Chapter 415 – Arrival

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Florous’s familiar, shaped like a mixture of a butterfly and a bat, flies in front of Lilim while emitting blue light.

Following it, which was wobbling and drawing an unstable flight trajectory, seemed precarious to the point of worrying about it.

Until he guides you to the entrance to the aqueduct, do you think he will have to follow that unreliable guide?

Even now, Lilim, who has a mechanical mindset, couldn’t help but feel uneasy somewhere.

‘…’

However, it was impossible to stop.

He is the man who inherited the soul of ‘him’ whom he longs for.

Cleon.

To be honest, Lilim couldn’t quite decide how she felt about him.

The reason why Lilim called him father when he lost his memory was because he was the most reassuring being nearby.

In other words, it is similar to the imprinting phenomenon of animals.

Where did that sense of security come from… I could figure it out right away if I thought about it for a bit.

The nature, color, and smell of the soul in Cleon.

The existence of a destined companion that only Lilim could feel.

If her true feelings had been aroused in her again, she might have gone mad with her jealousy her by now.

The love he had endured for thousands of years in a coffin of ice, but never received.

Women who don’t know who they are, can’t stand the fact that they are being shared and their brains may be destroyed.

However, she could n’t afford that, and her sealing spell did n’t allow her to have more emotions than she needed, so such a disaster could not happen.

Anyway, his feelings for me will never get any better.

Indeed, unless he dies and reincarnates into the next body-

“…”

Lilim suddenly stopped his feet while thinking about that.

As long as you easily give up on him this time and think about meeting him next time, you realize once again that your heart will never connect with him.

Once again, thank you for the sealing ceremony.

Because it made her feel just a little bit of her deep swamp of self-loathing, and she was able to move her legs again.

If I judged myself objectively, there would have been no comedy.

Originally, a life of misfortune was said to be a tragedy when viewed up close.

If it was karma, I wouldn’t be able to say anything.

To that extent, it must be that the evil deeds that Lilim has accumulated cannot be easily forgiven.

‘…You keep thinking negative thoughts. I am in this state. Was I, not a demon, just such a gloomy human?’

The moment when I couldn’t hold back the sigh that came out of my own pathetic, and let out a breath.

Thud! Lilim almost fell as he felt the ground tremble once again.

“Kuh…!”

The vibration this time was closer than before, and the impact was great.

As an ordinary girl from the dark horse clan who had not regained her powers as a demon, she did not have the physical ability to stand still in this vibration.

And, right in front of her-through the wall of the underground conduit, the stem of her black crystal and her protrudes.

“!”

Its trunk her was as thick as the pillars of her giant tree, and as it squirmed, it moved to follow her mana her, piercing through and annihilating the familiar that was advancing in front of her.

“Familiar…!”

If you lose the guide Florous made for you, you will have to rely on your intuition from now on.

No, that would have been a problem, of course, but if there is a bigger problem than that-

“I’m sorry…!”

The protruding stem is intact, and it is aiming at itself by bending the tip.

Perhaps, she is coveting the greater magical power she possesses.

Lilim tries to move somehow and step back, but she feels that her body her is not being raised up properly by her hands and her trembling legs her since she fell from the shock just moments ago.

‘Did he get scared… His body his…?’

No matter how much her memories her return, this body is based on the young girl Lilim.

Unlike her personality her, her body her felt the fear of encountering an enemy she could not face, and she was frozen in place and unable to move.

“Shit…!”

She tried to materialize her Pandora her by somehow moving just one of her arms her and bringing her hand her to her pendant her, but she could n’t even do that properly with her sluggish body her.

And, as if trying to devour her, the stem of her black crystal opened her mouth wide.

Scratching at the walls and ceiling, making a loud noise, the moment you finally try to grab something tasty-

“Haha!”

At the same time as the voice heard from behind, several arrows flew over her head and pierced the stem of the black crystal.

“Get down!”

To that voice, she reacted involuntarily, and when she ducked—

“An arrow in the eye!”

Along with the starter word, the magic letters engraved on the arrows exerted their effect, and cold air spread through the crystal.

The cold air instantly froze the stem of the black crystal, stopping its movement.

When she hears a giggling sound that bothers her ears, the stem stops right in front of Lilim’s face of her.

“…Sasha.”

Lilim lifts her head, feeling the coolness of her ice cubes falling on top of her.

When Sasha and her eyes met her, the atmosphere became a little harsh somewhere.

“…Why did you follow me?”

“Lilim said I was in the way… But I don’t think so. I, I will help Mr. Cleon in any way I can.”

