episode_0243

Meanwhile, at that time, Rahe and Spade were fighting on the VVIP floor.

There, another figure was secretly preparing magic, watching their battle.

‘Amazing… that child.’

‘To be that strong and not even a unit commander? I’m ashamed.’

Mabel, the unit commander of the 4th unit, watched the two with admiration from a slight distance.

Down the desolate corridor, red and white lights clashed and collided, making a loud noise.

Red light is Spade.

White light is Rahe.

Spade and Mabel had been instantly neutralized by Rahe a moment ago.

Even if they combined their strength, they confirmed that Rahe was still like an elephant compared to ants.

Therefore, Spade’s rush a moment ago was also thought to be meaningless.

Spade would be cut in two with a single sword, and everyone else on this floor would be killed.

That’s what they expected.

‘But, what is that.’

‘Not a whistle… but.’

‘He’s holding out.’

Whether it was because Rahe was holding back, or because Spade was narrowly avoiding fatal injuries.

The battle between the two is strangely continuing.

It hasn’t ended yet, not giving Rahe enough time to run away with Dorothy and Doraji.

Of course, Spade continues to accumulate injuries on his body, and has not even inflicted any meaningful damage, so it seems obvious that he will fall within a few minutes.

But even so, he is holding out against a commander-class… Rahe at that, so even Mabel can’t help but admire him.

*Swaaaaaash*

*Swish swish*

*Swaash*

*Swaaaaaaaaash*

Before that scene, Mabel moved her brush.

In front of her, ink containing magical power creates bizarre shapes and drawings in the air, on the floor, and on the walls.

‘…I can’t just stand by and watch.’

‘I have to do what I can…!’

A moment ago, Ashe brushed past Mabel and said something to her.

That her help was needed.

To prepare Mabel’s magic.

Expecting Villain No. 13 to return here, to prepare.

‘I don’t know what that villain bastard can do, but.’

‘Right now, I’m doing what I can…!’

“【My love for nature has deepened, so I lay down in a bamboo forest】”

“【Entrusting me with the eight hundred *li* [approximately 314 kilometers] of Gangwon-do, ah, the grace of the king is truly boundless】.”

*Swaaaaaash*

*Swaash*

*Swaaaaaaaaash*

*Swish swish*

*Swish*

*Swishhhhhh*

Continuing to move the brush, adding more and more intricate drawings and shapes.

Increasing its size.

Mabel prepares the magic, reciting the poem she always recites.

As ordered by her leader, Ashe, she prepares endlessly….

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—Didn’t I tell you? The probability of success is less than 10%. In fact, I’ve never succeeded before.

“Shut up. Just do it.”

—It’s okay to run away like this. No one will blame you. The opponent is Rahe, so it can’t be helped.

“I said, shut your mouth and do it quickly?”

—If you want a strategist, I might be able to do something with my power. So….

“Ashe! That’s enough, stop talking!”

Ashe asked several times.

As if trying to discern No. 13’s true intentions.

As if telling him to think again.

And No. 13 refused Ashe’s consideration.

“Ashe, Ashe! I know what you’re saying!”

“That’s fine! That way, my comrades and I will be safe, and only the heroes will die, so I don’t care!”

“…Do you think I would say that?”

“I know it’s much wiser to do what you say! Boss is telling me to run away alive right now!”

“But, Ashe!”

“There’s no way I can do that!”

“Those guys up there, I brought them here. Those heroes, Spade, Mabel, Apple, Rahe, whether I brainwashed them or whatever, I made them my slaves!”

“They’re mine!”

“You want me to leave them like that after they’ve been taken away?”

“I can’t stand having my things taken away.”

“I can’t stand anyone touching my things!”

“Because I’m a villain.”

“As a villain, I’ll do what I want.”

“So, Ashe.”

——Do it.

That’s what No. 13 said.

“I’ll give you this life as much as you want! Anyway, if I lose everything here, ‘Villain No. 13’ will die at that moment!”

