrimp soldiers and crabs he summoned before.

Albert wanted to use his <Realizer> to understand and decompose the spell before it's completed but he still didn't have the time,Pauwell's summoning has been completed-2 doors have been opened and what appeared behind the door were 2 demons full of magic power whose existence alone seemed to crush the whole world and Albert and Luna could only watch helplessly as these 2 demons descended upon them and stood on Pauwell's left and right-

"How about it? They are my highest secret as a Demon Summoner.Do you like it?"

Pauwell said so with interest and when they saw the 2 demons,Albert was stunned and a baffled Luna who dropped her sword on the ground and states that Pauwell is cheating because this is impossible.It was true that the 2 demons that Pauwell had summoned were far stronger than the ones Albert had defeated before but that wasn't the problem:One of them is a slender black-winged female demon wearing a coquettish black wedding dress and holding red and blue magic spears in her hands and the other is a male demon wearing jet-black armor and holding a huge black magic sword.These 2 demons burst out burst out with powerful pressure from their bodies and just by confronting them,people's souls may be wiped out but if there were only these,then they were nothing more than 2 strong demons.

But-
The problem lies in the appearance of these 2 demons-

One drop,another drop-
Blood dripped from the tip of the sword
Eliette's empty eyes are staring down with a bloody sword in her hand,she was looking down at Re=L who was covered in sword wounds and fell in a pool of her own blood,her tiny body doesn't seem to have a single piece of intact skin,thanks to tens of millions of brain simulation training,this time,she didn't have her limbs amputated like before.However,she had already shed so much blood that she might only have her last breath left and even if she is an extremely strong and magically-made human being,she can't hold it anymore.

"...Ugh...ah...ah..."

The body has no strength.Not even magic power can be squeezed out and the greatsword that left Re=L's hands gradually turned into dust...Re=L's hand only trembled slightly in the pool of blood,she lost so much blood that she lost her vision now.

"Too weak"

Eliette spoke to Re=L in a voice that even contained anger.

"Too weak...too weak! You are too weak!"

Eliette stomped her feet in anger.

"Why! Why!? Why are you so weak!"
"...Ugh...ah..."

Eliette then laments that it shouldn't be like this,Re=L is a swordsman who came to the domain of <Sword Heaven> like her so she should move towards a higher peak and become stronger,it's hard to find a swordsman who might be on par with her and she wanted to hone her swordsmanship by fighting with Re=L and she was looking forward to it but it turned out like this which disappointed her.

Eliette then yelled at the sky while shedding angry tears,she comments that Re=L still has too many <Superfluous> stuff and that she noticed,after venting her anger,Eliette looked over to the city wall and states that when Re=L was fighting her,when she released a sword flash and hit in the direction of the city wall but not damaging it,only at that time would Re=L fights hard to resist her attacks and the latter,who was lying on the ground,suddenly trembled when she heard this.

"So i see.I'm afraid your excessive stuff is over there,right?"

At this moment Eliette showed a dark,decadent smile.

"The reason why you are so weak is because you have too much excess.So now i will go and take your excess away from you"
"...!"
"When you give up everything excessive,you become a sword completely...yeah,why didn't i do it in the first place..."

Eliette lowered her head,reached out to Re=L,who had become indistinguishable from a corpse,and grabbed her ankle.

"...I won't...forgive...only...absolutely...absolutely..."

Eliette merely smirked and kicked Re=L away after hearing her defiance,several of the latter's ribs were broken and she fell to the ground like a ragdoll.She reminds Re=L that all said and done,those things at the city wall are superfluous and asks her why she still doesn't understand that,she walked leisurely towards Re=L who was spitting out blood and struggling in pain,then grabbed her collar and lifted her up,Re=L,who was completely lethargic was at her mercy.

"I won't cut off your limbs this time,because i want you and me to practice swords later."
"...Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..."
"Let's go Re=L! I will definitely refine you into a perfect sword! Ah,what a beautiful sword you will become...I'm really looking forward to it!"

Saying that,she carried Re=L like that,and walked like she was going for a walk...the she jumped high,her body flew over Fejite,and then-