Before entering this game, Lee Young-jin.
More precisely, I recalled the memories from when I was active online as Super Young-jin.
“Phew. …Tch.”
I clicked my tongue involuntarily while writing a post on the cafe攻略 board.
【Phitia Breeze Route Strategy.】
I’d only written the title and hadn’t been able to write the body for hours—frustration welled up deep in my chest, and I ended up letting it out with a click of my tongue.
On the monitor where D/Z SAGA was running, only one sentence was written.
【After that, no one heard from Kelter’s party again.】
Game over text.
My playtime had already exceeded three thousand hours, but this Phitia Breeze route—if you make even a slight mistake, it’s a bad ending right away.
When I loaded the save data, Phitia looked at me from within the screen.
【Thinking of trying again? Of course, big sis always welcomes you.】
This game’s hidden heroine.
The number of bad endings is, at least those identified, more than twice that of Regina Ciela.
But Phitia is not that incomprehensible Regina Ciela.
She was a character I could fully understand and empathize with.
That’s precisely why.
I still can’t give up.
“…Let’s try a little harder.”
Phitia.
Phitia Bluebreeze.
Not just in Zefflin, the world of D/Z SAGA—but across the entire continent ruled by the Lohengrin Empire, she is one of the last ten remaining dragon descendants.
The small wish of the last daughter of a race destined for extinction.
To grant that wish—I opened the status window, applied buffs, finished setting up, and moved the cursor.
Let’s try once more.
【Phitia is asking whether you will uphold the Azure Dragon’s Oath.】
【You have already completed the Dragon’s Trial.】
【Even so, will you challenge?】
【Challenge Zone: The Fourth Gate.】
Without hesitation, I clicked “Yes.”
【Hehe… Such a healthy kid. Big sis, can she expect great things this time?】
“Let’s go.”
—
Heading toward the student council room, I reviewed the Phitia route strategy I’d written back then.
What I’m about to do now isn’t a strategy as a game, but a strategy with some realism added.
In other words—it’s merely a deduction that, while it was that way in the game, if you think logically, a different approach might be possible in reality.
“This kind of strategy is a first for me too.”
Phitia Bluebreeze is like Elpirané or Lilia.
In what sense? In the sense that she’s a character appearing on hidden maps.
But unlike the Eastern Forest, the Sleeping Mountain Range, or the Snowy Plains of Poyoung—the hidden map of the Desert of Heat doesn’t have a portal at the map entrance. You have to defeat the boss at the end of the southern desert map, then take the portal that opens there to reach Phitia Bluebreeze’s domain.
Once you enter that way, her roar echoes with a system message.
【Oh my, an uninvited guest has come?】
Endlessly pouring forth her minions and monsters.
And upon reaching the nest, you must fight Phitia.
No mid-point saves. An endless hellish rally.
But if you win against Phitia, you earn her recognition, and she gives you the opportunity to proceed with a quest she presents.
And as you progress through that quest, Phitia comes to you.
[Hehe. Hello there, little one?]
[Phitia…? This is the Academy!]
[Oh my, it’s not like I’ve come somewhere I shouldn’t… I’m a student at this school too, you know? Here. Student ID.]
[4th… year? Tia?]
[Hehe. Now you understand?]
[So why did you come?]
[Who knows? I just came to see you, little one. Is it wrong to come see a man I’m interested in?]
[Ugh…]
From this conversation, we can infer that she transforms into a Zefflin undergraduate and enjoys her school days even in ordinary times.
“In other words, Phitia Bluebreeze is somewhere in Zefflin.”
However, the problem is that Phitia has three different forms.
And even if I find Phitia, there’s still a problem.
Basically, her personality is terribly prickly.
Well, there’s a reason for that, and she has her story… but she’s an incredibly frightening character.
Still, synthesizing the settings, it’s not entirely without possibility.
Finishing that thought, I entered the student council president’s office and spoke to Eve.
“So, Eve, I have a favor to ask.”
“…What now?”
“Among all the Zefflin students, I want you to find one specific student.”
“May I ask—do you know how many total students there are in Zefflin?”
