chaotic neutral chaldea

Just when Fujimaru Rikka and Kamijou Touma were researching what flavor of instant noodles would be better to remove, not far from the stronghold of the group of armed incompetents, another human master, Fujimaru Rikka, was working with His own servants, Shirai Kuroko, and Stiles Magnus faced the AlterEgo Passion Lip.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh——"

The girl whose head was restrained was like a cub with only instincts left. Apart from constantly making meaningless roars, she only knew to constantly launch indiscriminate attacks on her surroundings.

"No, Miss Lixiang. There is no way to get close to her like this."

Stiyl Magnus frowned, a large amount of white paper with spells drawn on it swirled in the air like heavy snow.But out of that "snow" sprites of fire emerged to cover them.

The red elves and the pure white pieces of paper interweave a strange beauty in this space, but it's a pity that this beauty is constantly destroyed under Lip's unreasonable giant steel claws.Although Stiyl had tried his best to prepare enough spell papers, the speed at which Lip compressed and discarded those papers was faster than he imagined.

Simply put, he is gradually at a disadvantage.

"Don't panic, hold on tight."

Fujimaru Tachika reached out and adjusted the master dress icon on the wristband from [Atlas Institute Uniform] to [Chaldean Battle Uniform], and the beautiful and pure magic began to operate on a pre-set route .When [Gandr] hit the slow-moving Lip, the girl whose head was restrained was immediately wrapped in a bright yellow paralysis rune and couldn't move.

"It's now!!! Early spring!!!"

"Yes, it is!"

The key with the handle decorated with cute flowers was quickly taken out of the pocket by Uiharu Ori.In the next second, Caster Cu Chulainn, who came to help, had already taken the key from the girl's palm, and quickly threw it in the direction of Fujimaru Tachika with a very standard baseball pitching posture.

"It's faster this way... catch it for me, little girl!"

"Don't worry! Who do you think I am~"

The orange-haired girl narrowed her eyes with a smile, and the key thrown from Caster Cu Chulainn's hand was menacing, but the moment Fujimaru Tachika reached out to catch it, it seemed that it was just a soft ball of wool.

Not only strength, but even the calluses that Lixiang developed on her palms due to exercise, are gradually becoming a part of her.

But now, she will use the more elusive power of the heart to untie Lip's shackles.

Li Xiang held the key decorated with cute little flowers in her palm, and she ran towards the paralyzed Lip.Matthew took a quicker step, walked around behind Lip, put her hands under her armpits, and firmly controlled Lip's body.

"Please take advantage of now! Senior!"

"Ah, leave it to me... let me set you free now, Lip."

The key began to glow as soon as it got close to Lip, and the runes began to flow in the form of lines as quickly as the movie The Matrix she watched with her brother a long time ago.

But the strange thing is that it seems that only Lixiang himself can see such a scene.

She watched the world seem to slow down, and the key in her hand gradually lost its shape, like a gentle river, gradually pulling Fujimaru Tatsuka's consciousness to where Lip was.

***

- very scared, very scared.

——So, before you get hurt, let the things around you that hurt you disappear.

***

Fujimaru Tachika looked at the maze standing before her eyes.It is full of girly rose red and pure white, and the walls are soft and full of elasticity.The girl master even tried to jump on it, but was immediately bounced off like falling into a trampoline.

"It's so fun... Ah, no, now is not the time to play!"

A little obsessed with the soft and elastic walls of this maze, the girl Master, who was a little overplayed, immediately packed up her mood and prepared to start again.

"Then, rely on the strategy of navigating the maze that Lixia guy said, and keep walking forward while holding on to the wall on one side~"

Since this is Lip's mind labyrinth, time and space lose their meaning here.When Fujimaru Tachika felt that she was tired from walking, she realized that this was completely different from the mazes in the previous maze games.

Of course, she also has a better understanding of Lip's timidity and cowardice-after all, the more afraid and introverted she is, the more complicated the maze of the mind will be, so as to push others out.

"I can't go on like this, I have to think of another way."

The orange-haired girl with ponytail tied sideways pondered for a moment, then stared at the wall near her for an idea.

Three minutes later, the girl Master, who was pedaling on the top of the wall, leaped forward like a bright spark.The soft and elastic wall became the best booster under her feet. Even if there were occasional situations where the span was too large to pass smoothly, it was meaningless in front of Lixiang's feet strengthened with magic circuits.

——The spiritual space does not affect the real body, and it feels awesome to not have to worry about burning out the magic circuit!

The almost endless maze spread all over the whole world, even if Lixiang jumped and ran like this for a long time, she still couldn't see the end of the road ahead.

The most important thing is that even if the body is not exhausted, the spirit has been worn down a lot.

