Vol. 5 Chapter 4 – What Did You Write
by PinkPanther“Ah, ahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.”
Suddenly, Raifan covered her face with her hand and burst into loud laughter. As if she found it unbearably funny, she looked up at the ceiling and laughed, laughing so hard that her body even began to convulse.
Seeing that, Caesar bristled the fur along his spine and began to growl lowly.
“Uvvuu!”
“Raifan-san, is something the matter?”
Almeia timidly called out to Raifan. In response to that question, Raifan answered with a ferocious grin.
“Kukuku, if this isn’t funny, then what is? I see now. If you take the form of a girl, then of course you can deceive my eyes. After all, I have only ever known the male form.”
“Mother, over here!”
Lisara’s sharp voice rang out.
“E, eh?”
Without really understanding what was happening, Almeia hurried over to Lisara’s side for the time being.
“Raifan Pignaut. What are you talking about!”
Shouting, Lisara lowered her stance so she could fight at any moment, deliberately relaxing the strength in her supple legs. Her posture was exactly like a feline beast that was just about to pounce.
Watching that scene, Raifan laughed.
“Now that we have come this far, there is no point in trying to hide things from each other anymore, right? That’s right. I am after the soul of Kaga Ryousuke over there.”
With those slender fingers, Raifan sharply pointed straight at Ryousuke and continued.
“And you all came to this mansion to search for Ookura Mina, whom I kidnapped. Isn’t that right?”
“Never would I have expected you to confess so honestly on your own like this. Even if you apologize now, I think it is already too late.”
Lisara stared intently at Raifan.
“Fufu, you are beautiful. Ah, if only you had a chest. No, actually, with how flat you are, perhaps it would be better to say you do not even have a chest at all.”
“H-how noisy you are! Even if it is small, a chest is still a chest!”
Lisara let out a shrill scream.
The flat-chested maid standing behind Raifan also had a vein bulging at her temple…
“Anyway! You! If you kidnapped Mina, then that means you are also a member of 《Týr Hagal, the Hail of the Thunder God》. Prepare yourself for a heavy punishment!”
At Lisara’s accusing finger, Raifan slowly spread a sticky grin.
This was not a crisis of chastity. Ryousuke’s instincts sensed a far more sinister and terrifying danger.
“That is right. I am one of the executives of the secret society 《Týr Hagal, the Hail of the Thunder God》, which was formed to restore the rightful form of the Shinigami. And I am the one who kidnapped Ookura Mina in order to lure Kaga Ryousuke into this world of the Shinigami.”
Raifan proudly declared it. There was not even a fragment of guilt there. It clearly showed that Raifan completely believed in her own actions.
However, that declaration also served as undeniable evidence.
“My, my, you even boldly said you are one of the executives of 《Týr Hagal, the Hail of the Thunder God》. Well then, this should be good enough now.”
Almeia held up her ring.
It was the ring that Shigeil, the head of the Restall family’s intelligence unit, had said he would trace as a marker.
“This ring is being traced by the Restall family, and even our conversation is being recorded. In other words, everything Raifan-san just said has already been recorded by the Restall family. With this, I can officially mobilize the Restall family now.”
Almeia spoke to Raifan as if she were pronouncing a death sentence. However, the person in question, Raifan, showed absolutely no sense of crisis.
“Is that so?”
“Yes, it is. Now then, please come. Restall’s 《Short Sword Scramasax》!”
Almeia shouted.
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…………
Nothing at all happened.
Only a deep silence passed through the room.
“…………I see. It seems we have completely fallen into a trap.”
At Almeia’s words, Raifan returned a sneering grin. It was the same as answering, “Exactly.”
“To think that Shigeil-san was connected to 《Týr Hagal, the Hail of the Thunder God》… haaah, it seems I was still far too naive.”
“F-Father? That cannot be true, that is a lie!”
Kyuru shouted. Seeing her like that, Almeia turned a painful gaze toward her.
“This time, I was also cautious and only allowed a small number of people to be involved. And the only person capable of obstructing teleportation is Shigeil-san…”
“Despite appearances, Almeia-san seems surprisingly sharp. That is exactly right.”
Raifan clapped her hands lightly, pat pat.
“Well then, with that sharpness of yours, how will you escape from this?”
Raifan spread both arms wide and cried out loudly.
“Rune Masters of Pignaut, now is the time to seize the rightful tomorrow of the Shinigami world!”
From the mirrors hanging in the dressing area, Shinigami began to emerge one after another. In total there were about twenty of them, and every one of them was wearing the Shinigami battle attire《Binding Attire Disurard》.
However, they were somewhat different from the Shinigami Ryousuke had seen until now.
They did not have powerful horns. Only small horns were faintly visible on their foreheads, as if they were there merely for appearance.
Their 《Binding Attire Disurard》 was also not fully completed as clothing. It only covered their arms and legs, while the rest of their outfit looked more like armor that they wore over their bodies.
“So, how does it feel to be surrounded by Rune Masters?”
Raifan watched Ryousuke and the others being encircled by the Shinigami and grinned.
“…………So the mirrors were connected to the room where the Rune Masters were waiting. In other words, this guest room was a room meant to let enemies pass through for your sake.”
Hearing Almeia’s words, Raifan clapped her hands.
“Well now, even while surrounded by this many warriors, you still have such composure. As expected.”
“Hmph, there is no way I would panic just because of a bunch of lower-class Shinigami like these.”
Without showing any panic, Lisara looked around at the encirclement.
“From what I can see, they are all just people who can barely manage to wear 《Binding Attire Disurard》 at best.”
“Hm, that is true.”
Looking at the twenty Shinigami, Almeia gave a bitter smile.
“Judging from the condition of their 《Binding Attire Disurard》, I believe most of them are Rune Masters around fifth class. Fufufu, do you really think people like them can fight against us?”
“I see. Lisara-san and Almeia-san are both first-class Shinigami.”
Even so, Raifan spoke with composure.
“Uu, it feels like Kyuru is being forgotten.”
Kyuru muttered in complaint.
“From the beginning, you do not need to push yourself. If Shigeil-oji-sama has truly betrayed us… Kyuru, this will be difficult for you to fight, will it not?”
Kyuru glared at Lisara after she said that.
“Onee-sama, do you think Kyuru would back down after coming this far? We are going to save Mina-san.”
“…………That is true.”
Lisara smiled gently.
“Well then, since I have revealed this much, it should be about time for you to come out, shouldn’t it?”
