Under the watch of Emilia and Ram who stopped by, the dragon carriage of Subaru and his party set off from the "Sacred Area"
From the "Sacred Area" to Alam Village, it will take less than half a day if everything goes well. The only uneasy factors on the road are the barriers that prevent "hybrids" from entering and exiting and make people get lost——
"I know the correct order. As long as they are pure-blood humans, they will not be affected by the barrier. After all, we don't want each other to leave unnecessary regrets."
"So, in order to prevent you from getting lost, you are here to serve as a guide. I am very grateful for this..."
In the dragon car, Javier was leaning on the seat, looking majestic and comfortable, while Subaru, who was sitting opposite him, resting his face on his hand, sighed.
"Rather than pointing the way, you are more like taking a nap now. Have you given up your duty?"
"No, it's because the black earth dragon over there is too smart. It only took one time to master it."
"My Patrasio is really perfect except for how she looks at men..."
After receiving Gafiel's assurance, Subaru was fascinated by the high standard of the love dragon, but it chose Subaru as its master, perhaps because it had the trait of being obsessed with losers.
In any case, based on the above reasons, Subaru and Javier are now alone in the carriage. Otto on the bridge maintains his consistent attitude: "Your conversation is none of my business."
He was lost in thought while looking out the window, probably quiet in the system space again.
Therefore, the conversation naturally turns to the postponed topic
"Well, before you go out, I have something to tell you. Your insight doesn't seem to be bad, so I can imagine it."
"...I'm sorry, there are different opinions on whether my insight is good or not. Let's leave that aside. The point is how many questions you have and what you want to talk about. I won't know if you don't talk about it."
"That would be troublesome. Then, I will help you solve your problem."
After saying that, Javier sat upright, spread his legs, and looked at Subaru with a sharp gaze. Rather than penetrating, it seemed to cut people's eyes and make them flinch. Subaru waited with bated breath.
"I have a feeling it's not going to be good at the beginning, what should I ask?"
"Hey, Turtle Three—that one has been "tested" in the grave, right?"
"————"
Kafir's voice was deep, and he questioned Subaru with a deep bass sound like a beast's roar.
Except for Emilia, no one knows that Subaru can enter the "trial"
Subaru narrowed his eyes at this, and Gafir waved his hand and said:
"Don't hide it, I don't blame you. The unqualified guy can only be punished once, and he can come and go freely after the second time... You won't know this kind of speculation until you try it."
"Try it with Roswaal. If I say so, you probably won't give up, right?"
"I also wanted to try this, but I was killed by Ram. Thank you for your respect."
Playing awkward words, Jaffier clicked his teeth and snickered.
"If that's true...what are you going to do?"
"Wait a minute, wait a minute, you don't want to admit this. I have guessed it, so this is a hypothesis after all. I'll put it in a way that makes it easy for you to nod. It's the so-called "Gum and Gemu"
The middleman
Every time he threw out strange idioms as key lines, Subaru felt strangely shocked by this, felt thirsty in his mouth, and decided to listen to his suggestion first. Jafier nodded when he saw him, and said:
"It's very simple. If you are qualified to accept the "trial"... let that guy accept the "trial" on behalf of Emilia-sama."
"——Hey! Wait, that won't work! Then the premise will not be established."
Kafiel's proposal - Yuexing will challenge the "Trial" instead of Emilia
That was indeed a thought that had passed through Subaru's mind several times. In fact, not only Yuexing, but Subaru had also completed the first "trial". According to the intelligence, he learned that there would be two more "trials" in the future.
Subaru is still Yuexing, as long as he passes the "trial", he can break the seal
But he wanted to avoid it, otherwise Emilia's efforts so far would be in vain——
"Don't get me wrong, as long as I and the old woman can be liberated from the "sacred realm", I don't care who did it."
"That's right..."
"Let Emilia-sama do it. It's your business to be thanked by the old woman and the hostages. It doesn't matter whether it's about overcoming the hateful past or peeling off a layer of skin. It's all your business - with us.
It’s irrelevant”
Subaru couldn't refute Kafir's words.