“Just counting the students, eighty thousand.”
I shrugged.
I know. Eve is going to get incredibly angry, and I’m ready to brazenly take it…
“Alright. Out of eighty thousand, who is it?”
“…Hm?”
“I said I’ll do it. Who are you looking for?”
“You’re not getting angry?”
“You said it’s necessary for your plan, didn’t you? Just tell me quickly. Who is it?”
“…Hm. I’m going to mention three people now. First, blue hair…”
As I described Phitia’s appearance and attire as I knew it, Eve fell into thought for a moment.
“I don’t know the other two, but I do know a student with blue hair named Tia.”
“Is that so.”
“Yes. She’s a 4th-year in the Magic Department, and I only remember her general appearance and attire. I’ve heard rumors that she’s a very elusive senior. She does just enough attendance, test scores, and assignments to advance—but she doesn’t have anyone she’s close to… That’s about what I recall.”
I see.
That ‘Tia’ seems to be the ‘Phitia’ I know.
However…
“Eve. I have one more question.”
“What is it?”
“Do you happen to remember every student’s personal information?”
At my question, Eve smiled and waved her hand.
Right? That can’t possibly be…
“Isn’t that only natural for the student council president?”
“……”
What a monster.
—
“Blue-haired Tia. So this is her current form.”
Having confirmed that Phitia attends the Academy, all that remains is to go find her.
“Phew.”
Honestly. She’s terrifyingly scary.
But it seems like it’s not entirely without a way.
To be precise—it’s a gamble.
The Phitia route is, quite literally, a route that pours everything into the charm of the character Phitia herself.
At first, Phitia seems gentle and kind, but as you raise her affection and get closer, it becomes clear that she’s deliberately pushing ‘Kelter’ away.
[Oh my, you’ve fallen for big sis? Sorry. Big sis can’t leave this place.]
[I’ve been given the special mission of controlling all eight gate seals in Zefflin.]
[Hehe. So my playtime with you ends in four years. Graduate quietly.]
[Big sis can’t become your family, little one.]
As a novel, it’s a truly clichéd introduction.
Three hundred years ago. Alongside the First Emperor Hark, who invaded the Celestial and Demon Realms to protect humanity’s sovereignty, were the dragons—the ‘former guardians of the human world’—and after fierce battles, most met their end.
Now, only ten dragons remain across the entire continent.
Among them, the youngest, Phitia, received a mission from Hark to watch over the Demon Realm’s gate in Zefflin, the safest place.
After that, there are records that Hark occasionally visited Phitia, but in any case, three hundred years passed with her left alone.
In other words, Phitia’s current mental state is…
Finishing that thought, I opened the door to the library where she was clearly present.
Magic Department, Building 7.
Compared to Building 8, where I am, it’s slightly busier—but even so, this library has no visitors.
Inside, there was a woman staring blankly out the window.
“Oh my. Little one. What brings you here?”
“……”
No doubt about it.
Blue Dragon.
Phitia Bluebreeze.
—
The first thing I saw was blue. The last thing I saw was also blue.
Long straight hair dyed as if with pigment made from grinding the most noble blue jewels without reserve.
Eyes even more transparent and bluer than that.
A tall girl who might be similar to me or perhaps slightly older.
At her waist—a ‘sword’ too large for a mage to carry.
Even the ‘school uniform reminiscent of a cheongsam’—completely different from the current Zefflin students.
No doubt about it.
That uniform is Zefflin’s official school uniform from a hundred years ago, and the sword at her waist is the ‘Spelldiarabi’ I’d borrowed and used countless times.
In other words, I have a dragon before my eyes.
Carrying a demon sword, with overall combat power surpassing Eve—I stand before a Blue Dragon, where merely getting entangled means resigning yourself to death.
I took several deep breaths.
If I choose even slightly wrong, I die.
Tia—no, Phitia Bluebreeze is that kind of existence.
But I too am a man who has strategized you hundreds—no, nearly a thousand times.
‘That’s how well I know you.’
“I am Wolfram von Lohengrin.”