At Raifan’s words, Lisara reacted immediately.
“I see, Galdabroeg!”
However, the Shinigami who emerged from the mirror were not Galdabroeg. Instead, two Shinigami appeared. Both of them were men who looked extremely rugged. When Caesar saw the two of them, he bared his fangs and let out a growl.
“WonWon!”
They were clearly different from the previous twenty. Although they only had a single horn, it was firmly grown, and their 《Binding Attire Disurard》fully covered their bursting muscular bodies.
But the real problem came after that.
A middle-aged man who was not wearing 《Binding Attire Disurard》 appeared. Out of place among them, he was dressed properly in a tuxedo. It was Shigeil Zeria, Kyuru’s father.
At that moment, Kyuru let out a despairing cry.
“Father!?”
“……Shigeil-oji-sama.”
Lisara glared at Shigeil with deep resentment.
However, Almeia looked at Shigeil with a somewhat carefree expression and spoke.
“Saila-san does know that you are involved with 《Týr Hagal, the Hail of the Thunder God》, does she not?”
“There is no way my wife knows. If she knew about this, there is no way I could raise my bow against the Restall family.”
Shigeil spoke with a somewhat frightened expression. Ryousuke thought that perhaps he was unexpectedly someone who feared his wife.
“Then what exactly is your objective?”
“Fuh.”
This time, Shigeil laughed with complete composure.
“Almeia-sama, after going this far, do you really think there could be any goal other than the position of family head? That is precisely why I joined hands with 《Týr Hagal, the Hail of the Thunder God, 雷神の雹テイールハガル》.”
“Hm, that does make sense. In that case, it seems you are also after 《Fafnir》 after all.”
Almeia nodded with a smile. Seeing that reaction, Shigeil looked at her with an uneasy expression before turning his gaze toward Kyuru.
“Come now, Kyuru.”
Kyuru’s body stiffened with a jolt.
“You should come back. Father knows that you desire the seat of the Restall family head. Do not worry, it will be soon. Once we obtain the soul of Kaga Ryousuke, we will be the ones who become the heads of the Restall family.”
“F, Father…”
Lisara placed her hand on Kyuru’s head.
“Onee-sama?”
“Kyuru. Do as you like… no, do not misunderstand. It is not that I doubt you. I already believe that you would never betray us. But still.”
“That is right, Kyuru. Do what you want.”
Ryousuke also placed his hand on Kyuru’s head.
“Even Ryousuke-san…”
“No one wants to fight against their own parents. So it is fine if you go over there. I will not resent you, and I will not think you see us as enemies because of it. At the very least, there is enough trust between us for that.”
Ryousuke lightly patted Kyuru’s head, pon pon. Kyuru then grasped Ryousuke’s hand with both of her hands and pressed it against her own head. She spoke while remaining like that.
“Father.”
“Ohh, Kyuru. Did you capture Kaga Ryousuke!”
Shigeil shouted with joy. However, Kyuru smiled and vigorously shook her head from side to side. Then she announced in an amused tone.
“Father, your misfortune is that your child turned out to be a daughter.”
“What are you talking about?”
“You do not know? In the end, daughters choose a man over their father.”
After giving a sweet and adorable smile, Kyuru then stuck out her tongue with a mischievous, spiteful expression.
At that moment, Shigeil’s face rapidly changed through several expressions. Confusion, shock, sadness, anger, panic, and flustered agitation. Finally he glared at Ryousuke with the face of a demon.
“…………Kaga Ryousuke! How dare you seduce my daughter, my daughter!”
“Huh, me? Wait, I have not done anything yet…”
Ryousuke hurriedly denied everything. However, Shigeil, a father who believed his daughter had been taken away, was no longer listening.
“W-what did you say! C-could it be that you have already done it, that, you know, that first experience! Did you also do that, and that, and that too!”
“H-hey, we did not!”
Ryousuke hastily denied it.
“We are planning to.”
Kyuru said calmly, pouring oil onto the fire.
“You… seriously.”
When Ryousuke turned to complain and looked at Kyuru’s face, she was grinning with a smug『fufun』. Her face clearly said that she had absolutely no intention of yielding…
“……Kyuru. We need to talk later.”
Lisara grabbed Kyuru by the shoulder.
“My, I believe things like this are first come, first served, Onee-sama.”
Kyuru calmly answered Lisara, who was filled with anger.
What is this, could it be that Kyuru has become even more formidable…?
Seeing that scene, Shigeil finally snapped.
“Guaaaah! Do it, finish them!”
At that furious shout, the two rugged Shinigami and the other twenty charged forward.
“《Binding Attire Disurard》!”
Lisara, Kyuru, and Almeia activated their spells at the same time.
The surrounding dust and debris began swirling around the three of them. It transformed into a black, leather-like fabric and gradually covered their bodies.
There were no cloaks. The outfit clearly revealed their slender body lines.
Then, crack crack, horns began to grow.
Kyuru grew two horns, and her appearance had slightly more exposure, decorated with frills that suited her personality.
“Caesar, 《Ridill》.”
Responding to those words, Caesar let out a proud roar.
Crack crack, from his soul the《Dragon-Slaying Sword Ridill》 extended outward. It was a long sword. The double-edged blade was engraved with carvings of dragons, and the hilt was adorned with golden decorations. Even just by existing there, it possessed an overwhelming presence.
Kyuru grasped the hilt and pulled it out from Caesar.
Almost at the same time, Almeia also manifested her sword.
A sword wrapped in pale blue flames, shining with a dull light. Ryousuke recognized that sword.
It was the 《Kalnun Solas》 that Kyuru had used first when she fought Lisara before.
It did not possess the overwhelming presence of 《Ridill》. In exchange, however, Almeia herself carried a terrifying level of power.
The two horns growing from her head were far more ominous than Kyuru’s, powerful and rising high as if piercing the heavens, while the costume made of black, glossy fabric covered up to around her chin and radiated an intense presence.
Then the two of them began running forward all at once.
“Against small fry like these, Kyuru thinks she is the safest one!”
She swung 《Ridill》. With that alone, the armor of the Pignaut family’s Shinigami and their 《Binding Attire Disurard》 were blown away.
“My, my, Kyuru-chan, that is unfair. Honestly now, it cannot be helped. I will punish the Zeria family instead.”
When Almeia began running, the two Shinigami that Shigeil had brought stepped forward and blocked her path.
“Let me feel at least a little… fufu, please entertain me!”
A fierce battle began.