However, just as Fujimaru Tachika jumped off the wall and was about to rest for a while, she felt that there seemed to be something watching her behind her.

"……Who?"

The girl Master turned her head, but there was nothing behind her.

But behind a certain wall, there was a huge shadow falling obliquely to the ground.Even because Lixiang didn't continue to move forward, the shadow shrank back.

——Sure enough, someone ==.

I don't know how to complain about that clumsy stalking, but at least Lixiang knows that now he doesn't need to continue to move forward meaninglessly.

She took a step back tentatively, and called out cautiously:

"...Is it Lip?"

After hearing the name, the shadow suddenly jumped.Even though Fujimaru Tachika couldn't see her appearance at all, she could still imagine Lip's frightened timid appearance from the change of shadow.

But unexpectedly, AlterEgo, who was wearing a rose-red headband on his head, dared to poke half of his head timidly from behind the wall.

"Yes... I'm Lip, er, are you...?"

"Me? My name is Lixiang, Fujimaru Lixiang."

The young master of Chaldea showed her a hearty and bright smile, and the fragrant sun □□ breath rushed to her face.Maybe it's a bit tacky to say that, but when Fujimaru Tateka laughed, it did feel like the whole world was lit up.

The labyrinth that symbolized Lip's heart suddenly began to shake, and those soft walls were also shaking from side to side, completely exposing the violent shaking of its owner's psychological activities.

Seeing that Lip's face, which was showing half of his head, was completely taken over by a blush, Tatsuka Fujimaru tilted his head slightly.

Afterwards, she enlarged her smile and arc to Lip.

"Hey, can Lip-chan help me get out of this maze?"

"Huh? Are you, are you leaving here?"

Lip stared wide-eyed like a frightened rabbit.And as her mood changed, the maze also began to tremble slightly.

Li Xiang nodded to her, her orange ponytail swaying. "I'm definitely going to leave, but I won't go alone. Lip, would you like to go to 'real reality' with me?"

"……Reality……?"

"Ah, I can laugh with Lip under the blue sky, eat steaming delicious food, hold hands together... Ah, it seems that this is the only thing I can't do~"

"Why? Obviously me too, I can also hold hands with you!"

"No, because Lip's hands are too big."

Fujimaru Tachika pointed at Lip's hands. It seemed that this AlterEgo still had cognitive impairments, thinking that her hands were just the arms of an ordinary girl, so in the spiritual world, her arms also belonged to normal people.

"You nonsense! Lip, Lip's hands are not big! They are ordinary hands!"

"..."

Fujimaru Tachika took a step back. Judging from the huge shadow on the ground, Lip's hands were undoubtedly the same as her real ones, huge and sharp steel claws.

——This is probably the crux of it.

she thinks.

——It is none other than her own heart that binds Lip.

"It's not like that, Lip. You should know better than anyone what your hands look like."

The huge shadow entrenched on the ground still existed, but Lip's white and delicate arms were also revealed in front of Lixiang.

There was a deviation in front of the girl Master, but she chose "truth" without hesitation.

"I know, Lip hopes to have the hands of an ordinary girl. But... Although those steel claws are fierce and sharp, they are also a part of Lip - it is Lip's shield to protect herself, and it is also Lip's shield. Protect the blade of others."

"I like Lip and want to be friends with Lip. What about Lip? Will Lip be my friend?"

"I……"

Alter Ego pursed his lips, subconsciously trying to avoid it like a mimosa, but when Fujimaru Tateka's smile slowly spread in front of her, Lip couldn't look away like a moth to a flame.

- That person is the sun.

——No one can deny the light and warmth of the sun.

"I, can I?"

"Of course! Because you don't need a reason to be friends~"

She continued to move forward, trying to get closer to Lip.But as Lixiang's footsteps got closer, Lip found that his hands were twisting more and more——

His fair skin gradually took on a metallic bright yellow color, and his arms began to slowly sag under the weight.Lip subconsciously wanted to back up, but at the moment she backed up, Fujimaru Tatsuka rushed forward and hugged her.

"It's okay, Lip. We are friends... Whether your hands are white and delicate or thick and clumsy, they are all like Lip, and they are all part of Lip. Friends will not abandon you just because of the change in appearance oh--"

"So please accept who you really are."

"As I have accepted you, Lip—accept yourself."

Alter Ego's hands instantly turned into ferocious and cumbersome giant golden steel claws, accompanied by the sound of a cracking illusion.She wanted to hug Lixiang, but after seeing her "hands", she had to cry and let go.

"I don't want to, don't... With such a hand, I can't even hug you..."

"I know, so the cowardly Lip doesn't need to take the initiative. Let me hug you and warm you!"

Fujimaru Tachika raised her head, her golden eyes were shining so brightly in this soft maze.

"Because we are [friends]~"