episode_0072

I go up against the black storm.

My enemy was waiting in the eye of the storm.

It swings the giant mantis green blade and shoots out wind.

“Wind of [Conflict]──!!”

Shuuuuk──!!

Under the gray sky, a fierce and turbulent sea.

A wave made up of countless blades was crashing down.

That green dragon was just a ray of wind and was attacking me.

‘The waves are so strong, I should become a rock.’

I held the golden spear tightly and stepped forward with both feet. There was nothing to be afraid of as the golden ether energy protected him like armor.

Deafening noise.

A black wind that looks like it will cut you if it just brushes against you.

However, he raised his golden spear high and just held on and stabbed.

Chalk.

Spears exist to stab.

A rock that defies the pouring waves.

The reverberations of black murder spreading out.

Become a rock you stand firmly on and cut through the waves.

The golden, shining blade of the spear cuts through the pouring wind.

I became a lump of rock and went through the black wind. The black water path passes through the rocks and splits.

A sound that passes through both ears.

A shock that hits your eardrums like a drum.

Shuaaa!!

Winds tens of meters in size split apart, emitting the reverberation of destruction. The clouds that hit the terrifying impact disperse.

Sunlight shining faintly through scattered clouds.

The light separated the golden cats and the giant snake.

A golden light was guiding our path.

An afterimage of a faint evening sunset.

The light eventually illuminated Hilde and Freya, who were blocking the attack behind me. Eliminate the clones with a huge spear and intercept the black weapons shooting from the sky.

“Haaaat──!!”

I was swinging my golden weapon and clearing a path for everyone to move forward. I learned a lot of tricks and proceeded by frantically switching weapons.

from now on.

Just move forward.

The trajectory of the dagger explodes and shakes.

Golden ether shines where the long sword is swung.

Where the great sword was struck, the enemies shattered and scattered.

“Kaaaa!!”

“Not yet, not yet… !!”

Kwaaaang—!!

I lifted the great sword that hit the ground and rotated it sharply.

Flexible yet intense curves like the movements of a ballerina floating in the air.

“[Blue Sweet Macaron]──!!”

[Waves] of golden ether embroidering the air.

What is contained in that sword is the trick of rotation that I have repeated countless times.

Rotation of [spiral].

Change the world.

And crush your enemies.

A flash of white.

Golden waves.

Numerous lights annihilate enemies.

Kwaaang──!!

And we move towards the light.

A place where countless colors intertwine and explode.

A single, faint light of hope was shining there.

The light of tomorrow that the girls in the memories hoped for was shining.

However, Ofnir spewed out ether like a black barrier and summoned a wall of wind once again. They made the shining clouds disperse again.

“Wind──!!”

“Pour it all out!!”

“Smash them──!!”

[The fate of the conflict is decided here──!!]

Desperate determination.

Ofnir’s main body waved both hands frantically, and numerous clones in the form of giants exploded black ether from their entire bodies and summoned wind.

Countless weapons were falling from the sky. They were pouring down like rain through the dense black winds.

Each one has a fighting power equivalent to that of the believers.

A black weapon that looks like it was fired by hundreds of wizards.

They come together and create a huge disaster.

Kwaaa—─!!!

A tsunami of black ether rushing in.

We had no choice but to endure in those huge waves.

The sea shaken by a storm. A force that seems to capsize a small boat that is moving forward relying on a small candle. It felt like everything was coming to erase us from this world.

visor!

visor!

visor!

A deafening metallic sound.

The purple armor that Freyja, who was following behind, was pouring out endlessly was slowly weakening in the heavy rain of black ether.

Even under the golden light,

The purple armored waves begin to falter.

The boundary protected by the purple armor is pushed back.

“Kkeut… ! Oh, this damn… ! There are so many more… !”

Freya stumbled, unable to keep up with our steps as we advanced toward Ofnir. Her face turned completely pale, her teeth were clenched, and she just followed suit.

but…

Kugugugugugung──!!!

The floor we fought on… [Snake of Wisdom and Circulation]’s head gradually began to shake. Before I knew it, it was moving so violently like an earthquake that even keeping my balance was difficult.

‘Snake’ was slowly regaining control despite the golden bombardment.

‘Now it’s in front of me… !’

We were swaying precariously on the shaking floor. It was difficult to even maintain one’s position amid the endless barrage of attacks.

“… ?!”

“… Oh my?!”

“Kkkk?!”

Suddenly a sound came from next to me.

The golden cats that were my weapons continued to meow next to me. The golden ears folded pitifully, sending an urgent signal.

-Aeooong… !

-Aeow…

“… Rota?”

Beyond the ‘fairy tale magic’ that resonates from the ‘Wise Man’s Room’, Lotta’s restless emotions are conveyed.

