Shikkaku Kara Hajimeru Nariagari Madō Shidō

----I noticed that I was standing alone in a strange place.

"Is that...?

I just woke up, and even though I'm still vague in my head, I look around like I'm exploring.

Standing in a place like a passage.

The width is so cramped that two adults can line up beside each other.

The words "narrow dark alleys" fit perfectly when the sun's light is blocked by high walls and far into the sky.

The wooden and paper boxes are stacked in a mess, and the corners are piled up with garbage and a lot of dust.

An old outdoor unit with shuttered windows.Maintenance ladders are rusty and run-down.You can see under your feet a dirty, black puddle of water.It seems that the wiring stripped out there is bent like a snake.

Yes, where the hell is this place?

Indeed, Crave has driven Arias away, and he must have been held by Noah.

But I can't remember anything from it, and it's not connected to the situation I'm in right now.

From there, it's impossible to get lost in any alley.

In the first place, it's different from the installation that colors the stage.

What is placed is not from the world I was in, but from the world of men.

It can never be in this world.

I don't even know what to think, so I walk towards the light at the end of the alley in search of the answer.

Feel dazzled by the difference between the lights and darknesses of the alley and the street, and put your palms on your forehead to create a shadow.

Eventually, when I got used to the brightness of my eyes, there was still a familiar sight.

Concrete high-rise buildings and colorful lights.

The car runs through the road with the engine noise, and the train runs through the noise on the overhead bridge.

There are tiled sidewalks and asphalt-filled driveways at your feet.

Definitely a man's world.

Which means, yes.Are you dreaming of becoming that man again?

So, when I photographed myself in the glass of the show window on the street, it wasn't that guy, it was Arcs Rayseft.

"What the hell..."

If this were that dream, I would be that man.

Nevertheless, what makes you do this here?

If you're walking along the sidewalk without knowing it at all, you'll end up at the intersection.

Many people stood at the crossroads, waiting for the signal to turn blue.

I don't have that face.Is it just a shadow, or is it just hidden in the shadows?I didn't even know I was trying to peek.

Eventually the signal turned blue and the faceless started walking along the white line drawn on the asphalt.

Guys, head for one stream.Salaries, housewives, students, whoever.As if they were flowing into the river stream.

As he walked along the stream, he eventually came to a shop.

It's a pretty little cafe like any other in town.

It is a type that looks good in the store with glass.The wallpaper is white, unified, bright and clean, and the chairs and tables are wooden.Small and stylish with an open terrace.

Looking at the terrace, there was only one person in the seat where the faceless people sat, with a clear appearance.

(Eh?)

It was a girl.

I was in my midteens when I was younger.With flowing black hair, her eyes glowed blue as if she had stuck a blue ball in them.Her skin is as white as fresh snow, her lips are pale peach, and she even remembers the illusion that she is sitting on a doll of equal size.

Somehow, I wonder if it was because of my mind that she looked like Suu.

Dressed in a white high neck jacket and black trousers.It's unified in some futuristic costume, but I think it's all about chains everywhere in the body.

The more it moves, the more it rubs and makes a noise, the more it hangs from your clothes.

Looking at it from the side, it looks like it's tied up, but it doesn't look like it's locked up in chains or weights.

He seemed to have noticed himself and smiled.

"Here you go."

The girl's mouth echoed in a calm voice.

The sound of any clutter being removed is so clear that on the contrary it feels terrifying.

She went into the shop at her suggestion and sat in the wooden chair in front of her.

"My name is Chain.Please find out, Arcs Rayseft. "

Chain?

"Yes"

--Chain.

The name is so famous that no one in the world knows it.

It is an extraordinary fact that the Kiryu Book is a split of the twin spirits that appeared in the Second [Spirit Age], and traveled around the world with her sister Wedge to bring peace and tranquillity to the world at a time when the world was still in chaos.

During their journey, they sometimes defeated monsters, sometimes quelled disasters, and led people.