“So do it, Ashe!”

“Don’t hesitate! Hurry up, there’s no time!”

The time of the fall stopped, the two people floating in the air.

No. 13 reached out to Ashe as it was, grabbed her shoulder tightly.

Ashe sighed as if she couldn’t help it, but clearly showed her hand with a happy face.

Between Ashe’s two hands, a fist-sized golden light source was clustered.

Inside the light source, there was something like a clock woven with light, and its gears and hands moved *tick tock tick tock*.

“I understand. You’re really impossible.”

“……That’s the No. 13 I love.”

*Paaaaat—*

The light gathered in Ashe’s two hands gradually began to grow, enveloping the two.

The small clock inside also grew in size, and even the minor patterns and letters engraved on its complex body seemed to be discernible in detail.

‘This is…?’

“【God who governs time. God who manipulates time. Chronos, the god of time itself】.”

“【Now, I pray】!”

The sound fades away.

Only the golden light source enveloping the two, the clock woven with light in the center, and Ashe’s solemn expression continuing the incantation were all that No. 13 could recognize.

The slit-like eyes, which were usually difficult to tell whether they were closed or open, were now clearly open.

Perhaps because of the golden glow surrounding the two, her hazel eyes seemed to be dyed gold.

Her beautiful lips opened, and the words of her chanting, like a song, reached No. 13’s ears, cut off from all external sounds.

“【Draw water from the past, the time of destiny is now】.”

“【Hope from the old universe. Nostalgia for the returning home in the continuing ties】.”

“【Calling, calling, calling, calling, calling, and calling again】.”

“【Here, now, grant a miracle for irreversible time and age】.”

*Whoong whoong whoong*

*Whooooooooooooooooooooooooong!!!*

Intense magic is released.

Filling the circle surrounding the two, a high-density magic that makes one wonder if it will burn the body as it is.

Ashe had already used up all the magic she had long ago, but now she pours her life into continuing to inject magic.

With each passing second, she can intuitively feel her lifespan being reduced by one or two years.

But, even so.

This incantation, this magic cannot be stopped.

“【——————】.”

“【—————————】!!”

The long and lengthy words of the incantation continue.

Singing the words of a devout prayer to the god of the universe, quickly and fluently.

*Drip…*

And.

The continued incantation ended before long.

The clock of light and gears that had been spinning fiercely between the two until just now disappeared as if melting into the golden light source.

It felt like time had stopped.

The sound also stopped.

In the midst of a silence that was deafening for a moment, and the emptiness of the golden glow that had disappeared.

No. 13’s vision captures only Ashe in front of him.

His eyes look at Ashe’s hazel eyes and her beautiful face.

“………………Please, take care of me. My husband.”

Ashe’s face showed deep fatigue.

Although she had exhausted a large amount of life force, she still smiled, hugged No. 13, and brought her face close to him.

——I love you.

The words of confession were heard.

Her eyes, looking up as if wishing for something, closed gently as she pressed close to No. 13.

No. 13’s arms embrace such Ashe.

*Kiss,*

No. 13 also kisses the lips that Ashe puts out.

*Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!*

The light source that had been surrounding the two soon turned into a large clock of light, growing as if exploding, as if to swallow the entire distance.

*Tick tock tick tock tick tock!*

*Whoong whoong whoong whoong!*

The noisy sound of the clock, the sound of a classic mechanical device made of clockwork, resounds loudly throughout the distance like a huge bell…!

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『……Oh, it turned out like this.』

『I made it like this because cheat plays aren’t fun.』

『…Hmm, what should I do.』

『…………………Too much pressure isn’t fun either.』

『Should I let this much slide?』

『That’s how it turned out.』

『Please show me something interesting, Villain No. 13.』

『This constellation who likes you very very much will cheer you on, so be honored.』

『Then, bye bye~.』

『…………………….』

『…Haa. Humans are lucky. They can love each other like that… and even kiss….』