“……”

"Cult warlocks are all raccoon dogs!"

As Shesta spoke to herself, Allport, behind Patricia, cursed in a low voice. The investigator knew the Nicklaus family well, and Patricia, the strongest swordsman of his time, knew it well.

So he hid behind the girl with peace of mind.

His gloved right hand reached into his pocket and rubbed it for a few seconds, as he began to cast a spell with words in his mouth.

At the moment when Shesta was still looking down and studying her losses.

The investigator pointed at her body and pulled out his right hand to point into the air.

"Oops!"

"Why do you have so many tricks?"

The effect of the spell is immediate.

Although this finger did not have the gorgeous light and shadow that the naked eye could see, the real magic curse immediately hit Shesta, and her body, which had been turned into an illusion, became bright and dark.

Allport then spoke up and reminded the others:

"Pure spell attacks work well, don't use simple weapons!"

“……”

Patricia's eyes froze.

The investigator's reminder saved her from continuing the temptation.

Patricia then took the hand of the sword and began to infuse the blade with magical power, and the blade of the sword, known as the Chilling Blade, immediately changed, and spread from the center of the spine of the sword.

Ding——

At this moment, there seemed to be a voice on the sword.

And this long sword, which just looked without any carved patterns, finally completely lost its original metallic color. From the time she was infused with Patricia's magic power, it was just over a second before she completely changed.

To describe it in a nutshell –

The sword has not changed in shape.

However, the texture itself has become a transparent substance similar to an ice cube.

“……”

"What is this?"

Shesta, who was still floating in the air, was stunned.

She'd heard of the name of the Chilling Blade, and she had learned about the famous weapon. But at the moment, this kind of change is completely outside the scope of information she has learned.

Zheng –

It was at this moment that Patricia struck again.

Due to the change in the material of the blade, the sound of the blade piercing the air is no longer the same.

This time, Patricia doesn't use Ronald's ability to help awaken. Instead, he honestly held the long sword, and according to his family's magic inheritance, he wielded the swordsmanship that he had practiced countless times.

The sword stabbed out like lightning.

The two investigators who were close behind the girl could see something vaguely at the moment—the almost transparent sword body was faintly followed by a cold light and shadow as it passed through the air, as if something very fine had been disturbed.

"Hey!"

"Can we have a good talk!"

At this point, Shesta was finally forced into a dead end.

After the change, the Chilling Blade is completely capable of hurting herself in the virtual state, and Shesta in melee combat is completely incomparable to Patricia, and can only retreat a little bit to escape under pressure.

However, Patricia, who is accustomed to fighting, is also extremely fast in formulating tactics.

In less than ten seconds, she was cornering Shesta in constant pursuit.

Zheng –

Another pale blue sword shadow flashed in the air.

Shesta finally couldn't dodge, and her left arm was immediately cut off.

In the virtual state, Shesta had no normal reactions such as being injured and bleeding at all, and the severed left arm and torso were separated, and immediately turned into ethereal smoke and dissipated into the air.

At this moment, Shesta's eyes widened and she looked at her empty shoulder.

Then he shouted with a very serious expression:

"Wait! Wait! ”

"I, Shesta Villandette Baprol have something to say!"

“……”

Patricia stopped.

This is the result of inertia.

In Glade, some of the most heinous prisoners are about to be hanged, and they shout this sentence on the gallows, indicating that they have a last word to tell the watchers.

For the most basic reasons, the executioner will generally give consent.

Now Shesta suddenly said this.

Several people present subconsciously felt that she had something very important to say.

Immediately, under the watchful eyes of one Nicklaus and two investigators, Shesta spoke:

"If I get down on my knees and beg for mercy now, can you spare me?"

“……”

Everyone was speechless.

In such a situation where the battle is at a disadvantage, it is not incomprehensible that Shesta said that he would exchange intelligence or other important things for his own survival.

But what does it mean to get down on your knees and beg for mercy?

Observing the expressions of the three people opposite, Sesta's eyes lit up, and he immediately explained his reasoning:

"I mean, there's actually no contradiction between us, right?"

"I can't decide who my father is, and what my dad or his men do has nothing to do with me, and I haven't even been involved in their actions."

"Such an innocent girl looking for her missing father, this is not something you should attack!"

"Also, my bracers are precious......"

"Cult Warlock!" Just as Shesta was about to continue, Allport interrupted her, "These are all your words, do you think anyone would believe a guy like you?" ”

"You're discriminating on your job!" Shesta immediately shouted, "Even in your Graded judiciary, aren't there good people and bad people?" As an investigator, you are slandering with partiality! ”

Facing Sesta's logic, it seemed like nothing was wrong.

Allport replied with a sneer:

"Hmph-"

"It's okay if you want to say that, you used a spell to interfere with the investigator's mental state today, you did it, right?"

"Do you know what the assault on the Bureau of Investigation is in Springs?"

“……”

"I ...... Mental interference doesn't kill people, I didn't attack you! ”

Shesta was blocked by Allport's reasoning, and it took her a few seconds to find her excuse again.

"And besides......"

"Although I interfered with your mental state, I didn't cause any trouble in the security work today, and I just arrested my father's men with you!"

"Isn't it okay to have merit and demerit offset each other?"

“……”

Boom Boom Boom –

According to the original atmosphere and rhythm, the dispute here should continue for a few more sentences.

But a sudden burst of cannon fire interrupted them, and at the same time drew everyone's attention.

It's right next door to the Harvest Day celebration.

Queen Daintree returned to the warship in a fine costume and made a declaration that the holiday was a success.

Ordinary people in the room were watching the rare Queen speech, but there were also some who were different.

- These are powerful spellcasters.

—and their eyes were on the farther ocean.

Those with strong perception have noticed that there are several extremely powerful magic fluctuations there.

Approaching Springs!