For this reason, they always appear in pictures and fairy tales, and their faith in them is also severe.

"I didn't expect such a thing to come out of my dreams."

"This is certainly a dream, but it's not just a dream."

"Then what the hell is this?

"That's right. Sharing the idea of dream dressing up... but can I say that?This is not a vague and ambiguous space, as you can see, but a universal mental space. "

I suddenly feel like I'm talking about science fiction.

"Still, you'll see.You got his memory and experience. "

"He...? ――

I was caught by a dream character who lay down on my back and moved my neck.

There were two round wooden tables and chairs set in a sunny terrace seat.

And there was definitely a familiar man.

That's the man.A young man who lived in that world and died prematurely in the middle of the road.

Clear brain and excellent motor nerves.It is a genius who has been given two and three things from heaven, not only to read but also to practice martial arts.

Everyone was expecting that, but despite that, they quickly lost their lives.

Now she and her lover are excited by the nonchalant stories, showing a calm smile.

Just the climax of happiness. Such a word suits me well.

This will be the scene shortly after the engagement.

The voices you hear are filled with hope and happiness.But you can't be calm to hear it."What should I do at the ceremony?" "How many people should I call you?" I will remember the unbearable sadness in the many voices that bounce because I know one end of the story.

Suddenly, a shadow falls on both of their faces as they hold such thoughts.The expression became invisible as if it were a character in a book of cut paintings, and eventually it became the same as the people walking on the trail.

The chain gently offers you a handkerchief.

When I did so, I noticed that I was crying.

"― ― Tsugaya-san.What happened after that?

"You won't have to know that.It just makes me sad. "

"... I guess so."

Yeah, maybe it is.It would still feel sorry to hear that she was in mourning, and conversely, even if she found a new lover, it would make her sad.

I'm not him.It wasn't him, but it was him.Perhaps that's the only reason your heart is close to grief.

After I feel calm, I approach the core.

"I just named it Chain, but after all, you know?

"Yes, as you think, I am that chain."

After all, it seems that she is a double spiritual crack, a spiritual chain of wedges.

I didn't really dream it would come out in front of me.

"When that happens, you know, maybe it would be better to use words properly?

"No, that's fine.I think that's easier for you to talk about. "

"Well... then, I'm very sorry."

"Yes"

That's what the chains are smiling at.Looking at her face like that, it just slightly appeared, one false cough.

Immediately, move on to the question.

"Um... in short, this is the same thing you're talking about in real life, right?

"Yes, that's right.Ah, I can talk about it in that world.I can't go to see him because I'm a little far away right now, so I'm taking the form of a dream. "

Does that mean she exists in reality?

In a man's world, gods and spirits only appear in stories, but in that world it's only natural.Even though I am a human being in this world, I think of myself as a fantasy... because I have been poisoned too much by the world of men.

"Why are you doing this?

"I need to ask you one favor."

"Please ask me...."

"Yes, before that, some of the things described in Clarky's prophecy will come true.I want you to stop it. "

"Where to?"

"That's all I need."

That's what Chain says and tries to close the story.

But the story was too sudden.

"No, no... no, no!Hold on a sec!

"You don't have to be impatient.This is still going on, so I have plenty of time. "

"That's not what I meant!

"I know exactly.You're saying that you've rushed too far and didn't swallow the story properly. "

"If you know...."

Meanwhile, Chain smiles softly "fufufu".

Do you like pranks other than this spiritual master?

"I'm sorry, but if you don't do that, we're in trouble."

"I understand what you're trying to say, but first of all, why me?There's someone else who's fit for it, right?Until it's better if it's not me.

"No, Arcs Rayseft, I'm asking because it's you."

Chain says that with himself.Where is the source of the evidence?

I don't know at all...

"... is that because this is involved?

Say that and look around.If there's a reason, this is the only way.The memory of chasing a man's life, that is, having knowledge of the man's world, I chose myself.

