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“… I thought I could change it.”

It sounds simple, but honestly, it didn’t feel easy.

I had the will to do it from the beginning, but I knew very well before I did it that it would be difficult, and I didn’t even know what the plan was or the extent of the ‘organization”s potential.

“Are you saying this was created to warn me of danger and encourage me?”

In fact, although what she said was surprising, if you asked me if it would be helpful to me now and in my future actions, I would not be able to shake my head vertically with confidence.

Of course, it was encouraging, and the information might be useful somewhere, but I didn’t think it would be of direct help.

Then, she went through all this trouble just for that purpose.

For a long time, waiting here for someone like me.

It made me feel regretful and sad at the same time.

“I am grateful, but I only knew the basics. Even if you didn’t say so, I was planning on stopping it in the first place.”

However.

Elle never lost her smile after hearing what I said.

“I know. For me now, ‘I can see it’.”

Instead, he even shook his head while saying something strange.

“I feel rather fortunate. I knew you would show up here, but I didn’t know you would believe and act on my words. But now that I can ‘see’ it… I feel like I was worried for no reason.”

“’Now you can see?’”

Those words bothered me a little.

I thought that everything she had done so far was something she said after seeing my future in the past.

However, the nuance she is talking about is closer to the feeling that I have finally come to see it.

“… Haven’t you seen the future?”

“I told you so. I’m not that great of a ‘successor’. All I can see is a vague future. Moreover, it is very difficult to see the future of a person like you, even after a very long time has passed. Probably, he had a hard time too.”

“Then, how do you know about me?”

Instead of answering, L turned his gaze back to the surrounding scene.

Then, he smiled faintly at me.

“What I saw was not the future. ‘Past’.”

“… … !”

Only then did I realize the truth.

How does she know about me and what I have experienced?

What she saw was the ‘past’, not the future.

“Something like that… Is it possible?”

“You can see the future, so why can’t you see the past?”

I almost nodded my head inadvertently at the seemingly insignificant words.

Certainly, it might seem strange to not be able to see the past when you can see the future.

“If looking at the future is like reading possibilities, looking at the past is similar to reading history written in the original. what… Actually, it’s not as easy as it sounds.”

El shook her head lightly.

“In order to read the records, we need to connect more closely to the source. That in itself is difficult, and it doesn’t even end there. You must always be careful not to be swept away by the vast amount of information from the source, and you must break through the barrier of information you want to access. If you ask me, it’s harder than simply seeing the future.”

And then she spread her arms.

“That’s also one of the reasons why we created this space.”

“… … .”

It was understandable if it was done with that intention.

Why did she take such trouble?

However.

“It’s not very pleasant to be looked at.”

Having someone look into my past wasn’t a very pleasant experience.

Even though I knew very well that she had no malice, or that she did it with good intentions rather than malice, it was not good to feel bad.

At my words, El let out a small laugh.

“It’s okay. Because what I can see is only a small part of it. Usually, those who have built up a superior rank have thicker barriers, but in your case, it is especially severe. I’ve never seen anyone with thicker walls than you. Thanks to you, even though I went through all this trouble, I didn’t find out anything except what you experienced at the lake and a few things.”

“Hmm… … .”

“There is no need to be so cautious. I am already dead and gone, leaving only my soul. Even he is tied up here and can’t go anywhere. If it weren’t for this situation, I wouldn’t be able to face anyone.”

L smiled a soft, yet somewhat bitter smile.

“I have more questions, can I ask you?”

“Any amount.”

“I said it was one of the reasons. So there is another reason?”

“That’s right. Rather, I would say that is the main reason.”

After stroking her chin once, L opened her mouth again.

“Disaster, the end is too close. And it’s true that you have a chance to stop it, but time is running out.”

“… … .”

There was nothing to say back here.

Because I knew it too.

It was a group that already had a lot of influence when I left the academy.

To be honest, I always thought that it wouldn’t be strange if war broke out at any time.

