63. The Most Enjoyable Contest for Favor

A cold hue flickered in the distance, rivaling Nilu’s magical aura, forcing Nilu—who had just been ready to attack me and destroy the Celestial Thread—to divert her attention toward the source of that magical presence!

And of course, I wouldn’t let this opportunity slip by! Seizing the moment while Nilu was preoccupied, I swiftly retracted the sword that was the essence of the Celestial Thread, then fled from Nilu’s vicinity. I rushed to the spot where Letty had just fallen, scooping her up to prevent any harm from befalling her while she was still unconscious. Finally, I carried the little midget back to where Rinka lay, ensuring that both girls had “escaped the battlefield.”

In truth, it was just a retreat, but there was no shame in it, for the ensuing battle was beyond the capabilities of a novice like me, who lacked any semblance of dragon-like power!

[Kefir appears, preventing Nilu from destroying the Thunder Fairy’s Celestial Thread!]

The script unfolded alongside Kefir’s figure appearing before my eyes! She didn’t even need to do much; the “heroic aura” that accompanied her was already thwarting the dangerous script involving the Thunder Fairy, sparing her from a fate of destruction!

Naturally, this sudden turn of events astonished not only Nilu but even the sword in my hand—the Celestial Thread itself.

“Sukaburē… Hey! What’s going on!? Why is that white-haired girl back!? Don’t get in my way, this Emperor! Don’t let this minor character stop me from settling the score with Nilu, Burēto !”

If Kefir is a minor character, then you are nothing but cannon fodder!

“Someone’s here to save you, and you’re not happy about it! You, fairy, be quiet for now! I’ll deal with you later!”

Not wanting to let the Celestial Thread act on its own whims any longer, I mustered my courage and scolded it directly. Finally, once the Celestial Thread understood the situation and settled down, I let out a sigh of relief.

After all, if it weren’t for the Celestial Thread’s sudden outburst that even provoked Nilu, relying solely on my verbal tactics to delay until Kefir arrived wouldn’t have made the situation nearly as perilous as it had just been.

I had long suspected something was off with Rinka. During the escape plan, although Rinka seemed fine when she arrived late, the script indicated that she had been “commanded” by Nilu’s fairy, Jias.

And that command was not hard to guess; Nilu’s goal was to destroy the Celestial Thread, so she would surely make some moves during our escape. Rather than passively “knowing I was in a trap,” it was better for me to set a ” trap” for myself, subtly guiding Nilu to make the arrangements I desired.

Thus, the entire evacuation plan was crafted after my contemplation, a blend of truth and deception! It was indeed true that we needed to escape early, but the order of departure was false. After Kefir left first, she didn’t rush to find reinforcements; instead, she waited for my signal, anticipating the moment Nilu would appear and strike.

In this way, Nilu would no longer have any dangerous plans; it would simply be a contest of strength, and I believed that Kefir wouldn’t lag too far behind now!

Looking ahead, Kefir’s sword had already fallen before Nilu. As Nilu took a step back, a few glimmers of light floated in from the darkness, likely the remaining fairies returning to Nilu’s side!

“Kefir!”

“Surprised, Nilu?”

Kefir’s sword shook off a few snowflakes. “You didn’t think I would really abandon him, did you?”

“Feigning concern! This is merely the power of Mr. Ougiride!”

As the fairies gathered, Nilu didn’t hesitate for a moment; the black mist conjured by the black sword, Ignis, surged toward Kefir!

“Your incompetence will only allow Mr. Ougiride to act alone! Your shameless demands will only put him in danger! You can do nothing; you should just tuck your tail and roll out of Mr. Ougiride’s sight!”

Brutal, dangerous—Nilu’s treatment of Kefir was even more terrifying than her fury toward the Celestial Thread!

“And now… you dare to flaunt your master’s danger in front of me!?!”

The wind howled, dark clouds swirled; the thunderclouds summoned by the Celestial Thread seemed to have been commandeered by Nilu! At the same time, I caught sight of the next moment in the script!

【Kepher is at a disadvantage in the battle against Nilu!】

As expected, even though Kepher had previously gained a breakthrough from Ikusis’s “prophetic” powers, the magical power levels had now evened out with Nilu. However, in other aspects, especially regarding the “treasure,” Kepher, who only had Alsas, was still slightly inferior compared to Nilu!

The script was already so obvious, and I couldn’t just sit back and watch Kepher get defeated by Nilu and then get hurt!

Although the protagonist in the script is bound to suffer some injuries when facing the big BOSS to “gain enlightenment,” I simply did not want Kepher to get hurt!

I’m really worried!

There’s still a chance!

“Zousi!”

I picked up the sword that was the essence of Zousi and shouted at the fairy, “Stop dawdling and give Kepher strength!”

“Huh!?”

“Can’t you understand!? I’m telling you to help!”

In this urgent situation, I believed Zousi wasn’t so brainless at this moment! And since Zousi was originally one of Kepher’s “treasures,” even if it was temporarily used by Kepher, I believed there would definitely be no side effects!

“You can see how many fairies Nilu has, right!? Hurry up and go!” After a pause, I thought, “Don’t you want revenge!?”

“!”

That one sentence indeed left Zousi speechless!

With a flash of lightning, Zousi immediately flew over to Kepher! The lightning intertwined with Alsas’s sword body, becoming dazzlingly bright once again, the purple lightning, under Kepher’s instinctive swing, dispelled all the darkness brought by Nilu!

The blades of the two women clashed once more!

“Ke·phe·r, your shameless demands are killing my master!”

“What’s wrong with being a bit greedy for your man? Besides, I can protect him.”

With one swing, Kepher pushed Nilu away, “Even if you say I can’t, Nilu, I can still prove it to you.”

“Prove it!? Hahahaha!”

However, Nilu was not so easily defeated. After a brief retreat, the power of the black sword staggered Kepher, raising a cloud of dust around and cutting down trees!

“With that kind of power, are you even human!?”

“My protection isn’t just swords and magic, Nilu.”

After staggering, Kepher steadied herself.

Even after gaining Zousi, she was still at a disadvantage, but Kepher’s confidence in her attitude towards Nilu did not wane even a bit due to the worsening situation!

And I quickly understood why!

“Euglid wants us to leave, so my ‘protection’ is naturally here as well.”

“Nilu, don’t you feel… that besides our elements, there’s a bit of other magical elements around?”

Just as Kepher said.

Our “reinforcements” have arrived!