Prayer
by Afuhfuihgs
The tip of the spear, which had been shaking precariously, gradually lowered as if it had lost its strength, and finally touched the ground. The cult leader retrieved the power of chaos and quietly looked at Ross in front of him.
Certainly, he’s different. Something is different about Ross than what I’ve seen so far. If you ask what it is, a suitable answer doesn’t come to mind. But the cult leader was intuitively feeling that he was definitely different.
He’s an unpleasant bastard. Just looking at him is annoying, like a small thorn stuck in the palm of my hand. That surprised the cult leader. The fact that something that could disturb his heart still existed.
“…Unpleasant.”
The cult leader who said that was definitely smiling. Ross, who was bleeding all over his body as if he had been subjected to terrible torture, eventually collapsed forward.
“Maybe ‘disgusting’ is more accurate.”
With those words, the spear aiming for the cult leader’s back was blocked by the power of chaos. It was the same Ross-like surprise attack as before. Falling wasn’t acting. He just didn’t give up on killing the cult leader until the very end.
“Can’t even move anymore.”
The cult leader muttered, looking at Ross, who was lying on the floor, unable to move because he had used up all his strength to move even a finger.
“I guess the name Ross is destined to remain a loser until the end.”
The fight is over. The cult leader unconsciously came to that conclusion. He thought that there would be no more traps left for an opponent who didn’t even have the strength to move a finger. No, even if he had saved the strength to deceive him until the very end… he thought that it wouldn’t be a threat to him now.
The cult leader reached out towards Ross’s head. If he took Ross to the eastern border as he was and forcibly caused chaos by turning him into a puppet of chaos, the boundary between the separated human realm and the demon realm would become blurred.
The demon realm wouldn’t sit still and wait for death, and the moment the Demon King crossed over to the human realm would be the opportunity for the cult leader to break free from all restrictions. That was the path of destruction that the cult leader had repeated countless times in numerous worlds.
Puuk―――!
As expected of Ross, he seemed to have saved his strength for the last lie. The cult leader’s hand, which he had reached out to the World Tree’s spear containing the power of destruction that Ross, who had been lying down, shot out while twisting his body, was pierced. The power of destruction that kills life instantly plunged the cult leader’s body into death.
However.
“Hmm, I was expecting something more special… just a predictable trap using the World Tree’s spear. At this rate, there’s no point in pretending to be fooled.”
The cult leader, who reversed death with the power of chaos, revealed an ambiguous presence and grabbed Ross’s head.
“So, is the struggle over?”
The cult leader deliberately fell into the trap because he wanted the opponent who felt the difference in power to be completely desperate. It was the cult leader’s bad habit to watch them realize at the last moment that they had sacrificed their own lives but had actually accomplished nothing and despair.
The cult leader, who was barely making eye contact with Ross, who was barely able to open his eyes, realized that Ross’s lips were moving.
“……You.”
The cult leader, wearing a twisted smile, pulled Ross’s head, which he was holding, closer to him to hear Ross’s muttered scream. Finally, Ross spoke to the cult leader, who was leaning his ear towards Ross’s mouth as if listening to a friend’s whisper.
“…You are, strawberry cake.”
“What?”
The cult leader, who had been expecting desperate words like ‘Please just save my life’ or ‘Just kill me’ was momentarily stunned by Ross’s nonsensical words and burst into laughter. There were times when Ross lost his mind like this. He was disappointed that he didn’t hear the last scream, but what could he do since it was already broken?
The cult leader, who had brought his ear close, was about to move away when Ross’s last remaining hand grabbed the cult leader’s arm. Ross, who still had some strength left, grabbed the cult leader’s arm tightly and gave a bitter smile.
“I believed that you would deliberately get hit by the World Tree’s spear.”
“…What?”
“Because you’re always antsy to show off your power, you little shit.”
The cult leader felt unpleasant. It wasn’t an emotion he felt because Ross’s words were accurate, but an unpleasantness that came instinctively. To be precise, it was the way Ross was looking at him that was the problem.
Yeah, that’s… not the eyes of someone looking at a person. It was the eyes that a crazy beast with only appetite left in its head would show. That was unpleasant to the cult leader.
Eyes full of greed, as if looking at him as high-quality prey.
“You bastard…!”
The cult leader roughly tore off Ross’s arm that was grabbing his arm from the shoulder. But he should have torn off his head, not his arm… He realized too late when he saw Ross’s mouth, which had widened so much that it could fit a person’s head, like a snake swallowing an egg.