And saying that, she took another arrow of her own and fired it at the stem of the black crystal that was stopped.

Then, this time, the arrow carrying the energy of the earth grew real tree vines between the frozen black crystals, and pulverized the frozen black crystals to break through the blocked path.

“And it would have been dangerous without me, right?”

Sasha approaches Lilim and offers her hand her.

Lilim looked up at Sasha, then held her hand as if she could n’t help it.

“… Thank you.”

“Hehe, this is nothing.”

Sasha scratches her head and smiles in front of Lilim who honestly expresses her gratitude for her.

She was a bit angry about her, about her sympathy for Lilim, who said something harsh to her, though she was a little angry.

She didn’t seem to hate her.

That must be the ‘goodness’ and ‘purity’ that a girl named Sasha possesses.

To Lilim, the figure of a girl like the sun was a bit dazzling.

“What about Lilim’s familiar?”

“Ah… I just got hit by that tree trunk. I’m in trouble.”

When Lilim said that and frowned at her, Sasha nodded her head and raised the small lantern that hung from her own waist her.

“The familiar of Florous.”

“That’s right, it’s dangerous if it flies off on its own, so put it inside the lantern and use it as a guide to see the direction you’re going.”

At her words her, Lilim looked at the lantern as if a little surprised, then nodded her head.

“You seem used to adventure.”

“Ahaha… I learned a lot to help Cleon-san…”

At her words her, Lilim quietly closed her eyes as if thinking about something for a moment, then opened them.

And, she was talking to Sasha in a polite way.

“I apologize for what I said earlier. If it’s Sasha, I’m sure she’ll help him. She’s more than me, who couldn’t move at the time.”

At her words her, Sasha also shut her mouth for a moment as if thinking about something about her.

And, she spoke with a slightly cautious expression.

“… Lilim thinks she wants to be of help to Mr. Cleon, right?”

“Yes, of course.”

“If so, I’m sure you’ll find that when you’re protecting someone important to you, your body her moves more lightly than you thought. Just like I’ve always done.”

Saying that, Sasha held Lilim’s hand tightly with her other hand her.

“…To protect someone important.”

Her hands were so warm that it seemed like the difference between a dead person and a living person compared to her her cold own her.

Alas, that’s right.

The reason why she was able to be by Cleon’s side differently from herself is her warmth from her. Lilim realizes that it is thanks to the warmth.

“However, the shaking has gotten worse… Proof that you’re getting closer, but considering that the same Black Crystal stalk is on the ground as well… You’d better hurry!”

At Sasha’s words her, Lilim nodded her head.

“Surely, these limbs were created by the Black Crystal Lotus to fill her lack of mana. All the mana absorbed by them must be flowing to Princess Amelia. … Looking at this momentum, someone seems to be pushing her. It seems. “

“Could it be, Mr. Cleon?”

“…”

At Sasha’s words her, Lilim closes her eyes for a moment, then she wakes up.

“… I can hardly sense the presence of Princess Amelia or her … But I need to hurry. If there is something, a shortcut …”

“Isn’t it right next to you?”

While Lilim’s words continued, a different voice came out of Sasha’s mouth once again.

Her pupils shifted her slightly, and when Ruben with her arrogant expression said so, Lilim closed her mouth and looked at the place she pointed with her finger her.

That is, the ‘hole’ through which the ‘stem’ that came in after aiming at him passed through.

“…Certainly, this stem must have been made around the place where Princess Amelia is… If you follow this hole, you might be able to go faster.”

“It may be a bit dark, but hold on to Sasha’s sleeve her and follow her her. With this guy’s hunting mark, you should be able to easily see through this much darkness.”

Even though Lilim hesitated a little at Ruben’s words, she nodded and grabbed the sleeve of her.

And the two girls moved carefully into the hole.

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“…Rubera… Rubera…!”

Aruru, who had approached with legs that could not move easily, examined the body of the fallen Ruba.

Her body was covered with scars, her magic power was exhausted, and she could barely breathe.

The depleted stamina won’t come back easily while it’s left on the street like this.

‘Five minutes after Cleon went inside… After that, the stems of the black crystals began to appear… It would be nice if it was a sign that Cleon was winning, but if it goes on like this…’

Aruru worries about whether she can protect Rubera alone, as she has almost no magic power of her own.

Even with the magic recovery effect from the warrior’s robe he’s wearing now, it takes time to recover all the magic power needed to move Arondite.

And the next moment, if you think that the shaking of the ground is getting closer with the sound of cooing.

Bang! The stem of a black crystal rose nearby while splashing fragments with a popping sound.

