I'm going to...

　When Livia mutters this briefly, the device on the royal ship loaded onto Ricornu reacts strongly.

　Using the energy from the holy tree as well, Ricornu supports Libya.

　Creare looks at Libya and is amazed.

''I didn't expect this power for a moment.''

　The power of Libya, which Creare hadn't expected, envelops Ricorne in a white, pale light.

　The monsters that approached it were obliterated when they touched the light, not even emitting black smoke.

　The gathered monsters were blown away, and even so, Ricornu did not lose its radiance.

　Angier was surprised to see the scene.

''Livia, what the hell are you?''

　Livia smiles at Angier.

'I don't know, either. But for now - because this power will help you, Rion-san.

　Livia's eyes narrowed as her expression grew serious.

　Ricorne's glow increased as she reached out her left hand and pointed it forward.

　Cara, clinging to Marie, was surprised.

'I'm shaking, but what on earth is going on!

　Livia's instincts told her what to do next.

　White particles of light gathered around Ricornu, and then they took shape.

　The figure resembled Libya's form.

　The deformed figure showed that it had the appearance of a woman.

　Only the eyes appeared pale and white on her face.

　A huge, white, glowing figure of Libya was born around Ricornu.

　If the monsters approached, they would be blown away, and if they were on their side, they would slip through.

　Now, Libya was truly a goddess of victory for the kingdom.

　The monsters are gone, and the Royal Army is cheering.

　But the burden on Libya is heavy.

　But Libya's burden is heavy, and if she's not careful, she could collapse in a heartbeat.

　Ange is there to support Libya.

''Don't take it easy.

But for now...

Use my help.

　When Angier gripped Livia's hand tightly, red particles of light gathered around Ricorne.

　They adorned the huge Livia to look as if she was wearing a dress.

　The woman in the red dress pointed her left hand forward - and several large magic circles appeared from it.

　A huge fireball appeared from the magic circle, and as it was released, it attacked Arcadia.

　The Arcadia Core hastily deploys a shield.

　But that shield also broke through and landed on Arcadia, causing an explosion.

　Marie, who was watching the scene from inside the Ricorne's ship, muttered.

''S, great. If we keep this up, we might be able to win normally.''

　But Libby was not optimistic.

'We don't have time. We need to retrieve Mr. Leon as soon as possible.

　The images confirmed that the arogants were in tatters.

　When Livia closed her eyes, she could see the view outside through the eyes of Livia, the giant light giant outside Ricorne.

'I've found it!'

　Arcadia's deck of battered Allogants.

　The Arcadia Core was focused on us and hadn't touched the Allogants.

　Livia raises her voice.

'Get away from Rion-san--get away from me!

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''Move away!''

　A collection of light particles in the shape of a giant woman reached out to the Arcadia Core.

　Mia quickly put her hands out in front of her as soon as she could.

''This person--Livia-san?''

　The magical barriers Mia had prepared were deployed in layers, but they were easily broken by Libya.

　As she hurriedly avoided it, the Libyan giant backed off.

　Libya was stronger in terms of strength.

　The magical creature was irritated.

''What the hell is this thing!　Is it an old human?''

　The magical creature, who had no idea what Livia was, told Mia to defeat it anyway.

'Master!　Use that!

　That was a maximum power attack.

　Mia could unleash an attack as good as Arcadia's main gun in a heartbeat.

　However, she hasn't been able to gather enough magic elements to fire continuously.

'There is an airship in the center of the giant. There should be a sorcerer on board there.

　As Mia pointed her right hand towards Ricornu, the spines of the Arcadia Core turned in the same direction.

''-- Even you guys won't forgive me. Knight-sama's revenge!

　A red-black light gathers and then is released.

　We have seen the destructive power of that blow so many times before.

　It was converged and released.

　If it was only powerful, it was stronger than the main gun until now.

　And yet - the Libyan Giant swept it away with its right hand.

　The red-black sphere changed the direction of travel and landed in the distance, causing a huge explosion.

　The water column rose and the surface of the sea created a tsunami of shock waves.

　The magical creature opened several large eyes and trembled.

''Huh, don't be silly!　How could he deliver that blow, how could he avoid it like that?　This is wrong!'

　He was angry at being too unreasonable.

　The Libyan giant spread his arms out.