However, Raifan, who had been watching the scene, only grinned and clapped her hands, pat pat, completely out of place.
“You seem quite relaxed, standing before Lisara Restall.”
Showing her irritation openly, Lisara glared at her.
“Is that so?”
“Or have you already given up?”
Lisara, with her two twisted horns, let out a mocking snort.
She too was covered from head to toe in a black, glossy fabric. When her long red hair swayed, combined with the black attire, it made her look like flames themselves.
“Fine. I do not even care to know what you are thinking. You will return Mina. 《Carnun Pladur》!”
Within Lisara’s hands, two serpents of flame writhed and formed the shape of a Shinigami’s scythe. Gripping the shaft firmly, Lisara pointed it straight at Raifan.
“《Binding Attire Disurard》.”
Raifan finally chanted the spell.
A black storm raged violently.
Then Raifan stood there wearing 《Binding Attire Disurard》. However, it was quite different from the ones Lisara and the others wore. A thin, black leather-like fabric covered her body, but on top of it an even darker purple armor was formed. Across that armor, countless patterns resembling red pulsating blood vessels bulged outward.
“Surprised? This is the ancient 《Binding Attire Disurard》 that Shinigami originally wore before the Twilight War, something that Galdabroeg deciphered.”
Raifan clenched her gauntlet-covered hand several times, as if confirming its strength, then raised both palms upward as though presenting an offering.
“《Ecstatic Axe Al-Yul》.”
Lightning crashed down and light burst apart.
At that intensity, both Ryousuke and Lisara instinctively turned their eyes away. In the brief moment that lasted less than a second, a gigantic axe appeared above Raifan’s hands.
It was an enormous axe that seemed impossible to hold, impossible to raise, and even more impossible to swing.
The handle was thick and twisted like the trunk of a tree, yet it was carved with decorations that seemed divine. The blade of the axe, just like the armor Raifan wore, was a dark purple color with red pulsating veins running through it. From time to time, black lightning ran across the blade.
“Wha…”
Lisara gasped.
No, Ryousuke felt the same way. Even though he was not a Shinigami, he could understand it. The overwhelming power.
It was a tremendous power comparable to that of Galdabroeg.
It seemed that Kyuru and Almeia also felt it. Kyuru kicked aside the small fry, while Almeia, who had already defeated two Shinigami, abandoned Shigeil and gathered beside Lisara.
“What is this… It is like Galdabroeg.”
Hearing Kyuru’s frightened voice, Raifan laughed happily and held the axe with one hand, striking the butt of the handle against the ground.
“To be treated on the same level as him in Stanza is an honor. Normally I would not stand a chance against him, but for this operation, 《Týr Hagal, the Hail of the Thunder God》 gave me this《Binding Attire Disurard》 and 《Ecstatic Axe Al-Yul》. Well, you could say I have been powered up.”
Gripping the handle with both hands again, she lifted it up.
“Haaaaaaaah!”
She shouted a battle cry. In proportion to that shout, the black lightning running through the axe grew stronger.
“As if we would wait!”
Almeia suddenly raised 《Kalnun Solas》and rushed forward.
“I know!”
Raifan extended her left hand and firmly grabbed 《Kalnun Solas》 with her gauntlet.
“What!”
Crack.
The blade of 《Kalnun Solas》 that had been created by Almeia’s spell shattered and scattered with shocking ease. That meant the strength of the 《Kalnun Solas》 created by Almeia was far inferior to the strength of Raifan’s 《Binding Attire Disurard》.
“Kuuh!”
Raifan’s knee drove straight into Almeia’s abdomen as she stood there in shock.
“Mother!”
“Aunt!”
Lisara and Kyuru slashed at Raifan from both sides.
“Tch!”
Raifan turned her back while still holding the axe.
With a backfist she easily deflected the blade of 《Carnun Pladur》 and stopped 《Ridill》 with the handle of 《Ecstatic Axe Al-Yul》.
Gichi gichi, the blade of 《Ridill》 and the handle of 《Ecstatic Axe Al-Yul》 pressed against each other in a fierce clash.
“Even with this《Binding Attire Disurard》, receiving 《Ridill》 head on is still frightening.”
Slowly turning around, she gripped the handle again with both hands.
“W-what an honor.”
Little by little, Kyuru was being pushed back.
“…………”
Meanwhile, Lisara, who had been blown away, staggered to her feet.
“This is not your fault. You respond to the strength of your wielder…”
Lisara gently spoke to the《Carnun Pladur》she held in her hand.
“Lisara, are you alright?”
“…Ryousuke, stay back.”
Lisara quietly told Ryousuke, who had run up to her.
“Even if you tell me to stay back, if you all lose… then it will not matter where I am, right? So what is it, do you think you can win?”
“It is difficult.”
Lisara answered with complete honesty, almost too honestly. Then she shrugged while continuing to glare at Raifan without letting her guard down.
“I am no good.”
“Lisara?”
“I always lose my temper and, without thinking about what comes next, I end up absorbing your life force. Even though I need your power right now, I just cannot calm myself down. I need to reflect on that.”
After saying that much, Lisara let out a breath.
“《Gram》 is a dangerous existence. It is not something we should rely on so easily. But Ryousuke, may I ask you a favor?”
Something inside Ryousuke snapped. Quietly, yet with firm determination, he spoke.
“Lisara, do you still not understand? Has there ever been a time when I refused one of your requests?”
At those words, Lisara turned back toward Ryousuke as if struck. Then she quickly turned her gaze back toward Raifan again.
“…That is true. Yes, you are right. Then Ryousuke, please. Somehow awaken《Gram》.”
Lisara said it with a slightly happy tone. Even though that tone should have been out of place in this situation, for some reason it made Ryousuke happy.
“You could just forcefully pull it out of me, you know?”
“That will not do. Of course it would affect you, Ryousuke. But that is not the only reason. Even if I took out《Gram》without your spiritual energy being poured into it, it would not possess much power.”
“I see.”
“…………U-um.”
Lisara spoke shyly.
“What is it?”
“To revive your perverted soul… without doing anything… um, are you okay with that?”
Ryousuke could only see Lisara’s back. Even so, he could tell. Her face was surely red.
Right now, it felt like she would agree to anything.
Even if he said『my first time』, it felt like she might accept it.
But he hated that.
Forcing it, pushing it like that, he hated those kinds of things.
Because she was important to him, unless it was something they both desired, Ryousuke did not want it.
“There is no way I could become the kind of trash who pressures someone for their first time. Things like that are not because I want to do it, but because our feelings match… yeah, something like that.”
