Luxion heard Leon's voice calling for help.

　However, he quickly turned his gaze back to Claire and continued to exchange information.

　The place was Luxion's main body .......inside the spaceship.

　Creare was laughing.

''Huh?　You're not going to help us?　We're in trouble if we don't set the record straight.

'The misunderstanding will be cleared up soon anyway. Then let the master go through life's shenanigans. A living organism needs a certain amount of stimulation.'

　For Rion, who tended to seek as little stimulation in life as possible, it was Luxion who decided that this level of shura should be experienced.

''Then why did I fail?　Are you guys serious about this?　I suspect you're not actually playing with it?'

　Clairé is dismayed at Luxion and the others who are goofing around in the face of the world crisis.

''Why don't we just burn down the Holy Tree?''

''It's forbidden by the Master. Besides, if the Holy Tree is gone, the Republic is a country that will soon be unable to stand. Not only will it affect the Republic, it will also affect the surrounding countries.''

"I thought you'd plant a sapling and have a happy ending.

''A sapling can't provide the same amount of energy as a sacred tree.

...doesn't that mean the Republic is stuck in a jam anyway?

''Master just doesn't want to be responsible for himself. If possible, he thinks that if he can keep the Holy Tree as it is, he thinks it would be better.''

　There are many countries that would be in trouble if the Arzer Republic stopped selling magic stones.

　The same goes for the Horfath Kingdom.

　Rion didn't burn down the Holy Tree out of kindness alone.

　He didn't have the confidence to leave the dire reality that awaited the Arzel Republic if he himself burned down the Sacred Tree.

　He was troubled because he had the power of Luxion, a power that could help him down the road.

　He wouldn't burn it down because it was troublesome.

　Above all, the people of Arzel are supported by the boundless energy given to them by the Holy Tree.

　If they lose it, it's the people who are in trouble.

　The six great nobles can't maintain their current ruling system either.

　And because of their previous attitudes, the six great aristocracies have earned too much resentment from the surrounding countries.

　The continent of Arzel will be stained with blood.

　The kingdoms were likely to attack happily as long as they were prepared.

　Because there were too many problems, Rion didn't want to burn down the Holy Tree.

''That master was chosen as the guardian of the saplings, right?''

''It's important to note that we are not the guardians of the Holy Tree. They cannot interfere with each other as they are under a separate jurisdiction from the six great nobles. However, they can't act as superiors either. I'm not looking for that level of performance, though. The master has me as his master.''

　Creare asks his next question.

'So?　Did you find out who Seiki is?　You went to the trouble of following a man named Pierre to find out things, didn't you?

　Abominable.

　Luxion affirms, wondering if this is the feeling, thinking.

''Thanks to that, I was able to find out a lot of details. Both Marie and Lelia had only fragmentary knowledge of the game as a game, you know. Lelia is a local, so she had a little better information than Marie, but that's all.''

　They know it as a game.

　But they didn't know what was behind it.

　The system of the Holy Tree's blessing, where the higher-ups are favored.

　How could a family with the priestess' emblem be defeated by the Fevers and the Rault family?

　It was strange from the beginning of the game's story.

　But both Marie and Lelia have accepted it with a "that's just the way it is" kind of attitude.

　Like Pierre did, they must have tricked them or something.

''What's the result?　I have a general idea of what to expect, though.'

　Luxion was interested in Claire's prediction.

''Let's hear your side of the story first.''

'It doesn't give us a rejection. And I don't think the plant came into being spontaneously. If anyone created it, it was the old humans. I think there were laboratories like the one I managed in the Arzer Republic.

　Luxion nodded.

''I expect the same thing. I believe that the old humans who were hiding and hiding created the Sacred Tree. Or that the holy tree changed along the way.''

　It's not that I wanted to make it, but it could have been done.

　Luxion's idea.

''To Ale - to the Holy Tree, the newcomers are there to protect themselves. Sharing their energy and giving them treasures is the price of having them taken care of. Kago is probably one of them. There are no contracts or human ideas in the thing from the beginning.''

　It's impossible to ask a plant to understand human thoughts.

　Luxion believes that the link between the two was the priestess.