"Miss Leon-- we'll save you now.

　Then thousands of magic circles appeared and magic was shot from them one after another.

　Fireballs, spheres of light, and all sorts of magic were being fired with high power.

　Mia immediately rose and tried to avoid them, but the magic all tracked her.

　Mia also attacked to intercept them, but she didn't get there in time and was blown away by hundreds of magic shots.

''d*mn!''

　As we leave the fortified part of Arcadia, the Libyan Giant covers the Aroganz on deck with his arms to protect him.

　I couldn't make out the expression on the giant's face, as it only had eyes.

　But it seemed that it must be smiling.

　That was something Mia couldn't forgive.

'How dare you kill a knight-sama and then only yourself - how dare you!

　When she unleashes her attack at maximum power, a new head emerges from the Libyan Giant's back.

　It's a woman with long hair.

　When the woman's upper body also appears, she opens her arms to catch Mia's attack.

　It explodes, but the Libyan Giant is safe.

　The magical creature is trembling.

'Impossible. What is this thing?　How could there be an entity that would overwhelm me in this - in these times!'

　Instead, it was so strong that he didn't know why he hadn't used it before.

　The Libyan Giant extended its arms, which had increased to four, and grabbed Mia.

　Mia tried to escape, but she couldn't, and Mia, who was caught and flailing about, was frustrated by the Libyan Giant's strength.

'Are you saying you were holding back from the start?　This--this is absolutely unacceptable!

　It rampages around and destroys the Libyan Giant's hand, escaping and escaping into the sky.

　Then, from the top of the Libyan Giant - he launched an attack on the Aroganz.

"You can't understand the grief of losing someone you love in front of your eyes!

　The attacks that rained down on Allogants were fatal if they hit even one of them.

　Then the Libyan giants covered up to protect Aroganz.

　All the attacks were received by the Libyan Giant, protecting Aroganz.

''Keep folding, master!

　The magical creature instructs him to continue hitting it one-sidedly.

　As Mia continued to attack as well - the Libyan giant's hand was swung down from right above Mia.

　The arm was the hand of another giant that grew on Libya's back.

　I hear a voice.

　It's a different voice than Libya's.

'Anyone who messes with Rion--Fall!

　Swooping down, Mia was slammed straight into the ocean.

　She was knocked down and fell a long way from the battlefield.

　The difference between the two was overwhelming.

　Mia wept at her unworthy self and her unreasonable enemy.

'There's nothing like this. Nothing like this--I can't believe I can't even avenge my knight-sama.''

　Gritting her teeth and clenching her hands, Mia floated up again.

'Even if he's dead--even if he's dead?

　It just didn't look right.

　He emerged and faced the Libyan giant again, but the outline of his opponent was vague.

　It looked like it was about to disappear at any moment.

　The magical creature that saw it finally noticed.

''I see!　Already on the edge!　That's right! It's that powerful a magic or something. There's no way it's not a burden of anything~!''

　She watched her opponent weaken with glee.

　Watching the Libyan Titan disappear, Mia quickly made her way to the Arcadia deck.

　The Arcadia Core had become smaller as the tattered excesses fell apart.

''-- There are no more people in the way now, Rion,''

　Mia went to stop Rion.

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What's the situation?

　With a body that had stopped moving, I couldn't even check the situation to my satisfaction.

　Luxion is going to inform me of the situation around me.

'We've gathered the surviving drones. We're working on the maintenance of the Aroganz.''

　At least they seem to have it in place enough to move it around.

　I had Aroganz put the container on his back.

　I check on Julius and the others to make sure they are safe.

"Are they safe?

'Yes, sir. The Empire has declared its surrender and we are now outside the fortress. Master, please step back immediately and seek medical attention.''

That's a good thing-- because I'd feel bad if he died.

　I was just glad to hear they were safe.

　They were a rotten bunch of guys - but they weren't bad guys, you know?

　They had a lot of problems, and they were dumb - but unlike in the game, I didn't hate them.

　In real life, they were surprisingly good guys.

　--I should have been a better friend to you.

　I look up and look at the monitor and see the great sword of Brave that Aroganz is clutching.

'If Finn -- if he's alive, I'm sure he'll ask for it. We have to save Mia.

　I understand myself that I'm doing something unnecessary, but Luxion strongly disagrees with me.

