606 Afterword – The Hero’s Melancholy (11)

606.

Thanks to Riel’s blessing, the wives recovered their stamina and restructured their formation. However, this time, Selena and Ver didn’t fly into the air but stayed on the ground. Moreover, in dragonewt mode, not dragon mode.

What are they planning? I can feel an ominous magic power.

A torrent of magic power was flowing from Selena to Blade. I can feel the red energy, springing from the Dragon Heart that births infinite magic power, endlessly passing through Blade’s body and accumulating in the Moonlight Sword.

,”That, could it be, like back with Bonaparte…”

“Yeah. At some point, you became so strong that I didn’t have a chance to use it. I’m glad I didn’t let the technique I developed go to waste.”

The Moonlight Sword is dyed crimson with Selena’s magic power. It’s an enormous amount of magic power. It seemed like Blade and the Moonlight Sword were barely holding on.

And a similar thing was happening right next to it.

Ver’s eyes widened, and her red pupils turned golden. Several golden magic circles appeared around Ver.

It’s the ancient magic of amplification that she used in yesterday’s final battle. But this time, the ancient magic wasn’t amplifying herself.

Ver’s golden magic circles were targeting Elena, who was standing in the front line. Intense magic power settled on Elena’s entire body, forming a shape behind her back. It was a golden wing similar to my Overdrive.

“Such teamwork in just one night… Did you guys have a secret strategy meeting or something?”

“We’ve been together for a while, you know. It’s only natural that we have good chemistry.”

Well, that’s true.

The years while the children were born and raised. Of course, there weren’t many opportunities to coordinate in battle, but there were some.

But even while Selena and Blade, Ver and Elena were combining their strength, Riel wasn’t moving. If Riel’s buff were added, it would be an even more powerful combined attack. What is she doing?

Well, let’s find out directly soon. After overcoming the formidable enemy in front of us, that is.

Blade raised his sword straight above his head. It’s not a stance that Blade usually uses with his swordsmanship. That stance is… mine.

“Brave Sword… Come to think of it, I forgot to ask how Blade was able to use that skill.”

“Isn’t it not surprising? I heard that you, Hero, also inherited it from someone. Then it wouldn’t be impossible for me to inherit it this time.”

The one who created the Brave Sword skill was an old swordsman named Hores. The reason I got this skill was… the moment I awakened to the heart of the Hero.

Does that mean Blade also has the heart of the Hero?

“That’s right. Blade has also been recognized by the True Abyss Sword before… It’s not an impossible story.”

The opponent is Brave Sword. Then it would be right for me to face it with Brave Sword as well. I focused white magic power into the True Abyss Sword.

Selena’s magic power swirls from the Moonlight Sword held high. As the amplification of the Brave Sword’s power gradually approaches the critical point, Elena stepped forward in front of Blade. With a large tower shield in front.

“A Brave Sword showdown? Sadly, I won’t let such a romance come true. I’ll protect Blade, so.”

The place where Elena stood was slightly off Blade’s line of fire. It seems like the plan is for Elena, who has put everything into defense, to block my Brave Sword, and in the meantime, Blade will aim for my weak point and directly hit me with his Brave Sword.

Okay, I’ll move according to that plan.

My complete Brave Sword is not that easy to deal with. At the moment of the showdown with Elena, my power, awakened as a god, has risen to a different dimension than before. It’s not the Brave Sword in everyone’s memories.

Streams of five-colored light gather in the True Abyss Sword. It’s a brilliant light that even dulls the intense sunlight. I swung it and shouted the skill name.

“Brave Sword!”

“Brave Sword!”

Two resounding voices. Crimson light and five-colored light were fired at each other.

Elena, who rushed towards the direction of my Brave Sword, firmly planted her feet on the ground and received my Brave Sword with her tower shield. Or, that’s what she was trying to do.

“E… Kki, kkiyaaat…!”

It’s a blow that could break even a mountain. Elena’s tower shield, and the red Sacred Armor she was wearing, were completely shattered and flew away. Elena rolled on the floor from the aftermath of the remaining power. The sad fate of a tank.

With the shield gone, the two streams of light collided next.

The result was… overwhelmingly as expected.

The five-colored light swirling with crimson light covers it. Even after breaking through Elena, my Brave Sword didn’t lose any momentum. It swallowed Blade’s Brave Sword with overwhelming destructive power.

Just before being swept away by my Brave Sword, I saw Ver’s golden magic power enveloping Selena, Blade, and herself. It broke quickly, but it seems to have alleviated the impact to some extent.