“You know, Ryousuke. You said that out loud again.”
“No way…”
Ryousuke ended up holding his head.
“Well, I mean… it is not like I would think it is… completely bad or anything…”
“…Uh, what are you trying to say?”
“Ah, anyway!”
Lisara refused to answer the question.
“What is something quick we can do to revive your perverted soul, Ryousuke! Kyuru is already at her limit!”
Sure enough, Kyuru seemed to have already reached her limit while facing Raifan.
“Eh, wait, but even if you suddenly say that… ah.”
Even as he said that, Ryousuke suddenly remembered something. Earlier today, when he saw Lisara’s appearance, there had been a moment when he thought, 『I want to do it. I really, really want to!』
But that…she would definitely be exasperated. No, she would absolutely be exasperated. More than that, it would be completely out of place in this serious situation.
Without a doubt, not only Lisara but Kyuru and even Raifan would be exasperated with him.
Unaware of what was going through his mind, Lisara shouted in an urgent voice.
“Ryousuke, hurry!”
“Ah, whatever! Lisara, change back into that dress you were wearing earlier!”
“Huh?”
“There is no time, right!”
“Uh, um… alright!”
Pressed by Ryousuke’s intensity, Lisara changed from her《Binding Attire Disurard》 back into her original dress right in front of him.
Yes, that dress with the wide open back.
“Um, with this, what should I do—”
“Do not turn around!”
“O-okay!”
Lisara, who had been about to turn around, froze when Ryousuke shouted.
Lisara’s dress exposed her skin from her shoulders down across her back to around her waist. Just looking at it sent shivers down his spine with its sexiness.
However, even that alone was not enough to revive Ryousuke’s perverted soul that had just been drained.
Even if the spring of eros had dried up, Ryousuke still possessed the pride of a true connoisseur of fetishism, along with the knowledge he had cultivated.
Even if his heart and body did not respond, human beings still possessed wisdom.
Ryousuke slowly replayed the thought of『I want to do it!』in his mind. Then, from the vast knowledge of his predecessors stored within his head, he derived the method that would make the most of this material at this very moment.
He extended his right index finger. The other fingers remained curled.
Beyond Lisara’s white skin and smooth shoulder, he could see Kyuru and Raifan struggling against each other. They were pushing with desperate expressions. No, it seemed Almeia had recovered as well and was supporting her.
“Mm” Ryousuke nodded.
At this rate, there was still time.
Then he focused all his nerves and his own energy into the tip of his index finger.
“I am going, Lisara.”
“…………”
Lisara nodded solemnly, like a patient about to undergo surgery.
Ryousuke then traced Lisara’s spine with his fingertip, sliiiiiide.
“Uhyahyahyan!?”
Lisara let out a completely unrestrained cry. Though honestly, it was not very seductive…
“W-what are you doing!”
“Hey, this is only the beginning!”
Ignoring Lisara’s protests, Ryousuke brought his finger back up again and let it crawl along her back. This time, following the knowledge of his predecessors, he tried tracing along her shoulder blade.
“Hyauun!”
Still a bit off.
He traced along her spine in a wriggling motion.
“Hyaaaaaaaan!”
That was closer.
It seemed the spine really was the key.
“Haa..haa… kuku, next…”
By now, Ryousuke’s head had completely forgotten the original purpose and was filled only with thoughts about Lisara’s spine. After all, it was fun. The various reactions he was getting and quite erotic ones at that, made it incredibly enjoyable.
To think he could do something this naughty with her consent!
‘Kuuuuh, my youth is the best!’
With tears of emotion streaming down his face, he moved on to the forbidden technique.
Yes, writing characters on her back.
And writing them directly on her skin.
“Lisara, try to guess what I am writing!”
“Huh?”
He tried writing『H』.
“Hyann! Hyauuuu! Haaaan… wait, how could I possibly know that!”
Since the reaction was pretty good, this time he wrote 『Lisara』.
“Afuun! Hiaaaaan! Fuaaa… haa haa… p, please, spare me already…”
Lisara panted heavily. It seemed writing her name was quite effective.
“H-hey Ryousuke, we are being watched. Hey, they are watching us!”
Lisara pleaded.
Now that she mentioned it, he could indeed feel the gazes of Kyuru, Almeia, Raifan and also Shigeil.
But it was fine. He did not care about that.
“Alright, next!”
“Nooo! They are looking at us with such cold eyes!”
Raising the difficulty at once, he began writing the character『Ryou』Ryou1 from『Ryousuke』Ryousuke2 on Lisara’s back.
“Hiaa! Ah, aaaaaaaaah!”
Lisara let out a loud cry.
That voice came. It echoed intensely within Ryousuke’s soul. He could not stop anymore. He continued writing the remaining character『Suke』. Suke3
“Ah, ah, aaaaaaaaah!”
Lisara’s body trembled violently, and she collapsed weakly onto the spot.
“Uh, um, Lisara?”
Clutching her exposed shoulders tightly, Lisara turned back toward him with a face red all the way to her ears.
Thump.
His soul felt like it might explode.
“…Y-you wrote『Ryousuke』, didn’t you?”
Looking up at Ryousuke with eyes completely moist, she shyly gave the correct answer along with her warm breath. Yes, it was correct. She had recognized his name.
“O, o, o, o, ooooooooooooooooo!”
Those eyes, that voice, that back, everything about it was the best.
But more than that, the fact that she recognized the name『Ryousuke』, that alone burned intensely. It heated both his heart and his body. It heated them fiercely.
Thump.
Thump thump thump.
His soul began trembling violently.
No, it was not merely trembling.
It began pounding like a beat and raging wildly.
Whether it was about《Fafnir》or anything else did not matter anymore.
In any case, Ryousuke’s soul burned hotter and hotter, and it began trembling fiercely with overwhelming joy.
“Hey, do you understand!”
He shouted.
“U-understand what!”
Raifan thought she was the one being addressed and replied.
“I am not talking to you!”
“Wha—!”
“Lisara, do you understand!”
“Uh, well, um… ah, um… yeah, somehow.”
Scratching her cheek, Lisara took Ryousuke’s hand. Then she traced her finger across his palm.
“You wrote『Lisara』, right?”
“Yeah, that is right. Um, well…having someone recognize your name does make you happy… doesn’t it?”
Lisara blushed, not knowing what to do, and began tracing her finger across her own palm.
That movement…it seemed like she was writing 『Ryousuke』.
