Chapter 267 - Country of Sakura, Cherin and Seven Holy Swords [38] (1/2)

267. Country of Sakura, Cherin and Seven Holy Swords [38]

Bacchus-san suddenly wanted to fight Zeon.

「W-Why would you do such a dangerous thing?!」

Fighting that guy head-on sounds like nothing more than suicide.

「Like I told you yesterday. My nature is to compare swordsmanship with any first-rate swordsman that I encounter. It’s as simple as that. Even a swordsman like you calls it a “monster”. Hearing that just sends a rush of adrenaline through my body!」

「I, I see…」

Apparently, he is an unparalleled battle junky, following his love of alcohol and women.

「But, how are you going to fight a spirit core in the first place?」

Zeon is a spirit core, and has no real body in the real world.

Is there even a way to fight such a guy?

(No, there is one actually.)

If I surrender my body to Zeon, Bacchus-san’s wish will come true.

(But that’s the one thing I absolutely can’t do!)

I’m not sure how it works, but…

The stronger I get, the stronger he grows in tandem.

(Even during the time when I couldn’t use darkness yet, he overpowered Sid-san. And even before I manifested my soul dress, he trampled over Fu and Dodriel easily.)

Now that I have learned to freely control darkness, and have manifested my soul dress… I wonder what will happen if he takes over my body?

Most likely, Zeon can bring out more powerful darkness than ever before, and rain down destruction as he pleases.

(In the worst case scenario, Cherin itself might collapse. No, if that was all that happens, it might still be a good outcome.)

Chills ran down my spine as such terrifying thoughts crossed my mind.

「Bararara! Since ancient times, there has only been one way to fight the spirit core safely. I will go into your world of the soul, kid!」

「Y-You can do that?」

Certainly, in that place, although there is mental damage, there is no physical damage.

(But can someone else step into another person’s world of the soul?)

Those worries ended being needless.

「Barabara! For people like me who have reached the point “beyond soul dress”, it is a mere child’s play!」

「…Beyond soul dress?」

Speaking of which.