And the voice of the [Golden Witch] is heard.

Although she still spoke calmly, the content was shocking.

『I think I will disappear soon… So, I’ll prepare a big one… Could you please give me some time? If this continues, my ether will completely disappear, and I can no longer support you.』

“… ?!”

『Whether it is ‘Snake’ or [Priest of Conflict]… If either one of you doesn’t stop, you’ll end up rushing towards the World Tree like this.』

“Already… ?!”

『The moment their abyssal power comes into contact with the World Tree… The strongest beast god… The seal of the ‘dragon’ is being released little by little.』

“… !”

We hastily looked back.

There, before I knew it, I could see the World Tree approaching very close to me. Branches and trunks stretched magnificently below the horizon. Before we knew it, they were spreading out behind us like a white wall.

『Now, I really don’t have time.』

“… ”

Finally, the bombardment of golden cats stops.

Kugugugugugung──!!!

The head of the ‘snake’ vibrating violently once again.

We were holding on to the floor that was shaking up and down.

“Kyaaa?!”

“Ugh… !”

“This… !”

While everything is moving around like crazy.

Offnir eagerly stretched out his blade-like hands towards the World Tree. The green dragon spoke in a voice that sounded like a roar.

“Finally… ! Finally, finally!! Finally──!! It’s right in front of me!! It’s right in front of me!! Move, remains of the beast god!! To rescue my god who was sealed under the world tree!! It means squeezing out all your strength──!!!”

Gooo──!!

The ‘snake’ raised its head and started rushing towards the World Tree. It was so high that it seemed to pierce the sky, and the shining branches of the World Tree were visible far below.

The sky where even the clouds pass beneath your feet.

We were barely holding on with our weapons planted on the floor.

“… ”

Suddenly.

Freya awkwardly got up from the floor.

She was looking down there with a determined expression.

“… ”

Hilde and I looked at her in surprise.

“[Spinning Wheel]… ?”

“Straight cat… ?”

Freya was looking at us with a grin on her face. Somehow, there was a hint of emotion beyond relief in that smile.

“I really… How long are you going to call me that? My name is not the Purple Spinning Wheel, the Sage of Ignorance, or the leader of the Inquiry Sect… It’s just Freya.”

Freya spoke again.

“I… Freya. Rather than being swayed by [fate]… just… Freyja loves magic.”

Why?

The moment I heard that declaration.

It felt like Freya was taking a long stride towards ‘this side’.

Beyond the borders of the world.

Beyond the form of [fate].

The state of whiteness reached.

The end of the [innate ether] that defines oneself.

Extreme growth that forces you to let go of yourself again.

A level that only Hilde and I have reached.

I felt like she was there.

‘no way… !’

With that intuition in mind, I called Freyja. Hilde also seemed to sense Freya’s unusual mood.

“F, Freya… !”

“Freyja, no way…!”

“… This is preparation for the next step.”

“… What?”

“I’m trying to find something more important than [fate]. So, watch carefully and follow me… Hey, you crazy lily bitches… !”

After Freya blurted out those words.

I fell down there without hesitation.

-Aeooong──!!

A golden cat carriage approached, matching the purple ether flowing from her. And he gets on board naturally, as if he was the owner of the cat carriage from the beginning.

Taaaa!

Freyja flies in the sky on a golden carriage.

The wise man on the carriage finally crossed [fate],

I set out on a journey to pioneer a new path.

She flies around the black snake and begins to collect gold.

Wooong──!!

[The Spinning Wheel of Eternity] shines more brilliantly than ever. It slowly rotates, absorbing the golden ether scattered throughout the street.

Golden threads are tangled.

Lotta’s dreams are intertwined.

Weave purple weapons.

Endless weapons woven with golden threads created a huge stake that looked like the paw of a giant cat.

Freya raised her wand. She had an extremely refreshing smile.

“This is a farewell to old worries… !!”

Guuu!!

Tens of thousands of daggers.

Thousands of long swords.

Hundreds of great swords.

Purple spear and bow.

“This is a farewell to old fears… !!”

Gooo──!!

Freya awakened [Unique Ether] and collected numerous spells every day. When they came together, it suddenly became bigger than a building and resembled a cat’s paw.

And towards the ‘snake’ that raised its head,

I aimed at the giant purple cat’s paw.

Gugugugugugung… !!

The cat’s paws, made up of countless purple weapons, were aiming sharply at the snake’s nape.

“This is a resolution for tomorrow──!!”

Freya shouted with all her might, embroidering purple ether in the air.

“[Spinning Wheel of Eternity]!! All bullets fired──!!!”

Tooo!!!

With an earth-shaking impact.

With the sound of the wind breaking.

With a refreshing girl’s cry.

A huge purple cat’s paw was fired towards the ‘snake’s’ head.