Well, um, gestures like that are extremely embarrassing.
Ryousuke had jumped up and shouted earlier but now he himself felt extremely embarrassed.
Into that shy and awkward atmosphere,
“Daaaaaah! What the hell are you two doing!”
Raifan rudely barged in.
For a moment Ryousuke thought he had been saved, but immediately afterward he felt an overwhelming surge of irritation.
“《Gram》!”
He shouted.
【You are too slow to answer! Watching that was embarrassing!】
《Gram》 laughed bitterly deep within his soul.
【Besides, I am pissed off too. She thinks she cannot possibly lose to Galdabroeg? Do not screw around. The strength of Galdabroeg that we struggled against was nothing like that!】
“I agree.”
【That is my partner for you!】
《Gram》 answered with satisfaction.
At that moment, it throbbed. His soul, Ryousuke’s soul as a man, throbbed violently.
“Guh, guooooooooh!”
Together with a blazing light, the hilt appeared from his chest and extended outward.
Ryousuke grasped that completely undecorated hilt.
It fit perfectly in his hand.
“Let’s go!”
In one motion, he pulled《Broken Sword Gram》out from his soul.
At that moment, 《The False Bride of Thrymr》, the spell that had transformed Ryousuke into a female body, burst apart.
In an instant, Ryousuke’s body returned to the skeletal structure of a man.
“…………”
Ryousuke stared at the《Gram》he had drawn.
It was a sword with a long, thick, and sturdy blade. There were no decorations at all. Only the carved grooves on the hilt for a stronger grip and the hard blade itself. However, a chain connected the hilt to Ryousuke’s chest. As if responding to Ryousuke’s soul, that chain pulsed.
“So you have finally appeared, 《Broken Sword Gram》!”
Raifan shouted with delight.
“But can you defeat me, who now possesses this enhanced 《Binding Attire Disurard》 and the 《Ecstatic Axe Al-Yul》!”
Without saying a word, Ryousuke raised《Gram》in a right diagonal seigan stance.
That silence seemed to irritate Raifan. With an angry shout, she poured energy, likely spiritual energy, into 《Ecstatic Axe Al-Yul》, increasing the black lightning running along its blade.
“Ryousuke-san, now!”
Kyuru’s shout could be heard.
But both Ryousuke and《Gram》had no intention of rushing.
From the front, he wanted to crush this insolent enemy.
“…………You have some nerve.”
Raifan raised 《Ecstatic Axe Al-Yul》 high above her head.
“Split in two!”
She kicked off the floor. Charging straight ahead in a single line toward Ryousuke, she brought the axe down.
Countless black lightning bolts rushed toward Ryousuke’s body. Unless even one of them was cut down with 《Gram》, there would be no way to block the blade of 《Ecstatic Axe Al-Yul》.
However, neither Ryousuke nor 《Gram》 had any intention of cutting them down.
“Haaah!”
Ryousuke’s spiritual energy burst forth from the blade of 《Gram》.
With that alone, the lightning vanished.
“What!?”
Raifan’s shocked face appeared right before him. Seeing that face, Ryousuke smiled.
“That is nothing but a cheap trick!”
Flash.
With a single strike, he split 《Ecstatic Axe Al-Yul》 in two as it came down in surprise. The axe offered no resistance at all and broke cleanly into two pieces, and the remaining shock also destroyed Raifan’s 《Binding Attire Disurard》.
“………………”
No scream followed. But that was not because Raifan’s heart was strong.
She simply could not comprehend what had just happened and stood there in stunned silence.
Fragments of 《Binding Attire Disurard》 fell apart and crumbled away.
The dark purple armor collapsed and destroyed itself first.
“…This… cannot be.”
Raifan stared blankly at her own hands. The black that had been covering her body faded away.
What remained was only the underwear she was wearing.
Women’s underwear.
But it was clear. Without a doubt, Raifan was a girl. Even if a spell had flattened her chest, her entire body clearly showed that she was female.
Raifan raised her face and looked at Ryousuke.
“…So I lost to you.”
Ryousuke nodded.
“You are strong. Go on, finish me.”
Ryousuke shook his head.
“Why!”
Raifan stepped closer.
“Because I decided that any girl, no matter who she is, should be treated as someone precious.”
“Wha—”
“And besides… if I finish you now…”
“If you finish me, then what?”
“Then I will never find out your real bust size.”
“…What?”
Raifan looked down at her own chest once, then slowly looked up at Ryousuke.
Yes, beneath the bra woven with a spell, Ryousuke had still not seen her real bust. When something is hidden, it only makes you want to see it more. That is how boys are.
“Are you serious?”
“Yeah, I am serious. I can tell. Those hips of yours, your butt, your waist. They are good. Really good. Completely like a girl!”
Indeed, now that Raifan was standing in her underwear, aside from the chest that had been flattened to maintain her male disguise, she had a wonderful figure.
Her figure was different from Lisara’s supple, catlike body.
Different from Kyuru’s petite body with huge breasts.
Different from Iria’s model-like figure except for her chest.
Different from Almeia’s mature, fully developed body.
As for Mina…Ryousuke had never really looked at Mina in that kind of way.
In any case, Raifan’s proportions were different from all of them. They were well toned, yet still clearly soft.
“A girl… my body?”
Raifan blinked her eyes in surprise.
“That is right. That is why I will not finish you off. No, I cannot. There is no way I could deliver the finishing blow to a girl who fills my heart with happiness.”
Blushing, Raifan said,
“A-are you an idiot!”
She spoke rapidly, then crouched down at Ryousuke’s feet. Embarrassed, she hugged her body that was dressed only in underwear.
“Hm, this is not a development I am happy with.”
“Huh, really?”
Lisara looked confused at Kyuru’s muttering. Seeing the two of them, Almeia smiled gently.
“My, my.”
“Wann (as expected of my younger brother and disciple).”
Caesar nodded with satisfaction.
“W-wait, please! I will talk. I will tell you anything!”
Suddenly, a desperate voice with a completely different tone rang out. Everyone turned toward it at once.
There stood Shigeil Zeria.
The two Shinigami he had brought with him were both lying defeated on the ground.
And at Shigeil’s neck,《Flotti》was pressed against it.
“Iria!”
“Ahaha, you finally noticed?”
The voice of the flat-chested maid who answered was unmistakably Iria’s.
Keeping《Flotti》pressed against Shigeil, she removed her glasses with one hand. It was definitely Iria.