His opinion, as long as you consider the situation of the "Sanctuary", can be said to be natural. Just like what he said, letting Emilia accept the "trial" and expecting her to overcome the "trial" are all his own.
camp matters
Seeing that Subaru was so struck by his correct opinion that he bowed his head and became silent, Javier sighed and continued.
"——Speaking of which, is it really necessary to transcend the past?"
"Huh?"
"In the past three days, I, like you, have watched Lady Emilia challenge the "trial" with such frustration. And every time she comes out, she looks like she has lost her cool. It's hard to stand.
"
Kafir wrinkled his nose and mentioned that Emilia was so sad after the "trial" that she couldn't help herself.
No matter how many times she came back, Emilia could not overcome the "trial". Not only that, every time she came back, she was mentally frustrated. She fell into chaos and clamored for Parker, and finally fell asleep when she ran out of energy. But like this
As long as the situation is overcome——
"I believe Emilia can definitely overcome the "trial", so..."
"It's your freedom to have expectations, but can Lady Emilia really overcome the past? Crying and saying it's scary is what she really means, isn't it? I don't know what happened to her before."
"Emilia's true words..."
Kafir's uncaring words gave Subaru a shock as if cold water had been poured on him.
When things have reached this point, Subaru respects Emilia's will to challenge the "trial" and decides to sacrifice his life to support her determination. No matter how painful the obstacle is, as long as Emilia does not give in and continues to challenge, he will continue to do so.
Reach out and give her a hand
——But there was no trace of Emilia’s inner cry as she pushed her trembling legs into the grave.
"————"
"That's it, you can ask me to participate in the "trial", but what do you want to do after you get out?"
Yuexing, who didn't know when he came back to his senses, looked at Jaffier with questions.
"...Why? Are you asking this suddenly? What are you going to do after you get out?"
"Having said all that, don't you just want to go outside? Then there must be something you want to do outside..."
"————"
A simple question, but Jaffier was completely stunned. It was as if the question was beyond his expectation, or he had never thought about such a question at all.
"...That's the idea of people who can come and go freely. If you can go wherever you want, you have no way of understanding the mood of this uncle and the old woman."
After a while, Jaffier stood up and said slowly
"The barrier is coming soon. I can only accompany you until this point. Work hard from now on."
"Oh... I mean I'll be home soon. I can't say I won't be uneasy."
Missing the opportunity to apologize, Subaru touched the white handkerchief tied to his wrist and said with a wry smile. The cloth Petra gave him was already a little dirty when he went out. He was looking forward to seeing the original holder again.
It's uneasy to go back to the mansion, but there is also a sense of mission above all others to confirm the situation.
Of course, we need to confirm whether Petra is safe, and more importantly, whether she who has been sleeping well is okay——
"...Ah~ Damn it, there's nothing we can do about it"
"Gaphiel?"
Gafir scratched his blond hair and smacked his lips roughly. He turned towards Subaru who was surprised by his actions, put his hand into his pants, and then——
"——take it with you"
"This... is the same stone as the one given by Frandelica?"
What Gafir handed over was the put away jewelry - at the end of the rope was jewelry embedded with blue pyroxene. The pyroxene looked exactly like the stone that Frandelica gave Emilia.
Pairs of blue pyroxene prove the close relationship between Jaffier and Frandelica
"I don't intend to talk about our affairs, but if you can't go back, it will be very troublesome for us, so I will lend you this first. If there is any emergency, I will show it to Frandelica."
"...Bring this with you before setting off, so you won't be bounced away by the barrier again."
"Come here if you don't want to, I just said it might be useful to bring this with you."
Javier stretched out his hand as if to take back the pyroxene that Subaru was playing with. Subaru avoided his hand and carefully put away the pyroxene he took.
I don’t know what happened between Gafiel and Frandelica, but I’m afraid they are related by blood - the barrier that rejects the "hybrid" literally creates an inescapable relationship between the two.
obstacles to overcome
If Frandelica has any plans for the barrier——
"I'm going to confirm what Frandelica wants to do, so just wait for my good news."
"Hmph! Is there anything that would be good news? I won't understand it until the sun sets in Baluru Moro Roy."