Chapter 532 – Caliburn and Galatea

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The sword of shadow- no, what we should call the beast of shadow now, it was as if Cleon’s inner beast had protruded outward.

Somewhere, it looks like a wolf or like a lion, and it moves menacingly whenever it moves, with sharp blade-like blades attached to the end of its mane.

When it was aimed at Cleon and swung, Cleon barely managed to cut it off with the holy and demonic swords he was holding in both hands.

Kang! Kagak! There was a ringing sound as the metal collided with each other, and sparks flashed.

No, it’s not just the blades that collide.

Every time the sword and the swords Cleon held in her hand her collided, the voice of her heart her flowed into Cleon.

The voices were all the same.

All. He was calling Cleon’s name her.

Dig into the heart, not the ears.

It was a voice like a blade that cut through the mind, not the body.

“Kuk… Kuk…!”

Cleon was struggling with the damage he received on his mind rather than his body.

Even so, if you ask if the physical aspect is fine, it wasn’t even that.

Here, Cleon is in the position of an intruder.

An existence that invades the small realm of others, the world of images, consumes more energy than when it is active outside.

Since Cleon had already consumed a considerable amount of the mana he shared with Caliburn and Galatea and his body her made of mana, he struggled to move his arm her even in the face of an attack that he would normally have been able to respond to normally.

To be precise, it was closer to Galatea and Caliburn moving Cleon’s body instead.

[Cleon…]

When Galatea, worried about Cleon’s body her, carefully opens her mouth to call him, Cleon shakes her head while wiping the sweat running down her cheek her with the back of her hand.

“It’s okay. Still… I can hold on.”

It was true that “You can hold on”, But fighting doesn’t end just by enduring.

One or the other must be defeated, and as for Cleon, he must somehow defeat the beast in front of him.

If he loses, he loses both Galatea and Caliburn.

As much as that, if you don’t avoid it.

Even if it is her revenge her, her revenge her on herself for forgetting her.

[Cleon!]

After thinking about it without even realizing it, Cleon’s movements slowed down again, as if he was dragged by it.

Of course, it may also have caused a torrent of her emotions flowing from her.

The blades of language cut deeper into his flesh and cut through his bones than did the physical blades of his.

And even if it’s not your own direct fault-

The loneliness and sadness of being alone and knowing that you have no place for yourself is unbearable.

[It’s dangerous. Cleon’s body and mind… Are close to their limits.]

Seeing such Cleon, Caliburn spoke directly to Galatea so that Cleon could not hear.

If Cleon heard this conversation, he would definitely say that he was fine and overdo it.

Galatea, too, after hearing Caliburn’s voice her, replies as if she agrees with her words her.

[Perhaps it was because he came into this space and gave us magical energy. Again, the most direct cause. That her anger is eating away at Cleon’s body of her. Maybe…]

[First of all, you have to get her out of this image space of hers. For that – I’ll need my own strength.]

As Caliburn says so, she tries to imbue her blade with light because she is in the form of her own body-sword-

[Uuuuu… I can’t do that either.]

Even if he gave his full strength of her, it was impossible for Caliburn’s body her to exert the same power of the holy sword as usual.

Not only that, but it felt like if she tried to unleash her powers her, they would drain out of her station her and be absorbed into her her she-her her beast her.

[Anyway, this area itself seems to be a place created to absorb our power… It’s dangerous~]

[So do i. Even if you try to borrow the power of other children from outside, it’s difficult because the passage doesn’t work. Because it’s such a closed space, the connection with the imprints is severed.]

The next moment, charrrr! Thinking that he heard a sound similar to when the chains scratched the ground, the chains to restrain Cleon’s body protruded from the beast’s body that had absorbed the mana of the two swords.

However, Cleon’s battles so far were already close to the limit, and the appearance of chains did not stop the blade storm.

That’s why Cleon’s droopy shoulders, arms, and trembling legs couldn’t move any further.

[Cleon!]

The next moment, Galatea breaks free from Cleon’s hand her and returns to her human form.

Its size her was like that of a small fairy, but it was still possible to evade the attack by pushing Cleon’s body her and knocking him over if he ran as hard as he could.

Udangtang! It wasn’t that Cleon’s body rolled so loudly that it made a loud noise, but thanks to that, the things that were aiming at Cleon were thrown off the track.