Muttering “《Binding Attire Disurard》,” she changed from her maid uniform into the appearance of a Shinigami. At the same time, she altered her flat chest into fake large breasts. She was completely the Iria they always saw.
“Aah, honestly. No one noticed me at all. Iria was starting to feel a little lonely.”
“What are you doing here!”
Lisara shouted.
“Well, you see, I was just about to start asking this old man some questions.”
“I, I will talk! I will talk, so please spare my life! I have… I have a reason why I cannot die yet!”
Shigeil desperately begged. Seeing that, Iria gave a wry smile and moved the tip of 《Flotti》 up and down as if urging him to continue. In response, Shigeil began to chatter rapidly to Iria.
About《Fafnir》, and that it apparently existed within Ryousuke’s soul.
“If only I could obtain《Fafnir》, if only I could make that power mine, then I could have become the head of the Restall family! I could have become the head of the Restall family and regained everything I lost!”
Glaring at Ryousuke, Shigeil cried out in a voice filled with anguish.
“Good grief, to think you actually believed it would become yours.”
A familiar voice echoed.
Thump.
His instincts screamed that something was wrong. Ryousuke tightened his grip on 《Gram》. It was not only him. Lisara and the others also heightened their vigilance.
“But overall, things have gone almost exactly as I expected.”
“Did you come all this way just to laugh, Galdabroeg!”
Raifan stood up. With sharp eyes, she glared at the mirror.
Galdabroeg slowly stepped out from the mirror. His tightly built body was covered from head to toe in black fabric, and on his face he wore the golden mask that had been partially broken during his battle with Ryousuke.
His presence was overwhelming.
“Do you think I am that idle?”
“Then… this operation was supposed to be entrusted to me. Or perhaps you came to save me?”
“Do you really think that?”
“What did you say?”
Galdabroeg extended all the fingers of his right hand toward Raifan and declared,
“《Norn of Fate》, turn the wheel that has been decreed.”
“What—”
Raifan’s body suddenly trembled violently.
“I had been waiting for Ryousuke, who had been transformed into a female body, to draw 《Gram》. As long as he remained in that female form, 《Gram》 would stay hidden, and searching through his soul would have been somewhat troublesome.”
“So you deceived me from the very beginning… damn it, was it an order from above!”
“Who knows. But the higher-ups will not complain as long as we obtain 《Fafnir》.”
Galdabroeg moved the fingers of his right hand. Suddenly, Raifan threw herself onto Ryousuke and clung to him.
“Huh, hey?”
Even though she had no chest, being hugged by a woman in her underwear left Ryousuke flustered. Warm… a nice scent… soft… a nice scent…
【Hey, idiot!】
《Gram》shouted.
“Eh… damn it, I got distracted!”
He hurriedly tried to shake Raifan off. But she was clinging tightly, and he could not get free.
And before he knew it, Galdabroeg was already right in front of him.
A hand sank into Ryousuke’s chest.
“Won, Wooon!”
“Ryousuke!”
Caesar and Lisara tried to rush forward.
“Stay still. I will not kill him.”
It was far worse than simply feeling unpleasant. The hand crawled around. It crawled through Ryousuke’s very existence itself.
“Gu, guah… guuu…”
“Yes, right here. Before, I tried to bring this life force under my control and obtain you. But you never came under my control.”
Galdabroeg said.
Then Galdabroeg pushed his arm even deeper inside.
“—!”
A scream that could not form into sound escaped from Ryousuke.
“Fufufu, I have reached it. The other source of spiritual energy within you.”
Slowly, Galdabroeg pulled his hand out. Soon, a glowing red sphere appeared in his grasp.
“W, what… guh… that…”
“This? This is 《Fafnir》. The power of the cursed dragon. It is the source that awakened 《Gram》 within you, and the source that restored your spiritual power again and again during our battles.”
Galdabroeg gazed lovingly at the red sphere he called 《Fafnir》.
“Normally, it turns the one who absorbs it into a dragon possessing immense power. But in your case, it seems you did not absorb it. You merely served as the vessel sealing it. However, I am different. I will properly absorb《Fafnir》and become a dragon.”
“A, and then… guh… will you start draining spiritual energy from girls’ breasts again?”
Ryousuke somehow forced the words out.
“Indeed. We will drain spiritual energy from human breasts. When that time comes, the era of suffering for us Shinigami will end.”
“I, I will not… let you…”
Trying to protect the girls, he attempted to grab Galdabroeg’s arm.
But his body would not move.
“Useless. Your soul is being grasped. How could you possibly move?”
“Do not mess… with me…”
“What!?”
Ryousuke grabbed Galdabroeg’s arm.
“…But that was unfortunate. It is already over.”
The red glowing sphere,《Fafnir》, slowly slid completely out of Ryousuke’s body.
“Gah… ugh…”
At that moment, Ryousuke collapsed from his knees and fell face down onto the floor.
“Hey!”
Raifan, whose restraint spell had been released, reflexively reached toward Ryousuke, then shook her head.
“What is this, have you grown fond of him?”
Galdabroeg asked Raifan with an amused tone.
“Do not joke around. You should know that I hate men.”
“Kukuku.”
Galdabroeg only returned a muffled laugh. Raifan glared at his face in annoyance, then smiled as if returning the mockery.
“But with this, Kaga Ryousuke, who troubled you so much, is finished. You must feel quite satisfied.”
“Are you mocking me for not defeating Kaga Ryousuke with my own power? If so, it is pointless. For the small matters before creating the true Shinigami world, we must close our eyes to such things. After all, once I absorb the power of this《Fafnir》, there will be no Shinigami capable of opposing me. Hmph, it will be the first time since the royal family that a Shinigami can use spells with his own spiritual power. Kukuku. With this power, I will change everything. I will change both the Shinigami world and the human world.”
After saying that much, Galdabroeg looked at Ryousuke.
“However, it is true that there is still something about Kaga Ryousuke that concerns me. No…”
“What do you mean?”
“No, it is nothing. After seeing how stubborn this man is, I simply felt uneasy for a moment.”
At the moment he let out that bitter laugh, Galdabroeg raised his fist upward to the left.
“That《Fafnir》is going to be taken by Melro Life Insurance!”
It was Iria. She swung 《Flotti》 down.
Thud.
A dull sound echoed, and Iria was blown away.
“There seem to be many nuisances. In that case, I shall absorb 《Fafnir》 right here.”
“You must not! That… that will only bring destruction to the one who possesses it!”