However, there was no proper way to respond, so I just sucked my finger.

And if an organization were to come to the forefront right now, it would be impossible to give a clear answer to the question of whether it would be possible to suppress it by force.

Even if I just play swordsmanship right now, I won’t be able to win.

I was definitely stronger than when I first fought the swordsman, but I knew that much better.

It’s not yet at a level where it can beat a swordsman.

That his swordsmanship has reached a significantly higher level than mine.

That said, I had no intention of giving up at all, but apart from that will, I also need to look at the situation calmly.

And looking at it objectively, it would be very difficult for me to stop an organization’s event on my own.

“I will give you ‘time’.”

“’Time’?”

“Okay.”

L nodded lightly and snapped his fingers.

OK.

Wow─

The nature of space has changed.

“This is… ?”

I looked at her with puzzled eyes.

I definitely noticed that something had changed, but I couldn’t yet guess what it was specifically.

“I told you so. I will give it ‘time’.”

she laughed

“Now in this space, the flow of time is much slower than outside. In fact, it’s close to stopping.”

“… That doesn’t make sense.”

Those words came out of my mouth without even realizing it.

However, it was a worthy story.

The point is that it made the flow of time extremely slow.

There is a vast amount of magic in this world, and some of it includes magic that interferes with time and space.

However, the level is so profound and talented that there are not many people who can learn it even if you search the entire continent.

Simply getting started is that much, but effectively stopping the flow of time is almost the highest level of magic in that class.

It was an area where even the greatest wizards would not dare to dare to do it, and it would be more appropriate to say that it was truly a miracle of God.

However, the woman in front of me was saying that she had created such a space intentionally.

If wizards across the continent had found out about this, they would have had two reactions.

Either they suspect something that doesn’t make sense, or they go crazy thinking that a magic god has appeared.

“How about it? Would you believe it now that he was the best wizard in the empire?”

I swallowed my words as I looked at her with a slightly triumphant expression and a swaggering gesture.

It’s not that I didn’t originally believe that he was the best wizard in the empire.

The space she created was already extraordinary.

But this goes too far to simply express it in those words.

Even if you bring in the best wizards from the current empire, Elbrent and Reinberg, it would be impossible to perform magic like this.

No, it would probably be impossible even if we searched the entire continent.

To that extent, her level was beyond my imagination.

“Looking at your expression, it looks like you really felt it.”

Looking at my face, she laughed.

“Well, no matter what, we can’t maintain a space like this for long. The limit for me to maintain this space in this condition is about half a year.”

“… Half a year.”

In essence, if it is long, it is long, and if it is short, it is short.

“… So, why did you go to such lengths to prepare this space?”

“You are also guessing, aren’t you? This is to give you time to practice.”

“Training?”

“Okay.”

Nodding his head, El took a step forward.

“You have a talent that is second to none in the world. But… Even so, you absolutely do not have enough time. As you probably know.”

“… … .”

That was correct.

I already knew that my talent was not average, and I became more confident after meeting warriors of the same Ten Sword level.

Even the swordsmith described my talent as unbelievable, so when it comes to talent alone, no one can match me.

To put it bluntly, a martial artist who has reached the level of consciousness at my age is all over the continent… No, even if you look through history, there may be no one else but me.

That’s how special my talent is.

However, even great talent cannot solve everything.

Needless to say, the same goes for swordsmanship.

I may be ahead in terms of talent, but swordsmanship has its years.

He is also a genius with talent that amazes the world.

Such a genius spent several times as much time as my life on nothingness.

The difference could not be narrowed down at once.

Moreover, due to all that had happened, I did not have the time to focus on training.

While I was saved by Bella, I was able to train in my head, but even then, my mind was so complicated that I couldn’t focus on training.

But she was telling me that she would give me time.

“How about it? Would you like to receive it?”

When she asks with a smile.

“… That’s how it should be.”

I could only nod.