However, that was only part of the chain attack. Immediately, the next attack followed after his body her.

“Haa… Haa… Kuh…!”

“Come on, come on! Cleon! If we don’t move now, we’ll really lose…! We’re not disappearing, Cleon. Your body will be ruined!”

Saying that, I grab Cleon’s shoulders and try to raise him up, but if I try to drag him instead of pushing him down, of course his little body his lacks the strength.

“Caliburn!”

“I see…!”

At Galatea’s call, Caliburn (Mini), who immediately returns from the sword to human form, grabs Cleon’s arm and pulls him up.

Then, the two swords looked back at each other, nodded, grabbed Cleon’s hand his, and flew to catch him.

As if driven by that power, Cleon runs as if he were to fall off the beast once.

“Don’t stop your legs, Cleon. We will definitely protect you~!”

“Don’t even look back! The attack will let us dodge…!”

In a situation where the two swords were doing their best to protect Cleon, Cleon himself was exhausted and could not even counterattack properly, so he bit his lower lip as if indignant.

[Go, stop, please. Master. Go, stop Please… Master… Me, beside… Master’s, beside…]

Along with sobbing voices, the sound of blades striking the ground forcefully.

And thump. Thud. The footsteps of the beast, which even vibrated, seemed to be coming closer to him.

“Kuh…”

Ignoring it all, ignoring it. I had to move my legs somehow.

This body, this fight was not only risking one’s own life.

To desperately protect herself, to protect the two swords that pull her hands her.

“Haa… Haa…! If I don’t come up with something…!”

The more he tried to get away from the beast, the more he felt that not only did his body lose strength, but even his breathing his became difficult.

Because this place is her world her.

“There is a way.”

Then, Caliburn opened her mouth.

“Is there!? If so, tell me quickly!”

And, of course, when Galatea raised her voice, Caliburn gave her a nod and went on.

“Once again. My power and Galatea’s – no, it’s about merging beings into one. Just like when we defeated ‘Magic Armor’ and became the cause of this.”

“What!?”

Galatea raised her voice once again, of course, but Cleon looked at Caliburn with her serious eyes.

“Don’t worry, Galatea. She’s experienced it once, so she can never lose herself this time. Galatea and I together… If we hold Cleon’s hand firmly.”

Caliburn stopped pulling her Cleon’s hand her, and she stood in front of Cleon, placing her hand her on her own chest her.

“Under any circumstances. We can’t lose ourselves!”

In a confident voice, with confidence.

The way she declared that, she was like her ‘hero’ trying to defend her convictions of her without losing her light of her.

As expected – she is much more proud than she thinks. It is a ‘holy sword’ suitable for a warrior.

“…Okay. Let’s do it.”

That’s why Cleon trusted Caliburn and answered like that.

The beast of the shadow that I thought was a little far away came closer.

In the very next moment, as she was about to launch an attack on herself, Galatea, hearing Cleon’s answer her, nodded her head without a moment to ponder.

“…I can’t help it. If that’s the only option. I’ll do it again. No matter what happens-“

Galatea raises the corner of her mouth and looks at Cleon.

“…Cleon will come to meet you, right?”

“…Ah!”

Once again, just before the two change from ‘humans’ to ‘swords’, they take the form of light.

Normally, they would each take the form of a holy sword and a demonic sword after being held in Cleon’s hands, but-

Just before the storm of chains and blades that flew straight towards Cleon attacked Cleon’s body with her.

The black light and the white light circle around Cleon’s body and create a magical wall to block it.

And. The light soon merged into one- it began to change into the form of a sword with blindingly intense light.

A beautiful longsword that combines the characteristics of Caliburn and Galatea into two and melts them all together.

The black handle, the silver blade, and the golden lines embroidering the surface of the blade.

It was the form of being completely united with Caliburn.

[…What?]

The moment Cleon grabbed the handle of the sword, the voice of ‘Galatea’ flowed from within.

[We become one, right?]

[That’s right… But unlike last time, both of us seem to be fully conscious~]

And Caliburn’s voice answering Galatea’s question.

“I’m glad you both… Are safe.”

[I’m still not sure if they’re all right or not… But the important thing right now is that our barriers protecting Cleon will be broken]

When Cleon breathes a sigh of relief, he nods at Caliburn’s point, and sets up a defensive posture before the barrier is breached.