Galdabroeg showed little interest in Almeia’s shout. Without hesitation, he pressed the red glowing sphere taken from Ryousuke against his own chest.
“You cannot! 《Fafnir》, 《Fafnir》 will turn both Shinigami and humans into something that is no longer either!”
“Fuhahahahaha, Almeia. That is precisely what I desire.”
Slowly, the sphere called 《Fafnir》 disappeared into Galdabroeg.
“Guh… guooooooo! Guhhhh… th, this is… ngh!”
Galdabroeg roared.
A visible torrent of power surged around him.
Soon those torrents became countless powerful streams, descending upon Galdabroeg as if dragons were raising their heads.
Then it shone.
A light burst forth as if an explosion had occurred, with Galdabroeg at its center.
For several seconds, everyone closed their eyes.
When they slowly opened them again and looked, the Galdabroeg before them had become nothing less than a manifestation of terror.
“Guh… haa… haa… haa… s, so this is how much power surges through me…”
The horn that had been growing from his head had changed shape into something like a helmet.
Across that jet black attire, golden patterns had emerged everywhere.
But more than those changes in appearance, the oppressive aura pouring out from his entire body was completely different. Even Caesar trembled in fear, his tail curling up.
No one could say a word. Everyone simply stared at Galdabroeg with fearful eyes.
No, there was one exception.
“Gu… G, Galdabroeg…”
Still lying face down, Ryousuke desperately forced out his voice. For some reason, there was no fear in his eyes.
“Ho, as expected. Even after having one soul extracted from you, you have not lost consciousness.”
Galdabroeg quietly looked down at Ryousuke.
“Mina…”
He tried to say that he wanted Mina returned. But he could not resist the darkness pulling his consciousness down.
“Mina…”
“Impressive. I made sure not to inflict a fatal wound, but your soul should have countless injuries. Normally someone would sleep for three days.”
“Mina… please…”
Galdabroeg’s words barely reached Ryousuke anymore.
“Hm, very well. As a reward for the way you fought until now… 《Utgarza Loki, Giant of Illusions》. Remove the bindings.”
The surface of the mirror distorted for a brief moment.
“…?”
Was that merely a trick of Ryousuke’s eyes?
Mina, dressed in a white bunny girl outfit, came running over while her breasts bounced.
What an incredibly attractive outfit it was. The valley of her cleavage was clearly visible.
And her thick thighs wrapped in fishnet stockings…
Ryousuke had never realized just how well a bunny girl outfit suited Mina’s well-filled body.
Even though they were enemies, he almost felt like applauding Galdabroeg and Raifan.
But his body would not move. Even though he wanted to touch her right away, only his desire spun out of control, and even his thoughts would not come together.
His vision slowly grew darker.
It felt like someone was calling his name.
But he could no longer hear the voice.
Sleepy. Just sleepy…
“Lisara-san! Ryousuke-san!”
Mina, still wearing the white bunny girl outfit, cried out in anguish. But Lisara did not know what to do either.
“He is just sleeping. For a while.”
Raifan said.
“It is something like anesthesia used in surgery. Galdabroeg injected a sleeping drug into Ryousuke’s soul. In order to cut 《Fafnir》 out from it.”
“You… even after Ryousuke spared you, how can you say such things.”
Lisara glared at Raifan. In response to that gaze, Raifan showed a complicated expression.
“That is simply the position I am in. Even if it does not look like it, I am one of the executives of 《Týr Hagal, the Hail of the Thunder God》.”
Raifan looked at Ryousuke once, then walked over to Galdabroeg.
“So, what are we doing next?”
“That is obvious. There is no reason to spare the members of the Restall family. The《Gram》inside Ryousuke will be taken after his soul has healed.”
Galdabroeg answered calmly.
“So Ryousuke will be saved.”
Raifan blurted out without thinking.
“Saved? What is this, have you perhaps grown fond of Kaga Ryousuke?”
“Wha! do not mock me too much. I just misspoke.”
“Well, whatever… I do not kill those to whom I have shown respect outside of battle. After I take out 《Gram》, I will return both him and Ookura Mina to the human world.”
Saying that, Galdabroeg summoned 《Tyrfing, Bringer of Misfortune》.
“Now then, you all will serve as test subjects to try out the power of 《Fafnir》.”
He casually raised 《Tyrfing》.
Even though it was only that simple action, Lisara lost the will to resist.
She could not win. There was no way she could win. Despair began to eat away at her heart.
And it was not only Lisara. Kyuru and Almeia were the same.
Shigeil collapsed to the ground and began crying.
As for Mina, she had already fainted on the spot.
“Hm, at this rate you cannot even serve as test subjects. Well, it cannot be helped. It simply means I have become that much stronger.”
Holding 《Tyrfing》 ready, Galdabroeg looked over everyone.
Then his eyes stopped on the red hair.
“Perhaps cutting off the legitimate bloodline would be proper courtesy toward the Restall family.”
He pointed the tip of the blade at Lisara.
Lisara only stared blankly at that blade.
Among them, only one man stood up on trembling legs.
His body looked as if it might be crushed, and fear was clearly visible in his eyes.
Even so, he gritted his teeth, forced himself to stand, and roared.
“Oooooooooon!”
It was Caesar.
Snatching 《Ridill》 from Kyuru’s hand and gripping it in his mouth, he straightened his back, raised his tail, and stood between Galdabroeg and Lisara.
Galdabroeg looked at him with a slightly impressed expression.
“Caesar, it is useless… already…”
Lisara looked at Caesar with a dejected gaze.
“WonWonWon (My job is to be a guard dog).”
“Huh?”
“Wuuuuu (Ryousuke is both my younger brother and my master. Protecting what my master wants to protect is the job of a guard dog).”
The trembling left Caesar’s legs.
“Wooo (A man who abandons his job is not a man).”
Caesar lightly wagged his tail at Lisara.
“Wooo (So please wake that idiot Ryousuke up. Give him a chance to become a man).”
“B-but… his consciousness is already so far gone that even our voices cannot reach him— ah.”
Lisara let out a small cry and looked at Ryousuke.
“If my voice cannot reach him… then.”
Lisara gently removed Ryousuke’s maid outfit and exposed his chest.
Then she placed Ryousuke’s head on her lap.
“Lisara-san?”
Ignoring Mina’s confused voice, Lisara began tracing her index finger across Ryousuke’s chest again and again.
Writing:
Lisara Restall.
※ ※ ※
“As always, you people do strange things. He will not wake up just because you tickle him.”