''There's no need for the Master to go that far!

　Still - if I don't do my best here - I won't have a face to match Finn in the afterlife.

'Stupid - you're going to have to stop Mia, anyway.

　Thanks to Livia's ability to do that, we managed to get some time.

　But it looks like they couldn't defeat it.

　Mia comes down to Arcadia's deck.

　Her figure is not the stinging figure she had just seen earlier.

　It was Mia's figure.

　She was silver in color and looked as if she was clad in a black lumpy armor.

　I'm sure that the thorns from earlier must have been shaved off and the remaining portions look like armor.

　As the drones stepped forward, they were destroyed by Mia.

'Luxion, this is your last order. --Dose me.

　If we don't stop Mia here, we're in trouble.

　She has a tremendous amount of energy stored inside.

　If that energy is used for destruction, the kingdom will be in trouble.

　Simply put, it will sink.

　To stop it, they needed to try one more time.

　Luxion didn't answer any questions.

''It's not going to end nicely at this point, is it?　Save Mia and have a happy ending. No, better?

　If I were to put it in a game, it would be almost like a bad ending.

　I was able to clear it, but what a bad ending.

　--It's very me.

'Is that where the master's happiness lies?

　My happiness?　--maybe it's just down the road.

　Luxion asks me, and I smile as best I can.

'I've always wondered how we came to be in this world. There must be a reason, right?　It's okay if you don't have it. If you don't have it, you'll just have to make it. Save everyone - you couldn't save them, but you still want a better outcome. That's good for me.

Self-sacrifice?　I do not understand. The Master is a fool.'

'You didn't know?　I've been stupid to begin with.

　They say a soul is reborn over and over again until it reaches enlightenment.

　So a mundane person like me will keep getting reborn.

　Was that a Buddhist concept?　Well, it doesn't matter now.

　It's a relief to know that my life was meant to be.

"Come on--stop talking to me, buddy. Maybe that's the last time I'll give you an order.

　It couldn't be my imagination that Luxion's red eyes looked sad.

''And we'll start the dosage.''

　The reinforcing drug was injected and this was the third time.

　The pain is so intense that I can't stand it and vomit blood.

　Still, I feel better.

　I made Aroganz stand up, and I made him hold Brave's great sword at the ready.

　Mia, who saw the great sword, speaks to me.

''Knight-sama and--Give me back Boo-kun's sword!

Come and get it, you lazy horse!

　I stepped firmly on the floor with both of my spare feet and swung the big sword at him.

　The little girl catches the blow.

'Luxion, can you pull off the one attached to Mia-chan?

　When I checked to see if I could help Mia, Luxion had already started analyzing the data.

''We're currently investigating.''

　Mia jumped up and took a big swing at Aroganz to hit him, and he caught it with his big sword and stepped back.

　It was a powerful blow that didn't seem like a girl's fist.


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　Inside the Arcadia Fortress.

　Julius and the others were holding the surrendered emperor - Bartolt - in custody.

'You don't know how to stop that monster?

　Julius, still in his armor, was talking to Bartolt.

'A magical creature has taken Mia in. The master of this Arcadia is Mia. Even if we stop it, Mia's orders take precedence.''

　Bartolt's shoulders slumped, and he seemed to feel ashamed of his inadequacy.

'Why--Mia,'

　Julius knows about Mia, too.

　And he knows about Finn.

　So I understand.

'No one in their right mind would be insane if they lost someone they loved in front of them.

　I don't know what will happen to me too if Marie dies.

　Julius thought that, but then he felt the fortress suddenly shake.

''What's going on!''

　When I get confirmation, Brad reports back to me on the situation.

'I heard that Leon and Mia are fighting upstairs. Luxion is coming to tell us to get out of here first.''

　Greg complains.

'Why not?　You should have gone for help!　We're not what we were a while ago, either!'

　But Chris was thinking calmly.

'Maybe there's a reason for it. Besides, I'm worried about Marie and the others. Let's go back here for once.''

　Zirk also convinces Greg.

'Leon-kun should be safe too. I don't think Luxion will abandon him, or maybe he has a plan.''

　That being said, Greg had no choice but to back down.

　Julius decides to escape the fortress with his captors.

(Rion, I wonder if they're really safe?)

　After watching Leon so far, Julius felt a twinge of unease.