“Kuh…!”

The black crystals had the property of absorbing magic around them, so it was obvious what they wanted without thinking deeply.

That’s right, she must be trying to absorb the remaining magic power of herself and Rubera.

Aruru quickly lifted Arondite with one arm of hers.

Her magic power of her was almost gone, but if she spread her magic barrier around herself using her arondite as her medium of her, she would be able to hold out for a while.

‘Will something change if I endure a little bit…’

A situation where even Aruru couldn’t help but feel uneasiness.

Thanks to the nobles having difficulty returning to the castle, the royal soldiers flocked to them, so even the soldiers who could save ordinary citizens were not enough.

“How can I…”

How can I save this royal road?

With her current lack of strength, how could she not do it?

… No, she couldn’t give up now.

Even if renunciation is forgiven to others, it is renunciation that is not forgiven to oneself.

Even in the overwhelming power difference that seems to say that your efforts are meaningless, you shouldn’t hesitate to sit still.

Aruru stamped the arondite he had raised to the ground and stood up as if leaning on it.

My leg hurt her as if it would break, but this much was nothing.

“…Haaaaa!”

Then, he slowly poured out all his remaining magic power of her and gathered the pieces of blue crystal scattered all around him into one place.

I don’t like copying other people’s ideas, but-

The clustered blue crystals form a giant spear and rise behind Aruru.

The tip of the spear was aimed at the stalk that was aiming at Aruru and Rubera.

When one arm of Aruru is lifted, the huge spear slowly begins to rotate.

And-

“Pierce and break! Arondite!”

A thunderous command, a spear of blue crystal that charges at the same time as its arms are lowered.

The blue flash pierces through all the obstacles that stand in its way, colliding with the stem of the black crystal as it gnaws away at her own body her.

And they break apart like moths, scattering crystal shards everywhere-

Soon, with a loud explosion, they completely destroyed each other and then disappeared.

“Haha…”

Standing on the ground, Aruru delivered the final blow.

Like Rubera, her magical energy her is drained and her mind her is clouded.

“…Cleon… Amelia, dear…”

I hope the two of them are safe, and if they collapse on the spot.

The two of them climbed up from the hole created by the stem of the black crystal she had just destroyed.

“…It’s all good. The top was blocked, so I thought it was stuck in the hole.”

“I thought it was a good idea when the god within you spoke… But it almost never made it.”

It was Lilim and Sasha.

It was good to go up the hole made by the black crystal stem as a shortcut, as Ruben had suggested, but thanks to the stem that was regenerated along the way, it blocked the hole.

It was difficult to go up or down.

If he ran amok from the hole inside, the ceiling could collapse and be buried in the soil, so he couldn’t wield the same ice and plant stem arrows as before, or even Pando.

“…We delayed the time. He and Princess Amelia…”

When Lilim looked around like that, he saw that a barrier in the form of a black hemisphere was spreading.

“…A small area. Probably, in this…”

“…For a moment!”

Sasha, who stopped Lilim from approaching the barrier, found two people lying down right next to the hole they came out of and ran towards it.

“Mr. Rubera… Mr. Aruru…!”

Sasha checks her pulse and lets out a sigh of relief that she is not dead.

Lilim also talked quietly while looking at the two of them.

“I was trying to stop Princess Amelia, but I must have run out of strength.”

“… I think it will be dangerous if left as it is… This…”

Saying that, Sasha took out a small barrier stone from her backpack for adventurers.

It seemed to be furnishings from the monastery that had been secretly passed on from Anansi before.

“…Did you carry something like that?”

“I’m afraid I might need it… I said it was something I could use…”

Sasha puts the barrier stone down next to Rubera and Aruru, and recites her brother’s words her to activate the barrier.

Considering that a translucent film was created and covered the two of them. Soon, the barrier lost its color and became transparent.

“Okay! That’s it!”

Sasha raised her body as if she was relieved, and she approached the barrier.

Lilim, too, has no choice but to take out her Pandora her to enter this while looking at the barrier. Although she thinks it is.

[Huh…Um. It just arrived.]

When Caliburn says so, she changes from her dagger to her usual angelic form as her form her glows the next moment.

And if you make her hand her like a capital city and cut the surface of the barrier in the shape of an X-

In that place, a passage connecting the spaces was created.

And, this time, she changes into the form of the long sword used by Cleon and enters the hole.

Sasha and Lilim both stared blankly at it, but when the hole seemed to close, they quickly jumped into it.

And, as soon as the two entered the small area, what they saw was-

It was Cleon, floating in the air with Amelia holding her by the neck.