Galdabroeg shook his head, unable to understand. Behind him, Raifan started to say something, then closed her mouth.
“Even if by some chance he did wake up, I doubt Kaga Ryousuke, who has now had 《Fafnir》 taken from him, has enough spiritual power left to awaken 《Gram》.”
“Wovv!”
Caesar growled while biting down on 《Ridill》.
Caesar thought.
Just because a girl asks for help does not mean power will suddenly surge forth. It does not mean something special will happen.
But a man cannot refuse a girl’s request.
He should struggle to grant it.
Yes, in front of a girl, a man wants to look cool.
For something that trivial, just for that alone, he should be able to give everything he has.
If he is a man.
《Ridill》 began to shine.
“You still have that much spiritual power? Very well, you will make a fine test subject!”
Galdabroeg rushed forward together with 《Tyrfing》.
Without even looking at Ryousuke, Caesar leapt and roared.
“Woooooooon! (Right, Ryousuke! We are men who love girls!)”
※ ※ ※
He felt it.
It was not quite the same as understanding.
It simply seeped into his soul.
Lisara Restall.
That sensation filled everything.
Lisara Restall.
That feeling pushed everything else away.
Before long, he began to realize it.
Lisara Restall was calling him.
It was not something he understood or thought about. His soul knew.
Lisara Restall was asking for help.
And on top of that, she was not doubting it at all.
She was certain that he would wake up.
So he woke up.
Why wake up when he was this sleepy?
Because he had decided. Girls were treasures. That was why, even if it meant being a nuisance or being disliked, he would treasure them with everything he had. And treasuring them meant not asking for anything in return.
And Ryousuke’s soul knew it.
Girls truly were treasures. That much was certain. That they were precious was also certain.
But the real truth was this. He woke up because Lisara was calling him.
※ ※ ※
“You are late.”
The moment he opened his eyes, the first thing that fell upon him was Lisara’s sharp remark.
“Lisara-san, that is a bit…”
“No, it is fine, Mina.”
Saying that, Ryousuke slowly raised his body.
“But Lisara, can I complain about one thing?”
“Oh? What might that be?”
“If you are so certain I would wake up, then stop letting your eyes get teary. It is embarrassing for me.”
The moment he pointed that out, Lisara raised her hand.
She is going to hit me.
Ryousuke closed his eyes.
Grab.
“Huh?”
Squeeze.
His forehead collided with her flat chest. It hurt a little.
“Th, this should help restore your… perverted soul a little, right?”
Lisara’s voice reached him.
“……………………………………………………………………………………ah.”
Ryousuke tried to answer with a sarcastic remark, tried and tried, but the words simply would not come out, so that was all he could say.
Then, as if by mutual understanding, the two of them separated.
Tearing off the maid outfit and wrapping it around his waist, Ryousuke faced Galdabroeg. If he was going to act cool, he did not want to stay dressed like a girl.
“To think you actually managed to get back up…”
Galdabroeg stared in astonishment at Ryousuke, who had stood again.
Caesar had been biting his arm, but he released it and ran over to Ryousuke’s feet.
“Onn (I will give you the spotlight. Make it look cool).”
Lightly patting Caesar’s head as he barked that, Ryousuke placed his hand on his chest.
“Very well. Now that it has come to this, awaken 《Gram》 if you can. If you manage to awaken it, I will finally reach a certain answer!”
Galdabroeg boasted.
But Ryousuke ignored him and instead remembered Lisara’s very flat chest.
When his forehead hit it earlier, it had hurt a little.
But it was warm.
More than anything,
‘Lisara’s heart was beating like crazy.’
Her heartbeat had been incredibly strong.
“Breasts without cleavage might actually be pretty good.”
“What are you talking about?”
“No, well. I am usually a fan of big breasts… but with breasts that do not have cleavage, you can directly feel the other person’s emotions, or their heartbeat… I think I might like that.”
“So what in the world are you even talking about!”
Galdabroeg, having run out of patience, swung down《Tyrfing》.
“Because even flat chests on girls are wonderful!”
WOOOOOOOOOOO!
《The Broken Sword Gram》 trembled and let out a cry of ecstatic joy.
He could understand it. I love talking about breasts too! That was what it was shouting.
Gripping the hilt firmly, he pulled it straight out.
The pommel of 《Gram》 crashed against 《Tyrfing》.
Gakiin!
“Nuoh!?”
The blade was knocked aside, and Galdabroeg lost his balance.
Ryousuke rushed forward, slipping into the opening in Galdabroeg’s stance.
“I will not let you!”
From that awkward position, Galdabroeg forcibly brought 《Tyrfing》 down.
Ryousuke lowered his body and spun his whole body as he slammed 《Gram》 forward.
Kiiiiiiiiiin.
A clear sound, like the ringing of a bell, echoed.
And then 《Tyrfing》 snapped cleanly in two.
“Fuhahahahaha, unbelievable. To think that was the case! 《Fafnir》 was not something sealed within you. It was something that protected you and concealed you!”
Galdabroeg laughed in amusement as he looked at Ryousuke, who had crashed into him.
“But why? I cannot believe the power of the 《Fafnir》 I absorbed would be inferior to your current spiritual power.”
“《Gram》 says something like that half-baked 《Fafnir》 is not even worth calling an enemy.”
Ryousuke looked at 《Gram》.
“I see… kuh, kuhahaha… I understand now. In the world before it was reborn, the one who defeated 《Fafnir》 was 《Gram》, wasn’t it? So you read the pattern of my spiritual power.”
Galdabroeg laughed for a while, then smiled.
“Kaga Ryousuke, I was happy to have fought you.”
Slowly, Galdabroeg’s knees gave way, and he fell backward.
A single line appeared from his right chest to his left side, and blood began to flow out.
Seeing that, Ryousuke also dropped to his knees. As he nearly collapsed, he somehow supported himself with 《Gram》.
“To think you would defeat Galdabroeg… I really fought an unbelievable man.”
Raifan, once again clad in 《Binding Attire Disurard》, crouched beside Galdabroeg.
“Let me give you one piece of advice. Now that Galdabroeg’s plan to start a revolution using the power of 《Fafnir》 has collapsed, the academy where you all were will become chaotic. After all, the target necessary for the revolution we of 《Tyr Hagall》 seek, the most exceptional among exceptional beings… the 《Irregular》… will appear at that academy. That is what Galdabroeg predicted.”
After saying that, Raifan lifted Galdabroeg’s body and began walking toward the mirror.
No one had any strength left to follow them.