Even if you succeed in jobless reincarnation and time magic, you must live life to the fullest.

This time I didn't forget.

Although I still instinctively want to touch my head.

But before making the head-patting gesture, it was corrected to a kiss.

And Norren...

Ah, for Noren, a simple pat on the head is enough.

Then he said goodbye to the children.

"Be a good girl at home and listen to your mothers."

"Ok!"

"Don't worry, Dad."

"Dad, come back safely."

Lucy, Ars, and Sieg all nodded obediently.

Huh?

Is someone missing?

As I thought this, my eyes unconsciously searched through the crowd.

"Lala and Leo went for a walk."

"Lucy said crisply."

Taking a walk?

It seems they didn't tell Hilfi and Loki.

At a time like this...

Forget it.

Since Leo is with us, let's have some faith in his abilities.

not to mention.

Lala doesn't seem like the type of child who would put herself in danger.

"I'll be back as soon as I go."

After saying this.

I led the people behind me to the cabin in the suburbs.

……

……

After arriving at the cabin in the suburbs.

I reminded everyone to be prepared.

"The teleportation magic circle is located at the deepest part of the maze. If you go there, you may be caught up in a battle, so everyone must be very careful."

I offered a brief reminder to everyone.

Alex, Alice, and Kino all nodded calmly.

Artofi, however, just kept eating and laughing.

He muttered things like "The final battle between the hero and the demon king" and "This is the result of my training."

What a shame.

Please stop saying that.

Having lived for thousands of years, why hasn't my chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) been cured yet?

"Mom, could you please be quiet?"

"……oh."

Fortunately.

We have a pair of Atofi Noble Phantasms here, Alex.

As long as Alex speaks, even Atofi, who can't understand human speech, will obediently shut up.

That's amazing, I could never do that.

"Alright, let's set off then!"

I said this.

Place your hand on the transfer magic circle.

Then I froze.

"What's wrong, Mr. Rudius?"

Alex asked, puzzled.

"...It seems like we can't get through this."

"Not being able to get through it means..."

"There's no teleportation magic circle over there."

I said this.

Cold sweat immediately streamed down his forehead.

It was overlooked.

I can't believe I overlooked that...

After I transfer here, Orstide will probably destroy the transfer magic circle over there immediately.

That way, no one can come over from there.

No one can get through here either.

Because everything happened so suddenly, I overlooked this point.

No.

clam down.

Even without a teleportation magic circle that leads directly to the Heavenly Continent, you can first arrive nearby and then rush over.

At Alsterd's pace, it took us about five days to travel.

With our lineup, we'll definitely be a bit slower.

Six days...

No.

While Alex and Artofi's stamina is negligible, Alice's is not.

In other words, it's seven days...

Or even longer.

"..."

No more.

No matter how you calculate it, you can't catch up.

Seven days.

Seven days.

No matter what, Orstide couldn't possibly last seven days.

Absolutely not.

That is to say...

"finished."

I sat on the ground with a wry smile, feeling my strength gradually drain away with this movement.

It failed.

In the end, I still couldn't outwit the gods and men.

What good would it do to start all over again?

Every move they make is still perfectly calculated by human strategists.

Because of my willfulness, Alsterd also ended up in this situation.

By now……

The final trump card is time magic.

That time magic has obvious flaws.

Want to use it?

The probability of success...

No, there's no need to consider that.

Because there was no other way.

I turned and glanced at Alice.

"I'm sorry, Alice."

"...Rudius?"

Alice frowned slightly.

"What are you going to do?"

"I want……"

I'm about to activate time magic.