Kwahiaha ── !!!

The purple cat’s punch digging into the skin.

The head of [Snake of Wisdom and Circulation], which was fighting with the golden cat floating in the sky, turns to the side. The mouth that seemed as if it could swallow the World Tree at any moment opens.

“───!!”

impact.

The snake looked at the sky and screamed.

The afterimage of the past, in which nothing but a corpse remained, twisted my body.

“───!!”

“Kaaak… ?!”

Even Offnir tilted and lost his balance.

“───!!”

The snake was twisting its body, opening its mouth wide, and screaming.

A faint wave felt beyond that.

Exciting──!!

Inside the snake’s head.

The last lingering scent left behind by the beast god’s remains.

I instinctively knew that I had to attack that place.

“… !”

“… !”

Freya shouted at us from afar.

“Goaaa──!!!”

Hilde and I made eye contact at the same time.

And at the same time, he smiled widely.

We simultaneously lunged towards the snake’s open mouth.

Whi profit!

I felt the chilling resistance of the wind and the feeling of floating from the tips of my feet.

Endless darkness.

Tunnel going down.

The power of the abyss can be felt.

We fell towards the snake’s mouth.

Shuuuuk──!!

But in the darkness, Ofnir’s angry voice was heard. It hurriedly moved its wings from a distance and chased after us.

Numerous clones exchange cries of anger.

[No──!!!]

[The conflict cannot be stopped here──!!!]

[Wind!! Winds of conflict!! Smash everything to pieces!!]

[Break it to pieces!!]

[Everything will disappear in [conflict]!!]

[Disappear—!!!]

A large body coming into the darkness.

Numerous alter egos that arise in the darkness.

A huge black wind that threatens us.

Everything was buried in pitch black and I couldn’t make out anything.

Rumbling──!!

“[Grimnir]─!!”

No matter how much Hilde screamed,

Even if it emits dozens of lightning bolts.

“[Blue Sweet Macaron]─!!”

No matter how much I spread [waves],

Even if you pour out a lot of evil intentions with weapons.

The tempest that blew in the endless darkness swallowed everything.

Despair that I might not be able to protect myself.

Anxiety that everything might be frustrated.

The black waves carried those emotions and swallowed us up little by little.

“Hilde… !”

“Lara… !”

『You held up well. now… Let’s end it.』

Paaa!!

That moment.

The golden flowers engraved on my neck shone.

Pictures of numerous shapes are carved inside the dark snake’s mouth.

A mural is engraved in a dark cave where the beast people once lived.

The mural was golden and contained the dreams and memories of countless students.

Numerous ‘dreams’ and ‘fairy tales’ were heard from the golden ether.

A story in a cave.

Stories from the outside world.

A story of fighting and war.

A story about finally overcoming fear.

A story about becoming lost in gold.

And the story of Freya, who despaired of [fate].

The story of Lotta, who set out to find her way with the support of her older sister.

The story of love and dreams that [The Golden Witch] wanted to tell.

in the end… All memories gathered here and became a golden mural.

The mountains, fields, sky, birds, animals, and flowers were shining.

Numerous stories shining in golden color continue. Beyond the magic that exists only as a form, it becomes a new law and begins to shine.

Numerous stories that were separated in a grand time shine. It takes in the memories of a girl and eventually becomes a fairy tale that connects people’s hearts.

“───!!”

“Aaaa!!”

The power of darkness… ‘Snake’ and Ofnir, who belong to the ‘Abyss’, struggled in pain under the light. However, for us, the hearts and golden ether contained in countless fairy tales became an opportunity to connect our hearts.

All these stories are connected as one, and we have come to our turn.

Exciting!

My heart and Hilde’s are connected.

Your heart and my vision are connected and become a clue to the next level.

Heart and mind were connected, drawing a trajectory beyond [fate].

“… !”

“… !”

We held hands.

What they are holding in their joined hands is Hilde’s lance.

A huge lance spouting blue-white ether was aimed forward.

Even if a lot of help overlapped.

The only thing that can be reached at this moment is [Blue and White Thunder Spear].

We ran to become the main characters of this story.

The story of an old beast god who broke through the long darkness.

The ending will be a fairy tale of shining lightning.

A fairy tale about driving out a dark snake.

A story that stands at the center of [fate].

The golden mural and the legend of the two girls.

At this moment, the center of this universe was at our fingertips.

With a thunderclap ringing in your ears,

Gold and blue-white danced and burned.

We liberated the name of the weapon that contained such [fate].

“Pierce through, [Gungnir]─!!”

Endless thunderstorm.

A blinding flash of light.

The thunderbolt that echoed through the sky of Academy City extinguished the darkness that was threatening to engulf the World Tree.

like that…

We became legends.