Turning to ask, Chain only said, "That's one of the reasons," and said nothing else.

I realize that even if I pursue it, it won't answer me, and I return to the line of the story.

"Can you change the outcome of the prophecy?

"It's not impossible.The descriptions in Kraki's prophecy are, so to speak, indicators and guidelines.This should be repeated for a long time, and the results will vary from time to time.Naturally, there have been a number of things that have changed with effort. "

Apparently. If the Spirit is not impossible, then it is possible.

"What do you think?

"... if you're told to do it, you can't do it."

The Spirit told me that directly.I am not religious myself, but I cannot be one of those who live in this world without knowing it.

But...

"I have something to do."

In the meantime, that's fine.

"I'm not talking nonsense....."

I wish there was something I could do between them, but it is not difficult to imagine that it is not trivial first, as the Spirit is moving in this way.

"What's at stake about what's inside?

"That's not what I should be talking about."

"It's not something to talk about... if you don't tell me, you don't know what to do?Will the Devil King and his monsters be resurrected at the end of the century, or will big, stupid monsters emerge, or will a crazy existence emerge in the Spirit Age, beyond the control of humans? "

We have to stop it... the first thing I can imagine is a major disaster or disaster.

The most likely of these is the existence of four demon kings in the Sixth Century Testament [Demon King at the end of the century].These monsters were powerful creatures who tried to destroy the world in the later years of the magicians' ground-breaking songs and in the time between modern times.

Had there been these resurrections, there would certainly have been descriptions in [Clark's Prophecy].

And also monsters born of the curse.

It is said that this was the direct factor that wiped out the magical civilization in the era of the magicians' ground songs.

At that time, magic technology was used everywhere, and as a result many curses were created, but as a result, monster storms occurred around the world, and a presence called Susonokami emerged.

Monsters and Susonokami continue to grow rapidly, oppressing people's living quarters.Many things were eventually lost until the appearance of the Demon King.

And the monsters that are spoken of in the Spirit Age are different from these.

A giant demon said to drink up the sea.

A crystal queen who traps his favorite humans in crystals.

Soldiers of Tin without heart, created by the devil.

A big, one-eyed monster that turns those you see into black iron.

A knight without a neck who fought the Sumitomo Knight Flom many times.

When this happens, it becomes an area that is no longer in the hands of others.

I wanted you to tell me about it in detail, but the Spirit is nothing.

"I just want you to read it yourself, judge it yourself, and stop it."

"Can't you help me?

"The time when spirits have to solve their difficulties on their own is over."

"Hmm...."

Don't call it irresponsible...She has protected the world long before she was born.If you have already finished your role, it is only to thank and complain.

In any case,

It's kind of tough.

Such a word comes out of my mouth.

I can't tell you.

I can't help you.

It's a lot more difficult to ask yourself what you're already full of.

Did Chain read your heart like that?

"That's right. Now, let me tell you one good thing."

"What's that?

Find Emerald.

"Emerald?

"That's right. When you find it, you'll find another way."

"Hah, hah...?

That's what I said, but it didn't come out like a pin.What does it mean to find Emerald and pave the way?It shouldn't be so difficult at the civilized level of this world to get one gem, and what kind of work does Emerald do to pave the way for us in the first place?I don't know this.

"It's okay. If you get it, you'll see."

"You can't tell me more about that?

When asked, Chain nods again smiling.

"That's all I need.Arcs Reisseft, thank you very much. "

"Well, if they tell me to do it, I'll do my best."

"That's enough for now.Bye-bye. "

It was just after Chain said such a thing.

"Uhh... nh"

Suddenly, something like drowsiness comes in.How does drowsiness work despite being in a dream?Then is this a sign of awakening?

And while my consciousness fell, it was in my ear.

"― Arcs Rayseft, master. I hope you don't have a connection with good encounters."

It was a well-deserved tribute to the spirits of the wedge.