Ududuk―――!
***
Ian and the knights killed another Chaos Bug in the same way. In the meantime, countless golems, mages, and soldiers died… but it was important that they had still achieved results. There was one Chaos Bug left. But it didn’t seem like Ian needed to step in.
Kwang, Kwaaaang―――!
Infinite magic endlessly struck the Chaos Bug.
“Kkieeeeeee―――!!!”
Flavia shouted as she watched the Chaos Bug, screaming in pain and shaking its body from side to side, smashing the cathedral.
“Are you still not done? That’s one of the places I was considering using for my wedding with Roel!”
“Y-yes, it’s done!”
Rosalyn hurriedly shook the bottle containing the Chaos Bug-specific mixture she had made, her chest bouncing along with it, and handed the potion bottle to Ilia, who was standing blankly beside her. Ilia, who received it, immediately charged towards the Chaos Bug. Ilia, approaching the bug while fluttering her silver hair, summoned a black greatsword and swung it as it was.
Jjwaaaaaak―――!
The Chaos Bug let out a huge scream as its tough hide was cut off. The torn hide, which had excellent defense and regeneration, was regenerating again, but Ilia’s goal from the beginning was to make the bug open its mouth. Ilia, giving strength to her thighs and floating in the air, safely landed on the bug’s open lips.
“A present.”
Ilia, who threw the potion in her hand towards its throat, flipped her body backwards as it was and landed on the floor in a beautiful pose. The Chaos Bug, which had been struggling greatly until then, suddenly stopped moving as if its body had stiffened and slowly knocked its body down.
Kwaaaang―――!
“Kyaaaak! That’s a store owned by our family! You should have knocked it down on the opposite side that’s already smashed. You frustrating idiot!”
“…Flavia, you’re noisy.”
Rosalyn, who was watching Flavia, who was getting angry, and Ilia, who was blankly listening to her words, suddenly turned her body towards the academy.
“Ross, are you okay…?”
If it hadn’t been for Roel’s request, everyone here would have helped Ross according to Ellie’s wishes. But Roel’s request was something they couldn’t refuse. Not only because they loved Roel, but because everyone intuitively felt that the request was the path to victory. Just like Ellie helped Ross instead of Roel.
“…Still, I feel bad for making him fight alone. I should give him a present later.”
Rosalyn recalled the special potion she had put between her breasts and resolved to give it to Ross when the fight was over.
***
“Luna, think again. Going back to the capital now is too dangerous!”
Unis urgently shouted, blocking Luna’s path. But Unis, seeing Luna’s teary eyes, weakly dropped the hand that had been blocking her.
“I, I thought this was all a dream until now. So I left his side as Ross wanted. But if this is all real… I have to be by Ross’s side.”
Luna said, putting her hands together in front of her chest as if pleading.
“Because we promised to always be together, anytime, anywhere…”
“B-but….”
Unis, who was stuttering, sent a pleading look to Navia, who was next to her… but she chose the wrong person.
“Haa, Unis, stop it now. If Luna wants to go, you should let her go. Are you going to prevent her from seeing her loved one’s last moments?”
Navia, who ranked first in the Transcendence Academy romance novel genre rentals, was naturally on Luna’s side. Navia, turning her body towards Luna, grabbed Luna’s trembling hand and said.
“I’ll be by your side. I’ve received a lot of help from Ross too.”
“Th-thank you.”
“We’ve even had several dinner dates together, so I have to do this much.”
Luna smiled slightly at Navia’s joke. Unis, who was frowning and looking at Luna and Navia, sighed and said.
“Haa, I can’t help it. Then I’ll join too. Three people will be safer than two.”
“Then four people would be even better, right?”
Navia narrowed her eyes as she looked at Illeyd who suddenly appeared from somewhere and joined the conversation.
“Eavesdropping on women’s conversations… you’re shady!”
Illeyd skillfully changed the subject at Navia’s criticism.
“All the portals to the capital are disconnected. Right now, you can only move to a nearby city and take a carriage to the capital. The butler has already left for the portal station, so you can move right away when you’re ready.”
Luna nodded and expressed her sincere gratitude.
“Thank you.”
Luna stroked the acorn engraved on the back of the compass she was wearing on her waist and prayed in her heart.
She earnestly prayed to God to let her meet Ross… so that she could convey the many thanks she still hadn’t been able to give to Ross.
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