“Ha…!”

As he breathed and felt the power of magical power felt from the sword, Cleon felt that unlike before, energy gathered throughout his body.

It was like borrowing power from another place.

[Black magic and divine magic. Weaken each other, but amplify each other when their forces are equal…]

As Galatea spoke as if she had remembered, she felt two types of magical energy constantly welling up within her.

And that’s not all.

Galatea’s “Borrowed power” And Caliburn’s “Overpowered power” Were felt to have been strengthened based on magical power.

Charreuk! The moment after hearing the sound of chains, Cleon swung his sword.

Then- the chain bounced off with a strong impact, and the body of the beast in the shadows shook greatly as if it were being dragged by it.

He simply swung his sword, but what remained on the trail of that silver sword was magical light like starlight.

[Master…]

“…Sorry, but I can’t lose Galatea and Caliburn.”

[For strength… I, more…]

“It’s not a matter of strength.”

Cleon had no choice but to deny her values ​​and criteria of her.

“If it wasn’t for Galatea and Caliburn, I wouldn’t be here today. That’s because of the strength of the two.”

Cleon stared at the sword that the two became one for a while, and then it shone like moonlight, emitting a subtle magical light.

When its tip pointed towards the beast of shadow, the beast of shadow shrank.

“But. Galatea helped me escape her solitude of her. She learned from Caliburn to overcome her own destiny of her.”

Then, grab her handle her with both her hands and pull it toward her shoulder her.

“…The two of them are not beings that can be called mere swords or tools. Performance isn’t everything, they’re ‘my precious comrades’… ‘Friends’, and—’family’.”

[Family…]

The howl of the beast, now, seemed to be filled with despair.

“So, I’m sorry. …Until one day, I can get you out.”

Cleon, who held the sword that Caliburn and Galatea were united with her, bent her body her as it was, and turned her sword blade to the side of her back her so that it was level with the ground.

“…Wait a little longer. My sword. Stella.”

And, intense magic light was sprayed from Cleon’s sword in her.

As always, the explosive acceleration using that magic spray, and the powerful blow that came out of it—

Well, it wasn’t that simple. What is possible with the sword Cleon is holding in his hand her right now?

The magical light flowing from Cleon’s sword created an aurora.

And, as if reflected by the aurora, Cleon’s body her was increased to three, including two translucent bodies.

Of the three, one held the Caliburn and the other the Galatea.

Next moment-

Cleon’s alter ego, holding Galatea, ran out like a ray of light.

It became like a living slash that galloped through the ground with lightning bolts, and it jumped right into the beast.

A black swordsman that leaves a huge slash every time he moves.

Confused by his movements of her, the shadowy beast couldn’t move from the spot and shouted out a screaming voice.

And, while Cleon holding Galatea is tying his feet like that, Cleon holding Caliburn raises Caliburn high into the sky.

Then, a number of things like spears of light appeared, soared into the sky and then fell, burrowing into the body of the beast in the shadows.

Like. Like a wedge.

“…Goes.”

And finally, Cleon, who can be said to be the main body, took a deep breath.

As it is. I put maximum power into the hand her holding the sword.

That power doesn’t mean simple muscular strength.

Including magic power, vitality, mental strength and muscular strength-

It is a blow that contains both the desire to convey and the soul itself.

Next moment-

When Cleon’s sword moves in an arc, from bottom to top.

Following that, the combined swords were swung.

In addition to Caliburn’s power to tear apart space-

A magical blow in which the magical powers of many beings linked by souls are added one by one.

The magic that contained countless magical powers was pure black.

——For this blow, there is no such thing as a name.

“Haaaaa!!”

A ray of black light extending from the sword swung from the bottom to the top,

It is cut and pierced, attacking the body of the shadowy beast tied to the spot.

[Aaaaa!!]

A scream echoed, and the hand holding the sword naturally became more powerful.

[…M…S…─]

The next moment, her voice her cuts out, and Caliburn’s space-shattering power touches the walls of the invisible world.

It cuts down the ‘wall’ created between the image space and the outside.

Beyond this space like the night sky – the same blue sky as always spread out.

And-

“…Let’s go back. To the outside world.”

Saying that, Cleon let go of the two-person sword she was holding in her hand.

It was losing my mind.