　Cleare agreed with him.

'You prepared a strong being to protect you as a guardian and a miko to communicate with you. I wonder what the holy trees think of you without a top-level person?''

''The Sacred Tree has already grown so large. Even though the guardians and priestesses are absent, the six great nobles are still protecting themselves. They didn't feel the need for it now, so they left it alone. Yes, before we came--''

　This time, Rion and Luxion are attacking the Holy Tree until the last minute.

　The Holy Tree might also show some kind of reaction.

　Just..........

''I realized that when I was investigating Pierre. The six great nobles have realized that the power of the Holy Tree has been altered due to the absence of the priestess. Pierre's use of his oath to the Holy Tree is proof of this. With the absence of the priestess, the Holy Tree may be out of control in the eyes of others.''

　Pierre's behavior was unusual, even for Arzel.

　He unilaterally challenged Julius and the others to an unreasonable match, and then took the Einhorn from an opponent who wasn't even its owner.

　It was too unreasonable, such as forcing the Holy Tree to approve of it.

　It could be anything.

　It's not just foreigners who are in trouble.

　The six great nobles are the same. We can only suspect each other's relatives.



''They also knew that if they had a sapling, Saint Tree wouldn't mess with it.

　The conclusion Luxion came to was.

''Marie said that they are goofing off because the seven great nobles have been reduced to six great nobles. But that's not the case. The maiden's family had been defeated, the power of the holy tree had been transformed and the six great nobles were more afraid of their own people than of their enemies. They are more wary of each other. Therefore, they desperately wanted the holy tree saplings as a countermeasure against their relatives.''

　Creare makes a troubled voice.

It's just a matter of time before you'll be able to find a better reason to do so. I wish you could think of a better reason.

　This is a case that Pierre has made.

　In fact, it's a case that shows the inner workings of the Arzer Republic.

　And Luxion was curious about something.

''........I have not been able to find out why the priestess' clan was defeated. And although I can only speculate, it seems that the transformation of the Holy Tree began before the destruction of the priestess' clan.''

　Clairé agrees.

''It's more natural that way. But then, what the hell happened to the miko's family?''

　No conclusions will be drawn.

　But we'll find out soon enough, Luxion thought as he watched the images of Rion and the others.

'Why aren't you coming, Luxion!

Leon, get on with it!　What did you get the woman behind you and the crib in your room for?　You're not gonna have a child...

'No, it's not!　It's for Noel's--for caring for the dog!　See, I needed these tools because it hurts when I bend my back!'

''Leon-san, I'm--I'm very angry!　Meh!　That's right, meh!

'No, it's not. This is different!　Let's calm down first!　There's a witness. I'm innocent!　Noel was a dog.

　In the video, while Noel hides behind Rion's back, his sister - Noel

Oh, my God!　'Thanks to Leon's help. He helped me!'

'Sis!　Not now!　Please forgive me!

No, let me tell you something. What are you guys doing here all of a sudden?　Mr. Leon is really an amazingly kind and reliable person. He's not someone you can blame for that!''

　Ange and Livia's gaze grows even more steely.

''........You seem to be quite close to them. It seems it's true that you've been taking care of them.''

''Noel-chan's story was a lie, wasn't it? I was worried about you all along...''

　Rion was shouting.

'Luxio-o!　You did that on purpose!　You didn't come here on purpose!　If you don't do it soon, it will be too late to come back--

　Clairé was puzzled by Luxion, who was looking at Rion's troubled state.

''.........Hurry up and help him.''

'You're still okay?　And explaining the situation won't make those two angry. It's more effective to let them vent for a while and then persuade them when they get tired. But still - this is a worse situation than going back to square one, isn't it? You could say it's typical of a master.''

　...In the first place, would the two of them forgive Rion if he told them the truth?　It is an undeniable fact that he lived with a woman.

　If you're going to be angry, you should let them be angry anyway, Luxion said.

　Now, although he should have just come to check out the Arzel Republic, Rion had unknowingly jumped into the center of the commotion.

　We're in the middle of a shura now.

''I'm looking forward to the future.''

　Clairvoyant was taken aback by Luxion saying such things.