Tch... I guess he's further ahead...

W-Wait, Lugina.

Bertz is probably hiding from the Abel Faction as he goes...

I rather doubt he'll be able to move that fast. It's possible he's still around here...

Are you kidding?!

He's most likely hurrying to catch that guy before the Abel Faction finds him!

Besides, if he gets ahead of him, he'd be able to set a trap and ambush him.

Don't you get it?!

Argh...typical...

Ah, hey, Lugi!!

Oh, it's you guys...

Are you chasing after Bertz?

Don't ask what you already know. I don't have time to stop for a chat right now.

Come on!!

H-Hold on!!

Since we ran into everyone here...

...we should at least share information on the current situation!

What she said!

You're definitely chasing down Bertz, but, what is he after?

If you know, you should tell us!

...

Lugina...I know you.

You probably have a fair idea of what Bertz is trying to do, right?

Can't you tell us about it?　

If it's related to what the Abel Faction are after, it's important so we...

...no, so the Summoners' Hall can decide what to do in the future.

It'll also help us decide whether those two gods we met earlier were telling us the truth or not.

Two gods...? Who have you been talking to?

Tsch... Guess I don't have a choice. Okay, I'll tell you...

...but in exchange...

Yeah, yeah. We'll share our information we've obtained here.

Hmph...

You at least remember that the summoning arts were created by Karna Masta, right?

Yeah, of course...

So if you kill Karna Masta, the summoning arts disappear too, right?

We talked about this in Ishgria.

At that time, Bertz called the summoning arts...

..."magic spells for Karna Masta to defeat the gods" but...

...what do you think that really means they were created for?

...?

Magic spells for Karna Masta to defeat the gods...

I get it...you're talking about the Sealed God that imprisons Alza Masta?!

Heh...as usual, you're good at idle speculation.

That's exactly it...

In order to seal away Pious Emperor Alza Masta...

...Karna Masta created the summoning arts in order to call upon the Sealed Gods.

To...call upon the Sealed Gods...You mean all of them...?

That would consume a tremendous amount of power...

Certainly it would take a power far beyond human capabilities, but that's not all...

In order to perfect the seal...

...he embedded his own power in the Divine Dragon, into whose body Alza Masta was sealed.

For Karna Masta, it is what could be called another source of his power...

Another source of Karna Masta's power...?

Wait, you don't mean...

That's exactly what I mean. The source of the summoning arts that we all use...what could be considered "true" summoning power...

True summoning power...

That's what Bertz and Rahnas are probably after...

...they want to acquire that power, and contain it in their own bodies.

...

I see... It lines up with what the two gods we met earlier were saying.

Everything centers around the Divine Dragon...or rather, the true summoning power kept inside it...

...and...the sealed Alza Masta...

But, to contain true summoning power in their own bodies...

I am a goddess so it's not really for me to say, but the power of Karna Masta, the leader of the Divine Ten...

...I don't think there's any way a human body could handle it.

By normal methods it would be impossible...

...however, that explains why they stole the Divine Armor's power back in Rokkzalm. They were preparing for this.

The Divine Armor's power? How do they even plan to use it...?

It seems that that Omnipotence Siphon Bertz stole embedded the Sealed God's power within his body.

And if there is a "vessel" for a Sealed God's power present...

...it theoretically wouldn't be impossible to receive Karna Masta's power.

Can they really do such a thing...?

Who knows? But if we assume that they can, then to us...

...no, to all the people in this world...

...they would very likely become entities who are completely beyond our reach.

Anyway, I shared my information. Now it's your turn.

R-Right...

Hmph, so the Sealed Gods on the other worlds only played an auxiliary role...

...and, the two gods who protect the Divine Dragon...

This is just a thought, but...if they stole Karna Masta's power from the Divine Dragon...

...then won't that mean Alza Masta will come back...?

Yes, he probably will.

But at the same time, they will obtain the power that sealed him in the first place.

It's safe to assume they will seal Alza Masta away again... It's also possible that they'll kill him.

At the very least, that's what Bertz and Rahnas are thinking anyway.

......

If we've all shared what we need to share, we're going after Bertz...

If we can just get the Omnipotence Siphon containing the Divine Armor's power away from him...

...that should take care of everything.

You can all...well, do whatever you want.

Hey, would you please wait! Geez...

Sorry, Hans.

We've only just finally seen each other but, I need to follow that idiot.

It is my duty...

Let's all do the best we can.

There they go...

...

Did Lugi seem...a bit strange to you?

He did...

I mean, that bad attitude of his is nothing new, but...

...how can I put it...?

He...seemed pretty tense.

Yes...

Considering Bertz is involved, I'm sure he feels like his back's against the wall...