Thanks to that, everyone is holding on without losing consciousness. But it seems like they can’t maintain enough power to fight right away. Blade can barely stand, relying on his sword, and the dragons clearly show signs of damage.

“Hoo, what are you going to do now? Is this all you’ve prepared… It can’t be, right?”

The clash between Brave Swords. Even during that spectacular showdown, Riel didn’t move from the rear. Moreover, even though she’s acting like she’s combining everyone’s strength, in reality, Riel has only used a healing skill once, and she’s not using the power of the succubus at all.

She’s plotting something. But now the match is in its final stages. It’s about time to bring out that something.

I pointed my sword at Riel and shouted.

“Stop messing around and get into the match, Riel. I don’t know what you’re plotting, but to me… Huh?”

In the middle of speaking, I felt something strange. Suddenly, I felt a sense of incongruity from everything around me. It’s as if the colors of this world have changed to something I don’t know…

“Hoo, everyone really did a great job. To really buy me this much time… Thanks to you, the Otherworld Manifestation Ritual is complete.”

“Otherworld Manifestation Ritual…?”

“Yes, Hero-nim. This open space where we are now is no longer the world we lived in. A new world, separated from the rules of the original world. An alien world where the laws, authorities, and providence of the existing world do not work. Well, it’s only temporary, though.”

Riel, who was located at the very back, slowly walked forward. Riel’s eyes were flashing with a complete golden color. As proof that she’s exerting the succubus’s authority to the fullest.

“Otherworld… So what if it is?”

According to Riel, she seems to have created a small other dimension in this open space. But what does that have to do with the match? Is it so important that the other companions had to buy time with all their might?

Certainly, there’s a disturbing atmosphere. Even though the sun is shining brightly, I feel a chilling twilight filling the surroundings.

“Hmm… It would be faster to show you directly.”

An ominous magic power flashed from Riel’s index finger. At the same time, the front of my eyes blurred, and I completely lost sight.

“Ugh… My vision…!”

I’m in Overdrive state right now. I should be completely immune to blindness or any other abnormal condition…?

“I thought about it while watching yesterday’s fight. Hero-nim’s power is so, so strong. You are truly the master and god who rules our world. That’s right, the source of Hero-nim’s omnipotent power is the world itself. Therefore, in order to defeat Hero-nim, we needed ‘another world’.”

So that’s why status abnormalities are working on me? The sensation of my body is the same. My stats amplified by Overdrive seem to be the same. Is it just complete immunity that’s gone? It’s fortunate that the body’s specs remain, but…

But I still can’t see. That fact made me extremely uneasy. All I can rely on are my other senses. Riel’s presence was wandering around me, and her voice was flowing.

“Doing, doing this… Rene-nim won’t let you get away with this…!”

To bring a new world into a situation where there is a god who rules the world. It’s something that a god can never overlook. But Riel answered nonchalantly.

“Hmm, it can’t be helped. Even if I get into a slight disagreement with Rene-nim… Impregnating Hero-nim is much more important, you know.”

This time, Riel’s voice came from right behind my back. The moment I turned around in surprise, I saw Riel’s figure smiling, albeit faintly. My vision has returned a little.

‘I can see…!’

Whether it’s Otherworld Manifestation or whatever, it should return to normal if I defeat Riel. Riel seems to think that everything is going according to her plan right now. If I’m going to make a surprise attack, it’s only now…!

“Brave S…”

Kkaaang-!

The moment I tried to fire the Brave Sword at maximum speed, a tingling shock flowed through the back of my head. The scene I saw as I quickly buried my face in the ground was Elena’s figure holding a large hammer.

‘Stun Hammer… Ugh, my consciousness…’

I was desperately trying to endure the blurring of my consciousness. If I pass out, it’s over. I’ll be helplessly caught by everyone and… impregnated…

“Temptation.”

“Heueut…!”

As Riel’s skill activated, it felt like an electric current was flowing through all the nerves in my body. The skill of charm. I would have easily ignored it normally, but its effect was strongly working on me now.

“Keueut…!”

I stabbed my thigh with the True Abyss Sword. Sharp pain and red blood flowed down. But thanks to that, I was able to escape from the influence of charm.

I hurriedly distanced myself from everyone. It was definitely impossible to fight everyone while under the influence of status abnormalities. Blindness, charm, paralysis, confusion… Any one of them is fatal.

“To resist this much even after manifesting the Otherworld… Is there any resistance to status abnormalities left? Or is it a desperate will not to get pregnant… Well, either way, it will run out soon, though.”

Riel grinned. Just like an evil succubus.