“Lohengrin… I see. Papa’s… Ah. So, what brings our little one here?”
Phew.
Here, I’ll throw a strong move from the start.
Just like the woodcutter who treated the tiger as his older brother!
“I came to greet my elder sister.”
“……………..Huh?”
She simply stared blankly at me.
【Imperial Bloodline activates!】
【Forcibly takes actions befitting the Imperial bloodline!】
【Nearly absolute immunity to all mental attacks activates!】
【Mind and body stabilize!】
Hark von Lohengrin’s bloodline did not cower before a dragon’s gaze.
“S-sorry, big sis accidentally used her magical eye too. Are you okay?”
“Naturally. The blood of Hark von Lohengrin is not weak. You know that well enough yourself.”
“Yeah. Big sis knows that well too. After all, it’s Papa’s blood.”
“Indeed. Three hundred years ago, I saw your existence in the diary left by your adoptive father, Hark von Lohengrin. Phitia Bluebreeze. …If you are the adopted daughter of our great ancestor, then it is only fitting that I call you my elder sister.”
“…Eh, eh, th-that’s how it is? Th-that’s how it works?”
“Yes. Elder sister!”
“Ugh, e-elder sister…”
Phitia is weak to being pressured!
Really weak!
If you push hard enough, she gets flustered!
“Even if blood doesn’t connect us, even if our races are different—our great ancestor Hark von Lohengrin acknowledged you as his ‘daughter.’ As long as that is true, you and I are ‘family.’ Elder sister. Isn’t that right, elder sister?”
“………Is, is that so?”
“Yes. Though there has been a three-hundred-year gap, I who inherited our great ancestor’s blood exist, and you, his adopted daughter, exist. We can begin a new day here.”
“Th-that, that’s… right?”
“Yes.”
“I see…”
“Or did I misread it? Are we a relationship that cannot be defined by that word?”
Phitia stopped abruptly.
……Was I wrong?
Perhaps I was too hasty.
“I was too hasty. Let’s first establish a friendly relationship. I’ll take my leave for today—”
“Where are you going?”
“……!!”
I couldn’t continue my words.
It wasn’t voluntary—it was forced.
My mouth was forcibly closed by magic power.
“Hehe. Big sis was surprised. I’ve never had a man approach me so aggressively before, and to think it’s my little brother… That’s right. Big sis is Papa’s daughter, and you’re Papa’s descendant, so we are siblings, aren’t we?”
“……”
“But from now on, you mustn’t do things that surprise me like this? You have to come when big sis is mentally prepared too. Understood? Even ‘family’ must observe manners.”
“Understood. Phitia elder sister.”
“I’ve been quite bothered by that since earlier. It’s too stiff. Come on, try repeating after me—Phitia big sis.”
“……”
No, even so, that’s a bit… As I hesitated with that thought…
…a chill ran down my spine.
“Why is that? Could it be that our little brother can’t even say one word like ‘big sis’? Then big sis will have to educate you, won’t she? To commemorate gaining a little brother? How shall I correct you? With magic? With physical force? Or with draconic words? Big sis is confident in all of them. I’ll do my best for my little brother!”
“………Phitia… big sis.”
“Good. Well done. Let’s keep it that way from now on. Alright?”
“Understood. Phitia… big sis.”
“Yes! Big sis is so happy to have a little brother today!”
Saying that, Phitia patted my head as if to praise me.
……Really.
Truly terrifying.
Not like a dragon—more like the chills of being inside a snake’s jaws.
Only then did I realize—this woman before my eyes.
She approaches slickly but is weak to offense; she acts familiar but gets lonely easily; she’s a dragon but also a heroine.
“From now on, big sis. If you say the same thing again, big sis will correct you herself, alright?”
“……”
“Let’s try once more. For the past three hundred years, big sis has been so lonely—so from today onward, every day I want to hear not ‘elder sister’ but ‘big sis’ from my little brother, you know? If I hear ‘elder sister’ even for one day, I really don’t know what big sis might do.”
“Phitia big sis.”
I could once again realize—this is the hidden character who boasts the most bad endings in the original work.
